The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-22 00:00:00

FRANCE AND ITALY.

The independence Beige, in announcing the pro-
jected marriage of Prince Humbert, the heir appa-
rent of the throne of 'tidy, with Princess Anna
Murat, lays :
lam enabled to state that the head of the Princes. has
been officially solicited by the Marquis Poen, who is him-
self a son of a Priam' Moist. This marriage will strengthen
the booda which already exit between Italy sad the only
great power from whisk she may baps the final develop•
meat of her unity.

PORTUGAL.

(=rises zuzzaa.)
LISBON, Aucosi' 15.

Don Eusebius Page, and Don Innoceucio
Bold= have arrived in Lisbon to treat on the part
of the Spanish government respecting the frontier
points, where junctions should be made between the
Portuguese and Spanish railways.
The Marquis de Tagliacarne has presented his
credentials as representative of the King of Italy ;
the present charge d 'affaires, the Count de la
Tour, will soon quit this capital.
The rumours industriously spread by the oppo-
sition papers that Senor Mendez Leal, the Minister
of Marine, will surrender his portfolio, are con-
i sidered to be unfounded. .

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The Federal frigate Niagara is in the Tagu... It is
said her mission is to intercept a steamer bought at
Liverpool, ostensibly for the navigation between
Lisbon and the Portuguese possessions, but iii
reality for a Confederate cruiser. The Portuguese
papers further assert that the steamer will not sail
as the intentions of the Federate have transpired.
. .

The reclamation of the Spanish government
respecting the capture of the shipVirgen del Refugio
is not likely to cause any serious difficulty (since
announced by telegraph to have been settled). It
appears that this vessel was a slaver, and the proofs
of her delinquencies were overwhelming, and she
was captured within the Portuguese waters, a point
on which no doubt exists.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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Leah '130.04 , N.W. 2 3 W.N.W. b 0.13' 1
Ardreemo 40.06 2 &Z. 2 11 N. b— 1
Greencastle 80.07 2.11 10. N.& 2 4 &N.& cc 0.03 1
Galway '2o 62 N.N.Z. 2 2 W.B.W. e —. 2
Cape Clear 29.9467, Z. 4i I N.Z. e— ; 6
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1 Pembroke 30.6 E Si ILN.L. 2, 1 N.W. 6 2
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HOMent 20.16,63 KN.& 3, 4 N.W. 0 I
tothefort 29.911411' NA. 4! 11 N.W. ,cb 2
Plymouth 20.9468 Z. 413 W.B.W. Ico 2
Weymouth 29.96,35, N.& 6, 3 W. I c 4
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Leaden 110.01j60 &N.& 2, 4 W.Z.W. Ibb 6.21 -
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Welds • 80.0661 N.W. 2, 2 I N.& : 6 —' 2
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to fresh, doe gene. treat, showers to
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next above. Limns. As next above.
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lacenles. Boatbern=impllsb Channel and Pay of Blew. Nodes
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THE ATTEMPTED MIMED= AT TICKENHALL.—The
minas Sarah Adams, who made such • demos:ate attempt
as the life of her husband last Wednesday, by shooting
him with the contents of two p• s heavily loaded with
abet, was brought up at Derel before Mr. W. T. Co.,
• ou Saturday morning last. The wider, of the
husband, who appeared with his bead besieged up and
fare badly swollen from the effects of the injuries he had
received, went to show that be went home end fell asleep,
duties which time his wife discharged a pietal at him.
He awoke, and maw his wife going into a beck hitches. Ile
followed her, and when she returned she discharged •
second pistol, which inflicted wounds on the right rade of
his face. Jealousy appears to have been the muse for the
commital of the offence, as the prisooer had previously told
her husbandthat "he must have something against bar or
he world ant go on so." It was stated that she bought
one of the pistols from Messrs. bon', shop, Ashby-de-le-
Zouch, on the Monday previous, and that she bad exhibited
symptoms of as unsoand need for some time past. After
the depoeitione of the whams had been taken, the pri-
soner was folly committed to take her trial at the next
seam The man is in • fair way for recovery.
ACTION AGAINNT A LADY FOR BREACH OF PRO-
misz.-013 Saturday the ass of "Lister v. Wray' was
heard before Mr. Justice Blechhers at Loeb. The pllsiatiff
is 58 years old, and the defeadist, Mrs. Penes. Wray,
who is 69 years of age, bas bens already married three times.
She has • jointure of 7001. *year. Mr. Dishy Seymour, in
opening the case, stated that the preliminaries with reaped
'to the rearriage had been so far weaned that the wedding
beetakfeet was ordered, and the Rev. Mr. Hudewell was the
gentleman selected to perform the sierenniey. On the day
before that arranged for the osinnony • neaten mins from
tie lady that she had cheated her mind. Plaintiff had •
carps beg at the bonsai thedefeadantat the time, contain-
ing his wedding snit, and when he went to accompany her,
as he thought, to the altar, the door was shimmed in his face.
There was no material disparity is point of years between
the parties. Plaintiff had lost • wife, and • benefit ad
solace which he sought in his declining years, and he had
also lost the advantage of her handsome Scams of 6081.
or 7001. per year. This woe innately • case is which the
lady had promised to marry and had not Willed that
contract, and the question must consequently go to the
jury as to the amount of damages. Mr. Sedgwick, clerk
in the Superinteodent Right:see Ofgoe, Bast-parade,
Leeds, stated that in February the *Stiff and defen-
dant cams Into the Milos together. They seemed very
happy. Mr. Lbter asked for a notice of home. sad the
ladr waited until it was filled up. Witness asked plain-
tiff's name and his residers, sod whom be was going to
marry. The answer was ' Patience Wrev," sad a fee of
two nines was paid by the plaintiff. The age given by
the lady was 69, sad the "youthful bridegroom stated
that he wen 68 years of age. The lady looked freak sad
sprightly for her yearn. The jury decided in favour of the
plaintiff and gave him me farthing damsels
A LADY PREACHER AND THE POLICE—Mott of
our raiders ;says the Carmarthen Journal) bare doubtless
heard of Mrs. Colossi Bail, • lady who in (perhaps somewhat
indiscreetly) minutiae from tows to town throughout the
Principality for the Fuson of prambieg and ailing oppose
of the Scriptures. Whether Its. Ball menders Swansea
more depraved than other towns we kiss not, bather Idly
hers has now been prolonged for several moatha, sad the.
way in which she fulfils her missies has repeatedly brought
her into antagonism with the polio*. Some few weeks ago
Mrs. Bell woe summoned before the beach foe musing ob.
'mebas in the streets, sad the cam being proved she was
ordered to pay 6s. 6d. costa. Oa Monday lest Mrs. 801 l was
again samnimed for • similar offence, and as this
occasion Mr. Robert Sotherlsed, the town minims',
was also sammosed. The ems was proved by S.C. Sr
who swore that an Sunday evening both defendants were
preaching in Castle-square, that a very large crowd of per-
sons cocigregatsd around them, sad the thoroughfare was
consequently obstructed. Tee defendants brought forward
three or four respectable civilians, who dossed that they
were present during the whole of the Sunday main ser-
vice, aid that there Ina no olstructioa—pedmtriens mimed
and masted on either side of the street. The magistrate%
however, believed the case proved, and hoed each of the
defied/into 205., or 14 days' imprisonment. The defendants
refused to pay, statist they had no momy, and Mrs. Ball
adding that the apostles went to gaol for the cause of Christ
in days of old, and she would fellow their example. Ulti-
mately, however, • gentleman in court paid the money for
both the defendants, who wars then liberated. Mn. Bell
left • Bible with the head constable as a gift to the officer
who bad proved the ease against her.
DEATH rams LOciJAW.—On Friday an inquest
was held at the Royal lalinnuy, Bristol, by Mr. J. B.
Oriadeo, city wooer, upon thebody of Hoary L•ga. aged
43. It appeared from the evidence that on Friday, the Sib
lost., cleansed was at work OS some baildiogs for Mr. Thom,
builder, Cliftoc, sad while he was engaged in clearing away
some rubbish alder a wall a dear fell upon him, and he
sustained • cut on his head, sear the temple, and some other
bruises. The cut on the bead was an inch and s half in
length, and it healed op, apparently very well, hut as be
coothasid to suffer from the effects of his injuries he was
reismed to the iairmary on Monday last. Mr. Cooper,
house surgeon, stated that the deceased was suffering from
beams, or lockjaw, when be was Sought in on Monday,
mid continued to leak until Friday afterooon, whoa be
died from exbanstim. The jury returned • verdict of
" Died from loakjaw."
Fated. Gus Aontnzirr.—A distreasing accident
osounsd as Pride afeensecon to Charles CrsAsek, axed VT.
sea of Mr. l , of Risluneed-road, Shepherd's-bosh.
He was in the act of drawing oat arm from • place where
it was wally kept, with this eaumS awards his. Uofor
I SeeetwlY the pleas woe Warted, sad sonistbiss catching the
Winer, it mot off, and the esatepts lodged in his bcKII•
Medical aid was promptly obtained; but afar lingering in
great agony for some time, death put an end to his suffer-
ings.