The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-01 00:00:00

ELECTORAL CHANCES IN 1863.

The following changes in the House of Commons
took piece in the coon of the year which has Prat expired :
—East Kent, Mr. W. Deader, deceased—new member, Sir
Edward Darius, Bert. Reigate, the Moo. W. J. Monies,
succeeded to the peerage—new member, Mr. G. Levee=
Gower. Treas.', the Earl of Gifford, deceased—mew mem-
ber, Mr. Alfred Seymour. Cambridgeshire. Mr. Edward
resigned—new member, Lord George Mapper Lie.
burn Mr. J. J. Richardson, resigned—new member, Mr.
Barbour, whose electio• was zubeenuently declared void—mew
member, Mr. E. W. Verner. Went Somerset, Mr. C. A. Moody,
resigned—pew member, Mr. W. H. G. Imagers. CUM,
bridge, Mr. Mabee Stewart, resigned—new mentser, Mr.
F. S. Powell. Devcsoort, Sir M. Seyn.our, resigned—
Dew member, Mr. W. B. Ferried. Devizes, Mr.
J. N. Gladstone, deceased—new member, the lion. W.
Addingtuo. Cliicbeeter, Mr. H. W. Freeland. reeigeed—
new member, Mr. J. Abel Smith. Bandoo, Colonel Bernard,
resigned—new member, Mr. H. B. Bernard. Antrim,
General Upton, succeeded to the peerage—new member,
Mr. E. O'Neill. Thetford, Earl of Eustoo, semeedal to
the peerage—new member, Lord F. Fitzroy. Dublin
county, Mr. J. H. Hamilton, reigned—new member, Mr.
J. I. Hantiltiza. Radnor, Si, Oornewall Leiria, Bart.,
deceased—new member, Mr. R. G. Price. Trate', Mr. 1).
O'Connell, appointed to °Moe— Dew member, Mr. T.
Londoo„Mr. Western Wood, deceased—new

member, Mr. G. J. Good:ion. New Ross,'C.ptain Totten-
ham, resigned—new member, Colonel Tottenham. Kinsale,
Sir John Aroott, resigned—Lew member, Sir Joel-
thunit, Bart. Iterwick.upon•Tweed, Captain
deceased—sew member, Mr. W. W. CargilL Clare, Mr. F.
31. Colcutt, deceased—new member, Sir M. O'Logk-
len Mr. R. N. Milner, raised to the
peerage—new member, Major Waterhouse. Mont-
gomery, Captain Johnstoe, deceased—new member, the
Hon. C. Banbury Tracy. Ludlow, Mr. Beriah
Hatfield. deceased—new member, Sir W. Frazer, Bart.
West Worcestershire. Viscount Elmley, succeeded to the
pewees—new member. the Hoo. F. Lygon. Tewkesbury,
the Hoe. P. Ly goo. resigned. (This seat cannot be filled
up until the meeting of parliament.) Tantworth, Viscount
Raynham, succeeded to the peerage—new member, Mr. J.
Peel. Coventry, the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, deceased
—sew member, Mr. M. Treherne. Barnstaple, Mr. G.
Potts, deceased—new member. Mr. Lloyd. Reading, Mr.
Gately Pigott, appointed to otfice—new meteter, Mr. G.
Shaw Leen*. Windsor, Mr. G. W. Hope, decreed—sew
=toed H. Visa. Ozfeed, Ye. J. R.
w ineenher, Mr. Charles Neale. trio",
Mr. W. Cubitt, deceased—sew member, Mr. Watkins Hum-
phrey. Buckinghamshire, Hos. W. G. Cayeedielt, moo.
enured to the peerage. The polling for a sew member takes
place todey.

•
Tllll SRAILOWIIIII. TERCIINTENARY.—At meet-
ing of the Nottingham Town Conned yesterday, the mayor
(Mr. W. Pumas) said he bad received a letter from the
National Shakespeare Cornm,ttee soliciting the cooperation
of Nottingham in the erection of a monument in London to
celebrate the three-hundredth birthday of Sbakeepear• on
the _led of April, 1864. While he was anxious to do every
bosom, to the menace, of the vont poet, be did not think it
would be wise, in the preemie aspect of local affiuni, to aid
the National Committee with funds, but he would suggest
that they should founds Wardership in the Nottingham
Yew Otionmar School in commemoration of the tercente-
nary. A sew grammer school was about to be built in
Nottingham at a cost of 6,0001., end be thought the
scholarship, which would be worth about 601. or 701. per
annum, would stimulate the students, and when say
evinced a precocity of talent it could be fostered, and ulti-
mately sent tome of the ueivereities. After some further
discussion, Mr. Alderman Birkin (ex-mayor) Werra'
" That a cornmittos be appointed to take steps for raising
funds to establish a echolarehip, to be called the Shake-
speare Scholarship,' in connexion with the Nottingham
Grammar School, and to define the conditions by which
such scholarship shall be granted to commemorate the ter-
centenary of Shakespeare's birth." The motion was carried.

Fenian BaLanoe beyond the charge of the Conso-
lidated Fund. tor the Quarew ended Bent "
Lea, viz. :
Great Britain
Ireland £457,580
£457,5e0

incense received in the Quarter ended Dee. 31,
16t*. ea ebown In Account I.

Amount received In the Quarter ended Dec. 31,
left. in repayrneht of Advaneea for Public
Worts, dc. 413,042

£19.9)3.34

Bs!ante, being the Deficiency on Dec. 31, 18N,
upon the charge of the Consolidated Yond in Onrat
Betels. to meet the Dirkiendt, and other charges,
payable in the Quarter to March 3!, 1864, and for
which Exchequer Bills (Deficiency) will be issued
In that Quarter

£20,102, Kt

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(Kturza's TQ.LOLIIe.)

THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION.
BERLIN, Duo. 31.

The Austrian and Prussian ministers will leave.
Copenhagen in a few days if the constitution of the
18th November is not rescinded by the end of the
year.

The Norddrufsche Zeitung of to-day says :—" We
learn that the adhesion at the Federal Diet of Aus-
tria and Prussia to the occupation of Schleswig has
already elicited a protest from the English govern-
anent. England has stated to the German govern-
ment that in case German troops cross the Eider,
she will be unable to refuse the assistance requested
by Denmark,"

HAMBURG, Du. 31.
An eye-wen/0 who hu arrived here Etatorthat
the tete de pont of Friedrichstadt was blown up by
the Danea last night, and has been totally demo-
lished.

Advices from Lanenburg to the 29th inst. state
that popular demonstrations have taken place
against the resolutions of the Assemblies of the
nobility and the landed proprietors in favour of
Denmark.

DRESDEN. Du. 31.

Prince Frederick of Angustenburg has informed
the Federal Commissioners that he does not intend
either to assuu.e the government immediately, or
to oppose the Federal resolutions of the 7th inst.

KIEL, D 50.31, Nom.

It is stated on good authority that Duke Frede-
rick of Auguateuburg has notified to the Federal
Commissioners at Attona his entry into his country.

WURTEPABERO AND THE LONDON
TREATY.
STUTTOARDT, Dic. 31.

In the Chamber of Deputies to-day the Minister
for Foreign Affairs, Baron von Hugel, declared
that tile government considers itself released from
the engagements entered into by its adhesion to
the London treatise, and that it looked upon Prince
Itederick as being entitled to the hereditary suc-
cession. The Minister further stated that the re-
preseutati,e of Wartemberg at the Federal Diet
had received instructions to act in conformity with
these views.

THE LLTZ MR. THACKERAY.—A story, the result,
we suppose, of some mieappreheenee, has bees printed in
the banger's oalumn of • weekly paper, to the mast that
the used William Makepeace Thackeray had bees pre-
=tfer the vicepreeideacy of the National Shakespeare
ithes, lied had been rejected by • large majority. 4s
this story bag found its way into other journals. it is only res-
pectful to the deed to explain that no etch fact hes moaned.
Mr. Thackeray's claims tea place armies the vise-presideote
of the National Shakespeare Committee have sever bees
mired, sod of comes they bare sever bees dimmed. This
is the simple truth. Some months into • circular invita-
tion was nest to the author of " Vanity Fair," es to
many other eminent graces. By some inuichasee, or over.
sisht, no answer was retorted. A few weeks lethe the ems-
anittee, ass mark of homier to Mr. Thackessy, pegged •
resolution that a special invitation should be ferwarded to
hire ; which invitation was duly written and sent by the
secretary of the day, acting for the general secretary, who
was thee absent from Europe. At the next meeting of the
committee a member proposed that yet another special in-
vitation should be mat A geatleman who had takes an
active part is ironer the envious iavitaties its. to imply
whether the reply to it had teen received; and as it
brine raid that the answer had sot yet opine to band, the
chairman explained to the member who proposed
sending • third invitation positing the receipt of an
answer to the second, that it would be better to wait for
Mr. Thatherny's reply. This being the apparent seise of •
mediae warty sixty throes, the proposer of the third Mgt-
, tation seemed to acquiesce ; and no tee imagised that by
whistler a course so deceit the great boneerist's clams
would be in any degree psi is doubt. Subsequatty, low. THE KING OF PRUSSIA'S REPLY TO THE
ever, the menthe. premed his motion, which cm being put
to the vote was suppothed by el more than nine •; the great ADDRESS OF THE CHAMBXR.
mejerity eemiferiee it, not improper, bet merely ill-timed. BERLIN, DM/ 31.
I now are the whole of the actual fact& Ws venture to say
In the Chamber of Deputies to-day, the
,King's
that the gentleenes who voted against this injudicious row
ties were Mr. Thackeray'm true kiwis—those who felt most reply to the address was read.
stressly his Claims to • high place en the committee, sad The King maintains his royal prerogative with
who coasted most confidently on Ms co-operettas.—
Attiesrnia. regard to foreign relations. Mature consideration
OOLLIAION ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. had resulted in the King's resolution to proceed in
—Tawdry eternise, about half-past 6 o'clock, an se cideut the matter of the duchies in a manner becoming the
of a destektive ebatacter occurred near the Emendlue
station of the Great Northern Railway. A reds Lenin honour of Prussia and Germany, while observing
was at • stand, within about 150 yarded the station, pre. respect to treaties. The Chamber could not expect
Parst'l to proceeding to Petarb°r°l44' About this lima that the King, without taking inWaccount Primate,
• oral train came up, and, the monis% being exceedingly
foggy. the driver did not rffeerv• the denser signal, international relations, should arbitrarily withdraw I
which woe hoisted shoot 250 yards below the bridge. from the European treaties concluded in 1832.
The consequence was that the coal tons ran et fall • . . • • •
Ispeed into the goods Wain, splioterieg the guard's van. The question of the hereditary succession was
ofeoshiolt lute howdrodo of wow Mar or aim troths, being examined by the Federal Diet. The matter
and nvtt.ri'vgtheircontests is thegreatest°"tfai°ll to be meanwhile considered by the Chamber was,
aloe, the line. Such was the form of the warns"
, that the engine of the coal train was throws Prussia's Federal duty with regard to the execution,
completely off the up line into a traaaverse
and the defence of the country against damper
'igloo, and thus effectually blocked ep the two lines. • .
I guard of the goods wain bad, hely • minute or two winch ortaliT and soon arise out of shall
I fore the accident, left hi vas. said he .ens preettedest to- proceeding. he King, therefore, expected a speedy
wards the up platform of the Mottos to name his nod I
I tics, where the eollisiou occurred. The pesessger truth' adoption of the proposed loan.
from Peterborough to the north had rely lea pared the His Majesty's reply was referred to the coin-
I Resesdinit bridge when the aceidest took pleas. The driver. mittens upon the leen.
fireman, and guard of the coal Wale escaped uninjured. The
I break-down peg was isenediately telegraphed for, and Owing to his state of health, the King will not
upon their arrival they set to work t'a dour tie liae• So receive the usual othcial congratulations upon New
, peat was the week of dentniction that it wen sot lured
I half-past 12 that the up line was clewed, and the dews eara-uar
line wee net evailable for traffic mail about 3 o'efack. The The royal family, Court Field-Marshal Wrangel,
teen. bet".. FAse"dim sect Little HYtbsa Wee. piloted
Commander-in-Chief General Weeder, GOTTYIKIII
I on the up use until the doers line was elessei, sail the
petal traffic was carried ea ewer the imp Bah Mach, and the ministry, will however be admitted.

la conclusion, Baron von Iftgel announced that
Wartemberg, Bavaria, and Saxony were fully
agreed upon the Schleswiguiloistein question.

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN DENMARK:
COPENHAGEN. Dan. il. Emma.
The ministerial crisis has terminated. .Bishop
Mourad has been appointed President of the Coun-
cil and Minister of Finance, and will act provi-
sionally as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The War Minister, M. de Thestrup, and the
Minister of Justice, M. Came, remain in office.
The King has gone to visit the army.