The Express. — London, England, 1864-02-02 00:00:00

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Sh. l'amamow— Mangos, IM Sm... .111mosem. Us. 45a. LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2. THE news received at noon yesterday, that hos tilities had actually commenced in Sleswig, excited, very naturally, the profoundest surprise and regret. The Danish Cove: °monk in its recent proposal, having provisionally conceded the utmost demands of the German Powers, there was no longer even a pretext for their threatened invasion of Danish territory ; and notwithstanding the symptoms of reactionaty violence that had marked the recent policy of the German Cabinets, it was universally believed that peace would for the time stall events be preserved. It seemed almost incredible that even a BISMARCK could persist in dragging Europe headlong into war, without even a shadow of right or reason. These just and natural expecta tions have, however, so far been utterly disap pointed. The German Powers, instead of waiting during the brief interval that must of necessitj elapse before the specific reply to their last demand could assume a legal and constitutional form, have hurried forward their troops to the Danish frontier as though resolved to precipitate a con flict, and thus destroy as far as possible all chances of a peaceable settlement. By this act of unrea soning violence, this headstrong determination to overwhelm all pacific counsels by a summary ap peal to force, these Powers wantonly outrage European opinion, justly fot:eit the sympathy and respect of other nations, and are left in a position of moral and material isolation that can hardly tel in the end to bring its own puo=•hmene On the other hand, Denmark occu pies the position in which every righteous and high-minded people would wish to stand when re luctantly compelled to draw the sword. Having made every possible sacrifice in the interest of peace, having conceded not only disputable claims but her own clear rights, she now appeals to the GOD of battles, not merely in self-defence, but as a supreuie act of self-preservation. The speech just delivered by the Danish Prime Minister in the Upper House of the Rigadag, shows that the Government enters on the conflict in a spirit of blended firmness and moderation, of patriotic dignity and self-respect, befitting so just a cause. The fair and pacific , course pursued throughout by the Danish Government contrasts, indeed, mot favourably with the violent and tortuous policy openly avowed by the Cabinet of Berlin, and un happily acquiesced in by the Cabinet of V'enna ; and if they are at length compelled to draw the sword against the aggressor, the Danes will have in the gallant struggle the sympathy and admira tion of every free, independent, sod bigh-sp , itcd people. - For the moment, however, all other considers tions yield to the absorbing interest attach'ig to the movements of the rival amines on the Danish frontier, and many will natunoly be asking with no small anxiety whether all hope of peace ;I even yet destroyed. The telegrams will be duly can vassed, sod the map carefully studied, in order to ascertain the actual bearing of the warlike news) which has just reached us. It seems sufficiently clear from the event that the Commanders. in-Chief of the Prussian and Austrian forces had received orders to continue their march into Sleswig without an hour's unnecessary delay. The German ultimatum—the demand, that is, for the evacuation of Sleswig—was only forwarded to the Danish Commander-in-Chief, at the very earliest, on Thursday last, and on Sun day evening the Prussian troops that had arrived at Kiel were hastily marshalled and marched off at midnight along the road that crosses the Sleswig frontier. All bad left by the morning, and before WOO yesterdaythe whole of the Prussian troops ha I crossed the frontier, their head-quarters being esta blished at Gettorf, a small Sleswig town about five miles within the frontier line, and situated on one of the two main roads leading to the capital of the Duchy. At Eckenforcie, through which their route lay, the Prussians exchanged a few cannon shot with two Danish steamers, which of course were unable to prevent the occupation of the town. At the same date the Austrian troops, advancing along the other main road leading to the town of Sleswig, had reached Rendsburg, and were crossing the Eyder in force, the Danish garrison retiring before them, and blowing up the bridge across the river Sorg on the way. It was at this point most pro bably that the first hostile shots referred to in the telegram were exchanged. This mold have bean no Amish force on the Rendaburg road to resist the advance of the Atlantis:l troops, Vie Commander of the Kronenwask having withdrawn the Danish battalion (excepting a small detach ment of 60 men who remained on sentry duty) and evacuated the fort the day before the Aus trians arrived. But it is not at all improbable that the advanced guard of the Austrian army may have reached the Sorg before the Danish detachment had completed their demoli tion of the bridge which carried the high road across the stream, and if so, some shots would very naturally be exchanged before the Danes retired on the opposite aide. A glance at the map will show that the Prussian and Austrian troops are advancing towards the Danish works by two lines that gradually converge towards the town of Sles wig ; but each will probably leave the main road at this part of the town, and advance towed' the Danish works at some distance on either aide of it, in order to make simultaneous attacks on different poilts of the Danish line. The Prussians will probably march on Mi'annde, attack the strong fortifications on that point, and try if possible to turn the extreme left of the Dan'sh line. This, however, will be no easy task, unless they are waisted by much colder weather than prevails at present. On the other side, the Austrians will probably advance across the open country between Hollingstedt and Sleswig, towards some point of the Dannewirke in their front. Should • severe frost set in they might indeed attempt, with some prospect of success, to turn the extreme right of the Danish line, but with the facilities the Danes possess for inundating the whole country between their works and the sea, there would be no chance of this should the present weather continue. In that cue the attack would have to be made in front, std if the Danish works are well manned it would require • large force indeed to make such an attack with any prospect of success. In any case some dsys must elapse before the whole of the German troops can be brought up, formed into line, and got ready for action ; and in the meantime some step may possibly be taken to prevent the further pri grew of what would inevitably prove to be a dis astrous European war. EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY cisetlV to (Were that be will regard av Judaism of bee =A pried se ea ad of hostility *LA Enka. Nit GinCanYs Id tlig got all As wade. day detain bed farther agenda In the disatime Ili bass will have vedificerl Wait Mlle array sad imposvideed tidy Lod hi ' defence of a sun which dee Englishmen ovli d lea rapid as their own, which Earl Roswell has videallyaelmowledged to be oda, but which our gam mond have not the wadi noes to stead by. 1 LA.TIET INTELLIGENCIL PRUSSIAN COMMENTS UPON ENGLAND. The Paris jonraels quote, in illustration of the manner in white England is viewed at this moment throughout Germany, an article in the German, Gazette, the official organ of the Berlin cabinet, wherein it is said :—" No one can suppose that the two great German powers can see in the attitude of the English cabinet a motive for departing even a hair's breadth from the just demands which they have made from Danish arrogance. The moment is per haps nearer than England thinks in which she will reap the fruits of the policy which has within the last thirty-five years so altered her posi tion towards the rest of Europe. There ought to be no delusion on this bead : the England whose traditions go back to the first twenty years of this century no longer exists. Another England has replaced the old, and if her traditions have been sufficiently powerful to cause public opinion to forgive the present for the sake of the past, that possibility does not exist now. As to us, we do not deceive ourselves about it—we no longer seek in this new England assistance for Germany." ROME. ADDRESS OF THE NATIONAL COM MITTEE. The following proclamation, published by the National Roman Committee, has been circulated in large numbers at Rome : Bonnie !—While the supreme hoer of our delimits°, appears—while we should be preparing ourselves for the last shock, the priest, always hypocritical, always a scoffer, invites us to the orgies of the carcivaL He adds insult to derision, sad in his pusillanimous conscience redouble, b;s efforts to offer us in public view to Europe ea a degenerate people, stupidly amusing ourselves under the double yoke of the clergy and of the foreigners. Romausl—Reepood to such an insult by your accustomed contempt. Tb , s year, also, leave the Corso, the balls, to the legitimists, the Bourns's, the sbirri, the women of pleasure, and the refuse of all nations assembled here and paid by the priest Such amusements are not for you, who have sworn to be free Italians, and who suffer with an heroic resignation the disorders of the worst of governments in braving persecution, prison, and exile. Worthy rivals of the brave Venetians—your brothers and your com panions and ortuns —you have already many times given proofs to the civilised nations of your sapirations old of your patriotism by addresses, offerings, protean', and other demonstrations, and sow, reject the pleasures which are unworthy of you ; strengthen yourselves more and more in the calm pride of the shoe& and in the fraternal union which doubles your powers ; strengthen yourselves in that indomitable patience stronger than event and stronger than death. Remember that the brave Tineei who conquered under Fabius Maximus, defeatid the country's enemies not iv fighting, but in temporising. Herd trial for 'or • velour ! But remember that the rash impetuosity and the im patience of youth, instead of breaking may rivet ore. &Mos, injure the Italian cause, and delay the inevitable mom plishmeot of our destiny. Let the Roman people, collected and aalm in its pnerons solitude, disdaining the brutal orgies of the slave, wait prepared for its approaching hour, which it expects from its king, from the parliament, and from the nation. Thus Rome, honoured and secure, will arrive at the end of its &offerings, and will worthily become the capital of Italy. Long live the King ! Long live Italy ! THI NATIONAL Rowe COIOLITTZE. Rome, Jan. 25, 1864. (saursa's TILItiGIAMS.) DENMARK. THE PRUSSIAN OCCUPATION. KIEL, Fu. 1, EVEIILVG. The Prussians occupy the heights is the rear of Eckernforde. Duke Frederick of Augastenburg has been eo thusiastic,ally proclaimed by the people at Eckehi kirde. FRENCH OPLNION ON THE WAR. PARIS, Fla 2. The Constitutionne/ of this morning publishes an article signed by M. Paulin Limayrac, stating that, in commencing hostilities on the Eyder, the two great German powers have taken the initiative in measures pregnant with perilous in.:ideate, con sidering the pride and courage of the Danish people. THE ENGLISH PRESS AND THE WAR IN DENMARK. (Front the Tines.) During the next week the governments of the two powers will no doubt hurry forward their troops, and endeavour to strike • blow before the Daises are again favoured by • thaw. Rumours in such • case are various. In the opinion of most observers, the province will be de fended with spirit ; but some think that, if premed by a vastl► superior force, the Dios may retire, sad Lave the two powcrs to CSITy ant their intentions, whatever they may be. Assuming that the allies pin posseasion of glee wig, either by the retreat or the defeat of the Danes, it will become a wetter of interest to know what canoe they will take in following up their advantage; whether they will strictly limit themselves to their programme, and only occupy Slesir:g until the stipulated conditions me fulfilled, or whether they will endeavour to coerce Deamark more speedily by au °ethance into the northern pert of the penin sula. . . On the assumption that victory or a military arrangement gives them and their ally poundal:in of Sloe wig, it will be their 1011011 i policy to be content with the programme alive ly put forth, sad to abstain from carrying fr•ther this bootlegs war. Baler, however, unforeseen eircumstenoes intervene it is likely that the NON will make a stand for the Duchy of Sleswig, and if the Austro-Prusaiiins can be brought up in force Infore the frost comes to an end, the great prepoodersoce of their numbers must give them an advantage against which patriotism and oourap may par eibly avail l•ttle. At present there can be little doubt of the determinative of the Danes to defend the province. I Bishop Mound, the president of the council, in the speech to the Rigadag, say.—" I will tell you, patterns°, for what we s-e about to fight. We are about to fight to prevent a foreign power forcing itself into Illeswig , we are about to fight to expel thine from the province who intrude into it." And, again,— "Tae programme k not to allow a single German soldier to peas the Eyder without offering the best resist's°, is our power, lied to use every effort to expel from Shawls all who shall venture to intrude." Thin, while the Rigersed is summoned for the purpose of repealing the common °math tution. the King and his ministers are omitting nothing which will enable them to resist the enemy. Whatever may be the course of event., the courage and resolntioe of the Danish people are worthy of all praime. (From the Morale; Post) Prussia and Austria bare loot no time Is availing them selves of the r lvantages of sinter, which favours their strategy, while it prevents the frimads of Denmark from hastening to her aid. We have reason to believe that the German power profess to enter Steswig, not with the object of dismembering Demonic, hot oely to seize a material gua raoteefor the performance of stipulatioes which they pretend they bare a right toes forte. X von Bismark and she Prtunian cabinet remain in office, and the ministerial crisis is over, as the King has consented to consider the treaty of 1852 as still binding, though we believe this anent is clogged with cooditiooa All this, however, emanate in reality to mere emnedy. The Germans have perpetrated an act which can only be considered, and mat be resented, by this cottony as an unjurtißable eggreesica. It reosaina to he whether the gallant Danes will have to succumb to superior faros, or whether they will be able to bold the Dann/irks till enistaace can reach them. (From the Morning Advertises.) Whatever other consequences may mese from the &mai. elation of the torch, by Anstro.P.essiaa heeds, to the com bustible materials in fileswig, there never was a future event which seems! to us more teorsoly eertain of °acorns( than that both Austria sad Freesia will, Were many menthe have pulsed sway, dimply rne the stay they have takes. Never did any Buropema power adapt • coarse cm the fees of wbieh then ins men legibly imprinted the word " hisseity." The two Genre powers mem to have ben knee up to • judicial blindness which can hardly fa" to prove the preennor of their utter rule. The dull, heavy countenance of the masupant of the Tuileries will have been lighted up by • sardonic smile when the intelligence reached him that the fatal step had been taken. He feel@ se nee that the Rhine will now be his, as if it were already in his grasp. Prussian Poland, too, will sow wrest itself from the gripe at its oppressors, while the party of progress In Prank will not fail to avail themselves of so favourable an opportunity m the employment of a large number of Prussian troops in Dani e l l territory, for Denying out their long-meditated revolutionary movements. But the peals of Austria from the preraleare of the revolutiosery spirit are even greater than those of Prussia. She has various nationalities within her heteropmous empire eagerly panting to throw off the Hapsburg yoke. Venetia sad Hungary may be the chief, hut they are not the only quarters wbeoce she has to appreheod danger. The m tioeality feeling is more or less prevalent and power ful in at least three-fourths of the Amities do 111111i008. And then, to aggravate the perils by which Austria has been for some time envuoned, and which the course she has adopted in this filerwig- Holstein entenglemeat has increased tenfold, she bee to contend with • bankrupt aachequer. If • few months of war does not see Austria torn to pieces, no use, however confident in his own qualifications for prophesy, will hence. forth venture • word in the way of anticipating the comes of erects. (From the Moraine Herald.) Whatever may be the Ilesl moire of the government this is certain : the game will be played oat, if Germany is in earnest, loop before a British force am interfere. Pos sibly our chivalrous government is waiting for the force of circumstance*, and is prepared to make a decooestratiou when the Daum have bees dams oat of Bisswig. Neither a British fleet nor a British army can do anything until the end of the month of Marsh, a fart of which Germaay 1, of coons, perfectly aware end prepared to take advantage. By that thee Karl Rowell may poiribly hare mewed up kis comes WI. (From the Naachestv Graniian at WI day.) If neither ourselves, nor France, nor awns an going to strike • blow to prevent an ancient constitutional Vogdora from bong rest in twain without • shadow of legal right, it would be far better that this should be known at once. A public avowal of tb:l resolution would not, of course, save the political interests involved in the =ell temanoe of Denmark, but it would prevent the war, or, at least, make it short and comparatively blood- less. The mooting of parliament most be eagerly looked forward to, as brining os relief from a position in which our urgent remonstrances are treatrd with studied . . . . . . contempt by ooe party, while the other, it is to be feared, is rteeliog herself to beer useless amides' by a coefulsoco in our ultimate amistance which may prove to be misplaced. But, however that may be, it would be a great roistske to suppose that the cosiest which was opened by the firing of the 6ist cannon abet on Bundsy will be over when the temporary couqaest of Bleep* is complete. (From lb* Leeds Mercury of this day.) Nothing is more probable, if we keep out of the contest, then that the integrity of Denmark will be respeeteel, for after the public stand which Austria and Prussia have made upon this subject. they can hardly go back to the poi tion of their recent German allies. On the other hand, let us interfere in the smallest dune, and it is nearly cer tain that the only motives which at present iodine Austria and Prussia to respect the integrity of Denmark wig be taken away. They can at 000 s, sod with perfect C 30 1 40- tong, fall back upon their German allies, thee not only gaining a great emission of strength, but adding to the popu larity of the war among their own subjects, sad similes at the very object we most dread. Thus our interference will have the very opposite effect to that which we intended. Instead of helping to preserve the integrity of Denmark, it would be the most powerful blow which tire integrity of Denmark ever received. It would force Austria and Prussia to assume the very attitude which we waged war beams we found that, contrary to al liked:hood, they possibly might assume. Nor could we feel perfect couildenoe that either France or Russia would remain neutral, or that they would not be against us. We are not going to enter mto • long discussion on European politics, the possible comDlia• Lions to which mach a war might give the, or any of the other vast problems which in this stage of affairs must be guesses, rather than forecasts, of the future. Suffice it t s my that France refuses to move with ns now, leaving us almost helpless for • continental quarrel. floe would doubts act as her own interests seemed to require, and if is quite possible that these might induce her to take arms against ns. Without allies, with two European powers opposed to us, and with the poesibifity of • general coalition of Europe against us, are we prepared, out of mere wantoardes, to plunge into a war with ro great definite object, and with the certainty of forcing on that vary policy, and bringing about that very result, against which we have taken up arms ? This is the question before the country. Let the 'umlaut sense of all climes give the I reply, and support the government, if need be, in the resolution at which we rejoice to believe that it has at length arrived. (From the Memekester Brawn r of th:s day.) liotwithatancling the assur•oces of the ministerial journals, we gather that the cabinet is divided es the potion of ran. Bering material aid to Denmark—in other words, upon whether we shall have peace or war ; and we also infer that, so far, the policy of Lord Palmetetoo ban not pre vailed. The noble viscount is the aathor of the treaty of 1852. It was negotiated under his auspices. though it was signed by Lord Malmesbory. He is no doubt anxious to beck his own progeny, but hie inclination is nothing to the point. That treaty is the offspring of secret diplomacy. It • was made by the minister without the knowledge or eonsent of parliament. Waiving that point, the treaty imposes no obligation upon atogo to war. We fulfil both the letter and the spirit of the treaty when we recognise the arrangements set forth in it for regulating the Danish succession and the integrity of the Danish terri tories. We ire in no settee bound to enforce those anuses. manta upon other powers. France and Russia signed the treaty, and brought themselves under precisely similar obligations ; but it is tredendood that both those powers intend for the present to stand aloof. If we interim* we must do so. alone. Where ► presumed obligation is invalid, and sti'l more where there is no oblige. lion at all, the appeal lies wholly to expediency. Are the merchants of this country prepared to go to weer! Are they ready to see their commerce exposed to the depre- dations of privaturs ? Gan we with ten millions of our people dependent for their breed upon foreign supplies, venture upon this risk? As the Alabama stole out of Liverpool, ea we may be sure Mahatma will steal oat of American ports, hoist • belligerent flag, and pay us bolt in our own coin. It is a question not of fear, but of prudence. Are we willing to Wear the cost? If we are, why, of course, we may go ►t it at once, hammer and tongs, rifled memo sod income tax, cotton fascias and mercantile paralysis, glory and going to the dogs. If not, let us my so, and help to strengthen our re. prmentativu in resisting the policy of • reckless statesman, who will probably not live to se) the mad of the m'schid he's fomenting. fbe Qrourt. OSBORNE, Pre. L The Queen, Princess Helens, Princess Louise, Priors Leopold, sad Primer Roheolobs, attended divine service at Whipplaphum Church yesterday. Th. Rev. G. Froths.* officiated. The Quota will bold a commit at Osborne to-morrow tWataraday). A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The ministers present were Lord Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, Earl de Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers. Despatches mess received yesterday at the Colonial• office from the possum of the North AJMINiCaIk provisoes, Heligoland, and from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Deepaesises mess mat to the governors of the West India Islands end Hellish Columbia. His Royal Highness the Field Marshal Com standing•in-Chief will hold a levee at 1 o'clock on Saturday next. Tux PRINCESS or WIIMS. —Yesterdsty afternoon her Royal Meknes the Princess of Wales took a carriage drive for the first tine awe her coodserneak Soma ponied by a Isidy4e-ositisg, she left Tempos, Hones is • dose carriage and pair, and drove throuvh the Long Walk to the statue of George ILL on Boow•bill-a distance of three miles. Her royal highness returned to Frogman, after about as heals ride. The Duke of Newcastle still continues in a deli cate state of health, and by the advice of his medical et tesdante his grace ban been absent from the recent cabinet ermacils. The Countess Russell will hold small and early pasties at her reside:toe in Chesham-plaiss daring the pm met mooth. Mr. William E Gladstone has issued cards foe onel and early parties at the family residence on Carlton honeutermos, every Thursday daring this month. The Earl and Countess of Cardigan have enter tained a amber el gawks daring the last fmteight, ia °lodiag the Earl and Countess of Vi'settnorelarbd. Yiseeset Wfiagtoo. the Roe. Gimp Pith williant, if-. sad Lady T. Prep, Mr. Led* Colonel Baring sod Mn. Muir Baring. Mr. Joinestene, Colonel Steel*, ke. The earl and emote= will amtve b town tomorrow from Deere Park, hie lordship being stifffelentty recovered from his late awl dent in the heating Add to be present at the Earl of Derby's dinner. When the father of the late BM James Graham of Netberby died, a writhes list of his dementia, with their arises Isms of sunin, was given is. The list was a'we's', sad Oa term of envies varied tram 15 to 16 years Moat ball a eastay—a samewhas claim m'o'ms. dm bakes appended, to the Wag that the " ' MOW binge. amid' was sot isehalled la the Bet, as else had only beat la W Mahal* navies arrrs at eight years." AMERICA. GREENCASTLE. Fa. 2. The Canadian steamship Hibernian arrived at 3.10 a.w. to-day with 930 do's. in specie. (Par Nu, Hibernian, yi Gramaairtla) NEW YORK. JAI , . 23, Evizura. (By telegraph to Portland.) General Ito;.eCranshss been appointed to com mand the department of the Missouri. The Maryland Legislature has nominated Mr. Lincoln for the presidency. Money tight ; gold, 56i per cent, premium. Ex change on London—banker's bills, 172. Stocks tending downwards ; New York Centrals, 1361 ; Illinois, 1301. ; Erie, 1071. Cotton—middling upland, 84c. to 84}0.____ NEW YORK, JAx. 23, Amnon. Money tight Gold, 561 per oent premium. Stooks steady. New York Centrals, 137 i ; Illinois, 1301 1 ; Brie, 106 i. Breadstuff, quiet Crude petro leum, 31 to 32; refined, 40; to 471. (acorn's arms.) WARLIKE MOVEMENTS. HAMBURG, JAM. 30. Since Field Marshal Wrangers departure for Kiel serious events are expected. The frosts which have covered with ice the districts inundated by the Danes in front of the Dannewerke will facilitate invasion. The allied army expecte to be before this position in less than a week. General de Meza will be summoned to-morrow to evacuate Sleswig. Should he reply in the negative, orders will no doubt at once be issued to advance. Meanwhile the separatists display the greatest activity. The delegates from all the different flleswig-Holstein Associations assembled yesterday at Kiel and discussed the rules by which the com mittee charged with the conduct of the movement are to be guided. _ _ . Preparations for the advance into Sleewig are carried on with energy. 2,600 carts and waggons have been ordered at KUL The battalions sta tioned near that town have received orders to bold themselves in readiness to march at any moment. It is believed at the Prussian head-quarters that war is inevitable. The question, it is said, is not of a mere military promenade, but of a veritable taking possession of Sleawig, which, with either Holstein or Lauemburg will then be annexed to Prussia ! Hospitals are being prepared in all directions, but the chief will be at Kiel and at Ploen. After te-day rations will be drawn by the army as in time of war. lt is reported that the Gelman in habitants of Sleswig are ready to proclaim Duke Frederic directly the Daces retire or are driven out. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN BEUMITAL BRUSSELS. Frs. 1. The Journal de Bruxelles, the catholic organ, an nounces that M. Rogier has been received by the King, and has had a long conference with his Majesty. MM. De Theo' and Dechamps, being applied to by the King, have definitively declined the offer of power under present circumstances. The same paper states the position of the crisis as follows :—"MOIL do Benuckere and Firma:, repro- 1864. sentatives of the Left, and sure of commanding a majority, have refused the mission which was offered them. MM. Deehamps and De Then: have been unable to accept the task of forming a cabinet, because they did not feel disposed to accept the re sponsibilityof &situation which they bad not created, and because they had not a majority,and would there fore have been compelled to dissolve the Chamber, which might still be avoided. Intermediate mi nisters were alone possible, owing to the parlia mentary situation and the state of opinion. I These combinations have failed. After MM. Bronckere and Pirmez, M. Notbomb, the Belgian Minister at Berlin, has also refused. MM. Faider and Dubois, and K Thorn have refused. The conservative right has refused. There remains nothing but the combination of the Prince do Ligne and the retention of the cabinet, which has resigned. The Journal de Bruxelles further announces that M. Rogier has received the grand cordon of the Leopold order. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, FEB. 1, Erna°. The &mount of bullion hi the Bank of France has diminished by 3,000,030 franca since &Lurch'''. LAN INTELLIGENCE (TIM DAY.) COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) HALL V. HALL.—JUDGIIEST. This was a case heard a new days ago, and very fully re. ported. It was a suit for dissolution on the ground et cruelty and adultery ; but It had appeared in the 0001‘t of the trial that the respondent had had a keeper in the house to protect the petitioner from his violence. Sir J. Wilde bed therefore reserved the point whether be should not call for further evidence as to the state of the respondent's min,L Thu morning the learned judge decided that he would re quire the additional evident »; and directed the further bearing of the case to be postponed for that pui pose. HARRISON V. ILLIMISON.—JUDOMIDIT. This case merely stood over for the court to consider whether meant explanation bad beau given of tLe delay that had occurred in the institution of the suit, the Mille of sake having occurred thirty years ago. Sir J. Wilde thought that as the wife had been shown to have been without means herself till quite lately, and as the hatband was evidently a vagabond without property, it would be a denial of justice to refuse the decree. Decree nisi accordingly. O'KANE V. O'KANE AND PALMERSTON. This ease was set down for hearing this morning, so d aceardingly at noon, when the Judge commenced sitting , the court was crowded by the bar and the public, and great anxiety was manifested to witness the proceedings, al•lraigh from what occurred last Tuesday it was not likely that they would be of much more than a formal character. In consequence, however, of the case being at the bottom of a very long list the hearing ol it had not begun when we were preparing to go to press. The follow ing affidavits, embracing the principal features in the pro ceedinp, will be found interesting "an MAJZSTT'S COURT YOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL. CAUsEN. "Between Timothy Joseph O'Sarie, petitioner, and Ilene re• Matilda Augusta OlEaae, reepoodeet, Henry Jobn Temple Viscount Palmerston, co-respondent. "I, Thos. Wells, of 47, Moorgate-street, in the City of London, solicitor, mike oath and ay: " 1. That I sin the solicitor to the petitioner on the record ; that the ;articulate required by the order of the 00-respon• dent on the 17th day of November, 1933, were immediately prepared and ready for delivery, but were delayed being filed solely because negotiations for • settlement of the moue were aeon after commenced, and which were only completed on Saturday, the 13th day of January, 1864, and when my meta were paid. "2. That I am ‘ntormed and veiny believe the petitioner and the respondent were married at • house in St. George's. in-the-East, in the county of Middlesex, on the 2nd day of October, 1851, by scatholic priest regulsrly orlained, and acting with fel jurisdiction for celebrating the marriage with all the rites and esentiel formalities of the catholic church; and that they livcd and cohabited together se man and wife up to about the 19th day of October, 18Gb and were known and respected as such by good society. " 3. That! it is wholly untrue that the petition was pre sented sod filed sad served for the purposes of ex. tuition, and that a :cording with my instructions, and to the beet of my knowledge and belief, the petitioner had a good case upon the merits, and there ore to the best of my knowledge no facts in existence from which the said Charles Horsley could believe as he has sworn in the last paragraph of his affidavit filed in this mo. Hen. "4. That I have been instructed to stay all proceedings in this mit by • letter received from my client, the peti- War, of which the following s • ti as copy : " 47, Moorptestreet, City, Jan. 16, 1661. " /ITSELF r. PALVILILSTON AND O . IANN. "Dear sir,—yielding to the advice of my friends, I have &aided to drop the above suit ; and I hereby beetroot you to stay all further proceedings. I adopt this course solely for the sake of my young children, and not from any inability to establish the allegations contained in my peti tion, or to prosecute the suit to a successful conclusion, as the letters which I submitted to you, and the evidence laid before you, offer: I prima facie every probability of enesens. On the letters and correspondence, testified by the opinion of counsel, you undertook the mit by my insatiotions, and I feel perfectly 'ratified with YOU professional conduct as well as that of your managing dirk, Mr. Weston, who was not deterred from undertaking the just came by the frantic bowl of • venial and can apt pram—the cause of right against might. I beg you to give the most complete contradiction to the sasertioa made by some of the London and other papers, that I we. in the employment of either of you—my own re sources and those of my friends having enabled me to live independent of inch aid. I was lawfully married to my wife, the respondent in this suit, by • catholic priest regularly ordained, and acting with full juris diction, and celebrating the marriage with all the rites and eordesiartical formalities of the catholic church. This could have been satisfactorily proved bad the ease gone into court. As to the alleged acts of adultery the oomespoodence and other evidence would leave no doubt had the ease gone I.tea jury. —I am, yours truly, (liiittod) "T. J. O'Kusu. " Mr. Thomas Wells, solicitor, 47, Moorgaterst., City. " Sworn at No. 19, Coleman-street, is the City of Landon, Ihis Ist day of February, 1864, before me, PHILIP Seim Cou." The following is the affidavit of Mr. Horsley in reply : "I Marks Hooter, of No. 2, Staples-ino, solicitor far the respondent, make oath and sty— " 1. That I wee as the morning of the 27th day of Jo mazy last (the day after the rule ail for the dismiseal of We petition was obtained) served with • notice from Mr. Thome Wells, the petitioner's solicitor, stating that {hie nail bad been eemprounised. "2. I thereupon, on the mid 27th day of Jan., wrote and swat to Mr. Wells s letter, of which the following is a tea espy : " ' 2, SlapUs lon. 27th January, 1864. DIVO/101 PiTITION. " oompegoense of the reosipt this moment of a unties from yes, that this suit hula; been compromised (and of which you must be fully aware) I am hi stmoted by the petitioner to withdraw from it, se his solicitor, find thirst we refuse sod decline to nether, any Two* notices or letters from you is it,' I beg at coos to inform yes, that neither directly nor indirectly have I heard • NOW* of the suit (by which I presume you meat the petition for ativoree) having been oompromised.l And I further beg to inquire from you when, where, by whom ft was, ea you allege. se compromised I Uaisee yea prove to me that the petition has been eem retailed by the respondent I shall on Tuesday next pre. reed exactly as if your whom had not beat reesived. And I beg further to give you notice that I shall use this letter in evitlesee before the court.—Tours, he., Cesium HoiraLev, solicitor for the rsepoodent.' "'To Yr. Thos. Wells, solicitor to the petitioner, 47, Noorgebiotreet, (Sty.' "3. No answer of any kind has been retuned by the aid Nr. Thos. Wells to my said letter. " 4. Up to this time no further step has bun taken by. or o• behalf of, the petitioner in the prosecution of the said petition', as I have asurtained by inquiry at the proper office of this honoerable court in making this my affidavit. "b. Up= requisition of the solicitors of the co-reeve. deal an the 30th of January last, whether they had heard or kww.f say compromise of the mid petition by or on beb'lt of their client, I was smug that no such oompromiss wee kaolin to or had been heard of by them on the part of the oe.respoodeat "oompromies of this petition, aired or indirect, has emanated from, been sanctioned by, or known to ma, as solicitor to the respondent ; and I em informed by the ro spoedist, and verily believe, that no such oompromies his been siNgeeted, sanctioned, or hued of by bar, sad that me puma has seen ber upon the subject of • compromise thereof.—Ocuu.ss Homm." COURT OP BANX.RUPTCY. Melees yr. Registrer Tlf BB JAMBS CZOIMILBT.—LAIIOI KIRCUITILI ?MLR= me wee the k sitter coder the baslorspeol of Jews Crawler, seershent. Cl 43. X isoing-leafa andel Old Cherliss. The • ijoiliseties yrs on the triskrupt's owe petition Hid os the 12th Jemmy. He seated as the asses cd bin failnis--" laws ti tempest Cl ml Wadley with Ohba in tea sod silk." Tho steamiest scesnyanyieg the ties sho o : , deers of 90.C:.31, el which the aeci the orissigal 1--Assi and Uelied lier•iiie Book 2. ; Ohertseed lioromitilo Beak et Wis. Lesiles.And Chine. wag.; ohortiffsa amt of India, Andrella. Igor' Chines 3.33134* aides sod 00.. al Lieurpeol. 6.343 1 -; Hardfrors sod de., of Oast's. 3.4911.; Oriental Bask. 1,1031.; J. lidnensiii awl Sos. Welshed-ewe, 3,0001. Therseassato an osessiesi prepseatioa by Memo. Hort Brothers sad Barka They fad that the Jetta. seemed sad snse=sisonoll 90.1211.: large oessignsiests et goods w held the eionsed creditors, but the moans is at present ftessal top peels VIM Wm, aad Yr. Howell. aeormagent, BY ism Made =Pee. FIPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom on OWN PARIS, MONDAY EVIXTSO. The Emperor received the deputation with the address this afternoon. His Majesty was seated on the throne, having the Pr i noes Napoleon and Murat on his right and left hand. All the ministers, members of the privy council, the marshals and admirals stay ing in Paris, and the grand officers of the crown, were present at the ceremony. It was observed that M. Picard, the opposition deputy, appeared in uniform. The evening papers are allowed to give a short summary of the Emperor's speech in reply ; but their versions do not agree, and Ido not attempt to reconcile them, because you will cer tainly receive the text by telegraph. It is generally understood thatthe speech was in no way accentuated and leaves every question open. The burden of it as to home affairs seems to be that progress is de sirable, but that it is dangerous to go too fast, and that the deputies will do well to wait patiently for the Emperor's "initiative." Several journals men tion the following as the Emperor's exact words touching foreign policy:—" As to foreign affairs, the policy of the imperial government is clearly traced ; it is a policy of reserve, peace, and con ciliation." If this version be correct, a great deal turns upon the word "reserve," which, under ex isting circumstances, will probably be thought to detract considerably from the value of the professed desire for peace and conciliation. It is very gene rally supposed that the Emperor enjoys the trouble into which Europe is now drift ing, and thinks it serves her right for not at once accepting his proposal for • congress. All the reports about K Drouyn de Lhuys' recent despatches and conversations tend to show that the real original congress is still the only measure of "conciliation" that France is ready to lend a hand to. It is to be feared, therefore, that when a war begins the Emperor "reserves " himself to cut in, without in any way pledging himself to any prin ciples, and will be ready to fight on any side, just as it may suit the purposes of his own aggrandise ment. The Bourse has experienced a panic. Rents fell 40c. for cash, and 35c. for account, closing at 66fr. 05c. both for cash and account. Mobilier fell 13fr. 75c. Railways, which for a long while have been almost stationary, were greatly affected, and declined from Mr. to 7fr. ; Lyons fell 12fr. 50c. A pamphlet entitled "La Conspirstion des Quarante" was published yesterday at Dentu's, and from the ecstatic praises which the Pays be stows upon the work, I think it portends the destruction of the famous Academie Francaise, whom incurable propensity to elect members not partisans of the present dynasty has long given umbrage in the highest quarter. The Pays de scribes the pamphlet as the "autopsy "—(ominous word)--of the institution, and adopts all that the writer appears to have said about the " errors, presumption, irreverence, indiscipline, usurpation, and abuse of privilege" of this greatly envied body. An entirely new system of election is said to be imperatively called for. I suppose, therefore, that the society instituted by Richelieu, and whose independence has been respected by all succeeding governments, must now at length succumb to the star of the Bonapartee, and that the French Academy will shortly be elected upon principles conformable to those which regulate the nomination of mayors, municipalities, deputies, and councillors of State. . _ It has been for some time rumoured that the affairs of the company which undertook to build a monster crystal palms at Auteuil for a permanent Universal Exhibition were not in a flourishing state. A great deal of money has been expended on the foundation and walls of an immense structure, which extends from the Auteuil gate of the Bois de Boulogne to the Sevres high road. But bills have just been posted in Paris, announcing that the site of the palace is to be sold by auction, and that the company will be wound up. The upset price is fixed at 2,250,000 fr. tinder these circumstances there is little probability that the original dolga will be carried out. M. Miot, an ex-representative of the people, now in the St. Pelagic' prison, under sentence for a political conspiracy, writes to the Temps to oom plain that, having been on the 26th of January subpoenaed as a witness in a case in which he bad no interest whatever, he was kept for sit hours in a dark, unwholesome dungeon in the Pelvis de Justice, in company with felons and robber. A letter from Rome of the 25th tdt. says " A grand ball was given here last night at the palate of the Potteries' embassy in honour of the youthful bride, the daughter of the Duchess de fialdanha, married lately with so much inegniaosom to Frederick Gloalbure Walpole, Eaq. The carepony inchaded all the memo of diseselise at Rene Amospt the Hanka were the Mershkesse of Downehire and lady Alias Hill ; Lady Dowpsr, sad the Lades Memos, Adana', and Atosbells Cowper ; Lady Louise Balfour ; Lord and lady Bakeby ; Pigment Denote ; Lord Pelllngtao, he" The trial of the guards and drivers of the train which oe sth January had the fearful oollieion at Pierre- Atte oa the Dee Da Nord is Jost terminated. The enk:- neve h sestemaid to three years' imprisonment ; the stoker sod driver sac► to six raesitle', and a lee of 121. ; t►e statioa•mester Is acqeittc The Petit journal of Paris states that Mr. Web ster. of the Adelpie, and hie "lawsuits latorpretors of Ithetipsare," have ts►ao twelve plasm le the domes' from Landes to B adages. end two spend eirrissse.dens impose spiciest —in the trait to Paris, and are about to pedant *sea The AM pmfornisase will be thaMind of Zoom, aid thee Mello. Liar, As You Like It, and Mar Las. 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