The Express. — London, England, 1864-04-05 00:00:00

CANDLES. —PRIZE MEDAL. PARAFFIN—Adopted by her Malatya lloyethasatke We unitary etettome. J. C. and J. FIELD, the original manufacturers end holders of the 1882 Prim Medal, caution the public against any spurious imitations. Their label la on all packets and boxes. Selo oi all dealers throughout the kingdom. Wholassie and Mr exportation at the Works, IT i , PER 01 1 ?' 11, LA BICTH, LONDON. 8., where also may be obtained their celebrated Malted Service beep Tablets. HOW COLD IT HAS BEEN.-NEORKTTI and ZAMBRA'S oek,brated TERRICOMETERS will cor rectly nester the lowest tempers re. Rios In ad. —Lannon garden , 59, Comilla 1.53, Fleetetreet ; and 153, Regent-street. Agents wanted. THE DEPOTS AIITHENTIQUES for SALE ported of theby SNUFFS, Tobaccos. sod apes, vearodsetured or fm- THLFIX-NCH °oval/mom TOBACCO AIMINISTILATION, are at 102, PICCADILLY. W.: 40, KING WILLIA3I-BT/LEET. CITY. BENSON, late HUDSON and CO., CIGAR IMPORTERS, 132, OXFORD-STREET. W. BENSON respectfoll) informs the nobility and gentry that the above old.establlshed bususess Ww been REMOVED to .136," where, in future, all onion are requested to be addressed. 13S. Oxfordetreet. TN what Happy Land can I see you after the "oosrar may know of ova "Happy Land" In winch a gentleman may sup—EVANan, Coyest garden, my dear tallow I the eppreogs. 7) . O.OIII2IPONDI24TIS. itiTeritencente Intez;dod for .. iielaTirZe• London 'violas Paper, mutt be at the *doe, 10, bouverktMeeek by Iwo tictoca on the day of publication HAYMARKET. TBtB EITMO, oua AAinid/1N (ForSIN. Meer& Bothers and Buckstoue ; Mows Angel, Harels, Snowdon.—VENUS AND ADONIS. Mews. Compton. Farm Misses Keeley. Snowdon, N. Moore, Roger', 861—And MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. PAINCES,S. Tin Imam, PAUL* / latilltN7 Meson Inning, Nelson. Tidier: Mesdames Marston and Bat', Sarille.—THE COL EDY OF MAORI. Menem Yining. Nelson, end the brothers Webb. —And DRAWING-COOL, SACOND FLOUR AND Arm: LYCZIIIL TED Er=tan, A DAY iireriime FATR. Mr.Wldeleoenb and aim Lavenua—And BQ, DEnONIO„ Basra Fortner Brougham, Emery, Moreland, Charles, and Jordan ; scam Terry. Uranus, and Elsworla p, and Bra. Um. BILITAIMA. TIM EVININO, THE LEFT4III2ND&D MAIRIAOR. Mr S. Lane sod all the Company.—THE °SEAT GHOST EFFE,..7. —And TILE FOUR MOWBRAYS. Master Percy Roselle. MOB WA? AT LONDON DAMON T DA[ Moult& Ob. 4410... .Albseacoa. 111. TO.IIOIIAOI/.. Morning. lb. 33.m.....A11m005. Lb. Sts. LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 5. LORD PALMERSTON DO doubt congratulated him self last year upon having secured the services of a man of the noblest nature and character, of signal capacity, of extraordinary promise, and a man withal whose name in the Administration, if not equivalent to a vote of confidence out of doors, might be at least a pledge and a passport of which the Government stood very much in need. Nor was the PREMIER for a moment unaware of the manner of man he was inviting to lend him tilents and his character to a Whig Administra tion. Nothing, it might be said, became Mr. STANSFELD in his official career like his leaving it, If it were not equally true that nothing became him more than his entrance upon it. His accept ance of office was characterised by all that perfect straightforwardness and integrity of conduct, at once towards the Government, his constituency, and the great party to which he belongs, which has signalised his withdrawal below the gangway. Lord PALMERSTON did not ask Mr. STANSFELD to become a Lord of the Admiralty because be did not know whom or what he was asking, but because be did know all that such an accession to his Government implied. He might have foreseen that he was committing an inexpiable offence against his order in admitting a mere plebeian of high character and capacity, but possibly of dangerous connexions, into his Administration, whilst the stock of juver , le and incompetent aristocrats, born to office si the sparks fly upwards, and with never an idea, a principle, a belief, or an emotion in heart or brain to compromise anybody or any .ping, remained unexhausted and inexhaustible. Ob viously, then, Lord PALMERSTON on this OCCA- Rion performed his duty to the county and to his administration to the prejudice of hs order. And we are convinced that the PREMIER uttered no idle compliment when he expressed the deep regret which he and his colleagues felt "at having lost the official assistance " of one whose great ability, whose mit' i'ng " industry, whose perfect truthfulness, and whose " unswerving integrity of mind endeared him to " all those who had the advantage of his fiend " ship, and made him a most valuable member of " the Government to which he belonged." These words are too literally and scrupulously correct and just to leave a moment's doubt of their entire 'inanity. Indeed, when Mr. STANSFELD wan stating to the House the reasons of his ret'e ment, not one among his former colleagues but must have felt that the true type of an Engl'lh gentleman of the better time was there. It is very long since the House of Commons listened to eloquence so noble and pathetic in its courageous dignity and simplicity, so moving yet austere . so guileless yet persuasive and conrinc' so unexaggerated and pnaffected, as Mr. STANsFELD . S personal explanation last evening. It was listened to by the Opposition in silence; the silence, let us believe, not o mere assent or ordinary respect, but of shame and self-contempt. Even from the Opposition benches, however, came a few scattered cheers, for Feench Imperialism has not yet killed all sympathy with private and public virtue in an assembly of English gentlemen, or all love of generous treatment and fair play. So the country loses at a critical time an able, an indefatigable, an invaluable public servant in the most important department of the administra tion. Is there any rashness in predicting that the day will come--and that before even the present generation of English Whig and Tory statesmen, or the tawdry orgie of the French Empire which the PREMIER extols in language so Pickwickian, have passed away—when fidelity to noble friendships and convictions will not banish a man of Mr. STANSFELD . A worth from the service of the State I Mr. STANsFELO can well afford to wait ; for the political future of England and of Europe will be neither Whig, nor Tory, nor Imperialist. THE ARCHDUKE MAXLMILIAN AND MEXICO. Fresh difficulties have arisen as to the accept ance of the Mexican crown, and the departure of his Iroperiai Highness is again delayed. MIL STIRLING, M.P.—We (Scot nuts) are glad to 1 -evn that the tccompl , thed member for Perthshire, who Itu bees seriously ill, ie now steadily recovering. Tae Sc, to DrTll.l AND THE LIVERPOOL CH•SI- Era OF COMUERCL—The Council of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce yesterday agreed to the following res o luti ons , after having been engaged in a discussion upon the sugar duties question for several bows : —l. " That no system of charging duty can be quite satisfactory that dote not put or leave producers, refiners, and coasumersof all oonutries each ," the same relative situation as if there had been ro duty at all." 2. " That so long as teazle' ia hood is not permitted by government the principle of cfusification in levying the duties be advocated by this chamber." Mr. Robertson, in the course of the debate, moved the following amendment, which was naratived, viz. :—" That government be memo rialised in favour of redoing in bond, JO order tc put radian on a fair footing without doing any injury to importers of suflu." Ot Court. WINDSOR CASTLE. Ana 4. The Bishop of Worcester had the honour of dining with the Queen, the King d the Belgians, and the Royal Family yesterday. The Bishop of Worcester and Sir Charles and Lady Nary Wood left the Chet le this morning. The Queen, accompanied by Princes' Helena, walked and drove in the grounds. Princes, Augustus of Base Coburg, Princess Clotilde, Princess Amelia, and Prince Ferdinand, attended by Mk. Borsch, arrived at the Castle on a visit to the Queen. Profeenor Owen ha i the honour of delivering his third lecture before her Msjesty, the fling of the Belgians, and the Royal Family. Earl Russell had an audience of the Queen this afternoon. The Right Hon. theChanoeUor of the Exchequer returned to town yesterday from a visit to the Dowager Dachas of Sutherland at Chef den. Deanatchca were !waived yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor. of Ceylon, Hong Kong, the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, St. Helena, the Bahamas, Canada, Gibraltar, and Malta. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchene of Cam bridge, the Grand Duchess of MeckleubuirStrelits, and the Piiooollll Mary of Cambridge, do not i•itend to leave Cambridge Cottage, Kew, for St. Jelleell Palace, until the end of the mouth. The'. royal highnesses 11:11 be in mourning until nearly the close of the esanon. The Duke of Hamilton will return to London from Paris in a few days, on his way to Oxford, to resume his studies at that university. The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave wall have evening parties on Wednesday next and on the 13th inst., at her mansion in Carlton-ratdens. The Archbishop of York has arrived in town. His grace has taken a residence in Beheave-square for the sensor Colonel Charles Bingham, C. 8., Deputy-Adju tant of the Royal Artillery, :, suffer;ng from severe illness. Tae gallant officer is in 000aognesee obliged to absent him self from his °Moe at the Horse Guards. A marriage is arranged to take place shortly between the wood surviving son of the late Sir R. W. Newman, Bart., of Mamboed, and the eldest daughter of Mr. Martin Tucker Smith, member for Wycombe. THE ENTRY OF GARIBALDI INTO LONDON. TO THE IDTIVE OP THE LIPIIIBB. you be kind enough to publish the following telegram I have received this day from C. Seely, Req., M.P., in reference to Carib, snivel : "The entry must be on Saturday the 9th inst. Gar Heidi wishes to be in London."—l am, &a., JOHN RICHARDSON, Hon. See., Garibaldi Reception Committee. Committee Room, London Tavern, April 5, 1861. OXFORD ELECTION. RUMOURED OPPOSITION. (sr nscrarc =Nowa) OXFORD, TrILSDAT. The writ was received this morning. The nomi nation is And for Saturday next at 12 o'clock. The putleman of "sterling independence," who was anaoneced by haadbills last night as an op ponent to Mr. Cardwell, has not yet arrived. Al though the ildividusl in question is looked upon as a myth, there seems to be something looming in the distance, as a well-known Part , unectotrest electiornesa:og agent been busily engaged for the put two days. PRINCE ALFRED.-00 Saturday his royal hie nese, acomumnied by Lord Belhaven, Major Cowell, r. Fletcher, jun., of Balking Mr. Boum.* Primrose, and Mr. Haig, arrived in Hamilton in two mu.iages, and proor led to Cednow Forest, to view the ancient teed., the white rattle, and the old oaks. The prime, in true senor fashion, walked the plank on the bridge at present being emoted to connect the forest with Chatelhersult, and indulged in • jump or two to the amassment of bra companions, who appeared to think that prudence was ne better part of Taead did not follow him in what they seemed to reckon • rather perilous enterprise. The proceedings of the prince, and the hesitation of his staid companions, afforded some amusement to the onlooker. The party arrived at the palace shortly after 1 o'clock, and inspected it, and also the mausoleum, gardens, and stables, and sat down to luncheon shortly after. At '..t3 minutes past 3 they drove throgh the polio= to Bothwell-bridge, and went end visikd Bothwell Castle and Blantyre Priory, returning in the evening thrmgh the ducal policies to Clyde-6'ldg* sod from thence to Wiebaw House. The visit was of • private character. We believe it is the first occasion in which any of the royal family has been in Hamilton. REPRESENTATION 07 Mawr KENT.—III the hope of an early dissolutiest, the Weis of the conservative party met lest week, sod we ire informed selected M. Bell, Esq., of BonroePark. as their fawn candidate. We therefore presume Sir Norton Knate.hball is to be shelved! A meetio , ; of the o:rty has b , en convened for Saturday next, when we shall know all about it.— South darters Garatc. DIATH or Mi ALDNAMAN NRILD, AT MANCHU- Fir.-111r. Alderman Neild (red very suddenly yesterday, in one of the elmmittes hroans of the corporation, at the T011.3-ba, Manchester, in the 74th year of his age. He bad alteeded to take part in • meeting of the watch com mittee, of which he was the chairman, and era% stand* on the heat th-rrl, before the fire, about 12 o'clock, waiting for business to commence, when be soddenly d.oppcd upon the Boor, the - 7h !apparently up to that moment in good health. He was picked up by other gentlemen attending the committee, but died r'most immediately. An inquest was held in the eeteinoxi when it was stated th a t th e cause of death was stapes:lrd to be • rupture of a blood. VOW' either of the heart or bro" , . Mr. Neild has bees connected with the oor l icwation from iti origin, and was aasociiited with Mr. Cobian. about 26 years ago, in the movement which lei to the {natio; of this, the first charter of incorporation granted under the then new llt'- cipal Corpor!llose Act. ROYLL HolincrursAL SOClETT.—Amongst the new ari.aigementa made by this society for the enirniog season are • series of lactates op different horticultural subjects, which are to be given in the Coancil-room at 3 o'clock on Tuesdays, Uric) or thrice in • month. The lint of these lecture@ takes place today, and the subject is the Hyacinth, by Mr. W. Paul, who is not only a success ful florist, but • pleemant writer. The second lecture will be Oren by Mr. Bates, oa the Vegetation and Insect Life of the Amazons, and is to be on the 26th of April. MIDDLE CLASS EDUCATION. —The cause of middle cleft education is about to engage the atteet.on of the Uni versity of and • public meeting, at which the Vice-Chancellor wall preside, will on Friday next, April 8, sdvocate the new "selfaupporting baardinscselools for the lower middle dye in connexion with St. Nioolsa College, lancing." Lord Powis, the High Steward of the Univer sity. Lord Lyttelton, Lord Richard Cavendish, the Bishop of Chiche-ter Mr. Beresford Hope, Mr. Hubbard, the Dean of Ely, Mr. Woodard, and others will attend and @peek. The object which will be recommended specially for support will be the new school about to be erected at Holcomb, ry Sussex. This projected school promises to be a magnificent institution ; it will be built to accommodate 1,C:3 boys of this class. ROYAL INgnitTiox OP GMAT BRITAIN. —At the general monthly meeting yesterday, Colonel Yorke, F.R.S., in the chair, Mr. Alexander Genie, Mr. Albert Grant, Mr. Bernard Augustus Hewitt. the Rev. Sir Edward Jodi zll. Brut., M.A., F.S.A. ; Mr. Godfrey Lushingtoo, Mr. V ernon Lushiogtoo, Colonel Richard Commas Moore, Royal Artillery. C.& • Mr. James Stem and Mr. John Tozer, LL D., serjeant:st-law ' were elected members of the Royal Ins.itution. Colonel Salkeld, Dr. Leckie, Dr. De Leon, and Dr. Stevenson, were admitted members of the Royal Institution. The secretary annourced the following addi. Hops to "The Dona:ion Fund for the Promotion of Experi mental Researches," Mr. Samuel It. So'ly 12nd donation), 20/. ; Mr. Henry Latium, 10/. 10s. ; Colonel Philip J. Yovkit. 101. ; and John J. Bipby, M.D., Si. fe. CITY OF LO•IDON GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY.— The annual meeting of the friends and subscribe?, to this society was held yesterday at the Loodo• Tavern, for the raception of the report and the election of four additional pensioners ; Mr. Cribb in the chair. The Secretary reed the report, which stated that during the past year three of the pensioners died ; the election of Lee increased the number to 37 on the fluids on 31st December last, at • cost of 5361. 4s. to the society. The amount distributed by this society du ring the last 45 years was 63,6441.4 a., amongst 931 persons. The receipts from all engross amounted to 7181. 19s, 6d., which, together with 341. 17s. Bd. balance from last year, made the total for the year 7534 171. 2d. ' while the total expenditure for the year had been 8271. 3s. 6d., thereby creating • deficiency of 73/. 6a. 4d. The total amount of stock invested was 10,7601. In conclusion the directors begged to submit to their friends that every effort shnuld be made to make the objects of the society more ion, known. The chairman said it was • source of regret that the report was not more favourable than it was. Their liabilities for the present year were materially in creased from the fact that they would have to repay certain sums borrowed. The directors had therefore issued au ap peal to the friends of the institution, which he hoped would be responded to. The report was adopted, and the meeting proceeded to the election of four pensioners—two men out of • list of twelve candidates, sod two women out of a list of eight candidates. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EifEBENG, APRIL 5, 1864. THE WAR IN DENMARK. (Tux out IFICILL SONDERBORG, 2[.301 !9. Yesterday's battle has evidently satisfied the enemy of his:inability to storm Dybbiil-hill without first breaching or dismantling some of the redoubts. No further attempt was made after their grand repulse, early on Monday morning, to bring up another Prussian column. A flag of truce pro tected the burying parties between eleven and one o'clock, then some more shells were sent from Broagerland, and the evening closed in amid drizzly rain that soon reduced both sides to silence. This little town was very cheerful despite of adverse weather, people marched about aim-in-arm singing lustily, wHat for once I noticed a few soldiers not quite sober. Such exhibitions of intemperance are so rare among Danish troops that they seem to excite disgust in the crowd around rather than amusement, a proof of whole some feeling in this respect. Some allowance is, moreover, due to natural rejoicings at a great success, for, put it as they may, the invaders re ceived a lesson during those four hours of darkness and grey dawn on March 28 which they will long remember. Possibly we have over-estimated their loss in killed and wounded, but the utter defeat of every attack was beyond a doubt ; and Prussian officers, recklessly exposing themselves to lead forward unwilling battalions, knew well what Europe would think. As regards the latest details of Monday's engage ment, therein not yet much additional light thrown upon any part of it. What the 'enemy's object could have been other than a bold attempt to sur prise some outwork by his sudden advance, and then, moving in great force against this weak place, to effect there a permanent lodgment, does not appear. All who saw the action describe the Danish artillery as firing splendidly. Shells were exploded just along each bank and ditch which sheltered Prussian skirmishers, with a rapidity highly creditable to the Danish gunners. No troops can endure a point blank discharge from heavy pieces ; and by degrees the enemy's columns melted into a broken line of sharpshooters, sometimes coming forward like a wave along the shore, and then surging back beneath the withering fire directed upon them. I am told that German officers were heard encouraging their men to charge so late aa seven o'clock, but all hope of storming Dybbol-bill was already gone much earlier, and no supports moved up after day break. The enemy gradually withdrew his army from Dybbol village, set it alight, and left a few regiments to skirmish meanwhile. With this view of the battle wecan understand why every effort subse quent to the first two or three assaults was so feeble. If their surprise had succeeded, the Prussians would have poured masses of men against our reserves, and a battle of I kerman n have been fought behind the Danish batteries. Finding it impossible to make any impression with night in his favour, Marshal Wrangel prudently retreated, instead of dashing the whole army to fragments against an impreg nable line of fortifications. They must have over estimated the damage done by their cannon from Broager, and thus been tempted on too soon ; but the Prussians were needlessly rash in continuing an action clearly lost to them, and thus giving the Danes a still greater triumph. Musketry volleys rolled along the front until past eight o'clock, when at last that waving irregular mass of broken troops was recalled from a useless struggle. The noise of firing grew more and more distant, German hurrahs died away, and a shout went up from the Danish line that announced their complete victory. It was Easter Monday, when probably thousands of English volunteers were parading in every part of the country. Many a good wish for Denmark must have been murmured as oar gallant young fellows assembled under arms. Oh, if a dozen crack London corps could but enjoy one quiet afternoon with these swarming hordes of invaders, how it would relieve the Danes. Five to one is fearful odds, and even such affairs as yesterday will not long save Sooderborg from destruction, unless by gaining time for help to oome. The Alexandra Guard excited immense enthusiasm out here. "Denmark is no. utterly deserted in her utmost need," was the general exclamation, and all eyes are still stra"iing towards England for some sign of assistance. Will it ever appear ? Many persons may like to know what are the words of the favourite song in the army of General Gerlach : THE DANISH SOLDIER'S SONG. Air—" Den Tappre lAndsoldat." And when I march away, The bloody wars to pee, My sweetheart loop to come, Yee, my girl would march with me. That must you not, my dear, I go to battle plain ; And rf I have not fallen, You'll see me back spin. Now, but for this same dagger, rd stay at home with thee, But all the Danish maidens, They put their trust in me. And so I fight with joy, A gallant soldier boy. Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah My fath:r old and grave, Mr mother with • tea r, They gave their blessing straight, Aod bade me have no fear ; " Our trust's in our eau, To battle he must go, Then who shall plough the meadow? And who the gram shall mow ? " Ali, that's the very reason We all must march away ; For else the Germans trample On farrow and on bay, And so we fight with joy, Each gallant soldier boy. Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah ! For maidens and (or land, To keep them rife and sure, Eaeh Dane must take 11:. stand, As MOOG have stood before. Who but will give his life To drive back foes that peek Destruction to our baorer, And tongue which freemen speak ? Now, if I'm not returning To friends that weep and pray, King Christian will comfort them, And this is what he'll say : " He died, his duty done, Your gallant soldier son." Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah! This is a rather free transhition, but it conveys exactly the spirit of the celebrated Danish song, a spirit which finds an echo in every soldier's heart. 80NDERBORG, MARCH 29rs, 6 P.M. _ . Very little firing to day, only a stray shell or so from Broagerland against No. 2 redoubt. We are certain that the enemy was badly ent up in his unsuccessful ►ttack, for he has since remained per fectly quiet without an attempt to regain the laurel s then lost. " Rolf Krake" sustained no serious damage, and is ready for another brush in Von. ningbund. The weather lovely, with a gentle southerly wind. Danish losses said to be one hundred and twenty in all. Four Prussian officers were captured. At the quarterly meeting of the Oxfortlahire Justice* bold yesterdey, Mr. Hammersley in the obsir. it was unanimously resolved, upon the proposition of the Doke of Marlborough, seconded by the Earl of Mat elealleld, that Mr. Thornhill, of Woodley's, near Wood stock. be appointed deputy chairman of quarter eassioaa, a change following the recent retirement of the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, from the chairmanship, TRIALS OF THE ARMSTRONG AND WHIT WORTH GUNS AT SHORBITRYNRSa The grand course of experiments arranged by the Special Committee appointed to examine into the merits and defects of the two rival systems of artillery was entered upon yesterday afternoon after more than one postponement. It may, how ever, now be considered that the important ques tions which have so long been discussed in reference to the artillery of the services will at any rate have a thorough investigation at the hands of the Com mittee which has now commenced work under the presidency of Major-General Rumley. Judging from the high reputation of the other members there is every reason to expect that the whole sub ject will be ably and impartially considered, and we may hope that a satisfactory and final solution of the difficulties may be arrived at. That there are very serious defects in the newly adopted art"lery of the service, particularly in the heavier guns, the fact of this inquiry sufficiently shows. That Mr. Whitworth has repeatedly, for years past, brought forward guns employing projectiles more effective against iron-plated ships than any other guns, very accurate, and having very long range, is also a reason for this inquiry, since these guns are not in the service. There was, indeed, no way of coming to a satisfactory decision upon this most important matter, involving expen. diture so enormous and interests so vital to the country, but by inviting Sir William Arm strong and Mr. Whitworth to a competitive trial of their systems. This has been done, after due notice, enabling those accomplished scientific artil lerists to produce the best guns they could upon which to stake the merits of their respective weapons. The Special Committee have drawn up a most ex tensive programme, determined evidently to prove the weak as well as the strong points in the two systems. At present it is of course not desirable to publish this; but it may be stated without inter fering to the prejudice of the experiments, that range, initial velocity, and retardation of the shot, accuracy, destructive effect and penetration of iron plates and other defects, are the principal points laid down together with durability, handiness of gun, and ammunition liability to injury from rough usage, and indeed all, and more than all that some would think necessary to consider. With regard to this very extended course of trial, it must be evident that it is most desirable for the sake of all parties that the experiments should be got through as quickly as possible. If the programme is strictly adhered to in the one particular, fas example, of testing accuracy by firing ten rounds from every gun at each range from 200 yards up to 3,000 with five trial shots at each range, it will take months to complete the trials. To this, if the time for consideration and decision is added, and further the time inevitably required for making any gun that may be decided upon, another year will slip by without a broadside gun for the navy. The guns to be tried are 12-pounder field pieces or 3-inch guns, and a 70-pounder or 5-inch gun. The field pieces are the service Armstrong, the Shunt gun of Sir W. Armstrong, and the 12-pounder muzzle loader of Mr. Whitworth, all of which were fired yesterday from three inclined platforms upon the sea wall that bounds the Shoebirryness ground, which is about 17 feet above the sands. The day was very favourable to the practice, there being little wind, and the trials are to be continued every day until the series laid down has been completed. The 70-pounders will not be tried for some weeks to come. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE CONFERENCE. The Prase of Vienna contains an analysis of an identical circular addressed by Austria and Prussia to the different states of the Germanic Confedera tion, relative to the position which the cabinets of Vienna and Berlin have resolved to assume in common in the future conference. The despatch expresses a hope that the Diet will cause itaelt to be represented in the conference, and a desire that it may come to an under standing with the two great German powers on the course of action to be followed in the deli berations about to be opened. This course of ac tion, so far as is possible to judge from the analysis, will tend to solve the difficulty by an arrange ment by means of which Sleswig-Holstein, while becoming incorporated with the Danish monarchy, would participate in the liberal institutions of Denmark. It is believed that there will be found in this combination the means of reconciling the integrity of the Danish monarchy with "the just pretensions of the Duchies." THE BOMBARDMENT OF DYBBOL. We (Times, second edition) have received the fol lowing telegram from our special correspondent : " Ulkebol, April 4, 145 p.m. "The Prussians have bombarded Sonderborg 48 hours, a:thout any previous int'nation. " Eighty townspeople, women and children, have been ' , Med and wounded. "Fifty houses in the centre of the tows have been burnt. "Fifteen hundred shells have been thrown into town, which is deserted. " The cannonade suddenlyand completely ceased this morning. It has, however, re-commeneed. The Danish position is uninje-ed." (arum's Triscauxs.) FRANCE. PARIS, Aran. 5, MORNMG. Prince Napoleon is at Antwerp. He does not intend to proceed to Sweden. The Moniteur of this morning says :—"La France is badly informed in stating that the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo was celebrated in Eng land last year. For several years past this rini versary has not been kept in England." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. THE MEXICAN LOAN INDEFINITELY DELAYED. (nom ova ows coaasseosrmar.) PARIS, MONDAY EVOIING. I have the impor.ant intelligence to annource to you that the Mexican Loan is indefinitely delayed ; and not only so, but the ve./ acceptance of the crown by the archduke is more than ever problem aticaL You w 4l l have read the very contrary of all this in the smooth paragraphs of the Memorial Diplomatique, and you may read the contrary also in the money articles of the Paris papers this evening, for what I am now bairn you was care fully kept back from the Bourse. But you may rely upon the news that "all is in suspense ;" I have it from the best possible source. Family difficulties continue to be "alleged," but the time l has come when people w"1 begin to doubt whether these can be the only cause of the delay. It seems strange, indeed, that all these questions should not have been mooted and disposed of before the archduke gave the Mexican deputation the trouble to go to Miramar. They now seem to be made fools of ; and the conduct of the archduke towards them is, to say the least of it, very uu businesslike. If there was so much linen to be washed en Pouffe the process ought certainly to have been got through long ago. As matters tend, there is no probability of the issue of the loan being very proximate ; for I hear that Mr. Geo. E. Sey mour, who has been engaged here for some time arranging the details, has left for London. There was a mistake in the Bourse quotations of most of the evening papers of Saturday ; Bente for account did not rise 30c. as represented, but left off without change from Friday ; there was a rise of 15c. for cash. To-day the opening was rathe, firm, but there was much hesitation afterwards. Closing prices were 66fr. 80c. and 66fr. 10c., being a fall of 10c. for cash, and a rise of sc. for account. Mobilier rose 3fr. 76c. The Natio* announces that its financial articles will henceforth be written with the assistance of M. Writs. THE HUNGARIAN TROOPS IN THE AUSTRIAN ARMY. The Sietle of yesterday contains the following : Several journals have utterly scouted the news given by our corraspoodeet in Denmark of the execution of three hundred Hungarian., shot for attempting to go over to the Danes. The confidence with which our correspondent very naturally inspires us forbad us to par over in grilsece the rumours be communicated to us upon au occurrence of this importance. Today a letter has been forwarded to us, written to a person well known in Paris, M. o—, from a merchant, who is at the seat of war on business. This letter, dated from the environs of Homing, a small Jutland town a short distance io the rear of Fredericia, and written after particular events of • rather stirring eharacter, contains the following passage: " Agitated by the gloomy spectacle of the day and unable to sleep, I was occupied in writing to my family, and at times I mechanically looked out of window, when I perceived some lanterns, which ad vanced through • wood towards s point where I had noticed some soldiers the evening before digging a large pit, under the orders of two Austrian officers. Look ing more attentively I thought I perceived a certain number of soldiers silently following the lanterns. My excited curiosity urged me to get at the meaning of this strange eveot, and despite the dangers of the step I determined to brave the cold and dark night and stealthily gliding out, I eaw at least two hundred soldier, divested of their uniform and with their hands tied behind their backs; they were lighted by lan terns, and at a given signal platoon firing was heard; those who were not dead were finished with the bayonet, and then the pit was filled up with earth. I thought at first that these were Danish prisoners who were shot io this manner, but I learned afterwards from one of the soldiers who had succeeded in escaping that they were Hungarians who wanted to revolt and join the Danes." This letter, which, like the first, we publish with all se. oseeary reserve respecting the number of soldiers shot and the motives of the execution (says the Sit-k), seems to ne to leave little doubt henceforth of the execution itself. A man brought a few days since to trial in France for the murder of his wife and mother-in-lew, put in quite a new plea, which, however, was overruled. "He member, MM. les Jar*" said the men, who defended him self, " that I em fifty years old, was married very early, and my wife, mother has never left us, and yet I have never done thia before." The circumstances were not eon sidered sufficiently " extenuating," and the jury found the prisoner guilty. UNITED STATER OFFICIRS COURT-MARTIALED roe EIMIRTINU FIZNCH SAILOR/1 —Lim:dm:mit W. If. Ode has been court-martialed by order of General Dix for enlisting French metier" owing allegisnee and is the w vice of • foreign power"—into the military service of the United States, and for other violations of the recruiting regulations. The sentence of the lieutenant was dismissal beer the service. THE LANCASHIRE DISTRESS. CENTRAL RELIEF FUND. The usual meeting (now held fortnightly) of the Executive Committee was held at the Towe.ball, Ms cheater. yesterday. Sir J. KAY Haurrtsworre, Hut (High Sheriff), presided. The Hon. Secretary reported that 6,241/. 15s. bd. had been received during the pest fortnight, and that the balance in the bank was 133,2101. 3s. Bd. Tba. morning 291. Ba. 6d. had been received from Redditch, and 329/. Os. Bd. from Darlingtoo. Mr. Parnell reported that there hal been been a dens 3114111 of persona reoeiving relief in the fortnight ending March 26, from the guardian. of 27 unions of 6.687. The Hon. Secretary having presented his usual monthly report, Mr. Worrell said that as needy the whole of the money to be lent under the Public Works Act was stated to have been applied for, and as no further ap. phcations for money could be received by the Poor-law Board after the Ist July, it was important to know, if pos sible, whether the entire sum applied for was likely to be need. If not, other corporations or local rutt•oritiss who might wish for money shor'd have the opportunity of making application. Mr. Faicall said the question was an impor tant one, tacarse he knew that more mooey would be wanted then there was to lend. If it should so happen that, from unforeseen inrcumstinces, certain local Mies did not wi.nt the whole sum Pet to their credit, it world be very desirable for them to let the Poor. law Board know, se that any surplus might be appor tioned amongst others who really needed it. Colonel Patten inquired if any return had been recently obtained of the number of cotton operatives employed under the Public Works Act. The Hon. Secretary replied that no re.urn had been obtained since that presented a mouth ago, which showed that there were about 3,100 cotton operatives then employed on public works, and for whom clothing had hem supplied. As no further applications for clothing had been rec,.ivrd, it was foie to assume that ro important vs:Utica in Of numbers had mast occurred. Mr. Aah.oo said he had teen informed, by persons upon whose testimony he could rely, of circumstances connected with efforts to stimulate emigration from these districts, which he deemed of such importance to the winking clause that publicity should be given to them, in order that this disclosure might operate as a warning both to the agents and their victims, or if untrue be authoritatively denied. He understood that persona tepee untie; thansielves as agents from some of the riti"a in America were engaging people here for factory work in that country. Each man engaged received a certain sum for outfit erd pewee money, and was requ'red to sign an rlreetneut, binding him to repay the sidearms within a period of 90 days of his arrival in America. On stringent measures being adopted to enforce repayment tie emigrant, who had not then saved suthcient money were induced or compelled to enlist in the army. This system was first tried with single men ' but as many of them contrived in some way to raise the cost of their individual expenses it was now being applied to married men with families of children over ten years of age, whose emigration expenses were ; much larger. Consequently, men so situated had seemly any prospect before them but enlistment when pressing demaods were made for the repayment of the emigration loan. The committee then proceeded to make grants of moos" to the local relief committees. WEATHER REPORT. -111118 DAY.) =MOAT, ArilL 5. II A.R. Lt Ilol9ls. SD.L!W SO.aa;u ILL aL ILL a. B.L KW. LISBURN ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) The committee appointed to try the merits of tilt. petition against the return of Mr. Varner for the borougl. of Lisburn, re-assembled this morning at 11 o'dor':, to the adjournment agreed to on the 22nd of Masai, eiusel by the stew* of Yr. Stirling, who wan unable to attend ou that day in consequence of illuees. The members prtstia were Mr. H. E. Adair (chairman), Mr. W. F. Forster, Mr. Paul, and Mr. T. North. Mr. Clerk appeared on behalf of the petitioners. The sitting member was not represented by counsel. The Chairman—All the members of the committee tot being present, the committee will sit for an hour, and then adjourn, and report their proceedings to the house. Tio • are the instructions given to the committee by the bare -, and this is the course which the committee have been ad. Tided to pursue. Mr. Clerk—The committee of course have nothing to do but to obey the instructions given by the house. 1 don't know whether it might be expedient to s►y anything on the question of adjournment. The Chairman—l think not. We are not met for any purpose except the purpose of adjournment. At the expiration of an hour. Mr. Clerk mid—lt is now 12 o'clock, end I have an cation to make before the committee adjourns. The Chairman—The committee desire toe to state that they are unanimously of opinion that they have power to meet for the purpose of sdjottrning, but not to 'Ato transact business, or to hear anything connected with the case. Mr. Clerk-1 was going to claim the right to be heard in reply, because, as I understand, the house has allowed the excuse of the hon. member's non.attendacice on the _Sod of March, and according to the act, when the house allows such excuse, the member is discharged from attendance, and the committee are to sit and hear. Of course you Wee. the power to say you will adjourn, and may decline ea Lear me. I understand the house excused the boo. member. The Chairman—No ; the debate was adjourned. Mr. Clerk—Then, I have been misled by what appears in the papers. The Chairman—lf you will refer to the proceedi^n of the house you will see that the debate was adjourn. 1. The committee will now adjourn until to•morrow at I 1 o'.loin. Adjourned accordingly. I 4. ! t.'sp - 7" — E - . : s s s s ro ON 1 7 4 re 4 1 6 ft LOSI - - 10 I 0.101 10 f II 0 10 or 0.47 1111 r 10.06 OS of 1040 _ Nara . I I filth A wheedle& G reeneaatle Gavray Valenti& Cape Clear &mufti Iletybead Pembroke ' Bred L'Orleat Lochs feet Plymouth Weymouth Portamouth Louden Dover üblekla BeUrolrl La. s.= W.N.W. N.W. NW. N.W. N. W. Rile. LS.L N.L LYS. LN.L C. N. f F mums. IFIDSTIMAY. a Timm E. to S. had ti. W.. balk 00AIIL with rain la places 1111 7 1131 MT. S.E. to S. W. sod troth to moderate, with sow rata. S.W. to 8.W., and to -- pleas to B.L, mode. rate to straw with some rata. N.W. to N. L, and beet tiowrWildt. B.W. b N.W. and N., to IL W., moderate to fresh. strong. rain Inpiseea. Z. to 8. sad LW., teeth. Narita'. 8. to B.W. sad N.W., fresh to moderato. NorlbarawSootiand. Weeternalraiend. Walk sad ad parades Swlthern.Enellab Channel sad Blew by. Watara ralaatward Insiand sad Veihrotuad. THE RAILWAY INVASION OF THE CITY. Yesterday, at 2 o'clock, a conference of meinbera of parliament representing the city of London or connected with it, and of buskers, merchants, and other prioriesl citizens, was held at the banking-house of Messrs. Roths. child, in New-court, St. Switbio's-lane, in reference to the impending railway invasion of the City,which has given riso to a great deal of public anxiety and alarm. Baron ROTI!i• CHILD, M.P., occupied the chair; and there were present, among others, Mr. B. W. Crawfo rd,rd, M.P.; Sir Samuel Mot. ton Peto, M.P.; Mfr. lite, M.P.; Alderman Salomon., M.P.; Mr. F. W. Russell, M.P.; Mr. john Abel Smith, M.P.; Mr. Samuel Morley, Major Soell, Mr. J. P. Gassiott, Mr. Trower, Mr. Dorris (City Remembrancer), Mr. Charlie Candy, and Mr. B. W. Horne. Mr. SAN UEL MORLEY, as chairman of the committee ap. pointed at the public meeting, enumerated the public work.' which had already been sanctioned within the City, and were now in course of construction or in contemplation. These, he said, included three bridges acrois the Thames, two for railways and one for ordinary traffic at Mirthless; the Thames Embankment, the new street from Slackfrier to the Mansion-house, a railway station io Casnoo-street, and two others in Broad.street and Finsbury-place, top. Min with an extension of the Metropolitan Railway. for r" of which a large number of honest had yet to be taken down, in addition to those which had been abeaiy demo baked. There we, also the projected viaduct over Holborn yeller, to which parliament had given its sanction, and which would involve an imormoni!dmtruction of pro perty. . . Mr. Morley maid he should like Lord Pelmenton to see adept. tatioo on the subject beforehand, believing that if he was as sured that beyond all controversy there was a deep Iselin of anxiety on the subject among men engaged in the varioun departments of banking, trade, and commerce, and that their object was not to oppose in any unreasoning seem, but simply to ask that time might be given, his lordship would support • proposition so reasonable. Mr. COMIC, the City Remembrancer, remarked that the bills in question Wirier been read a second time, and referred to Lord Stanley's committee, there would be a difficulty in taking them out of the hands of the committee ; but if this petition end that of the corporation of London on the same subject were presented together, a motion might be made to refer them to the committee, with an instruction to In quire u to whether it would be desirable to postpone lef.;is• lation for • time. The oca goodies of London had instructed him to consider the schemes in question very carefully, and he had that day had a conference with one of their commit. tees on the subject. They lied gone through the various bills sod come to • decision as to which they would cot op. pose. They had agreed not to oppose the Charirg-crose Railway, the North London Railway, or the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Bills of the present sessioo, imams& es they only asked for powers to perfect sae= e previously sanctioned by parlisment, and which the cor porstioe rather regarded as improvements then otherwise. They should, however, move the insertion of clauses with the view to promote the public convenience in some respects. With respect Wall the other schemes the corporation would petition parliament to postpone them. It was eventually decided that inquiry he male as to the coarse to be taken to give the greatest practical effect to the prayer of the petitioners, consistently with the forms of the house, and that, before the petition was presmtwl, Lord Palmeretoe be asked to see a depatatim on the matter. The conference them terminated. NAST LONDON ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the friends of this aaso dation, which has for its object the abatement of that class of public offeiose which collate in acts of indecency, pro. fsnenees, drunkenness, sad prostitution, was held yesterday at the Boys Refuge, Commercial -street, Whitechapel ; the Right Hoe. Lord Eseax in the chair. The report, which woe read by the emetuy, referred to the uosatidactory state of the law relating to the soppreeinoo of disorderly houses, stating that the statute 25 Geo. 11., cap. 36, tended to promote the suppression of those DULAOCCd, but its ma chinery was so cumbersome as to frustrate the very objects I that it bad in view. and instead of fa nlitating promotions Bin reality obstructed thenalby requiring that they should be conducted by the parish constable only. The document then proceeded to point out that notwithstanding many difficulties with which the society had to Goateed, much quiet though s►tisfactory work had been done by it since the last meeting. 1 During the last two months of the put year 19 brothels situate in six different localities had been cleared (f their occupant•. In courtesies, the committee appealed for additional support, remarking that the existence of the association had recently been threatened by want of feeds, and that at the preset moment its operations were much limited by s heavy debt which pressed upon it. The chairmen, in moving the adoption of the report, said that he should be &lad to attend • deputation to the Home Secretary for the nurPree of pointing out the defects of the statute relating to the suppression of disorderly house, and he thought might promise that the other twe societies to which he belonged—via., the Associated Institution and the Society for the Suppression of Vice—ehould be represented also. The following resolution was thee unanimously carried "That • deputation wait on the Home Secretary, foe the purpose of pointing out the detects of the statute relating to the suppression of disorderly houses (2L Geo. 2, cap, 36) 1 whereby certain parishes are enabled to render it nugatory.' Other resolutions approving of the objecta of the sasociatioe. and pledging the meeting to give it pecuniary support, haying been paned, the promediop were brought to a close in the usual manner. MR. ROBSON AT EDINBURGH. —We are sorry tO note that on Saturday night Mr. Robison, in playing the part of the burlesque Shylock, was several times hissed. In one scene he had to simulate intoxication, and this he did with admirable drollery sod fidelity. Certain stupid per sons in the gallery sod pit, however, evideutly incapable of appreciating the humour of the performance, hissed him, tinier the impression that the intoxication was not foigoed but real Mr. Robson rebuked these dullards in suitable language, tying. among other things, that did they know he was suffering frontill.beedth, they would pity rather than hiss him. We sympathies most heartily with Mr. Robson, who has spent his whole life, even to the detriment of his health, io the service of the public, from whom be deserves the warmest gratitude for the many hours of keen sejoyroset which he has afforded them. We hope that an Edinburgh theatre will never again be dis graced by loch a humiliating exhibition of offensive ignorance en that displayed by an inferior section of the audience at the Theatre Royal on Saturday. Mr. Robson 's per formances during the past fortnight have been a Douro, of extreme pleasure to all who have witnessed them, and we trust that it will not be long before be returns to us, with renewed health and vigour, to gratify those who can appre ciate him, and to edema the blockheads who cannot.— ldisebargh Courant. THE COLISIECX AT ROME —Two things are roost notable in the Coliseum : the awful desolation of the pre sent, and the saws with which you realise the past. Stand ing in the grass-grown arena, which the bright morning sun bad coaxed into a melancholy smile, there came before me. with a vivid and fearful distant-times, the whole same as it was on some great festal day,—the myriads that lined the mighty walla, a Bashing and palpitatice :nultitude, tier above tier, far up into the deep blue aky ; and about me, where 1 stood, the rush of chariot wheels, the gleaming swords, the duet, the smoke, the blood, the terrible spring of the lion—l could stead it no logger. sad turned to leave the plus. This sou what I saw in imagination. What I saw in reality was • few hag had-looking figures movies slowly from ooe to the other of a few stone shrines ranged round the , and kissing them with muttered preys,. It seems that by a sufficient number of such gyrations you may escape the coneexpenoes of almost any amount of sin. These are the oely gladiators —these the only games—exhibited there now. Spectator still look dowe upon them from the vast amphitheatre, in multitudes countless as of old ; bat the multitudes an the creeping plants, and waving trees, and tangled masses of mournful vegetation, which feed and flourish on its decay. Afecinillaa's Megisties for April. 11;spos of Noir custody: Mr. ti Mooed teased tl imprison SROC (rElli D iog will Thomas that he \ The p bends t guilty." The ft were prc F tr•tiner seoteoca end key Hr. his opin the bent ner, and addition ship and IRIPCSAI Police of one of various oommitt lentencii 3 months atrean C intimate would from th Cons of on itetioie Debtors' ing on ti an► such ArT°li" Mr. P Bowra a &no Gomel but to ri Mr. P Wogs • write to two oom --- (Au al Bench of against I the decii civil pro• the Boa This a Biee lo 7. the cow debt'. Ix t o to cic Mr. nu trade as petal& Richard Georg beth-ter 17th hlr Tbat , Jame this sti< JlllO6l plops& was not