The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-20 00:00:00

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EXPRESS FROW,PARIS.

Our Paris letters of last evening have arrived, but
contain no intelligence of importance.
Le Droit says, in reference to the affair of Count
Mortier : " Doctors Faille, Calineil, and Falret, by
judgment of Dec. 15, received the double mission to
examine, first, if Count Mortiet.could be removed to
an establishment not appropriated to persons affected
with mental alienation ; and, secondly, to decide if he
was really of unsound mind. On Jan. 6, they sent
into President Debelleyme their report on the question
ofremoling the count, and declared that they had visited
him on Dec. 28, at Ivry, in the maison de sante of Dr.
Mitivie, and had, in the presence of M. Poisson-
Seguin, the count's &roue, endeavoured to ascertain
the mental state of the patient. Afterwards each
physician had visited him separately, and finally on
the morning of the day on which the report was
drawn up, they had conjointly conversed with the
count for an hour and a half. The conclusion to
which they have unanimously come, after all these
observations, is that Count Nlortier ought not to be
removed to an ordinary maison de sante. The report
terminates thus : ' The reasons which have induced
the medical men whose names are affixed to this re-
port to come to this decision, will be stated in the
ulterior report which they are also ordered by the
judgment of Dec. 15 to present, relative to the ques-
tion as to whether Count Mortier is to be considered
affected with mental alienation. "

A letter from Turin, in the Augsburg Gazette, states
that the Russian ambassador at Rome has at length
presented to the Pope the ratification of the treaty
for the arrangement of the religious differences be-
tween his holiness and the Emperor of Russia, with
an apology for the delay which prevented the Pope
from announcing the fact in his last allocution. It
appear' that, according to this treaty, there are to be
seven catholic dioceses in Rassiaasedruland, and that
the bishops are not to be appointed without the ap-
probation of the Pope. The Roman Catholic clergy
in Russia and Poland are to be treated with respect.
and there is to be no obstacle thrown in the way of
religious worship, according to the creed of the Roman
church.

PAWS, Jas. 19.—New Loan, 74 88. Three per Cents, 73 43;
Fives, 115 43; Fours, 100. Belgian Fives, 1840, 984 ; Ditto, 1842,
9941 Naples Mites, 99 23. ltonuin Loan, 934. Treasury Bends, 44.
Beak Shares, 3180. Exchange on London (right), 23 nO.

The Madrid mail of the 13th was received in Paris
at a late hour yesterday afternoon. General Espar-
tyro had paid a visit to Narvaez. Oa the 13th great
curiosity was excited at the Senate, where Espartero
attended for the first time, and took the oaths. After
that ceremony the Duke de Beylen invited Espartero
to take a seat near him. After reading a rcport of
the Captain-General of Catalonia, declaring
that the insurgents which had scoured the
country had entirely disappeared, Narvatz ad-
vanced to Espartero and shook hands with him.
At the close of the sitting the two generals had
a long conversation. Espartero wore black, with no
decoration except the chain and medal of Charles 111.
At the close of the session, a great crowd was col-
lected at the door to see Espartero, who came out ac-
companied by his aide-de-camp, M. Ventura Bemis-
tegni. The people received the general uncoveied,
and made an avenue in the crowd for him to approach
his carriage. The people saluted the general by ges-
tare, but uttered no exclamations.

El Clamor Public° says that M. Salamanca has
addressed an application to the Chamber of Deputies,
demanding a public investigation of the charge pre-
ferred by M. Pidal against him, viz., that he had ab-
stracted, for his private use, twenty-five millions of
reels from the public funds. "No other course," says
that journal, remained for M. Salamanca."
Pitaoato, Jan. 13.—Three per Cents., 261 to 27 at 30 dart, 201
each; Po;urpperirement,p.lll.eaand,utpz...pgfornta., 151 to
lotit.
.T•at:
dinand, 123 paper. paper.
on London. 48 20.100 paper.

SPECIAL COMMISSION.

COUNTY OF CLARE.
(plum OUR OWN RIPORTER.)
ENNIS, MONDAY JAN 17
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CONSPIRACY TO MVROER Mu. WATSON..—CiPITALCON.
TICTION.—In my letter this morning I forwarded an detract
of the Attorney-General's statement in this case. It em-
braced the leading facts of the charge against the primiser as
they appeared afterwards in evidence.
The evidence adduced on the trial of Ryan and Hayes
with regard to the murder having been fully gone into,
John Crowe, • boy aged about 12, was produced : Ile is
nephew of the prisoner. Recollects his uncle's cows having
been wised. The night before the murder of Mr. Watson,
Was. Ryan (Puck), Wilkinson, and a boy named Michael
Cruse, slept at his uncle's house. Kelly was under-servant.
Did not sleep in the house that night. A strange man came
to the house next morning. The strange man took five bul-
lets off the dresser; after which the prmoner Ryan (Pack)
and the other men, James Kelly and Wilkinson, went out
to the cow-house. They were there about half an-hour.
They all came out of the house then but Wilkinson. When
they came back, witness heard " Puck" Ryan say there were
good charges in. After this witness went for horses, to take
them to plough, and when he was coming back he saw
Ryan (Puck), James Ke.ly, and the strange boy. !Ding
down the field together, towards the high road. Saw Ryan
(Puck) at his uncle's several times after the murder; but he
n slept there after.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. O'Hea, but no-
thing to affect his direct testimony was elicited.
Andrew Quinlisan : I know Ryan (Small). I remember
to have lent him ls. 6d. I saw him at Killaloa five or six
days before the murder. We went into Crowe's house toge-
ther, and he called for spiri:s. When it was nearly drank
the prisoner came in. He asked who I was, and said he
wanted to bare some words with Ryan. I then left the
place. Before I left I asked him for the Is. 6d. He mid he
had'nt it then, but would in a very abort time. After Mr.
Watson's murder Ryan showed me five pounds, but he had
not change to pay me.
This witness was also cross-examined at some length. He
admitted having heard of a large reward is this ease, but
he denied that he was influenced by the expectation of a
portion of it.
Garrett Shaughnessy examined: I live in Limerick. I
was committed to the gaol of that city before last Christ-
mas. I was charged with having the possession of butter
knowing it to be stolen. I know the prisoner. I saw him
first the Wednesday before Christmas; he was in the yard of
the gaol with me, and we slept in the same cell for three nights.
I had some conversation with him. I have a brother-in-law
named Garret Walsh. Crowe said he knew him, and that
he was an honest proper men. On the day after Crowe
came in, I had a conversation with him. I eked him what
brought him there, and he replied, it was suspicion of Mr.
Watson's murder. He told me he lived near Buogebar. I
spoke then of some people I knew on the Shannon works,
and he said he knew them. The next day he said he was
glad he had a friend to speak to. He told me that when
he was coming to prison he had some money which he was
about sending to his wife, but that the constable
told him to keep it himself, as he might want it; we slept
together; he told me that thirteen or lourteen head of cattle
of his bad been canted, and that before Mr. Watson was
murdered he brought his note to him to raise money to re-
deem his cattle, and that he refused him, and added that he
expected " God or man would not blame him to kill that
ruffian." After that he stated that he went to Glenomera
on the day of the muscat r; he said his wife's cousin told him
to be there that day, and to have good witnesses, or he should
Buffer for all. The prisoner also spoke of James Kelly, his
servant, having been taken up for the murder, but thanked
God they could get nithing out of him ; he said something
of a gun he gave to Hayes, and only got the barrel of it
back.
The cross-examination or Mr. O'Hea elicited from the
witness a confession that he was a most depraved character,
and it would appear also, though not adm:tted by him, that
he had been set upon Crowe for the purpose of extracting
something to imphcate him in the murder of Mr. Watson.
Nathaniel Barton, James Crowe, Dennis Flyn, Lacy,
Mr. Browne, J.P., and Dr. Purden gave similar testMony
to that given by them on the trial of Ryan and Hayes.
Mr. Augustus Arthur, brother to the owner of the pro-
perty on which the prisoner was tenant, deposed that he saw
Crowe at his house, at Glenomera, about 12 o'clock on the
da of the murder. lie said he came down to see about
his cattle that were seized. The cattle had been sold at the

time.
The boy John Crowe was recalled, and, in answer to the
court, stated that his um:le must have heard Ryan (Puck) my
that the gun was well charged.
The case for the crown closed, and Mr. O'Hea addressed
the jury for the defence. He cunt: dcd that the witnesses
were not trustworthy, and that, even if the jury believed all
that had been sworn, they should still actriit the prisoners, as
the mere fact of previous knowledge would not sustain the
charge in the indictment, that he incited, hired, procured,
counselled, and commanded, &c.
Michael Cruse, servant to prisoner; Mary Kelly, maid
servant, and sister to the prisoner James Kelly (charged in
the same indictment with Crowe) ; and Mary Crowe,
daughter to the prisoner, were severally. produced for the
defence. Their evidence was a total denial of the evidence
of the boy John Crowe, respecting the transactions in the
prisoner's house on the night before and morning of the
murder. They were confronted with John Crowe, who re-
peated his account of the proceedings is the presence of each.
The Solicitor General replied on the part of the Crown.
The Lord Chief Baron recapitulated the evidence, and
commented on it at some length, telling the jury, that if
they believed the evidence for the prosecution, there was
sufficient to sustain the indictment.
At nine o'clock the jury retired, and in a few minutes
returned to court with a verdict of Guilly.
The court was much crowded during the trial, and the
greatest interest was exhibited as to the result. Whatever
the opinions as to the moral guilt of the prisoner, the legal
proof appeared to have failed, so a general expectation was
entertained of an acquittal, and the ver,lict of guiltyh no
was
therefore received with a murmur of surprise, but wit
symptom of disapprobation.
The court was then adjourned to next morning.
ENNIS, TUESDAY, JAN. 18.
MURDER OF MARTIN WMATION.—The judges so: at ten
o'clock this morning, when Thomas li•Satnheary and lax

others were indicted for the wilful murder of Martin
M'Mahon, at Cerhoemore, on the 3rd of the present month.
The prisoners refused to join in their challenges, and
Thomas M'Snenhesey was selected, and given in charge for
the felony.
The Attorney-General stated the ease for the crown.
This appeared to him one of the most distressing cases
brought before the court since the commencement of the
commission. The evidence would show clearly that the pri-
soner, with a number of others, went to the house of a per-
son named M./dation, en the 3rd instant. They were armed
with fire-arms, but he (the Attorney-General) considered it
right to state that, as far as they were enabled to
make any investigation on the subject, the arms were not
loaded. The prisoner, with others, however, attacked the
house of ld'ldahon and demanded arms. fit'Mahon resisted.
M'Mahon's brother endeavoured to protect him; he was
dreadfully beaten and bruised, and the effect was that he
died in a few days after. The polies were out on duty at the
time, and shortly after the outrage the prisoner at the bar
and another person charged were found with their feces
blackened.
Witnesses were produced in proof of the above facts, and
the prisoner was clearly identified as one of the party.
Mr. O'llea briefly addressed the court for the defence, but
no witnesses were examined.
The jury, without leaving their box, found the prisoner
PLEADING GUILTY TO ♦ CHARGE OP MURDER.—Patrick
Guerin, John Gr4irt, and Charles Ilealy, were next put
forward charged with the same murder for which M'Snen-
honey has just been committed.
They were, on application, allowed to withdraw their plea
Mut* guilty, sad plead guilty.
ADJOURNMENT OP vitaCuranuterox.—BirLuctue O'Deiea,
foreman of the grand jury, came into court, and seked if the
jury might be discharged, there being no other business be-
fore them.

The Chief Justice replied that they might retire for the
present ; but so it was the intention to have the commission
adjourned, their attendance would he main required.
fuesday, the Bth of February, will, in all probability, be
the day to which the commission will be adjourned.
CONSPIRACY TO MURDER.—Michael It Mahon was given
in charge for having, with others, conspired to murder a
per'on named Daniel Boland.
The Attorney-General is now (at post-hour) stating the
case for the crown. The case rests mainly on the testimony
of an approvtr, who, according to his own confession, was
hired to commit the murder, and would have committed it
only that the money promised was not forthcoming.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(Tms DAY.)
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.

TRU BANKRUPTCY OP EX-ALDERMAN THOMAS WOOD.-
This morning this bankrupt, who was described as of No. 2,
Corbet-court, Gracechurch-street, in the city of London, at-
torney-at-law, dealer, and chapman, came up to pass
his examination. The accounts, which were prepared with
great care by Means. Bankes and eon, of Fish.street-
hill, contained also an appendix, showing the affairs
of the bankrupt in connexion with the Talacre Mining
Company. '1 he debtil to creditors were 4,6951. 7s. 6d. ; do.
holding securities, 2,9481. 17s. 74. ; liabilities, 1371. To
creditor, late firm of Wood and Wickham, 6751. 18s. Id.
Profits from Dec., 1845, to Nov., 1847, 2,6051. ; subscrip-
tions received for defraying expenses in contest for
office of Lord Mayor, in 1846, 1431. as, together
with other accounts, amounting, in the whole,
to 12,7011. 2s. 4d. Creditor: Debts good, 7151. 10s. 84. ;
doubtful, 401. Si. 10d. ; bad, 61. 7s. 64. Debtor
to estate of Wickham, 1,5701. 101. 4d. ; property,
1361. Bs. 84. ; do. in hands of creditors, 2,0191. 17s. 9d. ;
losses, 1,2611. 90. sd. ; payments on account of Talacre Com.
pany, in settlement of outstanding accounts, 4901. lls. 84. :
expenses in contest for office of Lord Mayor, 9791. 111. Id. ;
trade expenses, 1,782/. 19s. Id.; household, personal,
1,3841. 6s. Bd.; balance deficient on 31st Dec., 1846,
1,9661. 7s. 3d. ; and other items, 12,7011. 21. 44.
Account with the Talacre Company : Debts and liabilities
bond fide paid by Ald. T. Wood, from the commencement of
the company up to his bankruptcy, 4,8231. 13s. 81. ; claims
thereon, 5871. Bail against company, 918/. 7s. Total loss,
6,6391. Os. 8.1.
The bankrupt passed his examination without the slightest
opposition.
RE THE TRING, READING, AND BASINGSTOKE RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.-This was a meeting to declare a final di-
vidend to the creditors under this estate; it was, however,
further adjourned for the account of Messrs. Hill and
Benin, the solicitors to the company. An application was
made on behalf of Mr. Ford, the surveyor to the company,
to be admitted to prove for 3001., being half his former
claim, and which the directors thought ham entitled to.-
His Honour said ho had already decided that Mr. Ford was
• partner, and Sherbet.* ...lid not reverse his decision; but
an appeal could be made to the Vice-Chancellor.

TDE VACANT GARTER. Some speculation has
arisen is to the presentation of the vacant garter. It will be
recollected that on the demise of the late Duke of Northum-
berland, the names of the Duke of 1.1.-dford and the Duke
of Norfolk were prominently mentioned as the probable re-
cipients of the blue riband then vacant, and that the former
nobleman received it, so that it ia probable that his Grace of
Norfolk will receive the present one.
MESSRS. WOODLET.—A second dividend of 3e. 4d.
in the pound, making altogether 10s., hu been declared,
payable on the 15th and 16th February next, under the
estate of Messrs. W. and J. Woodley, corn factors, and a
favourable liquidation is ultimately expected.

CHIEF POOR-LAW COMMISSIONER.—This morning
Mr. Charles Buller, the chief commissioner under the pre-
sent New Poor-law Amendment Act, attended before Mr.
Justice Eels in the Bail Court, and took the usual oaths
upon his appointment.
LIVE STOCK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.—From
M'Queen'e "Statistics of the British Empire," we learn
the enormous value of the live stock in the king-
dom. It appears that there are 2,250,000 horses of the
total value of 67,000,0001., of which more than 1,500,000
are need in agriculture, and that their value is 4.5,000,0001.
The number of black cattle in the kingdom is about
14,000,000 to 15,000,000, of the value of 216,000,0001.; the
number of sheep, 60,000,000, whose value is estimated at
67,000,0001. ; and the extent of capital invested in swine is
still more extraordinary, when we reflect how little it is
thought upon or taken into account. The number of pigs
of all ages. breeding and rearing, is calculated to be up-
wards of 18,000,000, which, taking one-third at 21. each,
and the remainder at 103. each, gives a value of 11,870,00011
as the capital invested in pigs alone, making the total
amount of capital invested in the above species of agricultu-
ral stock, 346,270,0001.

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