The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-01 00:00:00

MIN IN VIE WHEEL OP PORTUNS.

About fifteen fifteen years age, it may be remembered,
• a ve=berereenam soft as dame-checomptoir at the
ogle emu. of the Roe Richidieu, excited • great
sensation by remarkilde beauty, so much so that not
only was the eigiff comthetly full of pews attracted to sue
her, but the isnievard mar was n crowded. After •
while the idk Nemisedihe, for so she was called, (limit-
peered, and it wee thee given out that she was lining is
grand style miler the proMmion of some wealthy person.
Yesteeday She Wee brueght to trial before the Tribunal of
Oerreeleonal Polies es the charge of swindling. Notwith-
skiathog the keg time that has elapsed ranee the days of
her celebrity, ler beauty, it was noticed, is but
little impaired. lam mid, in answer to question,
from the court, that her maiden name was Jenny Jack-
son. that she bad married at sixteen • man named
Delaware, and that her present age in 32. The alleged
swindling was that the had by false pretences obtained
money or goods. A Mme. Bryon, of the Rue Marbeuf, who
lets out furnished apartments, dated that the prisoner had
takeu rooms in her house, representing that she was the
daughter of a Polish prince, sad bore the title of Countess
I eilamare, but wa• separated from her husband, and that
she was to come into a legacy of 10,000,000 f. On the
, strength of that irtatereant she got into debt to the land-
lady to the amount of 2,4711., borrowed from her 1401., and
induced Moss. Bryon to sign for her bills of exchange
for 10.0001. A female named Peiffer, who had been femme-
deehiunbre to the prisoner, mid that this latter had
made her believe that she was the daughter of a
Polish ponce who was an English duke; also that the
place of lady of honour to the gueen of Englead bad been
offered to her, but that she had refused it, sad the wither
had, in es osemeenee of these representations, Lot bar 800 f.
A tradesmaa neinel Bernard deposed that the primmer bed
represented Mused to him as a countess, daughter of a
great personage at the court of England, as about to eons
into possemion of 8,500,000 f. from the estate of her mother;
and, tingly, as being cis the eve of marriage with Comet de
Montholoe. Believing all this, he had let her have silk
dresses and Les en credit, to the amount of 9,400(. She
had eke endeavoured to get emery from him on the security
of as outmanned to p her 50,0001., given by •M. Egan-
eerie, of the Havannab, who was, she said, enormously
rich; but that meson turned out to be spoor medical student.
Me had. it wee proved, on similar representations, obtained
1180. worth of goods from a shoemaker, 7001. worth from a
dealer ie Was. 1,8411. from a milliner, and so on. The
prises, wee Wm istrrogated : " Had your husband DeL-
meresoyfartseeT He had at one time. but lost it."
" Why did yea take the title of Counter" " I did not
ammo ili; bet my husband always told me that he was •
Came "Shortly after your marriage he took a oak?"
" Yea' " You could not have believed that a count would
have pet Memelf at the head of each a concern. After •
while me dammeded a separation, and obtained it" " Yes,
" After your separation you became the maitre= of •
man exessaively rich and remarkable fur his extravagance,
but before Hog yes left him; restage took up with Etclie-
eerie, and be gave you an impgemen. to pay 50,000 f.
"Rs did so beaten I led glow him my die.
ineeda" " And where did you get diamonds " The
!crawwith whom I bed lived gave them to me."
you endeavoured to raise money on your ohlio
pike of 80,00Wr., but as it um worth nothing you were
arrested ; you were, however, afterwards released, and you
then gut into debt in that city. Have you paid what you
owed r " Partly so." " You obteined- 15,0001. worth of
'eerie from a mercer "It was not 1, but the person with
wham 1 was." "On leaving Niemen citi came to Pods, and
went to your brother's house. Subsequently you took up
your residence at Rms. Bryon's, and, though you are only
deter to • hone desist, you posed yourself off as • greet
r did ad say anything of the kind's alleged.
fr:SMILO. Bryan who made me get into debt, telling me
that I could pay oat of my 50,1)00(. security. I really be.
Weved that I should obtain that cum, and au! imprudently
mole purchema" Here the prisuner wept. " But you
talked of your 8,000,000 f. to everybody ; and • young man
believing that you would receive that sum, actually=
warner." " No, el, I never said anything of
It was Me&ime Bryon who did so ; she the cause of eh my
ruisfortume." The advocated the premier said, that with-
out den•ying that des had dose wrong, some oonsideration
shoald Le shown her. She married very young, and her
husband in taking her had nu other object than to
speeilare on her beauty. He hal paraded her in the
rasciati, but die felt home!f humiliated and ob-
, bawd • separation from him. Then unfortunately
she went astray ehe fall in with • great Famildt noble-
'man spent millions of frame oft her. Hat after a
while ohs farmed ea attachment fur • student, and abaci-
&me I the nohlsmea to jibe his. For him she sold her
Maws& sad rechemnres, sad when she had nothing left
he abaudened her, giving lee the worth leu obligation of
50,000 f. width bed beenreferred to. The learned counsel,
referring to the emboss, thee insinuated that even if she
Ind mods the false sithements alleged. the trodespeuple
bad not Mee duped by them, but had given her credit be-
came they believed that from her beauty die would find
some one to pay for be. The tribunal condemned her to a
year's imprisonment sada". be.

ANOTHER BOAT ACCIDZNT AND LOSS OP
LIFE.

ILtelligence has reached us of a sad occurrence,
attended by the lose of two lives, which took place in the
nei zhhourhood of Coleraine on Tuesday evening laid, the
parties who have so suddenly met with their death
lieugg Mr. Joseph M'Curdy, of the grin of Messrs. J.
and J. M'Curdy, merchants, Waterside, Coleraine, and
Mks :Ravenna, an elderly Scotch lady, aunt to Mrs.
M'Cardy. The circumstances .1 the case are peculiarly
affecting. It AVMS that a number of Scotch trim& •
have been for some time es a visit with Mr. and Mrs. I
1114:tudv, at their residence, Castleroe, about two miles
(thin Coleraine, and in the neighbourhood of the
" Cutts," or famous " Sahnon lap," on the river Baas.
A f tat 'honer nor Tuesday evening Mr. M'Curtiy, Mrs. '
llt*Cortly, her deceased mint, and their other friends, went
oat in au open boat to sail as the Bents, on that part of
the river above the Cutts. Full of life and vigour, and ig-
norant of the appalling fate which two of the happy party
were *Km to meet, they sailed down the stream iti the
little Out, until suddenly, either through mistake as to the
locality, or out knowing their danger, they found them-
selves approaching the rapids at the Cutts, and the cornet
being un.aually strong, the boat was carried onward in the
impetuous strewn. It soon became evident that the boat
must go over the " leap and, on seeing this Miss filleass-
ion, seized with alarm, eafortuastely leaped front the beet
into the stream. Another aceoent tells as that sheathe
boat was passing over the Cutts the shook threw Mm.
Stevenson out of the boat ; we cannot now say which
ei the eorrect statement, but main it a that
was Mire Stevenson was observed in the water, Mr.
M'Cardy bravely jumped after her in the hope of saving
her life, being himelf an excellent swimmer, but in the
heroic attempt he sacritheil his own life. Owing to the
rspidity of the stream his efforts were futile ; be and Miss
Stevensoa were both urea over the rapids, and Mr.
!Mundy dimppeered beneath the surface of the water,
so more to rise with hie Miss Steveeson's body did
out sink ; it floated down the stream and when @oboe.
gaudy brought to shore the vital spark of life had
tied Mean. hile the boat ocititaining Mts. M'Curdy
sal the rest of the party also rased over the rapids,
and kept its, course in safety is the river below, with-
i•ct further iteeident to any of those in it ; but, alas
Mrs. M'Curdy was saved only to witness the simultaneous
drowning id her husband sod her aunt. From the
hoot the witnessed the deathstrunles of both, and
her feelings nay be easier imagined than described. The
spectacle was truly heartrending. Dr. Body was promptly
in atteedanos d the some of the tragic occurrence, and ap-
plied the usual restoratives to Miss roevenson, but without
avail ; lair spirit had taken its flight, and the tenement of
slay alone remained. Exertions were immediately made to
recover the body of Mr. M'Curdy, which nut proving see-
easeful, were motioned throughout the night, and the body
was found at ton o'clock on Wednesday morning. Mr.
Itllordy'e niterniant will, we nodeestand, take plea in
Magilligan burying ground on Friday. The lamentable
event ha, c..st a gloom over the entire neighbourhood. Mr.
M'Curdy vas • gentleman deservedly respected by all
claret, and his death is uoiversally regretted, while the
atemet sympathy is felt fur his wife and only child, who are
left to mourn hu lira.—Luniloailerry

rat SEIZURE OF A HULL VESSEL AT GENOA.
With riapeet to the reported seizure of the
stemiter Orwdl, belonging to Z. C. Penrose, Piq., Mayor
of Man, ou Thursday night week, by the pas.
season, the M•yor ou Thursday morning received a letter
from Mr. Montagne Brown, the British come! at (`.enoa,
stating that minoe Cat issmrreneo led been endeavouring
to learn something of the vessel, but could get.. inter-
Elation zie to her whereabouts. The stair bad been
pat isle the hands of able lawynni, sad whatever
they eeriest would he done. is saw as the writer
of the letter became aware of the seizaril, he tear
de to a-office and her Majesty'. minis-
her to t
Turin ; sad as, trues the Lineage at young &Stem
bite, (one et the principal parties making the leisure)
while on .Izrire (coupled with the fact of his haw* seised
the se...IL he was esspicirma that he might premed to
Neel... to cut out a Neapolitan vessel of wsz, or attempt
lone ~oh mad set, he bad telegraphed to the British
I Meister there, sad also the adsehal, and bed sent them fall
thserription. of the vessel to aid them in recognising her,
stiouhf -'•.• v•oo. to tho Nea,ioliten waters. lie (Mr.
Brews) had institatel aa inquiry into the seeds* et
Capitol sottou, who tei.m shore the whole of the night
cm which the vessel was seized, and the C0W...144M to obi+
the court of no ihkry (which consisted of himself, a British
merchant. cod s British shipmaster) came, was that there
was no wrideoce to sisow the slightest colluains between
Caplets Button .04 the pisesegers, bat that his ormduct is
raisins ashore the whole mot was extremely
eke" and merited reps-via, evisleisoe taken at the
i had been coot up to the Board of Traits, as also the
of R. Taylor, use of the crew, wbo swam ashore
et the isieseent of Joe seizure. Taylor's detion clearly
Aloes that the seizure of the Orwell, by llettem•
brink eel seem of the pezeongere, WWI an act of sash
Puma, they having ...Towered the crew, put them in
be* and forced Hum to the hold ; after which (dams
ha nualy been gut up) they immediately put te
net wlWat attraetiog the attestioo of the harbour psalm
tufbee thiede ass peemieed.—Men‘A‘ster imigagger.

Kai. Int:Wyatt.
SECONDARIES' COURT.—AuGusr 3L
BROWN AND Mill f. Hopacomox.--eruar ACCIDENT.

This wax a writ of inquiry to assess the damages, laid at
100 f., sustained in oonsequenos of the negligence of defen-
dant in driving his horse and cart.
Mr. Tindal Atkinson, in.itructed by Mr. Charnock, of
Bing William-street, for the plaintiffs, said his clients were
in a-humble sphere of life, Mr. Brown being a sawyer, and
Mrs. Brown, the perms injured, a month) nurse. On the
Mth May net Mn Brown wee gong to to pay
her hasband's club money, and upon arriving at Church-
street, Peckham, she was called to by a friend who was in
a cart on the opposite side of the road to that upon which
she was walking. Mrs. Brown crossed over, and stood close
to the shafts of the cart. While she was talking she ob-
served a cart driven by defendant (who is a contractor and
house proprietor) at a vary rapid rite. Defendant mud
have seen Mrs. Brown, but he drove furkesly on, and
knocked her down, inflicting serious injuries. Defendant,
who had been drinking, was stopped and taken to the stn.
tioe.house, from which place be wan not liberated until an-
other person was obtained to take home his vehicle. Mrs.
Brown was much injured, and the services of a doctor were
required. The jury were asked to give such damages as
would cempensate plaintiffs for those injuries, defendant
having admitted the wrung by suffering judgment to go by
default.

Airs. Brown was called, and deposed to the facie men-
tioned by the learned oounseL
Mr. &Milani's, for defendant, crues-examined the lady se
to whether the defendant did not mat out. Witness was
sure he did not. She wan very much hurt. People said de-
fendant wadi drunk._ .

Mr. Field, the friend spoken of, described the accident
and the state of defendant. Witness found that Mrs.
Brown was so injured that he was compelled to drive her to
her destination. She was quite sober.
Gas-esemined—Defendant was very drunk. He tried to
stop, and nearly fell out at the back of his cart. Had great
difficulty in getting defendant to stop.
A police sergeant and inspector deposed to defendant's
being the worn for liquor, and to the horse mad clan brag
taken to the station.house. Defendant was incapable of
driving.
The surgeon who attended Mrs. Brown said she was much
bruised about the body, and her arm was dislocated. Her
synem was much shaken, and the accident might have a
serious effect upon Mrs. Brown.
Mr. Buchanan then addressed the jury for the defendant,
and said he should all witnesses to prove that it was Mrs.
Brown's own fault she had been injured, sod that defen-
dant was not so drunk as had bent described. _

iistiasa:.;;rll.s: sad said heremembered the ac-
cident. He was sot drunk ; all that be had drank that day
up to she VIM et the accident was one glass of porter. He
called out to Mrs. Brown to move when he was about 96
yards from her. There was • cart which defendant was
compelled to avoid, and in doing so he grazed Mrs. Brown's
arm. This witness flatly contradicted all that had been
sworn to by the witnesses as to his conduct. Wittier was
advised to give the woman 'b. 6d., or it would cost a good
doal of money.
Cross-examined—FM offered to give plaintiff money to
settle, rather than have any law ; but it was all her
fault,

Two witnesses said that de/el:shod was a sober man gene-
rally. and was certainly sober, though excited, upou the day
of the accident.

ThiriOl;;;Feeeoudary summed up, sad the jury gave
the phbiatiff 25/. daresiee.