The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-12 00:00:00

THE HARPERS FERRY INSURRECTION.

Ossawatomis Brown was put upon his trial at
Charlestown, Virginia, on the 27th ult., the wart having
refused after hearing testimony to bia,physical onedition and
,appeals of counsel in his behalf, to postpone theme. Coplaidi
the negro conspirator from Oberlin, boa made a full con-
feedlots, but the revelations era withheld from the public for
the present.

The prisoners Brown and Edwin Copple were manacled
together. Brown seemed weak and haggard, with eyes swollen
from the effects of wounds on the head. Coppie is unin-
jured. Stephena seemed leas injured than Brown, but looked
haggard and depressed. Both have a number of wounds as
the head. John Copland M a bright mulatto, about twenty.
five years old, sad Shields Green is a dark negro, sired shout
thirty.

Sheriff Campbell read the commitment of the miscast;
who were charged with treason and murder.
Mr. Harding, the attorney for the State, asked that the
court might assign Colloa4 for the prisoners, if they had
nowt. . . . . . .

The court then inquired if the prisoners had oounsel ?
In reply Brown addressed the court se follows :
". Virginians—l did not ask for any quarter at the time
I was taken. I did not sok to have my life spend. The
Governor of the Stele of Virginia tendered me him as-
surance that I should have a hair trial ; but under no cir.
cnmetanoss whatever will I be able to have a fair trial.
11 you seek my blood, you ma have It at any moment
without this mockery of a trial. I have bad no counsel—
I have not bees able to advise with anyone. I know
nothing about the feelings of my fellow prieoners, and an
utterly unable to attend in any way to my owe defence.
My memory don't serve me—my health is ineatficitatt,
although improving. There are mitigating cireamstanoes
that I would urge in our favour, if a fair trial is to be
allowed us; but if we are to be forced with a um form—a
trial for execution—you might sure yourselves that trouble.
lam ready for my fate. I do not ask a trio!. I beg for no
mockery of a trial—no insult—nothing bat that which coo-
science gives, oe cowardice would drive you to practice. I ask
again to be excused from the mockery of a trial. Ido sot
even know what the special design of this examisation le. I
do not know what is to be the beaedt of it to the common•
wealth. I have now little farther to ask, other than that I
may not be foolishly %suited °sly OM cowardly barbarian"
insult thou who fell Into their power."
The trial proceeded, however, sod at the latest dates the
case for the prosecution had clued.

VICEREGAL VISIT TO Cats.—Hie Excellency the
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland marked his second visit to the
capital of Munster, in the cepacity of Viceroy, by the per-
formanoe of three ceremonials in one day. file Excellency
in the tint instance laid the foundation atone of the new sad
magottieent bridge across the northern branch of the Rivet
Lee, to be called St. Patrick's-bridge, which is to replace the
structure swept away on the occaeion of the great flood in
1853, immediately after which ceremonial be conferred the
honour of knighthood on the Mayor of Cook, now Sir John
Arnott Hops. Having performed this ceremonial, he pro-
ceeded to Dankettle, about three miles outside the city, on the
Glanmire-road, to open so much of the Cork and Yougbal
line of railway as had been completed. He afterwards tuned
the first sod of a line of railway to be constricted born Cork
to Queenstown, on the northern ride of the river. On his
Excellency's arrival at Middleton, to which the Youghel line
will be rally opened for the present, he partook of a *miner.
THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.—Yester-
day, preparations were commenced at the Baker-street Bauer
for the purpose or carrying out the contemplated improve.
lamb, for the ensuing cattle show of the Smithfield Club,
appointed to be held on the 6th, 7th, Bth, and 9th December.
1 entries are so numerous that the whole western wing of
the basement area under the implement galleries, where the
' working models of agricultural machinery are usually exhi-
bited, will be this year appropriated to the ashibition of stock.
The Prince Consort, the Dukes of Rutland, Leeds, Bedford.
end Richmond, the Earls of Herdwicke, Yarborough, Spen-
cer, Leicester, and Faversham, the Marquises of Handy and
Westmiceter, Lords Bettletf, Portman, Dade, &c., Ste
amongst the competitors in the cattle and sheep elevate, and
Lord Radnor Ilse again entered the lists in contention with
the Prince Consort as an exhibitor of pigs.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND YOUNG MEN'S Socurt.
—Tna first of the second annual course of lectures of the
North Brixton branch le to be delivered on the 16th instant,
at the Horns Aseembly Roma. Kennington-park. The
laduovre and rubjecte are—The Rev. J. B. Owes, M.A., en
Old-School Affectations in Literature, Science, Art, Polities,
Religion, and Social Cotietoma • James Daftness, Esq., on the
Greet Epochs of the World ; the Rev. W. Cadman, LA., an
Home Work for Young Men; the Rev. A. W. Soapy, M.A.,
on Oliver Cromwell and hie Times ; the Rev. J. Met:. Ho-
oey, ILA., on Kirke White and his Poems; loons Levi,
Ern, on Italy, Picturesque and Scientific; the Rev.
T. Nolan, ILD., on the Encroaching Spirit of Popery ; and
the Rev. B. Home, LA., on Money. The doors will be
opened at 7 o'clock, and the lectures will commence at ttali-
past 7 precisely.
Mr. HUMBOLDT FUND.—Under the august 101116-
tire of the Prince Consort the eubtcription list of the Hum'
boldt Fund continues to swell. Fifty guineas here, twenty
guineas there, five guineas elseeht re, pour in as from an inn.
hauetuble bank. The list maniere to become a monurneel
of scientific enthusiasm ; all the more noticeable that it vriß'
probably stand alone, a very obelisk in the intellectual
totes. We have no Newton foundation, not even a
Newton statue in London, though the Englishman is use
of the immortal, of Science. The money raised for the
Humboldt Fund is to be sent to Berlie, to be there
expended in promoting a taste for neutral Mewl
and distant travel. This is a eon of arrangement
to which we have grown accustomed. We Ito, been sated
to waist in raising other Node for German celebrations--
Handel Fund—Mendelaeohn r Fund—and the
hke ; in mcstof which cares we have paid down our money and
found that our virtue wastes own exceeding great mend. We
make no objection. It is our humour to do things ao ; but IN
ehould not object to see the humour spree beyond the BMA
It would be graceful, we opine, in these German coeamftteer.
who are so frequently soliciting our oympatby and gold. I*
put it in their power to point out one English liter..ry, ma.
eieal, or scientific fun!, monuroen., or celebrate= to which
they anA their countrymen bad nobly subscribed. Can ear
body tell to the exact amount of the Berlin contributron le
the Newton statue recently set up at Grantham F--Xte
gauge.
BUILDING OPERATIONS IN ISLINGTON.-I.IIEO
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