The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-21 00:00:00

TH. EXPRESS, NOWAY EVENING, MARCH $l, lied.

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also may be obtained their Prise Medal Para's. camas. of *mow &Awes of luxury sod all the venom
reeourcesof self-gratification which crowdour streets
and thoroughfares, may be fatal in a thousand
instances, not only to all thrift, prudence, and
forethought, but to self-respect, common honesty,
and every element of virtuous character. But it
would be absurd on this ground to attempt the
revival of sumptuary and other restrictive laws
formerly passed and promulgated on a mistaken
view of the public interests. Frugality and honesty,
no less than temperance, are prime national virtues,
and the total want of them in any class of the
community is the source of accumulated and Wen-
am public evils ; but, all-important as these virtues
are, they cannot be secured, or the opposite vices
suppressed, by legislative enactments.

HOW COLD IT HAS BEEN.—NEGRETTI
wed ZAMBIAW celebrated THIIiIdOMETZU win am-
redly realeber the lowest Seseperehare. Peke b. ild.-I.lallaew
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o'clock on the day of pattleatloa.

BATH Amur.
TWIS IMMO, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL Mews.
Chippendale, Howe, Rogers, Comptes. and Backetone : Muses
Angel and Bnowdon.—LEND YIC YI VZ BHILIINOS. Mr.
llncluteee.—And AN UNLUCKY moxrAL. Mae Herrin.

LYCEUM.
Oa Irmo Mornay. A DAY AFTER THE FAIR. Mr.
Wlddlcconu aad alas I. Lavenue.—And 811, DIMONIO.
Maw& Yachter. &embus. Fowl. F. Morton. alarloa, sad
Jordan ; Moos Term L1M0.% and Elavortßy, and Mrs. Las.

Qf►e Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Kamm 19.
Princess Louise, attended by Lieutenant-General
the Honourable C. and Hrs. Grey, west to Loader yester-
day, and beggared the performance at the Princess's
Theatre with her presence. Her Royal Higluics returned
to Windsor Castle at night.
Prince Arthur, attended by Hofer Elphinstose, left the
Castle this morning for the Ranpr's•ladge, Greenwich-park.
Priam Leopold accompaniel hie Royal Highness, and will
remain on a visit a few days.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louise, walked
and drove is the grounds this morning.
Princess Beatrice took a carriage drive.

The Priseess Helens, attesdea by lady Caroline Bar-
riagton sod Cokes! the Hon. A. Liddell, went to London,
end was present st the Drawing-room held by the Princess
of Wales.

The Jadge•Advoate General had an audience of the
Queeo.
--

Mane 20.
The Duke of Somerset and the Bishop of London arrived
at the Castle yesterday.
The Duke of Somerset had an audience of the Queen, and
had the honour of dining a:th her Majesty, the King of the
Belgians, and the renal family.
Her Majesty the gooey, his Majesty the King of the
Belgians, the Princes. listens, Princess Louise, and Princess
Beatrice, and the lilies aod gentlemen in waiting, attended
Divine service this morning in the private chapel. The
Bishop of Loudon preached the sermon.

The Prince of Wale., attended by Lieutenant-General
Knolls and Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel, and Prince Jobs
of Glucksburg, attended by Baron Guldencrone, embarked
on board a steamer at Pimlico on Saturday morning, and
witnessed the boat-race between the Universities of Oxford
and Cambridge, which was rowed from I'utney to Mortlake.
The Princes of Wales held a drawing-room, on behalf of
her Majerty, at St. .411101'11 Palace on Saturday afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses, attended by the Counts' de
Grey, the Hon. Mr■. Francis Stoeor, the Marquis of Aber.
corn, Lord Harris, Lord Alfred Hervey, the Hon. R. H.
Meade. and Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel, and escorted by a
detachment of the 2nd Life Gouda, left Marlborough.
house st five minutes to two o'clock.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Liant.-Colonel Keppel,
went out riding in the afternoon.

The Prinoresof Wales, attended by the Countess de Grey,
took a drive in the afternoon.
The Prince and Princess of Wsles and Prince John of
Glucksberg, with Countess de Grey. Liset.•ColooelKeppel,
and Baron Guldeocrone, sttended Divine service at the
Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning.
The Communion Service was read by the Rev. the Sub-
Dean, assisted by the Rev. R. Wood an•.'. the Rev. A. H.

The Archbishop of Canterbury preached the sermon from
Matthew, chap.:-, v. 23.
Anthem, " My God, my God, look upon me."—Benson.
Mr. Go,, presided at the organ.
The Duke of Cambridge, Marquis Camden, Earl of St.
Germans, Viscount S►dney, Earl of Desert, and the Pleni•
potentiaries from M■daguear with their interpreter, were
present during the service in the Chapel Royal.
The Prises and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince
John of Girrksburg, drove to Richmond-park in the after-
WOG.

A Cabinet Coated was held on Saturday af Lemma at the
private residence of Earl Russell, in Chcsham-place.
Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Coloaialolsoe
to tile Governors of the North American Provinces, Bermuda,
Gibrialtar, Mslts, the Mauritius, Ceylon, Hong Kong.
Litman, and the Australian Colonies.

Her Majesty liam contributed a Bum of Wt. to the
(nod foe eroding a statue to Edmund Burke, in College-
green. Blithe.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wake, accom-
panied by Ptioce John of Glucksburg, attended the lecture
at the Loyal Institution on Friday evening, and occupied
the chair. The lecture was delivered by Professor Tyndall,
and the subject of it was announced to be "On some COD.
tribunate to Molecular Physics."

- •
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales intend to leave Marlborough Moose on Wednes*
day, instead of Tuesday, as was previously arranged, for
Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. Their royal
highnesses will remain at Windsor till Saturday, when they
go to Sandringham to pass the holidays.
Their Royal Hi;htiesaes the Prince and Princess
of \Vales honoured his Royal Highoeu the Duke of Cam-
bridge by their company to dinner on Saturday evening, at
Wow:eater House. There were present to meet the illus-
trious guest., their Royal Highnesses Prince John of
Glue:struts, the Daehres of Cambridge. the Grand Dachau;
of Mrctlenburg•Strelrtz, and the Princess Mary.
The Priucesa's Theatre was on Saturday evening
honoured with the preseace of her Royal Highness Primes,
Helena, accompanied by Lidy Charvatill, Lady liarriegton,
and Colonel Liddell.

His Roval Highness Prince Philip of Wrirtein-
burg. attended by Aaron de Gatteniberg, arrived at the
Clarendon Hotel hat evening from the Continent.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained
hie Excellency the Italian Minister, the Duke and Duchess
of Sutherland, the Earl and Camden of Shaftesbury and
Lady Victoria Ashley, Viscount Stratford de Rested& and
Hon. Miss Csnuing, Viscount Amberley, Viscountess
Jocelyn and the Hon. Misses Jocelyn (two), Lord Wade-
house, Lord Henley, the Right lion. Sir Charles and Lady
Mary Wood. the Dom Henry Cowper, Hon. Evelyn Ashley.
Mr. .‘rthur Russell, Mr. Vivian, at dinner on Saturday
evening, at Cambridge-house, Piccadilly. A small party
assembled after dinner. The company included the Austrian
Ambassador aud the Countess Apponyi, the Prussian Anis
bansador and the Countess Bernstotff, the Itussiut Ambas-
sador, the Saxon Minister. the Danish Minister. the Spanish
Minister, the Portuguese Minister, Prince Paul &tertiary,
M. C. Tricoupi. C'uut Maffei, M. Sabottroff, Count Alex-
antler Bernetortf. the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, and
other members of the aristocracy.

The Right lou. the Speaker of the House of
Commons and Lady Charlotte Denison left the right hon.
gentleman's officiol residence at the New Palace, West-
' &inter, on Saturday, for Mentmore, Bucks, the sus of
Baron and Toironets Meyer de Rothaduld. The Speaker
and her ladyship leave to-day for their seat, Ossiogton
Hall, Dear Newark. for the parliamentary recess.
THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE—We are sorry to
uy that on Slttuday afternoon the Duke of Newcastle was
Baited with very alarming symptoms. For some home Lis
life was thou,:ht to be in • critical state. Yeeterday his
grace regained Lis consciousness, and in the latter pert of
the day and evening was pronounced to be decidedly
better. In consequecce of the very alarming nature of his
illness. • telegram was forwarded to Paris to the Earl of
Lincoln, urging his speedy return to London ; and his
lordship armed in town shortly before 121 sec night. At
a late hour last night the noble duke was in • favourable
way to recovery. Viscount Palmerston, the Chaneellor
of
the Exchequer, the Earl Russell, the Earl de !Grey, and •
large number of his political trioxide, bare made ILEZiOIIi
inquiries after his grace's health.

The Talia, Turkish imperial yacht, lying at Wool-
wich, has been open for public inspection during the put
three days, and has been visited during that time by about
12,000 persons. It was calculated that about half that
number .ere 'Omitted on board on Friday. The Arsenal
pier was thronged during the whole of the day, and large
numbers failed in obtaining eihniasion.

THE DRAWING R.OOIL

LATEST IJTELLIGENCL

—.—
By cernsesed of the Queen a Drawl's Renee wee
held on Saturday, at St. Joss's Palace. by H.S.S. the
Primer of Wales aa behalf of her Majesty Pregegbdials
to her royal ligiumem as We mart are, by the Questb plas-
m" to be oonsidered as equivalent to prsesatatices to her
Malady.
H R.. H. the Princes of Wales took her station to trout
of the throes, moompealed by the Prim of Wales sad she
other nuembees of the royal badly.
H.R.H. the Primes of Weiss wore a Wes velvet train,
ornaniested with silver cord and Mush ; a petticoat of white
mho, with Brunets lam Somme, mad of blue
velvet sad silver Bowen. The heed-dries • thus of die
meads, with teatimes aid tulle vell with silver stars. Her
royal highaen also wore • necklace, brooch, tad earrings
of park sad dimmed', a=of the City dimmed., sad
the Portuguese Order of
H.H.H. Prisms Helena wore a train of rich pink silk,
Irhareed with asps niche ; pettiooat of white glace, covered
with white talk rookies, end trimmed with heath. of mom
mass tied maces ; heed-dress, wreath of the same flowers,
feathers. sad lappet • arneamate, dimmed*.
S.H. the Crud 'Duchies of Xecideedeasg wore a man-
bleu of rich blue satin, Warned with Honiton has ; petti-
mat, white satin, with Hocken flowers; tiara, neetlem,
stomacher, sad swigs of dhaloodi 110.1yearls.
H. R. H. the Primer Katy of Cambridge wore a white
tolls petticoat, with ruches of blue craps covered with
silver, tulle veil, a white corded silk train, lined with blue
red trimmed with Ifsehlin Mos. Heaeldreme, a diadem of
diamonds, with forget-msenots, feathers, sad silver veil,
aecklace, stomacher„ sad earinp of diamonds and tur-
quoins.
The Prince of Wales wore the uniform of the 10th Hunan,
of which • eat his royal highness is colored, with the
Star of the and the Star of India.
_ _

THE CONFERENCE.

The indipeadatice Belye,of yesterday says:--" We
believe that we are giving very precisely the reply,
so much disputed, of Denmark to the last proposi-
tion' of an armistice and a conference when we say
that that state has accepted the conference, but
without as armistice, and on the evidence
that Germany ceases to stipulate for the
union of /Romig and Holstein, this being,
in reality. equivalent to a double refusal. Is it '
supposable, in fact, that at Berlin, and even at
Vienna, such reservations will be assented to I No
one believes it, either at Paris or London. Hence
the necessity of new negotiations and the continua-
tion of the struggle. At Paris there is still an
avoidance of any action ; but at London in-
creased eagerness is shown to bring the ca-
binet of Copenhagen to less obstinate ideas.
Already satisfied on one point, since the
minister Mowed consents to • conference
without an armistice, the Foreign-office is using all
its efforts to induce Denmark to yield purely and
simply to the resolutions of the special congress
which would assemble without any preliminary con-
dition being imposed upon it."
The Temps of to-day says :—" Brought back to
a clearer view of the situation, most of the journals
which had welcomed as a settlement the news of the
acquiescence of Denmark in the project of • con-
ference at last perceive how premature was their
joy and guileless their confidence. Denmark, even
by the avowal of the most obstinately pacific jour-
nals, surrounds its adhesion with reserves which
render it absolutely illusory. The efforts which
Austria has made in order to obtain from Prussia the
last identical note prove, on the other hand, that the
two German powers regard the conclusions of that
note as fixing the final limits of their concessions.
In summing up, then, the present state of affairs,
the situation may be stated thus—no conference,
or a conference absolutely useless."

The foreign Ambassadan and Ministers having been in-
tentioned in the order of their preoedeoce. the following
ladies had the honour of being presented to her Royal High-
ness the Princess of Wales on behalf of her Majesty the
Queen :—By the Countess Russell : Madame la Coulters*
Wachtmeister, Madame Oomyn, the &ropers Blome. By
her Exoellency Madame Muslims : Mir Mtururus, daughter
of his Excellency the Turkish Ambassador.
The diplomatic circle was fully attended.

(IKUTZIei TEIZO1IA8.)
AMERICA.

The Asia arrivc 1 atQueenstown at 10.30 a.m. to-
day with 86 passengers and 60,800 dots. in specie.
She landed mails and passengers and proceeded for
Liverpool. She experienced easterly weather on
the voyage at 10.55 a.m.
NEW YORE, Wawa 8, Evixrurn.

111XPRESS FROM PANG.

111011 0011 OWN

PARIS, BOMBAY Evmmra.

There has been a great religious debate in the
Senate upon a petition by Captain Merlin, son of M.
Merlin de Thionville, of revolutionary memory.
The captain, an old wounded soldier, and now an
old man, has been living for thirty years in a little
village in the Vosges Mountains, arid there giving
way, as the reporter President Royer said, to mill-
,
anthropical ideas be has persuaded himself that
the world is fast going to destruction for want of
prosecutions against bad books. The clerical party
in the Senate thought the opportunity a good one to
make an audacious attempt to restore in France
the rigime which prevails in Rome to this day, and
to put down with the sword of the civil power every
book which the priests may judge to be immoral or
irreligious. The new cardinal, Mgr. Bonnechoee,
Archbishop of Rouen, took the lead in this crusade,
and, putting forth the velvet paw, which the
clergy know so well how to use, endeavoured to
curry favour with the Emperor's government by
arguing that M. Renan and the author of the
" Maudit" only wrote on religious matters with the
ultimate object of undermining the empire. K
Delangle, the late president of the Imperial Court,
Minister of Justice, made an admirable speech, in
which he laid down what since 1789 has been
(except during the Restoration), and what happily
now is the law of France in this matter. No
dogma is protected from discussion ; only the dis-
cusaion must be decent, and not insulting to the
members of any form of worship. He lays down
the distinction almost in the terms of a famous
speech of Lord Erskine's. The following is a re-
markable passage in K Delangle's speech :

Everybody knows that two conflicting systems have
alternately prevailed in the world on this subject. The
one is based upon authority, the other on liberty. Ac-
cording to the first of these systems, government is not
only the moderator of the peoples, it is their schoolmaster—
it thinks for them—prescribes what they are to believe and
what reject ; it is the power which proclaims dogmas and
articles of faith—treats all contradiction as rebellion—
fetters oonecieocee—and inflicts penalties upon error. Study
this system in its works and you will find laws spinet
doctrines—judgmeote against opioirsos—decrees for and
decrees against Aristotle's philosophy—dc mice for and
against the philosophy of Demartes—decrees against
inoculation, against emetics, and against the circu-
lation of the blood. Its natural consequences are
the Inquisition. the Bastille, St. Bartholomew, and
the dragooned's. Going farther back in history,
you will find Socrates drinking the hemlock for having
preached the unity of God ; the first Christians devoured
by w;ld beasts in the Roman amphitheatre for having at-
tacked the old religion ; and later you will find Galileo ex-
piating in irons the crime of having discovered the laws of
nature and the order of the universe. The other system—
the of spriug of intelligence and sound philosophy—repo-
dintee all constraint in matters of opinion. It does not
admit the right of the government to descend into the
areas and Like a part in the religious dim-
pates of subjects ; it contents itself vi:th restrain-
ing these disputes within due booed'. It does not
judge, but only moderate ; it presumes that divine truth
osnoot stand in need of human succour. It leevee truth to
prevail by its own force. Is it not notorious that light loves
to shine on free clitclestion Between these two systems
the French law has taken no halting part. Even before
1789 the principle of authority had bees conquered ; free-
dom of opinion in religiocei and philosophical matters had
acquired rights of citizenthip. The revolution of 1789 did
nothing more than confirm an undisputed possessioc ; and
when it decreed liberty of worship and liberty of conscience
it merely did homage to a fair ac on

The petition was ignominiously rejected, it being
found, at last, that it was not fit to be publicly
read, and the author ssas treated as a fanatic in
spite of the support of the cardinal, M. Seger
ll'Aguenseau, and many others.
M. Gamier Pages' triumph is now more assured
than ever. M. Theodore Bac, who has deservedly
many friends, and aho has till to-day been sup-
ported by the Opinion .Nationale, patriotically re-
tires, in order not to divide the opposition now that
M. Levy has been started by the government in
extremis. The Opinion Natiental4: now recommends
M. Gamier Pa3es.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

MONDAY, 1142.01 21.

4. 110 D.
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hbordaes 190.14 41
Leith —
Ardromen 99.2.2 41
Greenmails 9.6049
Galway :69.7d 42
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Cape Clear ,29.6t 46
gewesteisa AA SI 47
Liverpool 199.8 10
Holyhead 190.70 41
Pembroke 9.44646
hennas 096240
&vet 1191.41 su
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goehrlort 20.18 54
Plymouth
Weymouth ,40.59 3.541
Portsmouth 19 59 42
Loodoa 19.79 9
Dover h4.21 44
Yarmouth
Searborough 19.54 4.3
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Rte.

THE AILCHDCKE
Diplumati7re rays :—" The Archduke Maximilian ham de-
finitively fixed Easter Sunday (27 March) for the official re.
oeptaon of the Mexican deputation at Miramar. Immediately
after the reception, a minister without portfolio will be ap-
pointed to conntereign all the acts of the Dew Emperor.
This important office appears to be destined for Colonel
Velasque: de Leon, formerly Minister of Public Works,
Industry, and Commerce in Mexico, and mem-
ber of many learned societies in Europe, one of
the most well-informed sod distinguished suss
of his country. General Woll (a Frenchman by birth,
but a naturalised Mexican), who, as well u M. Telugu's,
was one of the member" of the Mexican denotative, has
been appointed chief of the military establishment of the
Emperor Maximilian L Colonel Veleaquex and Growl
Woll will embark on board the Novara to accompany their
sovereign to Mexico. Their Mexican Majesties will not
make any stay at Vera Cruz, not wishing to expose any
person to the risk of the sickness which sometimes
commences to ravage the wa-coaste fn the liref beats
of spring. They will receive at Orimba the
authorities who proposed to come to meet them as
far as Vera Cruz." The .Weioricil fiipkeratique further
lays :—" We learn th►t the Emperor and Empress of
Mexico, after having paid a visit to the Pope, will touch at
Vilescia, when they will have an interview with the King
sod Gown of Spain." The same journal states that the
Archduke has positively declined to sanction the privilege
accorded by General Almost' to several European beakers
of establishing in Mexico a bask of discount. circulation,
and deposit, under the title of the "Bank of Mexico." Any
request for coaomaiou to create credit establiehmeeta will
be first submitted to the Council of State and afterwards to
the vote of the National Assembly. Gomel Almost* bad I
made it a eine qua Isom that hie decree, according the
privilege above mentioned, should receive the auction of
the Archduke before being put into execotios.

Dublin was disturbed on Saturday by the ex-
olnsioa of a pa-works' purifying nproratna. One man was
injured, and the bermes in the nerghbourliond WO2lll shakes
to their foundations.

ELECTION 00111(1271&-(THIS DAY.)

LMBUIN.

The Lianas election committee sasemblcd to-day
at U o'cloek.
• preliminary gonvereatkin took place between the chair.
mia Ind Mr. Clarks, who abated in reply to the question of
the tamer, that the pititlea, with respect to the wain,.
was abandoned. The only qaestion the eensmittee wonid
have to try would Ice the validity et the June election. The
seat woad sot be clam&
Loom Wareing, mencised—l am a solicitor at Lictom.
I sited os the part el Mr. Verner, at the election in Feb-
Mere, in ceedunctics with Mr. Moore, solicitor, of Lublin.
There erne no toad to my ksewledmi, of which Mr. Beaty
on. tesawarsr. Mr. Beaty was set employed in any way
as an agent. I have no iecollection of the bill of
Johnson, a prima., is connection with Beet,.
There is a nsemermistum VIM the bill rehiring to Beaty,
but I have so recollection of it. I remember the bill Wax
= ted. bat I had sot authorised the 'apn i.
oea Ja
Herman, Yocum, Graham, Bullock, Johnson, and
George Mammon were not egents—not one of them. Yr.
Moore took up his quarters at the Hertford Arms for the
transaction of the election basinele. I never saw soy
respectable member of the party denied admission to
kis roam. I did not myself sanction the payment of money
to any voter for giving his vote to Mr. S 'river. I know of
no such paymeet, nor of any offer of that kind being made.
I received 1001. from Mr. Verner on account of the February
eleatios, and the same at the Jun election.
Coosa-examined—l never received any instructions at any
time from Mr. Moore as to the way in which the voters
were to be corrupted or inflames& improperly, in order to
obtain their voter. I acted professionally at the last elec.
lion for Mr. Verner, at the usual professional &urges. I
tell the committee solemnly that in February my charges for
a fortnight were the modest sum of W. 60. In June 1 &gum
in the amounts as having reesived 921. odd for my pro-
(animal services. I account for the difference become
appeared in June as the conducting agent. Mr. Moores
Dime did not appear at aIL
Mr. Clark—Then is here an account of the election net.
penes for June, in which the word "committee" is m_
seated and then struck out. How do you account for that
Witnees—l do sob know.
Mr. Clarke—And yet the word ia retained in the account
forlthrnary.

Witness—That word it in parentheses.
11r. Clarke—lt is sot the less forcible oa that &moat.

Cas;examination continued—There were a great number
of can employed at the election. They belonged to a man
rimed Tomb!sty. There has yet been no accouot sent in
by Tamblety. We do not intend to repudiate his
claim for these cars, but I did not give directions for
the employment of them. I heard generally that voters
were kept locked up in houses for protection. I heard also
that voters were ' housed " at Belfast previous to the
21st of February. At previous elections it was the practice
to " home" electors at various places for protection. At
the election of 1857 there was a great deal of party spirit.
There was some rioting then, but I think not much.
There was more rioting and danger to life end pro.
piety in 1832 than in 1837. I beard that the
voters wore locked up; but I did not see it myself.
I did not ere any provisions or refreshments set out
at Bannister's for the voters. The agents were at
that pablie•house filling up the tallies. I was io that
room. I never saw or heard that Bannister had sent in
any account for the use of the room or refreshments. I
cannot tall who Is to pay that. I received 1001. from Ver.
tier, and I paid that away and 921. out of my own pocket.
Ido not look to anybody to be repaid that 921. I have
never had any account from Belfast from the proprietors of
the places where the voters were shut up.

[Left sitting.]