The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-12 00:00:00

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The Tiatektensiders Mk Duff's sonaebrost Elgin sole Mi.
restyle, aslile andist, deserve Miser* tirom samiaret
midienottY According &our oontemporAttiiere are some
grounds for believing that a course with Asgard to the Re.
form Bill similar to that indicated by Mr. Duff—namely,
that in the first session a number of measures which would I
have carried the whole party with them should have been
brought forward, and the Reform Bill simply read a ,
first.time before the session closed—wee contemplated by
Isard.Palmerston himself, and but for his death might pro.
Wily have been adopted. The imputation, however, that
Mr. Gladstone samilioed other considerations to his an*
'hoe of power is disputed by the Timms, which adds that
no one less deserves such a charge ; other criticisms
upon the right hon. gentleman are equally uncharitable and
unfounded. The secret of Mr. Duff 'a forbearance to Mr.
Lowe is that he hopes more from that gentleman's indepen-
dent views on education and social progress than be fears
from his aversion to a downward extension of the borough
franchise. He maintains that Mr. Lowe holds more articles
j of the liberal creed than Mr. Gladstone, and, speaking
gently of his temporary fall, advises that he should be
I welcomed back into the liberal communion as soon as the
little scandal of his opposition speeches has iblown over.
Indeed, Mr. Grant Duff, like many politicians of the con-
j tinental school, appears to care less for reforms affecting
the distribution of political power then for reforms which
advance intellectual culture and hasten the march of civili-
sation.
The Star regrets that there should be in the eloquent
and thoughtful words of Mr. Duff something like a sub-
stratum of grudge. After all, the net result of the late arra.
rently fruitless session was a hearty enthusiasm amongst all
sound liberals with reference both to measures end men.
There was awakened besides a great national spirit, which
will soon compel the few exceptions to that en-
thusiasm for reform and its champions to quit the at-
mosphere of public life, which, especially at momenta of
constitutional transition, is a great deal too bracing for
r. valetudinarians. A true liberal majority being
thus established, we shall have arrived by the shortest
practicable route, not at the exaltation of a minister,
but at the triumph of our cause.
Let us get a comprehensive Reform Bill, and the Tde-
• graph assures the intellectual liberals for whom Mr. Grant
• Duff speaks that they shall not long have to mourn over
the low state of British culture. A generation after the
. passing of such a measure it will be a marvel to see an
English man or English woman who cannot read or write.
Nay, that millennium for which Mr. Matthew Arnold
sighs will be at hand, when, se a nation, we shall be In'
spired by " Geist."

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AUSTRIAN ARMY.

The Austrian government has ordered that on
the cession of Venetia the infantry reilimenta, Nos.
13, 45, and 80, shall be completed by ()Oki& and
the Bukovine, and regiments Nos. 16, 18, 38, and
79, by Hungary. Venetia has been accustomed to
furnish to the Austrian army about 45,000 men.
The 'plains of the Italian nationality will be
brought to the frontiers immediately after the
ratification of the treaty, and be handed over to
the Ital'an authorities.

(aztrna's TKISGEAM.)
FRANCE. _

PARIS. Oar. 2.
Yesterday the Emperor received the troops sta-
tioned at Bayonne.
The Moniteur of this morning says :—" Intelli-
gence received here from Mexico states that several
enconillters have taken place between the im
perialista and the liberals. General Castagny had
left Durango and established his headquarters at
Loon. He waa carrying out the general move-
ment of the troops in order to effect the concen-
tration ordered by the commander-iu-chief in ac-
cordance with the plan which has been newly
adopted."

ALLEGED MURDER OREAF wrps IN BETHNAL-
GEN.

INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. John Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, this
morning held an investigation at the nines Albert Tavern,
Mape-street, Bethnal-green, relative to the alleged murder
of Mrs. Mary Ann Scott, otherwise Burgess, aged 43 yews,
by her husband, a shopkeeper, carrying on an extensive
business in the Bethnal-green-road.
The cans apparently created the greatest excitement and
indignation amongst the inhabitants of the district, largo
crowds of persons assembling in the street, and freely ex-
pressing their opinion that the deceased had been mur-
dered, and that her husband had ought to be hanged.
Dlr. Abbott, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the friends
of the deceased.
A gentleman said that be had been requested by the only
daughter of the accused to ask that the case should be ad-
iourned until a solicitor could be instructed to defend
him.
The Coroner said that he should adjourn the case after
taking so much evidence as would justify au adjournment.
Mrs. Jane Bridges, 1, West-side, Cambridge-heath,
Bethnal- •r was the first witness called—She said that
she was the sister of the deceased. Mary Ann Bnrgeu was
her name. She had been married to • backgammon
maker named George Burgess ; but while he was still
living she married the man with whom she was living at
the time of her death. The name of this seoond husband
case Wm. Scott, and she was married to him nine years ago.
He was a tripe-dresser. Burgess was, witness believed, alive
at the time of the second marriage, because she saw him
only a month before it ; but lie went away to 'ea, she
understood.
Coroner—Did not Burgess call at Scott's shop after the
marriage and smash the things ?
Witness—l am not aware of that, sir. I was sent for
to see my sister on Wednesday. I had seen her on Monday
and Tuesday. On Monday and on Tuesday I found her
very ill. Sits was very much bruised where she said " he"
had beaten her. On Wednesday when I was sent for I
found her in bed. I noticed bruises on her person. The
man Scott came up into the room, and deceased said that
he had beaten her. He said he had not, and swore at her
dreadfully. He said, " Die, you —, die !" He said she
was not half dead enough yet, and again repeated
" Die, you cow !" On Thursday morning I sew
deceased again, and I observed that her bedgown was
torn, and that there were scratches on her nick. I said to
her, " This was not done when I was here last night."
She replied, " lie said, ' You cow, I will tear your
-- windpipe out.' " She gave me to understand that it
was he inflicted the injuries. The husband was present,
but he seemed as if he had been drinking. lie said no-
thing in answer to the deceased. They used both to drink,
and they frequently quarrelled. Deceased was sober every
time witness saw her during the present week. She died
yesterday (Thursday) morning at 9 o'clock.
By Mr. Abbott—The bruises witness saw were on the
leg, where she said Scott bad kicked her, and also on tho
breast. Had seen Scott hit her, but that was some time
since.
By the Foreman--I know that the shop had been often
closed during the last month on account of those quarrels.
When I used to go to assist deceased Scott often ordered
me out of the room.
A juror—Deceased went to Ramsgate a month ago. Did
she not return drunk, and was she nut drunk ever since ?
Witness—She came on the night of her return to my
house. Ido not know that she was drunk since.
The juror—Well, I know it.
Thu Coroner—A juror is not • witness.
By the Foreman—l have heard her say that Scott ill-
treated her, because she would not transfer to him her
interest in the shop and house. The name of her mother
was up still, but the business was carried on in the name
of Scott.
James Ritson, tripe dresser, lat in the employ of
Win. Scott rend the deceased, deposed that Scott and the
deceased frequently quarrelled. On Tuesday morning last,
at 2 o'clock, he heard her scream, and she rushed down
into the yard.
Coroner—Did you go to her assistance ?
Witness—No, sir.
Coroner—Had she not salmi you to go to her assistance
whenever she cried " Murder"?
Witness—Yes ; she had asked me. I was in bed on
Tuesday morning. On Wednesday, the sister of the
deceased came, and made her some arrow-root, and then
left at half-past 12 o'clock. Scott was down stairs, and
not sober when she left. He said, " Now I'll go ußstairs,
and have a-- row." Witness asked him not ; but he
said he should do as he liked, and he went up stairs.
Directly afterwards witness heard screams of " Murder !"
and he rushed up. The deceased said, "He hit me
in the side !" Scott called out, " And I will hit you
again !" and rushed at her. Witness laid hold of him, and
a struggle ensued, he catching bold of witness's neckcloth.
Finally witness left him in the room, on condition that he
would not strike deceased again. The same evening de-
ceased got a pint of ale, but she seemed to be sober. On
Thursday morning witness was awoke by a noise, and be
heard his muter say, " You cow, will you wino into
bed?" The deceased said," Oh, Bill, come and help me, I
sin so bad." Scott answered her by saying, "If I get out
of bed, I'll chuck you downstairs." Witness heard him
get out of bed, for his boots were on, and then there was
• dreadful fall that shook the whole place. Witness
jumped up, and called out to his master, " You —, what
are you doing to her now," and went and got • light.
He found the gas-pipe upstairs broken, and the
gas escaping. He entered the bedroom, and
found the deceased on the floor, with her head
under the bed and her feet towards the door. Scott was
on the bed with all his clothes on. Deceased cried out to
witness, " Oh, pray lift me up." Witness said, "No I
will fetch your friends," and he called out to a person
below to come up and see the state of the deceased. Scott
called out, " Oh, let the cow die !" Witness then
went to Mr. Bridges, the brother-in-law of the
deceased, and told him— Mr. Bridges said, " Get
a policeman and I will go there at once." But
witness had to go to Whitechapel-market, and
he could not get a policeman ; he put the horse to, and
drove to the market and came back by 6 o'clock. He found
the deceased still on the door at 7 o'clock, when another
man employed in the business (Godfrey) called him up.
Godfrey wanted witness to help to lift her into bed, but
witness said, " No, she has laid there so many hours now
that she may remain there till her friends come."
By a juror—Witness remembered deceaaed's having put
a tape out of the window to
madeget a bottle of gin.
By the Foreman—She wasa prisoner in the up-
stairs room, but whether to prevent her getting drunk or
not he could not say. On last Saturday night, at 10
o'clock, Scott held her down by the hair of the head with
one hand while he hit her with the other. Witness
knocked him into a chair. They were both not sober.
Witness never held down the deceased while Scott beet her.
A Juror—Then you were not the one that did that.
By the Coroner—Yesterday Scott said to me, " You
know," and tapped his breeches pocket, saying. " You
stick to me and I will stick to you." I made him no
answer.
By Mr. Abbott—They used to quarrel, drunk or sober.
Scott used frequently to threaten to kill his wife, but not
when sober. 'When sober he used to sweu dreadful, and
would only sometimes strike her.
The Coroner then adjourned the case, in order to give
the accused an opportunity of being present to make his
defence.
The accused, Win. Scott, was last night apprehended by
the police on a charge of murder.

At the Worahip•street Police-court this morning, the
prisoner Scott, who is a stout and powerful man, was
charged with causing the death of his wife, and after the
evidence of the witnesses, which was as given at the in-
quest, the prisoner was remanded, bail being refused.

Prince de Tointille has returned to Vienna from
a tour in Hungary.

Baaaet-common, in South Hants, was at one
time a famous phoe for rabbits, where they had a good
cover amongst the heath and form, but they used to be
kept down by poachers. The common has now now been
extensively built on, and forms parks and ganlens. These
inclosnree have driven off poachers, but the evergreen in
the park still affording a cover, Basset is 01111M/Il more
than ever by rabbits.

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THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
• FORMIDABLE ROUGH.
Michael Collins, a big, burly Irish labourer, was charged
with assaulting two police-constables.
Timothy O'Connor, F 111, stated that about 6 o'cloek
last evening he was on dqty in Clemeary-lane, whim 'the
prisoner, who was drunk, was pepointed out to him by •
gentleman who had been assaultad by him. The gentle:
man did not with to give him in custody, but desired
witness to keep en eye on him. The prisoner went into
Cursitor-street, where be aenoyed several passengers, and
at last, finding his way into the Appletree and Mitre public-
house is thet street, mid. inch a disturbance that the
landlord, Mr. Hardy, called in witness and another Con-
stable, 303 of the City force, to eject him. The prisoner
ratted so violently that they could with difficulty get
him out of the house. They then released him sad triad
to persuade him to go away. He attacked them furiously,
and fought so hard that they had great trouble to master
him. After having received several kicks and blows the
constables were obliged to throw him down, and when en
the ground he again kicked witness in the ribs, and the
ether constable on the head. His aster, who was as
drunk as himself, oontinusd in the meanwhile to pummel
both officers in the back. Some roughs had collected and
interfered a good deal, bat were, to some extent, kept off
by two gentlemen who happeaed to be passing. Pruriently
two more constables came to their *mistimes, and by the
united strength of the four he was carried as far se Duke-
street, where they ware obliged to set him down to met.
By this time he was pretty well exhausted, and at last be
agreed to walk quietly, which he did for the rest of the dis-
tance to the station.
The two gentlemen referred to corroborated, and spoke
in high terms of the forbearance exhibited by the police.
The prisoner said the constables handled him roughly,
and he was quite sore frees the blows.
Mr. Vaughan commented on the aggravated nature of the
caae and sentenced the prisoner to 21 days' imprisonment
for the ease& ca O'Connor, and 10 days for the saw& on
the City constable, with hard labour.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
REFUSING TO SUP2ORT A WIFE.
Alex M'Carthy, a coachman, living in Gromenor-mews,
was brought before Mr. Knox charged with refusing and
neglecting to support his wife Eliza, who, Sint* the 21st
June last, has been chargeable to the pariah of St. George,
Hanover-square.
Mr. George Badderley, militant overseer of St. George's,
Hanover-square, said that on the 21st June last he admitted
the prisoner's wife to the workhouse, she being at the time
yeti, ill. The prisoner came to the house with her, and
When
to take her away as soon wshe recovered a little.
When the wife was discharged by the medical officers he
caused inquiries to be made for the prisoner, but
he was unable to get any trace of him till last night,
when he was taken into custody, a warrant having
been obtained for the purpose. He had made inquiries
amongst the prisoner's relatives, and heard a bad account
of him. The wife was still chargeable to the parish, and
he (Mr. Badderley) believed her illness was caused by the
prisoner's cruelty.
The prisoner asked whether there was not an under-
-1 standing that he was to take his wife away when he got a
home for her?
Mr. Badderley said there was no understanding of the
sort, and that the home which the prisoner had when his
wife was admitted to the workhouse was sold off by the
prisoner before be went away.
Mr. Turner, officer of the parish, said he took the pri-
soner into custody in a public-house, when he said the
reason why he ha 4 not been for his wife was because he
had been out of work.
The prisoner said he was willing to take his wife away
now.
Mr. Knox said the charge against the prisoner was that
of leaving the parishioners to support his wife instead of
supporting her himself. The prisoner would be committed
for a month with hard labour.
ENDANGERING LIFE IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.
William Colfax, • rough looking fellow, was charged
before Mr. Knox with throwing stones in Kensington-
gardens to the danger of the passengers.
Hem., Howe., parl.-constable, said that while on duty
in Kensington-gardens he saw the prisoner and two other
lads lying under a tree. As soon as they thought he (wit-
s ness) was out of sight they began throwing stones and
pieces of iron at the chesnut trees. He knew the prisoner
and the two other lads as daily in the park, and they never
did any work. It was the third case he had bad that
week, and children playing about were placed in great
danger.
Mr. Knox said he him-elf saw a person nearly killed in
the garden • few days ago. If the prisoner did not leave
off suck practices he would some day be standing in the
dock on a more serious charge than that of throwing
stones. The prisoner would have to pay a fine of 20s. or
14 days, he (the magistrate) being determined to stop the
nuisance if he could.