The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-03 00:00:00

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Beint/X, Fes. 2.—Prince Alfred will leave this
shy for Bonn cc Sunday sort.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales are expected to retina to town to-day from
Osborne.
The Duke of Grafton has joined the duchoes and
Lady Ashburton at Cannes. The duke has quite recovered
from the effete of the accident be met with in the keeling-
held just before he left to join tie dualism in the south of
Fame.
The Duke and Duchess of Buckingham aro not
expected to rotors home from Ludy until mat month.
The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland is stay-
lag at Chadian. Bucks, where a select family circle is as.
ambled.
His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady
Wedehouse held their drat drawintroom in Dublin Castle
en Wednemby.
Count de la Tour, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Pleuipotentiazy of the Stag of Italy at the mart
if Mexion, lise left Claridge's Hotel for Southampton. on
his way to South America.
The marriage of Lady Victoria Scott and Lord
Schoenberg Herr will take pierce at Delkeith, in the Dub of
Bucelestoles private dispel, toward, the sad of this month.
We (Timm) are informed that the arrangements
for warming sad veatUaleg the Howes of Parliament
have been placed by Mr. William Cowper under the direc-
tion of Dr. Percy.
The day of election of the Dew number of the
French Academy le sot lied, the candidates net have(
yet seared the number of suffrage neon cry for the
filling up the vacant seat amoopt the forty chairs. IL Jules
Janis is supported by the members of the Academy who
prefer the claims of literates ; whilst those who think that
the preponderance ought to be in favour of elopes do not
sum likely to support him. M. Aerie, his sedeatific
opponent, ha, however, bees distinguished also for his
literary productions. "Oa Ike Departure of M. Lammtine
for the East " was received as one of his most 116•011•Bilki
productions. The work by which he is beat knows, and
which, perhaps, entitles him most to the academic seat,
is "La 'Pills d'Eaohyle," for which he obtained the
Hostyon prise is 184 d.
During the public exhibition at Paris on Wed-
nesday of the objects of art forming the PourtalZa Gallery,
a Florentine vane, in brows, of exquisite workmanship,
was stew from cue of the rooms. On the discovery el the
theft the doors were closed and a general search was made,
bat without result, is the thief had already made off with
his booty.
Constantinople journnla of the 25th ult. announce
that Feed-Puha, the Greed ruier, having sent for Mdme.
Sidon to hie palms, presented to bee from the Sultan a
neshisee of die/muds, engraved with his Majesty's cipher.
This favour was declared to be a mark of the sovereign's ap-
preciation of the great performer's talent The distinction
is sonaidered the greater that Mdme. Ristort is the first per.
sou that has ever received a present marked with the im-
perial cipher.
Several of the Italian prelates have written to
M. Vies, Minister of Jostle at Turin, in reply to hie sir.
ode referring to the Pope's Encyclical letter. The Bishop
of Moedovi dealer's that the episcopacy of Italy will he
unanimous in doing what is ordered by the Pope, sad net
what the government wishes. The Bishop of View re-
pots that he feels booed to transgress the ministerial order,
while the Bishops of Piaostisa and Parma declare that they
cannot permit the government to interfere with the des-
pise of their dioceses.
NARROW EScAPI or Loan Gouoii.—We regret to
be called ea to reseed the eioniplete destruction by Ire of
Laotian House, the property of Mr. Henry Whits, of
None, and situated at a few minutes' walk from Leeman
station, as the itomehire Railway. The OCOUITIPDOII took
plaes on Sunday mornor some time past the home
bad been tenanted by General Sir Patrick Great and his
family, including his Captain Great, and his rela-
tive, the veteran Lord all of whom have bow
spending the weer in the The origin of the
ire is as yet quite • mystery; all that is known being
that about 3 o'clock oe Sunday morning one of the
upper servants awoke nearly eaffocated by smoke proceed-
*, from en aputnent above the drawing.room. She
Immediately pve the alarm, bat before any stare could be
taken to emertals the cause the flames bed broken forth,
and had raised complete control over the building. AU
that the -Wastes were able to do waa to save themselves.,
sad to carry off the silver plate and seam of the paintlup,
everything OW is the boom bang left a prey to the dames.
bad a narrow cape with his life. He was car-
ried out of his bed to a plow of eilety at a time when live
minutes' longer delay weld havetineured his destruetioi.
General Gast was not In the hone st the time of the
essurreme, having left the previous day on a visit to San-
gaiter Hones, near Forces. By 6 o'clock, at ter Malin
Surly three boors, the whole premise were an entire wreck,
with the exception of • small addition mosativ made to the
house, which was saved. Amid much that is valuable which
hes bees destroyed, the friends of General Great will
timely regret to hear that be has experienced the brew
islieless of all his Indian juarmth Mooned with so Path
care for may suss s's. The house was, we endemism!, is.
sand for I, ~ a ss width anusot represent more than
onshali its tale,—/nocrucee Adertieer.

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IMPORTANT REFORM MOVEMENT IN
RUSSIA.

It was stated a few days ago, in one of Renter's
telegrams, that the nobility of Moscow had agreed 1
to an address to the Emperor, praying for the
establishment of a representative house. We have
now received full particulars of this interesting in-
cident. It seems that the address was adopted by a
majority of 270 votes to 36. It is as follows :
MOM patens sire,—The nobility of Moscow cannot at
their pass' mestieg refrain from ezpreedng to your
Majesty their feelings of deep devotion sad gratitude for
year Majesty's wise initialioas invariably directed towards
the welters of our country. We ere reedy, sire, to op-ope-
rate with you, by word sad by deed, in the difiloult but
gloriosa path which you bare chosen. We are oonvioosd,
the that you will not halt in that path, and that you will
proceed in it, leaning on your faithful nobißty and on the
whole Realm nation. The strewth of our conatry lies
is ila friendly unity and integrity. By pt rag
your hitherto divided Kneels into a single body,
by welding it firmly together, and minim; the separate
rights al some of its parts by general rights for all, you will
eiladaabe for ever all possibility of revolt sad civil war.
The sew fund institutions which your. Majesty has oallsd
lab life are destined, wins fully developed, to make durable

the glary and streogth of Russia.
Maplate, therefore, mire, U. edifice of the State of which
you have hid the fouodation by oocvoking a posral as-
sembly of men elected by the whole of Ramie for the die.
maks of requirements common to the empire. Command
year faithful nobility, with the same object, to elect the
beet Ines from Naiad their ranks. The nobility have
always hese firm supporters of the Basilan throne. With-
out being oessidered in the service of the State ; without
enjoying the rewards connected with it ; falftltiag their duty
without remuneration to the advantage of the wintry sad
of passel order ; these men will, by their position, be called
upon to guard the moral end peHtMal principles cm which
the BMW repeals, and which are so losstimable
00 the people, and 03 indispensable to the reel well being.
By that means. sirs, you will racertaio the wants of our
enuntry in their true light, you will riders confidence in
the executive, you will attain a drift observes= of the law
►y all and each, and he applicability to the requirements of
the ematry. The truth will reach your throne unimpeded,
amnia at ►ome and &brood will be silemed, when the
people, in the persons of their repriesatativea, shall with
love sarround the throes, and watch constantly that no
treason approach it from any quarter.
Neat gleams eke I—The nobility of Moscow appear
before gem Mateo" at the cell of their seared duty as
faithful subjects, having only the advantage of the State in
view.
We speak, Size, in the full reuviction that our words
correepood with your own policy and with the spirit of
your pest reforms.
Three nobles were chosen from the Assembly to
proceed to St. Petersburg in order to present the
address, and on the 26th ult. it appeared in a journal
connected with the party of the nobles, called the
Message, together with a report of the debates
which preceded its adoption. Both the address and
the report, however, were printed without previous
authorisation from the tonsure department ; and in
the evening the paper was seized, and a prosecution
commenced at a criminal court of the editors.
A letter from St. Petersburg of the 27th ult., in the
independalice Beige says :—" The public mind here
is in a state of excitement which it is im-
possible for me to describe. Opinions are
divided. The doctrinaires of the liberal party are
determined only to see in this proceeding the fact
of an address demanding a constitution, and they
applaud the nobility of Moscow ; but people more
farseeing are against the address ; they see in it,
sad justly, according to my opinion, an at-
tempt to establish in Russia an oligarchy much
more to be feared than the comparatively moderate
despotism of the present reign. The government
appears determined to act with severity in the
matter. Yesterday, in the Senate, it was resolved
to close the Assembly of the Moscow nobility, and
to declare all resolutions it has adopted null and
void. It is also expected that the Emperor will
himself proceed to the ancient capital."

LAW INTICLLIGENCE.
erslB DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
The eend sat this morning I. beep, and formally de•
livered judgment In the ease of
POTOSI V. till WOW,
width was a claim by the sappliaat for annpassailin for
the infriegentest of the pates by the Lords d the Ad-
ninny is the constinetion of the Saterpries. The crown
demurred to the potties of right as two grenade, list—
admitting the infringement—ilset the crows had a peen
right to use the attain, which was one of • proems menu.
facture, without payment to the inventor, and doe
in the manufacture of thy artiste required by the
crown, but that if they called on the serene'
of the patentee, that then be was sodded to
such remuneration as was Wool on between his and the
damn of the public depertinent. The second objection
was that • petition of eight was not the proper remedy for •
claim in tort. On a former occasion the court annoaseed
that their judgment was for the crown, but they took time
to put it in a written farm to enable either party to appeal.
The Lord Chief Justice, end Jmtlem Crompton, Blackburn,
and Mellor, before whom the ease was tried, took their seats
on the bench at the
document
siting alp morn and
borate the Lord ()Mel
Justice read the judgmt. It a very ela,
and after an examination of the arguments urged by the At-
torney-0 nerd for the crown, and Mr. Bovill, Q. 0., for the
suppliant, it referred to the earned recorded pasts by the
crows both with regard to trade and commerce, and ;steels
and Pasta for other punned, and especially for markets,
fain, he. In this patent there were no express weeds
to prevent the crows from ming it, and in greets km
the crows nothing passed except that which was ea.
prenly stated. AR grants of the crown bed been
construed strictly against the grantee, and that coostowilea
was confirmed by that put as the greets of fairs and mar
bets, the crown being always fres of tolls. It was urged
that this case was to be caudated sad derided upon what
was considered the settled stele of the law ; and when this
greet we. made it wall generally undeestood that a palest
weld not be used by the deposemeats of the mows
except on payment of its use to the patentee. No
doubt when a patentee matured his lavenue,, eel
took out a patent, he did so is the MPG
that if it was adopted by the crows be "mil
be remunerated for it the suns as U it bad been limed by a
private isdividuaband there were numerous indaness whose
it had bees done. So late as 1852 it was considered by the
crown that patentees ought to be paid, for in that year Ilk
John Jervis, the thee Attorney-0464nd, appeared below
the Privy Council and asked oe behalf of the crown that a
provision should be inserted is • palest to give the crws
prolong to WO It without payment to the paeans,.
In this as, no doubt, the patentee took out his patent in
the hope and expectation that if it was adopted in bed
Majesty's dockyards be would be remunerated for it, sad
although Mat tooded to show that this was a wee of pest
hardship it did sot affect the coomeruction to be pet apse
Me terms of this grant. Eves if the coat had been el
*Moe in favour of the suppliant on the first pint, they
were clearly of odder' that the suppliant could not nearer
by way of yearn= of right spied the crown in a claim let
tort. Under all the oircaunteness, their judgment was
in favour al the crown.
Judgment for the crown accordingly.
&Wogs at Nisi Fries it Westminster. —(Botor* Lord Chief
Justice Cockburn and • Special Jury.)
Till QOM V. RUIOLZ.—TILS CLIO OF Oil itAPFLIWOOCIL.
The fourth hawing of this case was resumed this morning.
The SolicitocComeral, Mr. Lush, Q.C., Mr. Hansen. and
Mr. V. Harcourt appeared for the crown ; Mr. Benin, Q. 0.,
ILL Kerslake, Q.C., Mr. Maciamars, and Mr. Telford Salter,
appeared for the defend•ot.
Alfred Stepheeme Giono, summed by the Solicitor.
General, deposed-1 wan ahoard the ship in Nevem.
bar, 1i63, by direction of Mr. Ferguson. Two or three
days afterwards I sew Mr. Rumble on board. He
come into the stoke hole cad asked Mr. Garr " What
men are these!" Re replied. " Men come to join the ship."
Mr. Rumble inked us if we lad been to sea before, and if
we wished to join the ship, sad we replied that we had
awns for that purpose. He then said, 'Yon an go as
with your work." I knew from the other men what we
were to be paid. I had • guinea a week, and the fink week
was paid to me by Mr. Ramble en board the ship. He paid
all the Woolwich men as board at that tame. I was
on board for a fortnight before the started. Mr. Rumble
came on beard emend time, but I never heard him give
any orders. He walked shout. When ate started she was
sot fit to go to sm. I knew is the morning that we were
to start is the niPt.
By the Lord Okterf Justice—What provisions had you on
board when you started'
Witnees—There were • few sheep and Lesty of bread on
board. I remained five days on band ship at Calais.
All the chief oaken, except the "ewers, wore uniforms,
and the Confederate deg was flying all the time I was
there.
Cross-examined by Mr. had no knowlegde of
her bung • Confederate ship before we started. Mr. Ram-
sey first told me of it oe the trip. Iliad so wish or intim.
bon of joining the Confipierate service. The uniform was
light grey, with gilt button'. I am sure it was sot bled..
I can't say bow long the bread would have lasted. There
were about 100 toes of coal to feed six boilers. They would
coesume about 25 toss • day. I understood we were en.
pgod fora tried trip only, net to exceed • fortnight. I
knew there were not more coals as board than were sue-
cleat foe the trial trip., The boilers and tubes were so
had that she was sot in a et state to go to am, and we had
some difficulty in getting to Calais. We had to draw the
fires three or tour times an consequence of the tubes link-
ing ;we could set keep water in them. The sheep aims on
hoard, to the best of my recollection, just before we
started. I was examined at Sittiogbourne. I have uses
O'Kelly several times sines. He has gone by the name
el Williams, and I received a letter from him signed
with that name. He pared as Williams when I first
knew him in Calais, after I had left the ship. Oa our ro-
man he appointed to meet us at the Fenchurehwtreet sta-
tion, and then I discovered his name wee O'Kelly. Whitt
there he and another gentleman cams and spoke to DA and
we west with them Into the Mike public-house, Mitre
-
street. We had what we liked, and the unknown gentle-
men paid for it. The gentlemen asked us why we had left
the ship, and we told him because we could not epee.
O'Kelly sad We friend left us and we returned home. 0' Kelly
has been my friend. He supplies me with thaws.
and whether he or the stout gentleman pays for them I don't
knew and I don't are. My father keeps • beershop, and
they now and then give him • tarn. We have spent many
pleasant evenings together. %
I think the memory Is better
when you are sober than when you are drunk. (laughter.)
1 doe thick I stated at Sittingbourne that Mr. Rumble
said the owner was away, and he had mutated him to pay
the warn. I act swear to it. I heard Hudord date it
there. Mr. Rumble might have said It. I did not think at
the time that Hudord was making a false statement.
Reexamined—lt was about half way aortae when Mr.
Ramsay told us she was • Confederate thip. It is not usual
to have all the boilers in use at the same time. She was not