The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-28 00:00:00

THE CONFERENCE.

The Times believes that, so far from the Danes
having consented to the arrangement announced
by the continental telegrams, " it is very difficult
to make them consent to anything at all, however
moderate," and that if any power were to urge the
surrender of part of Sleawig at the present moment
the discussion would be put an end to at once by
the representative of Denmark. Our contempo-
rary therefore cannot believe that the business of
the conference to-day will be of the nature ex-
pected, and fears that the plenipotentiaries must
allay a good many suspicions and much animosity
before they can bring the belligerents to a peaceful
division, on reasonable principles, of a territory
which they both claim. " The Germans have on
their side military strength and the support of a
majority of the population of the duchies ; they
also derive a certain influence from the alleged
hereditary rights of the Prince of Auguatenburg.
They believe that they may do what they like with-
out fear of exciting more than the inactive indigna-
tion of England, and, having at heart no more re-
spect for nationality in Sleawig than in Poland or

PIOIIABLIL
lICNDAY. ON NORTH MONDAY.
N. to W.. fresh, Contra. N.N.W. to W.S.W.,
Mowers in pleas. strong to moderate,
same raM In Own.
N.N.E to W. N. W., Whims. As above.
fresh, generally One.
N.N.E. to W.N.W, ROOTS KUL N. to W. and' SW. nth showers fresh to moderate.
N. to W., moderate to lUTW. as next above.
strong, showers in
places

Wastern=lreland. Wales, and ad-
jacencies. nnnthern=litogtish Channel and Biscay Bay. dasleen
=Eastward Baglaad and North Sea.

The visit of the Empress of Ruazda to Hiaaengen
is determined upon. She will leave St. Petersburg oa the
ith of June next, and will be aectompanied to the fashion-
able Bavarian watering-place by the Emperor, who will,
however, only remain there a few days.
A Baden letter saya :—"The Queen of Prussia
and the Prince of Hesse•Cassel are staying here at present,
and the King of Holland is expected. Ordinary visitors
are also beginning to arrive, and a good number of Rtmaian.
German, and English families are peopling the hotels. A
new Protestant church, built by subscription. has just been
inaugurated ; previously the service, as well as that of the
Russian Greek church, was performed in the chapel of the
Carmelite Convent. A Greek church is also being erected
by Prince Stourdza, to the memory of his only eon, de-
awed last year."

Two Roman catholic priests at Munster, in
Prussia, mouldy cskahliabeil a singular lottery, the prises
being muses for the souls of the winners after their death.
The public accuser, however, instituted a prosecution against
them for orgaiiisioa a lottery without authorisation. but the
tribunal acquitted the accused, although the fact that they
had mad* 15,000fr.by the affair was proved.
. .

The 'resettle forming the Anglo-Chinene fleet,
recently in command of Capt. Sherard Osborn, C. 8., are,
by order of the Admiralty, to be removed from Woolwich
and placed under the charge of Captain W. R. Rail, C. 8.,
of th 4 Cumberland, 24, gnardship of Sheerness Steam
Reserve. The Tien-tein, the Pekin, and the Mies arrived
at Sheerness yesterday.

A Szennsionurr DEFEATRD.—A Mr. J. H. Smith,
an ex Mississippi planter, is travelling over Ronlnd, de.
liver* ketone oe the justios sod neoemity of emessioa
og the part of the Oosifederate States. A few days ego h.
was at Sonthatoptco, when his audieoos, Liter hearing the
lecture. tmanimeesly pasted the followieg resolutioe. via:
'That this meeting, haviog heard the Wenn at Mr.
I
Smith in refereece to the pelmet state of strain in the
United States of AMSI6OI6 desires to record its unaltered
coaviction that slavery is the grimed and origin of the war
sow lameetably wig* therein."
&HORATIAN OF MORMON& —A large number of
the disciples of Jos Smith have left South -Wales this weak
Ca route for the Salt Lake, ass" the load of paradise," as they
term it. An elder who has once been an inhabitant of Utah
accompaeies the credulous people on their long and dan-
gerous journey.