The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-23 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

SUSPECTED MURDER IN THE FOREST OF
FONTAINEBLEAU.
Moat OUI OWN 001IREITONDINT.)
PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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The Emperor of Russia, who was not to have
been here till Juno 3, has been induced to promise
to come on the Ist in order to see the great Paris
races. It is yet uncertain whether the Czar will
be lodged in the Tuileries or the Elysde. Besides
the fetes to be given him in Paris, there will be
two grand ones at two of the Emperor's country
palaces—one at Versailles on June 9, and another
at Fontainebleau on June 11. The Czar will leave
Paris on June 12, in the morning; and the King of
Prussia, about whose visit there still hangs a
curious leaven of uncertainty, is looked for about
the 16th or 16th of July.
A Parisian chronicler says that the Emperor of
Russia proposes to spend in Paris five millions of
francs. Supposing him to stay ten days, as ex-
pected, that will be 20,000 f. a day—certainly a
right royal figure.
The news that the Sultan was coming with no
less than five hundred followers is contradicted.
On the contrary, it is said, that his suite will be
far from numerous ; he will be attended by three
or four aides-de-camp, three chamberlains, and not
more secondary attendants than a European sove-
reign would bring with him.
A few days since a story went the round of the
papers about the dead body of a well-dressed lady
having been found in the forest of Fontainebleau,
with the face eaten off "by a wolf." As there are
no wolves in Fontainebleau, and the startling in-
telligence, given at first with meagre details, re-
mained for some time unconfirmed, it created
little sensation in Paris, and passed as a
canard. It is, however, quite true that the body
of the lady was found, and that another lady has
been arrested on suspicion of having poisoned her.
One day last week the driver of a hack fly, while
passing along one of the avenues of the forest near
a place called Franchart, saw a lady lying on the
grass in a copse not far from the road, and whose
face was hidden by an open parasol. The weather
being at that moment extremely hot the coachman
supposed that she was resting herself, and passed
on. But it happened that he had occasion to drive
along the same road the next day, and when he
saw the lady and the parasol in precisely the same
position as before, he naturally came to the con-
clusion that all was not right. He got down from
his box and found • dead body, with a parasol
fixed in the ground so as to conceal the
head. A part of the face was eaten away,
probably by a stout weasel or wild cat. The coach-
man hastened to Fontainebleau to inform the police
of his shocking discovery. It was found on in-
quiry that the deceased together with another lady
had come a few days before to stay at an hotel in
the town. They had taken a carriage for a drive
in the forest, got out together, and sent the car-
riage back, saying they wished to walk in the wood.
In the course of that evening one of the ladies
came back to the hotel in a state of great apparent
distress, saying she had missed her companion in
the forest, and could not think what had be-
come of her. She added that she would go
' back at once to Paris, hoping to find her
there. After quitting the hotel, and doubt-
less paying the bill, she went to a jeweller's in
Fontainebleau, and stating that she had not money
enough to pay her railway fare to Paris, sold a gold
brooch, giving her right name and address, which
the tradesman inscribed in his books. The name of
the lady supposed to have been murdered, Madame
de M—, was discovered by a wedding ring on her
finger, inside which it was engraved. She was
twenty-eight years of age, and had been twice
married, and the ring in question was that of her
first marriage. It is reported that she had lately
received • large sum of money in Paris, which she
had brought with her to Fontainebleau. A secret
"instruction" is now going on, and it is probable
that nothing more will be heard of the extraordi-
nary case till the lady now under arrest is brought
up for trial before an saaiza court.
The Bourse was rather weak than otherwise.
Rente closed • little lower than yesterday, at
69fr. 85c. and 69fr. 87}c., with a fall of sc. and
2}c. Italian fell 35c. and Credit Foncier 7fr. 50c.
Mobilier rose 6fr. 25c. Railways were about
2fr. 60e. lower.

THE CANADIAN CONFEDERATION.

(From a Supplement to Tuesday's London Gazette.)
NY THE QUM, A PROCLAMATION
For Uniting the Provinces of Canada., Nova Scotia, and
New Brunswick, into one Dominion, under the name
of Canada.
Whereas by an Act of Parliament, passed on the
twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred
and sisty-sinin, in the thirtieth year of our reign, inti-
tuled " An Act for the union of Canada, Nova Scotia. and
New Brunswick, and the government thereof, and for
purposes connected therewith," after divers recitals it is
enacted that " It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and
with the advice of her Majesty's Most Honourable l'rivy
Council, to declare, by proclamation, that on and after a
day therein appointed, not being more than sir months
after the posing of this act, the provinces of Canada,
Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, shall form sad be
one dominion under the name of Canada, and on and
after that day those three provinces shall form and be one
dominion under that name accordingly ;" and it is thereby
further enacted, that " such persons shall be first sum-
moned to the Senate as the Queen by warrant, under her
Majesty's royal sign manual, thinks fit to approve, and
their names shall be inserted in the Queen's proclamation
of union." We, therefore, by and with the advice of our
Privy Council have thought fit to issue this our royal pro-
clamation, and we do ordain, declare, and command that
on and after the lst day of July, 1867, the provinces
of Canada, Nova Scotia., and New Brunswick, shall
form and be one dominion, under the name of Canada.
And we do further ordain and declare that the
persons whose names are herein inserted and set
torth are the persons of whom we have by warrant under
our royal sign manual thought fit to approve as the
persons who shall be first summoned to the senate of
Canada.
_

For the Province of Ontario.—John Hamilton, Roderick
Matheson, John Ross, Samuel Mills, Benjamia Seymour,
WaLex Hamilton Dickson, James Shaw, Adam Johnston
Ferguson Blair. Alexander Campbell, David Christie,
James Cox Aikine, David Reeser, Elijah Leonard, Wil-
liam Mac Master, Asa Al'worth Burnham, John Simpson,
James Skead, David Lewis lif:ephemon, George Craw-
ford, Donald Macdonald, Oliver Blake, Ma Flint,
Walter McCrea, George William Allan.
For the Province of Quebec.-dames Leslie, Asa Bel-
knap Fester, Joseph Neel Bosse, Louis A. Olivier, Jacque
Olivier Bureau, Charles Malbiot, Louis Renaud, Lou
Letellier de St. Just, Chic Joseph Tessier, John Hamil-
ton, Charles Cormier, Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay,
David Edward Price, Elsear H. J. Duchesnay, Leandre
Dumouchel, Louis I.waste, Joseph F. Armand, Charles
Wilson, William Henry Chaffers, Jean Baptiste Guevre-
moot, James Ferrier, Sir Narcissi Fortunat Belleau,
Knight ; Thomas Ryan, John Sewell Sanborn.
For the Province of Nova Scotia.—Edward Kenny, Jo.
nathan McCully, Thomas D. Archibald, Robert B. Dickey,
John H. Anderson, John Holmes, John W. Ritchie, Ben-
jamin Wier, John Locke, Caleb B. Bill, John Bounnot,
William Miller.

For the Province of New Brunswick.—Amos Edwin
Botsford, Edward Barron Chandler, John Robertson, Ro-
bert Leonard Hazen, William Hunter Odell, David Wark,
William Henry Steeves, William Todd, John Ferguson,
Robert Duncan Wilmot, Abner Reid McClelan, Peter

Given at our court at Windsor Cattle, this 22nd day of
May, in the year of our Lord 1867, and in the thirtieth
year of our reign.
God save the Queen.

THE BISHOP OP SALISBURY AND HIS CLERGY.

ANOTHER PROTEST.

The bishop held his visitation at All Saints Church,
Dorchester, on Saturday. At 8 o'clock morning prayers
were read by the Ven. Archdeacon Bnim D.D., the rec-
tor • at 11 o'clock there was a celebration of the Holy
Communion, at which the bishop officiated, assisted by
Archdeacon Buckle, Archdeacon Braim, and the Rev. H.
B. Williams, R.D. The offertory amounted to 5/. 45., and
is devoted to the fund of the benefit of the widows and
orphans of tke clergy in this diocese. The sermon was
Preuhed by the Rev. H. C. Pigou, of Wyke Regis. At.
1 o'clock the visitation was held, and portions of the
charge was read by the bishop before the clergy and
churchwardens of the deanery and a numerous congrega-
tion of the laity.
Immediately after the visitation some of those who had
attended it assembled together, when the following me-
morial to the bisho2 was drawn up, signed, and presented
to his lordship :
" To THE LORD BISHOP OP SALISBURY.
_ _ _

" yLord,— We, whose names are appended to title paper,
having given our most earnest attention to your lordship's
charge, feel ourselves compelled by our unwavering attach-
ment to the Church of England and our jealousy for the
purity of her teaching, to take this earliest opportunity
of protesting, in the must solemn manner, against the
strange and unscriptural doctrines set torth in that charge.
We protest against the sacrament of the Lord's Supper
being 'of a memory made a sacrifice.' We protest against
its efficacy being sacribed to the sacerdotal act, instead
of the faith of the partakers. We protest against the
doctrine evidently intended, although obscured by a
multitude of figures, that the bread and wine become the
body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ otherwise than

sacramentally and figuratively. We protestagainsi the
assumption of regal and judicial powers on behalf of the
rciesthood, as distinct from the whole congregation of the
faithfuL These doctrines and statements set forth by a
bishop of our church, we declare to be contrary to the
plain and recognised teaching of that church ; and we most
solemnly, as in the sight of God, pledge ourselves to use
every lawful means to prevent the introduction of them
into our church, by whomsoever that introduction ma) be
attempted. We know that we shall be accused of seektml
to make divisions in the church, and of interrupting her
unity ; we therefore at once smelt that we recognise no
unity as characteristic of the church, except the unity
of the Spirit, which can only exist in the bonds of Chris-
tian truth; and that we believe that the doctrines set
forth in your lordship's charges are utterly incompatible
with that unity. We earnestly pray that the Great Head
of the church will enable your lordship to see the danger-
ous tendency of these strange doctrines, before it is too
late, for your lordship's own comfort and the peace of the
church.

Signed—
" Rev. H. Monle, M.B. vicar of Fordington.
" Rev. E. W. Pears, M.A., rector of Dorchester, St.
Peter's.
" Rev. T. W. Knipe, rector of Woodaford and Tin-
cleton.

" Rev. i;ginald Smith, rector of Stafford.
" Rev. A. H. Bull, M.A., incumbent of Cerne Abbsa.
" Rev. C. J. Bird, incumbent of West Fordington.
" Rev. H. P. Raikes, curate of Cheselbourne.
" Rev. K Ludlow, vicar of Martinstown.
" Rev. J. Burt, curate of Broadway.
" G. Curiae, Mayor of Dorchester.
" C. J. Andrews, churchwarden, Dorchester, St. Peter's.
" H. W. Hawkins, churchwarden, Mertinstown.
" J. Lovelace, churchwarden, Piddlehinton.
" Isaac Symes, churchwarden, Portesham.
" W. Symes, churchwarden, Muckleford.
" E. Bridle, churchwarden, Ilincombe.
" C. Kent, churchwarden,
" it. Symes, churchwarden, Piddletrenthide.
" T. llasoombe.
" T. Pouncy.
"J. Best, churchwarden, Warmwell.
".1. r. Foot, churchwarden, Buckland Newton.
" C. Hall, churchwarden, Buckland Newton."
—Sherborne Journal.

THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY AND THE CANTER-
TIPSY CHORAL Unrox.—The Bishop of Salisbury's views
on priestly prerogatives are so extreme, and have been so
badly expressed in his recent charge. that we cannot but
regret to hear that his lordship has been selected to preach
the sermon in the cathedral at the approaching festival of
the Canterbury Choral Union. Without entering into any
discussion of doctrines which are totally incompatible
with the spirit of our reformed church, it must be admitted
on all hands that his lordship is henceforth a marked man.
His preaching in the cathedral on the occasion in question
will create great offence even in tolerant quarters, and will
stamp an otherwise useful movement with an " ism"
which, however dear it may be to a few, is not the " ion"
of nine-tenths of the members of the established church.
—Kentish Observer._

DISGRACEFUL SCENE IN • CHURCH.—On Sunday
morning last the pariah church of Usk in Monmouthshire
was the scene of great excitement consequent upon one
of the churchwardens named Thomas, a carpenter, at-
tempting to thrust a parishioner from • seat which he
attempted to occupy in opposition to the wiab of the
churchwardens. A great many persona left the church in
terror and disgust, while the vicar from the reading desk
looked on much disturbed. The uproar so completely
agitated some of the parties connected with the musical
and other portions of the service, that several blunders
were made in the performance of the duties.
MIDNIGHT ASCZNT OP SNOWDON.—ViIiLOTS are
said to be already finding their way into Carnarvonshire,
although the summit of Snowdon is yet covered with
snow. We have this week heard of • determined tourist
who actually made the ascent of Snowdon at 10 o'clock at
night, alone, and who found himself at the summit, " mid
snow and ice," just before sunrise. The adventurous
tourist we refer to left Llanberis on Wednesday fight, and
to his dismay discovered when he arrived at the top that
the huts were so firmly closed that an entrance could not
be effected. The driving snow and biting wind was hard
to bear, but the adventurer determined to make a stand
against it, and was rewarded with a splendid sunrise. He
describes the moonlight walk on the mountain as some-
thing glorious, in spite of the intense cold.—Uncestry Ad.

Faisemso CARCABEB or CArnE.—The following
is en extract from • letter, dated Sydney, March 7 :
" A chemist here has just found out that he can tit • ship
with an apparatus that will keep in a congealed state 500
carcases of beef, in tanks, these carouse having been en.
tirely frozen through at starting. I saw experiments yes-
terday of • perfectly startling character. Beef killed five
months ago was quite good. This discovery is expected
to 'nuke a perfect revolution in the stock market, and give
us all the aid we so sadly want."—Jfelliostree Argue.

MIDDLESEX SE---.---SM-ik

(THIS DAY.)

SECOND COURT.
(Before Mr. Payne.)
HEARTLESS ROBIIERIES OF LITTLE CHILMXI.
Mary A /IA Sulliran described as a tailor's'', mu
ie
dieted for a very heartless series of robberies er;
children of tender years The charges laid M the Wk.,
ment were as follows :—Stealing a sheet and other a
value Bs. the property of Henry Jones, from the pens, ,A
Henry Jones, • little boy aged five years ; a frock, we;
fore, and petticoat, value 35., the property '
Taylor, from the person of Alice Taylor, • little girl se„,,
years old ; a frock and petticoat tbsyroperty ef the
William Taylor, from the person of Ruth Tayks, sed
also with stealing • little met, the property of Wu.
Taylor, from the person of William Taylor, a little in
three and a half years old.
The prisoner, who denied in toto the whole of the
dente, pleaded not guilty.
The first case proceeded with was that first named ie
the indictment. From the evidence of a plumber sumo
James Palmer residing at No. 25, Wilcomb.atreet,
appeared that on the morning of the 28th of Apnl he
the prisoner talking to a little boy (Henry Jones) at jb,
corner of Marketstreet, and heard her say, "My dese,„,,,
you going to take your mother's mangling home ? Caa yee
show me the way to Bedfindbury and will give yet
penny." She then took the little boy's head
took his bundle from him, and turned up lihrk."4
street. From there she went to No. 9, Nees..
street, and took the child inside, and shortly she,
wards came out alone with the bundle is Me srs,
and ran down the street. He followed her, and chow
her with robbing the little boy. She mid di
knew nothing about it at first and then hum
crying and prayed him not to give her in chars.. gi
then held her until a constable came up, become
thought she had been guilty of a heartless robbery, my
then he charged her himself with committing the raker,.
lie afterwards learned from the lit:le boy wham he toy
crying in the street where he lived, that he bud bra
to fetch his mother's things from the mangle. The mod*
of the child, Mrs. Emily Jones, identified the prees,„
belonging to her. She sent her little boy, iris), sialy
five years old, for it.
Mr. Payne asked the prisoner if she had myth* is
say for herself.
The prisoner—Nothing, except that I newer the
child before in my life. (She here began to cry.)
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the orm*
remarked that they thought the witness Taber had k.,,4
in a praiseworthy manner, as he had been the memo d
bringing to justice • very cruel thief.
Mr. Payne said he thought be had acted very well, ud
ordered him to receive • sovereign as a reward.
In the second case three little children, Alice, Ands.
and William Taylor, aged respectively 7,5, and 4 yes%
living at No. 50, Old Compton-street, were sent into the
St. Jarnes'spark, where the cows are, to play, when Lie
Prisoner came up to them and allured them away Wee
the pretence of giving them • new frock each. Sint*
them into a field, and stripped them of their frocks, pers.
coats, and little shoes, saying that "their modes was
coining with some new frocks." She then ran asst',
saying she would soon return.
I The eldest of the three children, who identified the
prisoner, gave her evidence very well, in • child's simph
wa4le prisoner said she knew nothing at all of the
children, and denied ever taking their things.
The jury, without any hesitation, returned a verdict d
Guilty.

_
Mr. Payne (to the prisoner)--Is there anybody here vie
knows anything about you—any relations !
The prisoner's father, an Irish tailor, here stepped ie.
ward, and. in answer to the oourt, said he had noting :a
say about his daughter.
Mr. Payne—Do the police know her
Police-constable Abel Dickens, 306 A, said beheld in hi
hand a long list of little children who had been plunder,:
by the prisoner in a similar manner. Some had let t! t:
shoes and stockings, others all their clothes except
garment to cover them, and were left thus destitate m tin
streets.

There were nearly 20 other eases 'gland the prises.
but the magistrate thought the present ones Toed le
enough. When the prisoner was marched a pair of sort
were found upon her which were afterwards identified 1,,
very poor woman named Mrs. Jane Baker, of &I, Comm
street, as having been stolen from her child only 4 yea
old.

Mr. Payne, in pluming sentence, commented in Tay*
vere term. upon the prisoner's conduct, and, after nu
malting with a magistrate on the bench, said he be*
thought the sentence adequate to the offence; but be II
yielded to the suggestion of the worthy magistrate. h
she was young, and had never been convicted before, di
sentence upon her was that she be imprisoned and keens
hard labour for 12 months.

The prisoner—I can assure you, sir, I never hai

Mr. Payne—You have made your offence greater. Ts
her away.
The prisoner, who is scarcely 17 years of age,
removed.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIB DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
THE CHARGE AGAINST • POLICEMAN OF BILUJEC Hil
COMRADE'S noon.
Police-constable Hammer, of the A division. appear.),
in discharge of his recognisance., upon &charge o! twig
• pair of uniform boots, the property of another**
man, Macintosh, of the same division, from the ams 4
room of the station-house in Gardner's-lane.

Mr. Abrams, who defended the prisoner, Coiled mate
constable, who was in the smoking-room with awes
about the time stated, and who declared that llamarei A
not go near the boot shelf or the window.
Macintosh, being recalled, stated that in the mesa
the same day he had sold some clothes to a Jew-a<
Lewis Isaacs. Himont had sold • pair of boots to tal
same Jew at the same time.

In answer to the learned magistrate,
The witnesses described the window in Gardner's!,
as opening into en are►, which was only soma's
from within. A person standing on the loan,
could reach across the area to the window. The Mao
consisted of two sashes, and coul•l be opened by loam&
the top one or raising the bottom one. The slam re
thick, and it would be impossible for any person lookit
through it to discern the features of a person eithis If
the window were partially opened it would be dank fa
• person without to see one within, so ILY to recognise Mt,
hut if wide open at the top it would be easy.
The prisoner was committed for trial.
CLERKENWELL.

CNSULT CHILDRRN.
Mary Ann Pierce end SaraA Taylor, two girls, spa
rently about 14 years of age, were brought brfore
Barker charged with tieing °buena language to the neat
anon of the inhabitants of Wellington-road, Halvah
and also with being disonlerly.
Mrs. Susan Mason said that on the previous erinint
prisoners were outside her house in company with see
.rl and a great number of boys, all of whore were OS
language, but more particularly the tee le
loners. were old to go away, but they retina *
do so, and w en threatened with the police thef.`g
mead laughing and calling out " Police, polite g
then used language to some boys of a most digs=
nature. A policeman was then sent for. and 04 Wir
given into custody.
Mary Hislop corroborated the evidence given by 3b
Mason, and Mr. Henry Poole, a tradesman, described
prisoners so a most intolerable nuisance to the whole set
bourhood. They were in the habit of frequentillk..4,'
lington-road, and bad a following of from re to
orderly boys, whom they encouraged—he also sad be
witnessed scenes with the two prisoners and m,me
a most disgraceful character. Their parrots were calf"
able but seemed to have no control over them. Pan
would stand up and fight her own mother and strike!'
a man.
There were three other gentlemen present to yak*
the bad conduct of the girls and the annoying**,
caused to the people in the neighbourhood.
Mr. Barker said the evidence was so clear that 110°1
not trouble the other gentlemen. As there had bear,'
conAnnt complaints against the prisoners at ther,
station he felt that they should be made evasples
should therefore fine them 10e. each or seven dsr.,:h',
prisonment, and if they came before him assiii sto+.l
charged he would them fine 40e. or a month. He laved'!"
their parents would not pay the line, but let thee 0-5
their terms of imprisonment.
THILLTI TIRE IS COPENHAGEN-s I IVErT•
We are requested to acknowledge the following
ththee
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tMierceedCorwefire
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in postage stamps ; and 2.5. Gd. in postage il-nIA
any signature.

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Dewsetritu Paakkure, a cab proprietor, mot4l •4E4
fore Mr. Mansfield with being druitik and inc4sbi!li
also with seriously injuring Mrs. Agnes Golding..
Mr. Golding, No. HI, Russell-street, Cotentka'l6l'
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough stren•
pew ed for the defence.
it appears that the prisoner bad been emplord
Arthur Clinton, staying at the C:.% 110.".
Jermyn-street, to take his servants and some wal,.
to the Derby. He returned at night with the MT"'
the hotel, and having left them, awl no doubt bowl
well treated by them, was proceeding towards •
row, when be knocked down Mrs. Goldier..,_‘b°
her husband, was crossing Cranhourne street.
being that she was so much hurt that she sea
taken to the Charing-cross Hospital. and the priggish
was drunk, was taken to the Vine-strict station.
Mr. Golding deposed to his wife being knixd kitet de.
the prisoner, who was driving with great rap y. ot
Arthur Herring, GO C, handed the tiisgiarste.s ar
finite, signed by the boom surgeon of the awl,'
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Hospital, to the effect that Mts. Goldin was se 0"'"

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1:141 ims tendered and 'people&
THE TAlika.S. STRIKE.

A ;atirnermin tailor came into the court this morn-
ji/g m a hurried wanner, aml asked for the magistrate's
prtectiun. lie Muted that he had brought some work
jp,al .Ir. Poole, in Smille.row, and had been followed by
men to the door of the court, and he therefore
whhe.l fur protection.
Mr. Man,fielcr asked the applicant whether the persons
or done anything to him.
The applicant mid they had not.
Mac weld said that if the men did or said anything
to him he couhl interfere. hut otherwise not.
The Applicant then retired.

WANDSWORM
IHE I,ERHT CHARGE:I.-WATCH zonsinuen.

11.,Thar, Meath, a shoemaker, of Hare-street, Bethnal-
.,.•n, was charged with stealing a watch.
Nr..lohn Locke, a young gentleman residing at Clap-
,: stated that between 4 and ti o'clock yesterday after-
/smu be was standing on the common, where there was a
of persons, when ho felt a tug at his chain. He
,lowu, awl saw his chain out at full length, and the
iti,ch in the prisoner's hand. He took the watch off the
chain. and then put his hands behind him. That was the
1..! time he saw the watch. There were persons standing
liignd the prisoner. Witness called out, when a detec-
oe came up and took the prisoner in custody.
Another little buy who was with the prosecutor gave
similar evidence.
Police-countable Kempster said ho took the prisoner
into custody as he was making his escape. He denied
odes the watch.
Mr. I ~.ywan remanded the prisoner for inquiries.
printer, adders refused, was next
charn.l with stealing a gold watch.
Robert Swain said list night at 8 o'clock he saw the
sin—ner with several other men. As • gentleman was
entering the Windmill, on the common. the prisoner said,
llere', a nob---well have his watch ; directly I get it I'll
hug A." The other men then pushed the prisoner, who
took the watch from the gentleman's pocket, and they all
Iwoacross the green.
Mr. Rolert Trittoon, cashier, of Gutter-lane, City, said
he Lit bis watch to be safe when he entered the "public."
Th.., silt a great crowd in the house and finding he
could not be served he returned outside and then saw his
hinging down without hie watch. The chain was
not broken. The watch hail been taken off the swivel.
rhe constable said the prisoner was pointed out to him.
The prisiner commenced running, and after a long chase
he was caught but the watch could not be found.

The prisoner wanted to know why Strain, if he saw him
tike the watch. did not seize him at the time.
swain was re-called and said there were too many for
him.

Mr. Nyman remanded for inquiries.
The prosecutor said he could not attend next week, as
he was hound to be in Paris.
. .

Mc. li.rman said be must attend, for if the prisoner
was an old offender he would go for trial.
Wlllve el Smith, who was described as • gambler, was
committed for one month for gambling with dice on Clap-
ham-common.

The warrant for the execution of the Fenian
rake arrived at Dublin prison yesterday morning. Wed-
nesday next is the day fixed for the execution. It is said
ealcraft will be the hangman. The government, says the
Fm males ✓oorne!, is in communication with that indi-
vidual on the point. The same paper believes a reprieve
will arrive on the morning of the day fixed for the execu-
tion.

DIABOLOAL ATTEMPT TO UPSET A PASSENOER
Team —A villainous attempt was made to upset the 11.5
p.m. passenger train from Manchester to Bolton, on the
Lancashire and Yorkshire line, on Monday. As a goods
train was travelling from Bolton the driver observed,
a little on the Bolton side of Dixon Fold station, a
couple of trees laid across the down line, evidently
with the intention of upsetting the next train,
which was due within a few minutes. With
the meet praiseworthy alacrity, the goods driver,
proceeding slowly, took care to signal danger to the
passenger train the moment it came in sight, and although
the train was running at a speed of from thirty
The
forty
miles en hour. a stop was fortunately effected. The goods
guard W. then transferred to the passenger train and
assisted in removing the obstruction. But for the pro-
vidential and attentive look-out by the goods driver, an
accident of an appalling nature must have occurred, as
there is a very steep embankment on one side of the line.
Near to Dixon Fold the company have been felling timber,
and the diabolical perpetrators of this fortunately fnui-
trated attempt bad made use of two of the felled trees,
each about nine inches diameter, to effect their direful
purpose.

AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLIECTION OF CATS.—The
bench of megistrates at the Lewes petty sessions on Tues-
day were called upon to decide a somewhat extraordinary
cane. An information was laid by Mr. J. Noakes, surgeon,
of Rottingdean, and inspector of nuisances to the New-
'haven Board of Guardians, against Mr. Robert Dennis
Chantrell, a gentlemen also residing at Rottingdean, a
small village upon the sea coast, about equidistant from
Brighton and Newhaven, calling upon him to abate a
nuisance which existed on his premises in consequence of a
large number of cats and dogs and other animals, includ-
ing a fox and a goat, being kept there, so as to be injurious
to health. From the notoriety which the case had at.
tanked in the neighbourhood, the court was densely
crowded during the hearing by • large &mem-
binge of spectators. The complaisant stated that
he was requested by the Newhaven Board of Guardians
to inspect the defendant's premises, and report thereon.
He did so on the 9th inst. He first visited the garden,
and there noticed nearly 30 cats running about loose, two
dead cats, and the skeletons of some. From the garden he
went to the defendant's kitchen, and there discovered •
similar number of the feline race, making themselves very
comfortable on the chairs and before the fire. A stable
or outhouse was next inspected, and here between 40
and to cat. were found, some loose and some in cages.
In this place raw meat lay about in all directions, and was
being very demurely gnawed by many of the pussies. In a
yard adjoining the defendant's house Mr. Noakes saw up-
wards of 20 dogs, a fox, • goat, turkeys, geese, ducks, and
fowls of every description. He next paid a visit to a bowie
in the defendant's occupation, and attached to his resi-
dence. On going upstairs he found all the doors shut,
bat they were immediately opened, and he wee ushered
into the presence of another nationality of cats. But
ha stated they were in • most disgusting condition, the
excrement of the animals apparently not having been
removed for a very long time. On descending to the
lower regions be was greeted with the same scene—
eats without number, all in an unhealthy state. and ex-
ceedingly dirty. There were also half-dried skeletons of
eats lying about the grounds, and the smell arising from
the whole collection was offensive in the extreme and
mat injurious to health. Defendant accompanied the
complainant in his tour of discovery, and admitted that
the place was in a very dirty state and promised that it
should becleansed. Ou the day after this inspection com-
plainant presented his report to the board, and they imme-
diately authorised him to take legal proceedings against
the defendant. Mr. Noakes also said that be visited the
place again on Monday last and found everything almost
without exception in the same filthy state, and the smell
particularly obnoat from 100 to 200xious. The total number of cats he
should estimate . The defendant's
residence was in the High-street of the village, and there
had been a disease very similar to cholera in the next
bonne, which lie believed was to be solely attributed to the
smell of those animals. The above statement were cor-
e?bnelled hy several respectable witnesses residing in the
n'anat7. The defendant's solicitor, in reply, admitted
the animals were a nuisance, and asked for • period of
nine or ten days to abate it. The animals did not really
belong to the defendant, but were the property of Mims
Dm, a young lady by whom the defendant was &coma.
titled, who was an artist, 1111,1 resided with the defendant.
pie defendant was her guardian, and had purchased the
tolfeprernis.3 be now occupied' in order that she might
hare her models of animal creation continually before her
err,: it fact, she had established • sort of asylum for cats
in consequence of the large number which she saw lying
dead upon the beach, and even offered premiums to any
one who would bring any animals of the feline species to
her city of refuge. After a brief consultation the chair-
Whitfield) said the bench had decided to order
the defendant to abate the nuisance in three days and if •
wood complaint was made defendant would be ordered to
remove them altogether.
THE ACCIDENT TO MR. HODSMAN'S BALLOON.—
Tbe following are the full perticubis of the dangerous
accident which befell Mr. Hodsman, the aeronaut, on
Mo
,—At half-peat 4 p.m. on that day he ascended
11'0111 the Coin Exchange, Cork, in the Raven, the balloon
in which be crossed the ChanneL The wind at the moment
61 lulled, and the balloon began to float across the yard,
which is surrounded with high sheds, and to avoid contact
with them Mr. Hodsinau threw out some of his Wiest.
Tau lightening the machine considerably, it rose almost
lcrprinficularly, and missed in • north-westerly direction
across the city. Mr. HOlllll7lllll remained out of sight fig
shout five minutes, and then began to descend when over
ele4been, about three miles from Cork. The grappling
iron held at first, but then dragged for a considerable dis-
tance until it came to a stone wall, the violent concussion
with which smashed the wooden hoop of the balloon to
which the grapnel was attached, and the rope fell to the
rround. This disarranged all the apparatus, and threw
the ear over on one side. The balloon passed over large
Oda. bumping against several ditches and other obstacles;
but Mr. Housiustri still tugged at the valve string in order to
exhaust the irie. The strong wind kept him undergreat way,
WI lie went knocking and thumping across fields and
Vainst ditches ; but at last he got oat, and the balloon
then relieved of his weight, roes soddenly, and nothing
his since been heard of it. Mr. Hodgman, when he got
wit of the ear, was much braised about the bead, the ribs,
and rims. Ile was brought into Cork on a car, and was
~t:led by Dr. Gregg. When last seen the balloon was
int
rat. g fast to westward, and will in all probability be lost
Proprietor for ever.
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REMARKS.
Atmospherical pressure hes Increase
now highest to the west but le decreaaL
persture has fallen In the south, and
easterly, strong on the southern coast.
flue, but wow and hall hare fallen In

Mace yesterday, and is
; in the south-east. Tem-

be
b winds continue north-
Weather this morning is

The Belfast papers express great satisfaction at
the selection by the Admiralty of the Messrs. Harland and
Wolff, the iron-shipbuilders of that town, to build one of
the new gun ve.sels. "Thin is the first time," says the
hews Letter, " that any firm in Ireland has obtained •
contract for building • Teasel of war."

The Emperor Napoleon has issued orders for a
state night et the Grand Opera on the 6th of June, in
honour of the sovereigns who will then be present in Paris,
The hones will be closed to subscribers, and only those
persons admitted who receive invitations from the chem•
berlain. There are to be two ballets, and the two last acts
of the Africoine will be performed.

►mong the last of the proceedings of the Swedish
Diet was the adoption of an address to their countryman,
John Ericsson, whose successful career in the United
States is regarded with pride. In it they say :—" It bee
been with joy and with pride that the Swedish people have
followed your efforts, and taken part in your triumphs.
On your part, you have, with a liberal hand, given to this
people precious proofs of the love which you h►ve never
ceased to cherish for your country, and of your ardent
seal for her welfare. Receive, then, John Ericsson, the
sxpreuion of the esteem and gratitude of the Swedish
Diet, sentiments of which we, the presidents and vice-
presidents of the two Chambers, have the honour of being
in their naine made the interpreters"

It was only a few weeks ago that the Peace
League was started in France by M. Frederic Passy. Le
Temps has ever since been its steady advocate. M. H.
Fichte, eon of the German philosopher, has also been one
of the moat active members of this enterprise. In a letter
addressed to Le Tempe, M. Fichte, alluding to the Luxem-
burg question, remarks:—" There are two paths now open
to France—that of a lasting peace with Germany, and
that of a ceaseless struggle and mere suspension of hos-
tilities. France entered on the first path by the Marquis
de Lavalette's pacific declaration ; why should she now
return to the opposite course and to her ancient and bad
treditione ?"

The Duke of Brunswick lately left his capital for
Vienna and Venice, and will remain absent for about six
weeks.

TH2 FACTORY Acre EXTENSION BILL —The
names of Mr. Samuelson (M.P. for Banbury). Mr. Lan on
(Belfast), and Mr. J. 13. Smith (Stockport), have just
been added to the select committee of the House
of Commons, to which the above mentioned bill,
and the Workshops Regulation Bill stand referred.
In reply to several inquiries, we may state that the
committee will take evidence as to the probable
operation of the bills, and the amendments proposed
by Mr. Bruce, Mr. Samuelson, and others. Any persons
who are able to give information as to the necessity of ap-
plying the Factory Acts to this district, or as to the best
means of so applying them, should put themselves in com-
munication with some member of the committee, with the
view of giving evidence. We may add that the testimony
of workmen will be quite as much valued as that of eni•
players ; the object of the committee and of the government
being to elicit the real feelingof the hardware districts, and
to ascertain the precise kind of legislation adapted to their
requirementa. For the information of persons who may
be able to assist in the inquiry, we subjoin a complete list
of the select committee :—Lord John Manners, Mr. Adder-
ley, Mr. Powell, Mr. Hartley, Mr. Austin Bruoe, Mr.
Whitbread, Mr. Edmund Potter,lir. Fawcett, Mr. Bagnall,
Mr. Wilbraham Egerton, Mr. Frederick Stanley, Sir
William Stirling.fdazwell, Mr. Bright, Mr. Moffat, Mr.
Akroyd, Mr. Barter, Sir Frederick Heygate, Mr. lanyon,
Mr. J. B. Smith, and Mr. Samuelson.—Blvtinchant Post.
MACILLRIL.—The catches of mackerel on the
Cornish coast in the week ended on Tuesd y were even
larger than during the previous week. The Beet of boats.,
both on the north and south coasts of Cornwall, has been
considerably increased by arrivals of east country boats ;
'till, the fish has been so plentiful that nearly all the crews
have been most handsomely remunerated for their labour.
The catches of the St. Ives boats averaged from 3,000 to
7,000 fish per boat nearly every morning during the week,
while the catches of the Mount's Bay fleet, which ran out
se far as Scilly, were, if anything, more abundant. Prices
varied oonsiderably—from Se. to 36a. 6d. per six score, ac-
cording to the size and quality. At these prices upw.irds
of 450 tons were despatched by rail to London and other
large oocumming markets. Locally, good fish were retailed
' at 12 and 16 for a shilling.