ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 25, 3 February 1863, Page 3

ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

Tho JSsprit Public of Paris asserts that France has determined to proffer her mediation to tho American belligerents alone, having reason to believe it will be favorably received by both parties. A banquet was given ut Wick, to celebrates the coming of age of the Prince of Wales, nt which tho Earl of Caithness presided. Jn proposing the toast of the evening, tho onrl, who is one of the lords in waiting, said: — "When I 6aw that tlie Queen in council had sanctioned the Prince's marriage with the Princess Alexandria of Denmark, 1 wrolo to him a congratulatory letter. Ite immediately 6cnt me an answer by return of post ; and though it is hot right to make public the contents of a private letter, I may, without any breach of confidence ,1 thiuk, repent to you a single sentenco from tbat letter, llis royal highness says: — "I beg to return my most sincere thanks to Lady Caithness and yourself for jour good wishes; and I feel now what it is to be really happy." His royal Highness farther says: — "Ifl can make tho future life and home of fhe princess n happy one I shall be content. I feel doubly happy in tho thought that ray approaching marriage is one which lias the approval of the nation ; ami I only trust that I may not disappoint tho expectations thnt have been formed of me." English Turf Scandals. — A very large share of the gossip of the month has been taken up by a scries of " tUrf scandals," which have been brought to light in the shape of nn almost interminable epistolary controversy. Our limited space prevents us from doing more than merely indicating what the main points of this controversy have been. Some time ago, two officers of the Guards, named Burnaby and Annesley, were accused of foul play at Newmarket. Colonel Jjurnaby was stated to have caused his mare Tarragona to be " pulled " in a match with a horse called Michel Grove; and Captain to have inado a fictitious or collusive bet with tho owner of Tarragona, with the view of misleading those who heard the bet made, and inducing them to suppore that Colonel Burnaby really considered his mare likely to win a race, which he had privily arranged that she should lose. When tho subject wns first brought to the notice of the Jockey (lull. Colonel Burnaby expressed great aniiety t'nat a full and searching investigation of his conduct should take place before That tribunal ; and the club acceded to and acted upon his invitation. The result of the investigation was not a complimentary acquittal, but merely a dry verdict of "not proven," which, us may be supposed, was by no means satisfactory to Colonel Burnaby, Captain .Annesley, and their fri ends. While this verdict was bring discussed n new subject of dispute arose. It appeared that while the Michel Grove and Tarragona case was bet'oro the Jockey Club, Admiral lious, ono of the stewards of the club, had taken up nn extremely hostile attitude ngainst Colonel Burrmby. lie had even expressed his ' : abhorrence " of Colonel Burnaby to one of that gentleman's friends. Admiral llous was so angrily assailed on this account that he published a correspondence relating to an affair which occurred shortly before the Tarragona case to show that his " abhorrence " nf Colodcl Burnaby was not without cause. This correspondence called forth a number of letters fivui various noblemen and gentlemen who happened to know more or. less of the circumstances. In these letters j there aro so many contradictions and inconsisten- | cies that it is still impossible to say with confidence I what th? cardinal facts really are. The whole i affair originated in two bets laid by the Hon. j Randolph" Stewart- The first appears to have been a bet of a '"' fiver on equal terms with his friend Colonel Burnaby os to the spelling- ot the word " Kfindcer " — the Jfon. Mr Stewart betting on tho spelling ns given aoove, and Colonel Burnaby betting oi> the spelling Eaindcer. This bet was" mentioned the next day on the racecourse, and Mr Ten J'.roeek offered to bet 20 to 5, and, subsequently at dinner. lnO to 1 that lieindecr is the true spelling. The lion Mr Stewart says, that this opportunity of "hedging" was not to be thrown away, and ho accepted ii — so (hat lie would gain, "it will be oWrved, £5 and lose i'l of the decision in favor of Reindeer; would gain i LI GO and lose Lo by the decision in favor of K«in- j deer. But it is further alleged tint this latter bet i was expressly referred to the au'hurity of ''John- ! son" a Dictionary," which happens to fepell the | word Krtindecr. This allegation has not been proved; but iftr.ie, would certainly establish a strong presumption of fraud; as it is not at nil likHy"t!mt the first bet should have been made without any reference by the parties to dictionaries in the time which chipped before tho second. What complicates the case i?, that a friend of the betters, Mr Lawley, assorted in writing to Admiral Rons that (ho first bet was a inert 1 " bublj-le bet," intended, that is, as a il'-coy or bait for fhe I second, — which statement has since been, also in writing, withdrawn, and contradicted by its nu- j thor ! " I A Kiel "leiler in (lie Monitcur f-r.ys, "Cn the occasion n{ tho lmrriage of tho Princess Alexandra of Denmark, the city of Copenhagen is preparing to present the vime princess with a l-eprodccrion ot' the celebrated stiilu<? of Hebe, by Therwnlsdsen. The •execution of two pictures re-presenting-views of i lie cnpiial of Denmark have been confided to Danish painters, and will bo also presented to her royal highness. In the provinces a subscription, headed by ladies, has been opened for the purpose of purchasing iiw presentation to Hit? .princess a porcelain i?prvice from the royal manufactory, ornamented with views of the roost picturesque sites in Denmark, and t lie -most beautiful specimens of Danish flowers." The Prince of Wales, with his sister and her husband, the Prince of Pn-'via, has been lionising at Naples, and climbing Mount Vesuvius-. In this 'pedestrian acnieveineni the prieess, wad'tna in tho ashes ankle-deep, lost her s'.-.oe, and was obliged to tie up her foot in a silk handkerchief, consecrated to that purpose by some chivalrous Italcigh of her suit. So, at his coming of a:*e, Prince Albert Edward passed hi 3 birth-day at Naples. The two princes and the Princess are now at Rome-. Mr llassel. an architect who has been engfcge'd in similar undertakings in Russia, ha? issued proposals for the construction, by incarrs -of subscriptions of shareholders, of an ice palace in '.he St. Lawrance, opposite Montreal, in the approaching winter. 'J he building is to 40 feet high by 1 14 feet long, and 50 feet deep, surrounded by a colonnade and topped with a dome, all, except the windows and doors, to be built of ice. A large skating vlag; is proposed to be annexed to the building. The rooms, which will include a large ball room, ladies' and gentlemens' rooms, and halls, are to be " all heated by stoves, and warranted not to molt!" Ifc ia stated that the palace could be built in three or four weeks, and at a cost of übout 3,500 dollars. llis Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh has become the proprietor of Hatherop Castle estate,situate ontho Cotswold-liills, about two miles from the pretty little towu of Fairford and nine miles from Cirencester, in East Gloucestershire. The estate comprises nearly 6400 acres, with a rental (exclusive of the mansion, woods-, and lands iv hand) of about £7000 per annum. A good deal of gossip has prevailed in fashionable circles of the metropolis inconsequence of the discovery of an elopement, which took place on the Ist November. It appears that the young lady resided at the house of her father, in the vicinity of Eaton-square. An attachment had sprung up between her and a young man who attended her as music and singing master. The pair went to Dover, and embarked for the continent. The lady., it, is said, possesses a fortune of £5000 in her own right. She is twenty years of age, and very handsome. '■' Among the cases of more than usual interest that are about to occupy Sir Creswell Cresswell," says the Belfast Newsletter, " is one that will be eagerly watched in the north of Ireland. The petitioner is the son of a nobleman who holds a public office 5n connection With a very important town in Ulster, aud Who is the heir presumptive to an ancient Irish peerage. This gentleman was a short time ago co-respondent in a case in Which one of Her Majesty's consuls abroad presented a petition for the dissolution of his marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery. The marriage was in process of time dissolved, and within a few weeks after the judgment of Sir Cresswell Cresswell had been delivered tbe respondent and tbe co-respondent were married on tho continent, where the lady had been sojourning for some time. It secins however that the lady, who thus became twice a wife without having passed through the usual ordeal of widowhood, has proved unfaithful to her second vows. The petitioner alleges that she ha? committed adultery at Leamington and at Bath, and he prays that the yquisfc will annul his marriage on the ground that it $-a.s eoniraoted be w fore tho three • months : allowed by law for an ap. pe>l, or tbat, failing on-tb^t point, the marriage

may be dissolved ou the ground of adultery. The case presents some curious features of interest for the public generally, and especially for the jurist, as it is the first instance since the establishment of the Court of Divorce in which a respondent and a co-respondent to a petition for dissolution of marriage, having repaired their error as far as they could by marrying each other, have again appealed to the to the court to separate them on the around" of infidelity during such married state. It also raises the question as to whether a marriage contracted before the expiration of the three months allowed for appeal is valid.'* Tho Esprit Public of Paris asserts that lYance has determined to proffer her mediation to the American belligerents alone, having reason to bolieve it will bo favorably received by both parties* The County ofTipperary certainly contains some of the most daring ruffians in the world. An outrage, which for cool audacity surpasses even the conduct of Hayes, who murdered Mr Braddell, occurred lately at the Tipperary Quarter Sessions, when Mr Serjeant Howley, the respected chairman of the country, was very near being wounded on the bench, wht'i'e he sat surrounded by twelve magistrates. There were two stipendiary magistral cc and thirty constables present, and the court house was densely crowded. A voting 1 man about 22 years of age, named Richard Casey, was indicted for stealing two shirts. He paid no attention to (he evidence, and seenied quite reckless. The jury found him guilty, and, it having been ascertained that he had been imprisoned before at Casbel as a deserter, he was scntenred to three months' imprisonment with hard labor. Tho moment the sentence was pronounced the prisoner made a sudden movement, and flung a stone of a pound weight at the head of the judge. Providentially ho hnd not taken his eyes oQ' the prisoner, and perceiving the sudden action, he throw himself buck from the chair and thus, avoided tho blow. The stone was flung witli tremendous force as if from a sling. The violence with which it was thrown smnshed the stone, and a portion of it remained in the woodwork behind the chnir. Tho greatest consternation was excited by this daring outrage. The magistrates held a consultation and resolved to have the prisoner indicted and tried for this offence at the next assizes. Tim learned judge was warmly congratulated by his friends on bis almost miraculous escape.