The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1861.

subjects of England masters of the law
of England—of a time when technicalities,
fictions, useless and incomprehensible forms, shall
disappear--when judgment shall be given only
according to justice, and plain truth shall always
be able to make its voice heard. Here is a work
for the contemporaries of our new Barrister to do
--a work than which none is nobler, none more
beneficent, none richer in the promise of fame—
• work in which each one of them may help, by
doing no more than not opposing its advance.

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Over such • work as this we may well believe
hovers the blessing invoked by the solemn reli-
gious service with which the ceremonial of yester-
day was concluded. Not on a law of quibbles
and conceits, not on a law of lazy or timid
patchwork, can such blessing rest ; but on
a law which shall indeed do justice to the poor
and needy, on • generation resolute to wipe
from it, so far as in them lies, the stains of human
imperfection, and to render it most nearly the
reflex and adaptation of that Divine law which is
planted in our consciences and revealed in the
Holy Book. On a PRINCE dedicating his young life
to the study of what belongs to the happiness and
prosperity of his future subject., was such blessing
well besought. So viewed it was the meet con-
clusion of the event of the day. In the dim light
of the old Temple Church each incongruity of the
preceding scene found its reconcilement. In that
presence, standing on the stones that vault the
dead, beneath the slender arches which the faith
of our ancestors raised, before the altar at which
mail-clad warriors worshipped, age, rank, beauty
found a common bond of equality. There could
live no thought, thence ascend no prayer,
but that each one present might do his
duty as the dead below had done, as
England expects still her sons to do, with arm
or brain, with valour or tenderness, with vigour or
patience, according as the work might lie to the
hand of each to do. So passing forth again from
that solemn service and the chequered shades
within to the sunshine and martial music without,
the pageant had gained new significance, the
Temple Courts smiled fitly on the gay autumn
flowers and the bright eyes of ladies, the bayonets
of the Volunteers were not inappropriately piled
beneath the windows of the Library, the learned
sages of the coif mingled sympathisingly with the
unbearded students of the First Term. So
pleasantly ended a great day for the Temple, and,
we may well hope, a day not to be unnoted in the
history of England.

THE caw of Mile JOLLY is one which it was
practically impossible for any jury to consider
calmly. Even for those who read the report of
the trial at a distance it is difficult enough to
preserve equanimity. But, in the midst of a
crowded court, to hear, from the lips of the victim
herself, the tale of so barbarous an outrage as that
which was undoubtedly perpetrated upon Mies
JOLLY, a girl of nineteen, by a brutal Irish cabman,
must have roused the indignation of the meet
phlegmatic philosopher who ever adorned the bench.
It is needless to remind us that the Irish are an
excitable and chivalrous nation ; for even in
London, if it were found that a young lady could
not be put into a cab by her brother, after hear-
ing Mr. Srveoson on the Gorilla, in order to be
taken home to Camberwell, without being driven
up some dark lane, brutally assaulted, driven to
seek refuge in a ditch up to her neck in water, and
finally be compelled to seek shelter in some neigh-
bouring cottage, it would be difficult to exaggerate the
popular indignation against the perpetrator of
such an offence. Nor is it improbable that a de-
sire to find him out not less intense than that
manifested in Dublin would be manifested here.
In Dublin no class of the community has been
more eager in their zeal to discover the real cul-
prit than the cab proprietors ; and they have, it
seems, earned general applause for the mode in
which they aided the police in their inquiries. It
is said, however, that notwithstanding this they
have also secretly subscribed a considerable sum of
money for the defence of any cabman who might
be arrested, and that this is the fund which has
supplied the man CVREAN with the means of pre-
paring his defence. By some this conduct seems
inconsistent. Ingenious Hibernian', with that
deficiency of logic which characterises them, dis-
cover in this the features of an " Irish Bull."
They find it difficult to reconcile a sincere desire to
discover the real criminal with probably the equally
sincere and rational desire to give the moused
man, whoever he may be, the benefit of • fair
trial. To an impartial observer the course pur-
sued by the cab proprietors of Dublin must appear
singularly sensible ; for if ever there was • case in
which an accused man required the best legal aid,
it must be in • case such as this, which has ex-
cited so much popular feeling.
It is needless to repeat the details of the suffer-
ings endured by Miss Jour, although it is impair
Ibis to praise too highly the heroic conduct of the
young lady in such circumstances as, it may be
hoped, few ladies will ever have to meet. By
what must be considered as a daring act of
treachery, this Irish cabman, with the distinct in•
tention of gratifying his lust, drove his victim into
a lonely place, and there again and again, with
persevering brutality, attempted to effect hie
purpose. The fact that an outrage was
committed upon Mim Jour by a cabman
upon the 27th of last September is ad-
mitted. The only question is who did it I
Joan MILIAN is supposed to have been the man.
He bee been convicted by the jury, and he has been
sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard
labour. But it must be admitted that the evidence
upon which the jury arrived at their conclusion rests
entirely uponthetestimony of Miss JoLzy. Both her
brother and the man who spoke to her in the road
had an opportunity of seeing the cabman, but the
former would not undertake to swear to the iden-
tity of Culiass, and the other person was not to
be found—at all events he did not appear at the
trial. There was, indeed, an unfortunate girl
who said that upon the night in question she saw
Miss JOLLY get into the cab, knew the cabman,
and identified him se Cumin. But it was clearly
established that, instead of being is Dublin on that
' evening, she was in the Holyhead steamer, and for
this gross perjury she has been committed
for trial. It is natural to suppose that
L the Crown must have considered some
evidence corroborating Miss JOLLY of very
serious importance, or they would hardly have
either offered the reward which they did offer or
brought forward the girl %% um as their chief wit-
uses. To attempt to strengthen the evidence of
such a witness as Miss Jou.; whose veracity was
so unimpeachable, by a wretched lying creature
who lived upon the street, showed suspicion of a
weak case or a strange want of discretion. Even
if this poor girl had come forward of her own
accord to give evidence, her proffered evidence
ought to have been sifted with the utmost jea-
lousy before it was accepted, but when the offer
of a pecuniary reined had silenced every scruple
such caution was doubly necessary. Upon the
whole, it may, perhaps, turn out that the system
of offering rewards is a mistaken system, and that
whilst it is almost sure to increase perjury, it is'

not effectual for the purpose of extracting fresh
proofs to detect crime.
We repeat, therefore, that the fact as to whether
CURRAN was or was not the guilty cabman de-
pends entirely upon the evidence of Miss JOLLY.
Now, it is admitted that the night was dark and
rainy—that Bliss JOLLY did not discern his fea-
tures before she got into the cab—and that his
voice did not enable her to identify him. Never-
theless, it must also be admitted that the young
lady, whose evidence was given in the most
straightforward manner, and whose single desire
certainly was to tell the truth, swore most posi-
tively that Crane was the man. According to
her statement, his appearance had made such an
impression upon her that she could not be mis-
taken. It is impossible not to consider Miss
JOLLY'S evidence as of much more weight than
that of the friends and relations of the cabman,
who swore with pardonable unanimity that
he was home at the very time the assault
was being perpetrated, more especially as
their evidence was in direct contradiction
to that of CURRAN'S employer, Mrs. CONNOR, that
upon the evening in question he did not come home
until after eleven o'clock. But setting this aside,
it requires a belief in Min Jour's evidence as to
the identity of CURRAN in order to justify the
conclusion at which the jury have arrived. It is
said, indeed, that the terror which possessed her
would fix the imago of the man indelibly on her
mind. In broad day, and under other circum-
stances, this might be so. But in a dark night,
with her whole energies engaged in repelling the
assaults of a ruffian, with her face sometimes
covered with his hands and her throat sometimes
in his gripe, it is somewhat difficult to be quite
satisfied that the mind so agitated would be able
to scrutinise very accurately the features of the
assailant, or that the memory would retain a dis-
tinct impression of his countenance, and under cir-
cumstances so unusual the imagination would be
supernaturally active ; nor should it be forgotten
that the imagination of a woman in inch circum-
stances is peculiarly vigorous. There can be no
doubt that Min JOLLY was naturally and very
properly anxious beyond measure to detect the
man who had so grossly maltreated her, and the
interest which the public had shown in her case
would not diminish her anxiety to bring him to
justice. It would be a mistake to say that in
acting upon the uncorroborated evidence of Mile
JOLLY as to identity the jury adopted a mistaken
conclusion. If the circumstances of the case had
been less interesting and exciting, they might,
perhaps, have hesitated to convict. Neither in
Ireland nor in England is it possible to do anything
more than absolutely acquit or absolutely convict.
But had it been possible to adopt the Bench
system of returning a verdict of not proven,
it may appear to some that the interests of justice
would have been sufficiently maintained. As
matters now stand, and if Joss CURRAN be the
real culprit, it is idle to imagine that the punish-
ment affixed to his crime will prevent the recur-
rence of such barbarism. Crimes of this stamp
deserve penalties much more severe.

PLYMOUTH ELECTION.

The polling for the election of • member for
Plymouth, in the room of Lord Veneta* now the Earl o
Monnt-Edgcnmbe, took place yesterday, and a very keen
contest ensued. The esedidatei were Mr. Walter Morrison,
of Loudon (liberal), and the Hon. W. W. Addington, of
Upottery, in Devon (conservative). The following was the
date of the poll from hour to hour :

Int Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Ocr. 3L
Tho royal dinner party yesterday included the
Priocces Alice, the Prince= of Hobe°lobe, the Marquis al
Tulliliardine (Soots Fusilier Guards), Viscount and Vis-
countess Palmerston, Lady Anode Bruce, Lieut.-General
the Hon. C. and Mrs. Grey, mil the Dean of Windsor.

The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by the
Princess Alice, rode out on horseback this morning. le
attendance were the Marchioness of Ely, Lord Methuen,
Lient.-Colonel Kingscote, and the Equerries in Waiting.

Lord and Lodi Palmerston left the Castle in the
forenoon.

Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold went tc Richmond-
park, and honoured Sir Edward Bowater with a visit.
The lion. Beatrice Byng and the Hon. Emily Cathcart
have succeeded the Hon. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon.
Flora Macdonald u Maids of Honour in Waiting.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Major-General the
Hon. R. Bruce and Captain (trey, arrived in Loodos about
12 o'clock yesterday from Cambridge. His Royal Highness
left Buckingham Palace soon after 6 o'clock last evening for
Windaor Castle.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston returned to town
yesterday from Windsor Castle.
Mr. Frederick Barnett, of St. Mary-ne, submittal. yes-
terday, his new system of signals for preventing collision
on railways, to the President of the Board of Trade, and
the engineering officers of that department.
Deepatches wen seat yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the Governor al Ouse.

REPORTID VISIT op THI QITLICt TO CU:TUBER.
W e (Ironing Aden Amman are authorised to state that there
is no truth in the report which has been published in some of
the newspapers, that bee Majesty is about to honour the
Duke of Newcastle with a visit to Clamber.

To-day the Queen formally inaugurates the new
knightly order founded by her Majesty in honour of her
empire in the far seat. The following knight' have received
the Queen's commands to attend :—Gen. Viscount Gough,
0.0.8, Lord Harris, the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, Genera
Lord Clyde, G.C.8., Right Hoe. Sir Jan Lawrence, Hart.,
Lisuteoant•Ceneral Sir James Ontram, Bart., Field-Marshal
Viscount Combermere, C.C.S., and General Sir George
Pollock.

His Highness Prince Woronzow has arrived at
Claridge'• Hotel, from Paris.

The Duke of Cleveland Lae been entertaining a
large family circle and neighbours, including lady Augusta
Poulett and Mir &mane, Mr. and Lady Augusta Mil-
bank% Lady Alvanley, Colonel and Lady Laura Meyrick
sod Mir Rimini% Dowager Lady Shelley, Viscount and
Viscountme Boyle, Mm. Frederick and Mimeos Milbank%
Sir Wm. and Lady Edon, Coked Hall, LS., Mr. Hoary
Milbank% Mr. Samos Milbanke, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Moyrick (Santa Fusilier Caudal.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury are
about to eatertaia a 110000061011 of visitors at Hatfield.

The Earl of Bective has taken a house in Graf-
toa-street for a term of years.
Viscount and Viscountess Clifden left Dover
Bosse a few days slime for the eastioeat.

Lord Stanley of Alderley comes to town on Mon-
day from Aldo* Park, 011eahin.

-Lady Emily Heslieth and Mies Hesketh have
arrived I. PoiNood•plaos, freer Taabridge Wells.
lady Macdonald has arrived at Farranoe's Hotel
from Newhaven.

The Bishop of London hss taken a residence at
Famines sod Isaacs tows to-day with Xis. Tait sod
family.

The Countess Forteseue gave birth to a eon at
Castle Hill, Dsvonsbirs, ca Wedaesdq.

On Wednesday last the Rev. Philip George
Bartlett, clerk, was instituted to the rectory of Kirton,
in the county of Suffolk, oe the presentation of her
Majesty.

Lord Brougham arrived too late yesterday to
wheels the ceremony of opening the Middle Temple
Library, but he immediately proceeded to the church,
where he remained during the service. He received an
ovation from the legal fraternity, who lined the way, and
who seemed delighted to eel the veteran ex-Lord Chan-
oellor so soon restored to health.

In the immediate vicinity of Temple-bar thu in-
habitants of FleeF•Yeat, last night, signified their sym-
pathy with the proceedings in the Middle Temple noticed in
another column by a liberal display of sags and banners
from their windows and mob, and in mate cases very basil
Haat illuminations were added to that which blamed over
the gate of Middle Temple•lane. To the considerable crowd
mumbled this was • convenience, as a light nearly
equalling that of day was afforded to them, while gratifying
their curiosity In vitamin( the departure of the visitors
who had assembled to honour the Prince of Wales.

Let evening the of and men of her Ma,
isety's Customs Ride Volunteers (96th Middlesex) held •
bell at the London Tavern, to which they had invited •
limited camber of t►eir friends and acquaintances.

It appears that Mr. Cornelius Walton", manager
K the Unity Fin and Life Association, who was supposed
to hen been arrested cm knifing at Boston, her written
three letters borne—one frees Bonn, United Staten, dated
October 7 ; and two from Yost/nal, Canada West, dated
October 11 and 17. In sone et these 'attendees he mention
or hint a word shoat the arrest of himself or may an elms.
Miss Yonge, it is said, has given 2,0001., the
profits of bar " Baty Mtn," for the building of a mis-
sionary collagen Auckland, New Zealand ; and has dented
• gran portion of the promo& el " The Heir of Iteddyffe"
to Sting eat the missiouary schooner Southern Cm& for
the used Bishop Selayo.

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The obituary of Wednesday last contains a
reminiscence of the literature of the generation before last
which (says the Critic) mama almost like a resurrec-
tion :—" On the 27th inst., at Pinner, after two days' ill-
nem, aged 91, Yrs. Pys, widow of the late Henry Jamie
Pre. Esq., formerly poet laureate and M.P. for Barks, whom
she survived forty-eight years." The widow of the last
laureate but three to have died only yester-
day ! Southey, Wordsworth, Tennyson, have held the
dike Ito tura since Pys died in 1813. " Pye, it must be
admitted." says the Critic, " was one of those who brought
sestmaptapiatheallee. Hiseempositionswere worthlessand
use are n.yw remembered. He wee accustomed to address a
yearly euloginm in verse to Osage 111., • function of the
Meats which Wordsworth was the first to discontinue. It
M sesnewhat of ea uompliceal feet, that Pys was a member
et the Henn of Ocesmeas. We have members who write
poetry, it is true ; but fora pose—even ow diked ow —te
becomes member, is a rarity indeed."
THE DISTURBANCES AT THZ ROYAL MILITAET
Acznorr, Woomvicu.—" A Cadet." writing to the Timm,
is apoloy for the moat disembowel" et this academy, says;
—"One-fact 1 will give. sad I ant mistakes if there will
not be found in it &lose a sotticiently sterling cause of cow
plait lt is that from Monday to Saturday, Widowed.,
exeesed, between the hosts of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.. the only
time which a cadet can call his owe is 30 minutes per diem
—viz., 15 minutes after breakfast awl 15 unmake after
dinner. True, that every enalag from Btolohe is free to
amuse himself as beat be osa ; but how? By reading, or
walking about an enclosure 200 yards by 50 ! Such is
the life which • combinatioe of sanitary and literary con-
siderations emigre to /*youths of the average age of 18.
On Wednesday there is a field.cley, and the sorrows
of two hours' battalion drill no full dress, ken, used to be
atoned for by exemption from drill in the altereone, and
the consequent pcemseloa of • fell hoar of daylight for re-
creation or other purposes Oa Wednesday last, however,
even this hour wee takes away, and hence the immediate
cause of the demonstratioa." A "Cadet " proceeds fur-
ther to draw • hoe of otemerettem between this demonstra-
tion and the acts by which it was succeeded -viz., the I
throwing of two guns takes at Waterloo over the
_parapet ;
and the breaking of the goveraer's wiodows. " The one
was au expression of disealisbotiee at existing regulations,
the other in act utterly mad eetarely opposed to all the
feelings of an Englishman and a gentleman."
ScIIOOLMANTEEN' SOCIAL SCIENCE ASZOCIATION.—
Last ovoidal; the third session of the members sad fries&
of this association was held in ltuiversity College, Professor
Key. U. A., in the chair. After • few introductory etyma-
tines from the chairman, Mr. W. A. Shields delivered an
eldress on the scheme of the session. After incising os
the 'slue of inculcating epee the minds of the young cermet
notions of political economy sad meal eines, Is, said the
subjects fur discussion in the dein ef the present maim
would include metals, the divielime of Mar, wages, popula-
lion, contracts, use and value, steadards of measure, pre-
Moue metals and price, credit, banks aid paper credit, rates !
of exchange, value of nweey, Wefts of a rise in price in raw j
produce, taxation, expenses of gueeramesk minishmeot,
education. ke. Mr. Shields *wooled 'him confides' belief
that youths could he instructed la these sehjeets to their '
own advantage, and the aitsealige of society. One of thew
topics would be dimmed oa eves, Thusedsy eventual. Oa ,
the 'notion of Mr. Coghlan, seconded by Mr. Angell, a vote !
of thank■ was plowed on Mr. Shields. Votes of thanks were
Use passed on the council of the college for the use of the
room, and on the chairman for his conduct in the chair.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, Ocr. 31.
Lialr OF PERRONa WHO HAVE PARSED THE
EXANTRATION TN THEOLOor.—Examiaers : W. Selwyn,
8.D., Margaret Professor of Divinity ; I'. Jarrett, M.A.,
Hebrew Professor ; J. lDgg 8.D., St. John's College ;
J. S. Parton, 8.D., St Catharine's College ; T. T. Perowne,
8.D., Corpus Christi College ; A. A. Ellie, M.A., Trinity
Cullep.—Acworth, RA., C. C. ; Alison, 8.A., Trio. ;
Allen, 8.A., Trin. • *Andanon, RA., C. C. ; Appleton,
8.A., Joh. • Runpfield, 8.A., Pemb. ; Brides, RA.,
Joh. • ,Berrj• 8.A., Pemb. ; Bing, 8.A., Caine ; Brent,
B.A.:Queer? ; Carte, M.A., SW; Chaytor. 8.A., Jes. ;
Chichester, 8.A., Trio. ; Cole, 8.A., Christ's • Whom,
8.A., Perch; Constable, 8.A.. Christ's ; 8.A.,
P•mb. ; Dixon, RA., Job. ; Dodd, 8.A., Trio. ;
RA., Emmen. ; RA., Trio. • Edwards, 8.A.,
Caine B.A. Evans, 8.A., Emmen. ; Fatted, 8.A., C.C. ; Fla-
; then, , Job. ; Frost, 8.A., Trio. ; Gardner, RA.,
C.C. ; Gibbs, Trin. ; Gough, 8.A., Joh. ; Graham,
8.A., Thu.; Harbord, 8.A., C.C. ; Hamra, RA., Jas. ;
*Hedges, RA., Joh. ; ippial.y,B.A.. Trio. ; Hoes, RA.,
Job. ; Hudson, M.A., Trim. ; Johnson, RA., Queens';
Lamb, 8.A., Joh. ; Larpeat, RA., Einmn. Lewthwatio,
RA., Trio. • Lock, RA., Trio. ; Lock, S.C.L., Job. ;
Maples, RA:, Clan ; Marsdati, 8.A., Emmen.; Mane,
8.A., Job. ; Moore, RA., Emnian. ; Morton, 8.A., Trio. ;
i Unison, RA., Queens' ; Newman, 8.A., Catb. ; Newton,
RA., Job. ; Nisbet, B. Jes. • Monate, RA., C. C. ;
Note, RA., Trio. ; Notitdge, RA.,; Emma.. Parlour,
8.A., Emmen. ; Parry, !CA., Christ's; Peens, RA.,
Caine; Perry, 8.A.. Trio • Ratan, RA., Eaman. ;
Rouse, RA. Trin. ; Rowlaudi, RA., C. C. • Heyde, RA.,
Christ's; RA.,
8.A., Joh. • Bandanna: RA. Clare;
Sharpe, R A., Job. ; Singleton, Penb. ; Smith, RA.,
Mum ; Stewart, RA., Trio. ; Streatfeild, 8.A., Thu. ;
&meting, 8.A., Trio. ; A. Tooth, RA., Trio. ; W. A.
Tooth, 8.A., Trio. • Tweotyman, RA., Christ's • Harlow,
RA., Queen/ ; Whyley, B. A., Trim ; Wilson, 8.A.,
Queens' ; Winslow, 8.A., Calm

• Examined and approved in Hebrew.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. 31.—PnottoTtOns AND AI,
POINTY ENT& —COMMtlltietl L. C. H. Robinson, to the
Ajex, additional for service in the coast guard ; S. B. Skip-
with, to the Blenheim, additional for service in the coast-
guard ; and W. S. Br;wn, to the Phaeton.

Lieutenants A. Jekyll, to the Orpheus ; A. A. W.
Onslow, C. A. F. Paget, sad H.B. Kerr, to the Phaeton.
Sub-Lieutenants A. L. Clarkson, and T. Howes, to the
Phaeton.
Master G. Gilpin, to the Phaeton.
Paymaster W. F. Alexander, to the Phaeton.
Assistant Paymaster J. H. F. Alston, to the Phaeton.
Clerks—J.K. &Wood, to the Aboukir ; and J.E. Stanton,
to the Phaeton. _ _ _ _

Ansistent-Clerk J. 80w1.., to the Phaeton.
Fint-Clue Amistant-Engioese A. Wath, to the Cumber-
land. for service in the Griper.
Second-clan Avdewnt-Engiseere T. F. P. Shelley, con-
firmed in the Neptune; aod J. Warren (acting), to the
Wu, for hospital treatment.

CHATHAM, Orr. 31.

The next examination of officers who are candi-
dates fur employment in the Commissariat department will
take place at Chelsea Hospital on the 14th December next
and following days. Officers who have made application to
join that department of the service, ns well as those who
=jet apply, am to attend at Chelsea on the date ms®-