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The Express. — 1865-12-25 (London, England)

BRIOANDAHE 115 THE PAPAL STATESL-The FAH of Clarendon her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Mesas, has received the following infer- • =don from her Majesty's consul at Rome, dated November 28, 1865 :-" Various bands of brigands have now descended from the Neapolitan ternary . into the Papal States in such numbers that the • small amount of Papal troops (in the absence of tlis French) is evidently unable to contend successfully with them. These organised bands now extol from Viterbo to Froeinone so that most of the fro°. tier towns are without protection,: and three nib viduala are prisoners until they can be ransomed." A correspondent of the Star says of the ear sided murderer Southey, "Notoriety at soy price sedate have been his guiding principle. He was prepario ously vain of what he imagined to be his litenry talent, and was constantly in the habit of seeding 313 i to the office of All the Year Round. These contrite. Boos being utterly worthies, were declined, and on scar. Mg notice to this effect Southey wrote a series of iosolol personal letters to Mr. Charles Dickens. informing his, amoog other things, that as them articles were suppress' through jealousy, he, Soutbey, would make a public dm sure of Mr. Dickens's oondnet in the transaction in a pub limbed letter, to be addressed to ' David Coppetfield, Erg., Murderers' Dee, Rottenborergh.' " Anus or Pursue Mor.-The oldest duke is the Doke of Northumberland, aged 87 ; the youngest, the Duke of Norfolk, aged 18. The oldest merge", the Ilto guts of Westmeath, aged 80; the youngest. the Mem" of Ely, aged 16. The oldest earl, the Esti of Oaks, aged 88 ; the youngest, the Earl of Charleville, aged 13. The oldest viscount, Viscount Gough, aged 86 ; the youngest, Viscount Dowse, aged 2L The eldest USA Lord Brougham, aged 87 ; the 'cogged, Lord PAM!: sled 8. The eldest member of the Privy Council is UM Brougham. aged 87 ; the rummest, Hie Royal Highness Is Prime of Wass, seed 24. The oldest member of House of Commoes Is Sir William Vernm, Bart., :nemler for the county of Arousgb, aged 83 ; the youspet, the Ed of Tyree.. member for Waterford. seed 21. The °Mel Judge is finked is the Right Hoe. Stephen Lade/ ton, aged 83; the youogest, Sir James P. Wilde, aged 41 The oldest Judge in Ireland. the Right Hoe. Thomas Ie trey, Chief dustier of the Queen's Beech, aged 82 youngest, Justice Keogh, aged 48. The oldest Scotch Lot of Seaton. the Right Hoe. Duncan McNeill, Lord Jude Gomel, aged 72 ; the youngest, David Mum, Lord AIM aged H. The oldest archbishop, the Archbishop of CIS Serbari, 71 •, the youngest, Archbishop of York. eel 46. The oldest Bishop, the Bishop of Exeter, eked 88 ; youngest, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, aged a The oldest barred, Sir Stephen L. Hammick, 13•58; youngest, Sir Hoary Hays; Lawrence, aged one year. Ik oldest civil sad military height is Gamest Sin Arthur 1 Clifton, aged 93 : yosopest. Sir Chloride T. Bright, aged -From Who's Who. for IW. THE Lanus
The Express. — 1865-04-26 (London, England)

THE EXV.  cause she had no hose. The W ?i aarrss, who accompanied her to court, is Incumbent of St. Pie kdithttottv to which the hospital is '010404 AO we collect from his evidence at Bowctreet that the public confession made yesterday followed one made to him privately a fortnight ago. Sir THOMAS Haim, with that paterralcare whisk distinguishes the English magistrate in dealing with unprotected prisoners, inquired very strictly of Mr. WAGNER whether he had influenced the young woman in making her confession. Idr.4Waolv ea replied that as to the public contagion in a Court of justice he had not. But, as we understand hie evidence, his &nisi did not apply to secret questionings : Kr. Wager—l wish to maims that many are in the habit ot coming to confer to ma an a religions 'scolds*, bat I never held oat soy inducement. Sir Thomas Henry—Yes, I think you ongbt to mestion that. Did yea, Is the dolt Waseca induce her to make the confession ? Kr. Wegner—No ; I did cot seek her out, or in any way sib bar to woo to ceafeegioe. She herself wished to do it. It is possible that if further opportunity were given Mr. WAGNER would be able to amplify this statement, and make it still more definite. At present, however, it refers to the manner of the young woman's coming to him, and not to the way in which he dealt with her when she had come. Supposing that CONSTANCE KENT, her oonecienoe burdened with long-concealed guilt, sought Mr. WAGNER out and voluntarily confessed her crime to him, his conduct would seem to have been kind, and discreet, and wholly free from blame. Still further light, however, is wanted on this matter. The law does not favour the indiscriminate reception of confessions; and even out of the atmosphere of religious houses, girls of the age of CONSTANCI KANT have been known to accuse themselves wrongfully of terrible crimes. As • rule, the public would sooner see a prisoner attended into court by her legal than by her spiritual adviser, the director of her conscience : and this is a wholesome jealousy. CONSTANCE KENT is the daughter, and granddaughter, and niece, of persons afflicted with lunacy. Hereditary disease may have impelled her to violence, or it may explain a delusion. Should the unhappy young woman be convicted of the terrible crime of murder, we may expect that it will be because her confession will elucidate, harmonize, and compact the external circumstantial evidence yet extant, rather than because it is considered sufficient in itself.  A Cabinet Connell was held yesterday at the residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, Cambridge-house, Piccadilly. The ministers present were—Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Ariel, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Earl de Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Earl of Clarendon, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.
The Express. — 1865-11-11 (London, England)

DEATH OF M. DIIPIN.  The telegraph brings us intelligence of the death of M. Dupin, at midnight on Thursday, after as illness which it was fOrlIS•013 would terminate fatally. Andre Marie Jess Jacque Dupin was born at Yard, in the department of Niere, France, on the Ist February, 1783. He wee therefore upwards of eighty-two years of age at the lions of his death. He was educated with two brothers, Baron Duple, the celebrated statistician, and Philippe Dupla, famous as an advocate, who died in 1846. In the year 1800, otter studying the law in Paris, he was called to the bar there, and • short time afterwards wrote • treatise on the Roman law, which was suppressed by the police, owing to mottle references is it to Germardints and Tiberius, that were taken as allusions to the murder of the Duke d'Enghien. The political life of M. Dupin commenced is 181, when he became • member of the Legislative Chamber, as representative of Chateau-Chinon. It was at this period that he began to acquire the wide reputation at the bar which still remains associated with his name, and which rendered him for a time one of the most popular men in France. He was engaged for many years in all the more important causes, political and civil, that came before the French tribunals, and his position was so assured that is 1.819 be was able to refuse a government appointment of 40,000 francs a year sa Secretary-General of the Ministry of Jostles. In 1827 he was again elected a member of the Chamber, and tool his place among the opposition. He had previously established himself in the favour of Louis Philippe, and in 1830 he assisted in the revolution which dethroned Charles X. He was at once made a member of the new government, is support of which he rendered great service, ant was soon after rewarded for his devotion by being appoisted Procureur-General at the Court of Cageation. Towards the close of 1832 be was named President of the Chamber, and filled that office for eight years. Upon the fall of Louis Philippe, X. Dupin soon chimed in with the new order of thMits, and became president of the republican Chamber. Even after the coup dear he still remained in his Mize as ProcureurGeneral, and it was not until the confiscation of the Orleans property was decreed that he gave in his resignation. It was generally supposed then that his public life had closed. In November, 1857, however, he accepted from the present Emperor his old post of Procumur-General, justifying this course by stating in his inaugural speech that be had " always belonged to France, and not to parties." His political inconsistencies and his pliability had already been the subject of unfavourable comment throughout his career, and he was not spared on this occasion. Since 1957 his name has been little before the public. M. Depict was the author of numerous legal works, and the extent of his experience may be estimated by the fact that in 1840 the number of causes which had pared through his hands amounted to four thousand.  THE REPORTED DISCOVERY or
The Express. — 1864-01-04 (London, England)

THE BRAZILS AND RIVER PLATE.  The Royal Mail Company's steamship Parana, Captain Pellicoe, with the above mails and 76 passengers, including his Excellency Count de Ribeiru, from Lisbon, arrived at Southampton on Saturday. Her freight consists of specie. 2.3001. ; 14 packages diamonds, value not stated ; 11 bales iudiartibber, 51 boxes preserved meat, 50 barrels tapioca, 1,106 packages tobacco, 42 boxes crystals, 236 bales cotton, 308 packages °mopes, and 150 packages suudnea. The Parana brings home five prisoners, part of the crew of the ship Flowery Land, accused of murder, piracy, and robbery ; also two of the crew as witnesses ; the remaining prisoners and wituesses (seven in number) left Monte Video per steamer Uruguay four days before the English mail left that port. The Parana experienced from Lisbon to Usbant strong S. W. gales, heavy sea, and fierce squalls of wind, hail, and rain, thence to Southampton strong S.E. gales. The screw steamer Sicilia, of Glasgow, from Monte Video to Liverpool, with shaft broken and propeller carried away, on the 18th November, in lat. 29.50 S., lung. 50 W. made Rio de Janeiro under sail on the 9th December.  The Parana has brought home from St. Vincent ,1 Captain Bannister, 17 of the crew, and 9 passengers of the bark Great Britain, of London, bound from that port to New Zealand, which vessel was totally lost on the north-west end of St. Jago, where she struck, at 5 a.m., on the Bth December, and shortly after went to pieces. Owing to the heavy surf the crew and passengers lost nearly everything. Captain Bannister speaks highly of the hospitality and kindness he received from the residents and authorities of the Island of St. Jago, who did all in their power to render assistance, the governor despatching a Portuguese war schooner to the wreck, which conveyed the crew and passengers to Porto Prays. Her Majesty's ship Dotterel was at Buenos Ayres, the Satellite, Forte, Stromboli, Curlew, Triton, Spider, and Sheldrake were at Monte Video ; and at Rio de Janeiro were the Egmont, Columbine, and Alecto.  BUENOS AYRES, Nov. 27.  Since the sailing of the French packet several very important eveuta have occurred. Penaloza, the last of the rebel gauchos, is dead. Congress has been closed. The national debt bill has been passed. The foreign claims have been adjudicated. The nation is at peace. President Mitre's government is well supported, and the country going rapidly ahead. The death of Penaloza promises well for the material interests of the ootiatry. His perpetual guerillas were costing the country millions, increasing the taxes, and tending to keep alive that spirit of rebellion which has proved so long the bane of this republic. The closing of congress is worthy of notice. The bill authorising the laying of telegraph wires between this city and Rosario, granting a oonosssion to Mr. Wheelwright, has been passed. The long disputed question respecting the debts of the old government has been settled, the repudiation project has been rejected, and every creditor of the nation on proving his claim will be paid.
The Express. — 1864-12-17 (London, England)

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.  (nom ova owN oowaropoirr.) PARIS, FIWLT Evsarerv.  The Moniteur contains • proclamation against liberty which provokes murmurs even from journals which habitually support the government. It observes that several reports have lately been published of proceedings in the Council of State, and calls to mind that by the coup d'etat law of February 17, 1852, all such accounts are illegal. The France mildly remonstrates against the too absolute tenor of the notification. Full reports it admits are prohibited, but it has never hitherto been thought an offence to publish the decision of the Council of State upon subjects of general interest, more especially when such decisions are notorious. For instance, the journals thought themselves perfectly safe in announcing that the council had rejected the perpetual copyright law, and terminated its inquiry on the question of the rate of interest. Are such things henceforth prohibited l If so the Moniteur should speak again. The Petrie, whether ironically or not I scarcely know, argues that if the law of 1852 is to be strictly put in execution, all foreign journals, without exception, should be seized when they make any allusion to proceedings in the Council of State ; for otherwise they compete unfairly with the French press in matters of great interest. I believe the debates on the address will take place next session as usual, the Emperor having rejected as impracticable the suggestion that the privilege of making speeches on that occasion should be withdrawn and replaced by a limited right of interpellation. A play by M. Emile de Girardin, called Le Suppike dune Femme, was read yesterday to the committee of the Th4iitre Francais. The votes were equally divided, but as that of the manager, M. Thierry, which counts for two, was given fur M. de Girardin, he will have the satisfaction of seeing his drama played on Molibre's classic boards. It appears that Maurice Roux, the footman who accused his master, M. Armand, of binding him with cords and attempting to murder him in a cellar, has, contrary to expectation, found money and courage to go on with the new trial consequent upon the quashing by the Court of Cessation of the verdict for damages, given by the Court of Aix, notwithstanding the acquittal of M. Armand on the criminal charge. The case is fixed for trial, at Grenoble, on January 18. N. Giraud, the batonnier of the Grenoble bar, is retained for the plaintiff, and M. Jules Fevre, as before, will appear for M. Armand. Pereire lately had a battue at his Armainvilliers estate, to which Prince Napoleon, M. Nigra, and K Emile de Girardin were invited.  There has been a fall at the Bourse to-day. The Hausmann rumours are supposed to have had some influence in the market, and the ministerial crisis in Spain is also a eause of depression. Reute fell 350. for cash and 26c. for account, closing at 66fr. 10c. and 651 r. 25c. Mobilise fell 121 r. 50c. Several railways were from 31r. to &r. lower. The Daily lines is again seised.
The Express. — 1864-02-27 (London, England)

THE PIRACY BY CONFEDERATES NEAR MATAMORAS.  LIVERPOOL, FIIDAT.  -- • --- To-day the police-court was crowded, owing to the three men Quinces, Kelly, and Fans. alias Clements, charged with piracy in acionexico with the American ship Joseph L. Gerrity, being brought before the magistrates. The piracy has already been described, and is familiar to our readers. Captain Nicholas, of the Joseph Gerrity. deposed that on the 16th Nov. but he sailed from Matamoros for New York, with • cargo of cotton. Before leaving Melanoma six passengers came on board, and everything went well until about half-past 12 o'clock on the night of the 17th, when he was seized, while on deck, by one of the passengers named Brown, and Kelly. together with two other pusengere named Wilson and O'Brien, who placed revolvers to his head and said, "If you shout you ate a dead man." At shim time the watch had gone below, sod he was keeping • look out while one of the crew bad gone aloft to look at the jibboom. He could not make any resistance, and was conveyed to the forecastle, where he was locked up. Shortly after this one of the boy, offered some resistance, and was brought into the forecastle with • wound upon his head. Witness then beard s shot fired, and immediately afterwards the mate was also brought to the forecastle. The passengers then took complete command of the ship, and Major Hogg, one of their number, and the commander of the party, asked witness for • paper to show the Federal cruisers that the cotton was northern property. Witness eaid be had no paper, and Major Hogg thee raid. "If I Shti.c: an deceiving me, I will plc. ten or eleven of chain round your neck and throw you overboard." Clemente told witness that he ought to be glad that he bad fallen into their hands, for if he had fallen into the hands of other persons who were at Mammou be would have been murdered. When off Cape Yucatan Captain Nicholas and his men were placed in the ship's boat with three days' provisions, and after they had been knocking about for seven days they ultimately reached Oistriche, the prisoners and their companions in the meantime going to Belize, where they sold the vessel and her cargo, Inspector Carlisle stated that when he apprehended Clements the prisoner said that Captain Wilma and Major Hogg, of the Confederate army. had engaged them to go on Ward the Joseph L. ota as passengers, end to take the ship and cargo, and to the captain- adrift. Major Hogg served them with revolver, and showed them a document, signed b General Bee, and issued by Jeff. Davis. One of the pr stated to an eating-hones keeper that he bad been engaged in the slave trade on his own account, end that, having been captured with 800 slue', he was sent to Fort Lafayette for four years. At the °occlusion of the evidence, Mr. Raffles, the stipendiary magistrate, rid:—This case is one of grave Importance, and I mud not give • hasty decide°. I shall remand these men for seven days, and in the meantime I shall take such steps as ate beet calculated in my *lucent to aid me in arriving at • right conclusion.
The Express. — 1862-12-15 (London, England)

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Tins D&Y.) —7The December adjourned general sessions of the peace for the county of Middlesex commenced this morning at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell-green, before Mr. Bodkin, assistant-judge, and a bench of magistrates. The calendar contains the names of 105 prisoners committed for trial. The state of education is reported as follows :—Neither read nor write, 13 ; read and write imperfectly, 65 ; can read only, at ; read and write well, 4. The Assistant Judge addressed the grand jury on the nature of their duties.  William Pike, formerly secretary to a benevolent society of operative painters, who was last session convicted of embezzling some of the monies of the society, was this day brought up for judgment. The Assistant Judge said he postponed judgment until this session with a view of giving the prisoner an opport.inity of making up amongst his friends the amount of his defalcations • but not having dime so, he was sentenced to be kept to hard labour for six months. Frederick Kelsey, who was convicted last session of attemptiog to commit self-murder by stabbing himself in the belly, was brought up for judgment. Lockyer, the officer who bad been desired by the assistant-judge to make inquiries as to the character of the prisoner, said that he found that he was a very respectable man, but had been very unfortunate in his business as a oowkeeper, and that he had been abroad. He had found his wife some time ago, but she gave him an address which subsequently turned out to be au incorrect one, and ha was unable to trace her.  A neighbour of the prisoner said he was a highly respectable man, but had been unfortunate io having a disease amongst his cows. His wife had brought him into debt, and he believed was isstrumeutal in causing his daughter to stop out late at night. The prisoner said he had been most unfortunate in his hominess, rod had been to Australia and tither places with a view of retrieving his position, hut his wife had madeaway with everything ha had. He had saved 1001. which be had invested in the Bank of Baikal, but by power of attorney he had given his wife full opportunity of using it in any useful way she might have thought proper. When he landed in Melbourne he bad but 34 in the world, and which he expended in a week, so dear were things at that tune in the colony. He had seen the error of his act, mid would never repeat it, but would seek a living in that coustry, where he had sought it before.  The Assistant Judge said AA be had had time to reflect, he hoped as a man be would meet his troubles, whatever they might be, sod not lay violent hands on himself. He should call upon him to enter into his own recogniaances in the 'urn of W. to come up for judgment when celled upon. The prisoner was then discharged.
The Express. — 1862-07-28 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED FRATRICIDE IN LEEDS.  On Saturday, at the Leeds Town Hall, James Emmitt, medical student, of Saddleworth, was charged with attempting to murder his brother, by shooting him with • pistol Prosecutor, whose name is George Emmitt, of Nilestreet, Leeds, is in • somewhat critical position, sod is attended by two medical men, who have extracted several shots from the wound, but who are afraid that some of the shot-corns may still be in the neck. On Saturday, consequently, Mr. Tennant, magistrate, gent to the prosecutor's residence for the purpose of taking is deposition, which we subjoin. George Eminitt said—Prisoner is my brother, by the same father, and has lately been living at Saildleworth. Last Wednesday, prisoner, and his father and mother, came over to Leeds to see me. On Thursday, prisoner &mom. pealed me to the railway station in Marsh-lane, where I am engaged. He subsequently went with me to the Wellington Station, where I bad business, and we then bad refreshment at various places, not separating until ten o'clock at night. On Friday morning we met again, and had di od tea together, for which I paid. In the evening I again went down to Marsh lane station, the prisoner being with me. As I was writing in the bookingoffice prisoner stood near to me. He wu in the waiting room, from which the booking-office is boxed off. Suddenly I heard the report of • pistol. I felt myself wounded on the aide of the neck on which the prisoner was standing. I cried out " Oh dear, who has done that r and prisoner then ran out of the office, and in • direction as if he was leaving the station, and I thought I saw him putting away • pistol. There was pomp), dispute or words between me and the prisoner. I pn out on to the platform, and somebody then assisted me into the superintendent's room, where • medical man attended me. I cannot 'mount for the pistol being discharged at me. We hail met several times during the day, and were app•tently on the best of terms. Prisoner owes me money. Mrs. Mary Atack, fruit dealer, of Colton, near Templenewsana, said she was at the station at twenty minutes to six o'clock, waiting for a train home. In the waiting room adjoining the office she saw the prisoner, and the prose. cuter was in the office. There is a door from one room to the other, and this was open at the time, and there is also a window, at which people obtain their tickets. She saw the prisoner with a pistol in his band—he was then standing by the side of the prosecutor—and he suddenly extended his hand in the direction of the prosecutor. She heard the pistol explode, but (lid not see the prosecutor bleeding from Ins wowed. She followed prosecutor on to the platform, and told a man to assist him to a seat. as she was of opinion that he (prosecutor) was about to fall Prisoner walked quickly down the steps, in • direction as if he was leaving the station. The magistrates, at this stage of the inquiry, remanded the prisoner foe • week.