The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-30 00:00:00

from holding the cry of " Vive Poland" to be
illegal, must now decide whether to say "Vivo
GarilNaldi" in the streets of Paris is contrary to
the principles of 1789 and the constitution of 1852.

I -hear rumours that the cries were much more
serious. manifestly hostile to the French govern_
went, and that violent scuffles took place between
the people and the police.

A duel was fought yesterday in the Bois de
Mention between Prince Achille Murat and the
Marquis de Galliffet. The Marquis received a
sound which is said to be " not serious." This
is the sequel of the one which took place a few days
„go between the same cousin of the Emperor and the
.Marquis de Itougts. A fashionable journal speak-
ing of that encounter said the causes of it were in
everybody's mouth, but could not conveniently be
meounted by the pen. This mysterious announce-
ment naturally led to the supposition that a lady
w:l3 in the case ; but it was not so. "Everybody"
now knows that the cum.+ &Ili arose out of a letter
written by the Marquis de Halliffet, a colonel of a
French crack regiment, reflecting severely upon
certain departments of what, in England,
would be called the " War-office." The
contents of this letter, in some way or
other, came to the knowledge of Prince Achille
Murat, and he blabbed them to the Emperor. The
Marquis de Rougiand the Marquis de Gelliffet took
wager of battle upon the issue that the Prince was
guilty of a breach of confidence in disclosing the
contents of the letter. His case is that he came by
the knowledge under circumstances which gave him
a right to use it.
Thu Bourse received a slight fillip from the Mar-
quis de Moustier's circular, but soon collapsed.
Thu closing prices of the Bente, Mr. 85c. and G7fr.
SZic., show a rise of but sc. and Tic. Italian fell
Vic.

LAW INTELLIGENCIL
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
ne RE J. T. CARR. _

Tae bankrupt was a timber-merchant, of Douglas-road,
Canonbuty. This was the sitting for examination and dis-
charge. The debts, secured and unsecured, amount to
4,176/. ; property held as security, 2,925/.
Mr. Lucas opposed for the creditor, and examined the
bankrupt as to the dates of the mortgages held by the
secured creditors. Further amounts were asked for.

After hearing Mr. ]trough for the bankrupt,
Hie Honour directed an adjournment.
lY RR GEORGE AUGUSTUS HENRY BALL

The bankrupt in this case is well known from his con-
nection with the periodical press. He is described uof
04, Sloane-street, Chelsea, previously of Paris, previously
travelling on the continent of Europe, previously of Guild-
ford-street and Bernard-street, Russell-square, and for-
merly of Mexico, the United States, and the West
Indies, during the whole time newspaper correspondent,
and contributing to a daily newspaper. The adjudication
was on his own petition ; he ascribes hie failure to in-
sufficiency of income and the payment of heavy travell
expenses. His debts are stated at 2,659/.; the principal
crediton are the proprietors of the bails Telegraph or
500/.

This was the sitting for examination and diacharge, but
the regular accounts had not bun filed.
_

Mr. Reed, on behalf of the bankrupt, asked for an
adjournment. A proposition bad been made to the cre.
ditors, and almost unanimously accepted, which would
lend to the bankruptcy being superseded. Mr. Sala had
been enabled to make this offer through the assistance of
friends who bad come forward on his behalf. He asked
for an adjournment of six weeks.
Order accordingly.
In RE Z. E. BCOTT.

The bankrupt, en accountant, of Lombard-street, came
before the court with debts of 9,9701. and assetsof 51. only.
It was stated that he had received 1,0001. from • creditor
to invest, and had never iiivested it.
An adjournment was ordered for a cash account.
Mr. Godfrey appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Chid.
Icy fur the bankrupt.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)
---...-----
(Before Mr. Justice Bytes.)
mottos or WILFUL MORDES.

Row ilalilwws, 21, a good-looking girl, was charged with
the wilful murder of her illegitimate child by cutting its
throat.

Mr. Montagu Williams prosecuted. The prisoner was
defended by Mr. Ribton and Mr. Streight.
This cue stood over from the last session, and
although the charge was of this serious character the
facts lay in a very narrow compass. The prisoner
was in the service of • lady named Schofield as domestic
servant, and for a short time prior to the 14th of August
a suspicion bad been entertained that she was in the
family way, but the prisoner seemed to have denied that
this was the we. On the night of the 14th of August,
however, the prisoner appeared to have got up and gone
downstairs, and her mistress, in consequence of
the suspicions she entertained, got up shortly afterwards
and followed her, and put some question to her. The
answers that she pre and other circumstances induced
Mrs. Schofield to send for • doctor, and Mr. Woolley, a
surgeon residing in the neighbourhood, very shortly after-
wards went to the house and sow the prisoner. She appeared
to be very ill, and Mr. Woolley ordered her to be put to bed
and he speedily discovered that she had been recently de-
livered of • child, and upon his expressing this opinion to the
prisoner, she at once admitted that it was • fact. Mr.
Woolley then inquired where the child was and she said
in the cellar. He proceeded there and after a short search
he discovered the body of a child, nearly covered with
coal dust, and quite dead. After tho body had been washed
it was discovered that there was • fearful wound at
the back of the neck ; and upon the prisoner being asked
how that wound had been caused, she said that she had
done it with a knife, and in the kitchen a knife was found
covered with blood. The medical evidence went to show
that the child was a full-grown child, and Mr. Woolley
expressed an opinion that it was born alive, or that at all
events it had breathed, and, in addition to this,
the lungs appeared to be fully inflated. The
police-constable who was sent for to take charge
of the prisoner, said that be found her in bed, and when
she saw him she inquired whether he was going to stop
with her, and be told her that he was. He then told her
that it was a bad job, and she replied, " Yes, I did not
know what to do with it."

In answer to a question put by Mr. Ribton in cross-
examination,
Mr. Woolley expressed his opinion that the prisoner was
a girl of weak intellect ; but he at the same time stated
that he had never seen her until the morning in question.
Mr. Ribton made a most feeling appeal to the jury on
behalf of the unhappy misoner, and he urged in the first
place that the fact had not been sufficiently clearly estab-
lished in a legal point of view that the child was born
alive, and that they would be justified under those cir-
cumstances in convicting her of endeavouring to conceal
the dead body of the child. lie then referred to the evi-
dence of the surgeon relative to the mental condition of
the prisoner, and said that the jury might reasonably
come to the conclusion that she did not know what she was
doing at the time the act was committed.
Mr. Gibson, the surgeon of the gaol of Newgate, was ex-
amined by Mr. Ribton on behalf of the prisoner, and he
said that he was of opinion that the deceased was of very
weak intellect, although he would not undertake to say
that she was not able to distinguish between right and
wrong.
In answer to a question put by the learned judge,
Mr. Gibson stated that he was unable to form any
opinion as to the condition of mind of the prisoner at the
time the act was committed.

The jury found the prisoner Pot Guilty of murder, but
Guilty of concealing the birth.
Sentence was deferred.
(Before Mr. Justice Beating.)
THE CHARGES OF STEALING £13,000.
William John Hurst, clerk to a stockbroking firm, sur-
rendered to his bail to take his trial on several charges of
embezzlement, and of obtaining by means of false pre-
tences the signature of his employers, Rainier William
Elwyn, and others, to three bankers' cheques to a very
lame amount.

Mr. Serrant Ballantine (specially retained) and Mr.
Bede), conducted the prosecution ; the prisoner was de-
fended by Mr. H. Giffard (specially retained) and Messrs.
Sleigh and Hadley.
Mr. Giffard remarked that the relations between the
prisoner and his masters were such that the defalcations
were treated as matters of account between them, and he
therefore thought the prosecution would not proceed with
the charges of embezzlement ; but with reference to ob-
taining the signature of the firm to the cheques, the pri-
soner would now withdraw his plea of not guilty to that
indictment.

Mr. Serpent Ballantine said, undoubtedly his clients
treated the defalcations se civil matters between them,
and under the circumstances be would not tender any evi-
dence in support of the charges of embezzlement.
This course having been allowed by the learned judge,
and the prisoner having pleaded guilty to obtaining the
signature of the firm to cheques he appropriated to his
own Use, the jury formally found the prisoner .Not Guilty
of embezzlement.
&Memo we deferred.