The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-07 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7. 1867.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

Baba t anti .fflititary.
CHATHAM, Nov. 6. (raox 005 owe CORREAPONDENT.)
DEPARTURE or TROOPS FOR INDIA. —This morn • I PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVIIIIEU.
ing detachments of the 7th Queen's Own Hussars and the It is stills moot question whether the French
21st Hussars, from Canterbury ; the Royal Artillery, from
Woolwich and Sheerness ; 36th Regiment, from Pembroke; troops took part in the action against Garibaldi.
104th Regiment, from Wainer ; and the 106th BomitinA If they did the French government feels ashamed
Light Infantry, from this garrison, to the number of
non-awimissioned officers and men, proceeded to Graves- to avow the fact, for the official journals strenuously
end, and embarked on boanl the chartered troop ship deny it. The Pap, which yesterday spoke snore
Countess Russell, which has been taken up by the Hon.
Council of India for the conveyance of troops to Kum.. affirmatively, says this evening :—" It is not
dim The following officers embarked with the troops, officially known whether the French troops were
viz.: Captain J. G. Campbell, 104th Regiment, in com- engaged, but in all probability they did take part
mend : Lieutenant F. 11. Prinsep, 21st Hussars; Lieute- .
nant Barron, Royal Artillery ; Lieutenant W. A. C. in the glorious defeat of the Garibaldiatu."
Stuart-Menteth, 106th Regiment ; Cornet Lord M. T. D. The Pays says the French army will not " prolong
P. lieresford and Cornet C. F. Thomason, 7th Hussars, its sojourn
Ensign H. W. hide and Ensign J. L. Rose, 36th Regi-
in Rome. One division only will
meat, with Staff Assistant-Surgeon J. It. Croker, in remain fur some time in Civita Vecchia, " to watch
medical charge. Previously to the troops embarking the the effect produced on the party of action by the
Countess Russell was inspected by Major-General F.
Murray, as well as by the principal medical officer at this energy of the King, and to be ready for eventuali-
garriecon. The chartered troop-ship Himalaya, also taken ties which it is hoped may not happen."
up by the government for the conveyance of troops to There is, of course, no certainty of the truth of
India, embarked at Gravesend this morning 3.'.9 non-
commissioned officers and men for the following regi- this unauthorised declaration, and still less that
meats, viz., Royal Artillery, 2nd battalion of the 19th the promise, if made, will be kept.
Regiment, 2nd battalion of the 34th Regiment, 3rd bat-
talion of the 60th Regiment, and the 6th Regiment, Th. A roar Nat joint says that now that the
together with the following officers :—Captain O. Italian army has left the Roman States, France
Hatchell 3rd battalion of the 60th Rides, command •
will be false to all her promises if she does not
Captain W. A. H. Plaskett and Ensign W. Sugden, 2nd
battalion of the 24th Regiment ; Ensign H. Fawcett and evacuate also. The return of the French army
Ensign C. A. Morose, 2nd battalion of the 19th Regiment ; will, indeed, be no more a solution of the Roman
Ensign E. M. Tharlow' Ensign J. D. Cunyngham, and
Quartermastec W. FitzHeury, 3rd battalion of the 60th question than was the ill-advised expedition. But,
Rides, and Ensign J. li. H. Taylor, 76th Regiment ; the at least, the daily expense of maintaining priestly
whole in medical charge of Staff-Assistant Surgeon
Applin. government will be saved for a time. It is a sad
fact, says the A emir, that France, a nation
which recognises many forms of worship on a
footing of perfect equality, finds a subject of
unceasing trouble in one form of worship
alone—viz., the catholic religion. The catholic
religion practically requires the yearly sacrifice of
a large amount of French blood and French trea-
sure. Mexico, Rome, Syria, Cochin China, Corea,
bear witness to this distressing proposition.
The Muniteur du revising its own official
figures, says that the battle of November 3, begun
at Montana and continued at Monte Rotondo,
was " very serious ;" that 10,000 Garibaldians
(not 7,000, as previously stated) took part in the
action, that the number of Garibaldiana killed and
wounded was 500, that the number of prisoners
was 1,600, and that five guns and from 5,000 to
6,000 muskets were taken.
bL Duruy, the Minister of Public Instruction,
when lately on a tour of inspection in the pro-
vinces, naked a village schoolboy to mention to
him some of the principal events of the reign for
which France ought to grateful to the Emperor
Napoleon. The boy anii‘red, without hesitation,
The Mexican expedition and the Credit Mobilier."
The minister looked daggers, but said nothing, and
speedily left the school. As soon as he was gone
the schoolmaster gave the boy a caning. The story
reads too good to be true, but it is true
nevertheless, because I take it from the report of
a judicial proceeding. The boy's father summoned
the schoolmaster before a commissary of police for
an assault on his sun, and in the course of the
hearing of the case it came out that in M. Duruy's
modern history of France, published for the use of
schools, the Mexican expedition and the creation
of tip Credit Ilobilier are mentioned among the
great acts of the reign. It was quite innocently
that the boy happened to select these two singu_
larly infelicitous examples which had chanced to
dwell in his memory.
Marshall O'Donnell, the great rival of Narvaez,
died last night at Biarritz, where he had been
residing for some months.
The complete triumph of French policy in Italy
produced a decided effect on the Bourse to-day.
Rente followed up the rise of yesterday by a
further advance of 25c. for cash and 45ie. for ac-
count, closing at &Mr. 50c., and Mfr. 521 c.
Italian rose 50c. ; Credit Foncier, 42fr. 50c., and
Mobilier, 2fr. 50e.

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 5.—A PPOINTMENTS. —The ap-
pointment of Commander C. B. Theobald to the Mullet
ham been cancelled ; Lieutenant Thorns* M. Sulivan, to
the Irresistible, for service in the coastguard at Worthing.
Nov. g.--Commander E. Kelly, to the Mullet, commis-
sioned ; Bub-Lieutenants Robert L. Smart, to the Warrior ;
and William E. Black, to the Victory.

The officers of the regiment of 2nd Life Guards
have presented a handsomely chased silver inkstand to
Mr. tihoppee, the house surgeon of University College
Hospital, " inrecognition of bis attention" to the un-
fortunate Corporal M'Donnell, who was shot at Blooms-
bury.

THE FENIAN TRIALS AT MANCHESTER.

MANCHESTER, Nov. 6.

The trial of John Martin, John Francis Nugent,
Patrick Coffey, John Bacon, John Brennan, and Timothy
Featherston was resumed this morning at nine o'clock,
before Mr. Justice Blackburn and Mr. Justice Mellor.
There was, as usual, a great number of people waiting at
the entrance of the Assize Courts, which were filled almost
immediately. The ladies' gallery, which hitherto has
been occupied solely by apparatus necessary in case of fire
till late each day, was this morning thrown open before
the commencement of business, mid was occupied generally
by persons whose appearance indicated that they belonged
to respectable positions in life. There were not more than
half a dozen females in court, and it has bees remarkable
during these trials how few ladies have presented them-
selves for admission. On the other hand, so great has been
the interest of the other sex, that people have endured
cold, wet, and all forms of inclement weather day after day
from morning till evening awaiting an opportunity of
gaining admission. A dense November fog prevailed for
sonic time, and the gas and other lights were necessary at
the opening of the court. The leading counsel for the
defence, Mr. Digby Seymour, 44. C., was not present at
the opening of the court.
The Attorney-General was heard in reply, and Mr. Jus-
tice Mellor summed up the case to the jury.
Mr. Seymour, in reference to the future conduct of the
ease, said he felt it to be his duty to state what he be-
hoved would be for the interests of bin clients. questions
had been put during the trials by both their lordships to
which he (Mr. Seymour) attached great value, and he
trusted that while there was still an indictment for
murder hanging over the prisoners, they would have
the benefit of the presence of both their lord-
ships.--Serjeant O'Brien most sincerely and earnestly
joined in this entreaty.—Mr. Justice Blackburn replied
the public business in London really required the pre-
sence of one of them, and it was nut absolutely necessary
that both of them should be present in this case.—Mr.
Justice Mellor added that they never contemplated that
both should sit together excepting in the first case. They
thought it possible that certain points of law might arise
in the first trial which might render it important that
both judges should be present ; but these points of law
having been once heard, and the case having taken its
present shape, it was quite unnecessary that they should
sit together. Mr. Justice Blackburn was understood to
say that Le would remain to try the succeeding cases, and
that Mr. Justice Mellor would return to London.—Mr.
Seymour hoped that what he had maid would not be
misunderstood, and he bowed cheerfully to this decision.
—Mr. Justice Blackburn said that whichever case it was
decided to go on with, they would have the challenges
taken in half an hour from that time, and the jurymen now
in waiting would then have to be present.
The jury were absent four hours, and then sent to in-
quire of the judge whether, if the prisoners were acquitted
for murder, they could be tried on the other indictments
for felony and misdemeanour. Ultimately they came into
court soon after five o'clock with a verdict of AcTrittal for
the whole of the prisoners.
The court was exceedingly crowded.
When the court re-assembled only one judge, Mr. Justice
Blackburn, wu on the bench.
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LORD MAYOR'S DAY —A notification was issued
yesteniay morning from the Swordbearers'-offios, Mansion.
house, in reference to the procession on Lord Mayor's Day.
It is announced that the 'procession will not leave Guild-
; hall till two o'clock on the afternoon of Saturday, instead
of eleven, as formerly.
COLLISION ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
—An alarming accident, involving serious injurj to several
persons, happened on Tuesday evening on the Great
Northern Railway, near the Welwyn junction, where the
Hertford line branches off. It appears that shortly before
five o'clock a goods train had " brought up " in order to
detach or take on some trucks, and through some inad-
vertence the goods engine and part of the train of waggons
were being shunted across the road on to the down line of
rails just as the Cambridge train, which had left King's-
cross terminus at tea minutes to four, was approaching.
' , The distance between the two engines was not sufficient to
enable the drivers to prevent a collision, and the engines
came together with a terrific force. The shock is described
Ito have been something fearful. Both engines were
thrown across the road, blocking the traffic, and tLe
three carriages of the passenger train nearest to the
' tender were much shattered. There were, we are informed,
fortunately but comparatively few passengers in the train.
The con.pany only report five to have been injured. In
the third carriage, a first class, a Captain Ferguson met
with a fearful injury, having both his legs fractured. It
is stated that the next carnage was so jammed into the
first elms by the force of the collision that it was some
time before he could be extricated. The escape of the
engine-drivers seems somewhat marvellous, but one of
them it is believed hes sustained a fractured collar-bone.
The guards took the most prompt means to stop all
approaching trains, and then to remove the injured pas-
sengers and obtain medical aid. The officials were soon
in attendance with a large number of labourers to clear
the line, but it was same hours before the obstruction
Gould be removed, and the trains were necessarily much
delayed. Captain Ferguson was removed to Hatfield,
where he lies in a very precarions state. It is stated
that the unfortunate gentleman was about to start for
India.

The following prisoners, forming the third batch, were
then placed in the dock charged with murder:—Thomas
Sadly. aged 22; Michael Joseph Boylan, 37 ; Henry
Wilson, 27 ; Michael ki'Guare, 32 ; and William
Murphy, 25.
Mr. Seymour said counsel would give no trouble with
challenges.
♦ jury was then drawn, and having been sworn,
Mr. Justice Blackburn was about to discharge the other
jurymen till Friday, when
Mr. Seymour said this would be a short case. and would
probably not occupy so much time as the previous trials.
Mr. Justice Blackburn said that being probable, the
jurors not empanelled bad leave of absence only till two
o'clock to-morrow.

The Attorney.Geneml then proceeded to open the case,
much in the same terms as he had introduced the previous
ones so far as the main facts were concerned. He stated
that it was not him intention to offer evidence against four
of the prisoners (Seally, Boylan, M'Guire, and Blur: Thy)
upon this indictment.
Mr. Seymour, at this stage of the trial, said he wished
to call the attention of his lordship, in connexion with the
5001. reward promised on conviction to the ples.
Mr. Justice Blackburn wished to know what plea?
Mr. Seymour said, supposing A was tried for the murder
of B, and was found guilty and executed, and that after.
wards C was apprehended, could C be tried for a murder
which another man bad alrewdy suffered death for
Mr. Justice Blackburn—No doubt. Supposing two men
committed a murder, and we was caught and hanged,
could it be pretended that the second murderer, if taken,
could not be brought to justice?
Mr. Seymour was proceeding, when
His lordship peremptorily stopped him, saying it was
absurd to raise such a point.
Mr. Justice Blackburn, under these circumstances,
ordered their removal to the back of the dock.

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ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN
RAILWAY.—The Xnraosde Chronicle of yesterday says—
" A good deal of excitement was created at the Central
Station, Newcastle, this morning, b the non-arrival of the
night train from London, due in this town at 12.35 Len.
The cause of detention, it appears, had occurred at or near
Peterborough, on the Great Northern line, but as to the
nature or extent of the accident no information has tran-
spired. The passengers who had booked by the late train
would, it was expected, avail themselves of the train reach.
ing Newcastle about five o'clock this morning."
COMMITTAL OF THE EN-CHAMPION Or ENGLAND.
—At the Nottingham Police-court, yesterday, William
Thompson alias ilendigo, the ex-champion of Eugland,
was taken before the sitting magistrates on the charge of
indecent conduct, and also with assaulting the police.
Inspector Chamberlin said about noon on the previous
day he saw the prisoner, who was very drunk, indecently
exposing his person in Clifton-street. He at once proceeded
to take him into custody, but the ex-chauipiou violently
resisted, and the assistance of several other officers had to
be obtained. He was at length overpowered and taken to
the police station. On his way there he kicked Police.
Constable Hopewell with considerable violence, and on
reaching the station he bit a piece out of the officer's coat
sleeve. In answer to the charge prisoner said be was
very sorry for what he had done. He was in liquor, or he
should not have committed the offence. He would much
rather help the police thando anything against theta. The
bench convicted him in a penalty of 40s. or 14 days'
iniprisonment with hard labour. The money was not
forthcoming, and the prisoner was locked up.
THE LATE SHIPPING DISASTEIL'4 OFF THE WELSH
Coast'.—lnformation wan received at the Liverpool Under-
writers' Rooms yesterday to the effect that the ship Moun-
taineer, from Harbor Grace to Liverpool, which went
ashore during the heavy storm last week at Rhosneeger,
had at last been floated, and had been towed into Holy-
head. The whole of the cargo has been saved, and will be
sent on to Liverpool. The cargo of the Triumph, wrecked
near Holyhead, has also been saved. Only part of that,
however, on board the Earl of Chester, wrecked at Rhos-
neeger, has been recovered, owing to the rough state of the
weather, soil the impossibility of bringing carte near the
scene of the disaster.

THE OAKS COLLIERY EXPLOHION.—BARNSLET,
WEDNISDAY.—The result, of the explosion which took
place on Tuesday evening were not so serious as were
first entertained, but the effect will be to atop the opera-
tion of clearing the workings for some time. To-day there
was a meeting of mining engineers at the colliery, and
amongst those present were Mr. Woodhouse, Mr. Hedley
(late government inspector), Mr. Potter, Mr. T. Dymond,
Mr. Hammett, Mr. Beaumont, and others. From n close
examination made it appears that the explosion was not
immediately caused by the fire at the bottom, but owing
in a great measure to the large quantity of gas coming up
the No. 1 shaft. It appears that the men on Tuesday
were engaged in taking off the spoil from the top of the
scaffolding down the No. 2 shaft, but finding that the pipe
for letting the gas escape at times became an upc.sst, they
had to leave off work. The men were then set to make
the No. I shaft. The upcaat was to relieved the other, in
which they were in a great measure successful. The gas then
came up the No. 1 in very large quantities, and backed
into a draft in the shaft leading to the flues connected with
the boilers, which are some six or seven yards from the
top of the shaft, The effect of the first explosion was
that the flames ascended to the top of the head gearing,
whilst the chain at the bottom was very much injured by
the burning bratticing falling on to it. The bratticing was
soon set on fire, and to put it out a considerable quantity
of water had to be poured down the shaft. Whether any
of the stopping. have been blown out, orthere is any quan-
tity of standing fire at the bottom, no one win say. Still
the effect of the fire on Tuesday will be that the operation
for clearing the workings and the No. 2 shaft—and indeed
all work—will be suspended for some time.
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