The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-17 00:00:00

G, NOVEMB

17,

1865.

Elizabeth Cleghogn Stevenson (for such was
Mrs. Gaskell's maiden same) was bora at Chelsea in 1810
or 1811. It was at Earuteford, however, that her early
life was tamed. Oar father the Rev. William fßevessca,
had married a daughter of Mr. Holland, of Seale Bridge,
and on her mother's early death, she was adopted before
she wail • year old by her aunt, XnL Lamb, of Keutdord,
also daughter of Mr. Holland, with whom she lived till her
marriage with the Rev. W. Haskell, which took oleos in
1832, • year or two after his settlement as one of the
ministers of Oran-skeet Chapel, Manchester. For many
years after her marriage bar life was mainly devoted to
the inattention of her children (four daughters), whom
she brought up most tenderly. She steadily and corns_
teutly objected to her time being considered as belonging
in any way to her husband's congregation for the purposes
of congrogatirmal visiting, and to being looked to for that
leadership is ecogregational work which is too often ex-
pected of " the minister's wife ;" but, at the same time,
there have been few who have bean more willing than she
was to give time, and thought, and trouble where she felt
they would be of service: and many who, in their difficulties
and troubles, have exporitheed her help and sympathy,
which none could give more tenderly, will boar waling
testimony to her thoughtful end abiding kind's's. At one
time she visited much mom the poor is Manchester,
to whom her delicate sympathy made bar • weloorne
guest, and she was always interested in any pleas
improve their
which seemed to her adapted to
oonditioe. Mr. Thomas Wright. better known as " the
prima philanthropist," in his efforts to obtela work
for discharged prisoners, always looked to her ea one oil
his most cordial and reliable helpers. She was also
much interested in the older girls at Lower atosleyntrost
Sunday school, and for several years carried out a plea of
having them at her own house ones • month, on Sunday
afternoons, when she read and talked with them, sod, as
one of these old pupils expressed it, " seamed to &vise
what was in our hearts before we spoke it." She also gave
up Saturday evening for some time, for the purpose of
teaching them geography sad English history; -sad these
afternoons and ever:imp me still held is ebeentard
remembrance of those who attended them. In ell this
work she was unconsciously &squiring that sympathetic
insight into the character of our northern reannfacturnag
poor, which has hems one of the strongest sternest; of
her literary racoons. Nor did her interest in these things
cease even in the midst of the busy life which her literary
career involved ; and those who were gagmen two years
ego in grappling with the terrible distrait caned by the
cotton famine know how devotedly she stranded in one
of the sewi schools eetabtished in Manchader. tab*
an ative ng
part in the nisangemen, and lvalzbing and
reading to the poor factory women whom those
schools eadeavoured to rescue from the tempeetiose
of that hard sad time. Her first west, " Mary
Barton," written under the presence of • heavy sorrow as a
means of occupying and distracting her mind, appeared
anonymously in 1848. It at owe crested great interest,
and when Mrs. Haskell was discovered to be the authoress.
her reputation was thenceforth established. It hae boon
followed at intervals by " Ruth,' " Creston'," " North
and South," " krylvia's Lome," and many mailer
stogies. The beautiful biography of Charlotte
Hyalite is by some considered the work by which
Mrs. °snail will be best remembered ; others
place the Cranford papers highest in the scan. It would
be out of place, however, to enter here into any criticism
of Mrs. Geskell's works. Suffice it to say that the ready
sympathy and the pleasant kindly humour which
characterises them all gained for her friends in all reeks,
and the news of her death will come with • sad surprise
into many homes where her writings have been only the
introduction to a loving regard for the unknown writer.
The asperity of perfect quiet sad retirement while she
was engaged in any of her works bad taken her a good deal
from home, and it was while she was temporarily staying at
Alton, in Hampshire, for this purpose, that her death oc-
curred. She paned away quite
oe suddenly in the midst of
conversation with her daughter, Beadily evening, having
appeared especially well day. Her mortal remains will
rest in the quiet little graveyard under the shadow of the
quaint old Presbyterian meeting-home at Knutsford, where
she learned as • child that bftutiful spirit et religion
which breathes through all her worka—Ureitarian Herald.

THE LATE HRS. GASIULL.

• A -49,
I.A.Talfr INTELL9pheL
ITALY.
KING vicTiort EMMANUEL A", NAPLES-
"We learn," says the Patric, "Ma at a recent
council of ministers, M. Sella, the Minis* of
Finance, proposed to reduce the army by one-t%ti.
This measure would only be provisional, as the
number of regiments would remain the same ;
the soldiers sent home could be recalled
at the first signal, and the saving would
be considerable. The King, who presided at
the council, purely and simply opposed the discus-
sion of the proposition. The same minister is
about to ask the chamber, as soon as it meets, for
three-twelfths of the taxes to be levied for next
year's service ; the measure, he says, is indispen-
sable. He will then propose the financial projects
he has prepared, and demand a vote of approbation
or of blame, which will bring to an issue the ques-
tion of the existence of the cabinet."
A Naples letter of the 11th says :
King Victor Emmanuel arrived here at 11 o'clock on
Friday evening, from Morena& after a keg and tedious •
journey of 34 hoar& His Majesty was accompanied by
Baron Natoli, Minister of the Interior ; General d'An•
groin*, his sidedwasznp ; Major Jaequier ; °Wain Count
Oestiglicais ; and his physician in ordinary, Dr. &demi.
The King, having expressed a wish that there should be
no official reception, the royal eortige, withost
any escort, pawed along the quays, and arrived at
the pdace, accompanied by more than 200 car-
riages illuminated with Bengal lights. A vast crowd of
the population had already invaded the Piazza del Plebil.
oil*, and shouts of " Viva it Its resounded on all sides.
At midnight. the King. deeply moved by the enthusiastie
reception, presented himself at the balcony, and saluted
the people. It is also unnecessary to say that the coming
of his Majesty produced a moat immovable Impression:on
the minds of the inhabitants. At 8 the following
morning the King went out to visit the convent of
rediercato, triumformal into an hospital for cholera pa-
tient.. He visited all the wards, and remained nearly an
honr, bestowing on the sick words of consolation and ea•
couragiment. On leaving, his Majesty was loudly acclaimed
by tbe corporation of the fisherman of the Chiajs • the in-
habitants of the quarter, in fact, gave him a perfect ero-
tica. After this the King paid a visit to the cholas hos-
pitals of Loreto, San Giovanni a Teduccio, and the Omni%
It was 4 in the afternoon before be returned to the palace
by way of the Toledo. All the balconies were hung with
fags, and, In spite of a sba.,) cold and a fall of rain, an
enormous multitude greeted his Majesty with entheli•vtic

SPAIN.
The estrangement between the two ' chiefs
of the progresaiat party, Espartero, who repre-
sents constitutional and monarchical progress,
and Olozaga, the leader of theme revolutionary
movement, continues. Last y Espartero
resigned the presidency of the central progreasiat
committee because he would not sit at the same
board with Olozaga. This year again he tendered
his resignation for the same reason ; but now Olo-
zaga having resigned also, and the committee called
upon to choose between them having rejected
Olozaga and re-elected Espartero, the latter will
doubtless consent to take the chair.

(BICUTZIVIS TELZGLOUS.)
FRANCIS.

EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY OP DEAD
BODIES IN CRIPPLEGATE.

_
PARIS, Nov. 17.
Marshal Bandon, Minister of War, has addressed
a report to the Emperor, proposing to him that 34
million francs of the War Budget for 1886 shouldbe
applied to raise the pay of officers, lieutenants, and
sub-lieutenants.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURTS.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)
MOWRY= O. BELL.—Jumum.
This was an appeal from a decree of the Minn al t
Rolls. The fade were shortly that the phdati
were trustees of the will of a gentleman numb 0,
Hamilton Mortimer, in the moeth of hugest, We, pit
the testator's dwelling-house and grounds, situate at t. 4
ieg, for male by ribbe auction. The conditions of ea
timid the caul prevision that thithiebest bidder shegii
the perehemr, but them was no stipulation rupee*
person being allowed to hid on behalf of the manta erg;
any price was reserveL It appeared, however, that fie
door had &zed • reserved pries of 3,0C11. on the primly
a person was employed to bid oli their behalf. fi, eta
menus the bfilduage were run up to 3,6C3&, when„
defendant, who wee the owner of the adjoialeg
bid 3,6501, at which price it was knocked downy
Haan( afterwards heard of the way is which the a:
had be rue up, he declined to °omelets the e"-e
and this bill was filed to compel him so to 4:-;‘,.
Master of the Rolls decided favour of the rear'
the sale, ►
and the delete:Lot now appealed.
Mr. Hobhouse and Mr. Bask were for the applaud.
Been and Mr. Snore for the respondent.,
are wag argued on the 10th ion., so 1 jam
remand.
The Lord Chancellor now, in stating his opinion, tee,
that courts of law bad held that in the absence of say
tion for a reserved piton, up to which
mad*, it was a fraud es the put of • vendor to see
the bidding. to a certain point. It was nii,
ever, that smuts of equity had held that thsetk
be an implied stipulation for • reservelof
that there was ne fraud in running sp
wow" wait wee argued that the present ems sees
that rule. He (the Lord Chao:eller) thought timeline;
be better always that aay reserved point *call be%
pressed ; and it had been the usage of the (keit do
any In modern times that a stipulation for a enernlts
Mudd be expressed. In the present cue thin nil,
effect two panne bidding for the vender,
and the auctioneer, and the bidding up to 3,Ng,era
ISOM kilos ealonined. if sot intended, to decal
desiring to he percheasee He could OM en east nebe
wean mesh aircumelesess a vendor ooald informasele
pled= al the parehaes, sad therein* the bill nee bye
seised with mats.

(Bete* lirienthanoslior Sir B. T. Rinderdeo.)
THE LUDO DAIIIIIIIO COMPAIIT.-13 THE HAM
ADDIXELL.
The Vise•ChenessilZaltive judgmeat this day is him
ee
ter. which w a few days ago, but is soy %
Honour had reserved his decision until the argeamm
relation to the ewes et ether shareholder who extend%
liability to be pus on the list of contributories hadheoshel
Adclinell's awe the frets were these. He was doom
of 20 shares in the cor pany. mut in Jima, Mt bs mom
a circular stating that the dhers had detereiseitsim
the reserved sham at 301. ashore ; that the ohms let
be offered to the eiarehriders ht the proportion d
share to every five shares they held in the mar
that hem eseesquently entitled to few M
shame, incriring whether he wished Is bb
more. He replied that he would take the few M m
entitled to and twenty more if he cottld have theft li
reply to We the manager sent a circular stain tin*
additional new shares had been allotted to his, sift
eight new shares altogether, and the circular esstaii
clause statics that the shares must be paid ems e
or before the Ist of October, or the alms *I
be forfeited. Mr. Addison did not pay
shares, and did nothing more in the matter. h
Honour remarked that the fact of nonpayment mil
this case to differ from that of Barritt's, who paid Ma
diately, and who he had decided ought to be retaimi
the list. He then referred to the terms of the circa* at
held that Mr. Addiaell bad completed the contract to to
the four shares which were first offered to him ; bat tit
regard to the second four shares, a now oarlike-
that of forfeiture in ease of nos-persen a
or before the let of October—was added; ed
there was no evidence to show that Mr. ANY
bad accepted that 000ditios. The result was that heel
be retained oe the list in respect of four *um rely.
13 THE MATT= OP RICHLAD DOBSON.
Hie Honour also Fn judgment in this ease whites
argued yesterday. In the case it was sought to den&
Richard Dobson on the list in his permed capacity le to
peat of two new shares. Mr. Dobson and Mr.
TtettA
are the execute* of Mr. Joseph Debrie
five shares in the bank. The circularsofferiag the seed=
were sent to Mr. W. C. Dobson, and he agreed to Min to
sham. The receipts were given on account of Jose*ltio
eon, the testator, and his Honour held that the erilei
locution of the direators and massiger wee to dal
red
e&
Mr. Richard Demon in his cap icity executor osly,
therefore that he could not be made a mil
butory in his individual capacity. Nor
resit V
be ton as executor inasmuch as there was se idiom
that his co-executor concurred with him in *bogie
shut*

INQUIRY.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. W. Payne, coroner for the
City of London, held en inquiry at the White Hone
Torero. Cripplegate, relative to the death of four &Udine,
whose bailie* ware found in a collar, at No. 69,
street, under ander very extraordiaary eirausstariese.
end that be was called
Mr. Richard Baker ward beadle,
yesterday to the seller at No. 69. Ydtoe-street, and shown
four shells conthining the bodies of as adint children. The
present occupants of the premises had only recently taken
possession of the place and they had lighted upon the chil-
dren by accident, cc a shelf in the miler. The place had
been occupied until recently by • Mr. John Ward.
Mr. John Ward said that k• was • pang-can maker
and undertaker, and until within the last seven months he
carried on his business at 16, Milton-street, Cripplegan, end
bad a cellar at No. 69. His brother acted as his foremen,
and he also carried on a business of his own at 49, Holy-
welllane some sit years ago. His hrothar at that time
fell into difficulties and had the broken put in
upon him. He brought over four shells cooritanieg
something hoary—witness did not know what—sod
placed them on • shelf in the shop at 16, Milton-
street. He afterwards took them sad put them into the
cellar at No. 69, and there, it appeared, he left them. Wit-
nese knew nothin more about the matter. He did not
know they were ig n the cellar when he gave it up saves

IL TEL NATTIit OF FIANNSIDE AND DIA
The VioeXhaucellor also rave judgment banns. he
parties is this GPM whom it wee •ougitt to fix es the
of contributories were Sarah Fearful& sad lit
Dean, executrix and executor of Mr. Edward Pam
side, of Leeds, who died in 1860. He ins tke
owner of ten shires, end the executrix and exemitir
in aemslng two new shares. It was sought to *slim
on the list in their pirate cspecity. His Hamar
the reasons he had stated in Dobson 's ewe, sad Alek
Warmed him sot to put Mr. Dobson oa the list Ishii pi*
capacity, applied with still greater force to his car Irr
snueh as in train case both the executrix sod ens*
joined in the acceptance. He could not put then m
their individual capacity. but they mutt be ea Millis
executrix and executor.

COURT OF ICICREQUER.
Bitting, in Bane.--bore Lord Chief Baron Polled, id
Barons Bramwell, Channel!, and Pigott.)
BOUILLON AND Win u. VALENTIN. •
Yr. Berjeant Simon, oa behalf of Madame Vales* GIP
defendant, resumed his argument against the rule Weed
by the plaintiffs for a new trial. He commented %cage
evidence at some length, and submitted that the Mr
clant's story was consistent with the most perfect ince=
on her part, observing, that though she was a kyt ma%
there were wows of that class who were riot devoid d boor
and truthfulness. For 32 years she bad lived with fl. Dm&
as his wife, and having passed that period when the tom
and charms of youth were wanting, she must hoe
some virtue and goodness or he would not have mallet'
to great her as his wife, or, on being not b Ins let 13
whetherta to marry her. The questioz was an
the jury might have lona soother vwBA
whether the learned judge, who presided as the trW,
would have come to a different conchnioo' buts
there was such an amount of error on the part of tits*:
as to make their verdiet manifestly wroog.
Mr. Quoin followed OD the same side.
The argument* had sot mocluded when our report lat

months ago.
Mr. Win. Ward, 10, Half Moonetreet, eaid that he was a
packing ease maker and undertaker. He saw the four shells
seen by the jury. He believed that he had seen them before.
He bed them at No. 49, Holywell-lane.
Coroner—How came you to have them then!
Witness—People came to me and told me they were
still born children, and asked me to remove them, sad I
did so and pot the bodies in shells.
Coroner—How did you know that the children were really
stillborn?
Witness—By the certificates, sir.
Coroner—Have you got the certificates to show!
Witness—To tell the truth I had the brokers in, and
was removing and I lost the certificates. That was the
zero* I could not bury them. I took them to the cellar
right opposite (No. 69, I think) and placed them there. That
was a long thus ago.
Coroner—Did you get these children separately, or all
four at oem?
Witness—I brought them away one at a time.
Coroner—What doctor's certificate did you get!
Witness—lt is so long ego that I cannot recollect the
doctors' names.
Coroner—Well, then, who were the parents!
Witness—l do not recollect who they were. Bat on my
oath I swear that I had a doctor's certified* that they
were still-born children.
A juror—How long had you the first child before the
brokers were put in on you, and you lost the certificate
in the confusion ?
Witness—About eight or nine months. It was pure
neglect on my part. I took the children, fully intending to
bury them. I received about 4s. each for shells and
burying. I put the certificates over my brother's shelf,
and thus lost them. It is about is years since my brother
removed to Milton-street. It is seven mouths since any
brother left Milton-street.
A juror—You had them several months, sad you did
not use them to bury the children.
Mr. F. Hamilton, surgeon, said—l was called yesterday
to the cellar at No. 69, Mfltoo-street, and there sew tear
ehildree in shells. I should say that the cod
most recently Mad hid been dead some ran. It
was quite impossible to say what the sax was. The child
N0...' hai been dead for • longer time. It was doubled
up in a meaner that seemed to indicate an attempt to
cowed the body. It was apparently an rest ire:ads'
child. No. 3 child was evidently • Ind-months child. It
was wrapped in a sort of calico check; there wee lime in
the coffin. The child No. 4 was deo • nineroothe' child.
It had been many years dead j the flesh adhering to
the hoses was quite mummified. It was imporible to tell
the sex of any of the children. The boom of the head
were entire ; there were no fractures visible and if they
lad died by vieleace he deuld look to the skulls to
ascertain the fact. He could not say anything farther on
the subject.
Mr. W. Ward woe recalled and asked why one of the
child bed been doubled up. He said that it might have
been done to make the -body M in the coffin. lie would
take his oath that there was so lime put on the bodies. It
might have been ebloride of lime that the doctor found,
but he bad not put even that in the coffins. Wider bad
all four children in his possession six years ago. When be re.
moved he had sot had them more thee • few months.
TheCorooer summed up and mid they the inquiry was
a most necessary and important ens. It disclosed the
facilities that added for the disposal d deed children, and
the attendee of the police authorities ought to be directed
to the matter. If the jury believed that the children had
been foully dealt by they should return • verdict of " wilful
murder," but it did not seem probable that they would
take that view after the medicslevidenos.
Mr. W. Ward said that if the children had bees min.
dared it was not likely that he would have kept their
bodies where they were found.
The Coroner said that he coacarred in that view.
The jury returned • verdict " That the four children in
question were feud dead in • certain °Oar, but there was
no evidence to prove whether they were dill-horo or bad
been hors alive, and if the latter hew they came by their
deaths ; and that the jury toned that the conduct of the
undertaker was severely reprehensible, and they reqsast that
the attention of the Commisaiseers of Police may be called
to the matter."

-_ - -
COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVOROL
(Before the Judge Orthearf.)
MUSGRZAIM r. MUSGIZAVI.
Mr. Inderwiek, for the petitioner. the wife el a ilia
maker et Wakefield. He married her in DM and
derwMd
her in 1861. Binge then be bad been hiring in aka
with Nary Sykes, by whom he had bad two dill&
besides one by his wife. •
Decree aid, with fasts.
MAUD 0. MAUD.
Dr. Byrinks for the petitioner. The court bed add
substituted service, the address of the businuid Wi IP
boggy
known; but ha now me into court and professed Od
ca le
had a good defence. The Judge Ordinary, Lowed, dig
net allow him to interfere.
The marriage was in August,
.1863. The politico" was
widow in London, end was receiriog an inoome of 40%!!
5081. a rear, which would go from her if she took swam
husband.. The parties. had therefore married umbra kin
name, and the connexion was kept secret for a
time. The petitioner now charged the respoedest go.
cruelty. Her case was that he was in the habit of dna"
and that on three or four occasioes he bad bootee bin •
number of the respondent's letters were put in
Me misconduct' and
titioner a judicial wiPlO
The court granted the pekli"
TAMCITT O. FAWCZTT AND RILL
Mr. Searle for the petitioner, • praiser, is Lot
He married the respondent in 1851, and in July, 'Pk"'
took away his furniture and left him. He
egreed to allow her de. a week, till be found did deg°
living a adultery with the earespondent.
Decree nisi.

LDtleDLlr r. Luxsorsr.
Mr. Willis for thepetitioner. 101873 she was s. 011:
and kept a milliner's shop in Manchester ; asa
February of that yeu she was toarriel tothe
a clerk to a warehouseman in that city. Ile
.vO/ 75
buss to pursue a career of violence and prodigal O.'
eventually his wife was obliged to leave him.
Dawes iii with oats.

001JRT OF ARCHKS.
(Before the Right Ron. Dr. Leskolft.44 uno
EDWARD* AID MANN O. NATTO/I.—EXTELOIDIPAIT CI
WS CASZ.
eliTbureighwardeeeztramilailis of liceillothseat"hell, oNnorfu'odl if", areatecthe b." 441661
feadsat at 80f. a year to the ebureh rate, antenatiad ta
d he alleged than the santool6l/ 01
his f arms should be 1001., sad thetefore tb•
ibitel 6
was illagaL The churchwardens 01 ,It _Ado
libel to remover the amount in dispute-Bs. . eis
ratepayer denied his liability. The proestehriP ,6 ..14
were of a vanadium eharacter, and the moat 1
raised embed wine ieterest in the row
LmtkPaesteditlea of ober* rates.
1 =dull tar44"sa I:itieb""surattw(trdiens.whomDr". Dealt% 8....;7‘..11YAD-41111.
with his) for the defeadsat Jonathea Iffm"s„
The geese's Advocate said this wee the man 115
bed ettl*
The number of eases of cholera at Naples on the eblirlb II" whilk•DY 1661611666166106a4
12th was 134, with 72 deaths. ' take* bv viva vote evidence, sod therefore the
A meeting of South American merchants a I th.warreima" cer•Thecalliltobadpr Lyme :thole diortfeetrheeetenearalsOn •t.
to be held to Livsepcel Way, native to the aria at laudwibi se a• alkg"k'n I"a° by tb.
adli. 111 Wall as igriaat point of law that had bees Ws&