The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-03 00:00:00

CENTRAL ITALY.

(1110lt OVA lIPICIAL oozusrownner.)
ESCAPADE OF TWO ENGLISH LADIES.

FLOB4INCII,.Dse. 27.

In one of my former lettere I told you that among
the numerous host of our countrymen who have
planted their tents on the banks of the Arno, there
are many who openly advocate the interests of the
Lorraine dynasty. Some of these belong to a class
of her Majesty's subjects who would never be met in
good society at home, but whom everybody is asto-
nished to find moving in the highest circles abroad.
Some others, though respectable both in character
and education, have been induced to espalier, the
cause of the dethroned prin.e only because they
were much thought of by the court and always in-
vited to the balls and dinners of the Pitti Palace.
The prototype of the last-named class was the Mar-
quise( Normanby, whose directions they constantly
followed, for it was through his lordship that the invi-
tations were asked andobtained. Selfish,and totally un-
concerned about the rights of the Italian people, these
countrymen of ours were of course greatly grieved
when old and young Dukes were obliged to bolt,
for they thought the days of feasts and dinners had
gone for ever. They had settled in this fair country
for amusement's sake, and they could sot endure the
tliought of seeing the next carnival spoiled because it
had pleased the Tuscans to assert their political
rights. How foolish of the Tuscans to send away a
prince who bad such a capital cook, and whose court
was not, after all, so difficult to get into as that d
Boskingham Palmas! What a pity to hays all the
ducal raree-ehow stopped under the ridiculous pre-
text that Italians have taken it into their heads is
claim their independence ! How could the ladies
especially, old and young, endure such an enormity f
They, at any rate, must protest against the govern-
ment of such snobs as Baron Iticasoli and his col-
leagues; they must protest not only with words,
but acts. It was their duty to make a determine/
opposition to the national government of Tuscany,
to summon the absurd people of Florence to as
immediate revolt, to uphold the interest of their deer
old Duke and their young Ferdinand IV. This is
what was at last done yesterday, in the Piazza del
Duomo, by two fair countrywomen of ours, who are
perhaps mere instruments in the hands of the crafty
ducal party, for invitations to the Pitti and to the
Calcine were regularly sent to these two heroines—
Miss Lydia and, Miss Mary 13--. A large sheet
of paper was soon provided, the words "Viva Fer-
dinando IV! Abbesso it Governo !" (Long live
Ferdinand IV ! Down with the Government! were
quickly written in big letters upon it, and the fao-
UOU6 paper was posted up at the corner of Cocomero-
street with more than Spartan courage. The two
charming royalists did not even choose the
dark hour of the night for their purpose,
preferring one o'clock in the afternoon. Now this is
a very dangerous hour for such pranks. The Flo-
rentine* are fond of walking up and down their
splendid Piazza, and the two fairoonspirators accord-
ingly got themselves into a scrape. Four or five
pastors by caught Misses Lydia and Mary in *grants
elicto ; a great row ensued, and popular indig-
nation was excited. Had it not been for Major
Ginori, who happened to be passing, the two young
ladies would have found it hard to get home as safely
as they had left it. To the remonstrant*, of the
major, who speaks our language fluently, the dear
little things had nothing to answer, bat that they
were longing for the return of their beloved Duke,
and they had resorted to that rather extra-
legal method of expresaiog their devotion to him.
The police were not likely to share this heroic
enthusiasm for the runaway Duke, and the conse-
quence was that the ladies were politely taken
into a cab to the nearest police station. The peculiar
and rather dangerous situation in which they were
placed did not, however, subdue the ardour of our
two fair friends. Ducal ani royal supporters must,
of course, show courage to the last. What made
them look more like two agents of the ductal party is
the circumstance that they are residing in the house
of one of the intimate friends of the old duke, and a
near relation of a Marquis Medici, who has followed
the Lorraine princes in their flight. In spite of all
this, in spits of their foolish attempt, Baron Russell
of
proper to have the ladies dismissed from
arrest, for he was convinced they bad acted under
other people's advice. It would, no doubt,
have been perfectly competent to the Tuscan
government to have had the two English girls
brought before the judges of the country, but a month
or two's imprisonment would have perhaps spoiled
their fair complexions, a thing which the civilised
rulers of this country would never think of doing.
All this, if I am well informed, was fully explained
by the Tuscan Premier to our able charge-d'alfaires,
Mr. Corbet, who at the first tidings of the arrest had
hastened to Palazzo Vecchio. At 3 o'clock the two

tremendous anti-republicans were meat home, advice
having been given them to join the Prince, if they
longed so much to dance with him, for it was certain
that they would wait till doomsday if they hoped
to see him again in Florence. The two
mischievous girls will, however, be allowed
to remain here if they like, for the national
' government of Tummy is in so danger from them.
But let us consider what would have been the pro-
bable fate of these young ladies had they posted up
a factious paper on the walls of Verona or of Padua?
They would moat assuredly have been tried and con-
demned in the same manner that Countess Contarini
and Marchioness Arrivabene Gonzaga were at Venioe
and Mantua. Even Lord John Russell could not
have protested, for the laws of the country would
have been undoubtedly violated. It is not the busi-
ness of foreigners—even when they are young and
fair ladies—to interfere with the affairs of other
nation.. English people are as math res-
pected in Tuscany as they wen under the
Lorraine dynasty ; it is, therefore, their ditty to
keep oat of all factious demonstrations. If they do
not like the national government which the Tuscan
people have given to themselves, they are at liberty
to leave the country and go to Germany to pay their
court to the dethroned Prince they like so mush.
The ridiculous, but highly reprehensible escapade
of these two foolish English girls is a warning to
those countrymen of ours who are disgracing the
time of our free country by conspiring against the
nascent liberties of Italy. Last night an agent of
the Sardinian government arrived here with the
mission of discussing, with Ccearessadatore Baca-
compagni and the ministers, the political matters
relating to Tummy which will be brought before the
Curer. You know already that the goyeranasols
of Central Italy, although not admitted at the Ow-
, gums, irtalmsd to Paris their roproseatatiroo, who

will aid the Sardinian plenipotentiaries in their
work. Commendatore Minghetti, one of the ablest
men of the Legations, will represent, together with
Count Centel'', of Parma, and CavaHere Mamma,
of Modena, the three states which are under the
governorship of Faith. Who Baron Rims°li is
going to choose for such an important mission is
not yet known. The name of Marquis Ridolfi was
spoken of, but I hear on good authority that
the Minister of Public Instruction has ►lready
declined the honour of going to Paris. Com-
mendatore Fortieth, the same gentleman who
gave Lord Normanby the famous public rebuke,
will, together with Signor Fabbrixi, accompany the
Tuscan charge d'affaires when chosen. The last-
named gentleman, a Corsican by extraction, is an
intimate friend of Senator Pietri, a fact which fully
justifies the choice, when we consider that the former
prefect of the imperial police is one of the most in-
fluential advisers of Louis Napoleon. Yon see by
this that the rulers of Central Italy know well how
to manage their own affairs, for backstairs influence
—nay, Corsican influence—is a very appreciable
element in French imperial policy.

BIIBPEOTID POISONING AT BOSTON.

On the Bth of December, the wife of David Jack-
son, millwright, of Skirbeek, died after an Illness of three
days. During her diner she had been attended by only
one female, respecting whom, since the death of Mrs. Jack-
son, strange rumours were afloat. Although the medical
attendants were of opinion, from a post mortem examination
of the body, that death had resulted from natural onuses,
etlll public oplaks celled ,for a more minute examiaation.
Saperinteadeat Keaton, is whose hands the matter was
to at once took seeps proems the necessary authority
placed,te exhumation of the body, and on Friday lest an in-
quest was opened at the Queen's Head Inn, in Skirbeck,
be ore J. C. Little, Eeq., coroner.
David Jackson deposed—l am husband to the deceased.
Oa Sunday the 27th of November last I was at home with
say win, sly daughter, about five years of age, and Mrs.
Taylor, a Mead of my wife's, who was visiting us. On that
day we beds goose for dinner, of which we all partook. Oa
the following mon* I Jett home to go to Spalding,
wine I wend, Having my wife well. I thee promised
that I would eon hems on the following Saturday night,
which I did. When I one hems I found my wife ill; she
told me she wee ink sad purged, that she was taken on the
Mender algid provions, and she attributed it to the onions
whisk were seed in the stuffing of the goose. On Sunday
Mown she appeared a little better end eat up. At dinner
On Mrs. Taylor took her a bit of rice pudding, which
sits ate. She sat up until a short time before I went to bed.
Mrs. Taylor slept with my wife. Next morning Mrs. Taylor
Murt) end made the fire and prepared Dbesskkl2.tee for me.
I went away I went into my wile's room to see her.
Ohs said she felt • little better. I said to my wife, "If
yea went another doctor, have one." She old, "No,
I have two doctors, I em very well satisfied." I
said, "If you want soother woman to wait upon
you, have one ; don't spare." She replied, " I am well
satlefted." I offered to stay at home, but she said there
wee as occasion tor that. Mrs. Taylor promised me she
wend write au Tansy, and also on Wednesday, to let
me new how she was. I did not recedes any letter on
liner Wednesday or Thursday morning, as expected, and I
host le ani very uneasy. On Thursday mos I received
a tolerant acquainting me with her death. I returned to
Boston on Thursday summon. I saw Mr. Young, surgeon,
who had attended say wlle, who asked me if he might open
the body, as he thought It would be for the good of the family.
I consented, if my wins bleeds were agreeable. Mr.
Young's remarks awakened a 'mercies In my ailed. When
I first reached home, I asked Mrs. Taylor why she had not
written. She said she had done so twice, and said that little
Martha had written at the bottom of it. I wrote to Mr.
Anastroog, my employer, at Spalding, asking If there were
say letters for me there, sad he wrote back enclosing the
letter now produced, swag it was the one he had received,
and which he had forgotten to give me. I also wrote to the
at Spalding, saki" shoat the second letter, and
MiltZe;er
was that then was oily one letter for me, which he
had delivered to Mr. Annear The letter was as follows,
sad bore the poet maths "Hosts, Deo. tith," " Spalding,
Dearth":
Tuesday Evening.
Dear Sir,—l am happy to inform you that Martha is
very nicely with the measles; both mother sad
etg daughtert cm
is getting on nicely. Yen will see by your Me
daughter's letter she is better at the bottom. With there
bed of love, Hoping your quite well.—Yours respeatfully,
Martha's letter. CATHEZINZ TILTLOIL
followed a few Illegible scrawls by the child.) On
after dinner, I went up stairs to the chamber where
:;RIL lay ; Mrs. Trylor followed, and said, " ewe you
I sum massy, and I'll pay you." I then unlocked the
&am whin I keep my papers. I handed them to M.
Toler en by cue, as I am no scholar myself. She read
them over. The fret was a promteeory note toe 201., which
as had given to my wife with my knowledge. Mo. Taylor
said, "This is mins." I then gave her another, when she
mid, "This is one from Stephens and White, for 1601."
I rid, "I know nothing about it." Mee. Taylor then
ail, " Oh, yea you will, there is Stephens the boilermaker,
and White, the butcher, they may be the parties." fibs
said, " You'll get your money again." I said, " I shell
never get a fraction." Mrs. Clerks, my wife's mother, coo
Ws the chamber
and mid, " You're the woman times got
the money, he my daughter told me so." Idrs. Taylor began
to my, and said, " That's hurt roe more than anything."
Mo. Tayker On paid ma 90 sowesigas in discharge of the
1101. mew My
___enntiokes were further confirmed by the die-
d lite I.llf. wee. I afterwards delivered this nee to
Magna. When I weal
to the honk I found
that la ray shwas' wry wife had drawn out 1601. in two in-
as ths 12th November, and 901. on the 26th
lfievomber, two days before she was taken ill. During my
names Mrs. Taylor had gooses to all the drawers la the
been She left my house oa the afternoon after the con-
versation alluded to. She appeared in low spirits. The 1601.
note is not in my wife's handwriting.
Adam Young depood—l am a surgeon, residing at Ike-
too. I attended the doomed. Mrs. Taylor first called
upon me on Tuesday, the 29th of November, and stated that
both M. Jackson and herself bad partaken of goose for
dinner on the previous Sunday, and dace that time they
bad been more or less sick and purged. Looking upon •
disturbed stomach as the one of the complaint, I gays
her medicine both for herself and Mrs. Jackson. On the next
day, Wednesday, Mrs. Taylor called again, and said that she
was better, but that Mrs. Jackson was still ill. I then told
her that I should bedews is that neighbourhood, and I would
all and see Mrs. Jackson. I did 1.0, and food bee free
from fever, pales rid. I considered it rather • mild came
of sickness and purging, with no dangerous symptoms.
On Thursday I celled spin, and found the purging
better, but the donee still continued. On F. iday my
Farmer, Dr. Adams, called. On Saturday, I called and tound
purging and slaloms had returned. During Sunday,
Monday. and Tunny, I noticed no alteration. On Wed-
Donley I comidered the symptoms very alarming. I be-
esine appeased.. that either the medicine was sot given
her p•gerb,, or that something was being administered
Non OM I Yaw ad I thaw suit for Mrs. Clarke, the
warbar at the desessed, and told her of the dangerous con-
Mika of her theaghter, at the same time wishing her to sit
tip sad watch her. I oleo ordered her brandy and arrow-
root, which I requested Ma. Clarke to take down from her
eta hotter, and to prepare the food herself, allowing some
be left over. I asked Mr. Jackson, as delicately as pos-
te* te permit a post mortem examicutien of the body. I
hem reed the letter produced, and I think the writer
abbe what was untrue. Mrs. Jackson had no symptoms
et jaundice on the Tuesday. On Thursday, the day of her
leash, I, having obtained the consent of her freed., made
a pea memo examination with Dr. Adams. I thought it
Wary memo that the medicines administered should not
Imo their wawa amt. On laying open the body on that
esseelon, the of the visages generally did not show
the reuses of any aorroslirs mineral poison. The stomach
we removed my carefully, but we found no traces of
en irritant pie. We replaced the internal organs, and to.
day have reineved the whole of the alimentary anal, the
liver, stoma, 'plus, and the whole of the abdominal vie.
oera, for the perpote of being forwarded for analysts, which
I consider to be highly necessary, and more sathtectory sone
public. At present I shall decline to state what is my opinion
of the cause of death,
Dr. Adams confirmed the preceding evidence. At this
step of the proceedings the coroner remarked that It would
be batter to adjourn the inquiry not!l the chemical analysis
of the Westin.. wattcompleted. He had written to Professor
Taylor on the subject, and he an/nide:a ward him the stomach
for analysis.
The court was then adjourned.

According to a telegram from Cadiz the total en-
port of sherry for the past year has reaohad 46,919 bans,
against 28,729 in 1868, 60,707 in 1857, and 64,610 in 1866.
The two largest exporters were F. W. Cusses, 3,661 bane;
and Gonzales Dubow and Co., 3,680 butts.

THE ONE HUNDRED GUN. AT ALEI6ANDRIA.--•
The Minister of War at Turfs hes published an account of
the subscription cumassuced in 1866 for the 100 guns to
Aleseendlia. The am subscribed in Italy amounted to
106.469 francs; that subscribed in foreign conntrke of
47,464 francs • kakis( • total of 153,913 francs • besides
a piece of ordnance treat by the citizens of Boston, and
another sent by )f. Carlo Perla, of Amen. The
above MI being esfictient to cover the engem* of 126
Bens already esed, the minister has given orders to place
them all in the rodeo= of Alestandrle. Rich of them is to
have engraved upon It the motto, "National Offering,
1866," and the name of one or more of the donors, the list of
which is published with the above account. Amon, the
names we end those of Victor Emmanuel 11., Norbert&
Rosa (the originator of the enbecriotion), Mania, the press,
the army, the Italienstudents, the Italians at Rio Jacob%
Oda
.Boston, Chili, Pau, Bologna, Breads, Aaran.
The iosbousee in the Bois de Boulogne, which
were lined daring the late frost, now contain 17,000 cubic
metres of ice, conveyed daring a tot tnight by 260 carts, sad
arranged In the same space of time by 300 mm. The above
quantity, due allewesee being made for lops, will furnish 10
claims of idlopenntss kg the ttaalunptios of Pads.

LAW INTELUGENCE.
(TRII DAT.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
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OLD COURT.
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liView hem, 19, a illearaiard-leeldai mak
plaided guilty le es ladielerat for
roe el the verde= of the Howe of Oseantlea,verZ
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so do Is mom fIi•POIN bodily hero.
TIN) primer Odd 'malty to the =tote of the therm
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rimed orkli vemadiag with We= b ware. f
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Mr. Poland, who append be the peemeaselbs. binned
the own that the grimmer wee tried thin la Oelehor that be
twenty, sad starred to twelve mesibie Isepriesserwt,
led be wu nueved to the Mote of Carresties. The
prossealar, it append, bad tbe theme of tie gel-
weer, sad be bed esseeke ee sweplala of Was,
sad bed thresithed le report lth; but it
Wewer dame es. H. wee wry espy Mmartto
perseutor le wwwpwase al hie myth, that be weld
report Ws, sad or the day semi le me eassemm It ap-
pend that, without myths • weld, the piens" Maid the
prosecallor with • rwtica of •• yak of Kale OM WS OF
pied etweleg, wed latticed very oriole Nary ups
Thestheir, agpswel, did aet give the least pew •
cedes to the *maw Ware he enewl the week spew
Ths Besee&ee, 'Weft jelperestef itheth to Irs manful
waist the pfseeer, mid dm he bed beau guilty of • wry
sad although the tepid notes wield set
remeseriseleCe diet, he mut szeset te be lop seadbee
ant fer the _ peso of the resseleth if Me We.
/WWI rips, 32, we charged .4th a shah, offence
ilfth limn'
me preesesater !slide ease wes also • warder it the Howse
et Cerrestiskawd the prieweer, it wand, wee mete i wed le
that prim kr asergeguest el • psi far ea wesalt.
He wee sweleyed alseedag the weirs halsegleg cat of
the swetthers ti the pins, end the Aar Mid that he
we ate &leg the werk prepely, wed erased Mn m de it
over agate. The Omer. es be we within atm, mile
• arost .idol he
apes Ida, awl sweet hie an the heed
with a large ewer that I. we nig le nth the stairs with,
wverel Uses, sad also kicked Ww, and Wand Ida se
severely, that h• lad Dot ben aide. ream' W eccapitlea.
The
peel primes was bawd Grotty, awl awdepeil sh
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SW grievous bodily hem
Mr. Doyle preeented ; Ms. Rebbeeth delewled the ph.
taw.
Toe lads is this nee have append within she LW few
kyr. The pfrswsr lodged wloh the peosseneee and he wee
obombes
be Wysewe vse thesettlewed
Duke la hie sowdesetektise
olyierg
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Oa the Illth ef DamM
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while the grareeder wee
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Wed with • her all steel. Time wee we doubt est the pd-
screer's wind err wea la a sand Wats at the lthe the aet
wee cseessitesd.

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• eat the phew wee aimed ft is allied holm
bee phoeue.