The Express. — London, England, 1866-05-16 00:00:00

• i 6 . THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. THE FOURTEENTH YEAR, INVESTELENT FOR CAPITAL AND RAVING& Present rate of interest, 6 per cent, per annum on shares, and 4 per cent. on the deposit department.—Tbe taking of land is quite optional—Freehold franchise in fn counties MO Wens) can be seoured.—Villas and house; for sale. Land in large or small quantities.—No partnenhip liability.—Prompt with' drawals when required.—Prospectuses tree to any part of the TEUSTEES—Vbcount Renalagh and F. C. Cobbold, Eiq., ILP. ---- 81:110irfiv - i - contorniz. • 011,131MAII—Vhoeunt RANELAOH. . -.li-tuklikn4n—Coloncl BILOWXU.IB £2lOl. Y.P. Bourke, Hon. Robert. Novick, Lieut.-Col. Augustus Cobbold, J. C, Esq., M.P. Newoomen, C. 8, Hu. Curds, H. W., Bag. Palk, Mr Lawrenoe. Bert, Y.P. Goodson, Knox, sq., M.P. Pownall, Henry, leq. Holmes, T. &Q. Talbot, the Hon. sad Bor. W. C. Ingestro, nuptial Winstonley, Newish= W., Esq. Jervis, Major, M.P. Means sad Gamma Committee (composed of noklainen. mem bers of crtiatosat, and other gentlmon) are onwards of Meng in n BSCini um . Allf--CHAalse Lewis Ouutiniss, Ems., Y. 8.0.8. SUCCESS OF THE SOCIETY. Shines Bowed to lady-day, 1886, are 24,277, £5O each 4,2111,860 0 0 Total tub receipts from formation of Boding to Lady-day, 1806 Total withdrawals to ditto 370,112 13 11 Total amount of land sold to Lady-day, 1800 468,806 6 11 Beano fund to Lady-day, 1800 JOHN BROG [ON of GOLD. I.DEN'S VALUA Si carats fine, is 18 carats... 33 3 81 9 cants.. g 1 11 10 worth _Ea 4 114 17 carats.. 3 0 2 8 carats .. 1 8 34 per ounce. 16 cassia.. 216 74 7 carats .. 1 4 9 2S carats.. 4 1 6 15 carats.. 213 1 6 wain .. 1 1 Si 23 carats (British 14 carats.. 2 9 64 5 carats .. 017 8 standard) 317 101 13 carats.. 2 6 0 4 carats .. 014 2 21 carat... 314 4 12carats.. 2 2 54 3 ousts .. 010 74 20 carats .. 310 94 11 carats.. 118 11 2 carats .. 0 7 1 19 carats.. 3 7 3 10 carats.. 115 41 1 carats ... 0 3 6 Manufactory, 16, Heiniettaetreet, Covent-garden. London, W.O WPPIN BROTHERS. —Establiahed A. D. 1810. CHESTS of SILI7ERPLATEf or the COLONIES. CUTLERY and SILVER PLATE for FURNISHING. MAPPIN BROTHERS, LONDON-BRIDGE. MAPPIN BROTHERS, 222, REGENT smzsr. THE PRESENT CRISIS. To MANUFACTURER.% :WAREHOUSEMEN, and MlENTS.—Messra ALEXANDER and WILLIAM ALLAN, of BL Paula Churchyard, hereby Intimate to the above gene rally, that they are prepared to BUY for PROMPT CASH all CLASSES of GOODS connected with their trade.—ALEXANDER and WILLIAM ALLAN, Silk Mercers, &c., 09 and 70, St, Paul's Churchyard. HORSE SHOW, Agricultural Hall, London. OPENING DAY and JUDGING, SATURDAY, May 19. Admission, Half-a-Crown. Private Boxes and Reserved Sesta.— Doors open at 10 a.m. GORSE SHOW, Agricultural HaII.—EXHI BITION of AGRICULPUP.AL and HORTICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Seeds, Roots, Patent Contrivances for Do mestic Use, Greenhouse and Cut }lover, Ferns, &c., in the Galleries; Cam.wes, Harness, Bte, In the Avenue HORSE SHO W, Agricultural Hall. STALLIONS. thoroughbred; Roadsters and Ponies Hunters, in four classes. Park Hacks. Ladles' Hones, Chargers, Harness Horses ; in pain and single ; Racing Trotters, and Ponies. in three rinses. 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Clear, Thick, and Invalid TURTLE SOUPS always ready. ST. JAMItS'S-RALL, RECIENT.STEEET, PICCADILLY. WM. DONALD, Proprietor. TO WEST-END DINERS.—The WELLING TON, St. James's-street, Piccadilly . ladies' Saloon Dining-room on the first floor. The subscription rooms arc now open. Terms, twelve months. tl lit 6d.: six months, £1 la— Apply to D. Cameron, 49, St. James's-street. LONDON must have a SUPPER and MUSIC ROOM for Owalemou.—Remember, we wait for you at " EVANS'," after the Covent Garden Opera and the Theatre& eke v rortOlS. HAYMARKET. TSB Erman, THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Menem Howe, Rogers, Braid. MissAdaCaTeedish.—THE FAVORITE OW FORTUNE. Messrs. Buckdone Chippendale, and &Ahem ; lin Chippendale, .I.c.—And A DAL - OUTER TO MARRY. PRINCESS'S. Tn-Moaßnw (Thursday) ETRAT.in, A LUCKY HlT.—After which HENRY VIII. Cardinal Wohey, Mr. Charles Kean : Queen Katherine, Mrs. Charles Kean.—Cuncludlng with QVIET lAWGINUS. LICEUM. Tan EVENING, SIMENON AND W. Messrs. Emery & Hors- Man ; Mrs. liorsmmi.—And THE MASTER or RAVE_NSWOOD. Menus. Junlau. Ilorsmau. Vesin, Emery.Widdicomb. Fitzpatrick, dn. ; Mesdames Termui, Elsworthr, Layenu, and C. Lac'emu. BRITANNIA. Tint &mind, THE CORPORAI:B DAUGHTER. Merry. Reynolds, Cranford, and Bigwood Miss Clara itt, Came, Mrs. 8. Late, and Mr, K Tarmdd.—The Eehasse Family.—To conclude with THE LIVIION CHIEF. Mr. James Anderson., HIGIUMTATER AT LONDON.BRIDGE TIM DAY —Morning, M. 52m Afternoon, 31L IGm. TO.MonnOw—Morning, Sh. 41m Afternoon, lb. sm. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16. be decided in England, and, In lact staple time was allowed for its co If If AmPuiral Dartaae had interfered, or without operation of officers of ftleherjNions, top the bombardment of Alparako he would haVe . taken part with Chili against Spain, and thus have violated the neutrality which his Government had proclaimed.. It is easy to declaim against a British officer for moving his ships out of the way to enable the Spaniards to fire upon a defenceless city. But Admiral Manus had no choice but either to remove his ships and, leave the Spanish Admiral to act on his own responsibility, or actively and openly to interfere by force on behalf of Chili and against Spain. In following his instructions he acted as we trust British officers always will act, and he will be sus tained by the voice of public opinion at home, as well as by the approval of his Government. It may be a question whether the Great Powers ought not to interfere to put an end to pro ceedings worthier of the ages of barbarism than of the nineteenth century ; but, in any case, the Spanish Government is making for its elf a reputation and position in the world which it will one day bitterly regret. , L6.TEreertrrEga9Eoc 4 V 7-7- • THE - 11101KBAROKENT OF VALPARAVOO. OFFIOUL RI ER? DiMO OF THE : p i fß 4 awA • • The following is the despatch in which the com modore in command of the American squadron at Valparaiso communicates to his government the circumstances attending the late bombardment of that city : United States Steamship Vanderbilt, Valparaiso, March 31, 1866. THE POLITICAL SITUATION. The Indepetulance says : THE explanations given in both Houses of Par liament respecting the course of conduct followed by Admiral DF.NM tN before and during the bom bardment of Valparaiso, should remove all doubt as to the propriety of his action on that occasion. The facts of the case had been, to some extent, obscured by the statement of a New York news paper that the American naval commander was ready to co-operate with the English admiral to save the city. This allegation was untrue. Neither is it true that Admiral DENMAN had promised the British merchants of the menaced city to protect it against bombardment. The instructions given to the Admiral were to observe a strict neutrality between the belligerents, but, within the limits of non-intervention, to do all he could to protect British property; and these instructions he appears to have thoroughly fulfilled. We may be sure that as a sailor and an Englishman he was as sensible as any of those who commented on his conduct last night of the atrocious character of the outrage of which he was a passive spectator. But his duty was to follow strictly the instructions he received from home. It will be an evil day when Parliament encourages officers commanding on foreign stations to consult their individual senti ments and obey their emotional impulses, to the neglect of the policy prescribed by their Govern ment. The neutrality of Great Britain in the quarrel between Spain and Chili is a fair sub ject of discussion, but it is a question to (REUTERS TELEGRAM.) PRUSSIA. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1966":"' 131r,—1 have the honour to announce that upon my arrival in this port with the squadron under my command I called upon the English admiral, who had informed me that he intended to prevent any sudden bombardment, and would only suffer it after ample notioe. To this I made no reply ; but, having considered the matter, 'ought the occasion the next day to say that I would join him in preventing any sudden bombardment, ►nd that I would also go as much farther as he chose. I assured him that the Monadnock could take care of the Numancia ; that from target experiment' I had witnessed I was absolutely cer tain that in not less than thirty seconds, and not more than thirty minutes, the Monadnock herself, entirely unassisted, would leave only the mastheads of the Numancia above water, and that our wooden vessels, English and American, could look out for the wooden vessels of the Spaniards. In thus offering to go beyond the letter of my instructions to observe a strict neutrality I acted upon the supposition that neutrality among the nations did not preclude all well-directed efforts to keep the peace among them ; that as a pesos , able citizen is not obliged to stand by inert while another I i s suffering from the unlawful violence of a third person, but may justly interfere with force to preeent an infraction of the laws—a murder, for example—so a nation, witnessing the like disturbance among her sister nations, need not rest absolutely impassive, but with sincere neutrality might interfere with force if necessary to keep the operation of belligerents at least within the law for the protection of neutral persons and neutral property. I considered that Spain had lost her colonies under a stringent colonial policy and religious intolerance. In the course of time, encouraged by the more liberal laws of a state of freedom, foreigners had been induced to settle in the country and to embark their capital in commerce and other industrial pursuits. Towns lad sprung up along the coast, railroads had been built and other material interest' developed. Ideas as well as manufactures had been introduced, the wealth and intel ligence meanwhile remaining with the foreigners. At last Chili had reached the goal in human progress, marked by the establishment of religious toleration, and now Spain, on a point of etiquette rather than from any great political end, as I believe, proposes to burn the pro perty and destroy the towns along the sea-coast as far as she sees fit. Is it right that she should thus exercise her power of destruction, unrestrained, along the shores of this continent? The mode of warfare which Spain proposes is terrible, but it seems to me such as will provoke private animosity rather than coerce national will, and, therefore, that it is not directed to its legitimate end, and, conse quently, that such warfare might be resisted. lam aware that action in the premises on our part involves great re sponsibilities, but I bad reached the conclusion that, with England as an ally, it was my duty now to show them. I told the English admiral what I have written, and frankly added that his commerce was more extensive than ours and more convenient to the coast of Spain ; but as he had more to suffer in consequence of a rupture with Spain, he had also more to preserve by interference ; that his in. teresta in Chili rose to thousands, while ours were only hundreds. The English admiral said at first that he would go with me ; for I plainly declared that I would not take a step without him. I said that I had no intention of becoming a catspaw to draw European chestnuts out of the fire and then have the power I served laughing at my singed paws while they enjoyed the fruits of my temerity. The English admiral finally determined to throw the responsibility upon the English minister, who did not choose to act in the premises. English co-operation having failed, no separate action on my pert WAD taken, as none had been proposed. I have used such measures as I could to bring about an accommodation, but without success. This morning at 9 o'clock the Spanish Admiral opened upon the town with shot and shell, directing his fire principally against public buildings and store-houses. After a continuous bombardment of two hours and fifty minutes the firing ceased and the Spanish Admiral with drew has vessels. Four of the stone buildings connected with the Custom-how:is were destroyed with their contents. Other adjoining buildings used for the same purpose were very much injured. The value of merchandise destroyed in these was vagueastimated at some twenty two millions of dollars. The In endencia, or government house, the liolsa, or Exchange, and the railroad building were damaged to a considerable extent. Naturally and inevit ably parts of the city which the Spanish admiral declared that he did not intend to injure, received many of his missiles. Several blocks of private buildings were de stroyed by fire, and churches and convents and hospitals were not exempt from injury. Few lives were lost, not more than eight or tau. I enclose herewith copies of the letters ad dressed to me by the foreign residents at Valparaiso, repre senting the interests of nearly all the nationalities of Chris tendom, bearing an official character, with a oopy of my answer ; also copies of the manifesto and letter of the Spanish admiral. When I was assured that the English admiral was determined not to resist a bombardment, I called upon him and said that as I did not choose to drift into a collision where I had no purpose to collide, I should move my vessels to get out of the Spanish way. This in tention I communicated vertally to the Spanish admiral. Thrust by circumstances into a position in which it became necesssuy to take some part, I feel a natural anxiety to know whether the one I took meets with the ap probation of the government. In my whole course I have conferred freely with our Minister, General Kilpatrick, and desired the benefit of his advice and assistance. In all I have done or offered to do he Las been consulted, and he has fully concurred. If his name has not been men- tioned before it was becalm.: I did not wish to break the continuity of my narrative, and not because I am without a strong sense of oblisation for his co-operation.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, JOHN RODGER-9, Commodore. Hon. Gideon Welles. Secretary of the Navy. The rumours of peace which were circulating yesterday at Paris and Berlin—rumours which were founded on no positive data—have vanished, and the indications of an explosion are stronger than ever. The information from Italy is of a very alarming character. Everything is pre pared for an immediate campaign, and the publication of a manifesto from the King, which would be nothing short of a declaration of war, is expected. The Debats of to-day think , ' that although there is no real change in the political situation, the ex istence of a mere respite is satisfactory. A procla mation has been issued by the Marshal of the Diet of Lower Austria and the Burgomaster of Vienna to the inhabitants of Vienna inviting them to con tribute money for the enrolment of volunteers. In this document they say : Citizens! if there ever was a just cause it is ours ; if ever there was a crying injustice it is that which our enemies are about to perpetuate. It is a confederate that is threatening our country and forcing us to war—us who so ardently desire to remain at peace. But the Aus trian people awaits the future with courage and resolution for they have confidence in God the protector of the right., They rely on the genius of Austria. We will prove that the power of Austria is not exhausted ; we will resist with strength and union the enemy that disregards every right ; and Vienna, the first city of the empire, will be also the first to maintain the honour and greatness of Austria. It was on the publication of this document that Baron Werter was erroneousl) reported to have had an interview with Count Mensdorff, and to be on the eve of quitting Vienna. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. cans DAY.) THE DERBY. It is remarked by the Times that there is one point in which to-day resembles no other general holiday— it is a complete change of thought. The expected war; the redistribution of seats ; the failures in the City ars forgotten. Nothing is fatal to the Derby Day but the weather ; and this leads the Times to ask why the Derby should be made to depend upon the fluctuating season of Easter. Common sense would suggest that this great festival and that of Ascot, to which the weather, and nothing else, is of any importance, should be fixed for cer tain times of the year—for those, namely, when the elements are most likely to be favourable. Why should not the Derby, for example, be fixed for the first Wednes day of June ? The Poet, in connexion with the Derby-day festival, has another reference to the late premier, remarking on the appropriateness of his allusion to it as our " Isthmian games." The Post then goes on to comment on the rela tionship of the ring to the racing stable, asserting very distinctly that the speed of horses is often affected by the amount of the money staked on their ill-success, instead of, as some would 4 priori suppose, the result of a wager being solely dependent on the capabilities of the horse about which it is made. Homes which belong to a confederation are now as often scratched, or pulled, or doctored, in order to lose a race, as they used to he put in a high state of training in order to gain one. " The Ring" has cast " the Turf' proper into the shade, and it has become little less than ludicrous to urge that the main object and end of horseracing is the improvement of stock. The fact is patent, and cannot be denied, that 99 out of every 100 racehorses are foaled, reared, and trained with no other object than that of furnishing to their owners the means of making a good book. THE PEERS AND THEIR RUND.tT TRADING BILL. The House of Lords, says the Times, is doing its best to bring us into trouble. Under the guidance of Lord Chelmsfonl it last evening passed through committee a Sunday Trading Bill, which seems likely to rival in op pressiveness, and consequent futility, the public-house measure of 1855. We have been accustomed to believe that in London the Sabbath is very decently kept. In nine streets out of ten almost every place of business is shut up, but in some parts there is a class of goods which have at all times been sold on the Sunday—the poor have only time on the morning of that day for the purpose. The long existence of the system is a proof that it is required by the needs of our population. In such a matter the wisest policy is to leave things alone, and not to attempt to guard people from their own covetousness, or the competition of their neighbours by paternal legis lation. If any change is to take place it ought to be rather in the direction of moderating the old statute, and not in the form of extraordinary and subtle distinctions and the imposition of heavier fines. If Lord Chelmsford's bill is to become law, aldermen and police magistrates must prepare their faculties for the decision of some very knotty points. Lord Teyuham, who seems to have studied the measure, and who was not contra. dicted last night by Lord Chelmsford, tells us that, though fruit and pastry will be lawful, shrimps and water creases will be forbidden. The greengrocer will be able to supply his customers with potatoes, but must refuse them wood or coal with which to cook them. People may sell meat or bread, but not an ounce of tea or sugar. The pastrycook may vend his tarts, but if he venture to offer for sale an ice or a piece of barley sugar the police may come down upon him, and he may have to pay his 20a But the most absurd and oppressive part of the bill relates to the sale of newspapers and the numerous serial publications which furnish so large a part of the public reading. In passing along the streets of any English town one of the most remarkable objects is the number of shops in which periodical pub lications, political or literati or theological, are sold, often in company with the most heterogeneous wares. On Sunday the windows are fuller than usual, and the sale is largest, because the day is a day of leisure but by Lord Chelmsford's bill no such publication is to be sold at any place in the United Kingdom after 10 o'clock on Sunday morning. As a great favour, Lord Chelmsford consented to leave out the words "or delivery of," so that a newspaper or periodical bought before 10 o'clock may be delivered after that hour ; hut in other respects the bill, after passing through committee, stands as it did before. Such is legislation in the Peers. We are not surprised to find that even among Lord Chelms ford's friends there were some who could not avoid express ing a doubt as to the wisdom of• his measure. When it comes before the House of Commons this dissent will be more strongly expressed, and we hope and believe that so mischievous and oppressive a clause will never receive the sanction of the legislature. Eke Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, MAT 15. The Queen and Princess Helena, attended by Lady Churchill, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, the Hon. Mary Lamellea, and the Equerries in Waiting, arrived at the Castle at 25 minutes past 6 o'clock last evening from Buck ingham Palace. The Queen walked and drove in the grounds this morn. jug, attended by Lady Churchill. - Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice drove out in the Home Park, and Princess Helena, attended by the Hon. Mary Lascelles, also took a carriage drive. The Earl of Clarendon had an audience of the Queen. The Prince and Princess of Wales rode out on horseback yesterday afternoon. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Graves, M.P., Mr. Norwood, M.P., Mr. Cowen, M.P., and the Right Hon. T. E. Headlam, M.P., had an interview with Earl Russell, at the official residence in Downing-street, yesterday, on the subject of the jurisdiction of the Courts of Ad miralty. A deputation from the northern counties of Scotland had an interview with the Lord Advocate, at his residence in Spring-gardens, on Monday, to urge the expediency of substituting the River Spey for the Caledonian Canal, as the boundary of the north-western district of Scotland, as regards cattle and sheep, and to permit sheep to be moved freely over Scotland. CABorrr Comrat.—There will be a cabinet oouncil to-day at Earl Russell's official residence in Downing-street The councils appointed for one o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary arrived at their residence in the Ambassador's Court of St. James's Palace, on Monday last, from Cambridge Cottage, Kew, to pass a few days in London. THE VISIT OF PRINCE ALTRED TO EDINBURGH. We understand that the Senatus Academicus of Edinburgh University, at its meeting yesterday, unanimously resolved to confer the degree of LID. on his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, on the occasion of his opening the Industrial Museum on Saturday next.—Socialism,. ADDRESS TO THE KING OF PRUSSIA. BRESLAU, MAY 16. The municipality and common council of this city have sent an address to the King of Prussia in which they acknowledge the justice of the motives which are leading his Majesty to war with Austria, and declare that the nation is ready to make the . t were sae:Nees as in 1813, particular) , wisdom of the King will find means to P°Pelar esthtsbumt brterminating the doilies* coalict I:44Sierplkes jovernment and the aitil#lo6. BERLIN, Nit If. It is officially denied that Count von Bismalsk, has been negotiating with the leaders of the Opposi tion in view of a modification of the cabinet. The government desires, however, to come to a better understanding with the opposition. It is also officially stated that there was no necessity for the Prussian government to send any reply to the Austrian note of the 4th inst., since Austria de clared that all discussion on the question of dis armament was exhausted. The commander-in-chief of thePruiaian army has not yet been appointed, and no headquarters have been determined upon. _ _ _ The Nationalzeiung of to-day publishes the fol lowing official communication :—" The statement made by several German journals respecting certain alleged efforts of mediation on the part of Russia, and also the assertion that the Czar had declared himself ready to support Austria in the event of her being attacked by Prussia, would appear to be untrustworthy. Irrespective of the fact that Prussia will not be the first to take the aggressive, such a declaration does not appear pro bable, considering the relations at present existing between Austria and Russia." Should the middle and minor States reject the Prussian proposals for Federal reform Prussia will make an appeal to the whole German nation, em bodying propositions of the fullest and mod com prehensive character. BAVARIA. MUNICH, MAT 15. The editors of the journals of this city have been requested not to publish any intelligence respecting the movements of troops. ITALY AND SWITZERLAND. BERNE, MAY 16. The Italian troops who were stationed on the frontier of the Valteline have been withdrawn into the interior of the kingdom. THE DA/CUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. BUCHAREST, MAT 15. The Chamber has again adopted, by 111 against 6 votes, the proposal to confer the throne of Roumania upon Prince Charles of Hohenzollern. PARIS, MAI 16. The Constitutionnel of this morning says : " The Paris Conference has decided in favour of the union of Moldavia and Wallachia, should the Principalities combine in demanding to be united. The Conference, however, has not con sented to the election of a foreign Prince. France would have been glad to see such an arrangement effected, but as it did not meet the approval of the other Powers, the French Cabinet could not think of imposing its opinion upon the other European governments." The Congitutionnel proceeds to express a wish that the Principalities should listen to the wise 'counsels of France, and return to that prudent at titude which can alone save them from painful emergencies. The Emperor Napoleon received yesterday a letter front the Tycoon of Japan. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Saxonia, for New York, with a large cargo, in cluding French jewellery, value 48,075 fr., and a North American Lloyd's Company steamer with a full cargo and French jewellery, value 4,7001 r., both sailed last night with clean bills of health. Each steamer had nearly 800 passengers for New York. As yet not a single case of cholera has occurred amongst the large number of passengers conveyed across the Atlantic by these companies' steamers. The official inspection by the government qua_ rantine officer, before sailing, as to ventilation, cleanliness, &c., was highly satisfactory. THE BOMBAY MAIL. ALEXANDRIA, MAY 15. The Nyanza left at 10.30, and the Tanjore at 11 a.m. this day with the above mail. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 21st, and the latter at Southampton about the 28th inst. OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS OF 4TH—lOru MAY. MALTA, MAT 15. The Ceylon (from Southampton on the 4th) and the Pera (from Marseilles on the 12th inst.) left for Alexandria on the 13th and 14th inst. respec tively. All well. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (ruox OCR owl( COEBESPOWDEXT.) PARIS. TUZSDAT Evicxxxa, La France takes upon itself to say that France, England, and Russia have come to an understand ing " on the subject of a proposition for a con gress," and that this agreement is the result of negotiations which have been "actively going on for the last few days." The Opinion of Florence, I observe, speaks of nego tiations of the kind. I am afraid it would be to cherish delusion to have any confidence in them. It cannot be forgotten how emphatically it was lately stated in the English parliament that every government declined to join in a congress un less upon the condition that no question affecting itself was to be broached. I have no reason to believe that the governments of Europe are now in a better frame of mind. It is quite possible, nay likely, from the terms of the warning given to the Conrrier du Dimanehe, that the French Emperor may have professed to be ready to make a last effort to maintain peace ; but things must have greatly altered indeed if at this moment France, England, and Russia have any common ground to go upon which will bear any stronger test than that of tentative negotiations. I notice that this evening's Moniteur prints in its front page that the pacific rumours circulated at the Berlin Bourse were "unfounded." Lord Cowley, M. Nigra, and Count do Goltz had interviews with M. Drouyn de Lhuys to-day. As to the impending war, the Pays, not inaptly, sums up the latest intelligence in these words:— " The news of this evening differs little from that of the morning." One reason for the want of any_ thing new as to war movements is that both in Italy and Germany the telegraph is not allowed to forward them. General Almonte, the new Mexican ambassador to the court of the Tuileries, and as it will be remem bered one of the principal instigators of the French intervention, which before long will be universally characterised as a calamity for France, has just arrived in Paris and taken up his quarters provi sionally in the Grand Hotel. The Bourse, after some oscillation., closed with considerable firmness at the highest prices of the day. Rente rose 15c. for cash, and 25c. for the account, closing at 64fr. 15e. and 64fr. 10c. mai= rose Ik. Mobilier rose 7fr. 50c., but Credit ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTING Fowl! fell . SKr. In railways there Will little I WZLPAILII OP THZ BLlN—"du' Ihany SPEECH OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA. The King of Prussia recently gave audience to the General Superintendent and President of the Protestant Consistory, and replied to that dignitary in the following terms : I am especially glad of the opportunity of receiving under present circumstances the representative of the na. tional church. The period we are now passing through 11 serious ant:Weeklye for the future of the country. I have only determined with an anxious heart and after long and mature reflection upon ordering military preparations. I My government and I do not desire war, and it la not our fault that the ally which made a campaign in common with Prussia two years ago now assumes a hostile attitude. The minion of the great German Powers is to act in concert for the welfare of Germany. I have not provoked the existing complication, but there are circum stances in which peace cannot possibly be maintained. Neither I nor any one can desire peace at any price. I have the full consciousness of my grave responsibility before God and the country, but I shall pursue wit perfect confidence the way by which God is pleased to conduct me. The clergy should spread among the people a correct acquaintance with the situation, and pray for the King and the country. It is still possible that peace maybe maintained, but it is necessary to look the future courage ("wily in the face. In dismissing the General Superin. tendent, his Majesty added, " I trust that we may meet again in time of peace." A numerously attended meeting of the and friends of this association wax held yeste r d ay noon at St. James's-hall ; the Archbishop of You im c h a i r , Amongst those present were the feri of the Bishop ofOxford, Dean Stanley, Prokesor Paw Bi o li n mh Pro: . : P' f feaeor Lie f eterb P:w s r c: ingh rrr 44 : ruis , : i4:s s upporting itiall° ::: : , er 61 8 :: 11i : ticovit : self was to speak on that occasion ; but he was th a t he might do some slight good t o v im ware blind by taking part in the proceedings ed th e ing, and when that was the ease he r though t t p g o feelings should not be consulted. (A personal not entirely believe in the isolatioa which was buted to blind persons. After he was afflicted n6.l oomeosa t eiglit Ly ean pow . ago er h in e nature , , th al t d t he hen though will :Oa% would enable him to cling to the same habits, to the same ambition, to indulge the same tastes a i d enjoy the same Weems as if this affliction had net pelted to him . o=a - imoe led him to the behef where a parson was afflkted with blindneas the w o g h came more concentrated, the hearing more se 1t touch more delicate, and, in fact, every oth er seemed to acquire new activity. He had never ali - e - e ; his course of reading after his misfortune. Re mas t from the pegs of the book at which he left ea De mo . t o his getting blind, and enjoyed his eid of angling as formerly. He enjoyed the beauties of nature as much as ever, and cdrabil*whee society, when describing some beautiful river, d oh m . to think whether he had really seen it, Or If it had described to him. He thought he enjoyed as much Upp, MU as most people, and he believed every bled w oo , would derive equal enjoyment if brought m a r at ii same inspiring influences. the same amodalioas, aa 4 made to participate as far as possible in the gams NI N O which other people enjoyed. (Applause.) THE BOMBARDMENT OF VALPARAISO. The following letter has been addressed by the Chilian Consul in Paris to the Tempi : Paris, May 14, 1866. Sir,—On the 31st of March, 1866, Valparaiso, the emtre p6t of the Pacific Ocean, the great and opulent trading city, the port of hospitality par excellenoe—Valparaiso was deliberately and in cold blood bombarded, burnt, ruined by a Spanish fleet. The open and defenceless sea. front of Valparaiso possessed a few saluting guns only, for the purpose of saluting the friendly flags which sought shelter in the roadstead ; and to celebrate also the glorious anniversary of Chilian independence, and perpetuate the memory of the victories gained over the Spaniards by the people of Chili. Leaving to others to brand as it deserves this sinister page of history, I make it my duty to state that, during the bombardment of the 31st of March, Val paraiso had no other defenders than the national flag which was flying over the Intendance and the white flag hoisted over the Hospital. The Chilian flag alone re mained flying over the smoking ruins of the city.—l am, sir, &c., F. FERNANDEZ RODELLA, Consul of Chili. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the mercantile community of Liverpool was held at the Common-halL There was a crowded meeting, and Mr. Councillor Tyler was called to the chair. The following resolutions were adopted :—" That a wanton act of destruction of noutral Property having been committed by the Spanish squadron, in bombarding the defenceless city of Valparaiso on the 31st of March last, in defiance of the representations and pro tests of the consular body there, that the loss thereby sustained by British subjects be represented to our govern ment, and their advice solicited regarding the necessary measures to be employed to obtain payment of their claims. That in the opinion of this meet ing, seeing that the avowed object of the Spanish government was the destruction of Chilian property, which bore such a small proportion to the value of neutral property in danger, the British authorities ought to have domed with the representatives of other nations in concert ing measures to prevent the same until, at least, a reason able opportunity had been afforded for withdrawing the valuable neutral property to a place of safety, the time allowed having been the unreasonably short space of four days ; and that the conduct of the British minister at Santiago is censurable, inasmuch as he left Valparaiso for Santiago on the '2gth of March—two days before the bombardment commenced—instead of con tinuing to the last his efforts to avert a deplora ble catastrophe. That the members for the borough be requested to make the necessary statement of the case in parliament, eliciting such detailed information from the government as may be requisite for the information of the parties whose interests are so deeply involved ; and in particular to ascertain the instructions under which the British representatives acted at Valparaiso on the occasion I referred to ; and the extent of the protection that British merchants may reckon on at the other ports in the Pacific which have been threatened with similar acts of barbarity." A committee was appointed to carry out the views of the meeting, and to form a deputation to London to wait upon the government, if necessary. The Earl and Countess Russell entertained at dinner last evening, at their residence in Chesham-placc— His Excellency the Russian Ambassador and Barone.% Bruunow, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon and Lady Emily Villiers, Viscount Amberley, Viscount Hamilton, Lord Henley, Lady Hislop, Lady Newburgh, Lady Victoria Ashley, Lady Georgians Russell, Hon. Lionel Ashley, Captain Grosvenor, Mr. Kinglake, and Mr. Barrington. Tho Earl of Wilton gave his customary dinner before the Derby last evening at his mansion in Grosvenor square. There were present the Earl of Westmorland, the Earl of Glasgow, the Earl of Chesterfield, the Earl of Bradford, the Earl of Winchilaea, the Earl Annesley, the Earl of Strafford, Viscount Canterbury, Viscount Fol. mouth, Viscount Grey de Wilton, Viscount Exmouth, Lord Bateman, Baron Meyer de Rothschild, Hon. George Fitz vrilliam, Colonel the Hon. H. Forester, Hoe. Frederick Calthorpe, Sir J. Hawley, Sir Frederick Johnstone, General Peel, Captain Little, Mr. George Payne, Mr. W. G Craven, Mr. H. Saville, and Mr. Des Vcenx. Covers were laid for 24. The Earl and Countess of Dudley arrived at Dudley Howe, Park-lane, on Saturday, from the south of France. The Countess of Jersey had a reception last night at her residence in Wilton-place. Previously to the evening party Mr. Bundling and the Countess of Jersey entertained at dinner his Excellency the Italian Minister, his Excellency the Danish Minister and Madame de Billow, the Marchioness of Ely, the Earl and Countess of Fife, the Earl of Abingdon, Lord and Lady Poltimore, Lord and Lady Egerton of Tattoo, Lord Albert Leveson- Gower, Viscount Dowse, and Hon. Francis and Mrs. Stonor. The statue of the late Earl of Eglinton, executed by M`Dowell, will soon be inaugurated at Dublin. The site chosen for it, on the north side of Stephen's-green, is one of the best in the city ; it will stand directly opposite the University Club, and be easily seen from several points. The Owl states that it is her Majesty's intention to create his Royal Highness Prince Alfred a Peer of the Realm, under the titles of Duke of Edinburgh and Earl of Kent. His royal highness will most probably take his seat in the House of Lords on Thursday, the 24th of May, her Majesty's birthday. As it has been rumoured that his Highness the Prince of Teck is still in the Austrian army, and that in the event of war he would have to join his regiment, it may be well to state (says the Owl) that though the prince retains his uniform, according to custom, yet he is no longer in the army. Should war break out, his highness would, of course, tender his services to the Emperor, who, however, we trust, will not require them. It is stated by the Owl that Mr. Malet has been recalled from Vienna, the impending war having rendered it impossible to proceed for the present with the proposed commercial treaty. It is probable, according to the same authority, that measures will shortly be taken to place all the electric telegraph lines in England in the hands of the Post-oftlce, with a view to the establishment of a low and uniform rate of charge for telegrams. To-morrow night the Chancellor of the Each& quer will move " That the house will at its rising adjourn till Thursday next." Madlle. Patti's next appearance at Covent Garden will be on Monday, as Amino in La Sonnarabsda. Count Bismarck has given the first public symp tom of his incipient conversion to liberal principles. Biz gentlemen of liberal politics who had been elected by the Berlin town-council to honorary municipal offices have obtained the requisite confirmation of the crown. This is the first instance of liberals being confirmed in public offices since the accession of the Bismarck cabinet. A few days ago one Ernest Graf, a valet de plate, drowned himself at Dresden. He was supposed to have been a son of Napoleon I. and the late beautiful and famous Countess Kiebnansegge. His claims to illustrious parentage were at one time strongly supported by the Saxon court, but never recognised by Napoleon 111. In features and person he was the exact image of his putative father. THE HEALTH OF LONDON. It appears from the return issued by auth4 the Registrar-General that in the week th a t Saturday, May 12, the births registered in IL on d in twelve other large towns of the United Kingdom a ,„ 4,397 ; the deaths registered, 3,496 - The 11401 oh mortality was 30 per 1,000 persons living. la / m i x the births of 1,076 boys and 1,012 girls, in all 8,0g3 dren, were registered in the week. In the weeks of ten years 1856-65 the average numhir rectod for increaee of population, was 2,006. The registered in London during the week were 1,628. h the nineteenth week of the year ; and the &Temp ber of deaths for that week was, with a coerettkt te: increase of population, 1,305. The deaths in the pi s return exceed the estimated number by 371. The annual rate of mortality last week was 28 per Leo in London, 31 in Edinburgh, and 15 in Dalai; E a Bristol, 26 in Birmingham, 36 in Liverpool, 31 ia cheater, 33 in Salford, 34 in Sheffield, 39 in Leali,E Hull, and 29 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 33 in Clam ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, SMITE SINCToN.—At the fortnightly meeting of the SUR this society, held yesterday, his Grace the Dub ea tb b cleuch, K.G., president, in the chair, the followingpka were worthy of notice — viz., a magnificent specime n the society s garden of rhododendron nultalhi. Pitarent tubakeformis was also a very prominent object, sad curious variety of gloxinia, with a double corolla, much interest. Eighteen new fellows were elected, eluding Lady Anderson, Sir F. Halliday, K.C.B. Governor of - Bengal), the Hon. Mrs. 1%. H. )(civil, William J. Tyrone Power, K.C.8., Mr. Bernhard son, M.P., Mr. Chas. Robert Colvile, M.P., &c. INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL EXHIMTIOT. This great scientific gathering will begin at South sington on the `22nd of May, and continue till the We believe that the entries have been very n and that an extraordinary horticultural display's/ ex S,I7' C A I L COMMISSION ON THE LAWS OT MATEIIO —The commissioners met at 3'2, Abingdosstrtst the sth and 9th instant. Present—Right H - . . . . Lord Cbelmeford, Right Hon. the Lord Krras, Right the Lord Lyveden, the Right Hon. Spencer Horatio W • pole, Q.C., M.P., the Right Hon. V illiam blonsell,LP Right Hon. the Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, the citor-General for Scotland, Mr. Travers Twin Q. D.C.L., Mr. Alexander Murray Dunlop. M.P., the Hon. Sir George Clerk, Bart., the Rev. Principal Beth D.D. (of Glasgow), Mr. Patrick Fraser, advocate, the Dr. Cook (of ("Addington), and this Rev. Dr. Gnat( Edinburgh), gave evidence. A Sri-COMPULSORY VACCINATION LEAGUE. public meeting to promote the objects of this was held on Monday evening last at Basis rooms, Vauxhall-bridge-rood. Mr. David Kilpatrick, Charlwootl-street, presided. The meeting wu by Drs. Pearce and Caplin, Mears. Richard B. Gil (hon. sec.), Dunkley, Hobbs, and Percy, and resoluta condemnatory of the vaccination laws, and in favour'', r petition to parliament for their repeal, were unaninnati adatted. FESTIVAL OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY. —T banquet in connexion with the 212th anniversary hien • of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy was held: the Merchant Taylors' Hall last evening, the Lord lisp in the chair. There was a numerous attendance. Kt Baker, the registrar, announced that voluntary tions hail been received to the amount of 2,560/., =el) 115/. from the cathedral collections, 7501. during the ing, and the remainder from various sources. 11 Francis, Fielding, Walker. H. litickland, Winn, sad choristers of St. Paul's sang during the evening; Mr. Harker, jun., was toastmaster. FOREIGN AID SOCIETY. —The annual met* th friends and supporters of this society was held day afternoon, in the Hanover-square Rooms, presidency of the Earl of Galloway, who pronounced I report to lie replete with interest for the reli3Our wed and well deserving careful study. After the report been passed several speakers addressed the meet*, eluding MM. Fisch and Mc nod, who had COIN CrMi ' deputation from the Protestant Society of Para MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL. —The 121st anniv festival of this valuable institution was held last nigh at the Albion Hotel, Ablersgate-street, when about 1 friends and supporters of this charity dined hignlbs' under the presidency of his Royal Highness the Duke 01 I Cambridge, who was supported by Mr. T. flambee, NP.• the common serjeant, Mr. 3litchell Henry, Mr. Siam Stewart, Mr. Alex. Ross, Mr. 51. Smith, Mr. R. T. Fee t 1)r. Hawkins, Dr. Stewart, Dr. Goodfellow, Mr. A. TIM Mr. Campbell, Dr. Morgan, Mr. Moore, Sc. On the rol elusion of the speech of his royal highness the teernd read • list of subscriptions, which was heeded blb* ll6 ' jeaty with a donation of 1001. The list animated to sill 1,200/. The musical arrangements were under the extol of Mr. Winn, the vocalists being Messrs. Tot n;, D. rail R. Seymour, Chaplin Henry, and T. L Hatton. PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT Benin; —The annual ecneversouione of this society wss held hit evening at the institution in Bloomeburvaquare. Thg rooms were well filled, and, although excellent wire. menta had been adopted which prevented any cilia in the passages or on the staircases, there was no , difficulty in circulating through the rooms bee Bed there near special points of attraction. The Moo was well filled to listen to Dr. Thuclicum's lows on " Entozoa," which was illustrated by I** l°. graphs, displayed by the oxy-hydrogen light. Ameba series of such photographs of diatoms, ke., ini also exhibited above stairs. Dr. Reclfeni exhibited number of joints and chops encased in paraffin by , which he expecte to make available for sueP ll74 process with fresh meat from America and Aar There was a great display of microscopes by the makers some very beautiful stereoboaphe of eases" taken lid the instantaneous process ; a portrait of Clog, about nine feet in height, enlarged from his eareeden lol, and said to be the largest photograph in eristmee; ll curious sun-dial in the shape of a cross, a cut in bra" taken from the face of Dante, s few charming *W' and sundry collections of plants, minerals, Re. ABERDEEN COUNTY ELECTION. We lean electric telegraph that at the nomination yerterdel eg James Dalrymple Elphinstone (conservative) and l it William Dingwall Fordyce (liberal) were probesed.„ show of hands was in favour of Mr. Fordyce. The take place place to-morrow. MR. W. N. HoDosoN, M.P.—The Carlisle /MOM! states that on Monday Mr. W. N. Hodgson, M.P., 0 01 " more free from pain than he has been since the accalMt. Still, suffering as he has been from concussion of theta/ and broken ribs ' it will be impossible for several dar e telle that the patient is out of immediate danger. THE ST. PANCRAS GVA RDIANS. ..sav a t the usual weekly meeting of the St. Pancras board of Po' diens, Mr. Churchwarden Robson in the chair, a commies'' tion was received from Mr. Hillocks, who brought dila against the parish officers of " laying out" a lies for dead, complaining that since that time he had vimtaggl been excluded from the house, for the master of the bale had said that unless a poor person sent for Mr. Hilkt through him (the master) he would not be admitted. mane, he remarked, no poor person would dare 1 0 .1° against the known will of the master, and send for k! He appealed to the board to remove this difficulty is r way of his visiting those people, to whom he wag and whom he had been in the habit of Several of the guardians were of opinion that Nr• Hillocks ought not to he admitted, even if ant far and Mr. Churchwarden Eckett felt inclined to move, that there being a paid chaplain to the workhouse, and a or: her of visitors of various denominations, the relie" S fare of the poor in the house is sufficiently well loom. after ; but it was subsequently resolved, in *never $* communication, that the board see no reason to make sal alteration. A letter was read from Miss Burdett oo M' saying that as the guardians came to a resolution that had formed her *pinion of the " laying out" caw inquiry, she lo ped they b iould now rescind that reso as they had admitted, the lar resolutions of censure which they had paned upon t sir officers, that an offence.F_t been committed. The evidence c opy of which $OO7 forwarded her—also demonstrated the principal all • made. I t moim!all rx Air! wan had day lasi Par else hoe TOIL to I the bor dia tho ma Val the Mr Mr. Mr