The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-19 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, WICONEADAY EVCCINO.

A Paris newspaper mentions a rumour that
France is ready to consent to the occupation by
Italy of all the Pontifical States except Rome and
Civita Vecchia. Such a restricted concession would
be a wretched attempt indeed on the part of France
to keep its word to the papacy and prevent the
entire unity of Italy. The Opinione Noziolude ar-
rived in Paris to-day asserts that a telegram in
cypher had been sent to Garibaldi urging him to
return immediately to Florence, and that M. Criapi,
now in Paris, had been requested by M. Rattazzi to
dissuade Garibaldi from his project of invading
Rome.

The Gazette de France hears from Italy that
Garibaldi's attempt is to take place between the
19th and 22nd of this month. This clerical organ
adds that the Italian army, whose ostensible
mission is to prevent Garibaldi from doing anything,
is commanded by General Nunziante—" a pro-
mising name." I cannot at this moment explain
the sneer, but I presume it means that General
Nunziante is not hostile to Garibaldi.

The Marquis de Moustier returned to Paris to-
day from a vacation passed at his estate in the
Doubs, and has resumed the portfolio of Foreign
Affairs, which was held ad interim by M. do
Lavalette.

The prefects have sent a circular dated Sept. 10
to all the sub-prefects and mayors, stating that the
troops in the various garrisons of France aro about
to practice the manceuvres of an army in actual
warfare—marches, countermarches, sieges, sur-
prises, &c., and that orders must be given to throw
no obstacles in their way when they appear un-
expectedly in towns and villages.
At the Bourse, Rente fell 10c. for cash and 20c.
for account, closing at G9fr. 15c. and 691 r. bc.
Mobilier, far from recovering under the efforts of
government to prop it up, was in terrible disfavour.
The shares fell 31fr. 25c., closing with great de-
pression at 236 fr. 25c. Credit Foncier fell lbfr.
Comptoir d'Eaoompte, 17fr. 50c. Italian, affected
by rumours of Garibaldi's movements, fell 45c.,
closing at 48fr. bk.

The Rev. Luke Wiseman estimates, in a letter
to the Times, the several branches of the methodist com-
munion at between eleven and twelve millions in those
countries where the English language is spoken, and the
adherents to the Anglican communion, in the same space,
he puts down at ten millions and a half.
Mr. George Mather sells off the whole of his stud
on Saturday nest at liigh6eld Paddocks, near St. Albans.
The stud consists of that well-known sire, Prime Moister,
and among the numerous mares may be mentioned Bianca,
Nutbuph, Peasant Girl (dam of Athos and Lord Burleigh),
Sporting life, Shunting, Candlewick, Ziska, British
Remedy, Tell Tale, Plague Royal, &c. The yearlings are
mostly by Prime Minister, Trumpeter, and Caractacus.

The English Cricket Ground at Alexandria in
Egypt is on the site of Ptolemy's Palace. It is within
eight of the desert, Napoleon's fortifications, Cleopatra's
Needle, the city of Alexandria, and the English Railway.
The ground was presented to the English for a cricket
ground by his late highness Said Pacha.
THE CHARGE AGAINST ♦ CLERGYINANI.—At the
adjourned sitting of the commission at the Chapter-house,
Exeter, on Tuesday, Mr. Carter addressed the court at
some length on behalf of the Rev. T. B. Simpson, incum-
bent of East Teignmouth, who was charged under the
Church Discipline Act with having been drunk on certain
occasions in August and November, 1866, and also with
being an habitual drunkard. The learned counsel urged
that the prosecution had been instituted from malicious
motives. The animus of some of the witnesses was, he
contended, quite evident, and when the commission bad
heard the witnesses he should call he vas convinced
they would unanimously be of opinion that this
was a case which ought at once to be dismissed.
Several ladies, residents of East Teigamouth parish, were
then examined, and their testimony went strongly to
prove that on the evenings of the 18th of Angus; and the
:ird of November—the days charged by the prosecution—
the defendant was perfectly sober up to 8 o'clock, ball an
hour before the time spoken to by the witheciee on the
other side. Many respectable tradesmen also gave evi-
dence to the effect that during an acquaintanceship ex-
tending in some cases to upwards of nine years they had
never seen Mr. Simpson the worse for liquor, although
they had been in the habit of seeing him d►ily. At the
conclusion of the defendant's case the court again ad-
journed. Yesterday morning Mr. Lopes (for the prosecu-
tion) replied on the whole case ; and the commission bating
considered their judgment, the president (Archdeacon
Woollcombe) announced that in the opinion of the ma-
jority of the commission no grounds had been shown for
instituting further proceedings.

THE FENIAN OUTRAGE AT
MANCHESTER.

LATEST PARTICULARS.

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The Manchester papers of this morning contain
full and later particulars of the extraordinary Fenian mid
at Manchester. The prison van is divided into eepars4
compartments, each intended for a prisoner. The two
Pentane, together with several women and young hop
were the occupants of the vehicle, which was sccomplait4
by eleven policemen—seven besides the driver upon it, IQ
four following in a cab behind. With the exception of
Brett, who is said to have had a cutlass, none of the pnli
were armed otherwise than with their ordinary
truncheons. The assaulting crowd was composed
of men dressed, some in cloth and some ill
fustian ; but there were not many in tie
garb of working men ; the majority seemed better dressed.
The police are of opinion that some of the pistols were not
loaded with ball, for several times when they were fired
point blank no effect followed. Besides the two Feelers,
four of the female prisoners took the opportunity to escape,
their compartment, having been unlocked. Allen was seen
going along in the company of Kelly, and he was heard by
the bystanders to say, " Kelly, I will die for you,'
A woman was among the first to get out of the vex.
Afterwards a tall man with a dark moustache (" Car
tain" Deasey) came out, and then followed a short,
thick-set man (" Colonel" Kelly). Both of the men looked
as if they were still handcuffed. Nearly all the ea-ailants
crowded round, and whilst some of them hurried across
the unenclosed fields, others remained behind, and
fired more shots. The firing seemed quite at random,
as if there wee now no wish to wound, but only to
keep the police at bay. Sergeant Brett was helped into
a cab. He was speechless and seemed dying. Other
wounded mon were attended to in the same way.
The injured men were removed to the Royal Infirmary,
where Brett died shortly after his arrival. The other per.
sons wounded are expected to recover. Some young men
in the crowd, in the employment of Messrs. Heywood and
Higginbottom, gave chase. Allen, with one or two others,
continued their flight over the fields. At Ashton-road
• police-constable named Bradley joined the chase,
and captured one of the party, named Michael
Larkin, of Fair-street, City-road, Hahne. Another
young man, named Hunter, of Pendlebusy, ran
down Allen, and laid hold of him. He resisted violently,
and threatened to shoot his pursuer with his revolver.
Hunter, however, who is a powerful young fellow, closed
with him, wrested the pistol from him, and struck him
with it several blows on the head, causing a very ugly
wound. Other assistance then came up, and the two ws
have named, with a third who was afterwards captured,
were taken to Fairfield-street station. Allen was identi.
fled by twenty or thirty • Unease' as the leader of the
gang, and the man who entered the van and shot Brett.

The prisoners first captured, including Allen, were re.
moved during the evening, under a strong escort of the
Bth Hussars, from Fair:ield-street station to the central
station in Albert-street, where 50 of the 57th Foot, under
Captain Halsted, remained on duty all night. The revolver
which was found on Allen is perfectly new, sad similar to the
one in the possession of Kelly when he was taken last week
The country was scoured in all directions during the
night, and before 11 o'clock 12 to 15 arrests had been
reported from different places in the neighbourhood. Sans
of those who offered resistance were severely punished in
the struggle. The last that was seen of Kelly and Dewy was
near Clayton-bridge. They were seen by some brickruakers
to go into a cottage, they then being in handcuffs. When
they came out their hands were free. At 7.20 a porter at
Heaton Norris saw two men run across the line into the
open country. He challenged them, but they did not stop.
Inspector Gill and Constable Schofield took train to
Stockport and thence to Hazel Grove, bat failed
to fall in s:th them. In the meantime, a bet
pursuit was kept up after Allen and others. When
the constables overtook Allen he was already in car
tody, and bad been severely stoned about the bead
and body by some young men who said they saw Ma
fire the shot that killed Sergeant Brett. Several other
arrests were also made about the same time. Among the
captured are two desperadoes who gave the names of
Martin and Gould. These men were conveyed in the finis
instance to the City Gaol, where they were so violent that
It became necessary to put leg irons as well as handcuffs
on them. Thus heavily chained and guarded by a mirs•
tart' escort, they were taken in a cab to the station of the
division (Albert-street), where a large end excited crowd
remained until a late hour last night. The man who shoe
at Constable Yarwood, and who was also among than
arrested, has been identified by that officer.
Sergeant Brett, who bad been nearly X/ years in the
force, is highly spoken of as an efficient and trustworthy
officer.

It is ascertained that the prison van was preceded on its
way from the court in the afternoon towards the gaol by a
cab containing several of the assailants, who joined those
who had previously been seen loitering about the reties)
arch, and who appeared to take the commend.

THE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS.

BELFAST, Winsestuy NIGH?.

The Social Science Congress was opened here
to-day. At 8 o'clock this evening Lord Dufferin delivered
the inaugural address in Ulster-hall. He referred to WC'
tarian feuds, by which valuable lives were lost every year.
That such outrages were possible he thought was an
intolerable scandal, and he commended the detcr•
urination of government to abolish the occasions which
gave rise to them. Alluding to Fenianism, be
raid it was not the offspring of a state of things which ati•
tation protegees to remedy, but of agitation itself. He
advocated a system of intermediate education between
national schools and Queen's colleges ; repudiated all
responsibility for the conduct of the late government
as to the grant of a supplemental charter ; and said
he was digested to retain the mixed system, but to
respezt the scruples of those who desired a charter
for the Catholic University. He strongly coe-
demned the land schemes, and pointed out the
injurious effects which agitation already had in is•
ducing English mortgagees to call in loans, and a
preventing even Irish capitalists from investing in land.
Compulsory leasing, he said, would perpetuate evils, and
be a breach of contract, as one-third of the soil had been
sold under parliamentary grants. He stated that the
number of holdings had increased, and that emigration
was confined to labourers, tradesmen, and younger v'ne
He noticed the Irish church question, and assuma:
that some great change would be made, advised
that some agreement should be come to, reoommendiaS
the raising of the Roman catholic church to the SI :lie
level as the protestant church.
A vote of thanks was passed to his lordship fortis
address.—Tina (Second Edition).

COLLIRION ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY Stitt
Romenitam.--Early yesterday morning a fearful collie.*
took place at Kilohurst, a small station on the Midland
Railway, three or four miles from Rotherham. The Rea•
dent occurred shortly before six o'clock, at which tin.ei
number of empty trucks were standing on the up fine jig
opposite the passenger platform, some of them eatend!t:
beneath the bridge on one side and along a deep emus{
through the rock on the other. The engine was eng4"
"picking up" coal waggons at the siding on the other side
of the bridge. Beyond the cutting there is a *unload
sharp curve, at which are placed signals to warn its
drivers of trains coming from the direction of NOIMODLOIL
At the time mentioned these signals indicated that the
line was blocked up, and no danger was apprehended ; hull
notwithstanding this precaution, a goods train of ups
of thirty waggons came up and dashed right into.tbs
empty waggons. The goods train itself scared, sustained
any injury beyond the smashing of the buffers in frost.
and the driver and fireman escaped without ember
harm, the former remaining on his engine and the latter
jumping off when he saw that a collision was inevitable.
The effect on the stationary waggons. however, was serious.
The break•van which the guard bad fortunately left so
with four other trucks completely smashed up. the silts
and other ironwork being doubled up am if made of dun
wire. The other waggons at the further extremity of the
train were also considerably damaged. Though the rnIIH
mien was one of great severity, the engine of the 6no'b
train was brought to a standstill almost directly after'
wards, for the broken waggons lay in a confused n. 1%
heaped one above the other, beneath and a few yanls
the other side of the bridge, the stonework of which ev
well as the down platform, was damaged. It was upwards
of four hours before either line was cleared. It sprel
that the driver of the goods engine saw the signal. 0"
endeavoured to atop the train, but he states that frog
some fault in the machinery he was unable to do Ina s
than to reduce the speed.
BOAT RACE FOR £3OO.—A match took place
the Ouse yesterday for 4001. between Toes .h Sadler.
Putney, and James Percy, of Newcastle. It was wen by
Sadler by four lengths,

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