The Express. — London, England, 1864-05-25 00:00:00

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To-atosloW —Yoram bb. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25. Ir is, of course, as yet impossible to say posi tively what the Conference may do or undo at ita next sitting. But if the positive assertions of foreign journals as well as distinct rumours nearer home may be trusted, the fears expressed at the outset by those who are seriously concerned for the honour of England appear but too likely to be realized. The Queues Government, it is said, abandoning the Treaty of London, to maintain which the Conference was avowedly assembled, is prepared to support a scheme foe dividing the Danish monarchy, whose integrity it had pledged itself to support. According to this scheme a considerable portion of the existing state is to be cut off from Denmark, and formally handed over to Germany. Supposing this result to 4•• arrived at, the imposing ma chinery of • Oonferenoe would have been called into operstionmerely to receive orders from Berlin, and passively register M. ox BISMLERIN decrees. Now, while this would undoubtedly be a signal de feat forall the neutral Powers, the discredit and the humiliation would of course fall with peculiar weight on the Power that is exclusively respon sible for the assembling of the Conference. But for the British Government there would have been no Conference at all, and if the Danes, being left to make peace for themselves, had suffered loss, the loss would have been simply the fortune of war, wrung from them by superior force, not de liberately sanctioned by those who had assumed the position of arbitrators or mediators in the conflict. It is impossible at the eleventh hour to evade the responsibility we have unhappily assumed by our words and acts. We have taken the most active share in the whole matter from the first, pressing proposal after proposal at Copen hagen, which the Danish Government accepted in the faith that we should give them, if not in the field, at least in the conned chamber, something more than merely moral support. At the outset of the war Lord PALIMISTOIf and Lord Erma' denounced it in the strongest terms u unjust and unjustifiable, and they were apparently only withheld from going further by the assurances of the German Powers th►t they would respect the Treaty of London. The Con ference was assembled to give effect to those assurances. If, under these circumstances, we accept, or possibly even propose, a diamember ment of the Danish monarchy—which we have indignantly denounced as utterly unjust—we not only stultify ourselves before Europe, but gratui tously endorse with our approval • war of mere compost, and solemnly sanction the violence and wrong of the aggressors. Let it be remembered that this is not a question of peace or war. Any anxiety the public may have felt on this account it felt because it was apprehensive that the Government would, at some point or other, feel compelled to support its policy, and defend the cause of the independence of States by arms. Peace is in no danger from those whom no iniquity of violence can move to resent ment. With Denmark too weak, and the neutral Powers unwilling to resist the ambition of Prussia, people may go on buying and selling stocks and shares in safety. The question now is whether, having resolved not to stand in the way of the aggressor, it is necessary that we should thereupon join hands with him and give him active assistance in finish ing his work. This is what our Government is in danger of doing at this moment. When our Ministers began to force the proposal of a Conference upon an unwilling world we pointed out, again and again, that unless we were prepared to insist on aoertain areount of justice, the only result of the Conference would be to make as partners in a partition treaty. And the whole subsequent course of events has justified the remark. Nobody wanted the Conference. Denmark might have been dismembered without it. The Danes could at any time have obtained peace with Germany by consenting to its terms, for even Prussia makes war for an object, and not for war's sake. The difference is that without a Conference the bel ligerents would have settled their quarrel upon their own responsibility ; whereas with a Conference we voluntarily assume a share in the responsibility of act. which we have indignantly denounced. This L what we are about to do. Our Government has received no commission from the nation to take past in the partition of Denmark. It dares not propose such a policy in either House of Parlia ment. By what right, then, does it pursue in its foreign negotiations • course which is condemned by every national sentiment and by its own re iterated professions T Surely, if we cannot with stand the inroads of German ambition, we are still an independent people, so far at least as to retain the privilege of holding aloof from transactions which we abhor. IT is understood that the Birkenhead steam rams intended for the Confederates have been eold to the British Government. This trans action will extinguish the hopes of those who hoped that the approaching trial at bar before the full Court of Exchequer would have the effect of furnishing the shipowners of this country with an authoritative exposition of the Foreign En listment Act which might serve as a guide for the future. But, on the other hand, the law officers of the Crown may congratulate themselves that they have got rid of the difficulty and anxiety which seemed destined to attend their efforts to overcome the subtle devices of Messrs. LATRD and other agents of the Confederates to elude the la, Memo Lantern and Primer ?be Mom Hahne sieseded the parish church et " t teeft ' . at =Wm.- Teewbas ewe Lbeeteemet-Oolocel Koppel, tree peeeeet at the pseilie el the Imps at the Bares Guards yedeedsysterniag in homer at the Queen's birthday. The - rdiumme of Wales, seccarranled by the Prime= Mary et Ontibridge sod Uwe dAolplins of Mecklenburg Strata, and Weeded by Lady Morton and Lisaterrentv Gemini Madly', was also present et the parade of tees at the BIM Guards. The Prima el Wales rode on horseback, attended by Me* Tends's. The Priassead Prisons of Wales teak a carriage drive in the Mtwara& The Daka sad Thither of Moatissaske, sad the Princess Marie Isabella of (Mesas, sad the Disko of Osombsidge, Tidied the Prime sad Printer of Wales at Marlborough beam The Prince sad Pitman of Wake, easomthanied by the (hand Duke of Mecklenburg Sirelits and Prince Adolphus, went to the Prineents Theatre in the evening, attended by lady Morton and Major Tisdale. Tie Prince of Water hes bownwed Mr. Bernal with sitting for his portrait for the picture of Hyde-paik. Viscount Palmerston, K.G., First Lord of the Treentery ; the Pawl of St. Germans, G.C.8., Lind Steward Viscount Sydaey, G.C.8., Lord Chambseloia of her Majesty's Household ; the Marquis ci Anatomy, Maslow of the Horse; the Right Hot Sir George, Grey, G.C.8., Sereetary of State for the Home Department; Earl Rumell, RAG., Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; the Right Hos. Edward Cardwell, M.P., See story of State for the Colonies ; Earl Ds •ffilawy and Itipoe, flowneary of State for Wm ; the Bight Zia. Sir Charles Wood, G.C.8., Secretary of Stets for India ; the Right Hot the Clow cellar of the /kr/baguet ; and the Duke of Somerset, the First Lard of the Admiralty, gave state disown last even. lag in celebration of the Qusee's birthday. The Royal Body Guard of the Hos. Corps of Gentlemen* at-Arms bad a full dress dieser at Bs. Jllllll4ll'S Palace yesterday evening, to celebrate her Majesty's bhihdey, at which the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, C. 8., the late Captain of the expo ; Lord Robert Montagu, M.P. ; and Sir Henry Robinem, formally the lieutenant of the corps, were present. The Archbishop of York gave a grand dinner last evening at his residence lir Beigraveaqusre, in *debts- Boa of the Qmon'a birthday. There were among the goads the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of Armagh, the Bishop of Loadoe, the Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of Lichfield, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Bishop of Re cheater the Bishop of Momenta sod Bristol, the Bishop of Cybele, the Bishop of Cork, the Bishop of Down, the Bishop of Cleary, the Dean of Lincoln (Bishop designate of Peter borough), the Rev. Thomas Fuller and the Rev. A. W, Thorold, chaplains of the Archbishop of York. The Attorney-General (Sir ROundell Palmer) gave a grated baaquet last night at the Albion, ia odetestion ol bar Majesty's birthday, to the Queen's counsel sad the lead ing members of the bar. Covers were laid for 100; and among the company ware—Tbe Solicitor-Getwasl, R. P. Collier, Fag.; the Quesa's Advooste, Sir B. Phillimons, Q.C., D.C.L. ; and Bar William J. illezeadeir, Bart., Q.C., The Earl of Dudley has arrived at Dudley House for the orosoct. The marriage of the Hon. Ellen Stuart, seoond daughter ot Lord sad Lady Blaotyre, with Sir David Baird, is Sled to take place on the 15th proximo. The Duchess de Moray and suite have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, from Paris. The Duke of Argyll has become one of the nice presidents of the Working goes Club and Institute Taos. THE ROTLL VISIT TO CAMEHIDOL—CLINERIDON MAT 24.—The following is a lies of those upon whom bosomy degrees will be conferred during the ensuing royal visit —His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, his Royal Highness the Prince Louis of He.., Earl Granville, the Duke of Manchester, Rail Stanhope, Reel Speneer, the Fort Cartuirvoe, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Eveniley. Lord Alfred Hervey, Lord Leigh, lard Hank. Fir &tweed Lytton Salyer Lytton, Sir William Page Wood, Sir Charles Wood, Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, Cameral William Thomas Madly; the Rev. the Dem of Weelmioater, A. J. B. Hope, Esq., M.P., Dr. WIA•011 (President of the College of Physicians), W Charles Gabriel Cobet, Dr. A. W. Hoff man, l'l4llllllolr Wheatstone. All the above.msoMoned will be crested Hoaccrary Doctors of law by special ince. At a meeting of the oorporatioe this morning, the prectiotfr don of an saline, to their Royal Highosseee was agreed to. and also that the same should take place near the old media bead, near the old London enbranee into the town, and also that the electric light be Stied up cm the top of the great tower of St. Mary's church, and used during the nights of the 2nd end 3rd of Jane. From the &cakr house downwards, the busy bum of preparation is going on, sad all tells of anticipation of approaching fertivity. During the sermon in Christ Church, Belfast,ou Pawky madag, some .Lips oa the roof took fire from the ; the fire did so harm, bat it clamed a peak is the ooa peratioo. The people rushed to the doom sod ea the pe was turned off, they earambled oat is the dark as well as they could, happily without my eerier maidens. The result of the annns:l fellowship examination in Trinity College, Dublin, which terminated on Saturday, was declared on Monday. The =earful competitor is Mr. John P. Mahal v, who obtained 1,1154 Burks. Mr. Mahally's collegiate career has been an unusually brilliant one. In 1858 be pined a classical ocholarthip ; in 1859 he we. elected a um►ersity student, and won the Wray prim In mathematics, besides two gold medals in classics sad logic ; and in 1862 and 1863 be was *warded the Madder prise. This splendid honorarium, which solaces the disappointment of the highest in merit of the deluded oandidates for fellow ship, has this year been awarded with a college premium al 611. to Mr. Anthony TrailL Dr. Bazili, daribaldi's medical attendant, has published a pamphlet on tke nature of the wooed in the foot of the illustrious general, of the surgical operatic= performed on it, and on the general method of cure adopted, and which coatains anatomical drawisp in counexicia with the subject of the pamphlet. The Bridgend Chronicle states that Mr. Sims ROOM is a native of Swansea, and that there is • monu ment there to his mother, who died is giving birth to the famous singer is lira Os the monument it is stated that she was the wife of Mr. Jake Reeve, comedian. Some wheat ears were shown in Dorchester market last Saturday. Snob • sight is rarely seen so early as the 21st of May. The case of "Ferguson v. Hely," in which a clergyman. the Rev. Samuel Femme, rector of Norm, county HiAmoy, sad his daughter obtained &mega amounting to 5,0001., has ended happily io the marrisge of Kiss Ferguson to the defendant, which took place in on the eth instant At the Court at Balmoral, May 24, the Queen - Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, his i hese graciously *mad by letters patent nadir ber royal sign manual sad the great seal of the order, to dispense* with all the statute. and regulations usually observed in regard to installation, and to give sod pant unto George Granville William Duke of Sutherland, aid George William Frederick , Marquis of Ailesbury, knighlac7E said most noble order, sod invested with the assigns thereof, fall power and authority to exercise all rights and privileges belonging to a {might companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, in is full and ample a manner as if they bad been formally installed, an, decree, rule, or nage to the contrary notwithetanding.—Gazette, ktoT AL COLLEGE OF Sum:Moles OF ENGLAND.— The followingpotlecnen, having undergone the necessary examination for the diploma, wars admitted membered the oollage at a meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 94th inst., via : —Messrs, Oliver Humphrey Fowler, Kingsavrie, Hants ; Edward Roberta Smith, Dudley ; Francis Mears Beckett, Oanterhury ; Henry Nelson Edwards, Finsbury. square • Henry MelviU Brewer, Neort, lionnionthahire ; George . Gon Denies, Grantham • and Charles James Wills, Stockwell (students of Si. Battgolossew's Hospital); Wm, Melville Knipe, Leigh Shim, Worcestershire ; Andrew Wise, Plutnsteed. Kent ; and Augustin Barber Fry, SM. ford (of Guy's Hospital) ; Fr eder ick Fludd Dickinson, M.D. Queen's University, Ireland, Wicklow; Joseph Baum Dublin, an Thomas Richards Phillips, Dublin robin, .4 FURIQUI3 SAITLES. APTIJILE OF CONFRDERATE RIFLE PITS, 4,000 PRISONERS, I AaFSERALS, AND 90 WINS. -RETREAT OF GENERAL LEE.-- ADVANCE OF SIGEL AND BUTLER. (sauna's man Ams.) (Per Ow City a Weahisigtoo, vii Oeos►hsve%) NEW YORK. NAY 14, Mozitum No fighting took place st Elpottaylvania on the 11th inst. Marly on the morning of the 12th Hancock vigorously charged and captured the Confederate rifle pita in his front, with 4,000 prisoners, 2 generals, and 30 guns. The battle continued furiously throughout the 12th, but all efforts to further penetrate Lee's lines were unavailing. During the night of the 12th Lee retreated, leaving only a line of skirmishers in Grant's front. On the morning of the 13th instant Grant started two divisions to ascertain whether Lee was occupying a new position in the vicinity or making a thorough retreat. Reinforcements are being rapidly despatched to Grant. Federal cavalry has destroyed portions of rail road in Lee's rear. Sigel has destroyed Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Gordonsville-road. Butler is advancing against Drury's Bluff. There is an unreliable rumour of Sherman having occupied Dalton. Banks has retreated from Alexandria, en route to Semmesport. _ NEW YORK, MAY 14, 11 A.m. The very latest accounts report Lee having crossed the Po River. Gold, 172 i. [OLICSWW-ROLSTREE AND THE .0011FER ENCE PROJECTS. The Paris oorrespondent of the Independent*. Beige says that the German propositions respecting fileswig-Holstein are as follows :—Holstein, Sles wig, and Lauenbourg to be united in one duchy with its own institutions ; no employs in Sleswig who was not born there, and who has not studied at the University of Kiel ; Kiel to be • federal port ; Rendsburg • federal fortress ; upwards of 230,000,000 of francs to be paid by Denmark for the expenses of the war. The writer says, " It is added that in this case the German governments would consent to the per sonal alliance of this duchy, with its own institu tions, with Denmark, but I have some hesitation in placing faith in this last assertion. As for the neutral powers, they would pronounce for the divi sion of Sleswig at the lute of Flensburg, and the union of the south with Holstein under a regime of personal union, or else the abandonment of the German Duchies and of the most southern part of Sleswig to an independent prince." The Paris Temps thinks it impossible that En g _ I land and France can have consented to the esta- 1 blishment of Holstein and South Sleswig as a se- I parate state. " England," it saga, "cannot make so complete an evolution ; and France herself, if she abandons the treaty of 18152, cannot go further than the simple advice to submit the so:ution to the Duchies without prejudging it in any way." - - i -- - - A letter from Berlin n the continental papers states that at an interview at Hamburg between the Prince Royal of Prussia and the Duke of Angustenburg, a complete agreement was come to as to the relations which should be established between the Prussian government and that of the duke in the event of the latter acceding to the throne of the Duchies of Sleswig-Holatein. This arrangement would consist chiefly of a military and maritime convention, and of stipulations relative to the canal between the Baltic and the North Ses. (astrrirs rziaaatit.) THE RUSSIAN BUDGET FOR 11$4. ST. PETERSBURG, MAY 24, Ennui°. The Russian budget for 1864, which has been published to-day, shows an equilibrium. The public revenue is estimated at 401 millions of roubles, of which 355 are from ordinary sources, 18 millions from Treasury Bonds, and 28 millions from the Anglo-Dutch loan. The expenditure is estimated at 364 millions of roubles, to which there are to be added 37 millions for extraordinary military expenses. PROlana. TIIIIRSDAY. 01 NotTEIMIN MIDAY. W.N.W. to N.N.E. and 00Aana. N. to W.. freak some beak. freak awn abewess. showery. 8.1 to B.W. sad N.W.. Winn& N.N.W. to W.S.W., !moderato to freak frisk maw shovers. showers In places. Aa mat above. Iltartaiad. V. to N. sad back, &tab. N. N.& to W.N.W.Aao- UMW. As ant above. dents to stem& showers to places. Scribers =Sootlaiad. Wastammltaird. Walla, sad &d -smal:Ma Saathetullastidi Chantsi and Slaw bay. ltaatara liaalward Ragland W Korth dr Cotner Jrwms.—A rare assemblage of superb court jewels was yesterday divined of, among other valuable property. at the great Metropolitan Auction Mart, in King-street. Covent-garden, by Mean. Debeultam, Elton, and Sous. The following attracted muck posies :—A splendid emerald, surrounded by brilliants, as • ring; • very fie* single stone brilliant ring ; • large single brilliaat, set as • ring ; • large brilliant, surrounded by 14 smaller brilliants, as • ring ; • lustrous brilliant, serroanded by rum, as a ring ; and • rose diamond, of great purity and lustre, set as • ring—the whole 2254 A Russian bracelet, of fine gold, weighing arc 13dwts. llgra , the mire formed of the choicest brilliants and Ire beautiful tur quoises, in a case-136 guineas. A mepificent brilliant bracelet, the bead designed in stars and li nks. the metre consisting of four firm large brilliant., three circles of bril liants, diamond scroll-work, and a rich and large sapphire, in • came-140 guineas. A brilliant Court beeklam, formed of 55 old English cut single stop brilliants, set tram &woolly in enlists ; an important state ornament— "RlMY. A beautiful roes diamond ring ; pother equally fine ; an emerald of very line colour_ wit h brilßwt .boulders,est as a ring ; a beautiful Deckle*, and pee dant. composed of two emeralds, of fine colour, surrounded by brilliants • • Sower comet brooch, composed of a flee single brilliant centre. surrounded by roses ; and an enamel riba•d brooch, with cross pendant, set with • A ' L .•p , • r . .... " E r, a ' ; 4 vj Ft ,r : i 6 - ‘1 . 1 I I e ci e li a4 j a , bill giving to 4 loloured, 11. The Queen went out In the afternoon . AM -. IC .-- rimer Lamaism and Priam, Hen& estates. Gold, 172 e. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, MAT 14, Nom :4c Money abundant. Gold, 72/. per cent. prem. Stocks slightly firmer. New York Centrals, 190} ; Illinois Shares, 1241 ; Erie, 110 ; Six per Cent. United State, Bonds, 1061. TELEGRAM OF THE TIMES CORRESPONDENT. (From Mr wood oclitioo of the Timm.) NEW YORK, MAT 13, 6 Tar. General Grant reports that during Wednesday night Hancock changed his position from the right to the left centre of the Federal line, and at Wi ped 4 o'clock yesterday morning assaulted Lee's right, which he turned, capturing 25 cannon and 3,000 prisoners, among whom were Generals Ed ward Johnson, Robert Johnson, and George Stewart. An engagement extending along nearly the whole line followed, which continued with greater or lees severity throughout the day. General Sheridan, chief of Grant's cavalry, re ports, on the 10th inst., having destroyed eight miles of railway in Lee's rear, and the recapture of 500 Federal prisoners. Butler, under date near Chester station, on the afternoon of May 12th, states that Gilmore held the entrenchments at Bermuda Hundred, while Baldy Smith was demonstrating against the enemy at Fort Darling. Reported, sit Cincinnati, that the Confederates had evacuated Dalton last night, and that Sherman occupied the city to-day. INTELLIGENCE. Gold opened this morning at 173, and declined to 1701, and closes 1721. Exchange, 1881. Govern ment Sixes, 1881, registered, 113/ ; 5-20(Coupons), 106 ; 7-30, 1101. New York Central Railway, 130 ; Erie, 1091; Illinois Central, 1231. Cotton, 851. Breadatuffa lower ; provisions dull ; sugars unchanged in price ; coffee inactive. MAT 14.11 A.M. Official and other despatches from Tefiedd, inVir ginia, to 8 o'clock yesterday morning, show Han cock's achievement on Thursday to have been lees decisive than at first represented ; but two generals, Edward Johnson and George Stewart, were taken prisoners. Of the cannon reported captured, many remained on disputed ground on Thursday night, while it is not perfectly clear that a number of them were not recaptured by the Confederates: No mamma whatever attended the Federate at other points of the line, their assaults against Lee's centre and left being invariably repulsed with great slaughter, and at nightfall the Confederates main tained their position in front of Spottsylvania Court-house. Yesterday, at daybreak, it was disoovered that during the night Lee bad withdrawn across the River Po, it is believed to occupy a stronger posi tion on the North and South Anna rivers. Gr►nt is represented to be in pursuit, but u the roads are in a bad condition after the he►vy fall of rain amid which the battle was fought, he will have considerable difficulty in following. The carnage on Thursday is described as awful, and the men on both sides to have fallen like grain. No estimate of the loss is given. There is a report that Sigel has cut the Virginia Central Railway between Charlottesville and Lynch burg, and another report that he has been attacked and defeated by the Confederates under Brecken ridge. Information was received at New Orleans on the 7th inst. that Forrest's cavalry had gained posses sion of all Sherman's railwsy communications, and bad also destroyed several Federal transports on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. Letters from New Orleans of the 7th announce that Banks is endeavouring to reach Brashear city with his army, his retreat from Alexandria, rid the Red River, being cut off by the erection of Con federate batteries on the banks of that stream. The steamers Ohio, Beilli, Laurel Hill, Bella Donna, and Mittie Stephens, with supplies and reinforoemente for Banks, have been sunk or cap tured below Alexandria. All Admiral Porter's gunboats are above the falls of the Red River ; and, as the Confederates have turned the waters of the river into other channels, their capture is considered inevitable. Major-General M'Dowell has been appointed to the command of the military department of the EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom on owx PARIS, TI:1111DAT The controverted question whether Baron de Beast saw the Emperor so early as Saturday is nettled in the affirmative, by the announcement in the Monitew, which also confirms the news that the baron dined with his Majesty yesterday. M. de Beast left Paris for London to-day. K Krieger, one of the Danish plenipotentiaries in the conference, arrived in Paris yesterday, but it is believed he has seen nobody but Count de Moltke, the Danish Minister here, and that be goes back to London to-night. The Pays says as " Latest News" that pacific impressions tend visibly to prevail, and that it is almost certain that the conference will come to an agreement on the basis of an appeal to the popu lation, with a view to detach Holstein and Southern Sleswig from Denmark, the Dannewerk being taken as a frontier line. Bad news of the Pope's health is said to have arrived in Paris. The Bourse, under the influence of a rise of in Consols, and rumours that England had consented to a plebiscite in the Duchies, opened with great buoyancy. Rente rose to 66fr. 80c., but the rise was not sustained, the last quotation being 66fr. 65c., with a fall of sc. Mobilier fell Ur. 25c. The Assize Court of the Haut Rhin was occupied last week with the trial of a revolting case of parricide. A well to do peasant, named Stein kampf, being impatient to inherit the S,ooofr. or 4,000 fr. which his mother had saved, conspired with his wife and • bravo, named Haas, who was bribed by a few francs, to murder her. They seised hold of the old woman while she was milking a cow and held her head down in a pool of liquid manure till she was dead. The crime was clearly proved, and, moreover, confessed by all the prisoners. The Procureur-General, M. Bigorie de Laschamps, being thus relieved from the necessity of arguing upon the facts, delivered a speech in justification of the punishment of death generally, against which there is ► strong feeling in Alsace. He controverted at great length the opinions of Beccaria, Lamartine, Victor Hugo, Mittermaier, kc., and exhorted the jury, as practical men, firmly to do their duty to society and to observe their oath. As to Beccaria, he told the story that some relations of his having been robbed in the Calabrisa, the gentle philosopher begged the judges to torture the robbers and have them broken on the wheel. He trusted that the jury would not give to Alsace, to France, and the world the desolating spectacle of an indulgent ver dict to an assassin capable of taking the life of the mother that bore him, and that they would repu diate "extenuating circumstances" as an "impiety." Notwithstanding all the eloquence of the public miniater,• the jury did find extenuating circum stances, and in consequence Steinkampf and his wife were sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for life, and the sicaire Haas to imprison ment for 20 years. Mr. James Stuart Bowes, who for aometbing like half a century wrote the theatrical criticisms in Galignani's Messenger, died this morning at the house of his son, Mr. Hely Bowes. The deceased, who had attained the age of 75 years, was univers ally respected, and is much regretted by a large circle of friends. Letters b•ro been received in Paris from the French pilgrims in the Holy Lend. The pilgrim. who paned Easter at Jerusalem arrived at Beyrout on the &Nu ncio° of the 25th of April. after having aoootnplished their tour through the Holy Lend. They were all in steeliest health sod were preparing to return home—come through Ooestantinople and others through Italy. The pilgrims were joined at Jerusalem by the reverend Father Haseberg, superior of the convent of Munich, and another mask of the mass community. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial ofecehoul tho r of tho North Antoriossizovhioos, • jr... DI RII D DIMSFIRLD. -.I ODOM:MIT. The Vice-Chancellor this morning gave judgment in this ease. It will be remembered that the bill was filed to obtain a deans that the defendant should execute to the plaintiff • lease of certain property at Paddock, near Huddersfield, and that the defendant might be restrained by the order and injunction of thi s court from prosecuting an action of ejectment against the plaintiff. The facts of the case were shortly these: In 1837 there existed on the property in goodie's, which be. longed to the then Sir John Remedies, • system of granting verbal leases to the tenant of it, such leases being renew. able every 30 years on payment of a fine of two years' ground rent ; or every 40 years, at • fine of ten years' rent. The plaintiff in 1837 because tenant of the land, at a ground rent of 41. per annum. The land was originally a stone quarry ; but, being in possession of it, the plaintiff guatly improved it, built a house upon it at a cost of 1,8:SOL, and otherwise immeasurably increased the value of the property. In 1839 the then Sir John Ramadan died, and at that time the Remedios estates, of which the land in question formed a part, were vested in trustees, upon trust for the de fendant until his majority, which he attained in I' . .i, and then upon certain other trusts for him for his life. la 1844 aed 1859 the trustees were empowered, by private acts of parliament then passed, to grant leases of the Itamaden estates for 90 years, at larger rent. than had been hitherto reserved. Negotiations were accordingly entered into between them, Sir John Ramaden. and (among other poisons) the plaintiff, with • view of idterin; the tenure by which such persons held their 15n.1.. and raising the rent thereof. In the case of the plaintiff it ens sought to increase his rent from 41. per annum to I :t, per annum : the effect of which would be, if generally carried out, most materially to augment the value of the Ramaden property, already very great. Sir John Ramaden and his trustees ultimately gave the plaintiff notice to quit ; and on his racial to give up possession of his land an action of ejectment was brought against him. The plaintiff then filed the bill in this suit for the purpose above stated. Ile contended that he was tenant of the land with a perpetual right of renewal, which he called a tenant-right, on waist of a fixed flue ; that he was duly admitted by Sir John Remodels, or his agents, on that understanding ; that he had paid his rent punctually till this time ; and that be had greatly improved the property in his hands. The defendant here denied the alleged tenant-right, insisting that the plaintiff was only& tenant at will ; and that he was not entitled to the relief he prayed by his bill. Mr. Malins, Q 0., Mr. Daniel/. Q. 0., and Mr. Fielding Nakier were for the plaintiff ; and the Attorney-General, Mr. Bans, Q.O. sad Mr. Chapman Barber for the defendant. The Vice-asseallor, after stating the facts of the case, said that the defendant, Sir John Saundra, could not be allowed to disturb the plaintiff in his powassioa of the Lod; that the plaintiff was entitled to have a lease granted Whim under the provisions of the act of 1844, but that the rat to be reserved and paid ender the lease must be double that hitherto paid; that such double rent must commence from the date of the lease, which must be renewable for ever, under the provision, of the same act of 1844 ; and that it mast be settled in chambers. The defendant must also pay the costa of the suit. 00IIRT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Waage ta Banco. —(Before Lo sokrd Chief Justice Cockburs, Justices Crompton, Blburs, sod &se.) 1111_118 TIMION AND Milani —THE _COIaZDUATZ-Zllllll3. W. H. Jana appeared for the Confederate authorities; Mr. Ludt, Q.C., Mr. Mil:ward, and Mr. Luahingtai for the United States govecomest. Mr. Lash resumed bin arguments. He called atten. ties to the words of the treaty sad the statute epos which this question would tarn ; but before doing so he urged the mew is which the words " within the juridiction of the: United States" bed to be interpreted in two dif. Watt ways. The word " jurisclicao• " m its natural sad printe Nn meant the power and authority to deal with mars coaneeted with particular things and persons, bat it bad also received a legal rasealog with regard to territorial ere% or the limits within which that power and authority might be surnamed. It was is that seem the word was used in the treaty sad statute. The tams of the treaty, which was the language of both parties, and used by them in the same sena went that it had bleu agreed between bar Majesty and the United States that oath shall, upon mutual requisi. doe by them or their ministers, he., deliver to justice all persons who, being charged with murd er piracy, he., committed within the jurisdiction of the high contracting powers, and no doubt that mesa committed within the juriedictios, or territory, or place over which the law of the country prevailed, and found within the territory of the other, and " jurisdiction" applied sot to the lead but to the sees. . _ — ilia Lcd CliiefJbetios said the twin "jurisdiction" ens acteMin the treaty and in the act to "territory,"—who d conimit sa offence within the jiriediction of one oconatit, sad fated within theterritbriss of another... Mr. lade mid he did sot think that material to his ar. gamest. This was the first time either la America or a this country that • court of law had bees called Imos to give an interpretation to the treaty, and if their lordships interpreted the words in their plate and ordinary meaning, " committed within the juriedictioa, ha, and make them have reference to the locality and not merely power—inter. tein that manner the treaty was reesceable and should vt a •ffect, but if they eoestraised them in the other way they would get into soodiote of mime kinds. It woe evident that his cooatruct io o was the right One, because the words of the treaty were "all persona" (without refere e:is to country) charged with crime committed within the juries. diction of either country. That England bad dose. America waster more interested in preventing minders in their reen try than we were,and that was why this country had modes compact with America to eve up all persons so charged is either country, whether English or American subjects. Prussia and some other countries had in their treaty with America excepted their own 'abject; but there was no at caption in The Load C hia mid he could understand that at apply's( to ream when this country had no jurisdiction. Mr. Leah mid it was well known hare, and no haat others knew ham well, that we can exercise authority over a British subject for murder in • foreign country. The Asst. rime laws with reforests to piracy were very similar to our own. We had marled that any British subject may* power from soother country to act against our obipprsg wee pansy, that robberi ni c s a y board ship was piracy, that the stave trade was , bat neither of them was ruck abed as each by law cif maltose. The term piracy was and in the treaty in the larger mess, as bang • mime awl* both catkins, and it was Intended by each that the see immediately affected should have the power to polish. Mare was no part of the treaty from which the lehreses was to be draws that there was an implied ezeeption d mete within our own jurisdiction. _ . At the comelosioa of the argumeots the ooart deli►ered jadL• The Lord Chief Justice was of opinion the melt ought to be eellueltted for pirac►, with the ►iew to their being given up to the Federal Settee. The other leersed judge@ were of a cookery opinioo. They did sot coasider it was a CYO which came within the sot and the treaty, and were of opinion that the prisoners were entitled to their &scheme. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. dating' in Baneo.--(Fiefon Lord Mid Jutios &le, and J nation Williams. Wilk% and BAG.) 7ACE3OII r. dorm:nom =swigs. The plaintiff is this case, a young lad 7, was formerly set• played by the Eslendeat as sasistaat m a million"' shop. After she 110110 had as offer of employment in the City, at • salary of W. • year, besides board and lodging. Dot epos the defendant being applied to for a character, honed that the plaintiff was dishonest. Upon this the pretest action we brought to recover damages for slander ; sad at the trial before Mr. Justice Williams the jury found for the plaintiff damages 60i. Mr. Y. Chambers, Q.C.. sow moved for a rule for a eon nit or • sew trial, and submitted to the court that the circumstances under which they were tnokea clearly made them a privileged communication. and that no intim would lie wile. exprees malice were proved. The circumstances is this owe showed that the defendant be lieved that be was speaking the troth when be made me of the worth ; and this being so the judge ought to have told the jury that there was no evidence of express malice, sad that therefore they must end for the defendant. Yr. Justice Williams said that the plaintiff in her evidence elated that the defendant said that if the plaintiff bad re. tossed to his service he would have said nothing about ha barbs( stolen the 31. 10s., sad that as another occesios be mid that if the plaintiff would own that if she had takes the useney he would give her a &erecter. Be (Mr. Justice tbeeght that these statements were "widows for the jury that the defendant bad not acted boas fideia melding - um of the slanderous words. Mr. Chambers, in continuation, submitted that at all mete the daragn , were oxceesive, and that upon this owe weals see carnage' were exceeeive, MI that upon toe of _„. , - . ,- , ----. --- - --- --- -- - Y' , -----.... the command of the military department of the i (411" from tb•Pwww° ll 4 the Non' ^ w wwaw t ervimw , Wrilliasta 01 fine colour — no 4lii.insit r=l; 7 • 73 bleee Peeled th en should be • rule for •n" trial. law. (o the Dubin' School) ; John Foot Churchill, Poole, lei Pacific, and will leave for California immediately. a i zt oL from the Lord High C omm i ss i oner of lonian formed of 40 graduated storm brighten', all of great purity The Loci Chief Jostles thought that the oase bad been and William Burt Short*, L& A. Southampton (of the of aid lustr•-295 guineas. A seateldem rose dimmed, huge properly left to the jury ; tad that there wee Do groopd _,.. Cbaring-ever Hoapital) ; Phil ip Br ooke Yawn, Burton -on- This step is supposed to have been taken in view Tas Haw ZEALAND Itul Coxruscr.—The Otago oval shape, of the purest water. set as ari , aid 22 meats for saying that th ese should bo a sew trail because th e 7,",,' SIB Gl9OllOll GIMY'B MCIROPOLITAIt PUBLIC- Treat, and Thomas Seeders, Plymouth (of ITaivenity Col- th e o f France on t h e Daily Times of the 22nd ultimo UAW • copy Pi the of brilliants cwt-2001. 270 remarkably Ana Meath' deseelle were exeellieL am 100111 BILL —it appears from a report is the lege); Joseph Dodge. Bezleil, Sumer (of Rieg'a College) ;of p ossi bility a rupture w itht hotelmen Mr. Croaks Ward, oe the part of the pearls, 348 carats (gross)-4841. Bs. 86 unusually largo sad Rule refired. tan Morning Advertiser of the prooesdiags at tL 'u te l e b t l itg of the ;aid Hear, Edward Arrnstroog. Newcastle. At the mote Mexican question. so Zealand goveraineet, and the leteroolooial Mail Stearn flee orieatal pearls, 163 evade (grom)-2211. 17s. 300 ditto, Protection Society, held yesterday. that it wes unanimously ; meeting of the court Mr. Charles Jame Devonshire puma The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, Packet Company, as to the mail service eid Puma. Wel- 285 ousts fgreea)-1381. 19a. A gear of splendid diamond COURT 01P EXCHEQUER. W resolved not to oppose the meteors of the right hoe. biro • his examination for naval surgeon : this gentleman had pre- , Horton is so be the port of cell in Now Peaked. sad the earlier and locket to eerrerpood-1151. 10a. A diamond &things at Nisi Pete. —(Befere Lord Mist Baron PA die net, but that a committee should be formed for the purpose vionaly been admitted a member of the college, .his diploma adopted a resolution to drop from the -- —-- army roll i diseases from Parma to that port (tad tin eerie) is to be locket, and an opal and brilliant neeklette-2581. Bs. o t I look, sad Berner Marti., Hatunwell, swd atheeell. ) of endeavouring to obtain certain modifications in the bill. bearing date April 4, 1855. all unemployed general o ffi cers, including Generals run in 720 hours. pair of assoifiaint diamond minis's-150 gineesa. SWUM O. LAI/W.—ACCIDENT. Thin adieu wan brought by a Labourer in the employ di 11364:‘ c\ ►LovvzsTJ rON.-(27118 DAY.) 01MOZIMER, hi The election for this city, a vacancy having "Ala from the appointment of Mr. Joha Joseph Powell to the recordership of Wolverhampton, took nisei this morn ing. Mr. Powell wsa rwoleeted without oppceition. A STEAMER IN A CYCLONE. It was lately stated in the Express that the Chad* with the suds sad passeeges which left South ampton on the 4th and MarueiWe es the 13th of April, had put beak to Ades no the 3rd hid., in consequent* of having met with a fearful cyclone on April 29. The directors have now received the captain's report of the storm he sa -1 194tionoect The weather was bebeautifully dear and fine until 9 a.m. on the numb* of the 29th, -when the baro meter soddenly fell two-teeths. By 1 p.m there was a terrific gale . The ship was completely buried to leeward, and tilt in toes of water, which washed the tarpaulins off the skid gratings, and an immense quantity of water found its way on to the main deck, and down the fore stoke hole. ho. ; the lee bade were malted away ; the weather quarter boat blew oat of the dekko and was last. The weather lifeboat was blown inboard altogether, brin ing the davit/ with it. About 3 p.m. the miroomast-head was carried away, the maintoproast and foretoppllant mast soon followed, the leeward catboat was washed away, and the anchor washed off the forecastle, but the shank mister held it. "We were cot able to send any bands forward to secure it, and the following rooming we found it bad knocked a hole in the bow, but well above the water-mart. At 4 p.m. the barometer commenced to ties ; the ship was then a fearful plied, the water himming fed in the stokehole and e-room, ship labour* heavily, all the sails blown out of the gaskets, the deck-gear either washed away or smashed, awning booms carried away by the force of wind alone, lee bulwarks Mee in many places, lower booms, hencoops, and ladders washed I overboard. Mr. Miller, the chief eagimer. reported to me that he could not keep steam up any longer. owing to the quantity of water in the stokehole. the engines. About this time Mr. Tuner, second= who was engaged in securing the tarpaulins, was washed to leeward and had his leg broken in two places by a hencoop. Set all hands (omission and stewards in cluded) to pump and bale. At 6 p.m. the gale was mode. rating, and the barometer rapidly rising. The ship then appeared a complete wreck; the whole of the starboard cabins were full of water, the berths sod washstands maid down, and the whole of the baggage destroyed. From this time it gradaally moderated, and the wind veered round to the 8.E., and became fine. The pumping and baling was continued until 11 p.m. the following day, although at times we had meat difficulty with the pumps, owing to their getting choked with the coal in the bilges. At 11 p.m. on the 30th got up steam and proceeded towards Gallo; the following day, at 5 a.m., the engineer reported that he mold not keep up steam, owing to the quantity of water in the stokehole. I then considered it prudent, se both panniers and erew were nearly ex hausted. to return to Aden ; turned the ship round as and set all hands pumping and baling again. Oe the mottling of the 2nd 1 passed a large number of bales floating about sad one dead body. Pumping was cos tinned until the 3rd, when we arrived at Aden about noon. I mama speak is too high terms of the whole of the officers ; the meaner in which they exerted themselves is beyond all praise; also of the passel:gen and 'towards ; they all worked with a will. On the moraine of the let the formed themselves into sanitary parties, and i cl i =74 maim deck of wet bedding and baggage, which was commencing to get offensive. lam sorry to say many of them are heavy losers, as, independent of the beggage in the cabins, a large quantity is damaged in the baggage- - mom. The ofßoers and crew have also lost the greater part of their effects. The cargo, as far as we can see, has escaped damage." THE DRZIIII47.L DEATH BY I'IRZ AT CASHIOBURY. WATFORD, Tussmv. Last evening an inquest was held at Caehiobnry House, the mat of the Earl of Fir=, to sometais the mum of the death of Mirada, widow of Le Comte Achille de Septenil, the eldest sister of the Earl of &lex , who lost her life by fire at the residence of her brother, under the circumstances detailed in evidence. The Comer. Mr. Robert Geo:m Lowe, solicitor, of St. Albsea, having empanelled a highly respectable jury, the following witnesses were called : Charles Dodds, servant in the artablithmest of the Earl of FAIN; deposed that Lady de Septenil wee oil a visit to her brother, the Earl of Eames, at Cashioliury Home, sad that on Saturday sight, about a quarter past 10 o'clock, he heard the bell of the pees drawing-room ring , violently. He was proosediag to that room is haste, when on paean( into the doislermom be saw lady fiepteuil lyMg on the floor with her clothes horsing, and the earl throwing a large red cloth over her. Her ladyship was screanda, fins," "Save the house." Witness bad sem her ladyship abort five militate bete,, he baud the bell ring. he was then going into her bedroom, and was carrying a silver chamber candlestick is her hand. Witness mended his lordship to extinguish the Barnes, sad then ran into the bedroom, where he found a chair on fire and the cushion and carpet partly burnt. The deceased was very near-sighted. and generally wore spectacles. Sarah Chitteoden, one of the female WWI* stated that she saw Lady de &Tamil immediately after the acci dent. Her ladyship mid that she had set the ceedle on the toilet-table, end then turned round and saw herself in Barnes. She threw herself on the bed, bat, finding she bad set that alight, she ran downstairs sormatiog. The demised bed on a black tarlatan dregs trimmed with black lace, sad that was a very theasumelde material. Her ladyship wee 59 years old. Dr. Brett, of Watford, deposed that be was seat for to the house, and arrived there a little before 11 o'clock on Saturday night. He found Lady a. Septenil is bed is pest pain, the whole of her body Mang fearfully burst, except her fees and the solre of her feet. She wee cold and pulselees. He applied the tonal remedies in cams of burn ing, and administered stimulants, bet her ladyship died about 19 hours after the 'oddest. _ A verdict o " Arrested Death" wee returned. The body at the decreed will be nerved to Freer for interment to•mrrow. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAT.) WzoirsepAy. imr M II AA. 2 . 3 I T. ' W. .13 D. L li. 3. Nabs 36** W.N. W. --.-- N.W. e - &bards= —2696 51 N. W. 11. W. o - 4 Leith PAO II N. B. b - Azdromees- ; 30.06 31 N. O.W. be - Greemasile 30.1663 N. LW. re 804 Gehrey lllOO7 66 36 LS& N.I. e - Vslee4le Y. W. ALL ern - Ceps a.:; - 1019 sem be, L. LL 0 - 43memilews 06 66' S. Ls. es - Ileemeal -la* 66, W.N.W. W. es - [YANA lO.lO 64i &LW S.W. ee ... I Pleablebe 110.18: N.W. LILL b-. Ileseeme .. 110.19 64 6. 1 6.1. b - 6196 . -.. 3031 97 I. RNA. 110 6.116 L'Orl4ii . _,. WM 16 x.i. XLL eb -. teeeeie“ UM 61 N.L NIL tip - Myrna AU 6.6.1. KM b - f p = le /41 W. L .13 64 W.LW. X b - &Li e - balm ...- seal re' W. IL N.& b - fkmer 96.1666 W.N.W. N.& * - Team* 211.99 66 13.14.11. N. eb - 6eerberemb MM le: N. X be -, 6 Wei* -MN 63 N. N.W. LW. a —' Holleeird llll.lll 4/ I W. N. N.W. er 1.30 s 1 LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Ware Vise-Chaseellor Bir J. Stout.) TRoartozir V. 111 JOHN WILLIAM RAMBLIKIL-TEIAWf RIGS? the' anc ■