The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-24 00:00:00

TILE EXOWISB, FRIDAY NVESING, JUNE 24,

liberties of a neighbouring State. AU this, it is
true, has been done in the 1121/011 abused name
of nationality ; but ClerinAn nationality, as
interpreted by recent emits, greens apparently
the resolute oppression of all neighbouring ns•
tionalities not strong enough to resist the com-
bined forces of Germany, and which may there-
fore be attacked with comparative impunity. No
disappointment could possibly be more bitter or
extreme to those who had looked with some confi-
dence to the liberals of Germany, and especially
of Prussia, for the political development and con-
stitutional progress of their common country. In-
stead of regarding enlightened Germans as bent on
domestic improvement and political reform, as
pacific and conservative in their national charac-
ter, as just and disinterested in their dealings with
other nations, we are now unhappily compelled to
regard them as violent and aggressive, as indifferent
to genuine freedom at home and opposed to its
progress abroad, sa ready to sacrifice to momentary
passion all considerations of public duty, as liable
to violent impulses which overleap all public rights
and international engagements, and can only be
restrained by the display or the actual exertion of
superior force.

LAN INTELLIGENCE.
A CONGRESS.
The Voter:mid of Vienna, in returning to the
idea of a congress, which it considers the only
means of solving the present difficulties, says :
"We have set ourselves from the commencement
against this congress, and we dread it as much now
as we did at the period when Napoleon 111. pro-
posed it ; but it appears to have become the least
evil, and if the three powers whose sovereigns are
conferring together at the waters of Germany can-
not come to an agreement there will be no other
resource than that of consenting to a congress."

that a physician had tried experiment' upon the
head of IA Poosmeraiii, and ascertained that it was
conscious a long while after having been out off,
is a pure fable. The criminal's remains were con-
veyed to Montparnasse Cemetery direct from the
scaffold, and exhumed the next day tobe given up to
his family. No medical man had aooess to them at
any time.

THE ALABAMA.

(=urn% arum.)

F, Juirz 24.

The following is a correct list of the officers
saved by the steam yacht Deerhound, and conse-
quently escaped being made prisoners :

Captain B. Semmes ; John M. Kell, first lieutenant; Ar-
thur Sinclair, jun., second lieutenant; B. K. Howell, first
lieutenant marines; J. S. Bullock, acting master; E A.
MaMtt, midshipman ; Z. M. Anderson, ditto ; M. O'Brien,
third assistant meow ; George I'. Fulham, master's mate;
James Evans, ditto; Max Meutnier, ditto; J. Schrader,
ditto ; W. Breedlove Smith, captain's clerk ; T. C. Cuddy,
gunner.

THE "CONTIRENCS* AT ZISSINGEN.

A letter from Bisaiogen of the 19th says :—"The
telegraph has already informed you that the arrival at the
Emperor and Empress of Rona was closely followed by that
of their Austrian Majesties. The former sovereigns slighted
at the Kornis, and there are only two houses between that
and the Villa Here, where the Emperor and Empress of
Austria reside. The Czar has brought with him has two
sons, the Grand Dukes Paul and Sergey, and his daughter
the yang Greed Duchies. Francis-Joseph being the last
comer, visited the Emperor Alexander IL, through
• pelting ran, the morning after his arrival.
The Empress of Austria, who was suffering from
the fatigue of her journey, had not yet left her
apartments. The Emperor of Austria won the uni-
form of a Russian general. A abort time after, the Carr,
in the dregs of • general of Austrian cavalry, and attended
by Prince Dolgoruki, one of his aldr-dem•mp, returned the
visit. In the inning the two emperors, in plain clothes, and
accompanied by the Empress of Russia, made their appear-
ance on the grand promenade. It would be impossible to
mention the number of Rootless and English who are now
here. The crowd is immense, and the august visitors
have some difficulty in walking about, so eager is
e►eryose to get • clogs sight of them. The two sovereigns
salute with great amiability the persons argued them.
During the promenade the Empress of Russia
took the arm of the Emperor of Austria. Her coun-
tenance bears the trans of the physics' safferinspi for the
alleviation of which she has visited Kissing's. As the
daughter of the Grand Duke of Darmstadt she bad, when
young, the reputation of being endowed with the most
amiable qualities, and that character has nereased sines she
has become an Empress. The Grand Duke of Oldenburg is
also at Simian° ; his presence hen shows that the last
word as to the succession of the Duchies is not yet spoken
in favour of the Priam of Augustenburg. The Grand Duke
is • handsome man, and his countenance is very pleasing.
He accompanied the two Emperors l• their promenade.
Count de Rechberg and Priers de Gortchakolf, arm in um,
followed their sovereign. Thia morning the Emperor of
Austria and the Grand Duke of Oldenburg ware together
on the promenade, the Coons de Rechberg convening with
Baron de Median. The King of Bavaria is among the
latest arrivals."

Another letter from Hinges) in the Nora German
Ocutat mays :—" Almost all the great stages have sect here
either representatives or man of confidence charged to ob.
serve what is going on. Eves the N►tional Polish Govern.
mist and the Doke of Auguateaborg are said to have agents
here. In the midst of the town has been erected a large
triumphal arch, which is aloes rodizient for the solemn re-
ception al all the potentates in Europe. It filet displayed
the Russian ooloure, then the standards of Austria and Ba•
vex* but the Grand Duke of Oldenburg was obliged to do
without such an hoossur, as his colours could not be pro.
cured. A strict control is exercised over all pusports, end
the snivel sod departure of foreigners. 'These rigorous
measures of gaiety commence at Schweinfurt, the last nil.
way station before arriving at Hamra."

Tat Cournee Failwas W•LD1143114,71e8 BALI.
Strawberry Hill, the rosewood readers, ef Home Wal-
pole, and now occupied by Frances Countess Waldegreve
and the Right Hon. Chichester Fortunes, was lad night
the souse of a brilliant ball, which waa attended by about
400 ladies and grottlemen, most of whom bad driven down
from Leaden to be preterit. The ball took place iu the
new gallery erected a short time since, which WU decorated
and adored In a tasteful and brilliant maser. The
spacious pomade and gardens monad reaching to the
Thames were illuminated by theumeds of coloured lamps
ranged along the borders, clustered to the shrubs and orna-
mented beds, and hanging from the true, presenting a
scene of rare magDifioecio• and beauty. The company
bops to arrive shoat 10, sod from that hour till past 12
o'clock four-la-bands, family sueolase, brougham,, mimes-
etire, and every variety of carriage entered the grounds is
one continuous stream, and set down the visitors. The ball
oommesoad soon after 10, and dancing was continued to
Opole and Tinney's band till half-past 12, when supper was
served in the dining-room, oo of the beantif al apartments
erected by the present occupiers of this reopened place.
The hospitalities of Strawberry Hill best bean extended to
numerous visitors during the past few days, and all of them
were present at the balL

THE DCEE DB MONTPINSIKE.—The medical re-
ports respeotiag the duke we more favourable yesterday.
His royal highness has bees is each a precarious condition,
that since Monday last bulletins hare been transmitted
Wes a day to the Queen of Spain sod the royal family at
Madrid.

ACCIDMIT TO TEM ROBOT 01 OITON.D.—Wto
regret to mate th►t the Bishop of Oxford had • rather
severe fall from his hone is Rottea.roe yerterdey mooing.
He was • good deal shaken, bat at a Wm hoar hit night
he w•e doing welL

Mr. Warner, on Monday, will ask the President
Cl the Peor-lew Board whether he will lay apes the table
of the hones, in the pirmient Heaton, ► bill to carry into
effect the recommendations of the Weed committee on poor
relief.

Sir John Shelley will on Monday ask the hon.
member for Bath, u s member of the Metropolitan Board
of Works, whether that board ham come to any decision me
to the opening of Hamilton-place to public traffic, with the
view of relieving the crowded state of Park-lane.
Sir Frederic Smith intends to ask the Under
Secretary of Blase for War, on Monday, whether be has
any objection to lay upon the table of the house the vari-
ous medical reports that have bees received between the
lee day of March and the 23rd day of June from the
troops serving on the Gold Coast.

On going into committee of supply, Mr. Tre-
home intends to call the attention of the House of Con.
moos to "the injury which the staple trades of Coventry
have suffered, and are still suffering, from the operation of
the commercial treaty with France ; and to ask the govern-
ment whether they will IMO their influence with the French
government to obtain the same free admission into France
of Baldish ribbons and watches es is accorded by that treaty
on the principle of free trade to French manufactitres of e
similar description into England."
The "eight" members who voted with Mr. Hen-
nessy lest night &stied the system of national estimation
in Ireland were Biz G. Bowyer, Berm K. B. Corbelly,
W. Con, J. Greene. J. F. Hague., The O'Cooor Don, Mr.
W. Pollard•Urgehart, and Col. Vandeleur. Tellers, Mows.
Hemmer, and Blake.

Fine weather makes Fontainebleau very gay just
now. The Emperor and Empress and their guests drive
and ride about the forest deity.. The cavalcades generally
comprise the Emperor and ROMS; the Phnom Anna
Murat and the Princone Chasks la addition there are two
or three ukard.banes and open carriages. The ladle, Sr.
remarkable far their attractive toilettes de fa/1144U ; pretty
bate with feathers, pretty boots, and costume drowse are
the fashion. The Marquis Pepoli has lately Maim the court
circle; and the Prince sad Meows Meetwassh have bees
down to Fontaloshlean. Sometimes the Emperor omen op
to Paris incognito, and without say atiendiusts.
The Bruasels journals state that the Archduke
Joseph sad his wife, the Prisms Olotilda, as well as the
Archduke Stephen, mar relatives of the Duchess do
Brabant. are expected is the Belem capital, to be present
at the baptism of the young Prisms, fitepheaie-Olotilda.

Every day witnesses the emigration of the Pori-
ohm to Havre Toured* Dieppe, Bookies, Cherbourg,
sad the Germs; est/rim-phials. The fealties I. Irmo@ of
martin to the maids is is the item"

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
gills DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
APPEALS.
YELNTATON V. YILVERTOX.

The hearing of this appeal was, oo this the tenth day of
its being before the house, resumed by
The Lord Advocate for the respondent. He began by
stating that the result of the presumption which he
presented to the house on • former day was that
the parties had come to • fall understanding that they
courted each other with • view to marriage ; bat, obstacles
having arisen in regard to the marriage, it was arranged that
the marriage should be private ; and then the lady having
religions scruples with regard to • private marriage which
had taken plan in Scotland, obtained the consent of the
appellant to another ceremony in Ireland. The propositions
of law which he was prepared to advocate were—firstly,
that there was • promise of marriage givers by the appel-
lant to the respondent In Scotland ; secondly, that there
was a mutual promise to marry proved by subsequent ac-
knowledgment of • serious and real engagement
also in Scotland ; and, thirdly, that the ceremony
which took plan in Ireland constituted • valid
marriage, and standing by itself would be • valid marriage.
The two first propositions depended on the law of Scotland,
and the last on the general law as laid down h, negate.
The law of Scotland, founded on the principles of the civil
law, end being still that which was at one time the general
law of Europe, was that consent made , and the
question was how inch consent was to be prose The evi-
dence of commit might be direct, or it might he circum-
stantial and pmenorptive. If maniac, be acknowledged
directly is or by pare infernos from the
written words of the party denying the manage , that
would be enough, and if parties lived together as%ahead
and wife, and so conducted themselves by express 'mends
of marriage or otherwise as to lead to their being by habit
sod repute married person among those with whom they
were associated, that would be enough. Dealing with the
question of "copalsubsequante," he contended that
amidd was to be taken as the fulfilment of •
premiers of marriage ; it implied matrimonial coo-
sent. The learned counsel cited authorities and
elaborately examined the law of Scotland in all its bearings,
and the gist of his argument, applying the facm, as they
were to be gathered from the correspoodeon and the evi-
dence is the case, may be stated ea follows :—That the acts
and acknowledgments and conduct of the appellant and
respondent proved that they had entered into a contract of
mamage according to the law of Scotland, sod were
sufficient to prove aa interchange of consent to marry, and
were incapable of explanation on soy other hypothesis
than that the parties had entered into the re of
husband and wife. That the conduct of the parties was
sot such, during their residence io `Scotland, as to render
them, by habit and repute, married persona, and to give
rise to • belief that they were so married in the minds of
all persons who knew of the existence of both, and of their
relations to each other while it did not induce in the mind
of anyone • belief that they were living in eoscubinage.
That the parties having promised to many each
other, and impala having followed that promise,
ipsium matriroonium was constituted thereby. That
the celebration of marriage in the Roman catholic chapel
at Itostrevor being clearly proved, though dined by
the appellant, and being prima facie in law • valid marriage,
the onus of proving insanity was upon the appellant, sod
he had failed to prove, as required by 19 Geo. If, e.
sea. 1, that at any time within a year before the 15th
August, 1857, on which day the said marriage was celebrated,
he bad been and professed himself to be • protestant
and in particular he had failed to prove that
prior to that date he had bees christened or eciofirmed, or
had communicated, or had performed any of than acts of
religion that are performed by professing protesnota alone,
and are not performed by professors of other religions or of
no religion. That the appellant having professed himself
to be • catholic at the time of the ceremony of marriage,
sad baying obtained the celebestioe of the ceremony by to-
diming that belief is the mind of the officiating priest, he
was personally barred from pleading, eoetrary to his profes-
sion on that occasion, that he had during the imme-
diately preceding year been, or profaned himself to be, •
protestant.
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The learned comma levies concluded hi. arituweete,
The Lord Chancellor sod that the arrangements of the
booms is regard to appeals prevented their dries any day at
preapeat for hearing tM reply, and the use wee thwistore
adjoarned sine die.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

Altar Tarot Nisi Prins at Weatrainrter.—(Before Lard
Odd Juatio, Cockburn and a Special Jury.)

DIMBDLLE V. TBS 6ADDLItIie rCOMPLNT:

This emee---1;1; pari.heWd yesterday.
Hr. D. Seymour, Mr. Butler Rigby, and Mr. Peter Wil-
liams were COMMA for the ; Mr. Hawkins, Q.C.,
Mr. R. Clarke, and Mr. (lased were calomel fee the de-
fendants.
Wham his lordship took his seat this movie`,
Mr. D. Seymour announced that the parties bad come to
terms. The plaiutiff was to bare a peados of 521. per
mourn, which WU the pension of an assistant, the company
to pay all costa
A. venlig was assarad soconlingly.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
tidings at Nisi Prim is Iliddlam—(Etsfore Lord Chid
Justly@ Eris and a Special Jury.)
_ ___

111.131111:1301 IP. Larmea.—Mii mai wrariimArmort
The plaintiff is this rem was a solicitor at Barnstaple and
M.P. far that borough ; and he bad formerly acted as elm
tioorring agent for Mr. Hodgson, the late member. The
defender was the proprietor of the Western Tina, sod the
action was to recover damages foe alleged libels published
la that paper is reference to the election for Barnstaple
last autumn. Is then articles the plaintiff was celled a
" work-tad briber," though he did sot now sue upon
those parte of the articles which imputed bribery to him,
but selected such pampa as the following for his ground
of action:—" Hodgson, who was his client and represent&
tire for so many years, did not get very generous treat-
meat from him in the day of adversity. Bedpan
had spent 80,0001. in and on the borough. Braortidge was
his agent, and whoa Rodger 's awry was all spent, and
he had the weaker' to imagine that hie rain pee him a
claim on the sympathy of those who had revelled in his
ill-dispensed means, he was ignominiously Boosted sod
sent off with scorn and contumely. Thus was be treated,
not because he was unworthy to represent the borough, bat
because no man had any right to claim the «soiree
and rapport of Broad" the briber, nukes, lure Roderigo.
he had put mousy in his pares." "He was the spat of
Mr. Hodpoo, the unhappy gentlemen who spent a loiter
in Barnstaple, and at last, coming moneylees, received no
longer a welcome. A seat in parliament would, is the
bankrupt state of hie forms have provided him protec-
tion apart stern creditors. That rat hie old spent denied
him by standing with him and toning him oat."
" When Hodpores money was all spent, Richard
Bremridge, instead ci paid spat, took the port of °iodide«,
and turned Mr. Hndgeon oat by winning his seat. That
will not be denied. ' Poor H ' wasted the seat as a
r=ion from his creditors. Richard Bromides took it
im, and Hodgson died soon afterwards in Paris." Is
another article, beaded " Bourg Richard," there was this
purge Mr. Bromides had been electioneering spot
far the late Mr. Hodgson, who spent a large forne a in the
borough, and when Hodgeoe fell into pecuniary embrraes-
meat and wanted protection spinet his creditors, his
old agent opposed him moosesfully, sad took hie seat."
The defendant originally pleaded that the allegations as
to bribery were tree, and it was stated that he wished to
give in evidence the eireamateres in reference to the elec-
tions at Barnstaple, which a committee of the Hoar of
Oomrooos. and saberneetly aoommiseioe, consisting of Mr.
Prendergast, Sir K Wilmot, and Mr. Temple, inquired into ;
but the court held that when the plaintiff complained only
that he had been *harped with ingratitude to Mr. Hodpoe,
the defeedanthad no right to say (tat he had alao Merged bins
with bribery, sad that this latter charge was tree. Tree
pleas were accordingly struck oat, aed the pleas now upon
the record were not guilty and others, which, in enterace,
amounted to this, that the alleged lir« were trim
Mr. M. Smith, Q.C., Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., and Mr. King-
ston appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Coleridge Q.C.,
Mr. Berman, Bailestine, and Mr. Boller for the defendant.
Mr. Smith, in erode' the cam detailed Mr. Hedger's
long connexion with the borough and the position of Mr.
Bremridge is valorises to him. He allied that the alleged
desertion of Mr. Hodgson by Mr. Bremridge took place I.
1847, but he prod letters from Mr. Hodpon aod Mr.
Bremridge in 1946 and 1847, which stated that Mr. Berridge
teased to act ragout for Mr. Hodge«, because both he sod
Mr. Gem, for both of whom be led NM& were both going
to stead for Barestaple independent) of each other.
Urn thesis circumstances Mr. Bremridge declined to act
for either of them ; and Mr. Hodgson expressed his opinion
that be had taken the only course which was open to him as
an honourable ma. So far bra Mr. Rodger having bra
thrown off on becoming poor he sever did berme poor, '
bat on his death be left 80,0001. bellied him. Saber
quiretl7, upon Mr. Goes retiring, the conservatives «rear&
• requisition to Mr. Bremridge, who oreented to stand as
second conservative candidate with the approbation of Mr.
Hodpois. The result was that Mr. Brema ige and Mr.
Fortner, the liberal candidate, were returned, sad so far
from Mr. Hodgson thinking that Mr. Bremridge had acted
in any way improperly, he called upon him on the evening
of the election, sad apapatalatad his *Poo the result.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE,
rgacvvem, e. rzsavau.
This was a eat by the wife for 411=01111km of marriage on
accou■t of her heshand's adultery sad desertice.
Dr. Deese and Mr. Searle were counsel for the petitiorer.
Mrs. Percival, the daaghter of Mr. Ryall, an Indian
merchant, married Mr. Percival', who was t6ee clerk to a
wine trivalent, in 1849, and lived with him at Grosvenor.
park, Qusberwal.reed. Ina few years he fell isle diet.
cultism, and ultimately west into the Issolvent Court. His
father•in•law continued to support them for some time,
both at Bhesiugham, whirs they west for smut time. sod
Woo oa their »tura to Loodoo, but ultimately the husband
sod wife separated. He was arrested and pissed in the
QA;e9a's Beech prism. sad be had sot Sem costribated
to her support. Tim edam" we. sisomatted with

one Mary Ann Worth, who stated that she was a dooteo.•
'errant living in the house of • tailor at Birmingham, .14
she became acquainted with the respondent to
came with him to London, and lived with him as hie wife 4.
an hotel on Tower-hill, and afterwards in apartments in
tenham-court-road. He told her he had an office in thet
but she never sew it. She bade child, of which he
father. He said he was a single man, and he would
her ; but after the child was born be said he WU 1 neut.,.
man. lie told her he did not intend to live with his nz:
After hearing some evidence in support of these fat.,
His lordship said this was a cue of some little did.
for if • maa got into (familial a woman might fihd it
agreeable to go end live with her father, but in that as
was not desertion.
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The s*as ins adjourned for the production of ha-
'videos* as to the desertion.

BOLLOCK V. BULLOCK, LUCAS, AND WirRIXT.

Mr. H. James appeared fur the petitioner;
wick for the respondent; and Mr. Brown for
Shirley.
John Lloyd Bullock sought to be divorced from hi; 5.!..
on the ground of adultery with Charles Lucas and At t.:,
Shirley.
The mamsge took place in 1851, and was cornpara,...
secret one. Petitioner was the son of a chemist la
circumstances, and on acknowledging the marriae
parties lived on affeetiosate terms. la 18d2 the;
to Paris and in January, 1853, Mrs. Bullock, v
companion of the name of Mrs. Harker, again ay.:
Paris by permission of her husband. She there ir.,
acquainted with Mr. Lama whom she subsequently
&Iced to her husband as her brother. His suspicions I,.:tc
however, aroused, and on discovering the real nature of et,
intimacy between his wife and Mr. Lucas, he separated
her, and brought an action of trim. con. against Mr.
from whom he recovered damages. It appeared tt:
about 1854 the respondent made the acquaintance of tint.
ral Shirley, with whom she went to the Crimea, where
lived as his wife dark; the Buena war, and afterward,;;
India. There was no evidence to show that Gener.,l
wee aware of who she was. She represented herself
companion in Pens aa the illegitimate daughter of a aoh.e.
man, and she told her that Mr. Lams was from the old go.
demo, and was her brother Harry.
(The ease wee proceeding when our report left.]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commhslonsr Fens.)
to NM J. C. imam=
The bankrupt was a partner ire the firm of Rosette 61i
Lazarus, merchants, of Moorgatestreet and of Sydney. M.
aotussate of Yemen Johnstooe and 00., show a total :s.
&Medium of about 77,0001.. with meets of 30,U00t. A
first dividend bas been declared at Sydney and 61
amount remitted here by bills at 60 days' sight, silLet
will give those creditors who have sent out powers
the pound ; and there is a prospect of another half-crows
being paid.
On the application of the assignees, an adjournment of the
examination meeting for a month was takes.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN Ili JAILLS JACKSON.
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The bankrupt siTaa described as a commission agent, of
Gracechurehotreet, and of Hemborougb.gardeoe. He bat
also been secretary to a marine insurance company.' Debts,
1,9741. • no mesas.
Mr.!teed supported.
Mr. Hargood opposed. The bankrupt had acted as seem
tary to a company called the Albion Marine insurance
Company. In that capacity be had obtained the insertion of
advertisements in the papers, through Mr. White, advertising
agent, at Fleetotriset, representing that the director were
liable for the nluirge. Advert,aemente to a large amount
were inmeted, and ultimately ao action we brought 'gamut
Mr. Seymour, the chairman of the company, who stab
halted his non-liability, the company not being a limited
one. Thereupon Mr. White sued the bankrupt and ob-
tained a verdict moiled him, with omits of both actions,
=outing to 1,201M_. On judgment being obtained the
bankrupt cause to this court.
. . .

Oa dee evidence Wag goes into, the poetee of the 'chola
wee IS forthcoming, whereupon Sir. &rimed applied for aa
adjonrament.
air. Reed obiected, and said that the cam had ben
vend mootba before the court.

His Roams said thane was no reason why they Amid
not h►ve been pupated, sad panted the mdse.