The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1862.

States Lin by foreign shivers on the West emit of Africa;
sal if any request had been nude to the President of the
United Maws to permit the [tallish ships of war engaged in
the ..Iq.pression of the slave tnete to ascertain (during the
la, of the United Sate. squadron) the nationality of
Mips which may hoist the nag of the Uaited States.
Lord PALMMMSTON mid that rmaseentationa had hem
' made to au Veiled Stake government that the number of
guns stipulated by treaty to be employed by them oe the
coast of Africa fur the impresario° of the slave trade wen
ant now upon that station. The answer given wee, that
the m ccimtie, of the war and the blockade established on
tee southern cam obliged them to withdraw from that
statiou pert of the cruisers in their employ. Undoubtedly
that answer was not altogether eatisfactury, because it oily
amounted to this—that the United States government had
fadedio executing the engegement. of a trusty relating
to a subject iu which England took great lots
rest, because the cruisers which ought to be employed there
ware now employed in establishiog a blockade which in
itself was Tory injurious to the interests of the commerce el
this country. Wear. Lear.) He believed, however, be
see warranted in saying that the President of the United
States was very snakier to co-operate with Great Bntaia to
the suppression of the slave trade. In what particular
way that was to be done it wan impossible for him (Lord
Palmerston) to state, but he was satisfied that there was ea
earnest desire on the part of the United Stater government
to employ all the levees at their disposal to put the stave
trade (owe. In proof of that he might say that an Awl..
can citizeu who was convicted of being mimed in the alive
trade was now lying undcr sentence of death at New York
in comequeoce of his proceedings in prosecution of that
crime.
Mr. WiLD said the noble lord had not seawered the
last part of hie questiou.
Lord PA LtIERSTON said hie hoe. friend must be aware
th•it no permissioa could be effectively given by the Prete,
dent of the United States for the purpose mentioned, and
that it could only be done by treaty, and emictioned by the
Senate.

INDIAN MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.
Colonel DUNNE asked the Secretary of State for War,
if the total force to be maintained on the Indian establish.
ment had been decided on for this year; whether he would
lay upon the table of the house, before he brought in the
army unmake, the data ou which the capitation rata of
RN. per man, which was to be paid by the Indian govern-
moot, had been calculated; whether the amountso produced
wee to cover the expenses of the depots at home of Indian
regiments, of recruiting, and of the payment of pensioners
from Indian regiments ; and, if he would furnish an se-
count in detail of the items and services to which that pay-
ment by the Indian government would be applicable.
Sir G. C. LEWIS said that the government bad decided
upon the total force to be maintained on the Indian esta.
bliehment for the year. It would consist, including all but
the local forme, of Btl battalions of infantry, 11 regiments
of cavalry, and 18 brigades of artillery. The capitation grant
of 101. was calculated on the data of the total force of the
imperial army in India, including infantry, cavalry,andartil-
lery, officers and men, as shown by the monthly muster-roll.
The calculation was perfectly simple. The Indian govern-
ment was to pay the grow sum to cover all the expenses
of raising end training the men in the United Kingdom.
The men were paid until they landed in India, exclusive of
clothing. In addition to that there was • further sum of
31. 10a., calculated on • similar principle for non-effective
e For the current year the Coal *mount due to
the imperial treasury by the Indian government for the
effective and non-effective services was 985,000/.

EMIGRATION DEPARTMENT.
Mr. CIIILDEM mired the Oaths Secretary of State for
the Colonies whether any communication had hew made
from the ColobiaLoffice to the Admiralty relative to the
recomnienilatioo of the Transport Service Committee as
affecting the emigration department ; and if he hail any
objection to state the purport of such communication.
Mr. FORTESCUE said his noble friend at the head of the
Colonial deportment was atrongly of opinion that the trans-
ference of the busioas to consumes with emigration, now
carried on under an undid sod excellent system, to the
Colonial-office, would amount to nothing more than a foolish
attempt at uniformity. It would involve the establishment
cis asw department is the Colowalboffice, which might
mot perhaps swore the same amount of confidence on the
part of the emkpatke steam which was reposed is the pro-
mpt board.

DISTRESS IN Cm VIIINTHT: The suntans of the momiems is also requested to the
Mr. NEWDZGATE said Le wishedlo4lsires few words expenditure 21,00 W. on a third new first,class etiern
to the house in refereuce to hie former eletemmite as to the vessel, with the object of enabling the transit of rascangers
condition of the town of Coventry, width be regretted to betweett Folkestone and Boulogne to be conducted with the
ear was in deeper distress than appeared to be geurrally greatest poosible efficiency and despatch. The proprietors
believed. Me had said that out of $0 insaufseturen in are also requested to sanction the following farther items
Ouvestry 50 were in the Gazette, not including those who of expenditure on capital account :—Caterhain branch im-
bed made compositions with their creditors. He had re- provements, 1,0001. ; St. Leonardo station (extra), I,ooof. ;
slaved a letter from a gentleman at Coventry, alleging that Reading station (extra), I,ooof. ; sidings and cross-over roads
that statement was clot correct, but that if he (Mr. New- at several stations, 2,000 f. ; purchase of freehold interest is
depth) had said that out of the 00 maaafaisturen 30 11,810 Lord Warden Hotel and other property at Dover, 10,0014
either bankrupt or had made compositiosa with their ere- As authorised by the proprietors at the special meeting of
ditors, that would have been nearly cornet. He (Mr. New- the company held on the 21st of November last, the ‘hrec-
degate) immediately wrote to the gentleman from whom he tors have taken the necessary steps to prosecute in parlia-
receivcd his first information, and be had received a reply meet a bill to enable a direct line of railway to beconetructed
which he would read to the house. It stated that the num r between New-moss and Tuubridge, and from a point on that
of fifty included not only manufacturers but also other line to Dartford. It is also proposed to include powers in
tradesmen, who had failed in consequence of the depressed the bill to purchase laid at Bricklayers' Arnie, Maidstone,
state of trade in the city of Coventry and He neighbourhood, and North Camp, Aldershot, for the purpose of improving
se well as those who had compounded with their the traffic accommodation at those stations. Notices have
creditors for less than 20s. in the pound ; but it been given by neighbouring companies of intended applies-
did sot include those who bad taken the benefit time to parliament for powerscalculated to affect the inter-
of the late Insolvetay Acts—i. e., whose estates este of this company, and the directors have accordingly
wen under 3004 if the latter bad been included the writer taken the requisite steps to watch and oppose such Elea-
said the 50 should have been 150. Hie correspondent mum where necessary.
added, that from further inquiries be had made he found
that the number of tradesmen who bad failed since the
treaty was 65, of which 37 were immediately connected with
the ribboa trade. This letter did not materially alter his
statements, but it showed what he was glad to learn, that
the credit of the manufacturers and tradesmen of Coventry
bad a greater power of endurance than he had led the house
to believe.

tato Intelltgaut.

COURT OF COMMON PLEA/EL-Fn. 28.
Sittings at Nisi Prins in London.—(Before Lord Chief
Justice Erie and • Special Jury.)
MASON V. HEATH.--TIOVEB TOR PHOTOOLAPHe OF TEE LATE
PRIAM cosmos?.
This was an action to recover two negative photographic
portraits of his late Royal Highness Prince Albert, and also
damages for their detention.
Mr. M. Smith and Mr. Mande appeared for the plaintiff ;
and Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Gray for the defendant.
The plaintiff's counsel stated that his cheut was a pub-
lisher of photographic portraits, carrying on business in
Paternoster-row, and among other works he had published
the British Photwraphic Portrait Gallery. The defendant
was, until lately, a member of the firm of Heath and Murray,
of Piccadilly, who were chemical photographic and optical
instrument makers ; and Mr. Heath was himself an artist
in photography. The plaintiff being extremely desirous of
enriching his work with • portrait of the Prince, wrote in
April, 1860, to obtain the favour of a sitting from his Royal
Ilaghnew ; but on the 25th of that month he re-
ceived a reply from General Grey, stating that the Prince
Consort regretted that he could not at once comply
with the request made. as it was his Me not to give his
name to promote any undertaking. but that when the pro-
posed publication had fairly established itself be would
receive favourably a renewed application. In June, 1861,
another application was made, which resulted in his royal
highness consenting to sit to Mr. Heath if the plaintiff could
make an arrangement with that gentleman. The plaintiff
put himself in communication with the defendant, and some
conversation took place about terms ; the plaintiff saying
that he had been in the habit of paying a guinea, but as the
defendant would most likely have to go to Buckingham
Palace, he would pay him a guinea or so extra, and the
plaintiff also said he should want two negative*. The de-
fendant, however,. did not have the trouble to go to the
palace, as the prince called upon him, and the negatives
were taken. They were not, however, delivered to the
plaintiff, and a correspondence ensued, the defendant saying
that considering that the prince would sit only to himself,
he should require to be paid for one negative fifteen guineas.
The plaintiff offered to give five guineas, and this not being
accepted the present action was 'nought.
The plaintiff in the course of his examination said that he
could have sold any number of copies of the portrait that
could have been produced; and he bad received orders for
about 40,000. The profit would have been about 3001. or
3501. per 10,000.
On the other side, it was said that Mr. Vernon Smith,
the defendant, was the nephew of the Mr. Vernon who be-
queathed his pictures to the nation, and he was also •
gentleman of eminence in photography. He had been em-
ployed by the late Prince Consort on several occasions, and
in June, 1860, he was directed by his royal highness to
take • portrait of himself for the Statistical Congress Gal-
lery. Mr. Rowland, the Prince's librarian, told the defen-
dant that as another per had applied for a likeness he
could take three or four negatives, and if the Prince should
sprees of it he could let the plaintiff have one of them,
and make his own alTragoissets with him as to remunera-
tion. When the plaintiff waited upon him he intimated
that he was to get a gentleman to photograph the Prince.
and that he was to mud in three names for selection, and
asked his terms. The defendant knowing that the Prince
would sit to him alone, resented this, and said he should
inform the Prince of it. He never made any bargain or
contract with the plaintiff at all. Four negatives
were taken, two being full-length portraits, and two
vignettes, but his royal highness did not at ones determine
what was to he done with them. He had prints made from
them, and in August he selected one of the full length por-
traits to be set apart for the Statistical Congress Gallery,
and the defendant was told 'he might let the plaintiff have
the other. Prints from these and from one of the vignettes
were produced in court, bet as to the remaining one, it was
said that her Majesty desired that it should not be exhibited
in public.
The defendant, in the course of his evidence, said that if
the plaintiff had not attempted to deceive him as to the
sending in three names of photographers, he should have
charged him only 5 guineas, the usual price for a negative,
but under the circumstances be felt warranted in charging
15 guineas.
The jury, after considering the matter for an hour, found
• verdict for the plaintiff, expressing their opinion that one
of the negatives should be gives up to him upon payment of
51. ss.

The facts of themes were detailed at length to the jury
by Mr. Grants, who afterwardscalled witnesses is support --
sugar, the inothwe the IS 'tab posaellaillii6 in America,
—w-
of the charge, and the following is a summary of their Sr..;
for the week ending Feb. 25, is W.Ss.lnatl. per cwt., exclusive
oviducts : 4: lit.—The average once of brown or Muscovado
The • who Las been • bricklayer's labourer, lived
with is wife' and only child in a cottage situated at
iffu. .10.—The average price of brown or
of the customs duty.—The average price of brown or
Clarence Clump, Cleaver-lane, Windsor. He has been Icret xuacando
known es a man of unetesdy and dissolute habits, ad mac auger? the peoduesol the runfteurf- fur the week
addicted to intemperance. Although having but one child ceding Muscovadoleah°ve.
(with whose murder he was charged), he has been so idle
the three foregoing descriptions of sugar jointly 245. 31d.
that his wife hes been obliged to accept a situatioe as under wee` ending .as """ 9]d..—The average price of
or day nurse at the Windsor Dispensary and Infirmary, in
ceder to obtain a livelihood. On Monday, the 311th day of P'T cwt.
ceder Fee. 24
December last, the prisoner's wife went out as usual to the .—We have done a fair business this
isfirmuy, leaving her daughter, Hannah Gould, • fine girl, week in sugars suitable fur refining purposes, and prices
about eight yean of age, in charge of her neigh- have been well supported.. Demerans, Me. to 425. • Hee-
bner, Mrs. Clark, the wife of a police-sergeant. ritius low brown, 33.. ; good, 39.. ; tine, Cis. Stacks ern
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon the prisoner returned, reduced to about 1.14U0 tons of all kinds in this port. he.
the worse for liquor. The deceased was in the house at the fined sells freely at stiffer prices._ Rum—nothing doing.
time, with a daughter of Polieetergeant Clark, of about
the same age, both of whom had been engaged in lighting
-the fire. The prisoner said to his daughter, ' You're a
naughty little girl, not to clean up the
_place." The poor
little thing replied, " I could not do it." The girl (..Wt
then made for leaving the house, and asked the deceased
to go with her, but the prisoner said " No, I want to do
something with her." The girl Clark left the house, and
just as she got to the door she saw the prisoner take •
razor from off the shelf. She then walked away, and
two little boys, who had also been in the hones' accom-
panied her. In about half an hour afterwarels the
prisoner went into Mrs. Clark's house, and said, " Mrs.
L'lark, I want you." She left with Gould, to go to
the house, and he did not utter a word to her
on the way. When Mrs. Clark got into the house
she saw a Large quantity of blood on the floor. Gould en-
tered the hones first, sod Mrs. Clark, seeing what had hap-
paned, said to him, "Oh ! you vagabond ; you've cut the
child's throat." He made answer, " I done it ; I done it."
The child was lying at the bottom of the stairs on her
knees, with her head lying on the bottom step, and her
throat cut.
Mr. Russell elicited, in crese-examinstion„that the pri-
soner several years ago received a severe wound in hie head,
sad that on one occasion he attempted to commit suicide by
hangiug himself.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty.
The learned judge passed the awful sentence of death upon
the prisoner, who throughout the whole trial exhibited an
air of indifference. He left the dock after saying a few
words to the deputy-governor of the gaol.

NAkKETS.

TALLOW.—FRIDAY EVILNIZO.— The market to-day
was quiet. Mardi, 455. &L ' • April to June, 45..
to 465. ; July to September, 46e. 6d. ; October to De.
camber, 49a. ed. ; town tallow, 465. At the auction of
1,135 casks, 780 were sold. Wrecked Y.C., 435. 6d. to
44e. 6d. Australian beef, 445. 9d. to 441. 6d. ; Odors
beef, 45e. ; mixed melt, 46x. Cocbin cocoanut oil, 50e. ;
Ceylon ditto, 495. to 495. 6d. • Sydney. ditto, 4&. to 475.,
foe and good quality. Lagos palm oil, 42e. to 42e. Gl. ;
Palm nut MI, &U. to 375. Horse grease, 40s. to 41s.
Delivery to last evening, 1,137 casks ; arrivals, 235 auks.

COTTON.—LivutPooL, FIB. 28.—There has been a
good steady demand throughout the past week, which
hohlers have freely met, and no quotable change can be
made in the prices of American. Brazils are still dull of
sale, at about previous rates. Egyptians have been freely
offered, and though there has been a good demand, prices
are unchanged. A very large business has been done in
Surat, and prices must be quoted jd. per lb. dearer.
Speculators have taken 14,040 bales, viz., 3,820 American,
120 Bahia, 40 West India, 050 Egyptian, and 10,000 Surat ;
and there are reported for export 9,040 bales, viz., 1,720
I American, and 7,T20 Surat. To-day the market opens
with a good demand, at tuMrstes ; probable sales 10,000
baled, including 5,000 bales oir speculation and for export.
There hen been exported to America during the present
month 9,580 balm

COTTON 000D&—Iluscromen, Fan. 211.—There are
telegrams to band with advice. from Calcutta to the 11th,
and from Bombay to the 12th instant. At Calcutta the
market was dull, without any further improvement in the
price of shirting', but yarns MOTO about 2 per cent. higher.
At Bombay shirtnigs were 3d. per piece dearer, but yarn.
were lower. These advice. are considered, on the whole, of
an unfavourable character, and they have had a decidedly
bad effect on the cloth market to-day. The market cannot
be said to be weaker than on Tuesday, but there is con-
siderably leas inclination to purchase For yarns there ham
not been much business to-day, and the tone of the market
hashes* quiet, but exceedingly firm. Some descriptions of
yarns are rather higher even than they were on Tuesday,
but the amount of business has been much smaller. Mer-
chants generally appear to be much disappointed with the
Indian advice., which are much less encouraging than some
of them anticipated. The use of Indian staples is increas-
ing among our spinners and manufacturers,and the quantity
of Surat. taken at Liverpool during the past week is
24,000, against 20,190 American, and 5,130 of other kinds.

CORN.—BarerroL, FEB. 27.—The arrivals this week
have been very light, owing to the easterly winds. The
corn trade has remained in a state of inactivity, with the
turn of prices in buyers' favour, and the large fleet on sale
off coast has further added to the previously existing de.
pre mien. At' our market to-clay English wheat was in
small supply, and sold slowly at about last week's prices.
In foreign little passing, the sales made were at a reduc-
tion of 6d. per qr. on American, and le. to 2s. on inferior
descriptions. More doing in malting barleys at fully pre.
Tian, rates. Grinding slow, and last week's prices are with
difficulty maintained. For oats little or no demand, and
values have given way fully 6d, per qr. In peas rather
more doing, at a reduction of le. per qr. Beans very
quiet. Arrivals :—Oatis, Irish, 917 qrs. Barley, Irish, 31
qes. Flour, Irish. 20 sacks.
CHILIIIMILD, Fn. 28.—There was only a moderate
supply of wheat at market to-day, but quite enough
for the requirements of buyers ; fresh thrashed samples
realised fully last week's prices, while gninaried lots were
difficult to sell. Red, 158 a to 61s. • white, 60s. to 64e. and
6.4 e. Barley without change for Cart runs. Beans same as
last week.
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LINCOLN, FRB. V.—We had only a small show of wheat
at our market. The finest runs were taken off at full, last
week's rates. Secoodary sorts dull but no lower. Barley
wee in better demand. Oats and beans same as last week.
Wheat, red, 58e. to 611. ; white, 61s. to 635.
LIVERPOOL, Fee. 28.—With a moderate attendance of
town and country millers and dealete st this day's market
wheat bas met a fair consumptive demand, holders remain.
iog firm at the prices of Friday last. Flour had a slightly
better inquiry at a reduction of 6d. per barrel and sack.
Indian corn is offered sparingly, but nevertheless the supply
seems quite equal to the demand, and American must be
quoted le. per qr. down on the week. Oats and oatmeal
are without change. Beans, peas, and barley have each
declined Is. per qr. The market closes with move limners.
Wangrrntn, Fee. 28.—There was but a limited sale of
wheat, and prices were rather in favour of buyers. Barley
dull, but without change. Very little doing in beaus, oats,
and shelling. Average for the week ending Feb. 24 :
Wheat, 1,695 qrs., at 595. ; barley, 850, at 36a. 4td. ;
oats, 18, at 245. ; beans, 12, at 425. 11 jd. ; peas, 10,
at 435.

COALS.—LONDON, FEL 21.—Byases Bebaide West
Hartley, 16a. ; HalyweU, 16a.; Lambert's West Hartley,
Ha Pd. ; Walker Primrose, 11s. 6d. ; Wybun, 15s. ; Walls
End Byron, 16s. ; Walls End Riddell, 15s. &L ; Eden Main,
15s. 3d. ; Walls End Essington, Ha. 6d. ; Walls End Hat.
wall, 17a. ; Walls End Hatton, 17s. ; Walls End Tunstall,
; Walls End Hartlepool, 16e. 6d. ; Walls End Kenos,
16a. 6d. ; Walls End Thorpe, 15a.. ; Walls End Turadals,
12s. ; Carway and Dtaryn Anthracite, 21s. 641. ; Camay
and Duffers Malting, 24s.—Ships at market, 27 ; sold, 23

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