The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-27 00:00:00

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LATE* INTELLIdar*E.
*ATRIA AND PRIMA
'!drawing appears in the hiciaposcianeeielge

If the relaiioes between Anna= and Prussia are some.
what improved the result most be partially attributed to
the interfaith= of England. Lord Clarendon has not
bean the organ of this intervention, which agrees with the
denials of the °Serious journals of Berlin, but Earl
Rune& In a confidential letter sent on the 10th of
this month to Lord Loftus, the Prune Minister of
Queen Victoria pointed out in strong language the serious
reeponeilrility which the Prussian sovereign would assume
in pushing the quarrel with Austria to extremities. This
letter was intended to be brought under the notion of Harr
woo Bismuth ; bat at the same time copies of it were sent
to the Prince Royal and Oonnt Menadorff-Ponilly, the
Austria& Minister of Forgot Affairs. Morey= aa effort
was made to work on the mind of King William through
the Queen Dowager of Prussia, the sister of the Emperor
Francis Joseph's mother. In consequence of these proceed-
ings, the King of Frady 'poke some reasoning words
which were well received in Vienna, and produced pacific
declarations and acts in that quarter. However, all is not
yet settled, for In reply to the observations of Earl Russell,
Her Von Bismarck spoke very sharply of the encourage-
ment which the Duke of Augustenburg remised is the
duchies from Austria, sod of the obelneles which the is
thus raising against the desire of Prunes to annex the
territory. Pacific anticipations prevailed yesterday in
Berlin. Still the crisis is far from over ; and it is probable
that if an understanding be arrived at, the Gaston coons-
tion will be, if not altogether sacrificed, at least consider-
ably modified in the interest of Prussian views."
The Debate of to-day says :
Are we to believe that reason has resumed her sway in
Germany ? The new,, which wee yesterday lees Instil=
has become today decidedly pacific. With the exception of
some joarnah which are hastiest in the worship of
Pruisian hegemony and in their souvenirs of the Great
Frederic, the principal organ of opinion is Prussia, es well
in the red of Germany, an almost chanting hymns of
pesos. Von Bismarck, it is said, is covering his
retreat behind the question of federal reform, but
is the opiniou of the Ditots the question of federal re-
form would be attended with far more dithoulty, and raise
darker clouds than the obscure question of Bohleswig-Rol.
stein.
The Augsburg Gazetk of the 23rd says :
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It is certain that in the event of a war Bavaria would
not remain neutral. Field-Marshal Prince Charles bad a
conference yesterday with General von der Tann, the
Minister of War, General De Lutz, and several other
generals. The greatest activity bee prevailed for some
days past in the War Department.

The 13°144 of Prague says that in the event of a
war Austria may rely on the vigorous support of
her states. "As opposed to Prussia there are no
longer parties in Austria. As to our own country
of Bohemia it is our sincere desire that Austria
may not be impeded in her action by any intetna
difficulties."

(marma's mamma.)
BARON VON MUST.
LELPSIO, Manna V.
Baron von Beust, the president of the Saxon
ministry, passed through this town yesterday. He
is travelling by rail to southern Germany.

'G, MARCH I,

EXECUTION AT STAFFORD.-{THIS DAY.)

STAFFORD, TUMMY.

This morning the last sentence of the law was
carried oat, ba freut of the °aunty Gaol in this tow., 'iron
the man Georg Bentley, who on the afternoon of the Bth
January last murdered John Pools, at Oißey Brook, ►boat
three miles from Boolesball, In North Ellafforishire.

Bentley was a slenderly built man, ►bout fift. 10in. in
height, amid 27 years of am. He hal worked se an agricul-
tural labourer is the parish of Borlesball, bat sowed the
militia wham be was about 19, and theme selistel isle the
17th Foot, from which he deserted three times, end was
masted there as a deserter in about three hours after he
murdered Poole. Poole was an excavator, aged 49, who
hai lived la America and had saved money, but who was •
native of the same neighbourhood as Bentley, and was
sonstomed to viol hie father and hie slater about two
miles from Ofiley Brook between every sew job of work,
attiring himself on these holiday oettesioes in a gaudy
plush waintmat, and carrels' somewhat over one pound's
worth of silver to speed in pablicehouses. Is one, the ;
Fear Omens, at OMey Brook, both men met on the after.
noon of the day in question, Bentley being thee trotted
hospitably by Poole, who knew him, and believed him to
be out of work. At 4 o'clock Poole lett the Fear Chosen,
and inn quickly followed by Bentley, who overlook him
about 400 yards up a country lane, and with a stone
weighing nearly MM., in a neckerchief which he
took from his own neck, he knocked his victim
to the ground, kis skull being drives in upon the brain.
Here he rifled his pockets of about soma half-crowns, wad
taking the gaudy waittoost from his beck sod an smelling
pair of workmates boots from his feet, he pot both upon
Wilma and left the dying man is the read squalid to a
biting trod and a falling snow. He vie alive bat insen-
sible the next morning, and did net die till the
10th. Bectley's Deckerebief, with the stem in it,
was found in the road, sod when Bentley Will smoked
is the look-up, the waistcoat, profusely stained wit► biota,
was on his back, and the boots were on his feet The
owe was se akar as oiromostantiel widows could snake it,
and no valid defame could be offered at the trial, or was
any effort made to obtain a reprieve after the coadermation.
At the Biel, as at the inquiet, Bentley displayed
bet little emotion, merely • dull resignation to
his fate. Siam his condemn►tion his conduct has
not maks altered, excepting that he has paid
every attentioe to the religions instructions of the
Rev. W. P. Vincent, the chaplain, and the Rev. W. Rest.
man, the assistant-chaplain of the gaol, who hare bees
unremitting in their atteedanos upon him. To than the
culprit has made a confession which will be made known
later I. the day, sod be fully acknowledges the justness el
the seetenoe that has been awarded. He parted with Ids
father, who is a well-behaved and much respected
labourer living at Mill Memo, near Fecleshall, and a
brother and inter ea Saturday, and yesterday be bade
farewell foe ever upon this earth to two brothers and •
sister. The parties was of a most distressing chanter,
but the culprit was of all the lout moved.
The executica took place precisely at 8 o'cleck. At that
hour • great crowd bad assembled near to the drop. They
had begun to assemble at an early hoar, but the barricade
and polies arreopmente were of a moot complete sharacter,
and there was, therefore, no disorder. They were tarried
out seder the direction of 001. Hogg and Major ligEnight,
the chief and the deputy-chief constable el Staffordshire,
who bad about 80 of their men on the spot. The emoa-
timer was • cattle dealer of Dudley, named Smith.
The condemned convict died saying, "Lord Jesus re-
ceive my spirit.*
The ociafession which he Towle tally establishes the mi-
aow for the prossoution.
The molter of wens preempt was •boat 2,000.

THE CONBERYATI7rII LAND SOCIETY.
(THIS DAY.)

The fifty-fourth quarterly meeting wee held to-
day at the Norksik-stresi offices. Mr. (name=, the
secretary, having road the advertiserneet coavarieg the
meeting, Visoount RAIIILAGE read the following report of
the ezeoathe committee :
" The executive committee submit in this their fifty-
fourth report the following returns for the first two
quarters of the fourteenth - ' -

quartet of the fourteenth financial year :
ar es Shares 1
Quarters ending 1 InSh corn- I Total I Itecofipts.
promos. pisted. .Bhares.
L 4d.
Dec. 34,1886 BO3 84 MR !,18114 8
186arch26, 1806 1194 ea 706 36.63313 8
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lialf•year ending Lady-
day,lßol
Totals to Sept. 30, 1801 18.226 4,690 AM Man 18 11
Grand totals to lady. --I
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day. 1603 19.428 I 4,819 124,277 916,416 4 a

The reserve fund to Lady-day, 1866, amounts to 12,1261.
18a. lid.; the total withdrawn' since the formation of the
society to Lady-day, are 270,1224 13a. 11d. ; the total reds
of land to Lady-day, 1866, is 453,864/. 54.11 d. The returns
of the register of the order of rights are as follows ;—Oona.
plated, 5 989 ;drawn, 3,305 ; seniority, 1,758 ; total, 11,022.
Deduct rights natant. on estates, fie., 8,343 ; nammerched
rights, 2, . The last share number on the register by
seniority is No. 15,875. The lent share issued up to Lady-
day, 1866, was No. 24,277. The committee have to report
that all the plots on the Putney estate, No. 4, have been
sold, and the contract for the roads and works thereon is
progressing, so also the last road on the teal portion
of the anhampton and Putney Heath Estate.
Ooly • few plots remain of the two last-men-
tioned properties ; sad as increased railroad fasilitise
are in contemplation, there cm be no doubt of the develop-
ment of banding on lend which adjoin Winableden.eommon.
The allotment of the New Ferry estate (Cheshire), and the
St. Austell estate (Cornwall), was commenced on the 30th
of November. The roads on the first mentioned property,
which is opposite Liverpool, with a hostage to the Chester
high road, elms to a station and ferry on the Mersey, and
the works on the St. Austell estate will be cocopleted this
sprieg. The Newfield' estate, at Hereford, was allotted
on the 21st of February, after • public meeting in the
Shire Hall, at which Viscoust Ratielagli, Colossi Knox,
M.P., Cot. lieyrick, and Mt. Wins•aeley, attended as the
deputation from the board. The aloof the land hat been
signally sunsufnl, end as the roads and works will be com-
menced forthwith, building will be in progress this spring.
In pursuance of • desire expressed by some of the leading
inhabitants of Hereford, the committee have glees • free
site for the ernion of a district church. The works
on the Wood-green estate, No. 2, will eon be con
plated. The contract having been superintend
by the Tottenham Board of Health, the authorities
will take to the reeds as soon se finished. The drain-
age of the Plough-lane estate Battersea, No. 2, baring
been contented by the Wandsworth Board of Works, the
roads will be flashed within a sheet period. The entracte
for the works cm the Deal and Sendowo Estates are all
progressing. Building has been commened on the Vic-
toria Town Estate, Deal, the mayor and corporation having
attended the ceremonial of laying the tint stone, the event
being regarded of greet interest sad imp:nano to the
town, as the estate will open up sew commanicatioas, and
the cross streets from the Walmer-road will lead to a floe
sea frontage, near the new pi&r. The railway through
the Kentish Town Estate will soon be completed. There
will be a station don to the society's lae.l in York-road. The
South OnatßailwayOompaoy have purchased aportionof the
Round-bill &tate, Brighton, for she new line over the
viadaet at the °stance of the present station, to Kemp
Town, where there will be • tonnage. This new line will
tend to develop the society's Brighton estate, new core-
municstions with which from the Lewes high-road have
been recently opened. To the list of estates, closed in the
society's books, all the plot' nine sold, must be added the
Seven Sisters Estate, Tottenham, Bishop's St« Mord ( Hems),
end the Pitney Estate, No. 4. There is a bill before par-
liarnest for • railroad to pass through this last property,
and the projectors of the company have entered into an
agreement to pay to the allottess for whatever Led they
may require at 75 per cent. above the priors oe the plan.
The OmtleCharch Estate, Stafford, within* short distance of
the station and the centre of the town—will be allotted at
Staffed on Wednesday, the 28th last., after • public meet-
ing. The whole of the Snedown estate, Isle of Wight,
having beam sold. the commit'ee have purchased the adjoin-
ing piece of land, which is bounded by the Hyde and
Veninor Railway. This highly eligible property will be
allotted in the spring. The executive committee have mach
pleasure is reporting to the member* that, subject to the
approvelof the title, a very valuableenburban estate has been
amend for the society, of such extent as to sapply lending
sites for villas and hones adipted for all classes of the corn-
! inanity. This fine preperty,kno n Forest House, is bounded
on all Mae by high-roads leading to Wanstead-common,
Woodford, Epping Forest, fie., and is close to the Forni-
cate station on the Great Eastern line. There ate twisty
two train daily to and from Stiorediteh station (Watch will
be extended to the Oity), at return tine.' of la., 9.1..
• and 7d., the time of the transit being about a quarter of
an hour. Forest-gate is within file miles of Loadoe, I.
West Hens parish, South Essex. The cash receipts gad
the sale of lend foe the half-year are larger than at say
fanner gorrespossding period, sod the society's burnous bee
so increased that the executive committee have taken the
hone No. 11. Howard serest, to add to the offices is Nor-
folk-street ; and when the alteration tor *nisi the two
bongs are eemplsted, there will be greater &Mike toe the
eanying ea et the moiety's eperatioes."

Diarourtor or ear Ow COLLINS 07 PErai-
cuos —Tito Osage et Physicians, Warwiek-tane, New-
gate-etreetesereete between the yearn lin and 1689,
hem the sad under the superintendence et dir
Chtietoeher wfll in a few days be odd ter lmtikiiig
=skalds.