The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-23 00:00:00

THE CHILEAN ABDUCTION C.ASE.

Yesterday, at the Liverpool police court, Manuel
Antonio Matte, and Angel Carrell° Gallo (two member. of
the Chili= pezilante nib and Galli= Matta and Benjamin
Vicars Klima& (editors of a newspaper rpiblisLed at San-
Sago) appealed to pronecute Captain Leslie, of the ship
Louisa Braginta, for literally detaining them on board his
vessel. Dr. Wheeler. of Manchester, and Mr. Aepinall,
appeared fur the complainants, and Mr. Deighten for the
captain.
After Mr. Asphalt had recapitulate! the statement be had
made on the previous Saturday, Senor Mtlienna stated
that he was the editor of the ef•untbko, published in
Santiago. On the 11th of December last a public
meeting was called at that piece, to consider measures tot the
rec.:mementos of the government of Chill. He and his
three Mends were present at that meeting, and during the
proceedings they were surrounded by a bend of soldiers,
take& into custody, and detained in prison for three months
In Santiago. His friends Matta and Gallo were members of
the Lgislature, the one being a revues:halve from Valpa-
raiso, the other from Cadmus. Atter being in prison for the
time specified they were put into a erase carriage and es-
coned to Valparaiso by a company of 25 soldiers headed by
an officer. The distance between there two places,
about ninety miles, was accomplished in thirty hours, They
arrived at Valparaiso about mid-clay, but fir fear of a popular
outbreak they were not allowed to enter till when
they were taken to the whirr and shipped en board the
Louise Braginta. A company of soldiers received them on
the gang-way, and a few of their friends were allowed to com-
municate with them. They were not informed whither they
were going, and about three hours after they had been placed
on board the ship sailed under the convoy of • war-steamer,
which acomapaeled her about len or fifteen miles. the court
plainest. made no protest until the steamer, with the military
on board, had patted company with the ship. Then, how-
ever, they told Captain Leslie that he had been guilty
of 'a breach of international law, for which they could
call him severely to account. Tho captain replied that
he was under contract with the Ciallian government, aid that
he must fulfil his contract. They toil him that the 3,000
dollars which he wee to receive fur their paeeage, thcenth four
times the amount paid by ordinary p managers, woull be
cheerfully guaranteed to him, with 1,500 extra for himself, if
he would land them at Aries. The captain refused, and
their only alternative was Cu remain by the weetel. When
two days out, end opposite the Isle of Juan Fernandez, the
ereptaia asked If they would like to be landed there, but this
they declined, the island being uninhabited. Senor 31•Knina
then told the captain that they should not fur-
ther remonstrate with him, but that on their ar-
rival in &gland they would bring him t t justice, and if ne-
cessary lay the case blare the Foreign-alive. Wm. Motion,
thief mate of the Louisa Brigitte, stated that the impute
laformed bim about twenty days before the arrival of the
complainants that he was expecting same political Wiener.,
and that preperetion must be made for them on board. Re,
WDLClO,.after the arrival of the complainants was supplied
a petal and ammunition, and so also were some of the
crew, their instructions being to use them in case of need.
The ageets at Velpareitto who atoned the contrast with the
Milian (overeaten' were Maims. Huth, Grain, and Co.
Mr. Dakhla; after etdeivouring to prove that there was
no case, said ha would take Mr. Mansfield's decision on a
case of wanton assault. _ _ .

Mr. M..u. field declined to settle the case thus, uit In-
volved several points of international law, whisk ought to
be submitted to a higher tribunal. They might have the
age dealt with summarily, by the captain placing himself
under street for twenty•tour hours, and then by a writ of
babes.. corpus the CAM might be tnuseferred to the Court of
Queen's Bench. Ile (the magistra• c) thought, however, the
beet policy of the oounsel for the defence would be to went
to a committal to the

Tbs captain wss then committed to tbs assizes, two
sureties in 3101. c,cb, and himseit in 6001., befog accepted
for Ina appearance.

The Vienne Press states that Prince Metternich
has 1.-ft three volume. of memoirs, or rather notes, ell relating
to important politico! erentr, written by himself at the time of
tkeir acetylene?.

The anniversary of the accession of the present
Pops was oelabrated at Rims on the 17th by a religions
oweatony in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, in thu pra-
nce* of the Pope, the prolate', and Ihman magistracy.
Cardinal dl Pietro said mass on the occasion, after which the
Pope ntoeired the congratulations of the cardinal..
_ .

M. I)oquer, ex-chancellor of the French embassy
at the court of Austria, arrived at Vienna on the 17th.
The object of his visit, it is supposed, is to negotiate for en
exchange of prisoners.
A letter tram Brescia of the 18th, in the Pays,
says :—" The soldiers are most Ingenious in their inventions
for keeping off the rays of the eon. Some fabricate immense
shades, by means of a handkerchief stretched on bent *pieces
of wood fixed in their knapsacks; othen adjust trenches of
trees for the same purpose, end this is the moot general prac-
tice. Nothing is more curious than to behold tLeee ambu-
lating etwobberies—they remind one of the moving wood
spoken of by Macbeth."
The official journal, La Lombardia, published at
Milan, contains a notice addressed to all fonctionarica die-
missed by the Anstrian government to political ov:nioarts
requesting them, in case tb, y desire t, be reinstated in their
offices, to address petitions to that effect to the governor of
Lombardy with exact statements of the circumstances.

The Sentintlle do Jura gives the following as
a true story, told by • sergeant, who was present when
the Emperor ordered • temporary bridge to be thrown
over the Ticino for the passage of his gaud. Hie Ma-
jesty asked the captain c.f the pontoon company how
long it would take Min to make a bridge. "Two hours and a
halt, sire, by inning barite." "Captain," raid the Emperor,
taking out his watch, " I give you an hour and a quarter."
"Sire, we will endeavour to do it in that time." " No, do not
moleavour, but do it." In a few minutia several boats were
joined one to the other. . Tbe Emperor jumped from his
horse, and, notwithstanding the remonstration of hie eta,
began to cr.os. S of the fastenings of the boats were as
yet so slight that the current tt rained to carry the teats
away. More rarnotistniuma were of rid, but the Emperor
did not so much as listen to them. As fist as an additions/
boat was attached to the lin the Emperor jumped upon it,
asyiuir to the workmen, in a low but impressive tone, " Make
had. I" Within the hour end • quarter the bridge was
finished, and General Cler with his brigade passed over it to
attack the Austrine. The captain wee sitting on • pi:o of
timber wiping the perspiration old his forehead, when the
Emperor turned round to speak to him, and, squeezing his
hand, said," Commandant, I thank yen:"