The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-19 00:00:00

AUSTRIA AND POLAND.

The Austrian journals still continue to manifest
unequivocal sympathies in favour of the Polish
cause, and go so far as to express regret at the part
which Austria took formerly in the partition of
that country. The Austrian government confines
itself to measures of precaution, both to hinder the
Pole, of Gallicia from entering the kingdom of
Poland, and to prevent incursions of Polish insur-
gents or of Russian troops into Gallicia.
" The populations in Austria," says a Vienna
letter, "remain calm in presence of the events of
Warsaw. The nobles of the kingdom of Poland, who
have always the same national sympathies as those
of Gallicia, have advised these latter to:do nothing
which could compromise the exorcise of the
liberties of which the Austrian Constitution has
put them in possession. This explains not only
the absence of any manifestation in Gallic* but
also the hesitating action of the Assembly of Pro-
vincial States at Lemberg. The sittings, before
the prorogation, were short, unfrequent, and con-
stantly adjourned under the pretext that the
committees should examine the bills to be dis-
cussed."

PEN ICE.

We reed in'a letter from Venice, dated Feb. 4:

Our condition is becoming worselAarl worse ; She country,
already ruined in its resources, is now cruelly burdened with
augmented taxes, both direct and indirect, approved of by

the Council of the Empire. I will not trouble you further
on this subject than by mentioning, that in this fresh
increase of the taxes the Credit Fonder is called upon to pay
59 centimes on each Irene to the Austrian treasury, which,
I when added to the oommercial and local taxation, makes a
tax of 1 franc 5 centimes on each franc. In many districta,
especially those in which the vine is cultivated, the actual
produce does not equal the taxgatherer's valuation, so that
the landed proprietors sever receive any rent, and are often
reduced to beggary. The taxes on timber and other produce
have in many mats exceeded Ave times the price ; in short
sales and leases and commercial traniattions have almost
become impawible.

The military prceecutions carried on by a special commis-
sion in Venice are still increasing. It has caused more
than 500 citizens of every rank to be imprisoned and re-
moved from the jurisdiction of the civil courts. These
citizens are subjected by constitutional Austria to the

academe of an arbitrary military court. On the evening of
the 2nd of the month the Countess Lomello Montalbano
was arrested, and sent to the prison of the Severe, accused
of being suspected of complicity with the Advocate
Reozovich. In Padua a domiciliary visit was made in the
house of Madame Calvi, the wife of the advocate, and it is
rumoured that she was arrested. Professor Legnazzi's home
has been searched three times since the arrest of the dis-
tinguished rathematiciaa. In the search everything in the

house was pulled down, the furniture broken, the doors
torn up, and e►en the flower pots in the conservatory
emptied. After this the search was continued at the Nitro-
Domicil observatory of the university where Legnand is
professor, and everything was overturned, but nothing
discovered. There is no one who does not fear being seised
and thrown into prison ; and in Venice there is scarcely
any one who loves his countr► who has not been in prison.
which, from being the place of punishment of criminals, has
become the post of honour of the good and just.
Another Venice letter by the same writer says,
under date of the 6th Feb. :

In my last letter I told you of the imprisonment of the
Countess Maddalena di Montalbano yid. Lomelio, and of the
reported incarceration of Madame Leonilda Loeigo-Calvi.
This report is but too trite, and this much esteemed lady is
at the present moment detained in the infamous prison of
San Matted, together with prostitutes, common thieves,and
disorderly characters. It is Austria's practice to insult
every object that is beloved and honoured by the people.
The Austrian police often show tenderness to thieves, but
when the offence is political, they behave with the ut-
most brutality to ladies and to cultivated and honourable
gentlemen who are looked up to by their compatrioka
Our moat distinguished lawyers, our citizens most honoured
for probity and patriotism, those endowed with talent and
scientific knowledge, and well-born honourable ladies, are
just now languishing in military dungeons.
A few days ago a very brutal insult was given to Pro-
fessor Luigi Marra-Rossi, the director of the Gymnaas of
San Prooolo. It gave him such • shock that it produced •
violent attack of brain fever, and the learned man sank
Hind died a victim of the outrage of • Councillor el
the Lieutenancy. who wished to revenge the foolish
conduct of some scholars who had behaved ill to a son of
the Judicial Councillor di Menghia, • man devoted to
Austria by family tradition and by personal predilection.
Natural science has lost en ardent disciple in Rossi, who
hoe done much to promote ita progress.

M. Paeolini, the Italian Minister for Foreign
Affair, is affected by intermittent fe►er. and baa been
compelled to go for him health to bin villa in Tummy.

Advice; from Berlin state that the last ball at
the court was suddenly interrupted by the intelligent)* that
the young Prince Henry, son of the Prince Royal, had been
taken ill. The royal family left the fete immediately on
receiving the announcement.

The king of Sweden and Norway is to arrive at
Christiania on the 28th inst.., and will remain in that capital
for a fortnight.

The Grind Duke of Baden appears to be on
more friendly terms with his subjects than his father•in-
law, the King of Prussia. The Baden Chamber of Depu-
ties has just wet a deputation al its members to congratu-
late him on the marriage of Prince William, his brother,
with the Princess Maria of Lenchtenherg. The Greed
Duke showed himself much pleased at this proceeding, and
said, "Tell every are that my greatest pride is to always
move my oountry to the full extent of my power.••

The Viceroy of Egypt bag decided that the Egyp-
tian army shall be numerically small. but composed of picked
troops, and that the military school shall be modelled
aecordieg to that of St. Cyr. Among the other measures
decided on by the successor of Said Pacha are mentioned
the creation of an Egyptian ILiniteur in the Arab lan-
guage ; of a record of laws and acts of the public authori-
ties in Egypt ; a regular account of the Egyptian public
debt ; and lastly, of the creation of a civil register in

Mine. Poitovin, the aeronaut, made a balloon
ascenvion at Pau two days ago, accompanied by a young
lady of that place, who wore • very thick veil, which pre-
vented her being known. The amusing part of the matter
was, that the husband of the adventurous lady was among
the spectators, but did not recognise her. The descent was
effected without difficulty, and the lady came to a
her frolic.

The Quaa's dciviatte, 117.78erlithea,—*Ir. Demise-
well, Hansen, mid Hr. C. er appeared for the
plaintiff ; Mr. H. Chambers, Q.O. ; Yr. Cleasby, Q. 0., Dr.
Spina, Mr. B. E. Turner for the defendant.
This men, which promises to be of mamas
an interest snit. The plaintiff, Frameless .10erlice
clamed to be the natural son of Henry,
in Portugal, bars Faro, of one Tulle 4a3oress,
the 2nd el October, 1818. By the Portagoses she
ea Meek-
mate as is entitled to a portion of his Wises peoperty,
and the object of the prima isms in menly to totin
pkiatiff • pompom sten& is apposea will est up by
Hark Doglioni, the rater of the deceaseL
Sir Phillimore hawk( opened UM alge. the vokininows
evidence taken by a comiaiinio• la Par was read.
Jose Jurtiaiano Da San aged 12, • reeked major-p•
newel, had known Henry Crispin Vans be was twelve yam
of age. Was sot aware that he was noble. He=
poem's shop to Faro. He sold fruit, cheeser and potatos.
He has bees married. Barbara Julia Cable was • neigh-
bour of waster. She wee the daughter of • brier. Henry
=visited her daily, and treated her with familiarity.
en Crispin come out of the house in the mondag, but
meld not say if he had spent the night there. Ha
seen the plaintiff frequently with Hairy Crispin.
who treated him lath the Encloses of a
parent, bat imay paeans did that to children whisk
are sot than Had beard Hairy Crispin call hiss " sea."
Be lived is the home of his grandheber ; but winter
maid not say by wham be was supported. After the
death of Healy WO' he wee taught a trade ; and he re.
naked at Faro when witness left tiepins', in 1839.
Orcashumined—Screw mans' &beat the manner in
which Barham Corte lived. The einem of the Minas
regiment visited the home ; but it wee generally mid that
be went to me Barbara's sister.

Antonio Manuel de Bous Mignon, aged 63, a colonel in
the Portuguese army, first knew Crispin in 1817, when wit-
ness was paymaster at JP whams ha died in 1828.
[The case was when ow report liiftj

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

=MAWR ROBRKRY TRIXIWROPOLITAII RAILWAY.
Putrtek Wormy, aged 17, a hawker, reslidig No. 7,
Rummell-place, Corm-street, was charged befam 16. D'Eya-
eourt with beteg found on the roof of the Metropolitan
Railway terminus, Kies's-arms, supposed for the impose
of committing a felony.
rumthe evidence, It appeared that aims the opening of
railway a great quantity of lead had been
stale* from the roof of the King's-cross station, and
a watch hail bean kept, the. thine could
actaue discovered. last night, about belt peat
ten, the prisoner was seen ormileg front the roof
and was taken into custody. When asked for what purpose
he had been there, be stated that some boys had thrown
his cap up ad h• had been there to hitch it. He was
takes to the mhos-Maim sad between his legs was found
an iron hook which had hem used tar lifting the kad, aad
corresponded with the marks en the portion that was
remaining. Oa going oa to the ma several pieces of load
were found cut and rolled up ready for removal, sad other
portions were loosened ready to be taken up.
Evidence was ghee showing that the prisoner bad worked
on the Malian and knew where the lead use plead, and also
that he bad es severs' 'maim been ass Ithisdag about
the premises.
The prisoner, in defence. said that he did not go an to the
roof for say unlawful parpoea, and was not aware that
any lead bad been 'Wen. He was quite innocent, and bad
IS set bees fora wicked man throwing his cap on the roof
he should not now have been in trouble.
Mr. D'Eyncourt sentenced the primer to be impri-
soned for three calendar mouths with hard labour, remark-
* that he could not believe the prisoner's story.

BMOCS CAKE OT WOUNDING.
Jahn Lenin, a gentleman's servant, wee placed at the
bar before Mr. Payster, upon the chimp of sestonaly cutting
sod imbuing smother perms in the lams posits= of life.
The proseenter. la eoesequence of the impairs be had re-
ceived, was taken to St. Georges Hospital, when he at pre-
sent remains in a very precarious Mete.
George Herr* naid—l am brother of the injured man.
I was rem* along the Exhitition•road, at halt pet 10
last night, in company with my brother mad another man.
Prisoner came up the road. I maw ha had something in his
band. He made an observation as he tweed us, but I did
not hear what it was The mamma after this I heard a scuffle.
I wu a little in front of my brother/sad friend. I turned
sod heard my brother exclaim, " stabbed or cat." I maw him
bleeding from a large wined is the tees.
Mr. Parnter—Do you know how be use stabbed ?
Winans— I do not. It was done vary suddenly, and
after the primmer had
Mr. Partake—Wu there any instrumest totted ?
a... The police predated a formidable kaite sharpened to a
—Write stir—Wee there any blood upon it?
Witoess—There was.
Cram-eternised by Mr. Lewis (for prismaer)-1 have told
all that pared. We did not assault him yesterday is the
afterscam. I certainly pushed him. I did sot promise to
do for him. I did pot strike him with my gat yesterday
afternoon ; I merely lifted my foot. We were sot waiting
for him till be came out of his roaster's bore to ill-whim.
lam not aware that he was seised by the throat last sight.
I have not heard that be was. We did not tuna the knife
upon him, but his bud was eat.
William leakyer—l was with the last whom and his
brother, bat I did sot see what took place. I suddenly
heard • cry, and found last witneas's brother stabbed.

DiSTIIICITTE Dar.)—About two
°Week this afire broke out in the exteastm hop ware.
homes of Mean. situate at the rear of 36, Great
Dovientreet, South Just u the hay and strew stems
of Mr. C. Jeseop had become ignited, astroog body of polies
sareestled in a large quantity of hay, clover and
straw, u well a damn vehicles, which were taken
into the open road. It was the gamed remark of all present
with what wonderful effect the new land steamer told upon
the Ike. The steam was folly up by the time Mr. Foreman
Gerrard arrived with the machine, and in less than three
minutes she commenced discharging volume of water upon
the flames. The third floor warehouse of Mews. Moraine and
the wetly stook of hops were oompletely destroyed, and • large
quantity of the stork belonging to I& Jerson burned, and
serious damage done to the premises of Mr. F. T.
hatter. About the same time another fire broke otitis%
premises of Mr. H. Bahl, a perk-butcher, No. 14, High-
Mrs* OamberwelL Mr. Hodges at once started to the
and with his engine, and was followed by several others
of the Loudon Brigade, and also bye new steamer built by
Marrymiather and Sorra, el nere. Fortunately the
fire tem ea* extinguished, brat before considerable
damage was doss.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —This morning infor-
mation was forwarded to Dr. Lankester of the following
fearful and fataleseident that took_plaos at the goods *lion
of the Great Northam Railway, dim-lane. It appears
that yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, the deceased
(Richard Cogan), who is in the employ of Me errs. Nickel-
son, the diddles., of St. John-street, Clerkenwell, was en-
pgedbiading his wagon outside one of the goods sheds with
empty casks. For the convenience of speedily unloading the
pods trucks a line of rails has been placed outside all the
sheds, but before the trunks are allowed to be shunted a
bell has to be rang to give notice that a train is approaching,
so that the line may be cleared, and a chain put up
to prevent anything from leaving the sheds. The bell did
zing, and almost at the seme moment one of the troths
struck the damaged, hoicked him down, and ran over him.
The poor fellow wee literallymashed, and was deed wine
be was picked up. He was liken to the Royal Free Hospital,
and was sees by Mr. Hill, the house surgem, bat nothing
could be done for him. The two horses in the wagon were
thrown on the top of each other, sue the shafts were broken.
The unfortunate deceased is represented as a steady, indus-
trious man, and has left a widow and four cluldrea to
deplore his untimely loss.
onraa REDUCTION Is. OXITIBEra FASIOL—This
morning another redaction at fares was made by the pro-
=mof those omnibuses which travel nearly is the same
enet* as the trains on the Metropolitan Railway, the
fare from the Swiss Cotter
_rid Baker-street, Oxford-street,
and Helloes to Landon-bridge, and rice ova& being re-
duced to 3d. ; and flotsam Prasdntreet and London-bridge,
9d. ,• and to intermediate placer, 24.
New Cal:rem—The consecration of St. Alban's
Church, Holborn (the arnallieset work of John Gellibrand
Hubbard, Fsq., M.P.) is lied by the Lord Bishop of
London to Wm place on Saturday morning next, the 21st
inst., at eleven o'clock. The edifice sod clergy-house ad-
joining are said far to eased ia heantJ and design the pile
of building' known as All Sakti% Margaret street. The
approach to the church is by flaldwin's-gardens, Gray's-inn-
Low is intended for the very poor.
A Picruee or EASTERS Tesvet.. —lt was
while riding through the low hills covered with this vege-
tation, and just before coming ont on the blighted fiats of
the Deed Sea, that one of those pictures passed before ins
which are ever after hung up in the minds' gallery among
the choicest of the spoil of Eastern travel. By some
chance I was alone, riding a few hundred yards in front of
the caravan, when, turning the corner of a hill, I met a
man coming towards me, the only one we had seen for
several hours since we had passed a few black tents some
eight or ten miles away. lie was a noble-looking young
shepherd, dressed in his camel's-hair robe, and with the
lithesome, powerful limbs and elastic step of the
children of the desert. But the interest which
attached to him was the errand on which he had'
manifestly been engaged, on those Dead Sea plains from
which he was returning. Round his neck, sod with *
little limbs held gently by his hand, lay a lamb be had
rescued. and was doubtlem carrying home. The little
creature lay as if perfectly content and basm
and the man looked p*sed as be strode
lightly with his burden, sad es I saluted him sr..Z,
the usual gesture of pointing to heart and head, and the
" Weans alit!' (Peace be with you), he reeponded with •
are* and a kindly glance at the lamb, to which he law my
eyes were directed. It was actually the beautiful parable
of the gospel acted out before my sight. Every particular
was true to the story ; the shepherd had doubtless left his
" sharer and niae in the wilderness." round the black ter*
we had seen en far away, and had sought for the lost lamb
till he found it where it must quickly bans perished without
his help, moos those blighted plains. Literally, too,
whoa he bad found it, be Jail it on his shoulders rejoic-
ing.* It would, I think, have been a very bard heart which
bad not blared God for the sight, and taken home to itself
with fresh faith, the lesson that God suffers no wandering
sheep to be finally lost from His peat fold of hearse. Even
Weigh a man may weeder to the utmost bounds of his
iniquity, yet the Good Shepherd rejoicing, shall bring the
wanderer hams, " for He will seek till He fled him " even
ea the Dead Sea sham —Praser's Magazine for February.