The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1867.

fur tho exigencies of official etiquette, it is diffi-
cult to comprehend how suosessive governments
have permitted the efliciencres4 energy they
have repeatedly praised in the House of Commons
to he hampered by conditions which are now said
to make their possessors unwilling accomplices in
a fraud.

A public meeting is held of representative re-
venue officials from various parts of the three
kingdoms, who inculpate, with engaging freedom,
the system they administer, declaring much of
its work to be useless, and that a large proportion
of its expenditure is profligate. They call upon
the Legislature to test the truth of their area
; and it would be inconsiderate to say them
nay. It is hardly to be expected that this out-
spoken zeal for the common good is purely disin-
terested ; but so long as its ostensible aim is for
' inquiry only, there can be no valid reason for its
being ignored, or why the department should not
be tried in the balance, and its accusations and
revelations bo used to our advantage.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
(THIS DAY.)

painful to think that any English magistrate could be
found capable of treating such an act as a trivial excess of
duty. To complete the dramatic offset of the boiness,
there eight to be found a government 'spade of eompen-
sating the captain for the fine inflicted en him.

rke Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Jinx 9.

The Queen, accompanied by the Queen of
Prussia and Princess Louis of Hesse, drove in the grounds
yesterday afternoon.
The Viceroy of Egypt, with the Prince of Wales, arrived
at the Castle last evening at 7 o'clock.
The Viceroy was accompanied by the Turkish Ambas-
sador, and attended by their Excellencies Raghib Pasha
(President of the Egyptian Assembly), Huber Pasha
(Minister of Foreign Affairs), Telaat Pasha (Chief of his
Highnees's Council), Hassan Pasha, and Ries Pasha.
Major• General Francis Seymour, C. 8., Groom-in-Wait-
ing to her Majesty (who is specially attached to the Vice-
roy), was also in attendance, as was Colonel Stanton,
C. 8., Royal Engineers, her Majesty's Consul-General
for Egypt.
Captain Ellis, Equerry to the Prince of Wales, was in
attendance upon his royal highness.
The Viceroy was conducted to his apartments by the
Prince of W ales,and was shortly afterwards received by the
Queen in the White Drawing-room, her Majesty being ac-
companied dither by the Princess Louis of Howe and the
Princess Louise.

His Highness was introduced by Lord Stanley (Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs), and presented by the 'Turkish
Ambassador.

The gentlemen in attendance upon the Viceroy were
afterwards presented to her Majesty.
The royal dinner party included the Queen of Prussia,
the Prince of Wales, Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse,
Princess Louise. the Viceroy of Egypt, the Duchess of
Roxburghe (Lady in Waiting to her Majesty), Countess
Schulenhourg (Mistress of the Robes to the Queen of
Prussia), the Earl of Bradford (Lord Chamberlain), Lord
Stanley (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs),and Raghib
Pasha and Nubar.Fasha.

The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting had the honour
of joining the royal circle in the drawing-room ►fter
dinner.

The Dean of Windsor and the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley,
Major-General Sir T. M. and the Hon. Lady Biddulph,
and Goland I'onaonby, bad the honour of receiving in-
vitations.

The Queen of Prussia, attended by Countess Schulen-
henry, Count Nesse!rode, and Dr. Brandin, left the Castle
at 12 o'clock for London.

The Queen, the Print* of Wales, Princess Louis of
Hesse, and Princess Louise, attended by the Duchess
of Roxburghe, and the Equerries in Waiting on horseback,
accompanied her Majesty to the South Western Railway
Station.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Ellie, accom-
panied the Queen of Prussia to London. Viscount Tor-
rington, Lord in Waiting to the Queen, attended her
Majesty to Dover.

The Viceroy of Egypt, with his suite, drove through
Windsor Great Park this morning, attended by Lord
Alfred Paget (Equerry in Waiting), and shortly after
one o'clock took leave of the Queen. His highness re-
turned to London by a special train on the Great Western
Railway from Slough.
On the way to Slough his highness visited Eton Col-
lege, and was conducted through the hall and library by
the Provost, the Fellows, and Masters, who, with the
boys, received his highness in front of the college.
The Marchioness of Ely, the Earl of Bradford, and Lord
Stanley left the Castle this afternoon.

The Prince of Wales gave a dinner last evening to the
Viceroy of Egypt. The following were invited to meet
his highness:—The Duke of Cambridge, Prince Louis of
Hesse, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Prince of
Teck, the Turkish Ambassador, the French Ambassador,
his Excellency Nohow Pacha, his Excellency Raghib Pacha,
the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Marlborough, the Duke
of Richmond, the Duke of Beaufort, the Duke of Bucking.
ham, the Duke of Sutherland, the Marquis of Abercorn,
the Earl of Malmeabury, the Earl of Tankerville, the Earl
of Bradford, the Earl of Derby, Earl Granville, the Earl
of Dudley, Lord Stanley, Lord Harris, the Lord Mayor,
the Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, the Right Hon. Sir
Stafford Nortbcote, the Right Hoa. Gathorne Hardy,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. Henry
Corry, Sir Samuel Baker, the Dean of Westminster, Mr.
J. W. Lurking, General Seymour, and Colonel Stanton
(in attendance on the Viceroy of Egypt), Colonel lion.
James Macdonald (in attendance on the Duke of Cam-
bridge), Captain Von Westerweller (in attendance on
Prince Louis of Hesse), General Sir William Knollys, and
Captain Ellis.

The band of the Grenadier Guards, conducted by Mr.
D. Godfrey, was in attendance, and performed a selection
of music.

Mr. J. W. Benson, of New Bond-street, had the honour
of aubmitting, yesterday, for the inspection of the Prince
of Wales, the cups manufactured by him for the Clifden
and Stamford races.

A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Hon.
Privy Council sat yesterday at the Privy Council•ohoe,
Whitehall, on the subject of the cattle plague. The
Lords present were the Lord President and the Right.
Hon. H. Waddington.
A deputation of cattle salesmen had an interview with
the Lord President of the Council, ►t the Privy Council-
office, yesterday.

Mr. Cawkwell (London and North Western Railway).
Mr. Allport (Midland Railway), Mr. Grierson (Great
Western Railway), and Mr. Seymour Clark (Great
Northern Railway), had an interview with the Duke of
Richmond, at the office of the Board of Trade, yesterday,
on railway business.

Deepatehee were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, St,
Helena, Sierra Leone, and Lagos,

The Queen of Prussia left for the continent yes-
terday, and we learn from our oorrespondent at Boulogne
that she arrived there at 5.45 by the South Eastern Com-
pany's special steamer Victoria. Her Majesty was met by
Count Boltz, the Prussian Ambassador, and left for Paris
at 6.55.

The Prince of Wales will, it is expected, lay the
foundation stone of the East Somerset Hospital about to
be built at 3hepton Mallet. His royal highness is lord of
the manor of Shepton Mallet.
_ _

The Royal yacht Osborne, Commander John
D'Arey, which sailed from Portsmouth on Monday, has
proceeded to Cherbourg, and is expected to return from
that port to Osborne with his Royal Highness Prince
Arthur on board.

THE ROYAL HORSE GRAMM—The following ofti-
*ere of the Royal Horse Guards: Colonel llaillie,
Williams, Capt. Hm-topp, Capt. Lord Garlic., Capt. Ives,
Capt. Whitmore, Capt. 'Wingfield, Capt. Burnaby, Capt.
Ruabout, Lieut. Home, Limit. Wombwell, Lieut. the Mar-
quis of Illandonl, Lieut. Brooke,Lieut. Steuart-Muirbead,
Cornet Hon. C. Carington, Cornet the Marquis of Worces-
ter, Cornet Hon. 0. Montagu, Cornet Stirling, Cornet
Dundee, Cornet Moore, and Cornet Guinnees—gave •
magnificent bell at the barracks in Albany-street, Regent's-
park, last night, to above 400 of the leading members of
the aristocracy. The ball was honoured by the presence of
the Duke of Cambridge, the Prince de Teak, Prince
Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Sc. For several days prepara-
tions had been in progress for the military fete. Several
handsome tents communicating with each other had been
ereetod on the parade in front of the officers' quarters. The
company began to assemble shortly after 11 o'clock, and
alighted at the entrance of one of the tents on the south side,
at which was stationed a body of picked men of the
regiment in full uniform. The visitors were ushered to a
tent on the right, which was used as a cloak-room, the
tables beiug covered with the scarlet shabracks of the
regiment. In the largest of the series of tents the com-
pany collected before passing into the ball-room, and in
that temporary apartment • refreshment-table was laid
out. The tents were carpeted with Turkey rugs and crimson
drapery ; and those specially adapted to accommodate the
visitors were furnished with comfortable sofas, chairs, &0.,
the whole of the interior being illuminated with wax-lights.
The principal hall-room—there were two—was the chief
point of attraction. It was the new mess-room, • some-
what spacious apartment. Its walls were splendidly deco-
rated with trophies of a peculiarly military character. In
one compartment was a fine trophy of cuirasses and
helmets ; another presented an artistic group of cavalry
carbines, pistols, jack-spurs, and bits ; and another' space
was filled by a trophy of the silver trumpets and em-
broidered banners belonging to the regiment. The most ,
itoposi of these displays was the grouping of the royal
stand of the rzwinient,presented by George IV., sur-
rounded
by the four standards of the regiment, relieved
with bright battle-airs and old silver trumpets. The
silver kettle drums and richly embroidered banners, pre- I
sented to the regiment by George 111. in 1805, formed con-
spicuous ornaments in the ball-room, which was enlivened
by a profusion of flowers.—Post.

LATMT INTELLIGENCE.

• fisonot's meow's.)
FRANCE.

PARIS, JrLT 10.

An imperial order dated the 9th inst., degrades
Lopez from the Legion of Honour for his dis-
graceful conduct in Mexico.
The monetary conference held its last sitting
yesterday and approved the report of M. Parien,
summarising the deliberations and views of the
Conference. The members before separating
passed a resolution of thanks to the President,
Prince Napoleon.

The Muniteur contains an account of the affair
at the Normal School and says that in consequence
of their disorderly conduct, the superior autho-
rity has ordered the immediate dismissal of the
scholars.
The school will be reconstituted and will re-
open on the 15th October.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, JULY 9, Evz:cnic.

In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies to-
day, Signor Nicutera moved the production of the
documents relating to the last negotiations with
Rome. Signor Ratazzi promised to present them
to the Chamber after having examined them.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF APPEAL.
DEATH OF LORD JUSTICE TURNER.

At the opening of the court this morning the Lord
Chancellor, who was evidently deeply affected, said :—I
am sure the bar will hear with deep regret of the lose
which the public and the profession have sustained in the
death of that moat excellent man and able and upright
judge, Lord Justice Turner. The unvarying kindness and
courtesy which he showed to every one, his devoted and
patient attention to every case brought before him, and the
anxious care with which he worked out his judgments, which
were always foil and satisfactory, will never be forgotten ;
and I am sure that there is hardly any one connected with
the Court of Chancery who does not feel that he has
almost lost a personal friend in that moat amiable and
estimable man and upright and conscientious judge.
It is not too much to say that the sentiments thus
feelingly expressed by the Lord Chancellor are fully shared
by every member of the Chancery bar.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
HITCHCOCK T. HITCHCOCK.

Dr. Douse, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey for the tioner ;
Dr. Slinks, Q.C., and Mr. Searle for the t.
This was the petition of a wife for a judicial separation,
on the ground of cruelty and desertion ; the husband
denying the charge, and pleading counter-allegations of
adultery and desertion.
. _

The marriage was in September, 1855, the respondent
being a farmer, at Ruislip, near Harrow. In 1859 the
petitioner left her husband's house, as she said, in conse-
quence of a threat that if she stayed he would drown bee.
She tiled a petition, which was heard in May, 1861, and
occupied the court two days, but the decision was against
her. She then went into lodgings for a short time, being ill
of pleurisy. In the Sept. following she went home, but was
refused admission by the respondent's housekeeper, Swim
Reeve. She then broke the kitchen window, and a friend
who was with her put his arm through the hole and un-
bolted the door. She went into the house and fainted
away. When she came to herself she found herself thrown
out of the chair by the respondeut. He kicked her with
such violence that hemorrhage set in and continued till an
operation was performed upon her. She had • fibrous
tumour of the uterus, resulting, as she believed,
from that kick. She afterwards went into the
Islington Workhouse, from which she was removed to
Hillingdon. Ultimately the respondent agreed to pay her
7a. • week ; but finding that wholly insufficient, she made
another attempt to return home, and was again violently
repulsed by her husband. In June, 1862, she became •
nurse at Charing-cross Hospital, where she was promoted
to be the head of the Victoria w►rd, She remained there
tilllBB4, when she left to go into Dr. Baker Brown's
Surgical Home for her tumour, which was crushed and
burnt, and taken away, but she still felt the effects of it.
She was now night superintendent at the London Hospital.
On cross-examination she said she had quarrelled with

her husband about N. 6d. a week which he was paying to
a servant girl that had sworn a child to him. The imme-
diate cause of her leaving was a request she had made
that he would buy her a pair of boots. Had taken nothing
out of the house except her own family relics. Had taken
nothing belonging to the respondent's deceased daughter.
What had belonged to her had been divided and quarrelled
over long before. The respondent was 18 years older
than witness. He had never asked her to return
since 1859. Had told the magistrates how she had been
ill-used, but could not swear whether she had ever told
them about the kick. Had used crutches, but had left
them off as soon as she could. Never went on them to ask
relief, and after getting it tucked them under her arm and
walked off. Had been to the Marquis Townshend. This suit
had been orignally instituted by the Society for the Pro-
tectian of Women ; but they had given it up when
they ;tad procured alimony for her. Lord Towns-
bend bad advanced money to her which she
promised to repay. Knew Mr. Wicks, an officer of the
society. He saw witness without any crutches—for she
used them as little as she could—and soon afterwards the
relief she had from the society was stopped. Witness
suffered from diabetes in the leg.
Re-examined—One of my legs is six inches shorter than
the other. Sometimes it is worse than others, and when
it is bad I use my crutches.
[The case was proceeding when our report left.]

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before Baron Bramwell.)

THE TAILORS' STRIKE.

Thia morning was specially appointed for disposing of
the charges against a number of journeymen tailors fur in-
timidation and molesting other workmen.
Serjeant Ballantine, Mr. Sleigh, and Mr. F. H. Lewis
were retained for the prosecution. The defendants were
represented by Mr. Cole' idge, Q.C., Mr. Fitsjames Stephen,
Serjeant Parry, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Ribten, and Mr.
Bewley.
When the case was called on, an application was made
on behalf of the whole of the defendants for the postpone-
ment of the trial on the ground that the learned counsel
who defended them had only been instructed within the
last few hours, and were quite unable on that account to
defend them.

Serjeant Ballantine, on the part of the prosecution, ex-
pressed his readiness to consent to the postponement if
an undertaking was given that the system of picketing was
discontinued.

The counsel for the defendants declined to give this
undertaking, as they contended that there was no illegality
in the proceeding.
The matter stood over for a short time to see if any
arrangement could be come to, and eventually it was
announced that the defendants had consented to the terms
proposed by the learned counsel for the prosecution, and
the cases were consequently postponed to the August
session.
ALLEGED FORGERS Or ICARIAN BANE Norm.
_

Joseph Pimkenatein, 52, a German Jew, described as a
window-glass cutter, was charged with having feloniously
in Ms possession a number of forged Russian 25 rouble
notes without any lawful excuse.

fierjeant Ballantine and Mr. Sleigh conducted the pro.
'mention. The prisoner was defended by Mr. C. S.
Gn ffiths.

The facts of this case will he fresh in the recollection
of the public. On the 30th of April the prisoner
went to Inspector Thomson, a detective officer, at Scot-
land-yard, and showed him three forged Russians rouble
notes representing that he had received them from a
certain person whom he named. The officer, it appeared,
did not believe his statement, and he took the numbers of
the notes and cautioned the prisoner not to part with them.
The evidence went to show that the prisoner had subse-
quently sold one of these notes ton person who was ex-
amined as a witness, and who stated that the prisoner
premed him to go to Russia to dispose of the forged notes,
and offered to supply him with notes of the nominal value
of 1401. for 101. at the same time saying that they were so
well executed that he would never be found out, and
Olathe would make a great deal of money by circulating
them in Ruasix. _

The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sen-
tenced to bee years' penal servitude.

rnEsimmrsr OT THE GRAND J CRT.

The grand jury this morning made a presentment in
which they called the serious attention of the court to the
groat increase in the number of cases of robbery accom-
panied by violence that were constantly occurring in the
metropolis, and which as they said appeared to indicate a
growing disposition on the part of the criminal portion of
the population to become year by year wore INIVItg, and
outrageous in their actions. The grand jury expressed
their opinion that the lash wits the most fitting punish-
ment for such offences, and the moat probable means that
could be adopted to deter others from the commission of
crimes of this description.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLBRICENWELL
A FORTI'NP: TELLER IN prrnermiaß.

A dirty, low-looking woman, between 35 and 411 years
of age, of 5 Cat-and-Mutton-alley. Highgate, giving the
name of 11,4e(a Smith, was charged before Mr. Cooke with
obtaining a silk jacket by false pretence', from Eliza Gear-
leash, a domestic servant, residing at 45, Highbury New.
park, Islington.
The complainant said—On Tuesday, the 2nd inst., the
prisoner came to my mistress's house and wanted me to
purchase some writing paper. I told her I did not want
any, and she said, " Will you have your fortune told'
I told her I had no money, but if she would call on the
following Tuesday I would see about it. She then went
away, and on Friday she again called, and I said,
I had not got any money then, but I had
some old clothes, if that would do. She said it would,
and I went and got my new silk jacket and
gave it to her. She then said, " You must wish, and I
most wish." (A laugh.) I wished—(a laughl—and she
said she could not wish in the house. She then went out,
taking with her my jacket, saying she would return in
about ten minutes. She did not return, and I then told
the police of what had occurred. Yesterday the milk-
man cane, and told me that the prisoner was outside. I
went to her, and told her that if she did not give me my
jacket I should lock her up. She said, " Let me go, and
I will bring the jacket back." I then gave the prisoner
into enatody. The prisoner did not tell my fortune.
Police-constable 217 N 'mid he took the prisoner into

custody, and when he told her the charge the did not
make any reply.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said that she went
to the house to sell some writing-paper, when the coo,.
plainant asked her if she could tell fortunes, and she replied
in the negative. The complainant went upstairs sad
fetched a pack of cards, and said, " I know you can tell
fortunes.' She said " No, I cannot tell fortunes," and the
complainant then gave her the jacket
The complainant denied that she pressed the prisoner to
tell her fortune.

The police asked for *remand, u they thought there
would be other OSAPOS preferred against tte prisoner.
Mr. Cooke rewarded the prisoner until Tuesday next.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
RORRIRT AT THE INTRANET or HER MAJETrrN THIATAI
Henry Joh:ma, a well-dressed young man, who refused
his addrein,waa charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with itteAng
from the person of Mr Stanley Deot, wine-merchant, of
No. 34, Great Tower-street, City, a gold watch of tha value
of 26/.

Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. Edward Lewis, of
Great Marlborough-street, ►ppeared for the defendant.
Mr. Dent said—Last night shortly after 12 o'clock I:tra
standing on the steps of Her Majesty's Theatre, waiting for
my carriage, when the prisoner snatched my watch from
my waistcoat pocket, and then ran away. I followed him,
calling, " Stop thief," and he went in and out of the
carriages, and tried to turn down a street above the Opera.
house, Mat he was stopped by • constable. He, however,
succeeded in making of again, and was stopped by another
constable, several persons having given chase, and I
succeeding in being in at the death. The prisoner was thin
taken to the station.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—What is your watch worth?
Prosecutor—About 261.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—ls the prisoner the man?
Prosecutor—He is. I never lost sight of him.
Police-constable Lake Jeffery, 49 C—At a quarter mai
12 o'clock last night I was on duty at the corner of ('hark•".
street. I heard the cry of " Stop thief," and saw the Ili.
soner running in front of the prosecutor and several alma,
I Mopped him and asked him what he was running for,
and he replied " I de not know." A gentleman is the
crowd handed me a watch which he had picked up, and
which the prosecutor identified as his property. On search-
ing the prisoner at the station I found another watch bold,
maker's name Perry) and chain, and locket, and acme
money.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—The prisoner will be remanded for a
week.

Gordon, 33 C—The prisoner is well known to the police.
SOUTHWARK.
SZRIOUS INJURY TO ♦ MAN FBON THE BITE OF A RABID

Doc.

Mr. Bum', a aorkeutter, carrying on business in Black-
man-street, Borough, warn summoned before Mr. Wookyck
by the polies for allowing a dog to be at large in a rabid
state.

Po hop-constable 66 It said that on the sth instant be
was on duty in Lent-street, when he saw a large blank re-
triever dog rush at a man who was passing and bite him
severely ou the face. He then attacked another nun and
tore his coat, and afterwards followed a child into a shop.
Witness obtained a rope and pursued him, and fortunately
before the dog sprang at the child be fastened the rope
round its neck and killed it with his truncheon. He be.
lieved the dog belonged to Mr. Hussey, and had been seen
lately to go in and out his premises.
The defendant denied the ownership of the dog, and aid
he did not know that it had been in his premises until he
received the summons. He understood from his men that
such a dog had strayed into his warehouse, and some of
the men fed it for • few days, and turned it out on Friday
last. He was extremely sorry that the poor man had been
bitten by the dog, and ►e had rendered him every mist.
ante, but be had no knowledge of the dog.
Alfred Pride, &journeyman in his employ, said that atom
ten days ago the dog in question strayed into their work
shop, and perceiving it to be such a fine animal the met
fed it with bones and the odds-and-ends from their din
ners. Mr. Hussey knew nothing of it.
Mr. Wooirych observed that there was no evidence ths:
the dog belonged to him, therefore the summons must be
dismissed.

The poor man who was so severely bitten mi.' that be
had been in the hospital ever since, and was soil
in a bad state. He therefore wanted to know how to
obtain compensation.
Mr. Woolrych was sorry to say be could not advise km
on that point, but be handed him some money out of the
poor-box.