The New York herald., 1868-04-08
ENGLAND.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.

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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.
~pyceu yictoria's Rcappearance In Public
Newspaper Enterprise and Special TeIe.
srams-UHuIi Run'' Russell Behind the Arc
and In Favor of a "SlOw Conch''-The Ro.
nance of Crime-Disraelf's Shadow ON the
Aristocracy-The Norman Blood Making It's
I.nst Fight.
LONDON, March 81, 1863
The temperance of the Queen in public at her
craving rooms has not occasioned anything like the
popular excitement which was expected and the
Journals do not even consider the incident worth
leading article. Her Majesty appears to be in very
good health but does not yet venture show herself
al the theatres or in the parks or streets 1t may
be noted as a sign Of the times that the Lord
Chamberlain publicly announces that the court
mourning for King Louis of Bavaria is to be modi
aed and shortened lest the interests Of the London
sradespeope should suffer.
The leading political topic among all classes here is
the impeachment Of President Johnson, and every
scrap of news from America is eagerly read. The
new Prime Minister, Mr.. Disraen, secured the earl
est copies of the HERALD which arrived by the last
mall containing full details Of the proceedings Un-
Questionaoy the majority Of Englishmen are ON the
aide Of the President and denounce the conduct OF
Congress as disgraceful; but the London radical
organs firm supporters Of the American radicals
and the London Times is disposed to attack the
President because he to have the losing side
The result of the New Hampshire election was tele-
graphed but not the republican majority so that we
st completely in the dark to the popularity Of
the impeachment business Ho A4
The scanty kilograms in the London Journals Rp-
pear remarkably small when compared with the COL
umne of special telegraphic correspondence sent to
in thn Hrp Al n 10
ahead. There has been no later news here than the
despatch forwarded to you several days ago and fur
nished by your London correspondent to the Tines OF
course the other papers, which not thus favored
at once criticised the HERALDs telegram; but since
then it has been corroborated in all essential partcu
lars and the journals have had to eat their own
words.
Apropos, Mr.. Cyrus ". Field gave dinner on
Tuesday last to number Of persons connected with
telegraphy, and Mr.. "Bull RUM Russell made q
speech, in which he amented the decline Of mail cor
fespondence but asserted that, after ALL the tele-
graph gave only the skeletons OF the news. II Mr..
Russell had looked over a New YORK HERALD he
detailed as any he ever wrote by mall now tele-
sraphed exclusively for this newspaper
In Parliament the debates have been very interest
lng, but as they have been chiefly confined to the
rish question no practical result is to be expected
6nted States Initiated the debate. and Si'v was fol oI
exnaustlng speech. Mr. Lowe then annihi-
Stuart Min, who replied feeby. Mr.. John ' Blight right
delivered one OF his great speeches, in which he
Of land. His speech is noticeable for its suavity OF
zone wnch IS taken as an indication that Mr.. Bright
ernment. and is toning himself down accordingly.
certainly, he has seldom spoken so wisely and SO
Me, and ne was loudly cheered BY all sides Of the
Qected to close the debate on Monday night. The
display OF orstory win be splendid, but Ireland has
practical measure can be passed this session. The
Tact is that nobody can say exactly what Ireland
needs, except annexation to the United States,
and to that remedy no English statesman win con-
{n new part at the Haymarket-that Of the
Poor Poor Young Man; In the adaptation called "A
Hero OF Romsnce;" The The piece has been PLAYED at
Lester walack's leap from the tower was once con-
adered almost as sensational as the celebrated
% recently given you letter OF theatrical gossip
weeks in advance Of your London contemporaries
that have few changes TO note at the theatres Mr.
J. s. Clarke Is going TO star In the provinces new
play having been written for him by the author OF
''Caste." Mr.. sothern nearly met with fatal acci.
dent while hunting with Baron Rothschilds hounds
this week. He leaped sunken fence and landed in
road, along which bakers cart was trotting. The
bakers horse ran full tilt against Mr.. Sothern's
hunter driving the SHAFT into its side and nurng
y that II had to be killed. BY great quickness In
leaping from the saddle Mr.. Sothern escaped.
The details OF the horrible murders at Tormorden
have doubtless reached you before this; but a. the
In at the point OF death, 1t will be well TO briefly
recall the circumstances The Rev. Mr. Pow had
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Miles Weatherill, her sweetheart The girl dsobeycd
him; another servant, named Jane Smith told her
master about IL, and Miles Weatheril's sweetheart
was sent away. This seems to have maddened the
fellow. who swore revenge, and who It turns out,
loved the girl honestly and sincerely. Armed with
four pistols and an axe he went TO the quiet par.
eonage, tied the back door, butchered Mr.. Plow In
Plow was lying In bed, having been confined only
three weeks before, nred a pistol at the poor lady
AMI heat her about the head and face with poker,
and was finally arrested the very scene OF his
crimes. Jane Smith was found dead. The Rev. Mr..
Plow and the baby have since died, and Mrs. Plow
will scarcely recover. The defence set up was, Of
course, insanity; but Miles himself offered no de-
fence. He Is very goodookng lad and only asks
70 be hanged as quickly possible. what shall we
say to this exhibition of human nature after many
centuries OF Christianity liere is q man who kills a
whoe family because he is separated for short time
Rom MS girl
Another singular case OF alleged crime wiz soon be
before the courts. An old bachelor named Brittan,
living Ia retirement near Birmingham, and known
To have considerable wealth. recently died, and his
relatives claimed his property. suddenly another
lawyer appeared and suggested that Mr.. Brittan's
wne ought TO have her share first. The relatives
denied that ne had any wife, but the production Of
certificate Of Mr. Brittan's marriage with his house
teeper put new face upon affairs. Moreover, the
nousekeeper not only asserted that she had married
her master but that the arrival Of heir TO the
taies might be shortly expected Judging from her
present condition. The relatives suspected fraud
and set TO work to frame case. They proved that
on the day OF his supposed marriage Mr..
Britain was so decrepid az 10 be un-
the marriage register misspeled Bri-
ton" and also that the clergyman, after looking
at Mr. Brittan's corpse, did think that this was
the man he had united IN holy wedlock with the
bousekeeper. Moreover man who resembled Mr..
Britain was discovered and charged with lmperson.
latng the old bachelor before the Clergyman ON the
housekeeper's side however IL was shown that Mr..
Brittan had actually taken long walk on his sup
posed wedding day: that ne had signed his mark 10
the register the mistake IN spelling being made by
The clergyman, and that the housekecper had
attended 10 the marriage before Mr. Brittan's death.
The woman has been arrested and probably the case
will be compromised II the coming baby looks very
much like its putattve father.
Such queer social ronanCes are constantly occur.
rtng In English life; but not all the social romances
o the past ten years have equaed In the sensational
elements the political romance which has en- Inn uinat ted