The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-05 00:00:00

Vr, F.

PIFFSS FROM PARIS.
GREECE. frail Gen OWN COHILESPONDENT.)
The Liberti says that in consequence of seriiii PARIS. TUESDAY EVENING.
Efferent*, between the ministry and the National I Something very exciting and extraordinary must
Assembly the King has signed a decree for the du `have taken place in the Corps Legislatif this after-
solution of the latter. -
noon, but the difficulties systematically thrown in
the way of the admission of the public, and the
scrupulous and constitutional care taken to prevent
the remit of the debates from being known before
the publication of the prosy Muniteur report, effec-
tually preclude my sending you any full and reli-
able account of the sitting. lam informed, how-
ever, on authority which I do not doubt, that after
" great tumult" a speech by M. Rouher left the
" median " leaders, Baron Jerome David and
Grazier de Camagnac, high and dry with only five
followers, of whom two were the Marquisd'Havrin-
court and Baron Benoist. Article 1, I am
told—that article which the Opposition con-
eider the most important in the bill—that
article which allows newspapers to be started
without " previous authorisation"—has been car-
ried with but five dissentient voices. This being
so, as I have no doubt, it is clear that M. Rouher,
having taken the Emperor's last instructions, must
have, in unmistakeable terms, reminded the mem-
bers of the majority of their nothingness, and put
an end to the farce of their pretensions to be inde-
pendent conservatives. This violent charge of the
Prime Minister must have been a great surprise to
them. The most sanguine calculation of this
morning admitted that from 70 to 80 deputies
would vote against Article 1. Cassagnac's journal
of this evening, published before the result of the
day's debate was known, scouts the idea of the
government being given over to the tiers iiarti, and
says that the tiers parti is synonymous with oppo-
sition, hneute, and exile.
In allowing the defeat of Cassagnac and Co. the
government has no doubt taxen a wise course ; but
how lamentable is it that extraordinary privy
councils, convoked in a hostile spirit to tho bill,
should have manifested the grudging spirit in
which the promises of January 19 are kept, and
should necessarily raise doubts as to the honesty
with which they will yet be observed.
The fall of in Consola affected the Bourse.
Rente fell l7ic. for cash and 12ic. for account,
closing at 68fr. 45c. in each case. Italian fell 321 c.;
Credit Foncier, 13fr. 75c. ; and Mobilier, !gr. 50c.

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INTELLIG]

(Lomb Twasowes.)
FRANCE.

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PARIS, FED. !",

The Moniteur of this morning, in its bulletin,
says :—" On the occasion of M. Benedetti, the
French Ambassador at Berlin, presenting his cre-

dentials as the representative of France to the
North German Confederation, the King of Prussia
said that he was happy to behold in that step a
certain pledge of friendly relations between the
two governments. He also spoke of the remem-
brance he should always retain of the reception he
met with at Paris from the Emperor and ]Empress
of the French." . .

The Constitutionne/ publishes a letter from!
Bucharest stating that three bands of armed indi-
viduals, each band 450 strong, are assembled at
different points of the Danubian Principalities.
They appear to be under the command of foreign
leaders, and are preparing to enter Bulgaria, to set
fire to the Turkish villages, and renew the scenes
of brigandage which were suppressed last year.
The Roumain government hating been warned of
their intention is preparing to disarm these bands
and to prevent by every means at its command an
expedition which would entail upon it so heavy a
responsibility.

AMERICA.
(BT ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.)
NEW YORK, FEB. 4.
The Inman steamer City of London arrived out
on Monday.

Cloeing prices :—Gold, 1411. Sterling exchange
on London, 1091. 5-20 United States Bonds,
1882, 111}; ditto, 1885, 110 ; 10-40 Bonds, 104 a.
Illinois, 1341 ; Erie, 73g. Cotton ; Middling
Upland, 19. Petroleum, standard white, 25.
Flour, extra State, 10.40. Corn, old mixed, 1.34.

THE COUNT OF PARIS ON THE STATE OF
GERMANY.

A Leipeic journal publishes by authority a letter
from the Count of Paris on the state of Germany, dated
the 20th of last July. This letter seta forth the impres-

THE AUSTRIAN RED BOOK.

alone made upon the count by a visit to Germany. The
unity of Germany under the supremacy of Prussian
assumed to be an irrevocable fact. Proceeding to con-
sider whether Prussia will be merged in Germany or
. . . .

VIENNA, PER. 4, EVENING..

The Austrian Red Book was laid to-day before the
delegations. It contains 158 documents, which are
preceded by a statement of the position of the
empire. Referring to German affairs, this statement
says:
" Austria entertains since the treaty of Prague the same
peaceful and friendly sentiments towards Prussia and Italy
as towards the other powers. Though Austria's loss of her
position in Germany did not imply the extinction of her
sympathies towards her former Federal allies, she never-
theless would not side with Prussia in the Laxemburg
difficulty ; on the other hand, she would not at-
tempt to profit by • war between France and Prussia ;
and the imperial government, therefore, took care
to prevent the Emperor Napoleon and the
French statesmen from expecting the co-operation
of Austria in a conflict with Prussia. Impartial and
neutral, Austria's attitude most have greatly contributed
towards the preservation of peace. In any farther proffer
of its good services the Imperial government was compelled
to act with the greatest prudence, as it desired neither to
exercise any pressure upon Prussia to induce her to sacri-
fice German national interests, nor did it wish to lay itself
open to the suspicion of confirming Prussia in her resist-
ance with the view of bringing about • conflict." With
regard to the relations ,between Prussia and
the South German States the Red Book says:
—"Without departing from the stand-point of
the treaty of Prague the Imperial government
did not allow itself to be arrested in the pursuit of its
peaceful occupations by the new state of things which had
been brought about through the treaties of alliance between
Prussia and South Germany, nor did the government of
the Emperor think it necessary to enter a decided protest
against this state of things on the ground of its formal
rights. On the contrary, it looked upon the treaties rela-
tive to the re-organisation of the South German armies,
and the parliamentary representation of the States of the
Zollverein, with no other feelings than well wishes and
reserve, although these treaties limited in important
respects the rights of the South German States to act in-
dependently, and subordinated their decisions to those of
the Prussian government. The Emperor's government has
regarded from an equally conciliatory point of view the
question of North Schleswig, in regard to which the treaty
of Prague in the sth article bears traces of the mediation
of France. The provision of the treaty referred to has not
yet been carried out. Lastly, there is one fact which
cannot be overlooked—namely, that while under the im-
premien of the danger of an European war, many a serious
glance was directed both from Berlin and Munich towards
Austria. The intimations which were received respecting
a new alliance were too vague and too exclusively favour-
ing the Interests of one side for Austria to sacrifice for it
the freedom of action she obtained in exchange for the
rights and duties cancelled at the termination of the era
which closed with • dissolution of the German Confede-
ration." With regard to the relations of Austria towards
Italy and the Roman question, the Red Book says :—" As
Austria has attached greet value to the maintenance of
friendly relations with Italy. so also has Italy shown her-
self equally well disposed towrrds Austria. The with-
drawal of the French army of occupation from Rome
aroused dormant passions, and manifested the full danger
of the conflict between the Italian claims to unity and the
interests of catholicity. The most open declarations were
made to the Pops of the impossibility of Austria's affording
the Holy See any material support. The despatch of
Austrian corvettes to Civita Vecchia in November, 18G6,
for the protection of Austrians übjeets, was at first regarded
by France a. a sign of mistrust. Mutual declarations
which followed between Austria and France removed all
doubts of the latter's firm determination to insist upon the
execution of the September Convention. The apprehen-
sions of Roman diplomatists induced Austria, in March,
1867, to request information from the French government
respecting the then threatening eventualities in connection
with the Roman question. At that time the extent of
the danger was doubted in Paris."
The Red Book then recapitulates the events of Septem-
ber last, in connection with the invasion of the Papal
territory, and concludes as follows :—" The Imperial go-
verument, appreciating the just desire of Frame to lessen
her responsibility by submitting the Roman question to
the united consideration of all the European powers, ac-
cepted not only the invitation to a conference, without any
distinct programme, but also • proposal proceeding from
another quarter for • preliminary conference of the five
great powers. The Austrian government awaits the
realisation of this proposal.

Germany in Prussia, the count distinguishes be-
tween the government, with its marked predilection
for formality, despotism, and Careerism ; and the Prussian
people, the first in Europe in point of intellectual culture,
industrious, steady, and pervaded with a spirit of associa-
tion. A Germany in which Prussia has been merged is a
prospect which France ought cordially to accept, and
prefer to the division of Germany between Austria and
Prailla ; but a Prueeis in which Germany has been
merged would be Ca3eariam established in cen-
tral Europe. Reviewing Count Biamarok's career
with no little acuteness, enlarging on his audacity
and the weakness of the liberals, and tracing the details
of his policy, the count glances at the jealousy in the
petty states towards the Prussian army, and then pro-
ceeds to allude to the public feeling in tte Benthematates,
where it runs in the opposite direction. The south
is commercially perfectly unable to dissever itself
from the north, and is even more dependent
upon it in its intellectual life. Everything com-
bines to cause the south to long for re-union with the
north, and rather than remain in its present situation it
would prefer to accept Prussian supremacy without delay
and at any sacrifice. The injudicious demand of • cor-
rection of the frontier put by France to Prussia in 110 i
has sufficed to prove to the governments of the southern
states bow very much they need the protection of the
latter power, and they have accordingly hastened to
place the whole of their military force at its disposal.
The North German parliament, at no very distant time,
will include the representatives of all Germany

Amon its members ; and though Prussia would
like to put off the day of this supreme con-
summation, from the French point of view speedy ac-
complishment of such complete unity is to be desired, for
Pinola would then encumber herself with an opposition
strong enough to counterbalance her predominance in Ger-
man affairs. For the German opposition to be able to
organise itself and make head against the absorption
policy of Prussia it is necessary that no war should break
out. In Germany the prospect of war is odious to the
people, but they are none the leas Jealous of foreign in-
terference. The idea of recovering Alsace or Lorraine, or
annexing Holland, the Germans hare never regarded as
anything more serious than a wild fancy hatched in the
brain of some professor of history ; but they, too,
have their Monroe doctrine, " Germany for the
Germans,' and whoever would attempt to violate
this axiom by the appropriation of a slip of that land
whose entire soil forms their great Fatherland, or even
by meddling with their internal concerns, might be assured
that be would cause them all to units and tarn against
him. Thin is a fact which it would be useless and absurd
to conceal from oneself. Hence the national sensitiveness,
which may be taken advantage of by the Prussian govern-
ment at any moment, should it wish for a rupture. It is the
conviction of the German mind that the Emperor is deter-
mined to make war, and that he is only waiting for a
favourable opportunity. The Germans see in the words
of M. Thiers and in the articles of the government
press unconditional opposition to their unity move-
ment and warlike hankerings on the part of the
French people. Though they have no wish to pro-
voke war, they are by no means in a conciliatory mood,
and will not eschew it. Though disclaiming it, they yet
hold war to be a neeemazy evil under the circumstances,
and, once in it, will carry it on with a will, so as to have
.lone with it all the sooner. Germany does not incite
Count Bismarck to war, and will even thank him for
obviating it ; but it will supply him with the means. But
though war is possible, the count does not consider it at
all inevitable or even probable. Its first result would be
to effect the reunion of north and south to the advantage
of Prussia alone. The letter concludes as follows:
" What was possible a year ago, what France might have
wished for then, what to our neighbours might have been
acceptable then, is to-day irremediably lost. German unity
having been long in course of preparation has not only been
established, but established by fovea of arms. Foreign com-
plications or domestic events may accelerate or retard mat-
ters. e. war may break oat and sweep away all resistance
yet opposed to the Prussian system. A revolutionary burd-
ensome:arise, and the Hinge( Prairie, hewing successively
turned all parties to amount without inspiring any with con-
fidence in him, may some day realise the fact that he will
rise highest when restoring, with his own hands, the
natural supports of his throne. But should a prolonged
mho emceed the storm of Wows, it may be foreseen even
now that the liberal ideas will revive during the process
of internal reorganisation, that their old defenders will
rally, attract others, and strive against the growing pre-
dominanie of Caesarian in Central Europa. If the
aura popsleria be favourable, Count Bismarck him-
self may some day be numbered among the most
devoted champions of the liberal ideas. However
that may be, the evade of an uncertain future
cannot be foretold to-day, but we have never belonged to
those blind admirers of success who only strive to foresee
it in order to prostrate themselves before it. Should we
not, in view of the grave revolution now going on in Ger-
many, confine ourselves to an equitable isentiny of present
events, without loan time in anticipating future contin-
gencies or regretting an irrevocable past ? Perhaps, we
may hereafter even be side to see where we should bestow
our sympathies, as Pashas, as Maas. sad, I should
like to add, as Soars triads of °assay."

The Boston Advertiser, commenting upon the
arrest of Mr. Train, observes :—" We are tempted to
reflect that the retributive justice incident to the oscilla-
tions of human affairs has occurred with unusual prompt-
ness between Americo and England. A few yeas since,
rebel speech-making, sympathising, money-loaning, and
ship-building were pretty rife in England. Yet
we never arrested any Englishman simply for
Laving been engaged in any of these matters, even
when such parsons, in our darkest days, gave
vent to Mar sentiments in the public rooms of our hotels
and other similar places. New we sea England terrified
out of her wits at such petty sedition so we had always
supposed that great power could mush ss a strong men
would crush an 'eyeball. Nor can we justly be dimmed
very conceited if we compare with sons emnplacrasy the
self.sustainiug dignity of our own national &Facto:sat in
the face of a mighty armed rebellion, with Me nervous
solicitude smiled in the British people by the clumsy Al-
lende of a few disaffected Irishmen."
&Home Fos DEAF' Mum IN THE UNITID
Sturm—The first school for instruction of deaf mates in
Anicries was darted in Hartford fifty man ago. Them
are now tweuty-five such inatitatioss In the United State,
with 2,500 pupils in attendance.

The splendid flight of steps by which henceforth
the pablie will eater the Tailesise gardens hen the Rae
Castiglione is f set ecespleted. The ekes ia which this
as. Right of steps is eat wee quarried in the Department
de Mum Three are 12 gisande detall of ► beelighd
wbite, sad much reesabbag nimble la eimenna of grain.

IRELAND.

(nox 0011 MI COIRISPOIMENT.)
_ CORK, MONDAY EVUING.

Two arrests were made in the city to-day, which
it is thought will lead to some important disclo-
sures in reference to the extraordinary robberies
of arms committed here in the early part last
month. About midday Mr. Allport noticed pass.
ing by his shop two men ; one of them bore a strong
resemblance to one of the party by whom his re-
volvers were taken away. He sent after the pair
his assistant, Mr. Daunt, who was present when
the shop was plundered, and had ample
tunity of observing its unwelcome visitants. Alt.
Daunt at once recognised the man on wh.in Mr.
Allport's suspicion had fallen, and, seizing h: gay,.
him into custody. The man's companion was ais„
arrested, though not recognised by either Mr
Daunt or Mr. Allport. The person charged I„..
Mr. Daunt is a coachbuilder named Barr..
and belongs to the city. His contlanit.'A
name is O'Sullivan, a cooper. The feet
the prisoners being local men encourages the Nies
to hove that they may succeed in unearthin.i. the
whole gang, and exposing the three robberies it hio,
have so greatly alarmed and perplexed the one.
munity—that of the Martello tower, and th.”,
of Allport's shop and Murray's magazine. A thirh
person, named Fitzpatrick, a printer, was arre‘te,l
later in the day for threatening to " do for- the
the policeman Duffy, who had given evidence
against a brother craftsman in connection with the
explosion of Greek fire in the city a short to
ago. A man named Adams, of respectable posits.
in life, was arrested last week at his house in the
city, and it is alleged that papers of consider:ill:
importance in connection with Fenianism w‘
found in his possession. He will, it is believed.
be transmitted to Dublin, and tried with soh,
others at the commission of Oyer and Terminer
for treason-felony. It is alleged that, on bein4
searched in the gaol, a recipe for making Greek ire
was found in his possession. Adams was in eu.t...;.•
once before under the Habeas Corpus butivetatet
Act.

Last night all the telegraph wires in the
bourhood of the city were cut.

THE RIGHT HON. W. E. GLADSTONE, M.P., ,os
THE WRITINGS OP SIR WALTER Scurf.

On Monday evening a musical and litemry
tertaininent was given in the Ilawarden Literacy lustit
tion, at which Mr. W. E. Gladstone, MP., ar..l 31t,
Gladstone were present. The chair was ocetti.i. d by

Stephen Clyne, Bart. ; and there was a cru..t
audience. The musical portion of the entg rtainutt:r
consisted of two glees ; a solo on the pianoforte by r. ,r;
lady; and, in oonclusion, a comic song. Mr. 1.1a.1e.a.0
arrived at the close of the performance, and WA* 1.1.4
cheered. The chairman announced that the ri,;ht

gentleman would give a reading, with comment., froth tl:e
works of Sir Walter Scott. . .

Mr. GLADSTONE, considering the character of Scott 11

writer of romances, pawed to observe that ccott
a great purifier. He was one of those who mi,;lit el e:t
for himself in prose that honour which belonged in gre
pert to Wordsworth in verse, of elevating and prrciv ;
the aim of poetry, of directing it to nobler
and excluding from it whatever might he the Wild e
tion to pander to morn depraved tastes, wlrdev
tended to defile and to debase. Another quality :1
which Scott was more remarkable still was his power of
reviving antiquity. He (Mr. Gladstone) did not kr.ia
whether he was right, but hie belief was that in that r,
traordinary power of calling forth from the hepulchre the
dry bones of former ages, of clothing them with sits,
and with flesh, causing them to live and move bef..re
our eyes, and us to live and move anions them, :A if
we belonged to them and they belonged to us-
in that peculiar and very rare power Scott was
unrivalled among all the literary men the world had
ever produced. Scott grew up with Jacobite mall.
lectiotui ; and it must he admitted that in respect to
one conspicuous character he had drawn a picture that
was not true ; and that was the picture of Mary Queen of
Soots. It was not his fault ;it was the revelations that
had been made by historical inquiry mince his time tl.it
had chiefly tended to draw down that Queen from Ii"
elevation upon which her lamentable death had mainly
availed to place her, and to exhibit her to the world a
the character of a very beautiful, a very clever. but at tie
wine time, though we might hope she was purified by as
affliction of her later days, a very bad wou.an. Scott did
not know that ; and one was almost glad that with hit
affection for the Stuart family iu all generations of it. he
was spared the pain of these disclosures. He (Mr. (dad.
atone) owned that he himself grew up with somethil.;
like a worship of the Queen of Scots, which was entirely
due to the novels of Scott ; and undoubtedly the maim
ought to be taken by the readers of Scott's works with
reference to that one particular instance of character.
which he, not knowingly. for he was a genuine lover of
the truth, had been led to draw in colours different Iron
the true ones. In considering the Jacobite predilectiss
of Scott, it should be borne in mind that when lie was t
boy Scotland was yet full of horror at the cruelties slach
1741,.attended the suppression of the of
And that was an example that taunt to
show bow cruelty, like every bad and slaws
thing, tended to produce a reaction unfavourable
to the very purpose it was intended to writ.
Mr. Gladstone read several passages from LockliartS
biography of Scott. In conclusion, he said that
Sir Walter had left us a double treasure, the meuely
of himself and the possession of his works. Roth of time
would endure. The recollection of a character so noble,
so simple, so generous an his could not pass away. .UI
that was beat and highest in the age of chivalry
brought down by him into the midst of an age of intin-
eon, of criticism, of movement, of increased command
over the powers of external nature, and possibly,f as
increasing servility to the wealth and luxury whit by
the use of those powers we were enabled to attain. Me)
his works, they were immortal. Nothing hut the OW.
Mon of civilisation could possibly extinguish Scott. If We
did sot now appreciate him as we ought. it wag our In
I fortune, not his. The fashion of the moment might
I prefer the newest to the best ; but as the calm order of
nature was resumed after a storm, so the permanent
judgment of mankind would regain its equilibrium. sad
would render the honours of poetical and Meal
achievement where they were due. These remarks had
been addressed to a local audience, an audience of neigh-
bours and of friends. They were hasty and familiar. and
far beneath their subject, and would but ill hear criticism;
et be should not regret having addressed them if what
he had said should tend in one willing heart or in one
willing mind to produce a more reverent, a more jest,
and a more affectionate appreciation of the great Sir
Walter Scott. (Prolonged applause.)
A vote of thanks to the right hon. gentleman ass
pined with mewed cheering.
Mr. , renGLLIYSTOXE said, in reply, that his object had bees
altogether of apractical character. lie had felt that we wee
happily possewed in this country of a very rich, sad &elk,
"ma glonous literature. That was • meet powerful inane
meet of civilisation, and he was very anxious and deers,"
that all should use it to the best of their power. The maw
agernent of the press, the cheapness with which mod
standard works could now be obtained, was such that it
was really their own faults almost if they did not Set
them. The works of Shaltspere, in as nice a volumesa
anyone need wish to see, and with type which, though
it was not quite large enough for eyes that had dew i
much work as his had, yet would be very
was sure, for the great bulk of his hearers, could be cb•
tamed for a few shillings. He really did hope that effort.
such as that of that night, which was only nue, he hpe!,
convenient, 10
of a thousand, would have some effect in leading the pot
to appreciate the means and facilities they now powe
sasd
of enjoying the stores and wonderful treasures of then
literature. If that effect were produced,it would be by
far the best expression of thanks that could be widest°
him or any one else ; and the satisfaction be shoal (101"
from it would be a great deal more than the richest reend
he could hope to deserve. (Cheers.)
The company separated
after singing the IS
.410101
Anthem."

THE POLITICAL FUTIIRL OT THE WORKING
CLASSES.—Mr. Mandela, M.P.. delivere den eicquot
lecture on this subject last evening, at St. Jamcdohali.
a crowded and euthuriaatic audience.
THR FRENCH PRESS RIOCLATIONIL—Tho Meal'
berm of the Concordia, a society of literary men and io@v
nab in Vienna, have addressed • memorial to the Ccl4
Legialittif in France, complaining of the detention lel
.
demi. of foreign journals by the French authorise,.
They my they cannot believe that a liberty which
ejected in Russia, in Turkey, and even in China, vat
lost to to France.
The Irish Times states that the Treasury We
granted 100,0001. for the purchase of the Exhibition rain"
the site for the Royal Irish Institute of Art ; deo 100.0
for the improvement of Cork Harbour, and 100,0001. is
the conetructka of a harbour in Belfast licnib•
DISPINIALT FOE SKIN DISRASZS, 56, tan
MaaLaosoomperszer,ltaewerwraerr,W.—Twe
sad alas patients were relieved at this disposal' aw"
the week eadias Feb. 1.

L.tW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
..•ingA at Nisi Prins in Middlesex.--(Before Lord Chief
Justice Bovill and a Special Jury.)
r. THE NORTH WESTZRZ RAILWAY OODITAAT.
01 s'. RR action to recover damages for injuries mut
id 1111011 the line of the defendants, who paid 3001.
avnrt ; so that the only question to be tried was
.s!,tLer this sum was sufficient to oamperisate the
• Pirhy Seymour, Q.C., and Mr. Grantham appeared
IL,Orantiff and Mr. Gifford, Q.C., for the &fen-
-

was a leading low comedian, who has per.
several of the London houses, and also in most
!,2,• principal towns in the provinces. On the 29th June
• I.e was travelling from Liverpool to London, in por-
mn an engagement to form one of Mr. Sothern's
..,ray in Paris- during the Exhibition time. The
aeci-
wrened not far from Warrington Junction, in eon.
of some points being wrong, the result of which
~1!:..t the train ran into some coal trucks that were
.. siding.
Worboys gave his own account of the matter. He
• i the tr.tin wan the expreu, and he was in a third-
,n lie preferred to travel in a third.class car-
: • theie he sometimes met with characters
• it iras an advantage to him as a comedian to study.
ti the wino happened he was thrown violently
;sal on to his knees, and then he fell back.
...hately the found that he had no use
!,,, qb.cii were numb and powerless. In a few
two pas•engers helped him out of the carriage,
plseed hien iisinst a rail beside the road. In about an
h..ur sn.l a L,lf he left for London, but there was no ess-
,,no of psis foi some days. He drove at once to his
''',2.srtnient.. Is, had some refreshment, and then he
to ti:,e 11 y mark t toss Mr. Sothern, with whom he
had an appoint,. nt. This was on a Saturday, and he was to
on 3100,15 y, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and then
prn•
re... 1 to Pais, lie was to have 2/. 10e. a week, and all
Lis rvlsm-rs ~,,o I. be paid. By Mr. Sothern's wish he
w.nr h. Mr. .Isl.lllll, the eminent surgeon. He was not at
[sine, hat witatioi saw him on the Monday. Witness was
unable to riot e about without assistance for some time.
tilers wire very much swollen, and the left leg was
,tollen to the ankle. There was acute
the.. ..h the left side for some days, and after a few
Orr,. 'visa violent headache. The swelling and
pin continued for five or six weeks. After
time he bad difficulty in rising, also in getting
without the assistance of the balusters ; and be
1-..!•1 not now walk a mile without resting. Some weekeego
Iv :I ~.f an attempt to run, but he could not bend his knees
enough and felt as though he should fall forward.
the accident he was very nimble and this enabled
f.;• to prodlice many effects when playing. His memory
s lot .coil since the accident, but before it had been
vey •trong. He " Mr. Robson's part of Queen
ii.or in a burlesque of Pair Rosamond, in four hours.
I.: late years hie income avenges from 2501. to 300/.
lit, doctor's expenses in consequence of that so-
1. of had been upwards of 401., and there had been
more spent for extra living expenses.
:Ir. William Adams described at length the plaintiff's
..torll., and said that he should think that a year from
rs. 1,...,44 time would elapse before the plaintiff would
t-r Lis full muscular power. There had never been
•Ihrlitest trace of any attempt by the plaintiff to over-
,,t )11%,j/11140MX.
14nuird Holt thought that the plaintiff would re-
,. in hive or six months more.
• i IVni. Ferguson was of opinion that in from 12 to 18
troth the time of the accident the plaintiff was
qv sure to be all sound again. Headded that some years
hi saw the plaintiff upon the stage and was very
Is h ple.tsed with him. He was wonderfully active and
)Ir. Males Matthews was called, end the first question
nl . t her he was a comedian wee greeted withloudlaughter.
11. a.ntl that be knew the plaintiff at Manchester two
.t. ago, lie was then in a very good position, and
his part well. It was necessary for an actor to be
p rti idarly active. The plaintiff would be worth for a
v. or 5/. a week, and for a particular part 71. or 81.
I 'rnsa-examined— Would you be surprised to hear that
f.not October to January he was earning only Si. 10s. a
Witness—l should not be surprised at anything in the
theatrical profusion. (Laughter.)
Mr. ltlencliaril, the dramatic author and critic, con.
• the plaintiff an actor of great humour and singular
tirity. Ile was a most promising actor, and worth 41.,

oriii. a week.
Mr. Oxenford thought the plaintiff a rising men, and
.t..• capable of being useful on an emergen.
Mr. Sefton, secretary to Mr. Sothern, said that the fur
‘..nage wage, for the plaintiff in London would be 41. or

Mr. W. C. Furtado, a comedian, aid that he saw the
I.l.‘intiff at Liverpool is Lorr by Proxy. For his entrance
1.. jumped over the head of a man who scarcely stooped.
nd this gained him a great reception.
Mr. M.ymour -fie was a rising actor, then, at all events.
ki.orghter.)
G Ward called no witnesses for the defendants, but

ad hevxd tha jury, and submitted to them that the sum
p,id into court was sufficient to compensate the plaintiff
his injuries.
Th.• jury, after considering the matter in the box for
minutes, found ft verdict for the plaintiff for 200 f.
1.30nd the sum paid into court.

COURT OF DIVORCE.

CoRTER V. COSTER AND WEUB.

This was the huohand's petition for a dissolution of
rn ,ge on the ground of bin wife's adultery with the
• i,,punilent. Mr. Hugh Wel appeared for the peti.
..Her. The other virties did not appear. The
.ge took place in IMO, at Ht. Martin's Church,
tooter being an attorney's clerk, and bin wife
doighter of a deceased doctor of medicine. They
_r,.l happily together until 1865, when the reopen.
nt became acquainted with the co-respondent, who is a
painter. mid she ultimately left her husband and
out to live with Webb as his wife.
!hers* nisi.

THE ‘TILICAL DTTOECIC CASP.-VMXO r.

I. lludilleston, Q.C., Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr.
for the petitioner ; and Serjeant Bellantine and
1... 'fristram for the respondent.
the wife's petition for a diseolution of marriage
... thy :round of the husband's desertion and adultery.
I h,. of the husband were that he bad not legally
•'• • •t. .I his wife ; and that as regarded the adultery it
CI ttttt nitted with her cognisance.

T 1... r, +pondent is Mr. George Vining, the manager of
1,.. hu.roo,'s Theatre, and be married tho petitioner
'lr. Vining was not at that time connected with
tl.. I..rtr,cal profession. He had originally intended to
. lit. r tht church, but ultimately became an actor. Mn.
‘ll.lt,g. at the time of th• marriage was very young, and

.
, • n.,d known Mr. Vining almost from the time that she
1..,d been a child. She had 1,000(. in the funds, and a
ii••:.cy of 1,000/. on her father's life, which was settled on
1 I. • with a life interest, in ease of her death, to her
1...1..in1. After the marriage they lived at Manchester,
i I:rigliton, and ulthuately London. Unfortunately about 1859
r • r.reunistanoso occurred which to a certain extent estranged
ti.e feelings of the petitioner from her husband ; and in
8 ti result a deed of separation was drawn up and
• wcuted between them. Under this deed Mr. Vining
~.renanted to allow his wife 1001. a year for five years, and
•
4 *fterwards 50/. a year. At that time Mr. Vining's
e. I,aition in the theatrical world was not so high
II As it is at present, and he sold his interest
in the policy of his wife's father for 5001. This sum went
it
in payment of the first five years of the allowance which
4 he had agreed to make his wife. The first instalment of
le the 501. allowance was due in September, 1865, and as it
11 was not paid this petition was filed in November a
•
year.
•

Mr. Iluddleston, Q.C., said that he was afraid the ex•
'.tence of this deed would negative the plea of desertion
for as Mr. Vining bad paid 5001. under it it was still in
force, and he could not therefore be said to have legally
deserted his wife.
His lordship said there was no doubt that the deed was
Gilt in force, and it had not been made void by the fact
t ~tithe husband neglected to pay the first instalment of the
Allowance. He had, however, paid the previous five yean
..10earice of 1001. a year, and Mrs. Vining bad received
thr benefit of that money. Therefore there had been no
'''43l desertion. In feet, the deed itself set forth that
tht7 " mutually agreed to separate." Of course, if Mr.
ming neglected to pay the money which he bad cove.
Lasted be could be sued. The wife's plea of wilful de.
*llion could not be substantiated.
Mr. Huddleeton said he had felt the difficulty from the
and therefore bad mentioned it before going into the
details of the case.
wiles petition was then dismissed.

ARCHES COURT.
re the Right Hon. Sirß. Phißimer., Della of Arches.)
tTHER LITIGATION OM RITVALISM.-FLANARK P. THE
REV. T. R. RINPSON.

ewe, which was appointed to be heard before.
ginent wee given in 'Martin v. the Rev. A. H.
,conuchie," was commenced to-day and will occupy
time.

. Stephens, Q.C., Dr. promoter. Mr. DrooP. sp.
RA en the part of theebinelawarden of
t Teignnioutb, Devon ; Dr. Deane, Q.C., Mr. Hansen,
Trietnim. end Mr. Arthur Charles appeared for the
tendert on the part of the English Churale Union.
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