The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-25 00:00:00

EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 1860.

Carafork, a yea, Uri* appear &oared/and'
or Geareal Her for the Ilemben' Plate, Ocreakill
for the Welter Cup, Yrk ar Brae for the Cap, end
Volunteer ar Direr for the Town Plato, are the art
tempting to my fancy. -
Al bewire, the flutelk Handicap for Weatherbound,
sad the Ohanatry Mohr far Cynic, are only matters of
aria& and the other item rof no importance.—l am,
So..

rim BIRMINGHAM CHAMBER OP COMMERCE
AND THE FRENCH TREATY.

On Thursday a meeting of the Council of the
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce was held, for the par-
pies of taking into consideration the report of the deputa-
tion to Paris on the subject of the tariff ; Mr. Sampson S.
Lloyd in the chair. In concluding their report, which is
•very long =Nth,* deputation express an op ri that, from
all they saw and could learn, they have no doubt but that
the French government wish fora good trade to be carried
on between England and France, and that all steps taken by
the present Conseil Superieur du Commerce seem to have
but one situ, viz., the creation of a scale of duties which
would produce • good revenue for France. Of course the
French manufacturers are alarmed at an English competi-
tion, and their government cannot redone them • hearing.
It would be a strange reran if the French manufacturers
did succeed in permed* • body of the most intellectual
ism France can muster to impose duties upon English
manufactures, which would reader the commercial treaty a
dead letter. In England we seem desirous of swag the
effect of the treaty to became the means of • large export
el our rode to France. In hence, however, the govern.
meet is simply compelled to arrange the male of dubs, so
that, in the revenue they will produce, an equivalent will
be found for the eighty millions which hare already been
searifloed in the sugar and coffee duties, in azdeeipaties of
the revenue to be derived from • large inipertatioa at Eng-
lish goods into Prance. They mention with great pleasure
the ambiance and kind attention received from the
English
commkninnen, Meows. It. Cobden, Mallet, and Opl
at
their °alms, where, as it was said, the treaty was bong
made afresh, so as to amend • former blunder. They were
furnished by the English commimioners with every infor-
mation, and any papers relating to the treaty wished for ;
but could not discover the fresh or amended treaty PO often
spoken of by newspapers as being months ago in course of
nianufaoture. They had still to deal only with the treaty
and its clauses, as signed at Paris on the aka! of January
last, and which, at the time, was so much eulogued by ear
leading journals. It was moved by Mr. Van Wart,
seconded by Mr. Wood, and resolved unanimously, "That
the best thanks of the council sad chamber am due to
Mr. Wager sad Mr. Fletcher for their exertions in this
matter. It appearing that a second journey to Paris
would be necesery, it was moved byMr. Van Wart, seconded
by Mr. Browett, " That Mr. Wagner and Mr. Fletcher
continue to act until the question is finally settled." It
was also resolved that the report be printed in the shape of
a pamphlet, and circulated among the members of the
chamber.

THE EXHAUSTION OP THE STOCKS OP
FODDER AND THE HIGH PRICE OP ANIMAL
FOOD.

(From the Mosey Markd &vier.)

We make no apology for calling attention to a
few considerations relating to the supply of food other than
cereals. The food question, whether as affecting man or
beast, is uhquestionably one of primary importance. There
is en obvious connexion between the present remarkable
exhaustion of the stocks of fodder in this country and the
exsmordinary high price of butchers' meat ; and an impel..
tent influence is thereby exercised upon the consumption of
other articles of produce. Animal food is more largely con-
earned in England than in any other country in Europe
and when its purchase occasions an unusual drain upon the
pockets of the population, they have, of course, the less to
spend upon other articles. They must economise both in
this and in other directions. If the working man's wife '
finds that, after providing a bit of meat for the Sunday's
dinner, the week% wages will not suffice to buy some little
ordinary luxury—or if the working man himself is com-
pelled to content himself with one ounce of tobacco instead
of two—the effect upon the general consumption, and even
upon the revenue, may not be of an infinitesimal character,
for the abstinence, which is • trifle in a single household,
assumes different propel lions when it is repeated in a mil-
lion of households.
A good deal has been said about the prospect of a late
and deficient grain harvest, but sufficient attention does not
seem to have been directed to the effects—less important,
it is true, yet still considerable—of a prospective deficiency
in the hay crop. Owing to the long continuance of cold wet
I weather, the grass has acquired neither the height nor the
we jell' usual at this season ; sad there is reason to appre-
hend that when the hot weather, now due, sets in, the
forcing process to which it will suddenly be subjected will
not do much to improve the prospect' of the farmers and
graziers. But there is another feature which points in an
equally strong manner to • deficient hay-crop. The stocks
of fodder are so completely exhausted that it bas become
necessary to have recourse already, to an unusual extent, to
the growing crops of grass. The extraordinary duration of
wintry we ither has causer! the farmers' proission for the
cattle to be completely eaten up, and the consequence is
that, except in those instances where them is capital to fall
back upon, it becomes necessary to anticipate the hay har-
vest. Over an unusual breadth of country the cattle have
been turned into the progressing meadows ; and even indif-
ferent observers, passing across the country at railway
speed, can scarcely fail to have been struck by the extent
to which the scythe has already been at work. Along every
country road may be seen scores of carts laden with the
and immature produce, now imperatively required
green and consumption. The operation of nature is this
year too slow for the fanners necessities. They cannot
wait until the crop arrives at maturity.
These evidences of sacrifice furnish an idea of the straits
to which the farmers have been driven, and an explanation
of the high price of butchers meat. And the very circum-
stance that, after exhausting the stocks of roots, hay, and
other food for cattle, the agriculturists are obliged to resort
thus early to the vase crops, indicates that the price of
animal food will probably remain at an unusually high point
for • coasiderable time to come. Amongst other features,
there has been a bad lambing season, and for all the sacri-
fices which have been imposed upon them, the agriculturista
must be compensated in some form or other. A little ob-
servatica will show that the form of compensation is earl-
ous, and that it appeals tangibly even to the most unreflect-
ing. One effect es the prospect of a late, deficient, and,
therefor*, dear clip of wool in the United Kingdom.
Throughout the woollen districts the high price of the raw
material forma a standing topic of complaint amongst the
manufacturers. Yet this condition appears to be by no
means inconsistent with a healthy state of trade ; and the
high priced wool constitutes another form of compensation
to the fermers. For similar reasons the production of home
tallow has fallen off greatly, causing a marked increase in
the demand for foreign, and the tallow market shows indi-
cations of response.
Our object is attained if we have suggested the materials
fora few useful reflections upon a duo of economical sub-
jects which, though affecting intimately the intervda and
well-being of • large section of the population, receive
odi-
aarily very little attention in public, probably on account
el their homely character.

Araresciarne HALL—The following are the
names d pntlemen who paced their examination in
ibe14111•00 and practice of medicine, and received certifi-
este@ to pasctiae, on Thursday:—John JUDOS, Llan-
Wllriam Mitchell, Bothie Cumberland ; Raphael
lieldoks, 25, Gretton-ternice, Victoria-park;: Thomas Young
Baker, Hargrave Northamptonshire ; Henry Übsdell,
Pinney, Wilts ; Robert Tanner, Gloucester-house, Ledbury ;
Robert Cummings Gibbs, Newcastle-on• Tyne.
. .

"aroma riou VE:essurie.—The. Right Honour-
able the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade
and Plantations have received, from the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's
minister at Carona, reporting that the duties upon the
undermentioned article., exported from the ports of Vene-
zuela, have been increased as follows : Coffee from 31} to
75 'cents per 100Ibs. ; Cocoa from 50 omit. to 2 dollars
per 1101bs. ; hides from 12i to 75 emits each.—Go:qtr.
IneacrEn PORE& —The Right Honourable the
Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and
limitations have received, from the Secretary of State for
lanign Affairs, a oopy of a despatch from her Majesty's
emsal at Lisbon, enclosing .copy of • notice, issued by the
Board of Health, declaring the port of Malaga to be consi-
dered infected with cholera marbni, and all the other Medi-
terranean ports of Spain sisepested of the same disease.—
Gazette.

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Tam. Torrrni PARc Win MUSZEL—The jury
(at Liverpool on Saturday) returned & verdict of wilful
murder against Thomas Rothman, who murdered his wife
by striking her oo the bead with • hatchet or saucepan.
The evidence of medical withers* described three distinct
fractures of the skulL

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DIESTRITVTIVZ Finn AT SYNOWIVB WHARF, SOUTH-
WAlL—Yesterday (Sunday) morning between the hours of
1 and 2 o'clock a fire attended with serious loss of pro-
perty, and which for some time brilliantly illuminated the
lis, happened in the premises belonging to Moors.
7.12°G. &oval, known as Bymond'e wharf, situate at the
water side of Tooley-street, Southwark. The wharf in
gaieties was composed of warehouses four floors high, and
eovered over two acre of ground, each room or warehouse
being filled with valuable goods, such as oil, hemp, tallow,
spire, ke. The fire when first discovered was raging in
what is termed the E warehouse and building. Th• Mars
appeared to have commenced at the lower part of the stair-
ear, and then to have penetrated the different warehouse
in that pan of the buildings, and fired the stock in store in
each compartment. The damage done is officially reported
by Mr. Breidwood r follows :—The E warehouse 43 feet
long. The timber staircase nearly destroyed, the three
upper floors of warehouse severely damaged by fire sod
water. The ground floor variously damaged by water, ttc.,
and two thirds of roof burned off. losuranee =knows.
The Brewers Arms Tavern— Roof damped by in and
breakage, back premium damaged by ire allia brillib4p.
wed in the Liverpool and London Fire-oars. In
ETTB'B HOMMOTATHICI Cocci.—lts delicious
grsupd moothnow sad turtgarating power have pro-
cured It. repent odoption so • trialiniet beverage. lb..
sod 1 lk pockets. at It rd. per Ito., by the principal wooers.
labour '• James Npps, gamatorabis Clow*. Larks."—
Advarilesmat.

Intel Now.

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Wedesseiy, Friday, 29.
LAMM. Camberwell New-roed.—Tuesday, June 26.
GinaMisan.—Wednesday, June 27.
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C2ll 01 LONDOIL—FIiday, Jane 29.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Jums 23.
&Mop at Niel Priam for lliddleeex.—(Before the Lord
Chief Justin sad Special! Juries.)

ISAWARD V. VIALEDIN.

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This was a case which was part heard on Friday,
and his lordship only sat today for the purpose of con.
eluding it:
It was an action by the plaintiff, who is a solicitor and
the town clerk of B4c.kburn, against the printer and pub-
lisher of the Blackburn Standard, a conservative news.
paper, for • Sethi Of libels published and concerning the
plaintiff, in the early part of
.this year.
Mr. Seward, having practmed as a London solicitor for
25 years, was brought down to Blackburn in April, 1850,
and was elected town clerk to the borough in opposition to a
local gentleman who received the warm support of the tory
=tie extens Vge strength umstance Of tll Cartiryle'lx=laager
the plaintiff, and of which he complained in the present
action. It appears that the corporation of Blackburn,
having constricted a large sewer for the purposes of general
drainage, had an action brought against them by hissers.
William and Thomas Eccles, large millowners in the town,
to recover damages on account of the injure done to the
property of the Marrs. &des through the interference of
the corporation, in the execution of their improvement
works, with a stream which supplied the Messrs. Eccles
with water. However, the case having been referred to
arbitration, Mr. Serjeant Atkinson, the arbitrator, after a
hearing of twenty days, awarded the Messrs. Bodes can-
peneahon to the amount of 8001., they having made a de-
mand upon the corporation to the extent of 80,0001.
The plaintiff was appointed to come up to London
to attend the arbitration se attorney for the corporation,
and accompanying him were the Mayor, Mr. Alderman
Boyle, Town-councillor Smith, and Mr. Brierley, the sur-
veyor to the corporation. The arbitrator having made his
award as stated, the series of libels complained of 00111-
mewed. They charged the plaintiff with having disgraced
the corporation by his conduct whilst in London, and with
having withheld the aid which he was bound to give them
in his capacity as attorney in the matter of the arbitration ;
with having made himself the latighing-stock of the circle in
which be particularly desired to 'tend well. The interests
of the corporation were not *eh in such bands ; his de-
linquencies had been too great to permit of his continuance
in office. He failed to turn up when wanted, and although
London life could bring no novelties to him, yet his vaga-
ries were such that for two whole days he had been non
inventors ; and then, baying been sought with the
aid of the police, he was found intoxicated, and with 2801.
in his pocket. This reference to the 2801. is explained b
the circumstance that the sum had been deposited with
the plaintiff as treasurer in order to defray the expenses
of the civic expedition. The libels likewise particularly
dwelt on the fact that the plaintiff was frequently absent
from the consultations with counsel.
Stich was the nature of the libels which the defendants
undertook to justify.
On behalf of the plaintiff Mr. Overend, Q.C., and Mr.
Russell, of the Northern Circuit, who were the counsel for
the corporation before the arbitrator, were called, and they
distinctly proved that the interests of the corporation had
not in any way suffered in the cause by the absence of the
plaintiff. They certainly remembered upon one occasion
complaining of the absence of a witness named Montgomery,
whom it was intended to have before them in order to
know what he could prove, but eventually the witness was
forthcoming. The fact was, the cue was one for engineers,
and not attorney, and an attorney absent or present could
be of very little use.
Serjeant Atkinson, the arbitrator, gave general evidence
to the same effect, and proved that the compensation
awarded to the Mews. Eccles was only 8001., whereas they
demanded 80,0001.
The Mayor, Mr. Alderman Boyle, and Mr. Town Coun-
cillor Smith, were next called, and their evidence, which
went to describe the manners and customs of the civic ex-
corsioniata during their stay in London, afforded great
amusement. They evidently lad great fears as to the treat-
ment which they might expect in London, for they left
their watches behind them at Blackburn ; and the plaintiff,
as on old inhabitant, up to all the wickedness and trickery
of town, was entrusted with the keeping of the common
purse. What, then, was their state of alarm when it was
discovered that Seward disappeared suddenly at 12 o'clock
on the night of Friday, the 21st of November, having with
him the whole resources of the party. Throughouti the
entire of Saturday he was absent, nothing being seen of him
until Sunday afternoon, when note was received by the
mayor from the absent own-clerk, dated China-v, •k, Lam-
beth, informing the worthy mayor where he was. It would
seem that Mr. Seward left the hotel late on Friday night,
slept out, and spent next day at the Crystal Palace, and
slept at the hotel there on the Saturday night. On the
Sunday on his way home he called in China-walk, Lam-
beth, for the purpose, as he explained, of looking for a pair
of black swans for the mayor, and it was concerning these
that he despatched the note above referred to by the
mayor. However the terrors to which the worthy
corporator, were subjected on this occasion was the
only inconvenience which they had suffered from the
absence of the plaintiff, while in no way had the general
interests of the corporation been ever compromised by him.
It was quite true the police lad been applied to to discover
the lost town clerk, and that they recommended he should
be proclaimed in the liar test cm This, however, was
not done. It was alio true that when he turned up, the
town clerk was found to have the whole of the 2801. in his
pocket ; and it was Rendes a fact that on the Monday the
mayor was appointed treasurer to the party, vice Seward
deposed. Sill the material interests of the corporation
had been in no degree neglected, and although Mr. Seward
might have been a Hale drunk sometimes, yet that was
after dinner, when it was no consequence,
The principal witness for his defence was the surveyor to
the corporation, but this witnessand the plaintiff had bad
frequent disagreements. He maintained that Mr. Seward had
been often absent from consultations, and that the counselfor
the corporation hadbeen greatlyinconvenienoed by hisabsenes.
Mr. Seward was often drunk, and he used to go to bed very
late. Mr. Seward left the hotel at 12 o'clock on Friday
night, sad he remained away until Sunday afternoon.
At this stage of the proceedings the jury interposes!, and
said it was useless to try the question any further, it was
pure loss of time.
Ilia Lordship likewise put it to Serjeant Parry whether,
after the evidence of Mr. Overend, Mr. Russell, and Serjeant
Atkinson, it was possible for him to get a verdict on the
charge that had
theo.F.E;mltai;;iff mirfresta been
re te damnified
thlinonegiect
that toetpl !itina conduct in London had not been
befitting the occasion or the representative of the corpora.
lion.

Mr. Berjeant Parry, having consulted his client, said he
was unable to act upon his lordship's suggestion and to
settle the matter, as Ms client believed he was entitled to
a verdict.

_
Some further evidence therefore was called on behalf of
the defendant, including the waiter at the hotel and the
engineer to the company, sad the counsel on both sides
baring addressed themselves to the jury,
Hie Loedabip summed up, end against the plaintiff, on
that part of the charge which questioned the propriety of
his conduct in Loudon.

The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—amazes 175/.
This case concluded the sittings, and on Monday (this
day) will commence the sittings at Guildhall.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Jun 23.
(Before the Judge Onlimey.)
WYXAN V. 1181iWZI.L.

This was a snit relating to IYs wills of Mrs. Anne Miller,
• widow, who died in Kensington place on the 25th of
September, 1858. The plaintiff propounded a will, dated
the 23rd of July, and the defendant another dated the 19th
of September in that year.
Dr. Phillisore,Q.C.. and Dr. Tristram appeared for the se-
em' will; Ed r. Serjeant rigoit and Dr. Waddilove for the plain-
tiff, who on this occasion contested the validity of the later
instrument on the ground of undue influence and want of
capacity. The property in dispute was about 1,500/. in value.
The maiden name of the testatrix waaCreed She was the ille-
gitimate daughter of a person whowesafterwards married to
• Mr. Rachel. The defendant's wile was a Wens of this Mr.
Rachel. In 1851 the testatrix wee married to Mr. James
Miller, • ten grocer in St. Mary-axe ; sod Mr. Miller died
seven years after, leaving him affairs in an involved state.
Mr. Ashwell stated that he had exerted himself to put them
in order, a service for which she expressed the greatest
gratitude. She also promised to leave her pro-
perty to him and his wife for their lives, with
remainder to their children. After this she went to live
in their house ; but she began to betray habits
of gross intemperance. Mr. Anhweil remonstrated with
her, and she left him. She then formed an acquaintance
with the plaintiff, who had been in the service of Lord
Carew, but who was then keeping &bier-shop. It was alleged
that he had proposed to marry her ; and that afterwards dis-
covering that he had already • wife, ~be had broken off the
intimacy, sod returned to the Ashwells. She had •It of
delirium tremens on the sth, sod another on the 15th of
September, 1858. She was attended by a medical practi-
tioner named Spencer, who advised her friends that if she
had any affairs to settle, she had letter attend to them
without delay. The will was secordiugly drawn up, and it
was attested by Mr. Spencer, sod a clerk who was lodging in
the seine house.

Mr. Spencer admitted, on cross-examination, that her
language on the day uo which the will was executed was at
times incoherent ; and the other attesting witness said that
when be was called into the roses he found ►er looking eery
ill, very weak, and very wild.
The ewe bed asi essoluded when the coast raw

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—JuKs 23.

The Chief Commissioner mat to-day, notvrithirtanding the
review in Hyde -park, telnkmg jt better to bear the newt
of persons in custody than adjourn the matters till Mon-
day. In a one before the cowl an application was made to
adjourn it, as it wan "impossible " for the creditor to
attend on this Saturday.
Chief Commissioner—l suppose he has an appointment in
Hyde-park. (lAn&ter.)
The case was 'dimmed by consent to the 4th July.

IN RE WILLIAM HEMENBLET.
The insolvent, a potato salesman in High-street, Rateliff,
was opposed by Mr. Dowse on the part of the landlord, Mr.
Levitt. The insolvent had rented the house some time and
owed some rant. He was required to give up posession, as
Mr. lease expired at Lady-day, and a question
might arise whether he was further liable.
The case was before Mr. Deputy Commissioner Nichols,
and be required possession to be given to Mr. Levitt before
he adjudicated upon the case, intimating that it was not a
case in which be could give an immediate discharge, from
the conduct the insolvent had pursued towards Mr. Levitt.
It now transpired that the insolvent had filed the key of
the house us court.

—/&;:DowToesaldMr. Levitt had declined to accept the
key of the house, which the insolvent had lodged in court
since his last examinetion, as a difficulty might arise in the
matter from Mr. Levitt's lease having expired
The Chief Commissioner consulted wi Mr. Nichols on
the case, and afterwards pronounced a judgment of four
months from the vesting order on the 12th May.

xaw coiumielowart.
It is expected that a new commissioner will be forthwith
appointed, to relieve the Chief Commissioner, who for
some days has discharged the duties of the three courts.