The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-23 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EPIMING, APRIL 23, 188 L:

But this obstinate courage wee *NW by the
event. The battle was renewed= the Yelatay : but
before day dawned the troops of By and others
had arrived on the right bank of the Tennessee,
and after some delay were enabled to cross the
river, and to take the place of the exhatuited
men. In the afternoon of Monday, Rams-
ROCIAZD wee firmed to retreat to his entrench-
ments at Corinth, but the accounts of the battle
prove that BILIII.IIIIOAZD adopted the right course
in advancing to attack the Federalists, and at the
same time conclusively prove that the military
conception was carried into effect with a skill and
determination worthy of so daring an enterprise.
Whether the Confederate generals will stand the
assault of the Federalists in their entrenchments
at Corinth remains to be seen. This must depend
upon the strength of the lines and the condition
of the Confederate army as compared with that
of the Federalists. It certainly does appear pro-
bable that every available man in the West has
been collected by the Confederates for the purpose
of taking part in the great action which has just
been fought; and, if the army which has just been
defeated, or at all events has been very roughly
handled, is defeated • second time, it is difficult
to understand that sufficient materials will be left
for another great pitched battle in the West.
But a crisis of equal, if not of more momentous,
interest has arrived in the East. The army of the
Potomac, under the personal commend of
M'CtetiAN, amounting, it is said, to 150,000
men, had been @d ay landed at Fortress Monroe.
It was no slight achievement to transport so many
troops, with stores and ammunition, and with every-
thing requisite to take the field, from Washington
to the fortress ; and, no doubt, the fact that
the enormous fleet of transports necessary for the
supply of so large a force had escaped the attack
of the Merrimac and the other armed vessels adds
to the merit of the Federal officers. In the mean-
time it seems that M'Ci.zu.ei, with HZINT/LZ-
MAN in command of the advanced guard, has pro-
ceeded about 28 miles towards Richmond. The

scene of operations is along the tongue of land
which terminates at Fortress Monroe, and is
washed on the north by the York River, and on
the south by the James River. At present the
advance of the Federalists has been arrested at
Yorktown, the very spot where, on Oct. 10, 1781,
Lord CoaNwsi.us capitulated to the American
rebels. Here General M'Gartunt is posted with
32,000 men, and it is obvious that if these men
are amply supplied with provisions, and are well
protected by entrenchments and natural obstacles,
they may seriously retard the advance of the
Federal army. The delay of eight or ten weeks
is of the utmost importance to the Confederates,
for the peculiar character of the climate, and par-
ticularly the excessive heat, almost prevents the
possibility of military operations after the begin-
ning of June. The probability, therefore, is, that
every means will be taken to put off to the veil
latest period the arrival of the Federal troops
before Richmond, in the hope that even if in the
American Borodino which must soon be fought in
the neighbourhood of that city the Federalists
succeed, the time of their success may be so
late in the year that any further advance into the
South shall be rendered practically impossible.

ADDRICSB OF LIBERAL PRIESTS TO THZ
POPE.

The demonstration which was yesterday re-
ported to have been made by a number of the
lower clergy in Italy against the temporal power 4
the Pope, seems of even greater importance than
the telegram indicated. It appears that the clergy
of Lecoo, of the province of Otranto in Southern
Italy, and of forty-four neighbouring communes,
sent the following address to the Pope on the 10th
inst., there being no less than 708 signatures of
priests, curia, and canons appended to it :
Blessed Father,—With all the respect which is due to
the Vicar of Christ, with the affection of children for their
common father, we, priests of the lower clergy of this
extreme province of Italy, wish you to hear the frank
and sincere leaguer which becomes the ministers of God.
We, poor priests of the towns sad villages of the mum-
try, who are influenced neither by worldly ambition nor
by the habit of command, we who live in the midst of the
people sod who know their generous aspirations, we more
than all others can discern the grave disasters which threaten
the church in Italy.
Blessed father, there is no Christian who believes, no
Italian who admits without viol►ting his faith, his rights,
and his honour, that a divine religion, destined to conquer
the universe not by arms and blood, but with charity and
the light of the evangelic:el word, which in the
midst of the vicissitudes of time has always directed his
eyes towards another life—that the church of Christ, is a
word, needs au inch of ground to sustain itself, or bayonets
and soldiers to defend it.

Your voice fifteen years ago resounded throughout Italy
and • unanimous cry was raised from all ride;
to tam you. The church pined froth life from that
voice ; now the church is carried away by • terrible whirl.
wind, and we, the ministers of the sanctuary, hear the
lamentations and groans of its sons without being able to
console them; on the contrary, they curse us, they curse
you, and 'perhaps also they will curse their mother, whom
groaning they abandon. To you, then, to whom she is spe.
cially confided, we commend the church. A word from you
will dry her tears and heal her wounds ; and your blessing
would finish the work of the unity and independence of
Italy. Crown at the Capitol the most honest of kinp
Victor Emmanuel ! Your name would then be blessed ;
the church would flourish egain in all its glory ; peace
would return to this Italy, which is your country also.
Though you reigned no longer upon an earthly throne, you
would have • throne more beautiful, more glorious, one
Iworthier the chief of the church—a throne of love in the
hearts of all your children.
[Hare follow the signatures.]

The Turin Gazette of yesterday publishes a cir-
cular from the Minister of Justice to the members
of the magistracy. The minister begs these func-
tionaries to lend him their assistance in establishing
judicial unity in the kingdom. He enjoins them
carefully to watch the clergy, repressing all excesses
against public order and the laws of the realm, but
leaving to the clergy full spiritual liberty—on con-
dition, however, that it be not abused to the injury
of the national institutions. The government will
protect innocent priests who admit that the triumph
of the national cause would not be at all prejudicial
to the interests of religion.

The Marquis de Mornay has organised a grand • MURDEROUS ATTACK AND ROBBERY BY A
private theatrical representation for the benefit of TICK IT-07-LEAVE MAN.
the poor. The performanoe will take place on the Yesterday, a ticket-of-leave man, named John
10th or 12th of May, in the riding-school of the Mogen, was brought up before the Wolverhampton magis-
Hotel Sellihre where a theatre is being fitted up, trate*, charged with • daring highway robbery, with violence
, ,
upon a tradesman of that town. It appeared that shortly
capable of accommodating 1,500 persons. The before midnight on Saturday, Mr. John Norris, grocer, of the
piece selected for the occasion is Alexandre Dumas' Old Church Yard, in Wolverhampton, but whose place of
ar•onieg tree thirty *yards street (Liciehteldetrezt.),
ores
Henri The different parts have been distri- bu,
shop
buted as follows :—Henri 111., the Marquis de from his residence,
_carrying in his hand a basket, contain-
Mornay ; the Duke de Guise, Count de Grabouski ;
•meg witabgl teeglll.ll silver, when 'and
he sia.rdedery
St. Mdgrin, Viscount de Magnieu ; St. Paul, Count the prisoner, who beat him unmercifully with a weapon
(In Balleroy ; Buesy, Count de Grump ; Joyeuae, which
u haraddsfoartnfieg the leg
arn of a bench. M
age, misted .. blaoinZ, who
Leperbitt the pristysiL ultimately secured for
'on of thgth e!
Baron de Foneamiourt ; Ruggieri, M. Maurice
Cottier ; D'Epernon, M.. de la Gireuuerie ; Arthur, bag 'and he contents, and then absconded, Irving Mr.
011ead 21froundce. ioblzedive'rneg profusely from
Count de Choiseul ; Du Halts, the Marquis de Norris
injuries are thatee he I'4
Mime:ion ; La Chapelle, M. Goffin ; Catherine de in a precarious condition, and was not able to give evidencee
Midicis, the Princess de Beauvau ; the Duchess de laroardaT.
hYbebetriaonerhils clearly identified by a woman
was caellweedejrr.nhge ecYncuttshe.
Guise, the Countess de Cense ;Mme. de Cased, w cad The Thu:wit:ea attention ,
the Beronne Laureaceau ; and Marie, the Countess stance by the repeated cries of "Murder!" On leasing
de Pourtales. her the fellow said, "You had better go to that gen.
! denim, for five or six fellows are about him, and
The Japanese ambassadors arrived at Versailles they will murder him." Witness replied, "It is only
at half-past 11 yesterday, and were received at Le.- The Sundayn near f "adelE:not at
nce
the Palace by General Path and M. Boulie, Iwas committed.break
It had been taken where
from• bench in •
Conservator of the Museum. Two hours werelbserboase in which the prisoner was drinking the same
datecTOdolyhetlei:lde weeks
manta, occupied in visiting the galleries and grand apart- rtai.Thel.he was arrested
ticket-of -leave and
manta, rolling arm-chairs having boon provided back, and about Moe months of his sentence of four years
for the four principal personages of the minion, lad tin:me 'Tart
,Fl4:lorseants".?Td too-
ter y that
aa inPl:Yolvarod et
to prevent their feeling fatigued. They afterwards ham ton, which three other persons, all of whom were
went on the top of the building, to view the Mmilarly punished, were associated with him. For the con-
venience of the police he was remanded for a week.
extensive panorama of the town and surrounding
country. After partaking of refreshments, they
proceeded to Trianon, where they had another
opportunity of admiring some fine specimens of
Sevres porcelain, which they so highly appreciate.
Their astonishment at all they saw was, however,
raised to its highest pitch when they viewed the
display of the grand water-works.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.

(Before the Lords Joliet*, sitting in Lamy.)
THE CASE OF SR. W. F. WINDHAM. THE
QuarrioN OP COSTS.

In this well.known case judgment was delivered this
morning oa the petition presented by Mr. W. F. Windham, '
proymg that the promoters of the late legal proceedinp
mv,;ht be called upon to pay all the costa which bad been
incurred front the commencement of the proceedings.
Lewd Justice Knight Bruce said the demand for cost. wee
without foundation. If the petitioner had incurred • heavy
expense is resisting theme toiweediogs, although the jury
have declared hint of sound mind. it must be considered that
his own acts and conduct were the cause of much expense,
and of exposure painful to himself sal also others. The
petition of Mr. W. F. WiudhAin would therefore be die-
titian&

Lord Jetties Turner gave judgment to the same effect:

Mr. Bova said that great ee penes had been 'warred by
the entice, that the evidence before the jury would be need
before their lordships, end counter-affidavits rendered
thereby necessary. lie eeked for ante on that part of the
petition._

Lord Justice Turner thought that the matter ought not
to be pressed. Eash party had euough to pay.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

Sitttiop is Wow.--(Before Justices Crompton, Blackburn,
and Mellor.)
THIS lICHISZIOI or THZ COI ITC

la cossolota; of alarming tllneee of the Lonl Chief
Justior's sister. ht. laniship has bees stimmosed to !Ws.
As his lordship's Osseo, most of oseswity missad
ove► several days, Mr. Justice Crummiest at the
mitt* of the court this morning informed this
bar that atelier for sew trials before the Lord Me
Justice would DM he takes until hie return. It would he
secomary that • let should be made out sal notice rim
t., the other side. Hie billahip also intimated that he
bored that would be t►e only list required this tentu.

Yr. GMsa said this was • ewe triad at Cheater, before
Mr. Justice Keating, Masa • verdict was entered oorninally
foe the plaintiff by the leered jade, who, however, m-
r:rdiminine mace the point which be reserved, giving
. so
to the &lenient to move to ester the verdict
ea his behalf. The &mica was to recover the amount
.4 aa alnireey's bill from an executor, some of the items
terms 24 veal* old. The last item wee ta 1849, just before
testelor's death, but ia miler to take the case out of the
!Mists of Lialitencos, the plaictiff met is a lalancembeet,
wherein be pee credit fur the receipt of 2/. :la. dividend from
the Imorrial Rank is ANNA, l$ 7. The questwo was
Merthyr this ease mow within the :Statute of Lunitetarms.
Mule frosted.
NIRO. 4.1810111 L r. MITCLLIL
Mr. Edward d•Mat said this wee as &Mimi tried before
Mr. Jeaties Mellow. at Liverpool, whim • millet was no-
m:eel for the ilefeadast. He mowed far a rule to met
:ode the Venlift. sad a sew trial had on the roiled of
noelinvisini. The plaintiffs were meioses of a person
moon' Works, who carried an beldam as a draper, at
6.e.kp0.4. The defeodsat bad tikes poseemim of all his
milder (*Maio bells of sale, foe mossy advanceL
plowings was the diehrodaat's title ceder these bills of
Kole refused.

Mr. Collier mid this war an action wed at the lain
sittinp before Mr. Justice Illackbars, VMS the
ury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 40W., with
leave reserved to move for • rule to show men why the
'cella should not be estered for the defesdnat, or
for • new trial Inid, co the ground that the verdict
was spirt evidence, and that the damages were
esensivs. The action was for an alleged illegal seer' ure
without reasonable notice to pay the 410. The plaintiff
pee the defendant notice at twelve o'clock that be should
went the inney by haff-peet twelve o'clock. The ousetton
we. whether under the elreemeMsess that was • " ream's-
Ws notice" of imposed. There was • demurrer r.O the
weed.

nr. Justice Crompton t►ought it would be better to sus-
pend Uns rale till judgment mu given oa the demurrer.
Ultimately a ruts was panted to come on for argument
with this dssmanuf.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lad Chief Justice Erle, and
Justices Wines, Bytes, and Keating.)
man v. TDB LONDON AND MOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY
'.OIIPANT.• —TUE WIMBLEDON JUNCTION ACCIDENT.
The plaintiff in this OW 111 t. injured in the accident
which occurred at the Wimbledon Junction on the 2Nth
January, 1861, on which access°. Dr. Maly met his death.
The prevent action was to recover compensation for the
Misfile sustained, nod the trial took place before the Lord
Chief Jleitics at “tuldludl, when the jury found for the
pairetirfotanages
Mr. !total, on ths part of the iompany, now moved for a
rule for a new trial upon the ground that the verdict sou
apiast the weight of evidence. The learned counsel de-
Milled the evidence which wee given in reference to the
alleged grounds of negligence, improper speed, inaufacienacy
sad improper placing of the break power, sod defective
rimilitien of the permanent way ; and submitted that upon
this evidence the verdict for the plaiotiff was en 00014*
factory one.
The Led Chief Justice nail the matter wan one which
•is .ntlrel. within the province of the jury, and he was
luisl•le to report to his learned brethren that the jury were
wieac o the decision they bail come to.
Rule refused.

4ittiogs at Nisi Prins in 161.1 laser. -(Hotors Mr. Justice
Williams and a Common Jury.)

Itoemnou r. JAY ASD aNOTIIIR. —.ACCIDENT.
The plaintiff was a monthly none, and upon the 9th of
September last she .at down to rest upon a bench outside
the Wirehair footle, in the neighbourhood of the Old Kent-
reed. A van belonging to the defendanta, who were skittle
mil ball makers at [lotion, WAS standing outside unattended;
awl the hor.e, upon a railway whistle blowup, took fright.►nd
ran upon th.• plaintiff, " pinning" her against a table which
.he ••sle.cuitig upna. Tau of her ribs were broken, and
•h•• es... Sherwin, hurt.
The defence was that the hone was aquiet nue, and that
'here was on negligence in allowing it to remain for a short
time without a use with it.
Mr. Mat oat Mr. l;nblita appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr.
....preset Parry for the defendants.
The jury found fur the plaintiff, damages 20f.

(4WRT OF EXCHEQUER.
s.ttiasis in Banco in Ruler T.rm.—(Before the Lord 'Lief
Boon mad /Woos Bramwell, Martin, and Wilde.)
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KIMEN Psitir.
This was an ',Aloft brought by the plaintiff, a chew
faggot at I,cicester,agaiost the ilefenilant, a grocer carrying
en bitein,as at Viaminith, f..r :s f..lae •nd fraudulent
saltation aa to the trustwo if rthiness .• person named=
Watson. It wee tried Al Norwich before Mr. Baron Martin.
rd veva tf.l in a verdict for the defendant.
Mr. t Ydf.dlq now moved to set aside the verdict and
t.e • new trial. on the ground of the misreeeption of evi-
dence sitml uuelirretios. 'rho plaintiff, before supplyisg
Weten with goods, applied to the defendant to know
whether he w... trustworthy, and the answer he received
ma to this affect--"To the beet of my knowledge
bs i. trustworthy. I have known him in bnai-
ma here them 14 yearn. He do with many of the
lases in Lowlini Ido with. He also do with Mr. Church
oI your town, of whom coot ran hays his opioiou." rPoll
tin. p-prenntation the plaintiff acted, end shortly after he
4.1 field the reds Waimea became a bankrupt. The fact
relied uf.fo at the trial by the plaintiff was the admin.
aft of Wat...n is his examination is the intokruptcy
.eat. that during the preceding year be warn in the habit
of .etlbisr. condi to this deffewlest at 2.1 per cent. under the
oat Inn., and th it this was knows to the defendant at
the time the different trassactiose. Upon the Fart of
the defendant several witnesses wen called and
fk"l whet we. the reputation of Watson be.
lneltruperv. The fineetiose were objected to
ie the pluatiff's enamel, lent were allowed to be put by the
"we' judge, awl Me ottoman replied that they be-
hYeel he sr tneftworthy. The learned mussel sow
e-mainied that the evidence wee inadmissible. ae it
woe see Mews that the opinion or belief of
U.. passes bed is any way influenced the
'14101•114.• teasel is reward to Wateon's credit. The
ee-feeviies he complain...l of was that on admitting We
the beamed jedge ought to have told the*,
tiut a •might net to have any effect upon their mind
1171. tag et • ',edict.
Tl""ww- "MOM! a mile %moo the first ground, bat refused
i" Mood aindirect•e.
here chi.

up, and said it was only a pima of waste=
It bad three seals upon it, and plaintiff's
James coming is he (plaintiff) told him that
Peach had picked up something with three Kali am it.
James Parson. immediately bad a oonferenee with labs,
and the result was that they sent for the Rev. Mr. Memiter,
the clergyman of the perish. The paper was given to him,
he read it, and it proved to be • will giving the plaintiff ell
the deceased's property.
[The case was proceedmg when we went to press.]

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

ARYLEBONIL
♦ITIMPT 70 MURDU.

Constance Wi/s.;;;;;o7d 40, was planed in the dock before
Mr. Yardley for fins: ~samination, on the charge of admin-
istering oil of vitriol to Mrs. Sarah Cornell, with intent to
murder her.
Mn. Cornell was recalled, and said that at the time
prisoner came to her on the 13th February, she was
posemeim of 101., and she (prisoner) wan aware that she
had it ready for the rent. She asked her then questions
about the rent. She was nut aware that prisoner was keeping
carorsusy with her husband. At the time of her marriage
there was a settlement made upon her. She was not in the
habit of receiving an annuity. She received the rent from
the lodgers in her house—a gentleman's lodging house.
The assistant to Mr. Meacham, chemist, of Crawford.
street, Marylebone, mid the prisoner came into the shop
and purchased a black draught, that was all slushed. There
was some onovermation between them as to drugs, bat he
could not tell *sword, now, as he was busy at the time.
Frederick Robson (eon of Mrs. Cornell by a former mise,
riage) said the glass and bottle produced were the ideaning
now pees to mother.
Mr. Yardto~ yea took the bottle and glass bask
to WdoeWe, did tkoy feel warm

Wasses—lTie gm lilt quite hot.
Mr. Yager —Are/on sure the bottle wee not warm!
Wit:ono—l OM quite sure it was not.
Mr. Yardley said there was enough evidence to send the
enim to a jury. (To the second clerk, Mr. Tait)—Make out
the depositions ; the prisoner is committed for trial.
Mr. Vaughan intimated to his worship that prisoner had
buss is custody at Boston on suspicion of poisoning in the
mama Taylor.
There was also a gentleman present now watching the
ease on behalf of the relatives of a female who died under
eery sus iciousisircumstances whilst on a visit from W.*
morelaad to prisoner eight months ago.
Prisoner was then removed.
MARLBOROUGH.STRKET.

4: A RCrTTING • COMMERCIAL ERA RILLS&
Wiltiaw Let, • tailor, of 6, Hanover-place, Hanover.
square, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting
by prottiag Mr. George Heywood. commercial traveller to '
a City house, of 34, Cm!". Sarnebenetrest, Islington.
Mr. George Heywood said—Yesterday evening, about 9
o'clock, I wee tossing along Muff-pins, iatrudiaj to make
• call is Oxfordetreet, sod this take aa hese, 11
whom the prisoner, who had • companion with his,
soddenly pot kis arm round my seek, sad gripped me
with • similar pressure to that mad by hone deafen
when trying the wind of • bone. The prisoner held
me very tightly. musing me • dial of offering. I got the
prisoner's hand from my throat, and thee the processes
companion pulled the prisoner away from me, and they
walked off till they got to Oxfordetreet. 1 felt quite
unnerved, and did sot call for assistance till they got to
Otford•treet, when, as they commenced running, I called
" Police," and gave an alarm, and the prisoner was seemed
by twu gentlemen.
The Chief Clerk—Was any attempt made on your
pockets!
Mr. Heywood—l cannot say. I was nearly suffocated,
and cannot say whether the primmer did anything with
his other hand while be had his arm round my *root.
The grip the prisoner gave me was in the centre of my
throat.

Frederick Buckingham, 3241 A, said—About a quarter
peat nine last night I was in Oxfordatreet, when the pro-
secutor came up to me out of breath, and said the princes?,
who was being held by two gentlemen. had attempted to
protte him in Argyll-pleas. I asked the prisoner why he
bad done it, and ha said be Meow nothing of the affair, mad
then abused the prosecutor, and said he only wanted to get
up a charge.
Prisoner—l was tipsy, and am very sorry.
The constable—He was not drunk.

Barni.theisOleir-Thepri;oseii; a drunken, idle tailor,
and has been charged with assaults hers.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—lt Is a most dangerous thing, and I shall
send the case to the sonskona I shall mark these amanita
with all the metwity I can.
Mr. Heywood—l feel it my duty to press the case, as
there hare been so many of these assault. lately.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—l quite agree with ou, Sr.i
The prisoner was then committed for trial.