THE FIELD 
^nlirt 3ntrllignirr. 
MARLB0R0UG1I-STREET. 
Lord Frankfort has been repeatedly at this court and at the police- 
station to complain of certain grievances which he believes are inflicted 
upon him by a general conspiracy of everybody to poison his food and 
to insult him wherever he goes. On Tuesday his lordship had an 
Interview with Mr. Hardwick, and left some printed papers, one headed 
"Certificates," the other "To the Right Hon. the Lords Spiritual and 
Temporal of tho United Kingdom in Parliament assembled." The 
certificates were signed “ William Rutter," and they stated that Lord 
Frankfort laboured under indisposition, in consequence of somebody 
having introduced deleterious sedatives into his food. The memorial 
to Parliament set forth that he, the Right Hon. Lodge Raymond, 
Viscount Frankfort dc Montmorcnci, had to complain of a long series 
of continued and most aggravated grievances and injuries, which had 
fatally destroyed his domestic arrangements, made considerable inroads 
into his property, and endangered Ids health. All these things were 
effected through the medium of corrupted domestics, and by all tho 
means which active, vindictive, powerful, and opulent persons could 
bring into operation ; and, as he had not been able to obtain either 
attention or redress from the proper authorities, he prayed their lord- 
ships to allow him to prove his charges before a committee of the whole 
House, os no other way was left of putting a stop to these outrages daily 
perpetrated against the peace and honour of his relatives, not excepting 
females, by persons destitute of moral and humane feelings, who were 
running riot in the success of a disgraceful career, which had hitherto 
evaded the law, bid defiance to justice, and was sheltered under the 
cloak of influence. Lord Frankfort declared to the magistrate that he 
could not walk tho streets or ride in an omnibus without being Insulted 
and spit at by the public at large. — Mr. Hardwick suggested a temporary 
residence on the continent. — Lord Frankfort asserted that the conti- 
nental people were even more bitter enemies than the people of Eng- 
land. — His lordship having retired, Mr. Hardwick gave the papers to 
Inspector Lester, who said he was no stranger to his lordship's trouble- 
some delusions. « 
MARYLEBONE. 
MtmDER. — An unusual degree of excitement prevailed in the Imme- 
diate neighbourhood of this court, in consequence of its having become 
generally known that a woman was in custody for the murder of an 
infant intrusted to her care. — Julia Barnes said: I am a married 
woman, and reside at 1 0, Praed-strcet, Paddington. The prisoner, Sophia 
Knight, lives in the same house, and occupies the back kitchen. Last 
night, at a quarter to eleven, I was in the yard and heard the prisoner 
make use of abusive and shameful language, but I knew not then 
towards whom it was directed. I looked through the window and saw 
her ill-using the baby, — Mr. Long: You mean the baby whom she is 
charged with having killed ? — Witness : Yes, Sir ; it is a nurse child. — 
Mr. Long : Now state particularly all that youknow about this shocking 
affair. — Witness: In the first instance I heard the prisoner knocking 
something about, but I did not hear any erica When I looked through 
the window, as I have stated, the prisoner was sitting up in bed with 
the baby in her arms. She was knocking it about with her hands very 
hard upon tho head and face. I called another person living in the 
house, and she witnessed the cruel treatment Shortly afterwards the 
prisoner's own daughter, eleven years old, came out of the room and 
got a basin of water. I asked her what her mother had been doing to 
the baby, and she made no reply. I wont into the kitchen and saw the 
prisoner sitting up in bed holding the baby. Its face was hidden liy the 
sheet ; and I heard a rattling noise in the throat, which satisfied me 
that it was dying. I told the prisoner what I had seen, and that I 
should give evidence against her. — Mr. Long : What did she say to 
that ? — Witness : She said she had not struck the child. I told her I 
had been in the yard and saw her do it, upon which she said, after some 
hesitation, “ The child dirtied himself and made me angry, and I then 
struck it. I'll get up directly and put it Into a warm bath." I sent 
down immediately to the landlady, and in a few minutes the prisoner came 
out of her room with tho child in her arms, and she took it to tho 
hospital, and I followed her to the door. She came out shortly without 
the child, and, upon my asking her about it, she told mo it was dead. 
I saw the nurse at the hospital, and she said the prisoner had told her 
that the baby had had n falL — Mr. Long : Did the prisoner hear what 
the nurse had said to you? — Witness : She did. Sir. — Mr. Long: Did 
she make any observation at the time ? — Witness : She did not. She 
seemed much the worse for drink. — Mr. Long : Do you know anything 
more ? — Witness : The prisoner stated her willingness to be given into 
custody, and she was given in charge l>y a man named Matthews, 
another lodger in the house. — Prisoner : Have you ever heard me say 
an unkind word to the baby ? — Witness : Yes, very often. — Mary Anne 
Cook: I lodge at No. 10, Praed-strcet Mrs. Barnes came tome, and I 
went with her to the back window looking into the ldtchen. I saw the 
prisoner strike the baby twice very hard indeed. — Prisoner : Can you 
swear that you ever knew me to be unkind to the baby? — Witness: I 
hove hoard yon use bad language towards it, and you have many times 
said that you wished it was dead. — Mr. Long asked if any one from the 
hospital was present ? — Mr. Lawrence Omerod here stood forward, and 
was sworn. — Mr. Long : What are you, Sir ? — Witness : I am house- 
surgeon at the St. Mury's-hospital, Paddington. The child was brought 
into tho hospital last night by the prisoner, who told me that It had 
fallen out of bed while she was absent from her room. — Mr. Long : Did 
you examine it? — Witness: I did. Sir. — Mr. Long: Describe what you 
saw. — Witness : I found that the child was bleeding from the mouth 
And nose. It was in a miserably emaciated state. It had a bruise on 
the left side of tho mouth. It was dead when I saw it. The prisoner 
askod mo whnt she was to do with the child, and I told her she must 
leave it where it was. — Mr. Long : Did the prisoner then say anything ? 
— Witnoss; She did not. Sir, but she cried very much. She went 
away, and was afterwords brought back to the hospital by persons who 
lodged at the same house as the prisoner. She (the prisoner) wns then 
convoyed to tho stntion-housu In tho custody of a policeman. I subse- 
quently examined the deceased Infant, and the conclusion I come to is, 
that from the neglect aud consequent weak condition of the child, the 
blows, os sworn to by the first two witnesses, had caused its death. I 
observed a great many old bruises on the child's head. — Inspector 
Jackson, D, in reply to a question from the magistrate, said, that he was 
not as yet prepared with witnesses to state what was the name of the 
child, or who were its parents. — Mr. Long told the prisoner, who had 
nothing to say, that she would be committed for the murder of the 
child ; but, as another witness was necessary, and os a coroner's inquest 
would bo held, and a post mortem examinatii n of the body made, she 
would bo sent to the House of Detention and brought up again on 
Tuesday next. 
BOW-STREET. 
Mr. Benjamin Stoman, carpenter and machinist, of the Theatre Royal 
Drury-lane, appeared before Mr. Henry to answer a charge of wilful 
perjury, preferred against him by Madame Caradori, the prima donna 
of the opera company lately performing at that theatre. — Mr. Lewis, 
solicitor, of Ely-place, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis, of 
Goldon-squarc, attended for the defendant. — From the opening state- 
ment of the case, it appeared that Madame Caradori and Signor Paves! 
had engaged to sing at Drury-lane on the re-opening of the theatre 
. " under new management," and they were announced to appear on 
Monday evening, the 21st of August, in " Lucrezia Borgia." On the 
previous Saturday, however, the defendant made an affidavit at Judge's 
Chambers, in which he asserted that Madame Caradori had informed 
him of Tier intention to discontinue singing at Drury-lane, and to 
return forthwith to Germany, the Monday following being specified os 
the day in which she had resolved to leave England. Upon this 
alleged avowal the deponent founded his claim to have Madame 
Caradori and Signor Pavesi held to ball, in respect of certain debts said 
to have been Incurred by them, and which, it was represented, they 
were designing to avoid by quitting the country. The sum of 
lSa fid. was claimed by deponent for services performed, and, in 
consequence of the statements deposed to in the affidavit, Baron Martin 
grunted an order for the immediate apprehension of the complainants. 
The execution of the order was deferred until half-past eleven o'clock 
on Saturday night, at which time Madame Caradori was arrested on 
leaving the residence of Mr. Jarrett, the managing director of the 
company, in Alfred-placc. She was taken direct to a sponging, 
houso, and, it being too late to get assistance, was detained in custody 
the whole of the following Sunday (the 20th), having only obtained 
her liberation at a late hour on that day by paying the amount 
of the alleged debt and costs, not a farthing of which wns due from her. — 
Mr, Henry said that neither In his experience when in practice, nor as 
n magistrate, had he ever heard of the sudden apprehension of a person 
for a debt without previous notice of the claim ; nnd ho could not con- 
ceive any set of circumstances that would make such a course justifiable. 
However, it was obvious that the witnesses could not all he examined 
that day, and the case must therefore stand over to another day. In 
tho meantime he strongly advised the defendant to omleavour to effect 
a settlement. — The inquiry was accordingly adjourned. 
HAMMERSMITH. 
The Aoent to the Spanish Dancers and the Cabmen. — Mr. 
Thomas llenrp, a tall, military-looking man, between thirty and forty 
years of age, with black moustache, who was described as the London 
agent to the Spanish dancers now performing at tho Haymarkct Theatre, 
was brought before Mr. Paynter, on a wurrant, charged with having 
reftised to pay a cab fare. — The defendant, who resided at No. 2, Clarc- 
mont-cottagvs, Pcel-strcct, Kensington, had been summoned by two 
cabmen for their fares for the hire of their vehicles, nnd, In consequence 
of his not appearing to answer them, tho worthy magistrate granted a 
warrant for his apprehension. — Uayley, the summoning officer, now 
informed his worship that the cabman who was mentioned In the 
warrant wns not present, as he was out with his cab ; hut the second 
man, whoso case was not gone into, but who was told to appear on the 
day tho defendant was brought up, was in attendance, and ready to go 
on with this cose. — Mr. Paynter thon directed tho defendant to stand 
in the defendant's place, and not in the dock, to answer the summons 
of Samuel Tapcl, badge No. 8,137, who claimed 30a for the hire of his 
cab on tho 8th ult — Tho defendant said ho supposed the sum was due, 
but wished to stato that the cabman had never applied to him lor tho 
money. The fact was, that ho had brought tho Spanish dancers over 
to this country, aud he had not been able to get any money ; and, 
therefore, he required a little time to pay the cabman. — The com- 
plainant said ho had applied several times for his money, but ho had 
never been able to sco tho defendant. Ho was hired on Friday wcok 
last, and took the defendant to a grent number of places. Ho was 
afterwards told to charge by the hour, and lie took the defendant home 
about two o'clock the next morning. He was with him ten hours, lbr 
which he had charged 20s. Tho defendant told him to call at an hotel 
for the money on the next day ; hut it was not left for him, and he had 
not been able to get it. — Mr. Paynter told the defendant that ho should 
not hire cabs unless ho was able to pay for them. He ordered him to 
pay the 20s., and !)•. fid. costs, or twenty-one days' imprisonment. — 
The defendant asked to be allowed time to pay tho money, ns he had 
been brought away from his home unprepared with the amount. — Mr, 
Paynter could not give him any time, and said If tho fare and costs 
were not then paid he would be sent to prison. The worthy magistrate 
also informed tho defendant that when he came out of prison the 
warrant for the other cabman’s claim would have to bo heard. — The 
defembuit was then locked up In default, and wns afterwards removed 
to prison In tho police -van. 
/nrfigtt 3ntrlligfiirr. 
FRANCE. 
( rom our own Convspondent.) 
Paris, Thursday, Aug. 31. 
The Emperor — Dul ness of Paris — The epidemic in Prance — 
Versa illas anti-choleraic — Gaming-house seizure — Grand 
Opera — M. Perrin's resignation — Imported death of the 
Czar. 
The Emperor arrived on Monday evening from Biarritz, 
ami though everything like a formal or public reception was 
discountenanced, he was received with genuine marks of 
respect, though none of that boisterous popularity which 
prevails on such occasions in England. It is understood 
that his Majesty will return to Biarritz immediately after 
the reviews at St. Outer, which commence on the 5th of Sep- 
tember, and at which it is hoped and expected his ltoyul 
Highness Prince Albert will be a visitor, with his uncle the 
King of the Belgians, aud the Portuguese Prince. The Em- 
press remains in the South, in excellent health ; aud will 
probably not return to Paris until the cholera, of which her 
Majesty is said to entertain an almost superstitious horror, 
has entirely subsided. 
Here we aro beyond expression dull in the way of news. 
The Dcbats boldly fills up three or four columns with an 
essay on our old friend “ The Vicar of Wakefield,” aud an 
examination into the genius of Goldsmith ; while the Con- 
stitutionnel, bolder still, actually has continued for many 
days a “ History of the Art of Planting.” When these 
things are, it is in vain to look for news of much interest 
from Pans, which usually gay city, somehow or other, is 
not just now like itself. In the first place, it has not been 
60 void of visitors within memory. Whether it be the war, 
the prevailing epidemic, or, os some say, the Exhibition next 
year, or whatever other cause, our hotel-keepers have not 
witnessed so few arrivals within their portals, at this season, 
for years — an absence bewailed by this disinterested class 
with a sincerity which there is not the least reason to 
doubt. 
The cholera has had some increase of victims in Paris since 
the late fete — a fact not to be wondered at, seeing the manner 
in which crowds of workmen and their families surrounded 
the many stands of melons and plums ; the first not ripe, and 
the latter disgustingly rotten — as, indeed, is nearly all tho 
fruit of the present season. These they either voraciously 
devoured upon the spot, or carried to the nearest wine-shops, 
and there eat them with the accompaniment of wretchedly 
sour wines. From that date the cholera returns, whicli hail 
greatly diminished since tho end of July, have been again on 
the increase, particularly in the hospitals, where the deaths 
have more than doubled. The pestilence still rages violently 
in many of the country parts of France ; and several towns 
which, by some singular eventuality, had hitherto escaped 
its ravages, have now unfortunately lost their enviable im- 
munity, and suffered severely. Strange to say, the exception 
still continues in favour of Versailles, which, though con- 
tiguous to the capital, has been so fortunate ai hitherto to 
escape the malady throughout all its several visitations ; oven 
in that of 1882, when the deaths in Pnns rose to 2,000 a flay, 
not a single death from the disease having been registered in 
that town, although its near neighbour, St. Cloud, suffered 
dreadfully, both then aud subsequently. 
In the remote pails of the country, the dread of this dis- 
ease has led to some strange delusions among the populace, 
which show that, if the schoolmaster “in England” bo 
“abroad,” ho lias certainly not visited those districts of 
France. Several quiet lovers of the picturesque, travelling 
with their portfolios and sketch-books, have been seized by 
the ignorant peasantry, and carried before the magistrates, in 
some cases severely ill-used by the mob. Being unknown is, 
in many parts of France, a primA farie proof of guilt with the 
rabble, and wns recently strongly illustrated. This be- 
sotted ignorance prevails also in places where something more 
civilized might be looked for. For example, we find the fol- 
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lowing in accounts from St. Didior, a towu in the vicinity 
of Lyons : — A tax-collector, being on his rounds in a neigh- 
bouring village, cAmo to a pond where some women were 
washing. He stopped for a moment, doubtless gazing at 
some of the fair lavandiires, when the “nyiuphs of the tub,” 
fnucying his objoet was “to poison the water," and thus 
spread tho cholera in the locality, surrounded him, and, like 
so many Mconadca, dragged him before tho mayor, who im- 
mediately ordered him to be lodged in gaol, whence he was 
only released some two hours after, when a gendarme suc- 
ceeded in convincing this French edition of Justice Shallow 
of his mistake. 
The battue against gamblers and private gaming-tables still 
continues. A club, called Le Cercle des Et rangers, held in 
tho Rue do Rivoli, which was considered as of too high a 
elais to be subject to tho visitation of tho police, was entered 
a few nights ago, and after some p our parlors tho door was 
broken upon ; all within was found dark and silent. The 
birds had flown — but not far. Some had Bought to elude 
observation by stopping out on tho bnlcouv, while others, 
who had mounted the roof of the mansion, led tho officers a 
grand chase “ d la Grimalkin," over tiles aud chimney-pots, 
in the hope of finding the means of escape. But in’ vain ; 
all were captured, and compelled to givo their names nnd 
addresses. The furniture was seized, aud the owner of the 
house, a dame de haute volte in this way, will be prosecuted. 
A few Englishmen wore among the parties discovered on 
this occasion. 
Tho Grand Opera ro-oponed last night, after a two months' 
recess, with Donizetti’s " Favourite," the r 'lts performed by 
doubles, with the exception of the heroine, iu which Mine. 
Stoltz made her first appearance, after an absence of four or 
five years, during which Time has not boon standing still with 
her. Her energy, and even her voice - spoiled aa it is by train- 
ing a magnificent contralto into a soi-disant soprano — are still 
woudor fully effective. She was well received. Tho part takeu 
by tho vrai public iu tho welcome accorded her is not, how- 
ever, easily determined. It being the first night of the now 
operatic management, tho " Knights of the Lustre," vulgo 
La Claque, put forth all their tact anil experience, and cer- 
tainly acquitted themselves in a manner that, aunt have been 
highly satisfactory to their nohlo nnd mintV<*rinl directors, 
for everything went off with apparent oujkusinsm ; though, 
with tho exception of Mine. Stoltz, a poorer performance of 
the opera has never been heard in l’a)^- 
On Sunday tho Hippodrome, neiv'H‘0 Bnrvifcre do l’Etoile, 
was opened for the first time witk pantomimic performances, 
after the manner of Old Aatluy. The vast i xtent of the area 
devoted to horse-riding being joined to tho stage, enables 
them to iutroduco largo bodies of troops, aud the Su-ge de 
Silistric — a second ediKou of the piece brought out in tho 
Clmmp de Mars at the Lite fJte — wont off much better than 
on that occasion. But still it is not quite tho thing- Tho 
fact is, the world now requires something new in this style 
of performance, which has been standing still while every- 
thing else has been advancing. 
M. Perrin lately received tho privilege of the ThtflUro 
Lyriquo, in conjunction with that of tho Opera Comiquo, but 
has boon obliged to resign it, iu consoquuuoo of opposition 
from the Dramatic Authors’ Society to tho arrangement. 
A few days ago somo sensation was created on tho Boule- 
vard des Itnlions by a swarm of itinerant criers offering for 
sale, magno clet/inove : “La mort do l’Emporour do Russie, 
avec lo detail do ses crimes on vers sou people ut son armtfe ; 
9a ue coute qu’un sou.” The nows was so extraordinary that 
crowds suiTounded them instanter, nnd their wares wero 
rapidly disposed of. Judge, howovor, of tho surprise and 
iudignation of tho purchasers ou discovering thomsolves to 
have boon " done brown," tho “ Emporour de Russie” in 
question being “Paul I.," and not Nicholas, a clover news- 
monger having cleverly availed himself of the present Russo- 
phobia to cheat tho public of their superfluous coppers. 
THE BOMARSUND PRISONERS. 
Tho Moniteur contains the following imperial decree, pro- 
mulgating the convention between hVaucc and the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain nnd Ireland, for regulating the 
disposal of tho prisoners of war : — 
“ Napoleon, by tho grace of God and tho national will, 
Emperor of tho French. To nil present and to come, 
greeting— 
“ On tho report of our Minister .Secretary of State for tho 
Department of Foreigu Affairs, wo have decreed nnd do docrco 
as follows: — 
“ Art. I. A convention having been concluded on tho Iflth 
of May, of the present year, between France and the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for tho regulation of 
tho disposal of tho prisoners who might bo captured during 
the course of tho war, and the acts of ratification having 
been exchanged on the 20th of tho same month, tho said 
convention, of the following tenor, will receive full and 
entire execution : 
“ Convention. 
“ His Majesty tho Emperor of tho French, and her Ma- 
jesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, being desirous to regulate the disposal of prisoners 
who may be raptured during the course of the war in which 
their Majesties aro engaged in common, have named os their 
Plenipotentiaries for this object, that is to say — 
“ His Majesty the Emperor of the French, M. Alexandre 
Colonna, Count Walewnki, Grand Officer of the Imperial 
Order of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of tho Order of 
St. Xavier of the Two Sicilies, Grand Cross of the Order of 
Dancbrog of Denmark, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of 
St. Joseph of Tuscany, &e., his Ambassador at the Court of 
Her Britannic Majesty. 
"And her Majesty the Queen of tho United Kingdom ol 
Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Hon. George William 
Frederick Earl of Clarendon, Baron Hyde of Hindoo, Peer of 
the United Kingdom, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the 
Garter, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Hon. Order of the 
Bath, Principal Secretary of State of her Britannic Majesty 
for Foreign Affairs. 
“ The above having exchanged their full powers, found in 
duo form, have agreed upon tho following arrangement • — 
“Art. 1. The prisoners who may bo captured iu the course 
of tho present war shall bo, as far as possible, divided be- 
tween tho two countries in the following manner : — 
" In case ono of tho two countries should havo had to 
maintain a greater number of prisoners, or shall have bad a 
certain number during a longer time under its charge, thcro 
shall bo drawn up, every three months, an account of the 
excess of expanse resulting from such charge, and the repay- 
ment of the half of such excess shall bo made by the Go- 
vernment of tho other country. 
“ Art. 2. Instruction* shall be subsequently arranged 
