The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-12 00:00:00

PRINCE NAPOLEON IN AMERICA.

The following is a copy of the letter sent by the
Prince Napoleon to the Governor of Massachusetts, in reply
to an invitation from the governor to visit that state :
New York, Aug. 14.
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Sir,—l hasten to address you my sincere thanks for the
amiable letter which your Excellency has sent me by your
aide-de-camp, Lioutenant-Colonel Harrison Ritchie. The
prism's and myself are equally touched by the sentiments
of thoughtful kindness which you express for us. I am
about to commence • journey to the west, to which I shall
devote about three or four weeks, and it is on my
return from that excursion that I hope to go to Boston.
All that I have seen up to the present moment of your
grand and beautiful country has increased in me the de-
sire which I have felt to visit that scientific capital of
the United States, cradle of their liberty. For a long
time I have cherialial for America • profound sympathy,
respired by its grandeur sod by its liberal institutions, and
the cordial reception which I now meet from so many of its
moat notable inhabitants will leave in my heart a touching
and enduring remembrance.—Receive, Mr. Governor, my
expressions of profound esteem.

NAvoisos (Jcsome).

General Fanti, of the Italian army, and Marshal
Concha, in the service of the Queen of Spain, yesterday and
the day before visited the school at Vincennes for gunnery
practice.
PRACTICAL REPINTANCE.—The Rev. Alexander
Jopp begs in this way to acknowledge the receipt of the
watch which had been taken out of the house io which be
lived in Shuter•etreet, when the premises were sot on fire,
in the month of April, last year. The watch was handed
in, carefully wrapped up, at his door on Monday evening
last, by a young man who did not wait to be spoken to. and
who is, of irotirse, unknown. The few printed lines which
accompanied the watch would seem to indicate that it had
been taken inn moment of temptation, but that now some
good impression had been made, and that the heart had
yielded to the dictates of an accusing conscience. Let us
trust that these impressions may be lasting.—Ereninj
Leader, Toronto, Angiist 21.
WORCENTER AND fiEKEFORD RAILWAY.—We regret
to say that this line remains still unopened, Col. YoHand,
the government inspector, having been unable to render
the services required of him preliminary to such opening,
owing to his unavoidable detention at the Hampstead
inquest. The West Midland Company, both directors and
°deers, have used all possible diligence in the matter, and
it i■ confidently hoped that the opening of the line will
not be much looser delayed. It is impossible, however, at
the present time, to fix any day when the much desired
event will take place, it entirely depending, as before
stated, on the attendance of Col. Tolland. Yesterday
(Tuesday), a train conveying Mr. A. C. Merritt, the gene-
ral manager, Mr. W. T. Adoock, the !secretary, Mr. Falwanl
Wilson, engineer of the West Midland, and another gentle-
man passed over the whole length of the hoe.—Wurcesfer
Chronicle.

• SWITZERLAND.

A report made to the Swiss Federal Council by
the Council of State of Geneva furnishes further
details of the conflict which lately took place at
Ville la Grand, and of which we have already given
an account:

After some introductory remarks the report states that
the two principal public-houses of Ville Is Grand are on the
Genovese territory, although on the extreme frontier. One
of them, kept by a man tamed Barbet, is a very old
home ; but the other, held by a family of the name of
Chauttat, where the disturbance took place, has only been
built for about ten years. It stands on the territury of
Geneva, but has in front a rood which is in Savoy. These
houses attract to them during the patrooal fetes, which
are held on the Swiss territory • number of persons from
Ville la Grand, which is in Savoy, and nothing but •
friendly feeling has hitherto prevailed between the two
parties. During the whole of the day of the outbreak the
'elation' between the Swiss police and the French gen-
darmes who had been sent to Ville 1.11 Grand were most
friendly, and the only thing to be regretted is that the
latter should have left the place so early, and that the
mayor was absent from home. Soule stall-keepers who had
established themselves on the Savoy territory were tolerated
there until about half-past four in the afternoon, where
several of them, and among tho rest a Frenchmau and
his wife named Dacari, were driven away by
the French gendarmes into the Swiss territory,
where they installed themselves with their wares.
The place where they had before been was considered both
by the French gendarmes and the Swiss authorities to be
oo the Swiss territory ; but some young men, who had
been drinking, maintained that it wag in France, and the
discussion ended in their being expelled. One of the most
violent among the persons assembled was a young man
named Longet, residiug at Ville la Grand, who addressed
moat insulting language to the Swiss gendarmes, sayiug that
he had served with Garibaldi, and that be set them all
at defiance. No one took the trouble to reply
to him, and he at last walked away. About
half au hour after be returned, accompanied by hi
' father, a farmer, and they entered Chauffat's
public-house, on the Swiss terri.ory. The young
man again began to use insulting language against the l;eee.
vine police, and at length be was arrested. During a scull%
which took place, the son, being intoxicated, fell down the
stairs, and was slightly wounded iu the head. His father
attempted to rescue him, and for his violence was also taken
into custody. The (renevese police, boding the crowd in.
crease round the house, ordered the doors to I/43 cicoeil, and
remained inside with their prisoners. The persons outside,
amounting in numbers to about no, then demanded that
the prisoners should be released, and began throwing stones
'at the door and windows. The crowd was several times
' summoned to disperse or they would be fired os,
but they paid no attention to the warning.
Three shots were in fact tired, after which
the people drew back, hut did not finally disperse until
the arrival of one of the municipal authorities of Ville la
Grand. Three persons belonging to Savoy were wounded,
one in the hip, another in the shoulder, and the third in the
chin.

The Report concludes by stating that three times
during the day the young men went to the house of
the absent mayor of Ville la Gr►nd to get a flag,
with which they purposed to march through the
commune, and induce the people to join iu the riot,
and positively asserts that the Swiss territory was
invaded by those who entered Chauffat's house.

The prohibition to sell Ciaribahli'd portrait at
Vienna seems to have been tacitly revoked, as his likeness
may now be man in the windows of many printaellers.

The Perthshire Courier says :—" Lonl Duncan
expected at his shooting lodge at Curim, where lie is to re.
side during a part of the partridge shooting. Lord and Lady
Pelham are at present the Fiesta of Mr. Smythe of Meth-
von Castle. General Belsbell is at present residing at Inver-
may Ileum Colonel Vassal has arrived at his residence at
Culdeos for the season. Sir dame' Foulis has arrived foe
the season at Laurel Bank."

Mr. Hubbard, M.P., writes to the Tim'.:
" If any points of the plea for a revision of the income-tax
remain unjustified, or any objections to it remain un-
answered by my letter to Mr. Mill, I trust the members of
the committee who differ from me will make known their
grounds for dissent. I shall ha delighted to resume the
controversy as soon as I return from a month's absence on
the Continent, which I commence to-morrow. Ilad Mr.
Crawford's motion been carried, I should in the emeiaig
session have brought the subject, illustrated by the re-
ported evidence, before the house, for its consideration,
with a view to action. The accident of an sdverse division
on the report will not detract from the confidence with
which I shall continue my (+politic) to the present law
of income-tax. With what success I may do co must
depend on the representatives of the people and on their
constituents."

A meeting of gentlemen desiroint of reviving
"The Society for the Improvement of Ireland," by en.
conraging her trade, commerce, and manufacture+, was held
on Tuesday in Dublin. This society was formerly organised
under influential auspices ; but, at the commencement of
O'Connell's agitation, it was suspended at the request of
the then Viceroy, lest it might become, or seem to become,
a political propaganda.

The presence of the Channel fleet in Belfast
Lough has excited a furore among the sight-seers of that
place. The crowds which thronged the steamers that ran
on Monday between the quays and the royal squadron ex•
needed in number (says the WAiq) anything ever witnessed
at this harbour. " All sorts and conditions of men, from
the mayor to the mudlark, were up for the day's eight•
seeing. ➢fen, women, and children, the sturdy lads and
lasses from the rural districts, the operatives of factories,
and a large number of artisans jostled together, as it were,
in one dense mass at each run of the different steamers,
and for the nonce, grades had scarcely an existence. During
the day some tens of thousands must have been conveyed
up and down the Channel."

The first sod of the Eccles and Wigan Railway
was cat yesterday by the Earl of Ellesmere. This milers,
is intended to connect Manchester, Patricroft, and the North
Union Railway with Wigan by a route about three miles
shorter than the present line to Wigan. It is expected that
the line will be finished is 186:3. The sod was turned with
the usual ceremony, and a dinner concluded the day's pro•
reeding".

Richard Hargreaves, a Bradford bankrupt, was
committed for trial by the Bradford borough magi&
trates yesterday for destroying a book in which his money
transactions were entered. Trade and turf transactions to
the amount of 4,70/. are wed to have born recorded in the
book, and twice, before the Bankruptcy Commissioner, the
prisoner admitted that be bad burnt it. He was committed
for trial, but the magistrates said they would take beig
for his appearance.

The Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural
Society held their annual exhibition at Aohtonunder-Lynes
yesterday. The show was the beat that the society ham yet
had, and two new features were added to it. The one was
a show of dogs, and the other a trial of hunters. A singular
piece of deception was detected in the poultry pens. The
judges discovered that a group of sileerepangled " Ham.
burgs" had their earlobes painted, and they were of amuse
instantly disqualified. The trial of hunters was a great
success, as was also the show of doge.
THE PAPER DUTY REPEAL.—Tho printers anti
stationers of Rochdale, yesterday, held a meeting in the
office of Messrs. Wrigley and Soo. to take into considera-
tion the announced intention of the Commiosioneri of
Inland Revenue to confine the drawback on stock, of paper
to stationers only, and to exclude from the benefit of such
allowance those persona who are stationer* and printers
under the same roof. Mr. Robert N. Wrigley having been
voted to the chair, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr.
Joseph White, wooded by Mr. Henry Howarth, that the
delirium be requested to thaw up a memorial on the sub-
ject. Mr. Wrigley melertook that duty, and the meeting
was adjourned till this day. A meeting of stationery who
are printer* in Huddersfield, was also held st the
Imperial Hotel, yesterday afterenon ; Mr. Joseph Brook
occupied the chair. The interpretation put upon the act of
parliament by the Board of Inland Revenue woo condemned
by all present as unjust, and entirely opposed to the spirit
of the act. It was resolved that it deputatint be appointed
to communicate with the committees of Manchester end
Liverpool, and to On•OParaie with them in memorialising
the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, and in carrying out
any further steps which may be tbout desirable.
INCREASED TRADE WITH FRANCK—We are
happy to state that some of ourleeding firms have already felt,
the induenee of the coming change. Sonic French liuversliave
been in the town this week. and planted orders G,rboth lice
and hosiery. Several thousand pounds' worth of lace have
been purchased, and of hosiery the demand has hems
scarcely less active. Thine orders, we believe, are bet the
harbingers of others still greater, and cannot fail to exert a
most beneficial influence upon the Nottingham trade.—
Nortinehant Expresso' yesterday.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CLERoYNAN.—On Thurs.
day, the Rev. Charles Crant, a clergyman of Bristol, who
was remaining at Flower's Temperance Hotel, W nlcot•street.
in Bath, and who was in a weakly state from as attack of
paralysis, whilst descending the stairs slipped down and in.
jured the back of his head. Mr. Iloblyn, surgeon, and Dr.
MneDerroot were called in, but he died from the erode of
the injury on Friday morning. The deceased had in his
possession at the time 2,1 NW., $:4l. being in cash and the
remainder in dock bills. Ili* nephew, a solicitor of Loudon,
has since been communicated with, and was pr,teot at the
inquest which was held on Saturday. A verdict of accidental
death was returned.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(TUU DAY.)
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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Myhre Mr. Commusiorionvr Ifuirupl.)
It OKA N.
-

Mi. a., a adiaaraede••;;••tioe meat*. The hook-
rla w•• a lead and era aa wham ul Tirapwlkarf, Upper
rbaheastreel.

Mr Lislasts" smeared for ash; Mr. Lemmas
.opeorted . Mr. Patrick Johisioo. the Likud wizose, was
° ky his dwell. Mr. i'onutelele.
The 4neraleal huluorwsloret stems :—Dr. : To creditors,
1.,17, ; ditto, to ke laud is Mk id. Gs sd. ;
IMO, 17141.".. VT.: ly dehtoro, good, XI/.
ro. sit ; property. xllY. ; a erel.te.l artieJes. WC; lon., 5511 f.
Ws Mi.; trade expenses. *-Iti/. 1.. t 4.; hoots sod poirsessl,
Veil. :Is. .41. It tii it Moors. Charles Brown sad
Isabela were forme fur sevolistoot• to the loskriipt, hot he
hrl reuelitle alteu.itetltu ileeprire het we Reougata. Mr.
V It. Au.ast had le • o eutige.t by the .uutiowee w isresti.
:ale toluwer Owlet.

- NIL lwarantv, foe tits Istaltnipt, applkeJ that ha 'sight
is.. bra euswasainft, awl wad he couhl w.t furnish any hr.
«oats's. Tits saApases t 44011‘41 as ...mint a
voielmo PUerlired sstrtiq in th. latalmnptcy. Sleaara
tbawitown the latakrapea etnplwy.-r., had pee-
hm..l ways .-414 sodblewanta ukcisat hint fur saw
I.•.4..inest, awl w.. actually 1.24 upon dim
tlawh sad a...putted. 11, allatwants kruw,;ltt as action
astral Yaws. K.J.rvtawso awl IW. f.., attar,. sal tb. nistlar
spas mists d tu Lop, .4 that nuatera at rominson irw, who dr
stpusat the bankrupt us the grotiti.l that hs had sat
con.platal hi. times satyrs/. Thu Irak/apt bad famished
..t.-•k which via. • taaanarript of tit, atark.l.oult,
Au' 1,. briverrei the niet.eielatire 44 the 614.9.0
•••••5.1 him is that a*.trt spat.
Th. oftal..l....tiptea'• ckrk sathk.l 10. 1111.41 i is the allir-

Mt Linklat,r aokrti for an oljogromeht f..r .ko io. c•Ggo•
lot.. the frrat AM...ldg NIVIL
titer ..m further 4a..tr0i.0. a owliottraisest to the
!Mt .41 ktn.l.4r or et a air warm!.

THIC POLICE COURTS.
(TUIB DAY.)
• •
MARYLEIDI)Nr..
FATS tititiors V. I.A. 1.7 *NW IWIAGIS.
isasoLkr, wre charderd with 644* (I,llok
aawaultiag ilra. Auto liodiioe, .4 :2). 41;rovw..tirvet.
l'Amodcw•tow• ; elr. with dini....ting tinitain rinvoin7l7_
rnmwevtria slate,l that the primmer Ilia.
ealleil•lend I tessi•rilay ali. i ninon Inane her Isissionil.he wee
Ihrs inrher. Me Uhl hint di. In• ariton tit lb. Citv.
Isi•rt• Ir. Weill die r hint, 'oat ri-Itar n.:l tl.c wore &isle,
hualisni bias, and ub n,l the piirlour. Ile wished to
1,..•.t her child the MOM. lout .he lia let
1... r Ile then said if .I.ii idirreil that she sr.is • deed
004161111. Shn 1.4.1 Min that he era. hr, /king hrr stmt, both
irdiseh 6e hail 1.-11.4. Ile soul, Ne%er nod, I will
iwy fix Oat," wad struck her .iu tl.i• howl A 1,1 cr., blow.
‘t gam them told the child tii e.ll .i lodger tht
hew.. _

Ihoa Morrie's/4 she Lean! very WO.PII, and ran
dowieitaise. PllOO4l, took the hilt up hy rt. yhothyst ~D.l
11.ren it with gnat an/lure irlho the ether rues. Ile fol-
lowedl and picked the child up, an.l
so throw it wide, whet,. Aft. r otru,xle. yh, potit from him. H. then goat Ihnloin ilown at,
la., chair, wher• he held her liy be, to., arm. awl +aid be
wont! asturder her. Witmer opened the .trret their. and
railed "poling sad at aril Mr. lloiloo drove up
in a rah. Prwieer, as he vest est, bruit* all Um chimney
oraananita raid a &alight ever third...or.
Fryer, as udiret of the Mrsiirily Society, &weed that he
heed ch..• bv. and hearts; • disturbance IN went out mid
ow the peignoir with • meek, exclaiming that he would
kill every Mika that MIN is Ilia way. Wteu he mw Mr.
11.1.11 lac odd, "That la the I will have a tent at, mul
I will s.:o soil give Mrs. Hodson • good hiding " Ile then
tuned ..n enters, and maid be would break hi. head, and
attack him • Wow withkingliak.

Pulsct .rnestaLle 1-018 mid UN prisoner wee very violent
all the vrav to the althea.

Mr. /baron deo pave evidence that he waa nearly
throttled by prisoner.
Prisoner, who said be had no recollection of the circum-
@twee, as be wan drunk. ordered by Mr. Mansfield to
pay 40er or be ainprineuel for one month, for the assault on
the lady, .4 20s. or one mouth, for the damage, aad 10.
coda.

mutt: EN WELL
eonamtimi lIT A ARIVANT.--4:OWWITTAI.,
*.J.l•oss, a respectably attired woman, Leeredav ...Mimetic servant, wee placed at the bar before Mr.
leErneourt, charged with steahft a number of articles al
the 'Aim of H. from her late employer, Mims Harsh Noon,
of :ti, Itortowercomot, tit. Pancras. There were ago
number of other charges against her of robbing her iireViolle
employ ery
Prom the evidence of Hiss Nome, it appeared that far
.one tune the primmer was employed by her aa her servant,
but she left bee situation in Nay last. Aa she was going to
America the complainant mid she might stay hi hot Moo
until .be west. leave town for Liverpool. Ow the day ois
which she wa. to depart her former muter pin her some
few articles, and while the primmer was almost, she went
to the prisoner's bag fur the purpose of twitting
in it • bottle of wise, when she was surprised to list
some ar twig. of clothing belonging to her. Her eericoity
being aroused she looked farther into the bag, and find.
lag semerons •rtielaw lielmigieg to her she sent for Peliee.
veritable Itall. 64 E, who in a box found more articles
belonging to Mimi Here. When the prisoner retuned mho
wu token ioto custody, and on her person she had other
powyerty belonging to the complainant. Prom iorptiries the
countable mole he xecertoicied that the prisoner had robbed
several of her former oxistresses, and the property was found
is hot boxes.

The primmer said that her mistress hail given her all the
things that were fooled in her preesarion.
Mr Moore denied this, and said she had Weir other
property besides that (main the prisoner's poseeriest
TIN priemser said, with reference to the property belong-
its to bar other mist/woes that was discovered ia lass that she had found at.

Mr. 1/Eraeo;r7iialy committed the prisoner to the m-
aterna to triaL

SPOT AT SJIIuiTiIiKIDGIL
Elbrus Jouulna sad AVirord Emmett, two decent-
looking passe mum wine charged with iociting • prisooer
6. ..cape from the ceitiody et lits police, soil Judkiu was
further chased with.. assiall
Wm 1:4 A amid List at 11 o'cleek last night he was
os duty la Hires& Zsightsbridge, when • soldier
ma tamed wt of Trevor Arms for holm. soil disorderly
vsittloct, merialther this waiter there. Ref mug to go sway
witoem took hiss Mb melody, whet, he became very violin,
mesultml him by Main his, earl it lies very &Sean to
get him slang. A crowd, la vimh were a Imp ssisher of
soldiery, immediately esireentried them, cud, pgratiag very
closely, it hweaso seeessary to coal wrier al other
police to hie essiMmics. Foremost is the crowd me. the
two primmer., wire be meld distinctly swear to, as they
followed 'Moms italflo witt, sad they nrpeateglly celled
=1" Dosit 1.1 lama take you , le. them hate it
you bats.' I. ssampseare of this, several rues took
their belle of, sail there was • complete riot.
armed memehlos ervelmested the ahem mites.., in the
mom of which It oppeand abet we eir them hod 'wen se-
=OW rf rover* es the head with • seillimee hell, sad
ad** ps /maim lied emeulted ow of them by
throw* stoma pi him.
The 110rAteil doled the show ix tees. end mil a ceras-
ter view of gnat yea sts. mound the pollea
ties ar their imp fr Arsold reemeded them to Weareetey, lehimg ear«
eemmee

SttoritlNO AID FATAL ArtIDETT AT PM/LIM.
.1 welanehely saddest occurred lest sight to Mr.
Thomas Earle, Um extensive messed caseractor,
carry ism cm business in esetle-etrest, Leagocre.
It appears that between six sad ems dnk
Mr. Eerie we. dririsg Mrs. Leis is • sheds, &rag the hulk
of the Themes, ►aemg lust crossed the Chokes sew bridge,
and was Reading heMseiy wheal, as be reached the
corner of Wrointoreimaduirest, Orworewir coed, • dog
warted met into the wed awd harked furiously. The
horse shied, aid dashed towards lb. palisarmhsich
prated the road frees the river, sad at
thew se he would bow dose at • few,. The of
lib moire threw Mr. sad Mrs. Earle from their seats into
the river, belt the claim bevies become 'Manisa is the
gasp the hem vivid wonted so further. A pen= who
wilawsei the neeurreses jumped is, sad • waterwee sawed
Meas brought hie bust to the mesa Assisted
by ether peruse Ws* euccesiled is gettleg Mrs. Eerie
set of the water, sad it was foetid that *se& mech exalted
led alarmed, she had ere sameained any vrry mime iejuries.
nom had the greatest pewit& diftrAy la patties Mr.
Earle oat of the water, aa he was a eargalest heavy man.
After Tway Wens Hess esereeded is gelling bins into his
lost, awl he we iumediatidy araveyed to the
Swale, Arms, where leer medical gredbromia visited
him Before their metes!, bererree, he had expired, and
it wax fisted that he bad received • severe wound as the
head by the kink et the bone, indicted, on doubt, as he
on Whig from the chaise. His clothes were tors and his
thighs pierced and lacerated by the sharp points of the
pietism. The hone was bet aUghtly_injured.
I veratre 'Rom BlllllNtirti.—We regTvt tO Ray tint'
Im W , the fish hid, Mrs. Excel!, wife of Mr. Excel!,
th a severe accidest. The unfortunate lady
was standee with her back towards the fire, when she disco•
rend that hertirese was is lenses With great self .posseariso,
she threw herself upon the groom!; foeiusately • nnaon,namsd
Thomas Hiker, who woe at work upon the premuses, waa
star, sal del all he could to put out the flames ; one of hr I
alarmed by her cries. rushed to the spot, and sesieled
to the twat of his power. They did not, howittlkt, succeed
extiegaOhing the flames before they had throws two or
urn loseketsof water cie the prostrate lady, who, we regret '
In am!, us. very much Korot on her left side. I 'oder the
ear. el Dr. Aldridge else is, we are glad to learn, slowly
'emigres frees the shock to her Denman system, and from
tie effects of the liaises. The maws was also much hart
is hie pouwworthy attempts to ectiagui.h the fire, his
area and hen& lvvog very much burnt ; in fact, so hurls so
ea to disable him from &Mg say work. Nacelle:wee Jaunts!.