The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVE, MARCH 14, 11.8 Nor

the resolution of the other. They may well hesi-
tate. Let na hope that a calamity so great ea war
will be averted. But if it should come, tie fault
will rest with a nation the moot intelleciital in'
Europe, but the most nerveless aid irresolute ; a
nation which sees in inarease of territory not only
la compensatiou for the loss of its own liberties,
but an excuse for destroying those of a fraternal
people.

OUR OONTEMPORARIEB.
(THIS DAY.)

that the history td filr C. Witte eacceeeer will tarnish e
the bedviadioattra et Ins course :Adak Mr Cholla has •
•
pensent. Yr. well has the Mem dialplioary power
ever the govereore, but he will end that use of them will AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.
gm" &we limp &maim to &grim with tho moped the Owl stake that the peremptory @ammo=
of a Wajority of 'as Assembly. Hs has recalled Sir Obeelse vtich the cabbies et Berlin was to have despathhed
Dailog for giving effect to the acts of ministers who 'had to Vienna in regard to Holstein has not yet been
the support of that Assembly. We only hops that the act presented to the Austrian government by Baron
may not b rteard*a in the oolcsy as °"mitt'ng the de Werther. "At the last moment family in-
ertial government to the muss d the Legislative OonnoiL
it
should he so eederet,o4 the men will prove the Buenos was brought to bear upon the King ; and,
most salons bluetit'. which a eolcsial minister could have " chiefly through the intervention of the Arehduchesa
-mated. Sophia and her sister, the Queen Dowager of
I Prussia, it was represented to his Majesty that, if
he drove matters to extremity, Austria would cer-
tainly fight. The King upon this determined
that, as nothing would be lost by waiting • little, it
would be prudent to overrule the hasty
and imperious policy of Count von Bismarck, and
he therefore suspended the summary proceedings
directed by the minister. It is thought that by
giving time for fresh negotiation some arrangement
a ratifiable may yet be effected, by which Austria
may, for some consideration, be induced to acquiesce
I in the annexation of Schleswig-Holstein to Prussia.
We believe that it is also in contemplation to give
back North Schleswig to Denmark, for the purpose
of complying with the ' nationality' and' consent of
population' theories advocated by France, and of
attempting to propitiate public opinion and the
general conscience of Europe."

INTELLicanToz. ,

(zscrres'a Tsuastin.)
AUSTRIA.

VIENNA. XucH 14.
It is stated that the imperial sanction has been
given to the proposal that treaties of commerce
should be concluded by Austria with the Argentine
Confederation and Hayti. Negotiations for this
purpose have already been entered into by the
Ministers of Commove and Foreign Affairs.

TEN OORN LAWS IN SPAIN.

MADRID. lban 14.

The Chambers of Cowmen. of Seville, Valla-
dolid, Barcelona, and other principsl towns in
Spain have sent deputations to the congress against
any reform of the corn laws.

THE CHOLERA CONFERENCE AT
CONSTANTINOPLE.
CONSTANTINOPLE. linos 7.
A proposal made by the French representative
at the Cholera Conference to stop the sea oommn-
nication between Hedpaz and Egypt, in the event
of another epidemic, has been adopted. The Porte,
however, will not accept or enforce the measure,
fearing an insurrection among the pilgrims.
Reinforcements have been sent to Shumla, pend-
ing the decision of the conference now being held at
Paris.

THE CALCUTTA CHINA. AND AUSTBA
1 dui MAILS.

MARSEILLES, Mum 14.
The China, with the above mails, arrived here at
7 a.m. this day.
The mails leave for London at 11.30 am.
Letters, to-morrow (Thursday) evening.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF 00111IONS.—(THIB DAY.)
&swat took the chair at nem.
THE REFORM BILL.
ODE HOARE pve tactile that he should to-morrow
oak the ellanoellor of the Exchequer whether, in the event
al the Reform Bill being carried, it was his lineation to
ietroduoe a bill for the redistribution of seats early to the
next session.
Mr. STONE gave notice that is committee on the
Reform Bill he shoold move the rejection of the claws dis-
franchising voters coaseeted with the government desk-
yards.
COUNTY INFIRMARIES (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. POLLARD-URQUHART moved the second reedier
of this bill, the object of which, be said, was to lower the
amount of ethesriptices which qualided perms far alma
. and life goveips, and to asks presestneets by greed
juries compulsory.
Mr. LAWSON objected to the latter province.
Mr. BAGWELL said the system al barman= required
alWring, but he thought this bat &odd be withdraws sad
the matter takes is baud by the government.
Sir H. BRUCE said he intseded to propose some shwa-
• tiers in committee.
I The mond readier was ssmatived without • &whim
RAILWAY TRAVELLING (IRELAND) BILL.
, Sir C. O'LOGHLRN moved the mooed reading of this
bill, the object of which was to compel railway
companies to run one train every Sunday. lan
session, the honourable member said, the ball re-
ceived general support ; sod it was lost solely
through a combination of the Scotch members, who op-
posed it es account al the objection in their soostikieste
to Sunday travelling. At present for a distaste of 150 miles
no railway tr.in was run on Sunday, and that
connoted great isoonvenianos. He admitted that in ordi-
nary oases ppliamentshould not interforewithprivateester.
prise, but OM; was s cow in which in his opinion the lege.
LNra ought to protect the public.
Mr. BLAKE moved that the bill be read a second time
that day mix months.
(Left sitting.]

MR. DISRAELI AHD THS PARLIAMENTARY
OATHS AMSNDMENT BILL.

Mr. Disraeli has altered since Meaday the term
of the oath which he peeposes to wastitute is clams 1 •
the above bill for the oath sow inserted. The terms el the
oath es sow proposed are as follows. We halides the
attentions:
" Olanes 1, for oath sow inserted to entertitste the fol-
lowing oath :—I, A. 8., do swear that I wl l be faithful
and hear true ellegisnos to her Majesty. gams Vittoria--
(hr Mks sad successors omitted). And I do faithfully
premise to maintais, support, and defend the sacesseies
te the frown. as the same steads limited and settled by
SO eel mend is the reign el Vag Willies the Third.
intituled 'As act for the farther limitation et the crows,
and better smaring the rights and liberties of the alib-
ied.' And I do farther oe'emely declare that her
Majesty is, under God, the only supreme goversor at this
realm, and that so foreign prime. prelate. Mate, or
potentate bath say jurisdiction or authority is am of the
courts within the cause—jisetsed et is her cannel do
kelp me God.*
At the moods( of the National Amosiatiou at Dublin
yesterday Mr. Diuraeles amendment to the Oaths Bill was
diinaped. ♦ letter from Dr. Dulles on the subject
was read, I. which he ems, "Perhaps the words of
the amendment are sot gives sessrately, bat taidag
them as they are they are equivalent to a repeal of
the Pseaeolpatios Act. No man of emettieses, end so
esthetics can swear to that clause. It is false to swear
that no foreign prelate has any jurisdiction Is the
countries subject to her Majesty. la Malta. Canada,
the M►uritius, sad other territories subject to the British
crown, the Pope exercises jurisdictioa. sad his authority is
recognised ; sad in every constry acknowledging her Ma-
jesty's authority his Holiness Gramme pabliely a notori-
ously supreme jurisdiction in all the spiritual end oeslesias-
Coal matters of esehobas.° A resolution was ansaiasously
adopted requesting the friends of religious equality In par.
liament to stresuourly oppose an oath, the taking of which
would be perjury on the part of protestaats esd as set el
open apostacy sapsaadded on the part et catholic..

WEATHER REPORT.--(TILD3 DAT.)

Wiainranat MAME 14. 111. X.