The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-07 00:00:00

CHESTER MEETING.

ENTRIES YOE THE TILADF,3EN'B PLATE (Chester Cap)
(Handicap) of 20U sues. to specie, added to a Sweepstakes
of 2 soya each, 15 ft, arid 5 if declared. Cup Course
(about two miles arid • quarter). (1M subs., two of whom did
not name.) If the highest weight accepting be under Net 12.1 b
it will be raised to that, and the others in proportion.
Weights to be published about the _'oth inst. .

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Thome hones marked thus t Lavin been entered without
the Imolai:46e of their Immo., will be struck out at the Mme
prwcribed unless specially ordered to remain is.
": The shave is the complete list of comes for the Greed
National asd Chester Cup received yewierdsy (Wedscadry).
from Mama. Weatherby sad the Clerk of the Course.

ROYAL HORTICYLTURAL SOCIETY.—III this frosty
weather the fellows of this society are making good are of
their ponds and canals, which ore only about two feet deep.
Ladies have there the opportunity of practising skating
secure from the roughness ineideutol to contact with all
comers, which is unavoidable in public places, and we un-
derstand that the couocil either have a' ready appointed or
are about to appoint an instructress in skating to attend
upon those ladies who desire to acquire this healthful ac-
complishment. The society's rules of admissice to the
garden at South Kensiogton have been so far relaxed as to
allow fellows during the continuance of the frost to admit
their friends either persoually or by written orders on pay.
meet of Is. for each person.
ROYAL GLooRAPHICAL Sot•ILIT.-3forAlay, the
nib January, at tld p.m., Sir B. I. Murchison. K.C.8.,
president, in the chair. Papers to be read : —Mostakh
Glacier, by Captain Godwin Austin • Report on the non•
auriferous character of West Australia: by E. H. Hargraves,

POPIRA RE-crSANTS.—Amoug the clergy recently
licensed by the Bishop of London is " the Rev. James
R , M.A., to confer with Popish recusants (wader the
66th oanon) throughout the Winton pariahs', at the request
of the respective incembeeta."—Guardian.
A correspondent informs us that at the recent
ordination held by the Bishop of Rochester his lordship
knelt during the whole time he was celebrating the Holy
Commuaioo—at the consecration, and also whilst pro.
bouncing the blessing.—Ersylish Churchman.
THE LATE PRIZE FIGHT. —LEW ES, WZDNIISDAT
Nicer.—At the Lewes quarter sessions to-day the ease
of the prim fighters committed by the bench of magis-
trates at Mark Cross, for taking part in the recent fight at
Wadhurst, agaio came before the court, the bench having
yesterday deferred giving judgment upon the application
for a postponement of the trial mule by Mr. Edward Bewley.
The defendants were all in attendance. Mr. Begley renewed
hie application, on the ground that be had not had sufficient
time to prepare for the defence of his clients. Some die-
eutaion took place, and the other defendants making no
objection to such au adjournment the bench weeded to
the application, the same tail as before being entered into.

The Federal troopa have erected earthworks op-
posite the Crown Fort.

FRANCE.

PARIS, JAN. 6.

The Tempe of this evening says :—" It is ru-
moured that France will accede to the proposition
of England for a conference on the question of the
Duchies."

?HE PARIS BOURSE. '
PARIS, JAL 6, &35 rat.

The Bourse opened heavy, but subsequently be-
came tirm. Rentes closed at 66.75, or 10c. higher
than yesterday.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.
WARSAW, Jar. 6.

A decree has been issued by the government
ordering the sequestration of all the moveable and
immoveable property of the higher clergy partici-
pating in the insurrection, in addition to the former
contribution of 6 per cent, recently imposed upon
the bishops and upon eighteen mammies.

CRACOW, JAN. 6.

General Kruk has had an engagement with the
Russians at Koch, in the goverument of Lublin,
the result of which was indecisive.
KONIGSBERG, JAN. 6.

An ukue of the Czar has been published, calling
under arms all soldiers now living in the kingdom
of Poland o indefinite furlough.

THE GERMAN INTERVENTION L'i

HOLSTEIN.

(nom ors ow COBSESPONDECT.)

KIEL, JAN. 4.

A report was current yesterday that the
Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha was to arrive here in
the course of the day on a visit to our—Duke ;
in consequence of which many of the inhabitants
went out to the terminus to await the arrival of
the trains. However he did not come in person,
but only by deputy, in the person of his cabinet
councillor, Dr. Tempeltey, who is accredited as his
diplomatic agent. It will be remembered that it
was this same European great power of Coburg-
Gotha which was the first to recognise the Prince of
Augustenburg as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and
now it is the first to accredit an ambassador with
his Highness.

The court of the Prince consists at present of
Privy Councillor Frsncke, Privy Councillor Sam-
wer, Major Schmidt as Master of the Ceremonies,
Count L. von Reventlow, Count von Rantzau, and
M. Dn Plat, the son of Colonel Du Plat who con-
ducts the War Department of the Duchies, but
who is still at Gotha.

Deputations continue to arrive from different
parts of Holstein. Those who bad audiences to-
day were from Water, Crempe, Rendaburg, and
Marne.

The president of the North German Rife Asso-
ciation has issued a proclamation to the rifle corps
of all Germany, inviting them to join the army now
in course of formation for Schleswig-Holstein, or
" if circumstances should prevent this for the pre-
sent," at least to support the cause by donations of
arms and money.
A numerous meeting of the inhabitants of the
Schwarzenheck electoral district, consisting of the
populous bailliewicks of Baathorst, Gttltzow,
Mtissen, Mendorf, Wotersen, and Lancken, was
held yesterday at Schwarzeubeck, for the purpose
of entering their protest against the late decision
of the Estates of the Duchy of Laueuburg, "re-
cognising King Christian IX. as Duke of Lauen-
burg and voting au address of loyalty to him."
The meeting further gave expression to their con-
viction that the German Diet alone was competent
to decide the question If the right of succession in
Laueuburg, which formed an integral part of the
German Confederation. The protest was signed by
all present, and forwarded to the permanent com-
mittee of the Estates of the Duchy, whilst a certi-
fied copy was sent to the Federal Civil Commis-
sioners at Altona.

The Diet of prelates and nobles of the duchy of
Holstein were assetubled here yesterday, and passed
a resolution recognising the perfect legitimacy of
the claims of Prince Frederick, and acknowledging
him as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.

Those natives of Holstein liable to serve in tho
army who bad received orders from the Danish
authorities to repair to their several regiments have
received counter-orders from the Federal Cam-

mimiouers.

The latest accounts from Rendsburg by this
afternoon's train report that no alteration bad taken
place in the position of the troops, the Danish
garrison still maintaining dogged possession of the
Kronwerk. A party of Saxons had been detached
westward, to occupy the bridge-head of Frederick-
stadt, though scarcely in a habitable state, it having
been blown up by the Danes a few nights since.

THE SORPLCS Isamu or THE LIVERPOOL CORP°.
RATION.—At the monthly meeting of the Liv Towu
Council yesterday the finance conimittee reported that the
amount of the surplus food beyond the rum of 50,000/. set
apart under the resolution of the council of the 30th Oct.,
1861, and on the 31st August last. amounted to 32,4421.
tie. 93. After the votes usually paid out of surplus for the
schools and public charities and providing for the obliga-
tory expenditure upon improverueota there remained an
available surplus of 15.8241. It was agreed to postpone
dealing with this until the meeting at which the improve.
meat and other rates are laid, so as to vote the aurplas in
substitutioe of such rates as the council may am fit.
THE RECENT PRISON MININTERS BILL.—The
Liverpool borough magistrates recently determined, nudge
the powers of this bill, to appoint the Rev. Jas. Nepali
Homan catholic chaplain of the borough gaol, at a salary et
3001 per annum. The town council, however, who have to
provide the salary, thereupon wrote to the Home Secre-
tary. notifying the objection of the council, and the repo-
, baton of the magistrates, and asked his opinion upon the
subject. A reply was received from the Under Secretary
of State that in the opinion of the Attorney-General and
the Solicitor•Ganeml the appointment was perfectly valid,
and the town council bad no power of review. The corre-
spondence was read at the meeting of the council yesterday,
and an animated discussion took place epos it. l'be town.
clerk stated that be was of opinion that the acly part of the
gaieties which the council hod power to deal with was whe-
ther the salary was a reasonable the or sot. Ultimately it
was agreed to instruct the town-clerk to obtain ogaseers
opinion in reference to the power of the corporation to
revisor the appoiatotent of the magistrates.