The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-08 00:00:00

MATRIMONIAL AGENCY IN PRANCE

The Tribunal of Correctional Police yesterday
bail • remarkable ease cif swindling, la which three par
at, Mere implicated: Prods, the " essidessedd advo-
cate," whose advertielellelki• have for one time peat bees
frequeetly published is the joiner& ; w
Proem Mey, • wise-
inerchast •
: and Achille Lobey, • emmiedes et. At the
opening of the trial a medical certilleale woe pulls, midis(
that recites was usable to appear, being at the Wee is •
state el intellectual prostretios, bordering es isemity. The
tribunal accordiogly decided that he trial absedA be past-
weal, arid proceeded with the charge ageism* Vie Misr two
acesad. lbe principal weasel wee • IL Mime;
• geatleesse of property. readies at anent/fly. He de-
pose! that is Jestery, 1830, the prisoner Hey came twice
to solicit his mato= for wise, sad on the woad time cos-
pinned him ce the beauty of hie daughter. He sous
afterwards am* again, sad stated that be wee authorial
by a freed of his. sassed Lobey, to Nalco se oder of mar
nage to Millis Memo. He represented his Mead to be
the son of a gentleman of eossidemble properly,
at Boulogneenr-Mer, that at his father's 'beim ill=
intent about 100,00 fusee, sad that meenwhile he bed
as excellent wholesale wise trade, yielding a dear yearly
profit of about 13,000 frame, and assess& hooks were
produced to prove this feet As the witness still be.
Stated. be was referred to seven* prim for informatics
respectiog Lobey, sad, as di the sewers were favouisW
be at lot mosested to the marries, which wax celebrated
in April, WO, end be Um gam lib &mbar 20,C SX r. ea
her portion. He seas diaseemod, however, that be bed
bees the victim of h teheeplehe y ; that the newest-honks
which had bees slows NU Wen kiresit and that all the
peewee to whom he hod bars referred were cosfedenitse of
',obey, Hey, end Pmtie. After his wife's fortes.,
forged several bolls sollis Jane Let WI/
convicted of the forgery, sad seatenesitelma =meow
meet. It MAS prO 'red t hat Praia eeloally tese fer
his share in bnoiririe about the marries% sal *wowed from
hie books, which were seized by the pobee, *4 during the
four years he had bees • mettles:lolml sank be bad received
from 2"M poems • total of Dearly 40.000 fr., sad bed redly
effected twenty ',write*, but the greater part of the
money was ' by mamas to whom he lad made illusory
promises. tnbutiel decided that the charge of swind
ling was fully proved Realest the prisoners, sad condemned
Mey to twelve months' imprisonment, and Lobey to three
years, with 50fr. Ise

We (Army awl Navy Camas) understand that it
is intended to build for the serfs alter Majesty a medium-
sized paddle•whwl yacht,. It caa be really amffeeirkied
that cm many occasional when the else of the Victoria sad
Albert aught be dispensed with, it would be convenient to
have at head a vessel somewhat larger than the Poky.
Captain Seymour, C. 8., was is London in the astray part of
the week, and attended at the Admiralty for the parpeas of
affording any esplanation that might have lama ?a/WM as
this subjeet._

Medsre. Brown and Gellatly, who were the con-
&Santini managers of the vast maritime operations of the
late Mr. Duncan Dunbar, are his executors. The amount
of the property is believed to be fully u great an was re-
ported—a =lliac and a half sterling,

_ -
Tsg Cswurrs.—The steam transport Calcutta
was frozen in about fire mile► off St. John'►, Neartowetload,
with 700 roldiers on board. The Hydra wee expected from
Halifax to help them. The Calcutta had bees 23 days
crosaieg, sail had consumed all her coals, and was burning
the spare wood from the ship. She had been groatly damaged
by storms ►od ice, and lust all her boats. Nome al the
bones bad Maio lost

DOWNIINI;•XTREET, MAR ,vt 5. —The Queen banbeen
ptes.ed to appoint Coluoel Thomas Gore Browns. C. 8., to
be Captain-General and Governorio•Chief in and over the
Island of Tasmania end its dependencies. Fier Majesty
has also been pkaaed to create a .It..tinct settlement as the
Western Coast of Africa, to be eedlnl " The Settlement of
Logos sad He liependeociee." and toeppoint I leory Stanhope
Freeman. faq.. tote :oreroor and Commanderm•Chiel of
the afeesesid settlement.ngazerte.

.....
Th,wNis•:-.KTKLe-r, 31aseir 7.—The Queen has
been pleased to appoint John Smale. Farr., to be • member
of the Executive t 'cined. cod Francis lAomley, Esq., to be
a member of the Legids. ive Council. of the aolwy of Hong
Kong. Her limiest. lons also been pleased to appoint the
Rev.iTm. Austin sauuders to be a member of the Eseentive
and Legislative C'ouueds of the (stood of Nevis.—Moselle.
THI Scant Riiit Nrl ELIIITION.—The writ for the
election of a knight to represent the North Riding was
received at the SheriTi °Mee, yesterday (Friday) morn-
ing. The High Sheriff has axed the nomination for Non-
age, the 17th instant. sal the ppooll will be taken on the fol-
lowan Thundav, and the dielantioe as estarday.
'itecoit E Leer to s. —Donald Cameron, Emu, of
Ilimpdmi House, Bucks, is likely to offer himself on the
conservative interest for the borough of Wycombe. in the
!lee of Sir H. H. Illestiwood, deceased. Mr. Remington
Mills appears on the liberal interest.
Mit. SNIITEI O'BRIEN AND Nit R. Pam.—Switit
ethics is sceneed of baying challenged Sir Robert Peel
after be (Smith (tßrien) knew thy% Sir Robert Peel had
places! the affair with the I qionochue in the hands of his
friesd," Lord Palmcrstoo. There is not the least truth
in tie acciaiatioa. No man hones better than Sir Robert
Peel that Smith Whites wrote to him long before the in-
terview ebb* Major Garin bad with Sir Robert's noble
"Irked." The moment that Smith tr Brien was made aware
of the pais, imam, and unprovoked attack upon hint,
that nowt M Met* to Sir Robert in limier& which, to
em • papaw form of repression, would have "provoked
a 'mini." Nothing could have hue more cooteinp-
tunas, ar mare calculate' totem! to a hostile eaconater, if
1.4 to • *Anklet a tosfrw..,.. We ma state, aa a bra of
whisk we lave psnonal knowledge, that this damns me
s.Weemed to Mr !fabulist Peel before Sir Reber% see mailed
velar by Major Hari, ; and we cos also slats that It was
toms that moth eentemptuous aril exasperating shamtaJ es
reached its dulnakion several tura Were the gallant
mayor had the minnstable totems. with the Prank& 110
that we are is a position to nay that the aseusatios Udell is
bow !ought Lobe fastened upon Smith O'Brien's 15..., has
its aegis either in ignorance us maliee.*—Curt lusessivisr.
MANS HIDITRIt UNITY or ODD FILLOWL —The
collected annual returns from the lodges having been
easlys-1 show that this ooler had at the begissiag of this
tear the large comber of :1:4.791 niegaliers, meeting in
Vt.: lodges. Ample proof is afforded of the incressieg
helets of prieku,s and forethought &swept the working
prob.:en, if we only lo,k hack ulna years, when the society
r,e,,ieted of '424,441 member.. so that (allowing for deaths
a,essi,,us) the net inereikee sissy that time is the
u,-ioheni of this order in I averaging 12,7.81 usually.
Dii v Ens or CllC•Tre. l'agrzsusms. —The
Lev. George Rifler Wilson has leas lisemsd by the bird
of Chester to the stipendiary newsy Of Christ
I iirrlt, Liverpool. on the nomination GI the . Joseph
Woldiog Twirl, M. A , incumbent. Tim Roe. Arthur Gore.
M. %., ku hies licensed to the ministry or perpetual curacy
of r.t. Luke's Church, Liverpool, oo the nomicatiou of the
trustees. pekoes.
Stoiiig efforts are makinf in the United States to
induce Coogress to eulnidise a line of 'learners between Ca.
fornia sod Japan and Chios. New York is 2,300 miles
nearer Nagnicki, in Japan, and 2,000 miles neareeltheat
la China, r,4 Panama, than rid Liverpool and
tors horn New York mow reach Shanghai in nai ia, asst
Niosorki iii 70 dare. If a stearolorket commuaieation ex-
isted la,twese (.sblitoraia and Japan sod Chins. such letters
wouli inch ithaeghai in 45 days, and Nageaski in 40 days,
and lotellisesce would reach New York from Japan by means
of the telegraph across the oontiaent of America in 23 days.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THU DAY.)

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordiseu.)
AVBROUGHS V. 317RIIOUGHIS AND sitcom. _
- • •

' This curious can was resumed this raorah; by Mr.
Macaulay, who produced further evidence in support
of the co-respmdent's alibi on the 16th of March, 1860.
The monination of Mrs. Weed, of Becton, taken by a
eesuaisnioner, was read. She confirmed the statement of
Mks Bane as to Mr. Silcock's taking tea with her on the
chitin gasetion.
..Bareham, • clerk in the employ of Mews. Mina*,
mid that Mr. Boardman Silcock came hams, as far as be
knew, at some time after half-peat five.
Dr. Plvillimore then resumed his case on behalf of the
respondent, and tendered witormes in support of her
recriminatory plea.
Jane Gibbons—l live at Walcot, in Norfolk, with my
father and mother. I know Mr. and Mrs. West, of SW-
ham. 1 was in their service from Michaelmas, 1860, to
October, 1861. They had a son named John, and • daughter
named Sarah. Mr. Burroughs used to visit at the house
—he began to come in the summer of 1860. lie used to stay
till a very late hour—till 2 o'clock in the morning. Ob-
served something particular in his conduct to Miss West.
He would speak very improper things to her. He said be
loved her dearly ; sod that when Mrs. Burroughs watt
away he would marry her. One morning I saw bolo
put his head under her petticoats. This was in
the dining-room. No one else was preempt be.
aides me, and I was patting coals on the be. Once
at midnight, • fortnight or three weeks after thee mar.
rence, I weal into the dieing roar and food Mr. Bier-
roughs with Mies West, and his clothes were In disorder.
The same night the came up to my bedrooms, pat her arms
round my neck, kissed me, sad begged me net to tall her
mama what I had men. AT the Christmas pre-
vious I slept with Miss West bemuse she was
ill. She had had • miaearriage. Remem-
ber • rifle ball at Holkhain Park. It was
Wain the summer. My master and Mr. John went to that
ball, and did sot return till ix in the morning. During
their abases Mr. Burroughs came and stayed till Mayes*
five and mix in the morning. I did not let him out ; bat I
saw him go. I was in the kitchen ; bat I
went into the drawierroom once or twigs. Xis.
trees came to me at about tee and stayed for
half an hour or an hour. When I went into
the dewing-room, which was while my mists,' was in the
kitchea, Mims West was standing before the loskiag•gbars.
I remember all the family and seine fnands
going I. Wale* which is • village on the coast.
• Ithetheghs was there. I also went will
them. wee* to my mother's, and had dinner and tea.
I saw Mr. pall off MumWW'sboot, bemuse
there was SIMI gravel is it. He said, "Pour me out a cup
of tea, my dear. I was making tea. After tea Miss West
sat on hie knee. Miss Hayes was present ; but the rest of
party were en the bench.
Creasimeaffined by Mr F. Made—l know my mark whoa
I sea it. It bee the paper produeed. I been out of
=twelve months. I was teat in the serails of Mr.
Timelines of Ingham. I have men Mr. Bike& on
this matter twice ; batlike West came to me firth I Ant
saw him about Ave weeks ago. I have not been furnished
with any mosey. Neither have my friends. I had men
him teen I pat my mark to the paper.
Mr. &lank was proem! when I did so.
I told the ems story then as I have done now. I am sure
of it They made me take an oath. Neither my mother
are my deter was present when that happened at Waled
of which I have spoken. Do not know what " medical
ere meths The doctor attended Mine West was
Mr. Clowns, het be did ant know what wee the matter
with her, wither did her mother. Nobody in the house
knew but ms. The washerwoman told me that it was •
robearriage. Ness had the myself. I did sot
tell the dexter what was the matter with my
yang mnerem. Mr. Burroughs bad been with her once or
twice Inform the. I had seas him criminally familiar with
her in the &awing-room I sew it se I entered. This was
between 10 amid 11 o'clock at night. This was two or three
swaths helm the miscarriage. I bad been in Mr. West's
service keret five months. At this time Mr. West and Mr.
Jan were "up town," and Mrs. West wee in the Within.
I stepped task and shut the door. They maw me bet did
not speak. I saw the same thing two or three lime& The
first was on the Inn occasion that I had ever men him
in the home. The next criminal act was on the sewed
visit. It was at tea them. Mrs. West was in
the kitchen, and Mr. West and Mrs. John were up town.
[The crome-essniaation of the witness went into many
particulars which cannot be reported; but her answers
were extremely contradictory, and probably the most
absurdly incredible that ever were given in • court of
juatice.] I told lawyer Wilkinson all that I have stated
stated here tothey, before he drew up my affidavit.
Re-exambeeml-1 did not mention Miss West*s miscarriage
to the doctor, homes she told me not to do go.
[The came was proceeding when our report left.]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Wen Mr. Comaisidowlngot)
U 209.41q_11. ST.

The teakrapTlWlN anther,. of
Crown•hW, Norwood. This was the sitting fee examira-
tion and discharge. The liabilities are about 2,0001. ;so
used. It being stated that some arrangements were la
progress for ming the creditor. a composition, an adjourn•
mast was taken for a fortnight by comsat.
Yr. Lemma appeared for the imagoes&

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
DIRPOKNG OF AN ILLIEGITIMATZ CHILD.

inen iii•43iW,diefiie;l•;;l;;;Wainraii;;;;as amid
before Mr. Yardley em follows :
Michael Beaman, porter of St. Martin's workhousamid—
On the 4th el Sept. lain, a male child was bronght to I.
Martini workhouse by a park- kereepar of St. James-park,
sad in cosmogonies of information I received I sought far the
prisoner, who I found in St. George's workhouse yesterday.
On the child being sent into the prisoner, the kimed
I then told the prisoner that I had a warrant to apprehend
her for deserting bar child. I believe the prisoner is not
married.

Robert Waterfield, perk-keeper of St. James's-park, •ad
Lein` at 5, New•treet, Vincent-square, Westminster, mid
—oa the 4th of September LW., while returning from my
brealdad, and paserieg the large plantation opposite the
florae Guards, I heard the cry of as infant, and found •
child Wog =ler • holly tree on • piece of old skirt, sad
very atty. I picked it up. and it appeared as if it bad
' bed drugged. I took it home, and my wife wombed It
sad !nisi to feed it, and pat some clean things on it. I
not the least amid that had it reroaised • little longer
where it was it would ben di.d.

living at 64, Orchardetreet, Weans's.
der, rid—l have bows the prisoner four or dye years,
and she is a single wawa.. I know the child produced, it
was a healthy child. I rked the prisoner where the child
was, sod she replied that it was at her sister's, and after-
wards that she had siren it to • little girl to take to the
Westminster W.ekhour. I went there, but found the
child was not there.

In answer to Mr. Yardley, the witness said the child
whet) she missed it wee 11 mouths old.
The child was predated, and wua in • delicate state el
health.

-Mr. Yardley ordered the depositions to be taken, and the
prisoner was come atted for trial.

WORSHIP-STREET.
TRZ WURDIR DT THZ OARerITI.
This @ltem°. at 2 o'clock Podia /Artley, a young
woman, fashionably dreamed, and apparently about 2S years
of age, was placed at the bar before Mr. Know, the aittiag
magistrate, charged with being concerned with three others,
not in custody, in swotting Mr. Richard Pearce, and steeling
from this person a quantity of jewellery sal other pmperty.
Mr. Vann,solicitor, stated the case for the p►osecution,and
Mr. Michael Polestrorn, as Italian jeweller, repeated some
evidence which be gave before the coroner in the
course of this morning, clearly identifying the prisoner
■■ one of the worn.. wbo met deremol at the Jane Shore
Tavern, and subsequently walked up the Kingslandroad
with him.

Police oonstatia IleVesty detailed the circumstances
of the primmer'. capture, sad the prieoner, who was undo.
tended, wee remanded until this day week.

THAMES.

INTIAORDINAIIT PNFAR AND .UICIOF OF A Lt*NATIC.
This morning, as Mr. belie taking his seat on the bench,
be was informed that a German, named Carl Sr!mtge.? or
Friafriy Hart:emu, for there were some doubts about his
real name, who was remanded from this court un Friday
(yesterday), badoommittedsuicide in the Clerkeuwell House
of Detention.
The we was one of a most extraordinary description. I
The unfortunate man was charged on the police sheet with
burglariously breaking end entering the dwelling-house of
Mr. Cornelius Edwin Garman, &urgent), of No. I, Carlisle-
terrace, Fairfichl.nwil, Bow, with intent to do grievous
bodily harm. It appeared that as Thursday night,
Alertly before 11 o'clock, Mrs. Garman and a
female servant, named Emma Mayhew, were in the
sitting-room on the ground floor when they heard a feeble
knock at the street door, which was followed by • very loud
and violent knocker such as any one would give when •
house wag on Area The knocking was accompanied by loud
and piercing tries of murder. Fortunately Mn. Garman and
her servant did not open the door, but put the chain
np inside sad bolted the door, welch was partly
gLuad with stoat plate glans. Both mistress sad
'errata them retreated into the drawing room, front which
they could cob the German kicking and beating at the doe,
with peat buy, and calling out "Murder, murder." Mr.
Harem called for the police, but long before any assistance
strived the unfortonate rain smashed tbo glass, broke the
dear itself, and at last forced it bodily in and it fell into
the purge with • lood crash. The lunatic then
=l',hew the armed with • long and bright
11ife with a spring beet ,and entered the back parlour,
whin ear a light, horst open the folding doors and entered
the trent parlour. ma scrams of Mrs. Garman and her
servant, sad their appeals for amistanoe were increased, and
fortunately at this Mika snores, and as the lunatic was