The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-22 00:00:00

THE LAST BALL AT THE runeßms.

The last ball at the Tuileries was leas crowded
than the preceding one, and therefore more agreeable. The
number of military uniforms was unusually great, and
several English °Meer' were present. Their Majesties
'ared at 10 o'clock the Salon Louis XIV., where a num.
b..r of presentations took place, and then proceeded to the
salon in which the members of the diplomatic body were
Aftersome shortdelay the Emperor and Empress
prweedeil to the Salle des litar:,chaux, and dancing at
once commenced. The former was dressed in the uniform
if a general officer, whilst the l►tter wore a dress of white
sdk shot with silver, over which was • tunic of white
tulle, also having silver embroidery ; the corsage, fringed
with gold, presented all round above • magnificent edging
of diuo.oeds and emeralds. On the skirt of the dress, on
the left. were arranged ostrich and peacock feathers, and
on the right a resplendent bouquet of brilliant'. The
lieu,l dress was composed of green and white ostrich
ihues, kept together by an e.grafe of diamonds on
the left side ; a pearl necklace encircled the neck. The
Princess Dlathilde wore white ; the Princess de Metternich,
a white skirt shot with silver, and • green satin body
elossed in front with basques trimmed with zibeline and
knotted tastefully behind; from the shoulders floated
,leeves of tulle, similarly trimmed ; • ceinture of diamonds
went round the waist, the head-dress being ostrich feathers
10 11 on the left with a diamond clasp ; the effect of the
bole was both original and striking. At midnight supper
took place in the Salon de Diane, and towards 1 their
K9esties withdrew. Dancing was kept up until 3.
The speech which the late M. Dupin made against
aixery of dress has evidently hail no effect on high
Parisian society. Nor do we suppose that the example of
the Soeitt. tf A/daises—an association founded in Lucerne
!er promoting the wearing of half-wool cloth dresses—.
;-/Moe—will be more effectual in establishing simplicity
..1 costume.

THE. DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND THE COMMODORE
TRFRUATRALIANSTATIoN.—TheArmgandNary GazeUc
~f to-day has the following paragraph :—" The relations
latween the commodore on the Australian station and the
ciptain of the Galatea (for in that light must we regard
his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh) have not been
coadacted in the manner we could wish during the tints
that the Galatea has been within the bounds of
Captain Lambert's command. We have been informed
that the senior officer on one occasion communicated to his
junior the orders he had received from the Admiralty, and
C.e latter, by way of answer, replied by telegraph that he
h. I later orders in his possession which rendered him in.
.h.peudent, and much more to the same effect. If his
royal highness is in charge of the property of the public,
merely for his own gratification or for State reasons, the
C.:A should have been intimated to the commanding
(sheers on the different stations which he has visited, and
."..sit to visit, so that no contretemps should have been
herolitte.l to exist; bat if he is visiting different quarters
of her Majesty's dominions as a captain of the royal navy,
I,e•: he prepared to act as any other officer of his
mild on meeting with a superior." The same
..,u..1 says:—" The news which we have received from
oq• .I.t,tralion squadron is not satisfactory. There have
1... m :snkr4l courts-martial, and we fear that the Lords of
16, Ailiiiiralty will feel disposed to think that the sentences
Lee net been sufficiently severe to give salutary examples.
It ta be hoped the offenders will not forget the lesson
which they list's received."
sale of the Duke of Beaufort's hones in
training hi advertised to take place at the Aiwa Hotel
'' OA. on Saturday, March 14, and Masers. Tat-
have announced that it will be held
Lord Exeter's conditions, and the animals
"•:I h, sold without reserve. The advertised lots are
in number, including the celebrities Vauban (the
shiner of the Two Thousand Guineas), Gomera (winner
U.oodwood Stakes), Ceylon (winner of the Grand
• of Paris in 1866), and Viridis, for whom his glace
-": .:.0110 guineas as a three year old.
i if! itTY SHOTS IN • MINUTE.—" A new rifle,
Ow to any of those recently invented," says the Nero
,4 Vienna, " was submitted to the Emperor Francis
1h on his arrival at Pesth. The inventor is a /lunge.
ri E. Wendts de Itoob. This weapon, a breech-loader,
to be of very simple construction. It is charged by
'utions, so that :10 shots can be fired in a minute.
..ivelope of the cartouche costs only 13 kreozers
• Misses) instead of 8, the price of those recently
"Mealier the Austrian army."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL.

The following gentlemen having been appointed of her
Majesty's mensel learned in the law, were celled within
the bar, at the various Chanoery Courts this morning.
Mr. M. A. Shoe Mr. W. W. Maokason, and Mr. C.
fiwanston of the &nom bar ; Mr. John Clerk, of the
parliamentary bar ; Mr. Robert Stuart. of the Scotch bar ;
and Mr. John A. Russell, Yr. Edward Vaughan Richards,
Dr. Keseely, Mr. Higgln, Mr. H. W. West, Mr. Henry
Matthews, Mr. A. Eitaveley Hill, Mr. Horace Lloyd, Mr.
J. Fitsjamse Stephen, and Mr. Holker, of the common
law bar.

Mr. Serjeant Simon received ■ patent of precedence, and
wee called in priority to the rest.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
CHAPMAN O. CHAPMAN.

Dr. Spirts, Q.C., and Mr. Searle for the petitioner ;
Dr. Swabey and Mr. Pritchard for the respondent.
This was a suit for judicial separation. The parties were
married in 185.32 and there bad been six children, of whom
four were still living. The petitioner lived with her hus-
band, • master stonemason at Brighton, till 1866, when a
separation ensued on account, as was alleged, of his harsh,
violent, and unkind behaviour. The case which was set
up was one of constructive cruelty—it was urged that the
petitioner's health had suffered from the treatment which
she had received. The respondent's language to her was
said to have been filthy and abusive. He Lad once thrown
• dish of greens over her while she was nursing her infant,
and once on her refusing to talcs medicine to induce •
miscarriage he had thrown her down on a sofa. He also
objected to her having such medical advice as be thought
she required. The respondent pleaded • denial and con-
donation.
[The case was proceeding when our report left.]

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL

BOBOLANT DT • WATCHMAN IN TTLKIWMAREET..

Charles Lockyer, an assistant watchman in Tyler '-
market, who lived at 15, Bishop's-court, Old Bailey, was
placed at the bar before Alderman Pinola, charged with
breaking and entering into the premises of Messrs.
Venable. and Peberdy, meat salesmen, of Tyler's-market,
and stealing three marked sixpmosa, their property.
Enoch Emery, 653, WA that yesterday afternoon
about 3 o'clock, he was allowed to watch the shop
of Messrs. Venable, and Peberdy from the pre-
mises of Mr. Andrade., of Warwick-lane, which adjoins
it. About 10 o'clock at night he heard the gate of the
prosecutors unlocked, and then the counting-house door
was unlocked. Through a hole in the partition he saw
the prisoner light a match and afterwards several other
matches. With a key he opened a drawer in the
counting-house and took out some money. He then
locked the drawer of the counting-bones door and the
gate, and left the premises. Witmer left Mr. A.ndrade's
shop, and heard the prisoner talking to two men who
were standing at the corner of the lane. Witness jumped
over the gate, and the prisoner ran away, but he was over-
taken, and 3d. in copper and three marked xi:pewee were
found on him.

ciaidieberdy identified the money as money which
he had marked and deposited in a drawer, this plan being
adopted in consequence of their having musedl a consider-
able sum of money, for the loam of which they could not
account.

The ;t•tement of the prisoner was that he found the
three sixpences and • penny on • stool, and, thinking they
had been placed there "to try somebody," he took them
with the view of asking his brother what should be done
with them ; and wee arrested 4) the police.
The prisoner was commit or trial.

CLERICKiTWELL.
CONEITABLV4 AND PIISONIA9.

Mary Ace daises and &zroh Smith, two prostitutes,
were charged before Mr. Barker with being drunk and
disorderly at Clarendon street, Homers-town.
Two constables of the Y division said that this morn-
ing they heard the prisoners making a great disturbance,
and as their language was very bad they were compelled
to take them to the police•station. Both the prisoners
were the worse for liquor.
Turner, the gaoler, in answer to Mr. Barker, said the
prisoners bad not been before charged at this court with
any offence.
Both the defendants denied the charge, and Smith said
that one of the constables had very much ill-need her, and
her arms were black and blue from the effects of his
violence. He had &led torn her jacket.
The constables denied that they had ill-aced the defen-
dant, and one of them said that the defendants were the
worst characters about Seymour-street.
Mr. Barker asked how it was that if the defendants were
such bed characters they had not been brought here be-
fore Constables should be careful and not make such
hasty statement'. He bad before noticed that if defend-
ants seemed the police of violence, counter charges were
preferred by the police.
The police stated that some tradesmen had complained
of the conduct of the defendants.
Mr. Barker fined the defendants rd. each, or in default
of payment seven days' imprisonment in the House of
Correction.

SHOCKING ASSAULT ON A W7l& - SERIOUS STATE OF THE

Patiey irearthy, • ooitermonger, living at 9, Bell
court, Gray's-inn-lane, was charged with being drunk,
disorderly, and violently assaulting his wife, Mary
Brearthy, at Bell-court.
Mr. H. Allen, prosecuting officer of the Associate In-
stitute for Improving and Enforcing the Laws for the
Protection of Women, watched the case.
The wife is so ill that she is unable to attend the court
to-day. Last night the prisoner was turned out of a
public-house and was removed to his home by polioe-con-
stable Ralph ,144; G. The constable had no sooner gone than the
prisoner assaulted his wife and knocked her down. When
eke was taken to the Royal Free Hospital it was found
that she had received four severe outs on the head besides
other injuries on the hands and body.
The prisoner, who did not deny the charge, was re-
manded fora week.

WANDSWORTH.
A PRIZI Fog THE POLICY.

A young man who gave the aailOof Henry Wilson
was brought up for re.examination, on a charge of being
in the unlawful possession of a large black Russian
retriever puppy.
Police-oonstable Hill. of the V division, stated that on
Wednesday moss ing be was on duty in the Richmond-
road, when he saw the prisoner with the dog. His atten-
tion was more particularly drawn to the prisoner by the
dog going away from him, and evidently not wishing to
follow him. On the occasions of the dog going
away, the rimmer called after it and
" Here, here." Witness stopped the prisoner,
and asked him whether the dog belonged to him, when he
replied " I suppose it does." He asked him whether he
found the dog, when he answered that Mellowed him from
Dorking. That he travelled from that plasm on the pee-
-1 ceding day, and slept at Richmond during the night.
The prisoner told Mr. Ingham, before whom he was
brought late on Wednesday, that the dog followed him
from Dorking. He tried to turn it back, but it would not
go away.
The constable said the prisoner was coming from the
direction of Richmond. He gave his address in Gray's-
inn-lane.

Johns, one of the officers of the court, looked at the
prisoner's hands, and said he appeared to Le a working
=M. . . .

The prisoner said he had been into the country to look
for work as it was scarce in London. . . .

The dog ran on to the bench, and jumped up to the
magistrate, who catered it and said it was a valuable
puppy. He then remanded the prisoner to see if there
was anything known of him.
The prisoner was now brought before Mr. Dayman, who
was informed by the constable that he had been to the
address in Gray's-inn-lane, and found it was a coffee.
house. The prisoner was not known, but the lodgers were
principally working men.
Mr. Dayman said it did not follow because the prisoner
was unknown that he did not lodge at the coffee-house.
He then ordered him to be discharged, and the dog to be
detained, as be admitted that it did not belong to him.
The usher said the dog was worth at least 101.
Mr. Dayman said if an owner could not be found for the
dog, the police would be entitled to sell it.

The dreadful mortality on board the Leibnitz
emigrant ship has caused a searching inquiry at Berlin
into the aosomruod.ition supplied on board Hamburg ves-
sels of thin claw. The result is very unfavourable to the
shipowners, it h►ving been aseertained that the mortality
on board the Hamburg ships is three times sa great as on
board the Bremen vessels, and su time, sa great as on
board English vessels, In 1867, when 32 vessels, with
9,829 emigrants, left Hamburg for New York, no lam than
211, or 24156 per cent., of the passengers died during the
voyage. In the same year =370 passenger, sailed for
New York from Bremen, of whom only 156, or 0102 per
cent., died on the way. In the London ships the rate of
mortality during the same period was 0'347 per cent. ; on
the Liverpool line no more than 0108.
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On Wednesday last there were landed from the
ship Veronica, in the Albert Dock. Liverpool. ha the short
space of seven hears, no fewer than 17,093 packages of
Wk.—Grocer.