The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-04 00:00:00

PRELIMINARY CONDITIONS OF THE
ARMISTICE.

COPENHAGEN, Almon 2, 12 A.K.

The following are the preliminary conditions on
which the armistice has been concluded at Vienna :

"Complete cession to Prussia and Austria of Hol-
stein, Lausnburg, and Sleswig together with the
Jutland enclaves, the town of Ribe excepted.
" The present occupation of Jutland by the allies
to continue until the conclusion of peace."

OOPENRAGEN, Aoauar 2, 2.23 rat.

The President of the Council yestmday, at a
private sitting of the Rigsraad, communicated to
the members that an armistice bad been concluded
at Vienna.

A motion was brought forward to-day supported
by a considerable number of the members, to the
effect that the silence with which the announce-
meet was yesterday received should not be con-
strued into an approval of the conduct of the
government.

SPAIN.

MLDRID, Aucusr 4.

The Madrid journals assert that the Queen yes-
terday signed the nomination of several new
councillors of state.
General Prim is expected here to-day.

TES BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON. Austin 4.

The Royal Mail Packet Company's steamship
Magdalena, with the above mails, has arrived here.
She landed 120 passengers at Lisbon, and brings
175 for this port and London, also 30,11071. in gold,
and 2,6741. in silver, five packages of diamonds, and
1,743 packages of general merchandise.
Her Majesty's war vessel Forte 0) left liable on
the 12th July for England, having Admiral Warren
and family on board.
On the 20th July the Magdalena spoke the
British ship Colombo, all well ; on the 21st the ship
Manfred and the steamer Oneida with the outward
mils.

The British steamer Glenyle sailed from St.
Vincent on the 23rd ult. for Hong Kong, and the
Una for the river Plate.

At Buenos Ayres, Congress had authorised the
President to subscribe for two thousand shares of
the Argentine Central Railroad. The project for
establishing several line steamers in the rivers was
still before Congress.
An important land law had been introduced
into the Santa Fe legislature, authorising the sale
of all the go►ernment lauds of that province at a
fixed price, varying from 5,000 silver dollars per
square league to 2,000, according to the locality.
Business in the interior provinces had improved.
The San Juan Silver Mines were at work, and,
according to reports, giving enormous yields.
Several societies for planting cotton have been
focused.

The Rushes project for the redemption of the
currency was to be brought before the provincial
legialsture.
Business in Buenos Ayres was not over brisk—
sheep farmers were doing well.
Conciliatory negotiations had been concluded
between the government and General Flores, and
the ministers have left Buenos Ayree for Flores'
camp to have the same signed and ratified.

I'rivWitoissahlt NIOUT.—The Federal
DLSTILUCTION OF FARM Pa BY Flan.— 'l' mlll I:1"e h."6"1" isle thls Plea this afteelacw•
definite is Meows es to ber memiments. At mama
Yesterday moreing, shortly after 10 o'clock, a fire, Myr:delve twilling Lich,...l is tow air.. Her csamaada, akin
the dearuetiee arav valued sa 1•0001*. beaks eat ea have visited the Atomises Cesenlate.
el the farm Yr. Maxwell,known as Kidhrook Fame,
HE vr MCC Or THZ wyTAL •-mAATICTL—The per-
nasals Weems Blackheath and &them, Kest Tke firs
was first discovered is a bars, where the persons employed Imat who °halal tae snak .21 Win Wfeted "WM" ""
as the tar= were at work, sad this structure was quickly again °Pseatt"e• with the view of meoalltull
rased to the roust The flames immediately spread to a rose at lb. 'Peek' lat. The °we hula hcie• at week
steak of bay, and theses extended to other Maths el bay, etetwal de" and
_,004 day lan week they brought up eighty
wheat, Ste.„ five of which were coesurved. Tise elegise be. tayeeeZt, ca twisty ••• co a
lousing to the private arm km. Pena and Soo, mei. third t lawee!if au It is damull, hulireed that larger
ewe, wee the first at the scene of the °Deflagration, fol. isms "in ultimately be recovered.
lowed by that of the Prince of Wales Volunteer Fire BIZ. AND ALL—The exports of beer and ale
Brigade, New-crom, and two of the London Fire Brigade. darts' the six month. ending Jose :10 this year show a
The only supply of water was front adjoiniag ponds, sod at sliaht orogrees„ having amounted to 261,598 bangs, egaea.t•
7 ***loch last *resin dm are was sot wholly subdued, I 259.386 barrels it, the correepoodiog period 01 1863, cad
although eatfloiest naa.GeT bid bass obgiigid over it te 248,137 Tarn& is the correepooding period of 1862. The
=Peat farther mischief. The Are is supped to bare slight advance observable this jeer is wholly attributable
aigimeat from oat of the ,gigipiggii eteehteg, me. Ito the Mareased exports effected hl June. whiele ameeNted
Maxwell w folly insured in the Norwich Fire-efiles. to 45,068 barrel., whet 24,975 barrels in the eaffeepsiad-
TWOCHILDHEN STRUM BY LIGHTNING. —About the iag month of 1863, and 25,647 barrels in the aorreepeadbig
mouth of 1862. There bag been a decrease is the spordlty
I Imo Instant that the WOMIPS were =nick by lightning on Fri-
dale two children, daughters a Kt. Cameron at the Lam of beer sad ale shipped to Australia this year, the exports
mode a very narrow escape from =stint death from the some „,• 1116,6 4,____,_illetk.,_basi•S__b_•6o_, !IS/ 68.439 ban.* splast
mama They were crumb= bog at their father's tine, with a •••••. burets the •=mo; Pavia d 1863. The
An „gain bag„giaigbilli.,,bigibibtbigiirgaageididipia IJeited States, boasts, took 76.808 barrels this year,
on ap,a. striking dm, three, sd kigh4 tAa dog almost !pima 3,398 barrels le 1865: the Wert ladies 11.9A7 barrels
istdratassoasly, the poor ealmal, I. the agony of the alic Year, •Plast 11.327 bamle ins 1063 Tad* 90,374
iiiggig% bigigit just pupa is its tooth the arm d ease of iamb Ms year. spinet 83,741 banish in 1863; rad other
I the girls whoa it expired. The affrighted children happilytheir he..,wns The value of =sheer eat suparted is Jasmines 151,4214
=tow.. tb. and 'owoe right aid, agape, 87,9511. inJuas, 18113, and 011,11131, la lee, 1982.
A at theear aipaggiamg In the six =oaths ending Jane 30 the vale, ot the beer sad
a shook as as aadiaaa Aria 0e aba haws__ ale seat abroad this year was 910,2471., 'gaud 886,9181, la
ram to a. ankta..e of tfaiiiiriaed had them teemed leMr„ ••4 $14,...2294 11882-„,
bigisogbigi gbey main lb. wibgio LONDON IitNILAL unman COMPANY (LIMITED).
with fair prospects of rearitry. —fawners' Advertiser. —Tie& real* far west moan July 31, 12.90 W. 3s. 34.

LAM INTELLIGENCE.
(THD3 DAT.)

00URT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(More Mr. Oommimpiamer Goolbws.)

This was an applisatioa foe raiser frogs custody by the
basics* who ihnusady bail a respectable position as a
sollofhw in Linealdiolooffelds, bat had shoo anted u clerk
to aa egarsoy.
Mx. Jaws, swam solicitor and s detaining creditor,
Z7lthe release, and rid he was a creditor foe 404 He
044 mese the baakrape until a fortnight aso.
Mankrapt—Did I we then shake hands with you!
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Mr. Jame—Yes, in the court of Mr. Co,"''"
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did not knew yeir private addresk
The bankrupt—And directly afterwards I was arrested.
Kr. Chidley, for the bankrupt, urged that he would not
have hese in his present difficulties but for the fact of bo-
oming involved in llabilitiee as secretary to an insurance
aka.

The Comnairdooer odd the baokropt should be lamented
upon finding bail, his own reeoginsanoes of 1001., and two
enretieo of 501. each.

IN It lEDWLID WOOLF.
The benkrupt was a wine merchant, of Little Tower.
street and Norwood. Debts, 1,7004 ; property bold by
creditors as security. 2954
Mr. Bmiey, for the 'aliases, said that the amounts filed
sines the last meeting were unsatisfactory, but still no ad-
wasitage would be derived from an adjournment.
The Commissioner passed the examiciatioo, and adjourned
the order of discharge add the 15th of November.