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VgpTl,! TOVTN TALK. BT OUR SPECIAL COEEESPON )ENT. -+-- em- readers will understand that we do not hol4 ourselves Tepen- siblefor our able Correspondent's opinions. --+- THE chase after, capture, and examination of the miserable German tailor charged with a great crime has, as my readers are well aware, formed the chief topic of the week. Even the auspicious visit of Prince Humbert, the heir to the new throne of Italy, has paled before it. Yes, the morbidity, if I may use the word, of all classes of society has been excited to an unnatural, and, I think, reprehensible tension. And for what ? To catch a glimpse of, or hear small gossip about a man who, if he be guilty, is ,after all, neither more nor less than a very common- place ruffian-indeed, not even what is called a great" criminal-whom mere chance, or want of alertness on the part of the authorities, enabled to escape for a time, and by that escape and the consequent pursuit to magnify himself into a hero. For surely no real hero, whether Nelson, Welling- ton, or Garibaldi, ever received a more sensational reception on touching the shores of Britain thaa. did Franz Miiller, though it was plain that the public did not intend', sympathy with him, to judge by the shouts and yells of the crowd. I was present at the examination, conscious of the fearful issue at stake,"and the scene to me, both within and without, was hideously 'grotesque. A tiger was expected, but, lo! a seeming mouse appeared. People, in fact, were disgusted, and the term is not too strong that thejnan did not look up" to the crime with which;,he was charged. )n truth, the brand of Cain is not imprinted on his brow or even indicated by his j physique. What! I heard a costermonger say to a friend, that little under- sized cove knock over a big man like Muster Briggs and toss him out of a railway carriage afterwards, and do it all in a:minllte or two It's all gammon; he couldn't any more do it than my donkey that's my thinking, there, now." Now, without offering an opinion on the costermonger's assertion, I must dechre)t as my'belief that, inas- much as very notorious criminals almost invariably have their imitators, to give such undue notoriety to such a case as Mutter's is] but to offer an in- centive-a spur, to criminally-diseased minds, who may be only meditating crime; for it is, unfor- tunately, too true that, to certain morbidly-dis- posed people, any notoriety, no matter how ob- tained, is what fame is to thefgreat and good. "9 Touching this Miiller case, how true is it that good comes out of evil! For instance, the celerity and uprightness -with, which the authorities of the Northern States of America acted with reference to his extradition has put the English press in a good humour with them. Nothing could have been more fair or in accordance with the extra- dition treaty than their conduct in this case, not- withstanding the noisy harangues of men like Mr. Chauncey Shaffer. Apropos of America, political pundits are of opinion that the recent capture of Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, by the Federals, and the almost certain capture of Mobile, which is to follow, they say, will bring about a peace. It is also believed that a similar result will ensue if General M'Clellan be elected to- the presidency. But I no more believe in a speedy peace than I do in the probability that little Mac will defeat Abe Lincoln," who is, at present, the favourite candi- date by long odds. At all events, if a peace be imminent, it is rather singular that an advertise- ment (anonymous, it is true) should so recently have been put forth, inviting subscriptions to a loan of £50,000,000 sterling to the Confederate States. While leading M.P.'s are lecturing and address- ing their constituents in the provinces, it is posi- tively stated in town that the veteran M.P. for Rye, Mr. Mackinnon, is to be raised to the peer- age again, that, in anticipation of a general election, much work is being carved out for the revising barristers—far instance, in the southern division of the county of Lancaster alone, no fewer than 14,000 objections have already been made; also, that Mr. Henley contemplates resign- ing his seat for Oxfordshire. The last rumour, however, I am in a position to contradict. Last week I said that, in certain circles, I had heard political motives assigned as the prime cause of the present pleasure trip of- the Prince of Wales. Since then, I have heard it further affirmed that his Royal Highness's visit to King Christian is at the instigation of the British Cabinet, and for the purpose of trying to dissuade the Danish King from carrying out the alliance at present on the tapis between the Princess Dagmar and the heir to the Russian throne. Such a rumour, however,"is scarcely to be credited, for, deserted by England, the poor king cannot prudently refuse a double alliance with Russia—for, of course, you have heard that King George of Greece is to marry a Russian princess. Another reason for my disbelief is, that in Court circles it is pretty well understood that their Royal Highnesses' visit to Denmark did not have the Queen's full sanction. So that, perhaps, if not one of mere affection, the visit may be a chi- valrous and significant protest against the policy of our Cabinet with reference to Denmark and the Duchies. Apropos of Royalty, I hear asserted as positive facts that the Princess Helena is to be married in the coming spring, and that Prince Alfred is to spend a year in the University of Bonn, where, it will be remembered, the late Prince Consort passed several years of his life. While talking about companies and speculation, many a good man and true is just now wincing with shame at the scandal to all honest commercial enterprise, caused by the report of the official liqui- dators of the affairs of a certain ,bank, which represented XI,06,461 irrecoverably lost, out of a paid-up capital of £ 179,195! It is a monstrous result; yet whose fault is it ? There were., I know, good sterling men among the directors yet, in spite of that fact, we are told that £2,644 ) were advanced upon a lady's watch, bracelet, and 1 ring, which articles realised in the best market only i!80! But the quantity of this kind of security in the report is legion: in a single sentence, out of £ 20,000 '-securities of this nature only £1,200 has been realised. ill-algri this frightful .mismanage- ment, directors took £ 2,987 as fees. In how far, I would ask, has the management of this Unity Bank been proved better than that of the British Bank, or that other establishment over which Colonel Waugh presided? Scientific men-lovers especially of geographical study-a,re grieving sadly at the lamented death of poor Captain Speke. How similar was his end to that of Bruce—both world-wide travellers and dis- coverers. Both believed they had made out the source of the Nile; both returned in safety to their native land, after encountering the perils of starvation, climate, savage beasts-more savage men, to die by accident--Bruce, by a fall down his own stairs while handing a guest to his car- riage Speke by the chance discharge of his own fowling-piece while out shooting! This traveller's loss is a calamity to geographical science, and casts a gloom over the meeting of the British Associa- tion that scarcely found its compensation in the ever welcome presence of Livingstone. Z.

OUTLINES OF THE WEEK. —— WE have little to say about America this week; the war still rages and many lives are sacrificed weekly in the fratricidal strife which is going, forward. The Presidential election, which is shortly to take place, does not prevent further efforts in the causa of war; many thousands of fresh recruits are weekly enlisted, who, for the sake of bounty money, fight their fellow-men, and are either killed or crippled themselves, or kill or cripple their opponents. In the South there is misery, wretchedness, and poverty, and in the North the great commercial interests which were once their pride are fast fading away. We almost despair of ever seeing the beginning of that end which will restore peace to a country of mighty resources, and bring out ence again the energies and industry of a people whose antecedents gained them the respect of the world. THE armistice between Germany and Denmark expired last week, and we are now given to under- stand that negotiations are in progress with a view to its prolongation until the 15th of Decem- ber next. Meanwhile, the inhabitants of North Schleswig, at least, are by no means satisfied with German intervention. It is even stated that the majority of the inhabitants of Schleswig generally are more anxious to share their fortunes with Denmark than Germany; and this view is corro- borated by the proclamation of the commander- in-chief of the allied army of Austria and Prussia, wherein he prohibits the circulation of petitions" and the collection of signatures under pain of martial law, and significantly reminds the inha- bitants that the" state of war" continues. We are fearful that the despotism of the German powers will be harder to bear than Danish rule. We trust, however, that there will be no further revolt, as it would be useless for the lamb to struggle against the lion. WE have recently received news from Australia, and through Australia from New Zealand. From the former we hear that the Melbourne people are taking measures of their own to put a step to transportation from the mother country. They have subscribed eonsiderable sums for the purpose of paying the passage of expirees" to England- that is, men whose term of servitude has expired; and, apparently, they are resolved to carry out their resolution. It is argued that this is a perfectly legitimate mode of action-that it will rid the cclony of unwelcome visitors, and will neither embarrass the governor nor the Government. On the other hand we shall have re-imported into England men with the badge of crime upon their shoulders, who always find em- ployment difficult to obtain in this country, be they ever so penitent and changed in disposition, and we fea,r society will not be benefited by them. The New Zealand news, if not particularly im- portant, is interesting, if only from a curious trait of native character. It appears that the battle of Tauranga, with the result of which our readers are familiar, was brought about by a dis- tinct challenge. The Maories, emboldened by their success at Gate Pah, sent a message" to the English colonel, in the following terms :—" Now hear what we have to say. We have been waiting for you to come and attack us for a whole month, but you have not come, and now we are coming to you. We give you warning, therefore, that you may expect to see us within the month, and not to let any of your soldiers out, for our young men will certainly shoot them. We give you warning, therefore, that you may not say it is murder, for it will not be murder. We shall treat your wounded prisoners well, and shall expect you to do the same." Colonel Greer accepted this challenge, and, as is well known, defeated the poor natives, who were driven from their position at the point of the bayonet, and their loss exceeded two hundred. Among the slain was Henare Taraton, the writer of the challenge. THE British Association held its annual session at Bath last week. The inaugural address of Sir Charles Lyell, the president, was devoted to an historical, geological, chemical, and speculative account of the globe. It was listened to by a large audience, and loudly applauded. During the week the members had some very interesting excursions-amongst other places, to Frome and Stanton Drew. Those who went to the former had the pleasure of lunching with the Earl of Cork; those in the latter with Lady Waldegrave and Mr. Chichester Fortescue. A melancholy fact, however, destroyed most of the pleasure of the meeting. Captain Speke, who was to have addressed them on the Friday, had, the day pre- viously, been out with some friends partridge shooting, and, in scrambling over a hedge, his gun accidentally went off and killed him. The melan- choly fate of such a man has excited a deep feeling of regret not only among the illustrious savans assembled at Bath, but throughout the land by all those who have an interest in the progress of the world's information, in which he was so ardent and able a pioneer. As the explorer of the source of the Nile his name will never be for- gotten. It is strange that one who had passed through such great dangers in wild lands., and i was clearlj a fished sportsman, should meet with. i Ms death by so simple;an accident and in so peace- ful a scene. THERE is an agitation on foot in some of our local towns to restrict the indiscriminate sale of poisons, and it is really thought by inquiring persons that it is time something should be done, since, only a short time ago, twelve pounds of white arsenic were sold for plaster of Paris, and used ii\ the composition of sweetmeats; then we heard of thirty pounds of sugar of lead being supplied instead of alum, and intermixed with eighty casks of flour by a baker; and again, in a shop drawer, under the control of a small boy, were found, in separate pieces of paper, rice, corrosive sublimate, oxalic acid, Epsom salts, jalap, starch, and tooth-powder. Such things being brought before our view, it is considered right that there should be some register kept of deadly poisons. If we have free trade in everything else, we think no one would desire free trade in poisons. WE notice, in last week's police reports, that a woman is charged with an outrage on the assistant matron of Chelsea Workhouse, and, in her defence, she revealed this interesting fact, that in gaol she would only have to pick two pounds of oakum, but in the workhouse she had to pick three pounds, in the twenty-four hours. Honest poverty ought to be more respected than to make labour harder to the indigent than to the felon. We should like to see a little more mercy extended to paupers where the law will permit it; and poor-law guardians have much power in their hands, if they would exercise it in a judicious manner, and on the side of mercy. VERY little has passed during the week in the political world. Lord Stanley, however, at the dinner of the Tipperary Union Farming Society, made two very able speeches. In one, he ex- pressed a hope that the heir to the British throne woi?ild take an early opportunity of improving his acquaintance with Ireland, by frequent visits and occasional residence." This mightily pleased his audience. But in his second speech he spoke so cheerfully of the future prospects of Ireland, that the people were in raptures with him. We are glad to see noblemen like Lord Stanley amongst the Irish people, stimulating them by kindly words to hope and enterprise; and we trust the time may not be far distant when the pros- perity predicted by his lordship will be realised. IN police reports the name of Muller, the supposed murderer of Mr. Briggs, has been the most prominent. The prisoner has been given every opportunity to prove him- self innocent of the crime with which he is charged. His German friends have found him counsel of the highest eminence, and he has been treated throughout with the greatest leniency. We forbear to comment on his guilt or innocence we well know he will have a fair trial, and we shall be perfectly satisfied with the decision of the jury. We, however, lament the curiosity exhibited to see the prisoner, and the immense amount of penny-a-lining which has been used to bring the man prominently before the public, making an insignificant being like him the observed of all observers. There is no limit to the love of notoriety. A foolish fellow named King, who described himself as a bookseller, but who turned out to be an actor-for the sake, probably, of having his name in the newspapers, accused himself of being concerned in the murder of Mr. Briggs; but after two remands ke was dismissed, it being fully proved that there was no foundation for his drunken self-accusation. Nor was he the only one who has been infected by the Muller fever. A lad, named Job Bartlett, an apprentice to a printer, working in an office in Chancery-lane, has just lost his life in consequence. It appears that the boy's mind had occupied itself less with Muller's guilt than with his assumed destination to the gallows. He wished to know the sensations of hanging without depriving himself of life, but he tried one experiment too much, and paid for his rashness with his life. As we have said before, however, it is very sad to see this morbid feeling taking hold of people, and it is in a great measure caused by making a criminal the positive hero of the day. I AGAIN we must refer to the constant repetition of assaults in railway carriages. It is believed that previous to Mr. Briggs's murder frequent cases of slight assaults occurred without the general public being aware of it; but now that people are taught to make their complaints known, we are surprised at the number of out- rages committed. Some one suggests actions against the railway companies, and doubtless uiries would not be very tender to those managers of railways who steadily set their faces against protecting the public. Yet, perhaps, their miser- able economy would still prompt them to pay the penalties rather than incur the extra expense of making alterations in their carriages. It is very possible, however, that Mr. Milner Gibson will have more indignation to contend against next session, as President of the Board of Trade, than he likes. The Government ought to have inter- fered in the matter, and the country will look to its representatives to insist upon ample protec- tion for their lives, and from the insults of the depraved. Child Murder at Paddington.-On Tuesday

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in Hants, was buried at the latter place a few days since. His body was brought from Germany, where he died. He was the great grandson of the famous Indian warrior of that name, whose fame was so great in India, according to Macaulay, that long after his death the sepoys who fought under him always made a low and reverential salaam when they saw his picture. Wife Murder ia. Prance.—At the Court of Assizes of the Aube, a farm servant, named Malley, has just been tried on a charge of having, at Moulins, on the 25th of March last, murdered his wife by throwing her into the river Aube. A married woman, named Tonnelot, with whom he had cohabited both before and after his marriage, was also charged as an accomplice in the crime. The woman Malley having disappeared on the 25th of March last, the prisoner, a man of very bad character, was immediately suspected of having murdered her, and several circumstances were soon discovered which left no doubt of his guilt. He was accordingly arrested, and, after vainly endea- vouring to combat the evidence against him, at last confessed that at the instigation of the woman Ton- nelot, he had induced his wife to go with him to see some friends at a neighbouring village, but that the woman Tonnelot met them near the river, and they then executed their design of drowning her. In con- sequence of this confession the woman Tonnelot was arrested. The river was dragged, and the body of Malley's wife was found near the spot indicated by him. In court the female prisoner denied her guilt, and attempted to prove an alibi, but failed; while several witnesses deposed that they had' seen her coming from,the direction of the river shortly after the time when the murder was committed. The jury found both prisoners guilty, but with extenuating cir- cumstances, and the court accordingly condemned them to hard labour for life.

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rp,v TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA. BERLIN, THURSDAY, 1 P.M. Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Prussia- gave birth to a Prince at noon to-day. Her Royal, Highness and the infant Prince are doing well. AMERICA. Official Export of the Pall of Atlanta. NEW YORK, SEPT. 7. Mr. Stanton announces the receipt of General Sher- man's report of the capture of Atlanta, dated 3rd inst., 26 miles south of Atlanta. Sherman withdrew on the- 30th ult. from around Atlanta, and reached a point to strike the Macon-road, Howard with the right being near Jonesboro', Schofield with the left near Rough and Ready, and Thomas with the centre at Couch';?, The Federals, finding the enemy at Jonesboro', en. trenched themselves. Sherman meeting with strong opposition along the road, advanced his left and centre to the railroad, and broke the railroad from Eough and Ready down to Howard's left, near Jonesboro'. By the same movement Sherman interposed his army between Atla,nta and that portion of the enemy en- trenched at Jonesboro'. There Sherman made a gene- ral attack upon the enemy, capturing their works, 10 guns, and 1,000 prisoners. The Confederates retreated south during the night, Sherman following the enemy to their lines near Lovejoy's Station. Hood, at Atlanta, finding Sherman on his only road of supply, and between him and part of his army, re- treated during the night from Atlanta, after blowing up the magazines. The 20th Corps of the Federal army then occupied the city. Sherman states that since May the 5th his army has been constantly in battle or skirmish, and needed rest. Sherman's losses are 1,200 men. He has 1,500 prisoners. No news has been received from Sherman since the 4th, telegraphic communication between Atlanta and Nashville having been cut. Wheeler has damaged the railroad in Sherman's rear. It is reported that Wheeler has been driven off. Farragut and Granger are actively preparing for the attack on Mobile. President Lincoln has ordered a day of thanksgiving. or the victories at Atlanta and Mobile, and has tendered his thanks to Admiral Farragut and General Sherman. Salutes have been ordered in honour of the victories. General Gillam has surprised and killed the guerilla General Morgan at Greenville, Tennessee, capturing his staff. Early is still confronting Sheridan in the Shenan- doah Valley. The draft in New York and Brooklyn will not take place. It is reported that General Fremont has withdrawn his name as presidential candidate. Reported Surrender of Mobile. NEW. YORK, SEPT. 10. The World contains a report that according to news received from deserters Admiral Farragut's fleet passed Dog River bar after a brief shelling, and Mobile surrendered, the Confederates withdrawing t&- the interior."

REFUSING TO BURY THE BEAD; Strange Proceedings Among the applications to Mr. Dayman, at the Wandsworth Police-court on Friday, was one by a respectable-looking woman, who stated that she lived in the New-road, Battersea, and that her lodgers had lost a child, which the parish had refused to bury. The- child had been dead eight days, and the body was in a shocking condition. Applicant had a family of six. children, and she wanted his worship to tell her how she was to proceed. Mr. Dayman recommended her to apply to the In- spector of Nuisances. He (Mr. Dayman) did not know what he could do for her. Applicant: It is very bad for me. Mr. Dayman: I know it is. It is a risk which people run in taking lodgers. Applicant: I pitied them, because I know they are not able to bury their child. Mr. Dayman We cannot interfere in this matter. Any person who does not inter their dead are liable to be indicted for it. That is the only law.' It is in. the discretion of the guardians, who, if they refuse, expose themselves to public obloquy. The Applicant: The body has been lying without a coffin for eight days. The parties are in a very desti- tute state, and have nothing but a bit of a bed in their room. They have been about every day since Monday to get the child buried. I interfered in it for the sake of my children. Mr. Dayman I cannot interfere. You must either- apply to the Inspector of Nuisances or to the Poor- law Commissioners. The applicant, who was accompanied by the mother of the child, then left the court, apparently in great trouble.

A SUSPICIOUS OABE. Augustine William Beauclerk Butler, a young man of gentlemanly appearance, was brought up at Bow- street by warrant charged with obtaining X20 by false pretences from John Warton. The Prosecutor said: I reside at 2?, Cambridge- terrace, Clapham-road, and am a clerk. On the 17th August last, being at the time out of a situation and in consequence of the letter produced I went to Pump- court, Temple, where I saw the prisoner. He repre- sented himself as a clergyman of the Church of England, and said he was the rector of the Calverly Mission, and Secretary of the St. James's College and University," and he said his name was the Rev. A. W. B. Butler. He stated that he was in want of a clerk, and I offered myself for the situation. We did not come to an agreement that evening, but the next day I went again, and engaged myself to him as clerk, at a salary of X60 a year, commencing on the 19th of August. On the 26th August I met the prisoner by appointment at the office of a solicitor at 27, Lincoln's- inn-fields, and after some conversation I signed the agreement, which I now produce, and which is also signed by the prisoner. At the same time I paid the sum of = £ 20 as security for moneys which he said would; pass through my hands. He signed the receipt for the amount. According to the said agreement I was to be paid my salary quarterly, but the prisoner said he was- a man of property and would, pay me weekly. The same night I entered upon my duties, and continued in his service till the 14th of September. On Friday, the 9th, I told the prisoner I was not satisfied with my situation, and that I wished to leave. I asked him to return my money and destroy the agreement. He replied that he would consider about it. He then left the office at No. 2, Pump-court, and did not return. I have never seen him since till this day. I only re- ceived one week's salary, and two weeks are now due to me. I parted with my money and signed the agreement on the representation of the prisoner that he was a clergyman, and secretary of the missions, &c., named in the agreement. I produce the corres- pondence which took place between us. (Witness produced two letters written by the prisoner—the first-, inviting prosecutor to call at Pump-conrt, Temple, and the secofid directing him to bring a deposit on taking his office as clerk). ° The prisoner begged that the case might be re- manded until he could provide himself with legal assistance, as he had only just been taken into custody. He should then be able to show that the charge was entirely without foundation. He had adhered to his agreement with the complainant, and if he had been content to wait, the = £ 20 would have been duly returned to him. He (the prisoner) would undertake that it should be paid that day or the next.. Mr. Vaughan: But you are charged with having falsely represented yourself to be a clergyman of the- Church of England and connected with the Calverly- Mission, upon which representation the money was; advanced to you. Prisoner: I am aware of that; but I shall be able? to meet the charge. Mr. Vaughan: Do you wish to ask the witness any questions ? Prisoner: No. I prefer waiting till my solicitor is present, and then the whole matter can be explained. Mr. Vaughan: Then I will remand the case for a week; but you will be retained in custody. Prisoner Oh, of course. The prisoner, who suffers from an impediment of speech, and could speak only with much difficulty, was then remanded accordingly. — ♦

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