The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-07 00:00:00

OUR PARIS LETTER.

THE MARSEILLES HUSBAND POISONERS.
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PAM& Iniereav Encase.
A private political meeting on a large scale,
which was to have been held on Thursday at
Agen, on the occasion of M. Jules Favre's profes-
sional visit to that town, did not take place in
consequence of the person who had offered the use
of his house taking fright and changing his mind
at the last moment.
A M. Felix. a cabinet maker, who lately made
a speech at the Balk Hollins, is prosecuted for an
insult to the Emperor. He disclaims the inten-
tion attributed to him, and indeed the words he
used do not support the charge; but the public
prosecutor contends that he is responsible for an
exclamation by one of the audienoe which put
dots upon the I.'s.
Thirty inhabitants of hfasseube, near Attch,
have signed a requisition to the Procurcur Im-
perial, praying him to institute a prosecution
against M. °rattier de Caasagnac, for having on
November 26 held • public meeting in a building
with open doors, without having observed any of
the formalities proscribed by law ; and, moreover,
with having at the said meeting made a speech
calculated to excite citizens to hatred and con-
tempt of each other. This is an amusing p-trty
move; but it will produce no result, because long
experience has shown that there is one law for the
Cassagnacs and another for other classes of the
Emperor's subjects.
An Austrian organ, the Correspowlaive du Yord
Est, takes a very gloomy view► of the recent change
of ministry in the Danubian Principalities, which
was represented at first as a concession to France
and Austria. It says:
If we judge only by appearances a guarantee for peace
might be found in the fact that on r hint from Berlin the
automatons of the Danube, have, for the moment, gone
behind the scenes. But there are those who think that
Prussia, without in any way abandoning her policy, has
done a clever thing by putting out the velvet paw. In
checking, temporarily, the adventurous course of It. Bra-
tiano, she has looked to higher and more Miro:UM aims,
The law.r.:k shown to Hungarians at Berlin, and the Bat-
tering ►dvances made to Hungary by the Prussian
journals, are not without a deep design. The policy set
forth in 11. d'Usedonis famous note is still entertained at
Berlin.

These views, token in connection with the dis-
closure recently made by the Austrian Red Book,
that General Menabrea taxed the Austrian Minis-
ter with hankering after the Danubian Principa-
lities, goes very near to constitute a " black
point.•.
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The great oyer of poisoning now going on at
the assize court of Aix, known as the
case of the Empoixinfleusea de Marseille,
discloses a most wonderful jumble of crime,
ignorance, and superstitious piety. Three women
in the condition of thriving shopkeepers, one of
whom is young, handsome, and wealthy, confess to
having got rid of their husbands by means of
drugs and potions, supplied for the purpose by a
cunning man and woman—fortune-tellers and
vendors of charms. Some of the prisoners say—
and the state of their mental development renders
the statement credible enough—they did not think
they were poisoning their husbands; but only
understood that they were to be bewitched in such
a way that death would be the result. The
prisoner Joye, a herbalist, who supplied the
poisons, arsenic and belladonna, gave direc-
tions to one of the women that after the
powder had been administered she should buy a
black ribbon, put it round her neck, and recite a
pater floater, and when she came to the words,
" in earth as it is in heaven," her husband would
diel as if by enchantment. One of the wives had
scruples, not of conscience, but of prudence, and
expressed fears to her mother that she would cer-
tainly be found out. The mother comforted and
encouraged her by the assurance that if she
would buy a wax candle, and burn it before the
altar of the famous chapel of Notre Dame do la
Garde at Marseilles, the Virgin would protect her
from discovery. The fortune-telling woman,
Madame Lambert, tireuse des cartes, who intro-
duced the three murderous wives, all unknown to
each other, to the seller of simples, was in the
habit of visiting sick children, making the sign
of the cross on their foreheads, and muttering
prayers. Aix is crowded with visitors and re-
porters from all parts of France and Belgium.
The trial is expected to last over Monday.
The Aix law students made a political demon-
stration on December 3, leaving the schools in a
body and publicly expressing their determination
to keep the anniversary of Baudin's death as a
holiday.

Conjectures as to the fortune of Baron James
de Rothschild, founded upon the statement that
ten millions of francs duty on his estate had been
paid to the state, are all erroneous. The amount
of the succession dues cannot be made known till
the inventory is made out, and for this work a
year is allowed ; the money will not be payable
till six months after the completion of the inven-
tory.

Tho " Black Doctor," M. Vries, who was killed
by all the papers last vrer.k, has come to life again.
The fame of his young rival Dr. Van Schmitt has
perhaps contributed to his resuscitation, which he
announces himself in a letter dated Paris, De-
cember 4.

Tull (UPI MAlL.—Prmuorts, Die. 6.—Thy
Union Camp= O. steamer Oeit, hem the Oar ot Good
arrived here taday with the *Wald a sail (48
mob );land 86 peoesegera. The witdale are—Natal.
pea. ea • Apiezei=l7. 1 ; Nag. ilk ; Bt.
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wide were iaawaalled the 7.10 lids twilight.—
Ildtgrawi.

Pon OP LONDON.
has Oldr°eee tho following letter
London, Dee. b. 19(13.
" My Lord urn Otledleemea,—l beg to signaled you,
le have so Waal, eadortakoa the raiiiiagenkeet of the
Zvet sport soder my mood deed of gift of the 19th of
1906, foe the lomat of the poor of Loadoa sad its
*ill& 64 la parsuento al aa iattsitios whisk I have
enteetained doom the creation of that fund, I am desirous
now el adding to it a hither OM of 100,00 W.
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Mr.
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"In ocateent=lbutharrehmed about Ihreeyears
ego a haat of bud et about IS awe" fa
turisniet Debates. sour the Clap el Leaden fishael, easily
assemibie, and IsakermissBst walked frequeut trains
M and horn Craton. Tits laud hes Mermaid in value, aad
can Row be let on building loam. of 80 years at nuts m-
ahout 8 per IMO* Pler annum on the ore, which is
flitia. 17s. 3d. 'Ms land I props., to seamy to you with
Iheassur power. as ere ecaferred by the deed over the
other property of this trust, and with discretion to you
either to deal with it as a source of Weems by letting it or
any portion a it on leas", or, should ford ic
ingsedie
to /Maio it in your own hand. as eit ell to be
erected by the truiL
" Pursuant to my letter on the 29th of January, 1808, I
bandanad to you, subject to • contingency therein ex-
plained, 6.000 shares in the Hudson's Bay Company, which
accordingly stead in y nuees,together with 642 addi-
tional shares purchasui bey
the us-investment of the accru-
ing income of the previous 6,000. These 6.842 shares I
have since redeemed, conformably to the deed of the 19thof
April, 11166, by the payment of 100.00 W. on the let of Feb-
ruary last. I have now to acquaint you that it is my inten-
tion, meson as the necessary deeds can be prepared, to hand
the shares over to you, to be retained or dealt with accord-
Mg to your bast judgment and discretion. The price of
theme shares shall be Axed on the 17th inst. by the Stook-
Exchange sales on that day, when I will hand to you •
check for the balance, to make the gift • cash value of
100,0001.

"Thin amount will increase my former donation of the
Second Trust to N 0,0061., and, including m gift under
the IPlnt Trot in March, 1862, of 160,00 W., a total of
366,0001.
. _

a I trust you will see manifested in this further dona-
tion as ezpremien of my entire satisfaction with the
manses in which yea have conducted the affairs of the
aunts.—l am, with street respect, your humble servant,
"OEOBLIE PEABODY.
"To the Bight Hon. Lord Stanley, M.P. (chairman), his
Excellency Beverdy Johann (United States' Minister),
Sir Curtis M. Ininms.m., Dart., Sir James Emerson Ten-
wet, Bart J. 8.
Mr. Peabody's den7ll= to the poor of London now
amount to 350,0004

Tnz lizzruto OF PaauANarrr.—The House of
Commons will meet on the 10th inst.—Thursday
next—to elect a Speaker.
hininrrisuaL Movattitrrs.—The Right Hon.
W. R. Gladstone was engaged several boars on Saturday
at his private house on Carlton House-terrace in receiving
elate from his political friends. The Duke of Argyll.
Earl Rummel/, Mr. Bright, Earl Granville, and the Earl of
Clarendon bad interviews with the right hon. gentleman.
Mr. Childers, M.P., and Mr. Coleridge, M.P., were also
among the visitors, Mr. Gladstone dined in the evening
with Mr. Glyn, M.P. During yesterday afternoon Mr.
Gladstone received Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Goeehen. Mr.
Monsell, and Sir R. Collier. In the evening Earl
Granville entertained Mr. Gladstone and a select
party at dinner at his residence in Bruton-street.
Earl de Grey has arrived at kin residence in Carlton-
gardens, from his scat in Yorkshire. The Right lion.
Chichester Fortescue, M.P., with Frances Countess Wal-
degrave, arrived in Carlton-ganlens on Saturday. frier
Chewton Priory. The Earl of Kimberley arrived in
town on Saturday. The Duke of Somerset is expected to
arrive in town to-day. We understand that Mr. Gordon
has been appointed secretary to the new Prime Minister.
MIL GLADSTONE AT WINDSOR.—On Saturday
afternoon Mr. W. E. Gladstone left London in order to
have an audience with her Majesty the Queen at Windsor
Castle. Mr. Gladstone left town by the 3.45 p.m. down
train from Waterloo on the London and South Western
Railway, which passes along the loop line rid Kew and
Feltham to Windsor, where it arrives at p.m. as a rule.
The fact becoming known a large number of the liberal
inhabitants assemble! at the Windsor terminus of the South
Western line to give him a welcome, and the band of the
Slough cone of the Bucks volunteers, which had pre-
viously played Mr. Roger Eykyn, the newly-elected
member for Windsor, and his laide. home to the
.;Willows," was despatched to the terminus to play upon
the arrival of Mr. Gladstone. The spsctatoni.lined the
arrival platform, and near them was stationed the
trumpeter of the South Bucks Yeomanry Lancers to
give the signal when it was ascertained that Mr. Glad-
stone was really in the train. Shortly before 5 o'clock
a royal carriage was sent from the Castle mews to the
F.'::::th•Wratetn station. !!..1.:7,1'.; tc encicoled round
iu front of her Sfajesty's private waiting-room, which had
been thrown open so that Mr. Gladstone might reach the
carriage without inconvenience. The bawl was stationed
outside opposite the entrance, and a number of
people thronged the road. The train arrived at Wind-
sor about p.m., and it gradually paused by the plat-
form amid a loud cheer from the yeople. Mr. Gladstone
seemed anxious to avoid the crowd who surrounded him
and cheered lustily as he made his way to the royal wait-
ing room, and 'heave to the Queen's carriage, which was
immediately surrounded by the throng, many of the
people rushing to the carriage window and attempting to
shake him by the hand. One or two succeeded in their
object, and another did so. at the same time ezeMimiuq:
'• Mr. Gladstone, you're the working man's Mewl
Mr. Gladstone cordial aeknowlpdged the cireering, and
amid this ovation, veil.'thc hard paying and the crowd
shouting, the royal carriage drove rapidly up Thames-
street to the Castle, which was reached about half-past
five o'clock. Shortly afterwards Mr. Gladstone had an
audience with the Queen• which lasted some time, and
ieft the Castle in the course of the evening.—Obserrer.

TEE NEW ARCIIBISHOP.—At a n't.eeting of the
Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral. on Friday last, the dean
presiding, her hlajy's us &airs nominating a suc-
cessor to the late Dr. Lougley in the archiepiscopal chair,
was read and acted upon in the unanimous election of Dr.
A. C. Tait, late Bishop of London. The bells of the
cathedral were rung during the day in celebration of the
event. _

THE Naw PraLte Orricze.—By order of the
Commissioner of her Majesty's Works and Public Build-
ings, application is about to be made to parliament for
additional land in Westminster for the extension of the
new public offices. The land which it is to take
lies between Charles-sheet and I'pper Charles-street on
the north, Great George-street to Bridge-street on the
south, Parliament-street on the east, and St. dames's-
park on the west. It is also proposed, for the purposes of
the extension, to take Dover House, on the west side of
Whitehall.

THE NEW MEMBER FOR WINDAOR.—It having
been known that Mr. Roger Eykyn would return to
Windsor with his bride on Saturday afternoon, after their
wedding trip. his constituents determined to give them a
joyous reception. Consequently, they assembled in large
numbers at the Great Western terminus awaiting the
arrival of the 2.45 train. On proceeding to their carriage
in the station yard, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Eykyn were
received with great cheering and a band of music of the
sth Bucks. The horses were taken from the carriage,
which was drawn be the populace through High-street,
reascod-street, W illiam-street, and Oxford-road to the hon.
number's residence, The Willows, at Clewer, about one
mile distant from Windsor, where, with many ags, the
band and the ringing of the bells of St. Andrew's parish
church, and the tiring of a royal salute of 21 guns by the
royal bombardier in the Long Walk, they entered their
residence amidst the hearty congratulations of all around
them. Mr. Eykyn, in a short and appropriate speech, ac-
knowledged his appreciation and also that of the Hun.
Mrs. Eykyn of the kind and flattering reception afforded
them by his constituents. The expenses of the day's
proceedings were defrayed by voluntary contributions.
The ladies of Windsor, Ikon, and Clewer have already
subscribed between 20W. and 300 i. to present the Hon.
Mrs. Eykyn with a service of silver as a wedding gift.
APOTHECARIES' HALL.—The following are the
names of the gentlemen who parsed their examination in
the mimics and practice of medicine, and received
certilkates to prelates, on Thursday Dec.mber 3:—
Richard Edwin Brown, 23, Holborn-boll3ot the Middlesex
Hospital ; Joseph Foster, L.F.P. and . Glasgow, Son-
ning, Berka, of ITniversity Cigrad.Lendon ; William
Henry Hubert, Markyate-street,
Herter of St. George's Hospi ; Patrick James Simon
Fraser Nicolson, Cheltenham, of the University of Edin-
burg ; Frederick Pollard, Taunton, of St. Thomas's Hos-
pital . The following gentlemen also on the same day
oared their first manunation :—Samuel Weekes Pitt, of
College, London ; Alfred Armitar Kidger, of
King's College, London ; Naughtan, of Charing-
anis Hospital ; Richard Henry pritchigie:fLthLy's
_Hos-
Ostrier Sheard, of King's London ;
Harry Turner. of St. Bartholomew's Hospital;
Frederic Michael Wallis, of Guy's Hospital.
Tedurday morning the Bev. William Kenneth
MaaredeAALA., vicar of Accrington, who has been ap-
inted Biel of Maritabumbaciad wbo is about toxemia'
to Rata to do battle with Cobra*, preached a fare-
well semen at St. Lawrence, , a church which has
become ao well known in with the services
which acoompanied, and followed fttlate
A of Canterbury's Pan- of
last year. He selected for his texi—Ne—thidaii:pter
of St. Pawl's awed Epistle to the Thessalonians,
verse 1, "Brethren pray for us, that the woritnioli
the Lord may have free mune and be glorified,
even as ft is with you." la the afternoon the bishop
nominate preached o
ft St. Matthew's, City-road. and In
the at AU aints. Nottiag-hill. Hs will leave
Enemies edmisday next, and will he consecrated at
tip Trios Cathedral as soon as poodble after his arrival
in !ogle Alsise.

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FOUNDBRINO OF A BTE4MBI,•

WICK, MONDAY M ewe'
The steamship Hibernia hat grow darn ~ff
Irish coast. The captain has landed her,. w.th
boob, containing 81 passenger& A Me., ict,
33 person' on board, was seen to go down. —I
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