The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-12 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

REPORTED MEDIATION IN AMERICAN

AFFAIRS.

(nom OUR ORA

PARIS, WIDNISDAY EVEIIIIO.

The highly important news is given by the Patric
that " negotiations are about to be opened" at
London with a view to an understanding which
shall enable the two powers to draw up terms of
mediation in the affairs of America. "If," conti-
nues the Patric., "these negotiations should be
successful, the mediation of France and England
will be offered simultaneously, as it is said, and in
identical terms to the belligerent parties." You
will observe that, according to the wording of the
Patrie's note, nothing more is affirmed than that
France has determined to ask England to join in a
mediation—a proposal which, in the present state
of public information as to 011) views of the
British government, it might be thought would
be certainly refused. But Bullier's Corres-
pondence speaks as if France was already
assured of the co-operation of England in her
schemes for intervention. It says that, after two
discussions in ministerial councils, one of which was
held yesterday, within a few hours of the Em-
peror's departure for Fontainebleau, a mediation
was resolved
upon, "in principle ;" that simulta-
neous propositions are to be made by England and
France at Richmond and Washington, and that,
" in case of refusal either by the North or South,
the two powers will impose peace upon the bel-
ligerents by force of arms." I believe that the
French government is capable of proposing this
project, but I cannot for a moment suppose that it
will be accepted in England. A European war is
often talked of as a terrible thing to be avoided,
but an intervention in America jointly with France'
would mean war all over the world.

Bullier's Correspondence asserts that M. de Bis-
mark Schonhausen, whose departure for Berlin I
mentioned yesterday, was sent for by his severeign;
that the King of Prussia finds it impossible to get
on with his present chamber of deputies, has re-
solved upon a dissolution, and will remodel the
electoral law by his own mere authority ! M. de
Bismark Schonhausen is to be President of the
Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs in a new
ministry, and he will be placed in the Paris em-
busy by M. de BernstorfE This news, if true,
means a coup treat. But the sagacious Builier,
according to his approved practice in grave mat-
ters, states in another sheet that although the
above news is current, he does not believe it, and
that King William will be slow to take a course
which would very probably shake him out of his
throne.

The Bourse, so far from recovering from the fall
of yesterday, has experienced a further decline.
Rente fell 15c. for cash and 10c. for account,

closing at Mfr. 70c. and 681 r. 85c. Mobilier fell
6fr. 25c., and the Italian Loan, which fluctuated a
great deal, sc. The Orleans Railway fell 7fr.
50c., and Southern, Mr., and the other lines were
Mr. or 2fr. lower.

The government papers are very chary of news
from Mexico. One of them says that no precise
intelligence from the invading army can now be
received till the arrival of the transatlantic packet
at St. Nisaire on the 14th or lbth.

The impossible Perpetual Copyright Bill, M.
Waleweki's hobby, has been thrown over till next
year.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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TEE 3LACEPIZIAREI ROAD TRAGEDY.

LATEST PARTICULAR&-(THIS DAY.)

There is little to add to the very full detail),
which have already been published in relation to this
melancholy event. The mine doubt still exists as to the
exact nature of the poison administered by the father to
his children, nor is it yet quite clear whether
he had himself taken a portion of that poison,
and whether his stomach rejected it, before
he bad recourse to the carving knife to terminate his own
existence. It has been already stated that two pillows woos
found lying on the hearth, by the aide of the children'
bodies, in a pceition leading to the conclusion that he was
kneeling upon them, gazing upon the dead or dying icon.
eenta, when he inflicted the murderous stabs imam hit.
elf. Of course thus to some extent a matter of sue.
Mille, and it is now thought his object in using the pillow,'
was that the blood flowing from his wounds might be sh-
sorbed (one of the pillows was completely saturated) so M
to prevent it from oozing through the floor, and staining the
ceiling of the room immediately beneath ; • result which
must have precipitated the discovery of the tragic scene.
With regard to the phials found in the apartments, with
evident trues of having contained laudanum in a more or
less concentrated form, and which have led to
an impression that that drug was the means used
to destroy life in the children, it now appears that
too much importance ought not to attach to this discovery,
since Mockford's wife, prior to her death in April last, took
large quantities of medicine, for which the phials referred to
may have been used. Besides, it is thought by no means
improbable that Mockford (James John, and not Joseph,
as previously given) after the death of his wife,
said as a consequence of that event, addicted himself
to the use of laudanum, and so increased that prostration of
mind which followed upon that blow to his domestic hippi.
nem, and which, it is hardly possible todoubt, led ultimately
to the terrible catastrophe of Sunday hat. There is, how-
ever, no precise evidence yet attainable upon this point, and
all definite conclusion must be postponed till the
coroner's inquest, which opens this afternoon, shall throw
some clearer light alike upon the state of the murderer's
mind and the nature of the poison to which he had re-
course for the attainment of his object.
The excitement in the district had considerably decreased
this morning, and the rain prevented the accumulation
about the house of such crowds of people as were yesterday
a Tsai serious annoyance to the neighbours and • tax upon
the patienoe of the

MA WEBSTER AND MA BOUCICAULT IN
CHANCERY-THE "COLLEEN BAWN" SEA
RATION. _

COURT OF CHANCERY.—(TRD3 DAY.)
(Before the Vice-Chanoellor Sir W. Fags Wood, at lia•
coin's-ins.)

BOUCICAULT V. WEIVITEB, AND winerra V. DOIICICAULT.
These ere ernes snits between the plaintiff and defendant
in the respective suite in relation to the procinctina of the
" Collage Bevy" and Mr. Boecicault performing therein at
any other theatre in London than the Adslphi. Mr.
Webster had advertised and underlined in the bills of
the day the reproduction of the "Colleen Bairn." Mr.
Boucicault objected to ita reproduction, and filed • bill
in Chancery against Mr. Webster. to restrain him
from advertising the production of the piece, and on Satur-
day last the ViceXhanoillor granted an interim order for
an injunction restraining the advertisement, the right of the
parties to stand over until the bearing, an order
being MAO for the examination of Mr. Boncicault
viva voce. In the meantime it having come
to the knowledge of Mr. Webster that Mr. Boueicault
had taken Drury-lane Theatre, and intended to produce the
" Colleen Baur "he also filed his bill against Mr. Bond-
' molt for an injunction to restrain him either from taking
or entering into any coparteerehip for the Whig
the bringing out or performing in a piece called the " Colleen
Hawn," or any other theatrical piece at Drnrydane Theatre,
or from causing or permitting any of his, Mr. Boncicault's,
theatrical pieces referred to in the 'moment entered into
between them on the let of July, 1861, to be performed at
Drury-lane Theatre, for theatrical representation, either on
his own account or in connexion either directly or indi.
redly with any other person or persons.
Mr. Willoock, Q.C., with whom were Mr. Serjeant Haan.
tile Mr. Swinburue and Mr. Benjamin Webster, inn. lin-
Cter en injunction on the terms abovemientionea ag•inst
.ABoacinenit.
Mr. Bolt, Q.C., with Mr. Dickenson. for Mr. Boucicault,
sated that the application should stand over until Tuesday
next, to give time to answer the affidavits filed on the part
of Mr. Webster.
The Vies-Chanoslior mid it would be moat desirable, and
certainly more convenient, that the cross motions for in-
junctions should Geese on together • he should therefore
order them to *Mud over until TOesday. Mr. Boucicault
!riving an undertaking in the meantime in the terms of the
injunction asked for by Mr. Webster, with leave to amend
the bill restraining the advertising of opening of Drury-
lane Theatre, and the production of "Colleen Hawn."
Counsel on both sidles agreeing, the cane was ordered to
stand over accordingly.
The court was crowded with theatricals and other mem-
bers of the profmaion.

LONDON, TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND BAIL•
WAY.-(THIS DAY.)

The first ordinary general meeting of this com-
pany took plies to-day at the London Tavern. Mr. J. N.
Dan .c in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN end that in December last it was decided
almost unanimously at a special meeting held at the Lon-
don Tavern that application should be made to parlismeut
for the purpose of making this company a sepa-
rate and ini,direadent company. In the month of
May last the received the royal 'meat, and now, under
the provisioca of that bill, they bald their first meeting
to ask the shareholders to elect from their body three
directors who were duly qualified by reason of their
holding stock in the company to the amount of 1,0001.
The Soucrros then read the heads of the bill, by which
it was enacted that the directors should consist of nine
ggeeoothemea, three of whom were to be nommated by the
>Macicwell Company, three by the Eastern Counties Com-
peep, and three by the Tilbury and Southend Company.
la answer to 'question,
The CHAIIIMAN mid that the bill did not affect the lease
(towline to Sir Morton Peto, but, on the contrary, main-
tained all the rights of that lease.
Mr. Tim, P., stivaested that the directors to be ap-
pointed should be totally unconnected with either of the
other companies concerned. The Damao he proposed for
election were those°, Mr. Cape, Mr. Vanden, aid Mr. Syd-
ney Lawrence.
The nomination in each case having been duly seconded,
the three gentlemen were severally elected.
Thanks were then voted to the committee who had the
conduct of the bill through parliament, and also to the Pre-
sent chairman, and the business terminated.