The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-03 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

THE CONFERENCE.
(nor ous owl cosaserosmorr.)

PARIS. MOSDAT EVINIZIO.

The Pays contains the following paragraph on
the Conference to be held in London to-morrow,
and, as there can be no doubt that the Foreign.
office here is the real author of the announcement,
the wording of it is to a certain extent interesting.
Neither good faith nor precise information is to be
looked for, but the spirit disclosed is important.
The Pays says :
Active negotiations have been going on lately between the
belligerent powers, through the good aloes of England, and
with the aid of France and Russia, with the view of making
an arrangement to put an immediate stop to the effusion of
blood. If we are well informed, the object of these °ego.
tiatioris is to obtain from Prussie and Austria the com-
plete evacuation of Jut/and, which step would enable Den-
mark to raise the blockade of the ports and coasts of
Germany, and also, perhaps, to evacuate the isle of Alien.
It is by means of these reciprocal and simultaneous oppose-
lions that the Court of London flattered itself th►t it would
be ►ble to impose upon the Conference a preliminary
convention of peace. It is known that a meeting of the
Conference is to be held on Tuesday. It is therefore to be
presumed, since the Coefereace has been convoked by its
president, Lord Resell, that an accord has at length been
established upon the footing just indicated. In that cue
there is reason to hope that in the sitting of to-morrow the
Conference will be able to conclude au armistice, or, at all
events, a rrovuion►l suspension of hostilities during which
definitive conditions will be settled.

The ironical tone of the above must strike every
reader. It is quite certain that the French go-
vernment does not expect, and still less wishes, a
conclusion of an armistice. I am sorry to say
that, according to all accounts, the entente cordiale
supposed to have been established by Lord Claren-
don is of the most fragile nature.
The Moniteur du Soir says that in consequence of
an assurance from the cabinet of Vienna that the
Austrian fleet will not go to the Baltic the English
government has "renounced its intention" to send
a fleet thither. If this news had been known at
the Bourse, and bees believed, it might probably
have prevented the fall of the day.
Meyerbeer, the great composer, died in Paris at
5 o'clock this morning.

WITNISDAY. PROBABLM. !MIDDAY.
&& to S.W. and S.W., og nostalgia W. to N. and hack,
trash to Moog, thus MAMA. frisk with showers.
at them
W. to N. and back, Wctma. N.W. to &W., mode-
strong, squally to rate to strong, with
moderato, rain se some rain.
thnea.
W.B. W. to N.N.W.. Bowmen. As next above.
grew to fresh, with
Yea at times.
NW. to N.B. and back UAW N.N. W. to W.8.W.,
to W., strong to fresh fresh, showery.
with rain.
Northarn.Scsiland. Weeteremlreland. Weleo, nog dd.
*imam &Althorn= English Channel and Macy gay. Sailors
Insteard Logiand sod Ncethlisa

Despatches were received yesterday at the
Colonial Office from the Governors of the Saharan, Heli-
goland, and from the Lord High Commiaaioner of the lonian
blends. Despatcher were sent to the Lord High 0011101i1.
nioner of the 'min Wanda.

The Emperor Maximilian, as the Austrian
prince now signs hie name, will ere long hare reached his
adopted land. The illustrious tracelleis left Gibraltar on
the 26th ult.

The sales of Champagne winos have greatly im-
proved within the last year at Chiloasnur-Marers. The
recrossed sale has somewhat eemposeated wise grower, i•
Champs's' for the looses they have sustained by the civil
war is America.

A letter from Simpheropol, in Southern Runde,
mentions that, in consequence of the south•westerl7 winds
which have prevailed since the month of March, spring
has commenced earlier than was ever remembend in that
part of the world. Aceouate as to the approachiag crops
are excellent ; the corn has a splendid appearauce, and the
petunia..e are magnificent.

SAN FRANCIBOO.—Ssu Francisco can boast of
custom-house, a breach mint, a marine hospital which cost
over half a =alio., a floe music-liall, as sadem7 of music,
eve or six theatres, a city hall, eight or tea hotels,
with a seers of indifferent °see, a splendid mercantile
library and usechasial institute, a Yeast: Ilen's Christie.
Association, 33 churches, two colleges, numerous grimmer-
schools of the first order, a Sabbath school conoected with
every church, 9 or 10 banking-houses, 13 daily sowspapen„
I printed is the English, Germ" ant French leagues.'
fenedries, pa works, a sugar reSasry, woollen taco
toren, Sour mills, as orphan wayless, sad, is that, every-
; thing which belongs to the largest end most populous cities
of the east.—Americsit paper.

IS'"r'
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IIN AXE N.IIOIIBIII.
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Shore! before midnight on Saturday list a
=rime phedonit non was experienced at Menstraid. Sheffield
Park, necking, Chailey, sad the neighboashood, end which
hr teen attributed to the shock of an earthquake. As may
very natarelly be supposed, the coocernscie created some de•
pee at alarm at th• dine, and has ghee fanned the subject
of genera converestion in the part of the ocientry whore it
wuezurienoed. The shock mesas to have been embed to
• somewhat limited area, sad L fortunately nnsecompsend
by any serious result& It was so doubt generally felt about
t►e some moment, and although the differesses of a few
minutes has been stated at verione plane, the circum-
stance is probably owing snow to the variation of tie
tins ea recorded by the owners' tim►pisom than to any
actual difference. At Maniekl, the phenomeeen was
experisaced at 9 minutes peat 11, Led is described in •
letter from Captain Noble man extraordinary vibration
bat* 15 MOM* and shaking the doors, windows, and beds
at Mansfield Lodge with some violence. The oscillation and
alkali= were likewise geeserally felt througheut the pariah.
Al Ellieffield Park, the mat of the Earl of Shellekt, the earth-
quake was felt by the members of the *obis earl's hinny and
boneshold. The time reeordei here is 6 minutes pest 11. Among
other hilientioes the butler heard the mortar fall behind
the mime* and a /nee bar attached to • window shutter
moillsted and Mane the shutter. Lord Penney and Mr.
Hoagies Holroyd, who wen at (Sheffield Perk. distinctly
felt the shook. At fkannes-hill, it is stated that the belle
at the public-home distinctly vibrated ; while at Pinching,
the family of Mr. Jones were disturbed by L rumbling
noise. Similar sometime were experienced at Buckham.
bill end Charley—mote especially at two cottages as the
latter place, where the shock seems to have bees more
severely felt.
Capt. Noble writes :
" 192, It may be worth while to record a carious phew-
mama observed at Manniekl last night (April 30), Mar
much ma, after our expenses* of the 6th Oct alt, it may
very probably be referable to an earthquake. About 1111.
anertraordinary vibration wee felt here, kiting,
as nearly as I can gather, some fifteen seconds, and shaking
&Deleon, windows, and leis is this home with some violence.
Mon cerionsly, I felt nothing of it myself, but several of my
errant§ left their beds in alarm. One of the ladies of my
family describes the ssantioa she ex periesoed as that of
having her bed moved to and from the wall against which
its head stands, ad though some one had got saderesath it
end were trying to lift it. As the bedstead in questica
stands aserly B.K. sad N.W., this may see ye to give an
ides of the path of the earthquake wave, if each it were.
I learn from venous sources that this owellatiosi and caus-
tics were felt all over the parish. Finely, three of my
female servants were again alarmed some time after midnight
by a rushing sound, as though of violent hail, passing
ekes to their windows, although, on looking oat, nothing
was visible, nor her either hail or rain fallen here since the
28th ultimo.—l am, sir, most obediently yours,

"Watwe Nona.
" Real Lodge, Mansfield, Uoldeld, May 1."

The Surrey Standard mays :—" The village of Matching
was last Saturday night, about half-past 11, alarmed by a
violent jarring of the homes, which was supposed by met,
to be either the shook of mis earthquake or an explosion of
some powder magazine. It was of very short duration, but
so violent was it as to awake many from their sleep. On.
gentleman says, 'I was sitting reading on the ground-
floor, and sly okalr quite shook under me.' It was also felt
at the amine time in the atilt. We hear the shock wee also
felt at Nevi* sad Piltdown."

PAZEJAMENTARY DIVISIONS LAST NIGH?.

Mr. Malins's amendment in the House of Com-
moss last night, the effect of which would be to exempt
life scones policies pesos under settlement from the
duty proposed to be levied upon them by the Custeare and
Island Revenue Bill, wee supported by a few liberal mem.
ben, including Mmes. T. Barnes, W. Cox, Sir F. Glo/dmeid,
G. Hadfield, dir M. Pato, J. Pilkingten, P. A. Taylor, get. ;
but, with these exceptions, the minority el 124 was com-
posed of members of the opposition. The government were
supported by Mr. Dismal, Lord Ness, Sir Stafford North-
cote, sad two or three other isonserratives, who again dif-
fered from other promamed members of their party—Lord
E. Cecil, Mr. Henley, Sir F. Kelly, Lord J. Mennen, Sir
J. Pakingtos, and General Peel, who voted with Mr.
Malts.

The fourteen members who vend for Mr. J. B. Smith's
prepaid—that the new duties on nor be ooatinual in faros
for Ole year only—were Maim T. Barnes, W. Buchan's,
J. M. Cobbelt, B. W. Crawford, G. Doman, Sir J. C. Hay,
Moon. J. G. Hubbard. W. Lawns, W. S. Lindsay, G.
Moffatt, H. Pease, Jd. Potter, J. White, end W. Wdliama.
Tellers, Mr. J. B. Smith and Mr. Latham.
Aroma the minority of ninety-three who voted with Capt.
Talbot against the item towards oonstructiag a dock at
Malta, wore the Hon. C. Berkeley, Sir B. Clifton, and Mr.
Dillorya. Mr. Disraeli did not vote.

Ngli\)KAY
(slum's Truccautts.)