The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-13 00:00:00

LITENING, IIOVEMBSR 13, 1863.

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SATURDAY 01 TM SUNDAY.
N. W. to S W., fresh to KORTB•tLR. W.S.W. to N.N.W.,
moderate. moeerate.
As shove, generally WWI COANTI. As above, westerly,
fine. moderate.
B.K. to 8.W., fresh to hournCossre. 15. to W. and N., mode-
light, fine. rate, fine.
N.N.E. to S.B. and flonal.BASf. B.K. to R.W. and W.,
S., moderate, fine. moderate to light,
fine.
Korth-EastwCalthnem to Lincoln. Wast=Donegal to Corn-
wall. South= English Channel and Biscay Bay Ceuta. South-
gaat=-Strait of borer to Lincolnshire and Heligoland.

Marshal Forey intended paying a visit to the
head-quarters of the Confederate army oa his way home
from Mexico.

The Baden season has now closed. The total
number of foreigners who visited the baths during the sea-
son amounted to 4G,806, Wag 194 lees than in 1862. In
the above number were four crowned heads. Several
foreign families intend to pass the whiter at Baden. Hom-
burg is, as usual, attracting the believers of roue-et-noir
sad roulette. A large number of foreigners Sr. still there,
all of sparse making their fortunes at play.
A communication from Vienna states that the
Austrian government has at length granted to Lengiewics
permission to go and reside in Switzerland.
Mdlle Pustowojtoff, the Polish amazon, and late
eidede•eamp to Langiewica, is said to have abandoned the
professlos of arms, and is now in a situation as companion
to s lady in Galicia.
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Halivy'R La Julie has been revived with great
enamor at the Or►nd Opera, Paris, Villaret taking Elsaser.
Tb. Moine de Poreiei, however, with Mae. Verson in
Fanelli, retains its ►ttraction%, and old as it is stands its
ground with Ray prodoctios of the day.
Mr. Gye is understood to be in Germany in
search of vocalists for Covest.Oarden. .

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An opera entitled La Riole, by Herr Schmidt,
has been produced at the Opera Homo lo Berlin, with
moderate susses.. The same may he said of La Fascia/la
done Aedarit, by &goer Bashi, which has been tried at
Trieste. La Brine de Saba hes bees revived at Brussels,
with what result, however, is not stated.

EXPRESS FRQM PARIS.

(nom on ow

PARIS, ThusaDAY &um.

There is not a word of truth in the reiterated
insertions of the France that several of the powers
have already adhered to the congress. The Pays
itself is constrained to set these premature an-
nouncements down to the score of " impatience ;,
and it admits that, on amount of some sovereigns
being away from home, and others being at the
head of constitutional governments, no adhesions
Save come in yet.

The Garet; ck France contains the following
smart observations upon the Emperor's letter to
the Frankfort Diet, and which is understood to be
identical with the one which he bee addressed to
all the principal powers of Europe

The Emperor, as we see, mines his project of a me-
pest Bat the letter of convocation stye absolutely nothing
of the conditions of this assemblage. It only lays down the
general proposition that there shall be a meeting of sove-
reigns, or of the representatives of sovereigns, and does not
define the immediate object to be attained. We an aware,
of course, that it is intended to consolidate peace. But
what sort of peace is meant? We have seen so many varie-
ties within the last sixty years, that the word no longer
represents an identical idea to all minds. Peace for Jinni&
means the possession of Poland and the fusion of
the filavottio race into a single empire under the
domination of the Cur and the Greek schism. For Eng-
land peace is the undisputed preponderance of her fleet and
the arbitrary extension of her colonial conquests. For Pied-
moot it is the unity of Italy coder Victor Emmanuel, with
Rome for a capital. For Rome peace means the unction of
the legitimate Retie of sovereigns and peoples. For Austria
it signifies the German Ijonfideratios remodelled, and
placed under the direction of Vienna. What the power
mean by peace is the satisfaction of their own respective
ambition or rancour. If they were to agree to meet in wa-
gons, it would only be in the hope of gaining some &dras-
tic, for their personal views, secret plans, and national
vanity ; and this is the reason why coogressee have always
hitherto followed ware and Dot preceded them. If the dif-
ferent sovereigns ware really animated with the intentions
which they are now assumed to entertain, it is certain that
there would be no need to convoke them in a coignes.
I think it not unimportant to call to mind as an
element of interpretation of the imperial swath,
that there were a few weeks before it was delivered
several military dinners, at which the probability
of speedy war was mentioned in the presence of
marshals of France. One of these banquets, which
took place at Versailles, I noticed at the time.
Another very significant fact is that the opera
of Charles VI., which bas been for a long time
prohibited, because the celebrated song in it,
"Guerre aux tyrans," is accepted as a war cry
against England, has been suddenly and simultane-
ously authorised at Marseilles, Bordeaux, and Lyons.
The Salta Public at Lyons mentions as a curious
fact that the Lyons public is to bear " Guerre aux
tyrans" all the winter by way of prelude to the
congress of peace.
The Marquis d'Havrinconrt, the Emperor's cham-
berlain, was admitted a member of the Corps Legis-
latif yesterday without discussion, and the Patois
seems to have been altogether in error when it
stated that a bureau had stated by a considerable
majority that he was ineligible as being a paid
functionary. The doctrine which the chamber
silently admits is that a chamberlain, being paid
out of the civil list, is not a " functionary " within
the meaning of the law of incompatibilities.
The Marquis de Pepoli, the newly appointed
Italian ambassador to the court of St. Petersburg,
has arrived in Paris from Turin, on his way to his
post. He is going to Compihgne to stay some days,
and it is said that he has with him, an autograph
letter from Victor Emmanuel to Napoleon 111.
At the Bourse, notwithstanding the rise to 7 pee
cent. of the Bank of France discount, the Resta
rose 30c. for cash and liic. for account, and Mobi-
her rose 12fr. 50c. There are rumours that some
most impudent riggery of the market has been re-
sorted to to bring about this result.

MADRAS RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was
held ■t on. o'clock, at the Loudon Tavern, General Slit is
the chair. . . .

The report having been taken as read.
The CH MUMS mood its adoptive. He said the line oon.
pistol of twoseparate hoes, the south.westand the north-west.
The south-west trunk line was 406 miles in length, and by
the branch to Bangalore thedistaince traversed would be in-
creased to 490 miles. A substantial and durable permanent
way had been formed with iron sleepers, and this would
greatly reduce the cost of maintenauce. The progress
male during the half-year in the construction of
the Baugalore branch was satisfactory, and there was
every reason to suppose that it would be finished by
the middle of next year, when it would connect Madre' by
railway with the large and important city of Mysore. The
north-west line had boss intended to joio the Great Indian
Peninsula, but a change had been made in the route of the
latter, which awaited theapproval of the government. The
greet obstacle in the north-west trunk was the vacant from
the Climatic, but tire difficulties were being surmounted.
By the early part of next year 60 miles would have been
completed. The increase in the passenger traffic no the
southwest line in the six months, as compared with the
corresponding six months of the previous year, amounted
to 12 per cent. ; and that in the goods trifle to 24 per
cent. The increase in money receipts was 16,4(Ji. When the
Bangalore branch was completed the ratio of increase would
no doubt be greater. The traffic on the north-west line
was still more satisfactory, showing an increase of
96 per cent. over that of the corresponding half-
bear of 1862. The working expenses had also increased ;
ut the substitution of wood for coal, promised • great re-
duction nadir the head of fuel, the danger of fire, which had
previously prevented the use of wood, having bees obviated
by the invention of a spark catcher. No coal had hitherto
been discovered iu the presidency of Madras. He then
stated that there was about 4C9,00/. remaining in the
hands of the government, but that more capital would soon
be required, and about the end of the year ad.
ditiosal shares would be offered to the proprietors ratably.

in reply to a question, . -
The (NA !KLAN said the great increase In the working @a-
proses, which had Dearly alworbed the additional receipta,
had amen from the substitution of iron for wooden sleepers.
He added, that at present no Indian railway was earning
the interest guaranteed by the government.
After SCOW discussion, the report was adopted.

DEATH OF THE REV. Ms. 3DCAI 1.. —We =-
Douses with regret We death of the Rev. Alexander
IPCanl, D.D., Rector of fit. Magoon the Martyr, which
took place this afternoon, at half.peat 12 o'clock. Dr.
M'Caul was an eminent Hebrew scholar, Professor of
Divinity in King's College, Loodon, and author of numerous
theological publications directed especially against recent
forms of doubt.

MR. FRRRAND AND SIR MICHAS'S. SETWOUR.—Tbe
attention of Sir Mieltsel Seymour having been drawn (says
the Wisteria Daily Mercury) to • report of a speech recently
delivered by Mr. Ferrood to his constituent, at Devooport,
wherein that gentleman asserted that " Sir Michael Sey-
mour had told the government that if they did not give him
his due be would resign his sent," we are authorised to say
that this statement of Mr. Ferrand is entirely without
foundation, and is denied by Sir M. Seymour without any
reservation whatever.
MR. SPURUZON AND HIS CONGREGATION.—
Narking or preaching at Neweastlooe-Tvne on Wedose-
day eight, Mr. Spurgeon said a friend told him that there
were certain young ladies is his church who were in the
habit of fainting, sod had to be taken out. (Laughter.)
He did not know who were the persons who took them out,
but so it was. 0.. Sunday night No. 3of them had gone
off, and I said. "My frieods —it is wrong, I know. It is a
greet pleasure to you to faint, but still I think you are
doing so at the expense of the solemnity of worship ; so be
kind enough to allow me to express so opinion that the'
wool ' foist' in your cases should generally be spelled
• feint.'" (Laughter.) There was no more interruption.
(Appian...)
CArreix Suew.—The chief of the London Fire
Brigade, Captain Shaw, lies in a precarious condition at his
resideoos in Watlingatrest from the iojurie. he received while
directing the operations for eztinguishiog the Ore at Messrs.
Fisher and King's livery stables in Wormwoodatreet,
Bishopagate, on Wedoesday. His fall was from a height
of about N feet, and he is seriously hurt in a vital part.
Dr. Saunders, of Queen-street. Chespaide, saw him re-
peatedly in the course of yesterday, and at length felt it
his duty to call is the aid of Mr. Hewitt, au eminent surgeon
in Mayfair.

THE MURDER OF THREE PERSONS IN air

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INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.)
EXAMINATION OF THE POLICE.
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Thin morning Mr. Outer, the coroner for Surrey,
held an Inquest at the Rose and Thistle Tavern, London.
derry-road, Camberwell, on the body of Samuel Wm. Snot,
Inspector Times; of the detective police forte, attended,
by order of the Commissioners of Police, in charge of the
aria

Mr. Hubert Wood appeared to watch the proeeedinp 04
the part of the relatives of the deceased.

Mr. Clare, from the firm of Mr. Thomas Beard, attended
on the part of Mrs. Bacon, a claitnaat for the mwsnl
offered for the apprehension of the deceased.

The Coroner, in opening the proceedings, said they was
met to inquire under what circumstances the dement
Simnel William Hunt had come by his death, sod in whet
condition of mind he was in when he committed the set
which terminated bis life. He had received a letter befeee
he left home in the morning, which the gentlemen of As
jury would be good enough to read, and then decide sate
whether it would be necessary to send for the writer of it
The jury then viewed the body.

Win. Maley, inspector of the P division, said—Shortly
after ten o'clock on Monday night, the 9th instant, woes
parried by Inspector Smith, I went to Ann Cottage, is
Wellington-read, Camberwell. It is called Camberwell,
but is in the parish of Lambeth. We saw so light. Smith
knocked at the door, and not receiving an answer in • very
short time be knocked again. At this time no noise had
been beard in the house, but after the demi
knock a noise was heard in the house like a
eougbiog or belching, and • person moving.
Smith then knocked again, and immediately
person from within said, " Who is there r I said, "Open
the door if you please ; I want to speak to you." !heard
him unfasten the chain and open the door. The door wee
opined and I mw a man with only his shirt on. He laid,
" Whoare you—the police?" and then made towards tea
dein. I said, " Where are you going r He re.
plied, " For a light." Inspector Smith said, " I have
alight," and turned on his lamp. Hunt then said be
wanted to go upstairs to his bedroom. The person I have
seen deed is the man. Inspector Smith then went up.
stairs first, the deceased and I followed. Directly we es.
tared the bedroom he sat on the centre of the bed aad
vomited. He had done the same when going upstairs. He
said, "What do you want with me ?" I said, " Have yes
reed the amount of the murder on Saturday last?' He
answered, "Yee, I was reading it this evening." I
said, " nave beard that your family is not &theme." Hailed,
"That is right ; my family went to Southampton ea
Friday." We bad previously cautioned him as to what he
might say to us. I then said, "You answer the deemip
tics cid the man, and we must take you on suspicion of
being the murderer." He said, "How were they
dreseed?" Smith said in dark dread. He then mid,
"They can't be my family as they were all armed in light
when they left here." Finding that 11411 continued te
vomit, Smith asked him what he had been drinking. He
said, "I took • small portion of gin before I went
to bed that I found in • bottle." We told
him he most dress immediately, and go with us, He
then dressed, and on the way to the station he aid,
" He hoped it was not his family, but he would not be en.
prised ; his wife led him a wretched life, and the children
bad told him some time back that one day when they were
out for a walk with their mother they had met • gentle.
sae who had taken theca fora ride in a cab; be was very
kind, and was much like him, orgy that he had a room.
tache." Os arriving at the station, Dr. Puckle was sect
for, sad Dr. limey, of Camberwell, attended shortly sits
Dr. heckle. He was then getting worse, bat was pa.
featly sensible. The colour of the vomit was light,
Dr. Peale asked the 'demised what he had
taken, but previous to this he had recognised hr.
Peale as having attended hie wife, and recalled
the fad to his mind by saying "Don't yes nest
led me ? You attended my wife in her last labour ; she by
on • mauves, as we had been moving, and had sot sp
ranged the furniture." Dr. Nickles said he remembered it,
and the deceased then mid, "I shall get round directly;
my heart is affected, as I have been much excited." He
was moth excited, and was dill retching. Dr. Peale this
Wed to administer an antidote, but the Bid the
deceased did not swallow, bat he said he would
the mooed. He told the doctor that be bad only taken a
drop of gin that evening from a bottle in the boom
As the deceased appeared to have • disinclinatice
to take the emetics witness held his head back whilst the
next was administered. After this he said, " I am dye&
let me lie down ;" he then laid down and closed his eyst,
and in a short time said, "Pm better now, lift me up; I
lost my eyesight thee for • short time and could not see,
now I canoes very well." He then walked about for •short
time, but staggered, and we assisted him to achair, alas he
said, " I am dying fast." All at once he started to his feet,
and said, " I want tourrite something before I die, give me
pen. ink. and paper. I hope I shall live to finish it.' (He
then wrote the note to Mr. McCulloch. which has already
appeared.) He said, "1 wish you to take charge of that, sad
see to it. Mr. McCulloch owes me the mosey ; it is IS
mouths' back wages. I wish that and 401. I have is mi
pocket to be given to my wife and children if they ars alive.
Finding that he staggered away from the desk he was
assisted to a chair ; he appeared to become very faint, sad
requested to be placed on the ground as be wasdyisg, sad
after being there for a very short time be appeared to be
dying, his eyes drooped, and the be appeared to rally, sad
said, " I know how she died ; she took prussic acid." I
said, " Your wife Where did she get Ur He mid, " laths
house; 1 had it in the house—l had die the hoer'—these
were the last words he spoke, and died shortly afterwards.
By the coroner—The doctor said, "What have you taken
yourself!" after the deceased said he had the prussic acid in
the house. lie said, "I think there was something else is
the glass ; I think it was aconite—l believe I have taken
acooite." On searching his house I found in a cupboard is
the bedroom • small bottle containing • fluid, wbith
I think is aconite. I did not find • stopper of
any kind in the room. We have communicated with Swath•
ammton, and find that there is no such street as theme
where he said his wife's relations lived io piotthhemptoe. He
had no °ppm .unity to take the poison after we were ad.
mated. When we fil.it entered the bedroom we Doti&
some vomit in the Welted which must have bundlers before
we were admitted. It is my opinion that the prisoner bad
taken the poi.on before we bad arrived at the house.
I should say that the door was opened about ace minute
and • hell after the fire. knock. When I arrived at the
house there was no light in it, and I consider it was inp
possible for him to see us. I do not think anybody bad
gotta into the house before she arrival of the polio*.
George Yachts said he was an telloer of health, sad a
member of the Royal College of Surgeons. living at 10, Deo.
mark.hill, in the palish of Lambeth. Last Monday night I
was called • few minute. after 11 to the police statical,
where I foaled the devised man Hunt seated is • chair,
retching violently. His countenance was pallid, the eta
having a remarkable appearance. the pupils being very
much dilate 1. I felt his pulse, which was scarcely peen•
tible, and the action of the heart was extremely feeide.
Hit breathing was regular, but quiet. I asked him
what he had taken. He said, "Only some gin."
I said. "Something more than that." He end, "
I could not detect say 'Muria from his mouth. The retch•
tag was exeserive and spasmodic. At that time 1 had felt
satisfied that he had taken poison. When I first saw him I
attempted to riminister an emetic of sulphate of sine sod
water ; he objected to take it. I said, " Coma come,
Hunt. you know me and must take it ;" be allowed he
mouth to be completely filled. and then jerked his
head, @pitting it all out. Having provided myself
with a second emetic, I took care that he swallowed
it. This acted, and apparently he ejected all that bad
been given him. He then said, "Oh, my heart!" I raised
him up in order to see if to could stand cod walk. Ho
staggered ammo the room, alincet going se-idiot the wall.
apparently without the use of his arms. I asked hint
again what he had taken, and he still said only Wale
gin. I said wes it in a usual bottle, and he replied that
it was in • tioz. bottle. He then appeared to sleep, but
awoke almost immediately, saying. " I have had such
delightful dreams !" his eves at the time having a start•
ling and fixed expreui,.n. I tithed if be bad any pouog
the house, and be replied, " 1 procured some prussic aid
a short time ago, intending to destroy myself. I walled
about for nights, 1 felt so miserable ; hut it is not in the
shhoeuswe
ennotw.int.Mythweifc.ne
umnusttry w
ou Friday." s,iLheherol whentb:
asked him if be had taken pause° acid, sod to.
answered. " No, or I should not have been here DOW,
showing his knowledge of the action of the drug. I asked
" Had you any other poison ?" sod be replied " Yes.
had a locket of opium." I again said, " What have you
taken!" and he said. " I might have taken ebonite. I
think it was." He lived about a quarter of ao hour after
that observation.
By the Career—l have not seen • emu, of poem'
ing by aconite, but I believe that hie death wis
through taking it from the general effect during
his illness. I subsequently saw the tint vomit•
which was light. I received this bottle ipmducedi from
Inspector Maley ; it 4:attained about two drops of Ikea
the colour of sherry, which I am quit 43 satisfied is accede.
I tasted it ; it produced a tingling sensation, and comp lent
numbness of the tongue. Aconite is ae retract
from monkshood, which is a very deadly poiloo•
I consider thatavery
a strongsmall
produce destbi
and that was evidently
made a post-mortem examination ou Wednesday. at 5 p.m.
Mr. Can was present as well as Mr. Holland Newsy. the
former gentlemaa by direction of the commissioners 01
police. The body was well formed. g.axl madder
development, with rigidity of the muscle.. 110

opening the head, the brain sme firm and qpite
healthy, there was • fulness of the blood vessels, more so
than usual, the ventricles contained very Mlle fluid, and
there was no extravaaation at the bass of the brain. On
opening the chest the right side of the heart was greatly
distended with dark blood in a fluid state : the left side was
contracted and empty, mid the structure healthy. The vessels
connected with the heart were healthy, as wen the Imp.
The liver and spleen were also healthy, and the bladder coo-
tidoed a small portion of water. I removed the stomach
entire for the purpose of analysis. On opening it
it presented the following appearances : —Great ca-
pillary, congestion at the greater end, that portion
being of a bright red colour ; there were marks of
irritation and separation of the mucus coats, and a highly
corrugated condition of the whole of the members, the con-
tents consist chiefly of blood and mucous. I have analysed
the contents of the stomach and matter first vomited. In
the stomach I found the presence of aconite in small groin.
ties, as I did also in more decided quantities in the vomit.
An assistant in the house of Mears. Butler deposed to
having fureished to the deceased on Monday, at his request,
some tincture of aconite, juniper, oil of rosemary, and es-
emir of oil of almonds.

gglfr. McCulloch, the employer of the deceased, rid that
co Monday the decreed yule usual moved and morose.
though to him he was always respectful and civiL
lane next witness was Gould, the cab driver who drove
the deceased and his family front Camberwell-green to the
&stern Coo n ties statioo.

The cabman named Parker, who drove the party from the
railway station, was being examined when our report left.
He identified the deceased.

(From the Lanett)
It may be accepted as true that the woman wu poisoned
with prusekt acid. With a view to ascertain whether it wee
really administered in beer, the presence of alcohol in the
stomach will also be quantitatively determined. It has
been suggeeted that the mixing of prussic acid with beer
might be a work of some difficulty, inasmuch as the prussic
acid, being of much less specific gravity, would float as
the surface ; but this would not be the ewe with the
mixed acid probably used under such circumfuses*. It
was considered possible that a solution of cyanide
at potassium had been employed, as this poison has similar
reactions and properties ; but Dr. Matthiseeen has applied
a tut with the view of ascertaining that fact, sad we
believe the conclusion on that score at which be has
arrived is negative. The analysis of the contents of the
stomachs of the children is yet iecomplete. In addition to
the parts of the mother and childreo, emu pewter pots, a
cork, and three cakes and figs found in the possession of
the children will be examined. And, in the first instep's,
the " physiological test" will be employed of feeding some
small animals with parts of these cakes and figs. Little,
however, can be expected from the examination of pewters,
as the sue is stated to have emptied the pot after
banditti the beer to those sitting is the cab, and some of
them, at least, were used is the course of trade during the
evening. When all has been dose there will still remain
in connexion with this cue several features of a remarkable
kind and difficult to explain ; for if it be mourned that the
three persons were poisoned by the hydrocyanic acid con-
veyed in beer, it is difficult to see wily some one of the
three did not take alarm at perceiving the milldam effect
which must have immediately followed the drinking of the
beer in the others. The farther examination of the contents
of the stomachs of the children will be awaited with late-
rest. The entire absence of any alarm given to the driver,
orany appears's*. of a struggle, is a fact of importance in
idical science.

LAW INTELLIGFINCIC.
(THIS DAY.)