The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-13 00:00:00

THE NAVAL ACTION IN THE NORTH SEA.

A letter in the Times gives some particulars of
the experience of the Asetrias frigates in the We swam
The Austria frigate Sohwarmabieg opened the prises&
isp by Meg three bleak shots, whisk were snasswend
by the Danes. Al ter this warming " Osplais Teggetoff.
Skin the Sawarssralag well is &twee the Dahill
fripir, the Niels Joel sad the Degas, handing his ship
as Admiral Lyme was wont to do the Agansenums, find a
double broadside spinet the enemy's ships on either
side of him. Although somewhat takes aback by
this daring hit of essammship, the Dania !Spies
lost no time in returning the fire, and the sem 0-
smut boos hews. pneral One et the get shots fired
by the Niels Jail struck the officer monad is commead of
the fichwarsesberg full is the breast, end of cams killed
his on the spot. He was buried yesterdey is Me ameisry
st Cuxhaven, • large eonootiree of ponces litaadleg.
Shortly Slew twos sheik Muck the Sawensaberg wan the
sum spot, by one of the heavy psi, villa was served
by sates' MIL Out of sixteen Ave were killed as
the spot wad Mae waanded, only two gettieg off ea-
seethed. This episode was Moray followed by • &e-
-aster which threateeed the &streaks of the ship.
The male were of emus furled, and, se es
would has It, a shell found it* way kb He mama, mad,
berating, set the whole riggisg of the foremast is • Mane.
The ship baying her head to the win 4, it boseass mootoory
to oat her about, to prevent the dams eammakating
themselves to the mainmast. In this meaner the Ocean's-
berg wee temporarily reduced to the sole as. of her two
aft sided guns. While the foremast vas still bars-
lag, • shell burst is the outer chamber of the
powder-magazine. setting the Malta on Ilre. and
creating a momentary pair smog the crew. The
dames, however, were at mhos actiegrielted, and the
danger averted. Ti swiss the dimeesitere of the
Schwarseolurg, her bowsprit was carried away by • round
shot. During the oars of the agagenumt the Saar-
amber, was struck seventy times by shot sad shell, sad
coos by chain shot, which is press wed a lard. Her fore-
mast is burst down to a damp, and the side of the amis.
mast tented toward, the dames is blistered all over boss
the heat. The &Meal Ices ea beard the Soluesessaltisi
amounted to 31 killed, 44 severely weanded, sad between
30 and 40 slightly woneded. Although nothing is knows
for arta& of the Danish he, it matt have bees
oossiderable, or the fichwarsouberg is her disabled
condition moat have lanes into the enemy's heeds.
While it tared is this meaner with the fichweresabeng, the
idetsky did her beet to draw off the ablation of the
Danish frigates, width showed essiderable unwillingness to
Abed to other bashes; till they should have suesseled
is sompletolv disabling the Soliwarsenherg. However, be.
fore the oocclation of the seppment, the Radatsity was
struck by 28 shot, mostly as hr port side. The slip
meek whisk osesseccd a few rands before 2 p.m., was
over by 4 p.m."

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Were gristly appimoded.

o;Motidii the English Paris Cricket Clob will
resolve the Amber Nieebashw Ciab, who so ewer
expraely to play a mate► la the Bob tie &ago& This
is she first time soy similar arts► to. takes Ore at Psis.
and IS le miring saes blared mesesse the Preece. Mist
clubs hare agreed to visit Paris ;so that the sable woo ie
the sews d a soevesdeat rums far witting lbw plariM
city.

A Paris correspondent of the Baled Public of
Lyoss ems :—" Oast d. Kellum, trat _achy et the
Ambit's embseiy, has NM abjured prelisteatins. The
apreumay took place to the driest of the Nansietens. where
Mar. Chill adisrwerds adrainisbered the seersoisat el es•
Ihrastioa to the eserset. Prime ris lisitersish asked as
spasm es the escosise."
The Brussels journals announce the death in Flat
cape( Mena Gone. the 'Mews'( Mese& Gerais, t►e feemhe
of Use oldest sisal et shasimg a( the malare &Y. she
wee the Dreams if Mame lfalibeae, Ilme. Psalms Garda,
sad N. Ciao* the esdasat professor at sitslog sow sated
I. Looter.

The DA: &meth giros the poilowtag exirsordi-
way Iselmmo el *amass sad seporsidise •—• Wads* eon
alliansd whir a .wised tangy aidaoteees—troquiet in-
egreigneas is tbs rode pawed tosireilieg for desk gage.
eel earitbas Blois% sa geolard am as midway. wee sew
Weed as is etre wee ea lis dam Be at gess advised abet
UM see deity Web bad raggedy 001114 MOM flew, the
beemeadva. dread be apposed by the wad wady, eldadese
Atisaiiagly. the otter deg. &woe, gins, do. is, owe
yraprod. and Moo or teak lie dead ea Ur 1.. wits e
for Ilse red. Dews MOM OW leseeedm the amber woe
proesstel—sot tbe net ,tried to illeotb.

TRIAL FOR MURDER BY POISO.V IS FRA-VCE.

The interest taken by the French public iu ti,
trial seemed to increase on Wednesday, u it was kvAra
that the two daughters of Mme. haw would .1,
pear ma WitlfellSedl. The Indges entered the curt ,t
10 o'clock, the prisoner laving been brought in, as usu.
few minutes before.

The first witness called was lUDs. FOicite Pao*, •h,
was l deep mourning, and appeared greatly agitated. As
she tree only 14 year of age the court decided that the
should sot be sworn. In answer to the prelitiaat's
qtuntiosa she slated that she knew the prisoner, who
had ewed to vleit bar mother for nearly a sear tLil
MOO time before bat death. Her mother had spoken to
her about the insurance on her life, and the prisoner 144
made boy mother write a gnat number of letters, which be
always look away with him. There letters were addressed
to bar mother's relatives to inform them that she was ill,
though she was quite well at the time. Her mother had
sewer emplaned of palpitation of the heart. It was Dot
tri• that bar mother had met with a fall, though that vas
alleged es the lanes of her pretended illness. Her mother
was attended by Dr. Heaton and other physicians, but*,
never took the medisine preetribed. Some of them thanor
there was nothing the matter with her. The prisoner sometimes
gave her mother small sums, such se 10fr., but not often ;
was quite sure he had never given her mother 13,000 k, for
she wee always abort of money ; bat when her mother
stayed at home for the doctors to see her, he promised to
pay her Hr. a day for the lesson she had lost at the Gourd
Heed, but be only paid it twins. Oa the 9th November
her mother vomited a good deal, and then thought the mi.
KIM had gives bar some medicine to prevent the cholera.
Her mother mid she was not very ill, and should be lam
well In twenty-four hears. She was sot present when ha
nether died.

The primmer denied what the whims said respecting his
frequest visits to Yaw Pacer sad the letters written tl
the deemed ; bat the witass, in reply to the presided,
declared positively that her mother bad written two lettere
to her graadlather aid east aaaoseciag her illness
. .

The ;Sher daughter, Adelaide Palm, who is only twelve,
was sot iaterropted.
Maw. Delettre, who lived is the ame house, depoied
that the demised had told bar that she had pretended to
be M. sad expected a good saes at money by so doing. sto
kaiser that dammed was poor sod he debt.
Moe. Biordoteallueolodetress, deposed that the deceased
had told ►er that Le Peennewale Tilted her every tutor
d►y, sad that she espesied to get 30000(r. a year old of the
beanies esepesise by Wiping illases. Deolased hd
also weld list the ins it the family way, sod that la

Powsnerais was the father. She died with the deceased
the day prosodies ter theeb, and eh, this appeared gait.
well. The thesased was always pew, sad the (whams) did
not Mak 17 powible that the primer mold hare given be
13,0006.

&went faker vitamin pve evidence to the same effect,
reepeadta. tke .isolated mum of the deeeued end bet
sivaitesei eirennaideaces.

Jules Deenich, anwhanee agent, deposed u follows
M. de Is Paean* first cams to me in May last year. He
said that he wanted to oiled an Maumee in favour of
chid yet =born, end attar I had explained to him the
making et snob Inearscaom he farther stated that having had
intineate Mafioso beats his own sashimi with • married
yeoman, shoe left a widow, he intended to devote 20,000 h.
• year to issue a rather considerable sum oa her hie.
The importdoe al the sum to be insured, sad
the prieramer's tithe el coast, kit sae no doubt of tie
ciameity el his propcwais. I Mimed that the
intend he to* la Madame Palm's children arose
Lem his own Mains to them. He introduced me to
NMI. Ph*, who assmed mass to have the business 14.
tied at ems, ad spoke very highly of In Panalerais. The
homes* sompriss readily assegisd the proposals made
end seat their physicians to see Mme. Paaw, whom they all
load • vary promalabg life. The policies were Boom
atterwarde filled up and the first mosey paid. I always
**eh Ike prisoner quite • gentleman in all his
ash. The prisoner talked to me *oat parehder a
home few 400,000 fr., dike was to be paid for in ready
mossy. Vibes Maim Paaw died I was adieu to know all
the parlichaws, not that I suspected • mime, bat I thought
there might have bees soma &mph* pesethed. Bat when
Dr. Chasilast sertild that the deareed died el a fall
which Invaght en • perforation of the stomach, I no longer
had any dos* immediately prepared to assist the pri.
poser is shah, the affair with the mammies. But the
companise reprded the death as suspicious, and were deter.
mined to have the matter investipted.
The ass has bees again adjoarad.

CONGREGATIONAL UNION MEETING.
(THIS DAY.)

The annual meeting of the members and friends
of this society wee held this =miss in the Poultry Apr;
the Rev. If. A. ALL4OI la the chair.
The ONALIOUI rid the Mb of this as* would be tee
tasestesary of the death of Carlo, aM he hoped that all
Oleistisse ereuhi auk their sense et the importuers ci
that inset._

Puna Finas. me &minima el the Evangelical Deka el
the Olierehie el Time% mid the Othgregolonal
ma*, loomproontod were two item botia
Mem &dent is view.
Oa the means ri the Rev. Mr. WO•ta., wooded by the
Dm Mr. Imam the Bev. Yr. Thoulio, of Bristol, w
doted aheiram• el the Wes for MM.
It wee then &idol that the eatamail ametiag of the
axles amid be heid hi the town el Hall.
The aro. Dr. Loth el Beeeem. remarhed QM the
IISkIS bed °Deferred Lining blowing' oa thawed'. In Wths,
be was moth happy to eitheasee that o wiag to the liberanty
of their Meade, they now led • care of fx,01301. for the
load. H. el teod tie ooestithiith el tth rie.
amiss, sad tie( • annuities to °molder, if onumary,
oid made is the mode of thadontiog
the weal sad &Mammal anoetlaga, the &munition to tepid
I. the emellag at Hall.
1 Der. Mr. TIIOIOIIIIOI4 el Liverpool, mid mere alight
alterations were soomery, amid some bad beam yeepreod
whit did sot dent the geneal prtheiple of the mem. rool
which. if adopted. would reader it more effective forthe
Mare.
After woes dbeemirs the moths wth carriod, sad the
mamilthe
The Rev. A. PIICUMOI4 rod SS the
Osiris as • theide and after from
Citisla of .
Mr. Daft* Dr. Dew. F. Waft, Mr. B.
Kerley sad ahem remeetiag life of Oath, dud
work et eveageliose la the anuttry. the presoak.
id% • vete of Mamba to the theinum.