The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-17 00:00:00

(Stamped, Id. Additional.)

THE CASE OP THE BARON Di FIDIL.

Yesterday Inspector Thornton waited on Mr.
Correa at Bowatreet, and informed him that the
young man Rivera, an important witness in
this case, was suffering so severely from ill-
raw that it was not expected be would live. Under
theme circumstances the inspector submitted that it would
be climbable to have his depositions taken at once. It ap-
peared that Rivers had burst a blood vessel.
Mr. Carrie inquired whet evidence Rivers would be able
to sive ?
Inspector Thornton—Bs states that he saw the heron
striking his son with a riding whip.
Mr. Carrie observed that it would be necessary that the
baron should be present when the deposition was made.
Mr. Burnaby observed that it would also be necessary
that the young man ett. de Vidil) should be peasant in
order that the wittier night he enabled to indicate him se
the person who bad been as pelted. There might be same
difficulty
fatherabout that from blennWillingnies to appear spied
his

Inlpdor Thornton said be Lid no doubt the you/ =a
world 001114.

- Mr. borrie—No doubt you can bring him here, *hes
you can't make him speak.
Inspector Thornton said that young id. de Vidil was at
Ware, but would probably skive in town shortly, a tele-
graphic menage having boss forwarded to him early that
mamas requesting ha immediate atteridance here.
Oanis mid that, if ussawriry, he sad Mr. Burnaby
would go down to Twlckasheira at the mime thee that
the °Mesa 000veyed the taros and his sou thither, amt the
deposition could be takes by Mr. Borstal before bin (Kr.
Cask} but it would enema the purpose equally "di.
he should think, if it were takes before a load
laspriber Thoradal mid these would be se •
finding a siegislisto os the spot. Mr. Hamby could
the depositiou before any assistrats.
the harm was brought to the smut to await
his Ilas= His solicitor Mr. Won tag, wimp in atteadame,
hay* received notion of this proceeding from the police.
Mr. WOMMISZ requested to see the information, which was
as follows :--The depoeitios al Alfred • John da Vtin—l
live at No. 40, Dukedgret, Weskninger. lam the Nadal
eon a( Alfred Louis Pons do Vida, commonly celled the
Harm de Vida. On Friday, ths 28th June laa I wee o.
cited by my father to go with him on that day to •
to viii the ex-Quesn al the French. I west as the said
28th day of Jose to the Clarendon Hotel, is Bondatreet,
wham I met my father, and from thence went with him to
the Waterloo Railway Mat' and arrived by train at
Twickeskies. where two saddbhsaasa ware awaiting as. We
west, mid mods the call al Oleremost. Os our return, just
before we came to a poblierlionse when, a Nide road Midi to
W left, be said. "I shall ask which will be the hot
road," whisk astonished me, as be knew as road per-
well. He did Rot ask. but without saying a
wand Leek the left. I said. " I can't understand your
orming here." He gun ms to understood that he
Ins sniferbeg from bowel complaint. I saki, " Woe%
you tam back and go to the inn!' The km was
quite empty whoa we mimed it, but after-,
wards woman append at the end. He mid, " !alma
hold my honer I said. "How shall I bold it r
was Ito :engin ea wry ova bane at pt down. 7i=
" Oh. never Wed." Tim woman was at the end al the
ion. We walked bark into the mania road. Is Faggot the
iv I pd hies to Mho some heady theca He said, "NA
Pas thia pas—ii does set look • very Mee pima" Wham
in the keels told me of hie dogma ache. I said. "If I
had known Mid I would have Mud at Ile= It you
asked no to do.' Be mid, "Then is very 04 va-
luating le the maim read he said he eliseld go to the Duke
d'AiimeWs, whist astenbited me, after his saying that be
had the stemma gibe. , The reed II the Duke d'Aumeles le
by a leas Wan to the river skin There are email taker
Lon else leadisc to the river. The bares talk me down the
irst of those, asd ca tenng some rand" be It
did set knew whether wee ••peed at the end of or
act. There was eo /cadet the end of it. We Maned to
Site mai; reed. The hams took am down the mooed lane,
whisk we both knew did sot lied to the Dub d'Atimeleoe.
Mte then west es to the has bodies doom to the Duke
criminals's, but to my great werpriee be dad let go into the
home, hut west es aims die tam
hum, width to the
the sod al whisk b wend to the road. It to.. agaleft, is
le the left tato the seeks road. I made some
uke d'Aumakiii I Ind remark m to
his not icing into the D Jag got •
little way up the lass, load* to the sada road, whin he
saki we bed manias Witalm and am* Mrs beck. I termed
bask without why s weed. It is way Amity I. thetecreer.
I rot mo asp user. I got a Mlle altsed of 'hebeas. be
being an the right. I bed gone apee or two when I hits
violent bkw oil my head. I weed rounkiminii all right 811
the saddle, end raw the bares's head uplifted with some.
thing is it. With the he obese see smeller Mow. and
iris wind his arm, when I handed intlngherilissing.
get es s little way,. I get dews quietly, my leg
over as usual, and ran as to where a warm man were
sterling. I caught hold of the woman's dress and clue( to
her. praying her to protect me. The bares soon arrived as
fftofttzviss otiotHe over a gate en the left, and as I
hurt him hand in doing so. The men
who was with the women' teak me by the heed to
lead see Ism hems. Be went sot ht me lake • his
head as I weeddgping with blood. I mid to the woman I
bad inieskedßkimed wind the utak which wee mot taw,
and which! i est 111(104, of my father. I dared not say
he bad dos* When I got to the public-boom,
I was taken fa set my heed bathed with water.
The bens Wend to belbe roe,. sad often asked bow I was.
I could set sewer Nan. and begged him sot to touch me,
for I was wry trader. Mr. Clerks came aad sow no with
his mistaat. lie tied up the two wounds—nee as the
frost of my forehattl„ and the other on the aide at my head.
The hares estedenelly left the reels. In some of Wee in-
' termini siaai.l a dell xr, OOP litaS I Mad M 14310 ,
or booked Nisi &mak bed ihmi la Ira &ea IL
esireated hint age with ms to town. He mat his midelent,
who amornpanied me. I mentiomd in the public-home
that my moosy would ham gone to my mists and cassia.
I have sem boss sienied. If I wear to die witheut lawful
issue and without making a will my father would grooved
to about 30,0001. I believe that my father wounded me
with intent*, murder me.

(Siined) ALT= Joing as VIDLL.
IMANINATTOW 01 awns AT TWICICITHAN, _

Intimi7to;he;iegbWa reeedTedtisvitieTo;e7ftie Berea
de Vidil would be In London by shout 4 o'clock, the
oaken who bare the chugs of the baron at once proceeded
with their prisoner, by the Smith Western line, to Twirl-
solemn, there to await the arrival of the son. They were
moos (allowedly Mr. C. Pollack, the counsel for the prose-
cution Mr. Elite, solicitor • Mr. Sleigh, the prisseer's
soused; Mr. W (mar. and Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk
at Bow-street. The son of the baron, in company with hie
tads, Mr. Parker, of Wen-park, Herts, reached the
station at shout half-peat 5, by which time the rabies,
bops to assemble in large numbers, eager. to mosrteln the
came of the unusual commotion.

An anexpeeted difficulty, however, here den. No local
magistrate meld be obtained. Ileaseagen were damatthed
In two dire= bat they neureed llMlKomptaiett by the
geatlorom had gem out cline
ano"erberlad bus attending the indiege el Ids ugh;dter
and bed ad yet rodused bend II wee new bilf.past six,
and spin the ollear• *AM in gam* at • At
length, to the peas relief of all esmensd, Colonel Do*AO**. nne-
thorne rode up to the policedatko, end the prisoner was
immediately novwyed to the residence of the apparently
dying man, ;wines 'Abaft was deemed so essendal to the
Herdnor.. el two little tenements called Zion Conn
within • short distance of the lane in which the
attack des and near the river aide, lay pm=
Riven, • young man, In the last stage of decline.
Hie bedroom was mall t very cleaa, and In the front
upper room adjoialog, his two little children, both under
three years of age apparmtly, were lying upon a bed, the
oldest realm and 4 the youngest for some time asleep,
bat presently waking upend compelling ite afflicted mother
to leave the bedside when she bad bee. watching the effect
of the admiration upon the sick man with natural anxiety.
Yr. Sparks, the medical attendant upon Rivers, was pre-
med, and soon after the proceedings eminsenoed Captain
Murray, another magistrate of the county, arrived. Abeat
• dons persons were admitted into the nom, the window
of which was thrown open ; and the pr wns placed
among the crowd to be singled out by 'yen, if hie memory
enabled him to identify the baron at all.
The oath having been administered to the sick man, he
proceeded, in answer to Colonel Donnethorne's questions,
to make the following statement. He coke in a clear,
audible voice ; and although sadly distressed at intervals by
• cough which told of bon almost hopeless condition, he
gave his testimony in a remarkably satisfactory manner.
He said—My name is John Rivers. I live here, and am
a labourer. I remember leaving this boon on the 28th June
bet aid going to my work at the river side, down by the
Duke d'Aimale's. It was about 7 o'clock. 1 met two gen-
tlemen on horseback. I think I should know them if I saw
them again. The elder gentleman had • white bat on.
They were riding towards me, the younger one being
neared to the railings. I saw the elder one
strike the younger one a back-banded blow on
the forehead with • whiplandle, or something like it.
I could see there was a shiny knob at the end of it. The
young one hat fell off, and he eried out, " Oh. doe't—pray
don't." I them saw the elder gentleman strike the young
man's hone across the head. The young one rode off as fast
as he could. The old gentleman toW, " Hov, boydiere's your
*sad tried to get his horse back, but it would not go.
Ysgisteste--What did you do
Wiener—l Mood and looked on. When I had ens all I
could I weal and picked up the hat. I saw the young man
camp from his hone. Both horses were loon. I tool
jump
to the Swan, where the young gentleman went to, and
the landlord gave me a shilling. I saw William Lacombe
that Greeks' In his boat, and I told him all about it. Litho
told my wife.
The witness was asked to point out the elder gentleman,
and alter looking steadily round the room he fixed
ihi,: onthe prisoner, and said, " That is the man." Again,
when the prismer put on hie hat, he said, " I have ehe

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last doubt of it." The est was then brought into
room, and the wastes immediately identified him also.
By Colonel Donnetherne—lhe blow was a very violent
and the young one appeared to be much hurt. The blood
poured down his face.
Cruse-examined by Br. fneigh—l saw them for the first
time just before the blow was swath. There is a turn in
the lane just at the spot, which would prevent my seeing
anything that might have happened before.
Captain Murray—Did you hear them talk In an angry or
excited way►
?
Witmer—l did not. •
By Mr. Bisigh—l was about 100 yards off.
Colonel Dorinetheens—Oonld you describe the exact spot
hyarat isr tree
Bo; I Brisk not.
The witness them dared his mark to the deposition after
hearing it read, and the examination then closed.
A very large crowd of persons bed sesesobled outside the
cottage to witness the departure of Ike prisoner.

-NAVAL AND MILITARY.
• ADM:LAIN; JlThir 16.--AJTOINIZZIrrh--Engi•
vieswil. Femme, to the Room.
Neater F. Mama, to be additional to the Palms.
.....aLat.....Brupea U. Heel to the Imperieuse, so
Arieteat Burgeon J. Holmy to the Imperious%
OS supernumerary.
?int Class Assishistlerdween W. H. Bambury to the
Bt. Jean d'Acre ; and W. C. Brewer to the Asia, for service
is the Escort.
ftroppi
Aure.Class Amielemt &Owe B. Oliver to the
111. B'

PONTSMOUTH, JULY 16.
The Marlborough, 131, Captain W. H. Stewart,
was inspected this !noising by Vice-Admiral Sir H.
W. Btlacts 4sidasiled the afternoon for the Mediterranean,
to take the sag of the commander-in-chief.
The lademlFalis, hired embarked this morning
the remainder d the SO d the 11th Regiment,
sad ogled this Amoco for Cape of Good Hope.
MALTA, Jim!' -12.
Her Majesty'. steamer Assurance arrived from
Coda sad &ate
Rgeadmieal =wog to leave Zscte for Corfu an the
ivith hieMniesie• gleaners Come, Orion, and Queen,
the woe day.
toHerliejealy's dosinar Victor Emmanuel was to proceed
Medea dome James Watt was expected from
Chats.
logrAdlikal Codriggtoo,wi h Mts. Codrington and
fabettighwassitd strived
for ved at Zane lus_
ta. yacht (tender te
and w Acidly leave Mal
Hi-
Her • odd steamer Oveyisettod arrived from Messina
iris** Daillialldw•in•Chisi. stir Wm. Martin, In
liveod Neptune, was there, but was to
, and is expected at Malta to-morrow.
lonmer Weser Imagio this day for Odds,
and her sY Beddow Magma, which arrived yesterday
train Woad, leavie this era* for Coifs.
H. Majesty** doomer Load= in will here, her captain
dein didy se senior olliestigil Ada& Codrington's *turn,
whim she will *oasis& to Cerra
' nen are a good Reny invalids in the naval hospital wait-
ing le WNW heseeia the Menara

MUM= Or NUMMI .I.IID CGRUELTEAGAINST
4 Bid CAPTAIN.
Yesterday the charger et murder and cruelty
against Captain Withal, ot the ships Severn and Express,
were aapila uneatigated at the Policenoort, Liverpool. The
' amp of eautelering the earth other having readied, on
the prersessifze tate_esplain being annautted tat man-
slaughter, that of murdering s 'toward
sad ithtveriag severalkei crew of the ship Pspreie, was
pridered. The whereat who were exanthed today were
sea of minim The lath wither, Christopher
ia his exanfraties, stated that the deceased
steward, was en board the Express ce the
Miserlyst to Brea River bisi year, He
I rarert saw the captain beat Hender-
son • rid cm or erasion he saw the prisoner knock
Awed down with hie der, rid then jump upon his
1 breast ; eaw a knife sad a haidspikethrown at Henderson
by the captain, the knife striking dressed on the head and
outtleg era. The theersd was Wee often bedaboured
with a ropread, flea he esuplaird to the captain the
latter replied, "It rakes no material differentia to you
what time, what day, or what hoar you die, for you
Afatira Mall
wee see
.theass Ragland egria." 'What the
his heed &Peer reached
swam, sad he edeonamy ill, bung much
of ea acute pain in his teed and
breath He was lo perform his duties on board,
sad was reined by thereddest doctor at Hear river,
who prescribed for him, the captain supplying
the medicine from the ship's chest. Witmer had
often heard decreed eciera of the captain's
ill.arestrand, to wird hoeildkred his inner. Deceased
was •thanitylljth who ha Liverpool, but on his
arrival at the West Oar ha as very sickly, and died
shortly ohm
The ley le diedthe captain was outside the
kr of &re dyer witted for the ands. When tbe cap-
tain returned the steward the buried on shore, but vebether
the toms manias was reed or see he (vitae.) could not
may, as he the el bard.
darker witness slated that lr often saw the captain
ill-use Heathera. He would 'raise dressed up from the
fereenalle, when he was hid as hie bed—the heat prevent-
iag the forecastle &baths from berg mod—knock him
leoalc%andthea lift him and knock bleu dOwD beNre, Pt%
os
bed* we eagefla•4.lintimmihatimorts,but eoula
say they was lot the reset cf seery. Othbr wlessess
we. et hat their ribose via pineally corroborative
of the ogr tritium& 'The fortis, hearing of the case
was adjourned until Thursday.

CIBTOTAL PALiffa—The annual demonstration of
the Tomb Rai& Amotiatien will take plane today at the
tkystel Palace, whoa 3,500 children end 1,000 adults in-
structed in the Tonic Bolls system of notation will give a
great theta pleonasms al the Handel orchestra, tio com-
mence at liesdeek. The 'Andrea, in their various coloured
d will he so visaged es to produce a pleasing effect.
Ries Stirling will preside at the great organ.
TER WIMBLZDON RIVIA COMPITITION.—We are
rto state that the winner one of the twenty
Wkltwc,th of
ride, mentioned is the Times as Private
Brooks, of the llth, was Sergeant Bionics, of the 12th
Middlesex. Birgeant Brooks, besides scoring one point
las than Mr. J the winner of the Queen's Cup,
scored one point lean than the winner of the Prince Con-
eert's Cup,' and wee well op in the quotations for other
prime, one whkih, 101., he carried off. The 12th, or
Barnet Corps. to wluch be belongs, have brought back with
them many happy recollections or their " Aunt Sally."
RIMS 00//Tl/17 AT ALDIZSMOTT. —Yesterday
morn* a grand ride match, open to ell British soldier,,
commeneed at Aldwrabott, whirs henceforward an annual
contest is to take place, in °cupcake with an sambiation
which hue been farmed for the of promoting im-
proved rile shooting anseept the of the line, The
contest ill under the patronage of his Royal Highness the
Corereanderimehief.Lieutenant-Genriral Mir J. L. Penne-
hither. K.C.8., is vieriletres, and the following officers
eonstittite the committee :—Coirmal Armstrong (president).
Captain Were& (secretary), Major Nugent (tressurer),
Limiteemet•Osienel Norma, Major Edwards, Captain
Edwards
Captain Mimeriell, Captain Barrowes, Lieutenant
and Lieutenant Scrim. The prizes offered for
eoeppeetiY this year amount in video to upwards of 2401.,
=elusive of the Ells Derby (open to all comers) sad the
ladies' purse (few which officers alone contend).
LOCOMOTIVES OM HIOII-ROADIL—A committee of
the House of Lords has been appointed to take this subject
into consideration.

THZ kl WW2& Oe AN AarfixasTBisaosiallrsrWooL-
wiee.—Yr. C. J. Cartier, coroner few West Keot, yester-
day held an inquiry at the Gun Tavern, New-road, Wool-
wich, relative to the murder of Ben seat Martin Murphy,
Royal Artillery. by a gunner of the same cope, in the
guardroom of Woolwich Animal, under the circumstances
detailed is our Monday's impression. The proceedings
ezeitad greet interest, and the room was densely crowded.
The jury having viewed the body of deceased at the Royal
Ordnance Hospital the evidence of several witnesses was
taken, and the jury without Mediation returned • verdict
of "Wilful Murder" against Peter Masterson, who was
then committed for trial on the coroner's warrant.
THE FATAL APYRAT ON LOCH FYN& —The boat-
swain and merles of her Majesty's ship Jackal, who caused
the death of the fisherman on Loch Fyne, were tried on
Monday at the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh. The
SolicitorOwieral relinquished the charge of wilful murder,
but twisted oa that of culpable homicide. la reply to the
crown argument that, to prevent illegal fishing, the pri-
soners had no right to resort to means which civil officers
would not have been justified in using when attempting to
apprehend men guilty of a far greater crime, Ile. Voung, u
counsel fur the prisoners, pointed out that, being men-of-
war's-tnen, they were fully justified in following the rules
of their own senior, which direct that when a summoned
boat will not surrender, first blank and then ball cartridge
shall be fired over her, and that in this case, without any
homicidal intentions on the part of the firers, the ball cart-
ridge most unfortunately took effect. The jury unani-
mously acquitted the prisoners.
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