The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1862.

normal—rather the reverse. The huaband charged
the wife with neglecting household affairs and
pawning his property, and neither charge was
disproved. She accused him of acts of violence
and cruelty, of beating and kicking her, and
waving swords at her, and sleeping with a drawn
sword by his side, and other terrifying eccentrici-
ties, and she brought witnesses to state that he
had torn down the paper from the wall, thrown
slops over her, and flung a gridiron from one end
of the room to the other.

These alleged acts of violence, accompanied with
frequentswearing,constitutedthecase of insanity. If
they were insanity, half the business of the Divorce
Court might be transferred to the Commissioners
of Lunacy. Mrs. HALL, it appears, was willing
to take charge of her husband's business, and to
pay him a small weekly allowance, but he declined
the proposition, and she charged him with insanity
instead. His neighbours and his oldest friends
pronounced him as sane and sensible as he appeared
to the jury. So did the physician who had at-
tended the family for twenty-eight years. But
the defendant to the action, Dr. SEMPLE, pro-
nounced him insane, principally, as he said, on the
testimony of the wife, of one of her female friends,
and of a charwoman ; and partly on the strength
of an interview with the plaintiff, who had re-
sented somewhat roughly a stranger's inquiries into
his domestic relations and affairs. Then there
was another medical practitioner, a Dr. GUY, who
was consulted by the wife in 1856, and even then was
of opinion that the plaintiff was of a "monomaniacal
"disposition " and suffering from a "disease of the
" feelings," because he had told Dr. Guy to " go
" about his business." This Dr. GUY considered the
plaintiff a dangerous madman six years ago, and
signed a certificate to that effect, but took nosteps to
place him in confinemeut. Dr. Was was called in
by the wife last September, and found the plaintiff
in an excited state, but was not prepared to sign
a certificate of insanity, though he considered him
" under a dominant passion or feeling of dislike to
" his wife." Such was the medical evidence
against the plaintiff and against the testimony of
the plaintiff's regular medical attendant, of hisfamily,
and nearest friends. And on such evidence as this
the plaintiff had suffered what has been truly
described as " the most horrible of all false impri-
sonments" The counsel for the defendant insisted
that Dr. Semriz could have acted from no
bad motive in signing the certificate of
insanity" on the ground that the plaintiff had " a
" wild and staring look," when strange doctors came
into his shop and asked him impertinent questions.
After all, it was an error of judgment, not
an infringement of the Act, and a night's sojourn
at Munster House was no very terrible thing.
Munster House was not a dungeon ; and the
Visitors came round a day or two after and re-
leased the plaintiff.
This line of defence, however ingenious and
candid, may have seemed to the jury a confession
of the wrong endured by the plaintiff. Looking
broadly at the circumstances, we believe the com-
mon sense of the public will approve the verdict of
the jury. Society is protected sufficiently against
dangerous madmen when the signatures of two
medical practitioners are sufficient to consign a man
of violent temper, " or nervous restlessness " of
manner, to an asylum. But according to law,
the two signatures should have been ob-
tained without previous concert, and in this
particular neither the letter nor the spirit of
the Act appears to have been observed in the
present case. The common sense of the public
will, perhaps, consider the point, whether the de-
fendant signed the certificate bond
_fide, according
to his reading of the Act, or without due precau-
tion, or maliciously, secondary to the question,
whether it is right that the signatures of any two
medical men, without reference to their character
or capacity, should be sufficient to condemn
a sane person to a madhouse. The Visitors, it is
true, whose visits are unexpected, may release the
prisoner next morning ; but a night's sojourn even
at Munster House is no joke, when it is the con-
sequence of a medical certificate signed &mantle,
but without precaution, by two doctors ad hoc.
Much has been done of late years to make our
lunacy laws and administration consistent with the
humane civilization of the age ; but the mode in
which certificates of insanity are still obtained is
a discredit to English liberty.

be Coun.

WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. J.

The Prince of Wales went to London this morn-
ing and drove to Marlborouggb•hoose, attended by Lien-
tenant-General Knallys and Captain Grey.
The Prince afterwards visited the Duchess of Cambridge
at Kew.

Prince Louis of Hesse, attended by Captain Westerweller,
visited the Wellington Barracks, and returned to Windsor
in the afternoon.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester-
day. Lord Chelmsford gave judgment on a petition for a
prolongation of "Bette Patent for improvement in Cap-
sules," that their lordships would recommend to her
Majesty to grant an extension of the patent for the total
of five years. Sir J. Coleridge gave judgment on an ap-
peal from Agra, "Muheahrarain Sing r. Kialmanund Misr,"
that their lordships would recommend to her Majesty that
the appeal ought to be dismissed with costs. The lords
present were—Lords Chelmsford and Hinsdown. Sir J.
Coleridge, Sir E Ryan, Sir L. Peel, and Sir J. Colvile.
Despatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial-
office, from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
Islands, and from the Governors of the North American
Provinces. Despatches were sent to the Lord liigh Com-
missioner of the lonian Islands.

THE REMAINS OF THE LATE PRINCE
CONSORT.

It is expected that the remains of his late Royal
Highness the Prince Consort will be removed from the
Royal vault in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, before the
14th inst. to their last resting-place, which has been pre-
pared in the new royal mausoleum now in course of erec-
tion in Frogmore gardens. This beautiful building, a de-
scription of which has already appeared in the columns of
the Express, is gradually advancing towards completion.

The Earl and Countess of Carnarron left town
on Monday for their nat. High Clare, near Newbury.
Colonel and Lady Margaret Charteris come to
town to-day, from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of
Bath at Longleaf.
Sir Frederick Graham has arrived at the Bruns-
wick Hotel, Jermynatreet, from Netherby.

A marriage ie arranged to take place between the
Hoe. A'gernoo Egerton, M.P., brother to the late Earl of
Elleaner., and Mae Alice Cevendieh, daughter of Lord
and lady George Oaveadiah.

By the desire of the government (says the
Wo/rereamptois Chronicle), Lord Netherton, the Lord-Lieu-
tenant of this county, hoe appointed his son, Colonel the
Hon. E. B. Littleton, to set as his vice-lieutenant during
his illness.

We (Bung and Norwich Post) regret to learn
that intelligence has reached the Marquis of Bristol of the
death of the Roo. Mrs. Singleton. Mrs. Singleton was
sister of the late Viscount Templetown, of the late Mar-
alone's@ of Bristol, Sco.

A letter from Naples of the let, in the Debats of
to-day, wiya, in a gossiping way :—" Prince Alfred has em-
barked in the St. George with the rank of midshipman.
His promohon to a lieutenancy has been de/ayed on account
of his having allowed sans slight indiscipline amonpt the
crew of his boat."

making, and in exalting his own claims he is
equally bitter upon the " Bourbon faction" and the
" Piedniontese sect." By relying on moral force he
is persuaded, he says, that the Two Sicilies will yet
acknowledge him as their king.
A new journal in the Bourbon interest, called
the Napoli, has appeared at Naples ; but, though it
is bold in tone, it does not appear to have created
any alarm.
A letter from Turin in the Debats says :

The Minister of Public Instruction is engaged in a die-
cued= with the Neapolitan bishops. The ministerial de-
partment wishes to have the small religious seminaries in-
spected, whilst the bishops object, saying that such a course
is an encroachment on their rights. To that the minister
replied that the pupils are actuated by sentiments unfavour-
able to the existing order of things. Difference; of this
kind will be renewed for a long time to oome, and M.
Matteucci on leaving the ministry will bequeath them to
his successor. The retirement of that minister is to be re-
petted for the sake of public inidniction. He fulfilled his
teak with great energy, and in six months has effected
much. In the kingdom of Naples particularly he has
imparted a great impulse to primary instruction. In the
province of Molise he found 108 schools, and he leaves 200 ;
in the Ponilles, where there were only 150, there are now
549, and a similar increase has taken place everywhere.
Primary instruction for girls has also been commenced, and
normal schools organised for teachers of both sexes. For
superior instruction this minister has established the normal
school at Pia, which is now on an excellent footing, and
reorganised the universities by a series of new regulations.
Many other excellent measures have been adopted by him,
which it would take too long to detail. Regret must be
felt that a man who has shown such zeal and such profound
knowledge in the exercise of his functions, should have been
swept away so soon by the perils/watery tempest.

LETTER FROM GARIBALDI TO PROFESSOR
NELATON.
M. Nelaton has just received the following letter
from General Garibaldi :

Pisa, Dec. 5.

My Very Dear Friend,—l owe you a word of love and
fratitude. Your appearanoe at Spada brought happiness
to me, and, if any doubt of my recovery could ever have
crossed my mind, in spite of the fraternal and learned
care of the surgeons who attended me, at your interview, so
eminently sympathetic, and at your words, so sublimely
encouraging, it would have disappeared. lam much better
since the extraction of the ball so ably effected by our corn-
patriot Professor Zanotti, and with the instruments which
you had the kindness to send me. To-morrow a fixed
bandage will be applied, and I hope to be able very soon to
move about upon crutches. God bless you, as well as three
virtuous men whose humane principles have honoured the
eminent man of science and the benefactor.—Your devoted
G. GARIBALDI.

(REUTER'S rxrcassme.)
AMERICA.
(Per Etna.)

NEW YORK, Nov. 29, Molunwo.
No movement has taken place at Fredericksburg.
The railway is completed from Acquia Creek to
the headquarters of the Federal Army.

The Confederates have driven in the Federal
pickets pt Newbern, North Carolina. They endea-
voured to capture three companies of Federals, but
were repulsed. The Confederate force is said to
number 4,000.
The Confederates have abandoned Holly Springs.
Hudsonville (liississippll.haa been occupied by the
Federals. The Confederates are massed at Tulla-
homa (Tennessee) in order resist the advance of
Rosencranz from Nashville.

The New York Tribune asserts that it is reported,
on high authority from Washington, that the
British Admiral Milne is in pursuit of the Con-
federate steamer Alabama.

A large Democratic meeting has been held at New
York. Speeches were made urging the unfalter-
ing prosecution of the war to re-establiah the
constitution throughout the Union. Hopes were
expressed that the North and South would again
be united in order to attack England. irl`Clellan's
removal waa denounced.

Denunciations against England continue to be
poured forth from the press and the pulpit and by
public speakers on all occasions, which seem to
elicit popular approbation.
Numerous attempts to burn Memphis bare been
made by incendiaries.
Another foraging expedition by a Federal coloured
regiment has been male from Beaufort, South
Carolina.

The Nassau Guardia,' aseerta that Admiral
Wilkes had threatened to enter Nassau without the
permission of the Governor, but that he afterwards
bore away, and lay at the distance of a marine
league from the shore. The Guardian expresses
fears that Admiral Wilkes' hasty conduct may
embroil America and England in war.

The same journal likewise states that the captain
of the Federal steamer Octovora had infringed the
Queen's proclamation in capturing a schooner
within the Abaco Reef, near Allen's Cay.
The steamers Herald and Leopard have arrived
at Nassau from Charleston.

SPAIN.
SPEECH OF GENERAL PRIM.

MADRID, Disc. 9.

In to-day's sitting of the Senate General Prim
spoke on the general policy of the government, to
which he said he had no intention of offering any
opposition. At the proper time he would reply
to the attacks which had been made against him
by the Spanish and foreign press. He com-
plained that M. Billauli, in his speech in the
Corps Legislatif, had attacked him in a
manner which is considered unallowable, and
said that he would answer with loyal weapons.
General Prim added that he Was not and had never
been an enemy of France. His mission in Mexico
had been to put forward certain claims in the
interest of Spain. In connexion with the repre-
sentatives of France and England he had roused the
political spirit of Mexico. The first conferences
passed off satisfactorily enough, but when he saw
that France intended to inaugurate an extensively
French policy in Mexico, he resolved upon with-
drawing, as he would never consent to become the
tool of any foreign nation.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(now on ows

PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.

The Prance, referring to rumours which some
time since found their way into print, and which I
regret to think are much too good to be true, stig-
matises as false the following three pieces of news
given by the /fa& in its number of Dec. 7 :
1. The deviation marked by the accession to power of M.
Drouyn de Lhuye will not be of long duration.
2. The Emperor has sent for M. Lavalette, and after
conferring with him, has modified the instructions of
de la Tour d'Auvergne.
3 The France was about to reply to the pamphlet of
Prince Napoleon's secretary, but it abstains in pursuance of
an officious notification.

To all this the France replies, first, that the
Emperor called M. Drouyn de Lhuys to office,
not to "change," but to "rectify" the direction
of his policy, and it does not think that the
honourable minister is likely to receive his calve
from Italian journals. This barren verbal dis-
tinction, this pure Gueronnibrism, of course means
nothing at all. K Drouyn de Lhuys must well
know the Emperor's habit of carrying on by-play
contemporaneously with his action through avowed
ministers, and cannot certainly be under the delu-
sion that better faith will be kept with him than
with K Thouvenel and other predecessors. But I so
far agree with the France as to think that the time
for throwing him over is not yet. The France
next says that "the idea of making K de Lava-
lette the inspirer of K de la Tour d'Auvergne is
too ridiculous to be seriously refuted." I must
take leave to say that whatever the fact may
be in this instance, the " idea " is not
ridiculous at all. The Emperor constantly
sends private instructions both to foreign ambas-
sadors and generals on foreign service, the which
instructions often cause chagrin to the Foreign
Minister and Minister at War ; but they are
obliged to put up with it. Why should they not
According to the imperial constitution they are
only responsible to the Emperor. The feeling of
responsibility to the country is never strong upon
them until their confidence in him begins to
waver. Lastly, the France demurs to the charge
that it has not sufficiently replied to Prince
Napoleon's pamphlet, denies that it has received
any officious warning in "that respect," and
protests that it will never be found wanting in
any duty towards the government and will never
abdicate any right.
There is a negative pregnant in this last traverse
which challenges notice. Let us o%serve, in pass-
ing, that the " rights" of the French press being
nil, it requires no great courage to refuse to abdi-
cate them. I believe that the France has received
" an" officious warning, though perhaps not pre-
cisely in reference to Prince Napoleon's pamphlet.
It is not long ago that it announced in gigantic
type the advent of a series of articles by Viscount
de la Gueronnibre on the home policy of France.
The puff preliminary has disappeared, and the
articled are not forthcoming. That there is a hitch
about them !is notorious, and the Charivari has a
pleasant skit upon the subject, entitled " Where is
the Viscount r'

The telegram in the London papers on Monday,
giving an account of the inauguration of the Bou-
levard Prince Eugene, makes a mistake in connect-
ing the name of Richard Lenoir with a loan society
for the poor. It was apropos of a society quite
recently founded by the Empress that the Emperor
said, "The proverb, On ne prfite qu'aux riches,'
is no longer true."
The explanation, which M. Gueroult thought he
should be able to give of the statement about M.
Augier's piece, La Fits de Giboyer, which the Muni-
teur of yesterday contradicted, appears already in
the shape of the following letter from the author
himself :
My dear BL Queroult,—ln substance the rectification of
the Moniteur is but a question of words. It is true in this
sense that my play was not " prohibited," it was only "re-
tained" by the committee of censure on account of modi-
fications which it wished to force upon me, and which -I
would not submit to. After twenty-one days' delay, I
was tired out, and withdrew the piece ; the next day it was

authorised unconditionally and without examination, by a
liberality which was good enough to think me capable of
bearing the responsibility of my works—Aooept, &e.,
E. Amuse.
This letter can have no other meaning than that
the Moniker said the thing which was not.
Marshal the Duke of Malakoff has arrived in
Paris, to take part in the labours of the military
commission of marshals ; during his absence Ge-
neral Martimprey remains in charge of the govern-
ment of Algeria.
The Bourse has lost the rise of yesterday. Ru-
mours that General Foray requires large reinforce-
ments in Mexico produced a depressing effect. The
Rente fell 20c. for cash, and 30c. for account,
closing at 70fr. 55c. and 70fr. 65c. Mobilier fell
22fr. 50c., and the Italian Loan sc. In railways the
decline was considerable ; Orleans fell 10fr. ; North-
ern, 6fr. 25c. ; Southern, 7fr. 50c. ; and Eastern,
3fr. 75c.

The Droit contains the report of a lawsuit be-
tween M. Lambert Dennery, who was manager of
the French plays at the St. James's Theatre in
1861, and Mdlle. Alice Tlit.,ric. This lady was en-
gaged by M. L. Deanery from May 20 to July 31,
and one of the terms of the contract was that she
was not to take part in any private theatricals
without the written consent of the manager. In
the course of July Mdlle. Alice Thric was requested
by Lady Molesworth to play with Fechter at her
house on July 20, in the Caprice of Alfred de
Muaset. She asked leave of the manager, who told
her that as Macbeth was in the bills for the theatre
on that day, and she had no part in it, she was at
liberty to go. A few days later—on the 17th, as
M. Dennery says, but only on the 19th, according to
Mdlle. Theric—he wrote a letter positively prohibit-
ing her from playing at Lady Molesworth's. There-
upon she demanded an interview with the manager,
and very warmly reminded him of his promise. He
denied that he bad made any promise at aIL A
" scene" ensued, and Mdlle. Thdric left the manage-
rial presence, declaring that come what might she
would fulfil her engagement with Lady Moleaworth.
In this state of circumstances M. Deanery brought
an action against Mdlle. Theric before the Tribunal
of Commerce for a breach of her engagement, and
laid his damages at 6,000 fr. The tribunal dis-
missed the case, and now the Court of Appeal, pre-
sided by M. Anspach, has confirmed the judgment,
holding that the verbal leave arid license, which it
takes to be established, was a sufficient waiver of
the stipulation in the contract that any such leave
must be in writing.
The Daily News is seized.

A correspondent, writing from Rome, says :
" Yon remember how the Italian Bourbons used to despise
newspapers, and their effect on public opiruon ? Wall, Etch
a change he taken place ! The European reaction is now
collecting funds to establish papers like La France in Italy.
Whenever any needy writer who knows Italian attain,
whether Englishman, Frenchman, or German, can be got
hold of, he to to be ' engaged.' A sort of political agency is
established at Rome for sniffing letters to any journals in
distress, whether English, French, or German, inclined to
print falsehoods about the oonstitutiosal rale in Italy."

LAW INTELLIGENCE
(THIS DAY.)

. COURT OF COMMON PLEAs.
SECOND COURT.

Sittings at Nisi Prins in Loodoo.—(ittfurr Mr. •Jurti
wurre r. ...
Wills. sad Common Jury.)
LAWltlitet. —BLANDEIi

The plaintiff in this case was a lioeoaed viclu• er oil :
busbies; residing in Newleadirtreet, Kensington ;
defendant kept a riding school in the same neighlannl.,:
The action was to recover damages for slander.
Mr. flerjrant Banalities awl Mr. Sleigh appeared
plaintiff, and Mr. Serjeant Parry and Mr. Lloyd for tl..
defendant.

It that on the 26th June last both parties w„.
at the Baoltrupees Court, attending in retinae to c
affairs of Mr. Dyir, a bankrupt, and in the course of
words which peered between them the defendant said
brother, "Come away from that thief White. lie stoic:
atah-box at Finchley some year. ago ;" and tl,i. unputa;,,
he repeated some short time afterwards.
Mr. Serjeant Parry, at the coueluaiou of the
arm, said that his client regretted that he ehuuld, in tl.
beat and anger of the moment, have uttered words whi..h
could not support ; and be now withdrew all impulaii
upon the plaintiff, and consented to a verdict lif
damages,
Verdict scoordingly.
COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
DAVI r. COMBER AND WIFE.
Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. H. C. Ward appmu-ed
plaintiff ; Mr. Serjeant Ballantine and Dr. Spinks fur th
defendants.
This was 11. MUM of proving the will of Mr. Allen
who died at Worthing on the 3rd of October,
I leaving a family of six children, fire chiughhr
and a son, and also property worth about 1,474/. The
tator had formerly been a grocer and draper at N ewiagtoa,
Sussex. In 1853 be became lunatic, and was placed HI :a
asylum for two years, the business being in the nes.
time carried on by his eldest daughter Stkennah, sri,
1856 was married to Mr. Comber, the defendant. The ads,
dispute was executed on the 25th of February, 1.•l-18. E, it
the testator gave his daughter, Mrs. Comber, eV., and
directed the rest of his property to be dividel eyaally
amongst his other children. Probate was now reekkd • a
the ground that the instrument had been improperly etc.
rated, and that it had been procured by undue influence, the
testator at the time it was signed not being of sound mind,
memory, and understanding.
The plaintiff's case was proceeding when we went to press,

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERICEN WELL
EITILAORDINARY STORY.

Christina Istainson, a respectablynttired young Ica.
tied woman, residing at 6, Hargrave-place, Jameostrvia,
Camelen-town, wascharged before Mr. Barker with attempt.
ill to commit mucide under the following extrionliaarry
circumstances :
Last night, as one of the witnesses was proceeding .J..eg
the Camden-road, he heard the screams of a female, .ml
heartening to the spot he found the defendant lying ou the
pavement in en exhausted state. She had tied tightly
round her neck a white pocket handkerchief, and she was
getting black in the face. With the assistance of a ',diet.
constable he undid the handkerchief, and conveyed do d,.
fondant to a surgeon. She stated that home had robbed
her and attempted to kill her.
Police-constable Hackett. 386 6, said that when the pri•
sonar was at the surgeon's she told several stories, mu:
said that her husband had deserted her. She said that tin
handkerchief that was tied round her throat had had some
money in it, which she had lost, but the exact amount co
(min in her pocket at the station. She denied that she had
tied the handkerchief round her throat, and said that she
bad been attacked and robbed, bat she did not know lit
whom. When he took her to the surgeon she was le an en.
haunted state, and restoratives had to be applied to umber
life.

Mr. Mould (chief clerk)—Did the defendant own the
pocket handkerchief!
Witness—Yea ; end stated that it was one that she had
dropped in Camden-road Villas, with some money in it.
The prisoner said that the handkerchief that was tied
round her neck was her own —was the one that she lost-
and was tied round her neck by some one whom she
not know.
The defendant's mother said that her daughter had Orin
been married about eleven month., and her husband haviu;
deserted her, she had for the past six weeks been at he,
with her. She was afraid that her daughter was going
of her mind about her husband having deserted her.
would takelier daughter homeif the magistrate wouldellow it.
Mr. Barker said he should remand the defendant untd
Tuesday next. It was apparent that many of the cues )3
which it was stated that persona were garot rod were feta..
canoes. Had the defendant not been charged it wu root
likely that she would have lost her lifo, or if she had reen-
rued she would have repeated her story that she had berg
attacked and robbed, and that without the least foundati:.t.
In remanding the defendant he thought that her husband
had better be present at the next examination.
The defendant, who was in tears, was then removed t
the House of Detention.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
110811/210 • COMMIT VISITOR TO THI CATTLE SHOW.
Janes Denman, a well-dimmed yonrg fellow, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhat with stealing a gold watch, of the value
of 171., the property of Mr. John Morris, farmer, of Oak-
ham, Rutlands.
IPMr. Edward Lewis, of GreatMarlbotoughatreet, appeared
for the prisoner.
Mr. Morris said he was in London for the purpose of
visiting the Cattle Show, and on the previous evening seat
to the Haymarket Theatre. He had paid for one ticket,
and while paying for the other felt a push from behind, awl
at the same moment a tug at his watch chain, and his watch
WA drawn by the priamer's hand from underneath hie
(Mr. Morris's) Inverness cape.
Mr. Lewis put several questions to the prosecutor, Lot
he was positive the prisoner was the person who took Lis
watch.
Kelly, a linkman at the Haymarket Theatre, proved
packing up the prosecutors watch, which had been broken
the chain, at the pit entrance of the theatre.
Speschley, 573 A, while on duty at the Haymarket
Theatre saw the prisoner standing at the entrance, and bowel
Mr. Morris ray prisoner had taken his watch. Prisoner
said he had not done it, and that he was a gentleman, and it
was impossible ha could have done such a thing.
Mr. Lewis said the prisoner acting under his advice scald
plead guilty.
Sergeant Cole, 23 C, said he knew the prisoner, but did
not know whether he had been convicted.
Committed for four mouths with hard labour.
WORSHIP-STREET
BOBISTRO CBIIUBL7.
Louisa Hollingsworth, having the appeararce of a respect-
able servant, was charged with the following robbery :
Mr. Vann appeared for the prosecution, and three pretty
little girls, daughters of a tradesman named Kreppel, is
business in the City.road, were brought into court to idea
tify the prisoner. The eldest, apparently sheet eighty ears
of age, did so, although in a state of great alarm et the
sight of the mimeo.
Mr. Kreppel said—Yesterday morning the children were
sent out for a walk, and about 1 o'clock, in co:atrium:o of
' a message sent to toe, I proceeded to a public-house mar
Pitheldatrest, Old-street, Si. Luke's, where I found them
under the protection of the landlord, but without any
boots.
The publican alluded to said—There is a puma by the side
of my house, and at the time mentioned I found these little
girls there ; they were all crying, very cold, nod
• on a step without any boots. I immediately took
them indoors, and, learning their name, sent for last wit-
nets.
The eldest child was taken to the side of the inagia•
trate and stated—She came to us and asked it we would
have some sweets, and when I told her that 1 di not kno
what she meaut, she said we were to go with hder w trO
some other boots. She took us into a dark place and went
away with those she took off our feet.
Mr. Kreppel—The boots were just new, and co.t
Police-constable 103 N From a description given to me
by the children, I kept a look out for her, and loot night
saw her listening to a man who will singing a song itheut
children being robbed. She had a hearty laugh. aim thee
told her that I wanted her. She denied the charge.
o'.l.ek
drew.nee —I am not the person. I did not see the ‘.d.
Emma Purelow—About 20 minutes past -
iMdrva is
yesterday I met the prisoner and the three young
Tabernacle-row. She was leading the youogea and g.sn;
towards Old-street-road. fur .evert
yeara.Smith' 990 n Nth—el have
. she wee
charged at this court with stealing money from a dell
in Mturayatreet, New North-read. For that edema
she bad three months' imprisonment; at that tato
the kanowBcuiLhembe, prisonertw
there were numerous cease against her of stealing. mantles.
' boons, collars, cloaks, or any article she could readily "
from
child
ren of such tender yearst it was alwa
cult to fix her with the theft, and inmost instancedysees she eie
Gaped conviction.
Prisoner (who has a most peculiar appearance in the i
.iye)
here said—l admit that I have done this sort of thing
before, but indeed I am quite innocent of the robbery now-
They are all mistaken in.supposing that I am the person-
Remanded for trial.

- - - -
SOUTHWARK.
DEATH OP A PRISONER IN A POLICE CELL.-11ELANetioi
CANE.
Among the names of the prisoners placed before Mr.
Combo on the charp-abset this morning was that of AP,'
Johns, 2.5, married woman, charged with being Arum( sal
of taking care of herself. The mai:rut., 04
It=ht that charge, said he perceived the.word "
against her trine.
Inspector Mackintosh, M division, the officer on duty st
the Stones-end police-station, informed his worship thit the
dressed woman was brought in by two coritables 51 4
quarter past three yesterday afternoon is a state of iota.
Bible drunkennees. She we placed in one of the lord rd'
and in about a quarter of an Lour partially recovered so si to

be able to speak in a rational manner. She was left in
the cell, and about half last four, when the officer went his
usual rounds to the cells, he found the prisoner huddled up
on the seat. He immediately entered, and finding her linen.
nib's) he obtained assistance and brought her out, when he
(Inspector Mackintosh) looked at her, and was satisfied that
she was dead. The divisional surgeon was instantly sent
for, and everything done possible, but he pronounced
her to have been dead some minutes. It was his belief
that she was suffocated while vomiting. He (the inspector)
removed her to the workhouse, where she was immediately
recognised as one of the inmates, She was supposed to be
a married woman who had been deserted by her husband,
and hail been some time laid up with • fever. Yesterday
afternoon, at a quarter past two, she was allowed to go out
to sae some friends, and in an hour afterwards she was found
dead drunk. The inspector further stated that every care
was talsen of her when received at the station-house, and she
was seen ten minutes before apparently in good health.
Mr. Combo observed that there did not appear say fault
attached to the police, and he accordingly marked the mum
off the sheet.

SYMPATHY WITH THE OBSSIS.

CITY kEETINO.-(THIS DAY.)

This afternoon, a public meeting, convened for
the purpose of expressing the sympathy of the userehanis
of the City of London with the cause of Greece, wee held
at the Loudon T►vern, Bishopegate-etreet ; Mr. CRAW-
row, 11. P., in the chair.

Preparations were made for a large meeting, but some
little delay in the commencement of the proceedings did
not secure the attendance of more than 100 persons alto-
gether. Subsequently, however, the numbers gradually in-
creased till the large room was well filled. Amongst those
present were Mr. B. Cochrane, M.P., Mr. Henry Seymour,
M.P., Mr. Haslewood, Messrs. Ralli, Rodocanachi, and
nearly all the Greek merchants of London.

The CkLURILAN in opening the proceedings expressed an
opinion that in a free country like this there could be but
one feeling in regard to the draggle of a people for free and
constitutional government, and their sympathy most be
more especially enlisted on behalf of the Greeks
in

of the moderation which they
had displayed. The present meeting would be
in no way employed to promote particular feelinp on
the Stock Exchange or elsewhere. It now rested with the
Greeks to make themselves • great and united people. It
was • principle of the Emperor Napaleon that every-
thing came to him who waited; and Greece, if not too preci-
pitate, if content for the present with the selection of the
best ruler open to them, would take the first step towards
the attainment of the object which they had had for years
in view.

Mr. B. COCHRANE also praised the moderation displayed
by the Greeks in their measures for the removal of • sove-
reign who bad shown himself unable to govern them,
and spoke with satisfaction of the (atom promise
contained in the appeal to the mast constitu-
tional country to give them • king. The future
ruler of that classic land must not only be King of
Greece, but must be a Greek king. lie must associate him-
self entirely with the history of the country, he must
separate himself entirely from the country from which he
derived his birth, and it was possible that under
these circumstances Prince Alfred might decline
the honour offered to him. He was sure th►t
the sympathies of Greece with this country did not
depend upon any possible advantages which they thought
they might derive from an alliance with this country, but
upon the constitutional government which we possessed. The
future of Greece was a great future, but the object of the
Greeks must for many years to come be confined to the de-
velopment of the resources of the country, in which there
was ample work to be done.
Mr. COCHRANE concluded by moving :—" I. That this
meeting, recogniaiog the mutual interest of the several
states of Europe in their common welfare and pro-
gressive advancement, desires to express its hearty sym-
pathy with the efforts now being made by the Greek
people for the political regeneration of their country.
That as Englishmen we have long beheld with regret the
depressed condition of the Greek nation, under • king who,
by persisting in violating the constitution which he had
sworn to observe, and corrupting the national guardians of
it, prevented the moral and material development of the
country, and has led to • necessary change of dynasty."
The resolution was seconded by Mr. HAZLEWOOD.
Mr. W. Cartwright. Mr. Barry and M. Drscachis, enp•
ported the resolution, and contended that there was
nothing in the protocol of ';k2 to prevent effect being given
to the wishes of the Greeks in the election of Prince
Mired.

The resolution was carried unanimously, as were others in
accordiume with the objects of the meeting, sod the pro-
ceedings closed with a rote of thanks to the chairman.

AGRICULTURAL HALL COMPANY (LIMITED).
(THIS DAY.)

The second ordinary general meeting of the
ehareholdore was hekl at 1 o'clock, at the offices of the
company, in the Agricultural Hall, Mr. J. CIA DEN in the
chair. The following report and balance-sheet were pre-
sented :

" The directors deeply regret that at this, the first general
meeting held within the Agricultural Hall, which would
otherwise have been the occasion of hearty coogratulation,
they have the melancholy task of announcing the death of
their excellent chairman, Mr. doom Webb--at a time, too,
when the work in which he took so warm an interest—
which owed so much to his influence in its commence-
ment, and to his sound judgment in its progress—was
on the eve of completion. The directors do not recommend
that the vacancy this@ occasioned be filled up at present.
The directors have little to report as to the cost of the
building beyond what is shown in the balance' sheet, which
has already been sent to every shareholder. No further
payments have been made to the contractors since the
date of that document. The eurveyors, duly appointed
previous to letting the contract, are engaged in ascertain-
ing what remains due beyond the amount already paid.
(n the manner in which the plan laid before 'roust the last
meeting has been carried out, it is not necessary to say
much ; in a few days, at the Smithfield Club Show, meet of
the shareholders will be able to judge for themselves. The
graodeur of the design and the fitness of the ball for ita iu-
tended use have recently been warmly acknowledged by
British and foreign professional authorities of high
position. In one important respect the Agricul-
tural Hall Company will commence their under-
takings under unusually favourable circumstances.
Without taking into account the profits of the
Smithfield Show, they start with funds in hand avail-
able for a dividend. The Dog Show, although it caused
considerable delay in the progress of the build-
leg, produced in one fortnight a rent of 7,01.
The shares allotted under the special general meeting in
May last produced premiums to the amount of 390/.—a
sum which, with the approval of the shareholders, it
is proposed to carry to the revenue account. This
would leave about 1,0001. available for dividend. The
directors proptee, as soon as the amount due to the con-
tractor hut been settled and the accounts of the Smithfield
Club Show made up, to issue another report and finan-
cial statement for your information ; they confidently expect
to be able to declare a dividend on the vid.up capital
of 39,000/. early in February, 1803. With respect to the
employment of the hall for the eleven months of the year,
during which it will not be required by the Smithfield
Club, the directors have received many proposals, but have
thought it advisable to defer the consideration of all until
experience has been gained by the result of the exhibition
for the accommodation of which the hall was originally pro-
jected.

lialanceaheet from November 4, 1860, to 31st Otto.
bar. 1562. Dr.-Receipts : Capital called up on old shares,
30,0001. ; less amen on second call, 20/. ; third call, 201. ;
fourth, 204 ; fifth, 101.; together, 701.; leaving
29,930 f. ; capital called up on new shares, 9.001:11. ;
leas unpaid on Ist instalment, 303/. ; 2nd, 7504 ; together,
1,01 W., leaving 7,945/. ; premium on 390 of the new shares,
3901. ; less unrudd, 30/. ; lessiog 360/. ; ioterest on money
invested, 4/. 13s. ld. ; total, 33,2-. W. 13s. 1.1. ; us
(rent of hall), 7351. 15e. 33d. ; net total, 38,975/. des. 4d.
Psyments.-Cr. : Legal and preliminary expenses, 67114
otti'n expenses, printing, dc., 4391. 10s. ltL ; furniture.
41/. 10s. ; ground rent and insurance, 4391. 2s. Id. ; land sod
approaches, 2.250/. ; contract for building hall, 24,980/. ;
superintendence of contract (including architect's fees),
LAM. Vic 3d. ; floor of hall and gas fittings, 338/. 16e. 3d. ;
contractors for ball on account of extra., 9211. ; feel,
191. ; expenses of general sod board meetings. 76d.
11.. !Q.; making 32.106/. 4s. 5.1.; }Ounce at Luker.' as
per raw hook, 8,8531. ss. Ild. ; less outstanding. cheque
Y. hl. 21/. ; cheque No. 85, IV. ; together, 341. 2s. -
6,81'e. 31. 11d. ; amount in secretary's hands for petty die.
burson,ents, 301. ; together, 6,869 3.. 11d. ; total, 38,9751.
ns. 4.1."

The t'it littna:‘, in opening the proceedings, commenced
br adverting in terms of deep regret to the recent death
of :Jr. Jonas Webb, the chairman of the board.
sod to the loss which the company had anstatned
by amt. event. The building would, he observed,
have been completed almost, if not quite, within
the estimate, and there were few arrears or calls. The
rust of the Prince of Wales on the previous Saturday widen
even tof great importance—(eheenq —and he was happy to say
that (;••neral Hood had told him that his royal highness heal
eale.seed great natiafaction with the building and all the
arranomenta. (Cheers.) The public had also shown their
ePiveciation of the new establishment; and if the pre-
sent rate of admission was continued during the
week the show would be • great financial success
He allied that (the directors had received many offers (for
the Use of the building, but had determined not to accept
any of them till they had had more experience. The
shareholders might, however, rely upon it that it would
not he let for any entertainment of a low character.
The report was unanimously adopted. the four retiring
dire were re-elected, and Mews. quilter and Ball
Were appointed auditors of the company.

TIM CRYSTAL PALACE.

The following report—of the directors of the
Crydal Palace will be submitted to the general meeting en
the 17th :

" In submitting their simnel report and statement of ac-
counta for the year ending the 31st October, 1862, the di-
rectors beg leave to congratulate the proprietors of the
Crystal Palace Company on the cheering remit of the
year's working, and on the favourable aspect of their
affairs in general. Au inspection of the revenue ac-
count will show that the net amount carried to the
credit of revenue has reached the sum of 60,7021. 16s. r 4.,
being considerably m excess of that earned during the pre-
ceding twelve months. Deducting the amount applicable
to dividends on the preference and debenture stocks,
and other necessary charges. there remains at the
credit of the general revenue account the sum of
33,0171. 7s. 4d., available for division amongst the
proprietors of ordinary capital. Out of this the
directors recommend the payment of a dividend of
3 par cent. (:s. per share), leaving a balance of 2,929/.
12e. 4d. to be carried forward. This satisfactory increase in
revenue is accompanied by a corresponding improvement in
general financial position, as a glance at the accounts will
show. From the general balance sheet it will be seen that
the heavy item formerly charged under the head of loan
accounts has dwppeared , while the capital account shows
that the mortgage debentures outstanding aro now reduced
to the insignifant sum of 6,9001. Thus the com-
pany is now, for the first time, practically free
f . debt. Nor does this gratifying resat stand alone,
since it will be MU from the general revenue account
that revenue will for the future stand unencumbered by any
bygone liabilities, and be left available for dividend—
subject of course to the annual charges, and to the expen-
diture necessary for the current maintenance of the building.
This position has been attained by writing off the HIM of
7,101!. ss. 3d.—being the balance of expenditure, which the
proprietors are aware was carried over from last year —from
the then reserve of 10,1761. 15s. 2d. This step the directors
have decided on taking because they believe that under the
improved aspect of the affairs of the company, and the state
of efficient and substantial repair in which the building now
stands, the same contingencies need not be apprehended
which formerly led them to maintain the reserve of so
large a figure; while they also consider it very undesirable
to clog the revenues of future years by carrying over
amounts as a charge against them, unless an urgent neces-
sity for such a course shall appear to exist. The proprietors
are already aware that after the severe gales of 1861, the
directors considered it imperatively necessary to have the
building examined by a competent professional authority.
They accordingly requested Mr. Edwin Clark, the emi-
nent engineer, to make a complete investigation of the
whole structure, and the necessary works have been
executed in aocordance with his advice. The re-
port of that gentleman is submitted herewith, and
it will prove to the proprietors that the outlay
was absolutely unavoidable, and has been judiciously and
effectively applied ; and further, that the confidence of the
directors in the future stability of the building rests upon
good foundation. The exhibitors' department still maintains
the steady rate of progress which has distinguished it during
the last few years, and the rental to the end of October
last exceeded 14,0001. This amount has been realised
notwithstanding some sacrifice of income from the removal
of a considerable number of tenants, who were not satisfac-
tory either in their mode of doing business, or in the
character of the articles they exhibited. The sacrifice is,
however, amply compensated by the general improvement
in the department. The directors look forward to • large
accession of exhibitors for the current year ; having already
since the 31st October made arrangements for additional
rentals to the amount of about 2,000/. from parties of repu-
tation and standing. It is hoped that by careful atten-
tion to the interests of the numerous tenants of the com-
pany,
the present satisfactory position of this important
of the revenue may be fully maintained. The direc-
tors consider it due to Mr. Strange to refer to the increased
amount of rental received from him, and to express their
attidactionat the manner in which he has discharged the du-
ties of his ?department, which have necessarily been very
onerous, owing to the large attendances of the past season.
The total number of visitors during the year has been
2,020,219. Oa several occasions there have been very large
attendances. The proprietors will doubtless have re-
marked the return oa the • Foresters' Day,' August 19,
viz., 83,721—n0t only the largest number yet attracted to
the palace on any one occasion, but exceeding by more than
13,000 the numbers visiting the International Exhi-
bition on its most crowded day. A consider
able portion of the surplus land of the company
has been realised during the past year, at very favourable
prices. The amount received from this source will be
found credited in the general balance-sheet, and is thus
brought in aid of capital. The prospects of the
Crystal Palace, as regards increased railway accom-
modation, continue to be very encouraging. The directors
alluded in a former report to the impoitant line of
the South London and Crystal Palace Junction Railway,
by which communication will be provided between the
termini at Victoria and Fleet-street, and the front of the
Palace, a few feet only below the main floor. An agree-
ment has been executed betweeu the two companies, under
which. besides other advantage*, this company will receive
a considerable sum for the land required for the railway,
which sum will come in relief of the expenditure on the Dul-
wich Wood Estate. It is understood that contracts have been
entered into for the whole of the works of the line, but the
land belonging to this company has not yet been entered upon.
Various railway projects are announced for the corning
session of parliament which, if carried out, will give great
additional facilities of access to the palace. Among these
the most prominent are that of the Brighton Company, for
a line from the present Crystal Palace station, skirting the
outside edge of the park, and landing its passengers at the
north end of the building, on the level of the machinery floor.
That of the South London Company, for continuing their
line already referred to from its high level in front of the
palace to the Norwood Junction. Those of the Chatham
And Dover Company, and of the Brighton Company, for ex.
teusiona to Greenwich and Woolwich. That for a line
across the Thames from Tower-hill, uniting the Blackvrall
and North London lines to the lines on thin side the water.
It is to be regretted that the opening of the junction at
Falcon-lane—between tbo South Western system and the
\Vest-end line, whereby the population of the Kew and Rich-
mond district would be enabled to visit the Paler's—and of
the Kensington and Wandsworth line, in direct connexion
with the North Western. Great Western, and North Loudon
lines, should be so long delayed. The interests of this com-
pany, no lima than of therespective railway companies, are suf-
fering materially by the delay, and it is earnestly hoped that
some means may be found to hasten the early completion of
both undertakings. The directors cannot close their report
without briefly recapitulating the main features of the
present encouraging poetic* of the company. The proprie-
tors have now, for the first time, achieved three important
advantages. L The company is free from floating debt. Its
financial position is sound and satisfactory; sad its revenue
not burdened by the encumbrances of former years.
2. The building is in a more thorough state of repair, and
in greater stability, than it has ever yet been. 3. The
permanent attractions of the palace and park have at-
tained such a pitch of matured beauty, as to compel
universal admiration. During the past season the
Crystal Palace has not only, by common consent, sur-
passed its newest and most dangerous competitor, but by
the unanimous voice of the thousands who visited it from
every quarter of the globe, has been proclaimed to stood
unrivalled for its charms as a place of public resort in this
or any other country. Without arrogating to themselves
any undue share of the merit of these three great facts, the
directors will only say that it is the earnest endeavour of
themselves and the general manager so to maintain the esta-
blishment as to continue its progressive career, without re-
laxing their vigilant watch on the minutest details of ex-
penditure."

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Otooz.

East Caradou shares are firmer to-day, at 37
to Marko Valley are quoted 91 to 10, and
North Crofty, 4+ to 1. Generally there is
not much business going forward in the mining
market to-day. In the Stock Exchange, Devon
Great Consols shares have been dealt in at 500, ex
div. ; East Caradon, at 371 and 37} ; East Wheal
Russell, at 34 ; and Providenoe, at 40.
Foreign and colonial mining shares generally are
without change. Dun Mountain are officially
marked 1 ; Fortuna, 4 ; Montea Aureca, 2 and ;
Pontgibaud, 2 ; Scottish Australian, 1 and 1 ; St.
John del Rey, 59 ; United Mexican, 5 and 51; ; and
Yudantimutana, 3 and 31, being rather lower.