The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNTSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 48133.

ERR maJtsrrs THEATRE.

The " cheap nights" at this house have been
attended with much success, and have consequently been
prolonged beyond the number originally announced ; but
they are to come to an end on Saturday next, when the
theatre will be closed till next season.

ODD FELLOWS' FETE AT raz CRYSTAL
PALACE.

The immense assemblages which congregated at
the Crystal P►lace on two successive days last summer to
enjoy the beauties of the place, and et the same time show
their sympathy with the widows and orphans of the Odd
Fellows belonging to the Manchester Unity, were rivalled
if not exceeded io number by the gathering yesterday,
nearly thirty thousand persons being present.
The programme of special amusements was of a very mis-
cellaneous, but, upon the whole, of a pleasing character. After
all, it is only habitual frequenters of the place who care to
consult the list of eatertainmenta provided with such an
expenditure of effort and money on these omissions. The
working man, to whom a holiday I a rare boon, and who
sees the Palace at Sydeaham ►t times still rarer, may find
'efficient io the intrinsic beauty of the building and its
accessories to make it the first object of interest, and leave
the contortions of acrobats, the comicalities of pro-
faned humourista, and even the performances of
efficient instrumentalists, in the shade. Yesterday,
however, there was pabulum for all, from the
ministrations of models of Greek and Italian art to the
intellect, to the appeal of a couple of boxers to the com-
bative (reline. The proceedings opened with a raised-
pintoes selection of instrumental music given by the
orchestral band of the company. At one o'clock the special
character of the day was indicated by the formation of a
procession oossistiog of Odd Fellows alone, adorned with the
scarfs, stare, silk apron', and other insignia peculiar to the
order. The procession of coarse was not splendid or magni-
ficent, but it was at least pretty, sod pleasiogly in-
dicated the unanimity of purpose whioh had drawn
so many thousands of working men together with
the view of providing against a day of adversity. It
comprised members from all parts of England, brought to
the spot by cheap excursion trains, and had something of a
military aspect imparted to it by the distribution among
its ranks of rifle volunteers' and other brim bands. The
procession was formed in the cricket ground, and thence
proceeded, in good order, by the principal walks through-
out the garden. At two, Mr. E. Prout gays • perform-
ance ou the great organ, and half an hour later,
som, of the special entertainer of the at ternoon—
M. Chapino's ballet troupe, Mr. W. Randaa, SamOollins, the
Elliott family, and others—commeuced their performances
in the lower pounds. It would be incorrect to say that
they made their appearance there, except to a select few ;
for by a singular arrangement they were allowed to be
closed in by crowds of eager spectators, the innermost
circle of which alone had the benefit of the performance.
However, these was an ►bundance of performers, and this
probably compensated for the other limitation. In
the cricket ground, a series of military sports,
comprising races and matches of all descriptions,
were spiritedly carried on, and proved largely annui-
ties. The stakes were numerous and considerable enough
to provoke keen competition. The fountains, peat and
small, were, of course, called into requisition, and
threw up their streams and jets of spray at half-
peat four ; • second performance of the band taking place
at five. A wedding march, of Mendelaisobies, with which
the performance commenced, was followed by an entertain-
ment of • less elevated, if not somewhat questionable cha-
racter. A couple of Life Guardsmen having appeared at
the front of the orchestra, and gratified the spectators by an
exhibition of the broadaword exercise, were succeeded by two
comrades in boxing-gloves, who cams to closer quarters, and
deniontrand, to the infinite amusement of a portion of the
anamblage, the complexities of the pugilistic art. Every
blow was followed by • laugh from the company, and when
it came to • band-to-haod pummelling, and • scramble for
the victory, the cheering and clapping of hands was up'
rterioua. This exhibition concluded, the instrumental
performance was resumed, sod the afternoon's entertain-
ment was brought to • close with another whiction on the
festival organ.

An accident occurred in the come of the day to a young
man whore name did not trsnapire. In running down •
slops he slipped, and fractured • bone of the leg. With
this trzoimoon, we heard of nothing to mar the enjoyment
of the fustivaL

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME ClRClJlT.—Csoirpos, Atourr 4.
The busier, of the raises was proceeded with yesterday,
Brno Bramwell presiding on the Civil Bide, sod Baron Chan-
nel in the Crown Court. The cause list was published in the
middle of the day, and it appears that there are 164 caar
entered for trial, 42 of which are marked to be tried by
special juries. Notwithstanding the large number of caner
that are entered it 111 believed th►t the lust is what is termed
in legal phraseology a rotten one, and that a great number
of the cues are virtually undefended.

CROWN Cocar.—(Before Mr. Baron Chappell.)

There are onl7 16 prisoners for trial. and the cases,
with the exception of one charge of murder, are of the or-
dinary character.
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James Arnold. 69, was charged with feloniously attempt-
ing to murder Charlotte Arnold.
Mr. Foote prosecuted ; Mr. Lilley was instructed for the
defence.

It appeared that the prisoner wea a portion in an bumble
condition of life. and that he resided with his wife, who
yea much younger than himself, in the Old Kent-road. The
wife had some children by a former husband, and these
children were the cause of disagreement between them;
and •i 1 seemed that the prisoner's wife had left
his house, and gone to reside with a relation close by,
and the prisoner went there to her, and premed her to
return to live with him. This she refused to do, and the
old man seemed to have pulled a razor out of his pocket, and
made some show of using it to the proeecutriz, but did not
inflict any injury upon her. She gave an alarm, and several
persons came into the room where they were, and the pri-
soner left, and it appeared that be then pulled an old knife
out of hie rocket and inflicted • slight injury upon his own
throat. There appeared to be good grounds for believing
that the prisoner did not intend to do his wife any mis-
chief, but that his object was to frighten her and induce her
to coon hack acid live with him.

The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
Until the criminal business is concluded, the Crown
Court will commence business at nine o'clock ; but when
both the judges are engaged in trying civil causes, the
courts will net be opened until ten.

NORFOLK ClRClllT.—hinnca, AUGUST 4.
The Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Justice Wightman came
Fero from Norwich yesterday and the commiseiou baviog
been opened, the Lord Chief Bstun eat in the Crown Court
this morning, and tried prisoners. Mr. Justice Wightman
sat at Nisi Prins.
There are 23 prisoners, but the offences they or. charged
with are not of a very serious nature—burglary unattended
with violence, arson, passing bad money, and a concealment
of birth. On the civil side there are six cause; two of which
are special Juries

THE POLIO! COURTS.

CLIERIcENWELL.

Matilda Hodson, aged 18, of 11, Brownlow4treet, a
servant, was charged before Mr. Barker with steabng •
number of articles, the property of Mrs. Gibboos, of
11, Brownlow-street, sod Charlotte Parker, • married
woman, of 16, Bell-court, Gray's-inn-road, was charged
with receiving the same, well knowing them to here been
stolen.

From the evidence it appeared that the younger
prisoner had been in the employ of the prosecutris for
some weeks, but left a few days ago. When she was
goes it was found that she had stolen a number of
articles, and had pawned them. On making inquiries
it was ascertained that the prisoner Parker, who /II the
mother of the other prisoner, had received some of the
missing articles mid peeped them. She 111111 given into
custody, when she said that her daughter had given the
goods to her, and had told her that they had been given to
her in lieu of wages.
The younger prisoner made the following extraordinary
defence'—My master gave me permission to pawn the
things. Hui wife told him to purchase me some clothe.,
and to draw some money from the bank for the purpose. Ile
did so. She did not deep with her husband, and wanted
me to do so. She made as appointment for me to meet my
master by the Puseyite church in the Gray's Inn-road.
went there, but did not see him, and then returned borne.
When I was going upstairs my muter met me, Red asked
me to go with him for a walk. I went with him, and he
wanted me to basemen. rum and water, but I would not.,
and had some ginger beer, and then returned home with
him. I slept with my mistrals that night, and she again
wanted me to sleep with sty master, as she has not slept
with him since they have returned from Canada. He has
token me to the Queen's Theatre on Mondays and Weds's.
days ever since. The prosecutrix said I was Dot to be afraid,
that I might have as much contra of the house and be as
mach miltress as she was. She purchased me some clothes,
and said I was to receive my wages although I had the
clothes. I have been there three months, although she says
I have been there only seven weeks. My mistress asked me
to go on the stage to help to keep the home. I did so, and
earned 10a, and gave her 9a of it. I had permission both
from my master and my mistress to get money for anything
in the house. I pawned the things because my mistress was
abort of money.
The prosecutrix said that she had not given her permis-
sion to pawn the things, but said nothing about the other
part of the prisoner's statement.
The elder prisoner said that her daughter had bad no
wages, and she understood that the articles were given to
raise money on for the home. She washed for the prose-
cold:, and she was now in debt to her (prisoner).
The younger prisoner said that she should like a remand
for the attendance of her master, who could prove that
what she had sow stated was all true.

Mr. Barker remanded the prisoners, and directed the con-
stable to make some nrther inquiries, u he considered it •
very extraordinary case.

Marais Finn, • girl fourtven;exr a of age, without oboes,
stockinp, bonnet., or shawl, and efferently with only one
abort tattered garment on her pence, was placed at the bar
charged with felony.
Mary Finn, an aged and rameetable.looking woman, the
prisoner's mother, said that she charged her with robbing
bet. She pre the prisooer a la. to bay some coals, and she
had never seen her since.

Mr. Arnold asked bow Inn that was ay.
The mother replied the 19th of last March, since which
she bad absconded, and shehad never seen her again until she
met her by chance on Monday. There was also a second
charge against her for stealing two shirt studs. She bad
been helping her (the mother) to wash before she left home,
and then took the studs, which were afterward■ seen so her
posseenon.
Mr. Arnold inquired what the prosecutriis circum-
stances were.

She replied that she had been deserted fourteen years ago
by her husband, and left to support herself and bring up
her child, which she bad done by honest industry as a
laundress. Her daughter of late had stolen other srticles,
and then absconded with the shilling spoken of. Her his-
tory of how she had since pared her time was very dis-
treasiag • she bad slept fora length of time in the open air,
and had been in the horrible and wretched condition she
now presented for some time past, and it would be a mercy
to send her to some reformatory.
Mr. Arnold said it was doubtless a very distressing case,
bat he had made up kis mind that, whenever a young per-
son was seat to a reformatory on the prosecution of
parents, they should in every can pay the whole expense
of =detainee&

The mother said she would be very glad to do any thiog
in her power, and entreated the magistrate's permission to
put some clothing on her child.
Mr. Arnvid remanded the primmer till Thursday for her
mother to determine what is to be done with her.

Micltad Harrvan, • labourer, who was charged • few
days ago with " stealing," by which wee meant finding sod
appropriating, a number of rose nobles of Edward IV.
vales 751., alleged to be the property of the Dean and
Chapter of Westminster, surrendered to his recognisance&
Sergeant Tenser, • detective editor, having istimated
that so further steps had bees taken is the ems, requested
that the prisoeer's mom:slmm.e might be extended for
soother week, is order that the Solicitor for the Treasury
might confer with the officers of the crows with • view of
cone ado
ming to an : agreement se to what was the beet ccoon
pted

--Mr.Tirlold still thought he had no juriadictioo, u no
coroner's icquiettion had been held. It was quite clear
that the charge of felony could not be established, as this
wu not a case of stealing ; it moat resolve itself ioto a
owe of treasure trove, and before it could be proved to be
*game trove be thought a corona's ioquisitiou roust be
held. lb primmer most be diesbned.

MR. BISHOP AND 818 Doo. k owe was tried
yesterday at the Westminster Conety Court, in which Mt,
Bishop. of Band•strest, was the plaintiff, and Mies Minks
the defendant. The motion was brought to recover the sum
of 51. tot merely nominal damages sustained by the plaintiff
from the loss of his favourite dog, which was killed by the
order of the defendant nodes. the cirownstaseee recently de-
bated In our police report. A verdict for the full amount
claimed, and eagle, use retarsed.

SHOCKING Dora.—On Sunday evening Captain
Julian Alexander Sorter's, of Ludes Castle, the Grove,
SitMogan, met his death under very distressing CirCUM-
dancce. Captain Sartoria had been for same years *object to
coomfocal acute attacks of dementia, atisiog from a severe
Injury inflicted upon his head. Oa Sandy hat he mie
usually 'holism, and was in a room is the highest part of the
building, with his medical attendant, who resides in the
lousy, and another attendant. One of the windows of the
room was open, looking out upon the lawn, and the ',dodo•
sate anaemic is some way fell out of this apes his head.
Suck wee the violenceof the fall that the body passed
through the roof of a porch which was about thirty feet be-
low the window, and 'track with fearful forts ypon the
steps leading up to the door. Dr. Pollock. of Sallorgs•
Dispensary, was mot for, and came immediately ; bet the
injuries proved mortal, and Captain Sartori, towbar lingered
through the night fa groat pain, died at some o'clock on
Monday mornbis. The deemed had held a essamaission
tr, a cavalry resonant, and served with great distisotios
in the Cameo. He was as szoesdlegly large muscular
man, and at the time of hie death was forty yens of age.
He lams a trite milfamily.—. ovieseiervi New.

TIIIIMURDERAND SUICIDE IN MARYLEBONE.

Yesterday evening, Dr. Lankester held an inquest
at the Buffalo's Head, llarylebou-road, on the body of the
child who was murdered by its mother, under the circum•
stances reported in our yesterday's impression.
Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Mr. Chappell, of No. 14,
Chester. terrace, appeared for the unfortunate woman. The
following is the evidence adduced :
Eliza Mitchell rid-1 am the luster of Sarah Mitchell, and
aunt to deceased. My sister has never been married, but
has gone by the name of Chappel ever since the 11th of
October, 1862, at which time we came from Liverpool,
when we resided at No. 11, Seymour-street. My sister had
no occupation, and I can assign no other rams for her as-
suming the name of Chappel than that Mr. Chappel visited
her. The deceased was born in London. After which the
mother returned to Liverpool, and again rejoined her child
on the date mentioned, when she permanently took charge
of it. Latterly my sister has been in very indifferent
health, and for a long time has been under the are of Mr.
Cathrow. Last Friday 1 took the child out for an airing
in the park, and returned at 12 o'clock ; when, after Ririe(
the child its dieser, 1 put it to bed. After which I went
to Covent-garden market to buy • peach. I returned at
five minutes to four in the afternoon, when I found the door
of my sister's room locked. I sent the landlady upstairs to
tee if the child was in its cot. Receiving an answer in the
negative, I immediately went in a cab to Mr. Cathrow's,
and in a short time returned with that gentleman. Be did
not succeed in obtaining admittance until he broke in a
panel of the door with a poker. On doing that, be put his
bead through the aperture, and said, „Oh, what a sight !"
Withdrawing himself, he put me through the opening,
when I found my sister lying on the floor as though she
was dead ; and on the bed was the baby, covered over
with a pillow. 1 then opened the door, and ad-
mitted Mr. Cathrow; end at the same time I drew
his attention to the fact that the baby moved
My sister did not say aoything. I have never beard her say
that she would destroy herself. She has been very low.
She was not subject to fits. I had no suspicion that the
would do harm to the child.
William Cathrow 4LR.C.S., of 42, Weymouth-street,
Portked-place, said the mother of the child was highly
nervous, obstinate in the extreme, and jealous. She told
me that she could not survive unless she got on friendly
terms again with Mr. Chappel, and that she would be drives
to do something to herself. For the last three or four days
she had been so excited that I thought it desirable to call
in another medical man, and on the morning when the deed
was committed I and my friend saw her. Mr. Byanr, of
Welbeck-street, accompanied me, and we left with the
im-
ptession that she would not do any harm to herself. When
I went into the room she was lying ou the tote reading
her Bible. I told her she was going the very
best way to keep Mr. Chappel from here on ac-
count of the annoyance she had given him ; that
if the would only leave off those annoyances
I had lemon to believe that Mr. Chappel would settle a
very handsome sum upon her. She smiled several times,
and said she would think un what I had said. The
witness oorrobonted the sister's evidence, and continued :
I first went to the child after entering the room, thinking
the woman was dead. I took the child up and gave it to
the servant. Turning to the right, 1 new the mother lying
on the floor. I touched her, and she said, "Oh." I ex-
amined her and found a jagged wound 4i inches in length
OD the left aide of the neck, the jugular vein was divided.
She had bled profusely. She bad no pulse, and wu blanched
and pale. The child wu covered with blood. I had her
stripped. I found a small clean cut wound, about half an
inch below the left nipple. 1 put a piece of plaster on it ;
there was no hemorrhage afterwards. The child very soon
became sick, and continued vomiting until its death, about
12.30 p.m. on Sunday. After the death of the child, 1
oommuniuted with the police, who took possession of the
body. I made a postmortem examination, and after des-
cribing the condition of the body, the witness said that death
had been earned by vomiting and exhaustion, caused by the
wound.

13y Mr. Sleigh—She was supplied with every comfort by
by Mr. ChappeL He (Mr. Cbappeli was prepared, and
offered to make a liberal settlement upon her to sever the
immoral connexionwhich bad existed between them.

By • Juryman—l had no reason to believe that in come-
queoce of any supposed neglect she would destroy herself.
John Sims, inspector of police, D division, said—ln copse-
queuce of a letter I received from Mr. Cathrow, I, io corn-
paoy with Police.constable heacson, 264 1), went to 106,
Marylabone.road, on Sunday last, about a quarter to two
o'clock. I found in the trout room first Boor a child lying
dead in • cot ;in the beck room a female in bed. The
curtains, the bed on the near aide, and the head of the bed
were bespattered with blood, as if it bad spurted from a
wound. Behind • shutter the constable found a dagger which
has blood on it. There was no maker's name on it. It
was sheathed. On a chest of drawers ware two books lying
open, with purges underlined. One was • lecture on
"Court hip and Matrimony," with a passage by Washington
Irving marked. I found two registers with duplicates, one
of Frederick Cbappel, who died prematurely,
and the other of deceased, who was born on the 11th of
June, 1862. Both were registered by the hither, Frederick
Chappel, merchant. I also found • carioca bank book,
Liverpool, with 601. credited, and a codicil to a will, in
which, after the death of testator, 2501. • year was to be
given to Sarah Mitchell, daughter of Joseph Mitchell,
accountant, Liverpool, 1001. per year to deceased, and 1001.
to the child with which the deceased was then pregnant.
The will was dated 3rd March, 1863. I found 31. ha 61. in
mooey, • bundle of letters, a razor, and • bottle labelled
" Pomo."

The coroner then briefly rammed up, and the jury, after
(ousulting together about five minutes, returned a verdict of
" Wilful murder against Sarah Emily Mitchell."

GREAT NORTBREN AND WESTERN OP
IRELAND.

The twelfth half-yearly ordinary general meeting
of proprietors was held yesterday at the offices of the com-
pany, 17, Doke-elreet, Westminster; the Earl of LUCAn in
the chair.

The report was taken ea read. It stated that the gross
receipts of the railway during the past half-year bad
amounted to 13,0364 9s. 6d. ; the cost of working bad been
about 40 per cent. of that aim, and the net amount divisible
was sufficient to enable the directors to propose • dividend
of L-3 per cent. per annual, less income tax. When the
great poverty of Ireland was considered, and the effect it
had had upon the traffic of all other Irish railways, the
directors deemed it a matter for congratulation that the
traffic wuso considerable. In the spring of this year the
Midland Great Western Railway (of Ireland) Company flkd
• bill in the English Court of Chancery through Mr. Woods
Manneell, one of their directors, to obtain • judicial
decision that their contract to subscribe one-third
of the capital necessary for the construction of
the Westport and Roll= lines of this company
was ultra vises, and that they were neither liable to sub-
scribe nor to pay in damages for their failure to subscribe.
The Vine-Chancellor bad decided this question in favour of
the Midland Company. As • matter of course this conduct
of the Midland Company had caused the directors consider-
able embarrassment ; the works of the line to Westport had
been suspended, and the commencement of the works of the
line to Bahia had been deferred ; but they trusted shortly
to complete arrangements which might enable them to re-
sums the Westport works, and to obtain means sufficient to
enable the company to proceed with their Balling line. It
would be the duty of the directors to lay before parliament ,
in the ensuing session such measures as should compensate '
the Great Northern and Western (of Ireland) Company for
the erosion by the Midland Company of their obligations.
The report was adopted, and • divided in accordance
with it declared.

MID KENT (BROMLEY TO BT. MARY CRAY.)

The report of the directors to the half-yearly
general meeting states that the lease to the London, ChM,-
ham, and Dover Railway Company has been finally completed.
From the Ist day of September next the undertaking, there-
fore, pares into the hands of th►t company at a rent equal
to the interest, whatever that may be, upon the debenture
debt of 23,0001., end four per cent. per annum on 61,8604,
the share capital; thereby coostituting it a Ant-class
security, with the powers appertaining to • rent charge over
the property of the laserms. The active duties of the board
baring thus ceased, the direeton all atteatioo to the reso-
lution passed at the half-yearly general meeting, held pa
the 26th day of August last. Statements of the capital and
revenue accounts, verified by the auditors, are •
The expenditure of the half-year, exclusive of the &bee-
tare interest and stamps to replace bonds falling due, was
128/. 184. 84, as against 1731. 3s. 3d. in 1862. The amount
now available for dividend is 1,0161. 12a. 3d., end a Magri-
betas' at the rate of three per cent. per annum, free of
income tax, is recommended. A balance of 921. lls.
will then remain to be corned forwent to the present half
year.

LONDON DISTRICT TELEGRAPH CONPANY.—The
report of the directors for the half -year ended 30th of June
states that during that period there was a continued steady
isomer in the income of the company. although, dunng
the corrompooding period of 1862, the international Exhibi.
Sion was open, and it was then a question whether the in-
censed traffic would be maintained. A considerable de-
creer bee bees effected in the general making expenses for
the half-year, aid the property had bees maintained ii
of working order. There were now seventy-nine
offer epee in London end the suburbs belonging to thin
company ; besides which, malaria were oolleeted for this
compaoy's artier at most of the other telegraph offices in
the IJaited Kingdom and the continent. TLe incrsece to
the capital amount wee very small, sod chiefly for private
telegraphs sad mdditional lines for the Leedom Fire Brigade
system of consmouration. The outlay therefore produced
es Immediate mutual revenue. The directors had reason to
believe that public confidence Increased in the working of
the company, and that, as • rule, the business was satisfac-
torily performed.
CRYSTAL PALAOI.—ONE SHILLING DAY.--
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4.—Admirere cm lasmssav 1111,14 ;
eats by mom asks* 1,679; MW, 27,828.