New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-18


The Moravian arrived off Londonderry at Z o'clock
on the evening OF the 4h inst, and reached LNerpoo
at 2 D. IN. on the 5th.
The Circassian from New York. arrived off South
smpton on the afternoon of the Sd September.
The City Of Cork reached Liverpool early on the
morning Of the 9th.
Paris and Loudon-Everybody Out Of
Tswn-A Week Of Newspaper Horrors
Constance kent's Confessicn-Anec.
dote of Forward alias Scuthey-Mili.
tary Assassinations-Items Death Of
Judge Haiiburtou-"The Tyrant of
New.Orienns, or the Confederate
Daughter"
From, Our Special Correspondent
LONDON, Sept. .. 1865,
My recent French experiences ended, l am
again in London, and not sorry to be there. For,
though have never pretended to like this monster
metropolis, which is great deal too big, too grimy
and too utterly Indifferent to individually for the
indulgence Of such feeling still cannot but assert
its infinite superiority Paris in power in earnest
ness in everything thorough and heroic in this work
ing-day world which fact, / think. he must be but a
Door observer who would attempt to deny; that is no
complimentary saying Of ours. that "al good Ameri'
cans when they die 60 TO Paris" II implies that we
prefer the shallow the selfndulgent the sensual, to
the grayer and deeper emotions that new, hasb Drill
Hantly lighted boulevard Of the latest imperial brand
with its oilers over their cafe and petit on the
scarcely dried broad aspbatum sidewalk is our ideal Of
civilization. Brummagem ideal, verify and one which
men with better mixture of blood in them than the
French ought TO be ashamed Of. Rather give me
Cbeapsde at high.noon, even Thames-st. Wasn't 1t
Charles Lamb who cried out foy "Od London at IRE
aid plague time" rather than its semirustic suburbs;
and didn't johnson enact that the who is tired Of
London tired of existence" recognize the truth of
his words and disking yet honor the great capital Of
the world. without knowledge Of which, only to be
gained by residence Of some time no man can claim
to be citizen thereof while Paris can be "done."
believe satisfactorily in six months. It's small place
when ais done and said, and when you catch your
eheaply Reconstructed American traveller cackling en-.
thusiasm about it, you may safely suspect him Of being
no wiser than be should be. i make the observation
because the French metropolis is Of pet folies
while not in fifty Of have brains .enough to ap
preciae and understand London.
London again. then "stony.hearted London" !
return TO it at what is denomina:ed the dull dead
season Of the year. with everybody who is any body
out Of town, yet its streets popuous ever its
mighty Life rife with interest. And here are its
weeks topics not too deliberately summarized. You
must recdect that only yesterday morning landed
from Have at the pleasant, clean old town Of South
amptOn. Oh the contrast between those two sea
ports lit S all the difference between French and
English life in a nutshell And /. for one maintain the
latter to be ncomparably the sweeter, purer whole
somer. Bat to my itemiziDg:
With Tire Queen stil in Germany. "inauguratng'
the latest statue Of the dead Prince Consor and getting
pragmaiicaly lectured for it by the insolent Time
(Which repeats its former preachment against "thC
danger Of irdulgng in the luxury of solely tc
please the Westend tradesolks and section Of the
stocracy-tso of the selfish classes in the world
with the Prince and Princess Of Wales absent also;
with their loyal subjects emulating them in holiday
making places Of seaside resort both foreign and do
nestle. stay athome London is enjoying compensation
in the shape Of magnificent weather and Of the addition
be admssbe) an unusual gut Of newspaper atrocities
Each morning has brought its blue sky and included
sunshine. and its daily paper filed with some contribu
ton to the Newgaie Calendar-whch If it be fairly
eaed must rival in bulk the catalogue Of the Library
OF the British Museum. The thermometer and crime
'eem to have gone up in equal proportions. We have
unthrough the whole eamut of homicide with great
many incidental variations
FIRST IN dabolism though quite an old story, Is the
Road murder Of which have the latest and probably
hhal phase, In tbe confession Of Constance Kent com
nunleaed TO the public through Doctor appointed by
Tie Lord Chancellor TO examine the accused for the
purpose Of Investigating The amable hypothesis of in
'enly and the girls sdcitor 1t is so peculiar and so
saa''y-such curiosity in the physiology of murder
'hat Must be permitteda quotation:
few days before tr murder she obtained nossos
,s VI razor from grcn In her fathers ward.
JaN ana secreted it. This was the sole ins,rnment
~sNn sne used She also secreted a candle With
,nes by placing then in the corner of the closet in
49, eraen where The mtrder was committed On the
hS Vi lhe murder she addressed herself and went 10
u because she expecta that her sisters would vis
NJ room She lay awak, watching until she tboncbt
49, hvesehod were all aieep and after miduicbt
H. t hcr bedroom anl went down stairs and openad
rSwa"lngr0om door nd window shutters She thon
Up INTO the nursery withdrew the blanket from NO
~ ne sheet and the counterpart, and placed il ON
ana @ VI ,ne cot She ten took the child from his bod
She 81 nm down stiirs through the drawing room
,o-x nau On her nightdrcss and In the drawin,
IN nn. sue put on her gooshes Having the child
The arm she raised the drawing room window with
49, 'Ief band, went rund the house and into tba
~ - nshted The caDdleand placed il on the seat NJ
ain s, the child teina wrapped in the blanket and
she ana while ne child was In this position
she netsa the wound In the throat She saws the,
AN ,Lougb the blood woud never come and t6o, .h
de o' killed so she thrust the razor into its lef
he vI pIrthe body with the blanket round II into
vbeS ~ 4se light burned out The piece of flannel
esrnsn, iaa VAN her was torn from an old flannel
kken .op .eeo 10 the wase.bag, and which she had
hsryen O. .ne before and sewn it, 10 in washing
uess, and found only pyo spots of bioo5 on !,