The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-11 00:00:00

[Translation.]

GRACIOUS RAXIFENT.
We, Alexander U., by the grace of God Emperor of
all the Russian, Czar of .Poland, Grand Duke of Finland,
Ize.
Maketh known. During the six years which have
elapsed since Providence placed the fortunes of the
Finnish people in our hands we have on different occasions
convinced ourselves of the necessity of several changes in
the civil law, which not only in a spiritual but in a mate.
rial point of view affect the development of the country
but which changes according to the fundamental law of the
Grand Duchy cannot take place without the co-operation
of the diet, for which reason severalsubjects have remained
questionable since the union of Finland with the empire.
Guided by this conviction, we have graciously ordered
the senate of Finland, in conjunction with the governor.
general of the country, to furnish ua with particulars of the
subjects which are of such importance as to entitle them to
an early examination. It would certainly be more consonant
with our constant warm interest in the welfare of our
Ifaithful Finnish subjects, to call together an assembly of
the diet at once as soon as the subjects for deliberation
are prepared ; but more important interests of the state,
the guarding of which Providence has entrusted to us as an
holy duty, do not admit at this period of our availing our
selves of the right according to the fundamental law of
Finland of calling the diet.
But in the meantime, in order that what may be for the
benefit of the country be no further postponed, we have
permitted the calling together of 36 committee or assembly
of men of the four orders, possessing the confidence of
their fellow-citizens, and chosen by their free votes, and we
leave it for them to examine the proposed changes in the
laws, which, by our command, will be laid before them,
and they are gracious) allowed to express how these
changes could best be effected to the advantage of the
country, until such period as we might deem suitable for
the calling together of the diet, when these matters would
be definitely settled and receive their ultimate confirmation.
(Here follows the manner in which the election of mem.
ben for the committee is to take place, kc.)
When we subsequently have received the opinion of the
administration on such proposals or suggestions as the COM.
mittee may make, we confirm the same until the
calling of a general diet, if auch,according to our conviction,
will secure any benefits to the country.
The members of the committee are to meet at Raking.
fore on the 20th January. 1862.
The manifest is signed in St. Petersburg the 29th March
(10th of April), 1861.

AL GUIZOT AND THE FRENCH PROTESTANTS.

The following letter from the protestant minis-
ters of Mulhausen and the neighbourhood is published in
some of the Paris journals :

" Mulhausen, April 24.
" Sir—Permit ns to have recourse to your journal foe
publicity for theme lines. N. Guizot, speaking as president
of the Society for the Eoconng emeet of Primary kaftan..
tion among the Protestants of Ihaooe in the Church of the
Oratoire at Paris, on the 20th of this month, said, ' A
deplorable perturbation has attained and silica •
considerable portion of the great and general Chris-
tian church. All Christendom suffers when any
of the great Christian churches are in distress ; all the
Christian edifice is shaken by the blows which in these days
may be inflicted on such or such portion of it.' In speaking
thus the illustrious orator has not only confounded the
temporal power of the Pope with the cause of Christianity,
but ham taken advantage of a religious meeting to express
political opinions. Such a confusion is essentially coo'
trary to the spirit of protestantism. The undersigned, cler
lames of the reformed church of Mulhausen, believe it a
duty to their consciences, to the government of the country,
and to public opinion, to declare that they decline any
shire in the sentiment, of M. Guinot on this point, and
that they are profoundly afflicted at his language.—
Receive, he.
" AD. Sionaca, H. EZHICAIID, Cu. WE:IMAGED, Cu.
Bum, Ptmul, Protestant Clergymen at Mullauseu ;
J. Oars, at Risheim ; Ca. forest, at Mach ; L. E.
BIDICIDARDT, at Onebwiller ; Koss, at Caney ;
& Nam. at Timm ; ED. SAM MY, at Wesaerling.'`

WALKER Canna—The intended Bale of the
furniture and effects at Widmer Castle, which has been
advertised for the 13th inst.., will not, we understand, take
place, in consequence of the purchase by Lord Palmerston
of the entire property from the executers of the late Mar.
quis of Dalhousie.
INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FOND. —A meeting of
the sub-committee was held yesterday at the Manion.
house. The members present included the Right Hon.
Lord Mayor, Sir C. Trevelyan, Sir E. Ryan, Major
Macgregor, Mr. Alderman Salomon, Deputy Obbard, Mr.
Casenove, Mr. Dent, Mr. Parker, and Mr. S. P. Low. The
total sum neeived was reported to exceed 87,0001., and it
was resolved to remit 10,00IM. by the outgoing mail to
Calcutta, making a total of 85,000 f. forwarded to India
since the public meeting at the Mansion-house on the Mk
of March, and leaving a balance in hand after paying ex.
pounce of about 40W.
NEEDLEWOM EN'S INEITITIITION. —Last evening a
ronrersazione was held at the resklews of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Alen Harkey, in Harleyetreet, in aid of the hon.
tution for the Employment of Needlewomen which was set
on foot about a year ago in premises in amb's Conduit-
street, and has now its head-quarters in a more commodious
building in Hiede-street, Manchester-square. The rota.
pony, principally ladies, numbering between 200 and Of,
secluded several members of the nobility and many person
of station and iuflucnce who take an interest in the
unfortunate class for whose benefit the society bas bees
established, and whose unhappy lot in the metropolis hie
for years been the subject of public commiseration. The
Earl of Shaftesbury, the Bishops of London and Oxford,
Miss Burdett Coutta, Lady Londonderry, Lady Minor,
Lily Dude, the Hon. If. Byng, Colonel Daubeny,
several members of parlimseut, and many of the metro.
politan clergy were present.
A FABRICATED PARLIAMENTARY RETCRN. —At
the last meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works, Mr.
Thwaites, the chairman, having had his attention called to
a parliamentary paper purporting to be a return from the
Metropolitan Board of Works for the year leer, as to the
officers' salaries, fie., said it was very incorrect, and bad
never been made by that board, and after the fullest inquiry
he fraud that the officers of the board had taken no part in
making the alleged return, nor knew of it until it was
published, and the signatures stated to be Rifted to the
return were never attached by the officers. Mr. Phillipe
said some part of the information contained in the return
was false, and proposed that they should bring the subject
under the notice of the House of Commons, by .a commu n.
cation through the Speaker, and calling for an mom as to
how the false return originated. Mr. Roche prpcned that
they should first bring the subject under the notice of the
Home-office, and after some diaussiou this cows. of pro.
net ling was adopted by .the board.—City Prat
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WOEKB.—The usual
meeting of the Board was held yesterday, Mr. J. Thralls
in the chair. The financial statement was presented, which
gave the following cash balances in the hands of the Tree'
surer —Current accounts, 34,1111. 2a. rid. ' • deposit sc.
counts, 60,743/. 10s. Pd. • total, 94,84',&. 2s. 2d. GOVT 9•
meat securities, New Three per Cent. Annuities, :ff,9o;
Ga. 41 Cheques ordered but not presented, issued, 3.7706
10a. Pd. ' • not retied, 19,0821. 11.. Gd. ; total, 22,8.131.70.8.
Mr. Pollard, the clerk, read a letter which be had written
by order of the Board to the Home-office, in coasequence of
certain false returns having been made to the Homo of
Commons in reference to the accounts of the Bunt and the
reply winch hod been received, and which hitter ass
ordered to he inserted on the minutes, with a view to the
subject being brought forward on sonic future occasion, i,
order to ascertain if possible, how such false rettirse
bad been obtained. The other business was not of a adore
to call fur mention.

11OR8RAN AND GUILDFORD RAILWAY COMPAST.
—A special general meeting of the shareholders was trW
Yestnula_y at the offices of the company, 41, Parliament'
street, Mr. Cary in the chair, for the purpose of eomaleng
and approving of a bill now before parliament entitl..l
bill to outdo the Horsham soil Guildford Direet it,ihr3F
Company to work over and use the Godalming
Guildford Station of the London and South Western Ka.. „I'
way Company." The solicitor of the company Win Ism
the bill on the table, the chairman said he bad much phs•
sure in informing the shareholders that au amicable enlace
mutt had been come to between this comiskire and the I.e.
don and South Western, which would render 'it noneceo4l
to proceed further with the bill. It would, therefore.
withdrawn. Several shareholders haring expresod th 4
satidaction at this arrangement, a resolution to this etfet
was agreed to.
RSRPONRIBILFIT OF RAILWAY DIRFAIORS 15
FRANCR.—Accounts have been given of the prosecution ci
M. Millaud (formerly • partner of M. Mires) awl Mr. Stokes
before the tribunal of correctional police, for alleged Trial
in connezioe with the Nassau ratlwaye (a prosecution chit
ended in the acquittal of the former end the condemual,4
of the latter, by default, to five years' imprisonment) ; .1"
of actions brought against Millard before the civil mut,
by shareholders in those railways to get bock suil
which they had paid. Two days back four Otter
perms brought • new action before the col
tribunal slinkiest Millard, and also against Goon
Menus de Saint ,Yon, M. Lfvy, and
who bad been, with him, directors'of the Nassau raileA!,
to obtain meditation of the sums they had paid for shoo,
on the ground that they subscribed on an assurance tloi
the conipany had obtained front the Nassau government
the
guarantee of • minimum revenue of 7 per cent., sod_„twr
such statement wu altogether (else. The tribunal, '",
hearing pleadinge, condemned all the defendants to roo
horse the sums in question, and to pay interest at .5 ilr,
cent. on the amount. With regard to Millaud. who
the originator of the affair, the court ordered that if ew.
restitution were not made without delay, he might be nr
rested and lodged in the debtors' prison.

INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COCRT OF LXCHEQUER.
...map at Nisi him at Weetateeter.—illefere the Loed
thief Hem aid a iSpettial Jay.)
THE REV. MR. HATCH% CARL
11.111411 r. LEWIR *SD LEWIS.
rid. ow.. past hr..nl yr.tenlay, aaeteeaasl Ain morn-
LI the an i•taimiwitius el t►e kw. H. J. Hatch
pnwmicil with.

The papers pretend by Mr. Hsieh. sod Immuksl by him
t. Mr. Lea. prior to hie trial, levies bees put
11, weleint sloe, having rued the hut of witness*. es'
arrow.' a. to Mr. Hatch's chewier on his trial.
Mr. Mitch mid Those witnesses were eight re nine is
sunder, lea them were IUI more ready to give evi'
streak. Tut plan wittat )0%1 Kmiec' was Med
11.‘t At Plummer'. trial It was used to show
that the -e..• could wit have takes
_place. Whilst
1 a is in Ilor.en...ger•Lane :aid the skier Xr. Lewis owly
we we iwei. lichee I rreigued Mr. (Make advised roe
to ...moult a solicitor. 1 fuel a soli. itor at the time— Mr.
Aum-dey. lictweeu the Pith October awl 12th November 1
did D. 4 AA his advice. as I usderstood from the
chAirmaii that a., wliritue should be employed
00 either aisle tl..ut the time ofthe coariction .4
Ilutionor a subecriptima VON. was got up foe
rue. hut I ..Ir nwrivni 11..4
The Lonl Itesee- The ripeame of the praiecutiou
were Leary.
Wite,.. Not only that, but there 11,11.0 heavy is:pewee
for
r,..noineti -The trial of EuiteltW Plummer wee is
May, law. 1 facie 00i of faIMOS 00 May V. I mods so
tA wia until I found I could ant mowed
against the Plummer. - not until the writ in this action was
ismied I vim out aware until lately that Mr. Lewis had
mt drawl :1

etaminnil Before I brought the actiou against Mr.
I experience.' ineonvenieoce and Ices through
biting been insprauead. I maw Mr. George Lewis
..t the pri•on, when M told no. everthing wan going
I. a. well a. poseilile. I said !loped he would seethe wit-
sc.,. I Cegct what be did lay. He only stayed about
Va., minute,. 1 raw Mr. ILewim, pen., in the solicitor's
r.•. 0. of the gaol. I wadi takes from my cell there by the
tineti v. who if a solicitor came to me would know the fact.
1 .1,001.1 think the door a( the solicitor's room was closed
during the interview, which lusted about three minutes. Ile
soil Mr. Hrallactumliaddeteanimial not total' wittiness, and
I mod I was sorryfor it. Either the governor, Mr. Keane, *r
hie sea gave me the copy of the depositions. Every time
me Mr.. Hatch I asked ber to urge Mr. Lewis to come
*nil see n.e aed each day her hot piortion was, " Has
Mr. Lewia litwn to see you r and I said "No.' If Mr.
Lewi. had A.kol me question% I could have given the tame
inl..rrnetioti which I gave to Mr. Holt. I did not consult
my friends, because it wan inch a nasty thing to talk
about.

MrT Chambers stated that Mr.. Dillon, the mother of
Mm. Hatch, was abroad. and it bad been arranged that her
widener taken at the trial should be read from the short-
hand writer's note.
The Lord Chief Baron— Only u much of her evidence r
she could have given if she bad been here. It will be better
to read fr..tu the judge's Dotes.
Darr t'hannell here Caine into court, and handed his
notes to the Lonl Chief Harms.

Mr. Serjmnt Shoe -Whi, h a the longer, my lord, the
leurne.l judge's or the short-hand sate? they appear to be
about tho name knob.
The Lord rhurf Iforon• No, the learned judge's 0/1 10
pu,;ee, coil the short.hand writerla IN. (I.aughtorr.)
liu lonkhip then reed Mn. Dillea's evidence from the
jodgo's note. CI given IT her on the iadietment against Es.
genie Hummer for porjury.
Mr. Samuel Thomas Keene was then called and examined
lam an oilman. I was the foreman of the jury on the
trial of Xi. !latch.
The Lord (,'Lief Barns—What is this for?

Mr. Garth lem not going into the mamma on which the
jury found the verdict. I prep se to mak bins if be bee
baud the evidence now given.
The Lord Chief Baron--You can't ask him anything of
the kind.

Mr. Garth —I propose to uk if he had heard the evidence
given at this trial what would his verdict have bees!
The Laid Chief Baron—l am earprired you should pro-
pos. it.
Mr. Serieut Shot - Particularly as we have throughout
avoided all attempt to fix guilt on Mr. Hatch.
Mr. Chambers -We pyopose to call the AMID witosasto
who sighed the petition ta Mr. Hatch's favour.
The Lord Chief Baron—Hut you eassot do that, Mr.
Clambers.

Mr. Cbamhsrs propose to call Sir G. C. Lewis to show
that when be declined to recommend a pardon at first, he
did so ow grounds created by Mr. Lewis himself.
Irbe Lord Chief Baron- -.Nothing that fiw G. C. Lewis
could Male would he emderice here.

Chambere-1 think, my lord, it would be legitimate
evidence ; wish to show the meow on which Sir George
Corsewell Lewis acted.

The Lord Chief Baron— But his rumor would sot be
irritroce.

Nr. Chensbem—With respect, my lord, I think
they would. There is no power of appeal in this
country, hut every person has the right to petition the
Oases if the sources of justice are dried tip by the
conduct of an attorney. I thick ! may show they have been
so interrupted.
The Lord Chief Damn —I do sot think you can ask Mir
George Cornmeal' Lewis the reasons for anything he did,
but I will, if you wish, consult the judges on the point.
Yr. Chambers—l atoll he very glad if your lor4hip
7lieve is a very peat rewponeihdity cut on me.
His lordship ties left the court; and, is his rotors said
be
theiudges very all *alas that the evidence amid not
Iva
M, Chambers rid that Ow hi Midair% reline he
math regretted that Mr G. O. Lewis (eke was the. sealed
ea the beech) should have bed the tremble el aeleadies.
The rigid tom_ gerdeseea Yea Mired.
tterjesed Mdbaldemes aka preyed the delivery et the
brief le the Yanked gentleman for the ikfenos of Mr.
Maas._

Ilir. Sawa. a curl r. vas thee caned to prO•111 the me-
ths of is arierial ems. sad wire mkal by Mr.
Aka II be Vi act WI esarkleralie practice as cringer/
racer?

Winless—l sever lad • criminal prosecution in my life,
cad bins ant bed mote, I believe, than four actions at law.
(Larirtiun
Mr. Serpent elute-- May I ask if you have hose examined
a. to the proofs you meld 'vs he., today' (Laughter.)
W eame—Not at all. Ineghter.)
This closed the sera
Mr. Serjesat thee eddreasid the jam fee the do-
lma. He said iliac the delesdiests in this adios were
Wow's, and the plaintiff was • clergy man of the ebareh of
=who had beg bell a mipertable positioe, hut who
taira's °mental of • moot filthy sad &bankable offence,
Gus .hieb he would for ever have forfeited him
Prthies, bet for the psoeeedimo which be thee took, raid
which he was sow Mg against thane res=de Bruilea
men, the detentions. kid sow. for keg after
We ....eviction he thesight of assailing Mines geatiemee, to
shorn... solicitors, he had entrained big dedneee. Mr. Lewis,
the new partaer is the arm, bad bee. far' 7 yam a mem•
her .4 a must hesourable prolemios. sad was also clerk of
labets.esta for the Manama Circuit and sow, in the even.
lel of his life and is the morning of hi.
ree's life, this cheese, which wee NMI of life and
drath to them, was brought. It was au attempt
me money out of their pockets. but that attempt will
6d, and they bad to deal sow with • plaintiff who mull
set pay the coat. if he lost this actioo. Happily for him it
vme so In^ of his duty to show that Mr.
Hatch was guilty. He hoped, fur the sake
of his cloth, for the mate of humanity, he was
ad, He (Merl...est eine) would not even give his own sur-
eties, although if he grim, put on hi. honour be would
elate what has °manias were. Hi. duty was only to show
that Mr. Lewis bad does his best iu •
ease whirl, hat far the explanatioes which bad
DOW been given, must have led ireesietildy le
the convictions of Mr. Hatch's guiltinen.i Mr. Lewis
had the insurance of Mrs. Hatch—the true, the de-
voted wife of the plaintiff—of her laminar. no
nomsce, and he at once fearlessly under-
took the defence, sal prepared himself to lie
at the Wandsworth police.office on the following
morning. The tint charge against Mr. Lewis was that he
sh .not have asked for time en as to prednee evi-
dence to disprove that of the Pluniniers. Mr. Lewis
we. not hound to accept the retainer. but having
maenad it, he wee bound to exercise the hest
of his discretion, and part 11 that was to he silent when
1111110011 WSW din...retina. H. knew that on web a charge,
preferred by two young children, the cam mast be seat fin
trial, as it wmill he remernhered be hail told Mrs. Notch.
All that could beim bum olour ots that 1,111111/0 bad been
i: sod the object would have b,eu obtaiont if Mr.
Habil had bum able to poseur.. 1011. But his learned
friend, with the frankness which Inianie him, had Tele
terday seal he should not much inset no this part of
the 1,14 P. His learned (renal had, however, said that
it 11111• the duty of Mr. Lewis to have dime afte'rwards all
that ought to 'have beet) done, and in that pm lino he
fully concurred. It was said it was the duty of Mr. Lewis
to have men the Bishop's letter and Mr. Plummer's letter.
Si it was ; and the more he saw the more he was
alarrneil, in a can its which the least iteleomey
between his client and than child., would be rule.
Was it not worse to rely os the von impmbability
of the children.' statemeres and their isms-exammation
thin to peril Mr. Hatch by potting witnesses
in the bet, who, by one single confirmatory
polo( might give colour to the whole story ! What
was the eharg•--what was one of them. that Mr.
Hatch en the first day of Eugenia Plummer's
arrival should have indecently placed her hand
his neuters pocket. It we. incredible —no
(lay could believe that a clergyman, seeing a chill for a few
manesta, knewisir nothing of her education, and whether
she was likely to bear the Moult, should, to reconcile
the chill to her sew borne• have adopted such a
mean.. No one could, ern would ham thought, have be-
lieved the filthy charges resting on the evidence of a chill.
(The learned eerjeant was speaking when we west to press.)