The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-12 00:00:00

FERENCE.

FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, Ariux 11.
At an extraordinary sitting of the Federal Diet,
held to-day, the united committees brought in their
report upon England's invitation to the Conference.
The committees propose that the Diet should send
a representative.

The vote on this proposition will be taken on the
14th inst.

FRANCE.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE

BUDGET.

PARIS, Aran. 11.

The report of the committee on the budget in the
Corps Legislatif has been distributed among the
members.

It states that the budget, after the different
modifications which it Las undergone, shows an
increase in the revenue of 1} million of francs.
The committee express their confidence that the
budget will be balanced without increasing the
existing amount of the deficit.
The report then adds :

" But our hopes would be fatally deceived if rash
impatience or the event which now occupies the
political world should lead to an European conflict.
France, who earnestly desires the maintenance of
peace, assuredly does not fear war. If to uphold
her honour or her interests threatened in any
quarter, the government should ask fresh sacrifices
from France, her patriotism would accept them
without • murmur ; but happily the views of the
government in the present state of affairs do not
point to any necessity of this kind. Confiding
both in its strength and in the high wisdom of
the sovereign to whom it has entrusted its destinies,
the country may therefore regard the future with-
out uneasiness."

SPAIN.

MADRID, Brut 11.

The statement that the French Chargi d'Affaires
accredited to the Republic of Ecuador had left his
post is unfounded.

INDIA.
(By telegraph from Sues.)

BOMBAY, MANCH 29.
Grey shirtings, mule twist, and cotton dull.
Copper, nothing doing. Opium, 51alwa, 1,530 R.
Exchange on London, first-class credits, 2s. lid.
Government Securities—Four per Cents., 99 ( 1);
Five per Cents., 103} ; Five-and-a-Half per Cents.
111 i. Money easier since the arrival of the
English mail of the 3rd March.
CALCUTTA, Masai 28.

Grey shirting's market improving: Mule twist
dull. Exchange on London, first-class credits,
2a. lid. Government Securities—Four per Cents.,
943 ; Five per Cents., 103} ; Five-and-a-Half per
Cents., 1101. Freight to London, for Leeds, 60e.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE LATE
VOLUNTEER REVIEW.

Mr. C. J. Woods, the coroner for the western
division of Surrey, on Monday resumed at the Drummed
Arms Inn, Albury, the investigation into the circumstances
attending the death of the Rev. Frederick Cuthbert Berm-
ford Earle, who was killed by being shot by a ramrod, at
the Volunteer Review at Blackheath, oil F:asteir Monday.
Ellis James Charter deposed—l am adjutant in the Queen's
Westminster Ride Velveteen. I was at the review on the
28th. Between 3 and 4 o'clock on that afternoon our corps
was on the brow of a hill. and we were file firiag—l mats
that each man was firing independently. There is
a private in our cope of the name of Cope, but I cannot
my what positron be occupied at that time. The firing
continued some time, and I should think that we fired fifteen
rounds per man before I beard of the accident. I saw •
small crowd 14 or 15 yards in front of the line, and seeing
some of the regiment with the crowd I went up, and saw •
gentleman lying on the ground, and two surgeons were lean-
iog over him, on* of whom was the soma' of the regiment.
They were taking down ho trousers and removing his waist-
coat. I saw a small punctured wound from which there
was a small quantity of blood on the right side of the groin.
Knowing how necessary air was to • wounded man I em-
ployed myself in keeping back the crowd, who were press-
ing very much, and while so doing • gentleman asked me if
I would like to have the ramrod, and handed to me the
butt end of the ramrod produced, which is numbered 102. I
west back and reported the circumstance to Colonel Lord
Fitzgerald. Captain Cosbleae reported to me that the num-
ber of the ramrod oerrespooded with that of the rifle beloag-
fog to Private Cope, who immediately tame in front, and
admitted that his ramrod was missing. The line was within
15 or 30 yards of the spectators, and considerable confusion
prevailed. We had to manoeuvre through lines of carriages.
Spectittoresad *oldies' were to a certain extent mingled toge-
ther, and while we were in skirmishing order persons were
riding up to us. After the order has been received, the firing
commences from right to left of companies. I should my
that the ramrod must havestruck the earth before Breeched
the deceased. I have not been connected with the regiment
long, but I am informed dot Mr. Cope is am of the most
attendants at drill, and is very proficient.
rllittre just retired from the regular service, and I have
frequently seen monads fired away by regular troops. I
cannot my whose duty it was to keep the growerl. I can
osly repeat that coosiderable confusion prevailed. Our
regiment was • portion of the defending force. It was ex-
ceedingly dangerous for spectators to be mingled with the
troops, and it would have required at least a regiment of
cavalry to keep such an extent of ground. Adjutant Charter
added it was impossible even at raga r anion to keep the
groued properly. W. Johnson Private Richard
Cope is my nephew. We are both privates is the Queen's
Westminaters ; we were both at the review on the :Mth of
March, and were file firing. We were rear rank men,
and after we had fired 12 or 15 rounds, when I
was about to cap, I found that I had used up
all my cape, and I said to my left hand man, " Mr.
Cope, give me • few ceps." The frost rank man was wait-
ing for me to cap. Cope was in the act of loading when he
handed me • few caps. and I attribute the accident to my
asking for the caps. I fired three times after 'eking for the
mired
Mr. Cope fired, and immediately afterwards he
mimed hie ramrod. end appeared to be much surprised.
Shortly after Mr. Cope had fired I saw • crowd collected on
the right of oar corps. I and mfaisphew have both been in
theicorps for three yam aad nine mouths, and embolic coo-
'adored careful roan, Richard Cope said he was ••private in
the Queen's (Westminster). He did not wish to make an
statement, but simply to say that the statement made
by the preceding enamel was correct in every particular.
Sergeant Pain, deputy-chief constable of Surrey, deposed
that the Surrey county polio* were not deputed % keep the
review ground. It would have required a larger faros of
man than them were in the Sorry county constabulary to
have kept the ground. The comer having summed up,
the jury eousidered fee &boot • quarter of as hour, after
which they retuned( a verdict of " Accidental Death."

Tns Itorrrox Lielllll. —The Rev. J.B. Mosley,
view of Old dibeildligil, bas bead Yippcdated Bumpkm Loa
toter far out year.
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