The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-16 00:00:00

I.DEN'S VALUA

Si carats fine, is 18 carats... 33 3 81 9 cants.. g 1 11 10
worth _Ea 4 114 17 carats.. 3 0 2 8 carats .. 1 8 34
per ounce. 16 cassia.. 216 74 7 carats .. 1 4 9
2S carats.. 4 1 6 15 carats.. 213 1 6 wain .. 1 1 Si
23 carats (British 14 carats.. 2 9 64 5 carats .. 017 8
standard) 317 101 13 carats.. 2 6 0 4 carats .. 014 2
21 carat... 314 4 12carats.. 2 2 54 3 ousts .. 010 74
20 carats .. 310 94 11 carats.. 118 11 2 carats .. 0 7 1
19 carats.. 3 7 3 10 carats.. 115 41 1 carats ... 0 3 6
Manufactory, 16, Heiniettaetreet, Covent-garden. London, W.O

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CHESTS of SILI7ERPLATEf or the COLONIES.

CUTLERY and SILVER PLATE for
FURNISHING.

MAPPIN BROTHERS, LONDON-BRIDGE.

MAPPIN BROTHERS, 222, REGENT-
smzsr.

THE PRESENT CRISIS.
To MANUFACTURER.% :WAREHOUSEMEN, and
MlENTS.—Messra ALEXANDER and WILLIAM ALLAN, of
BL Paula Churchyard, hereby Intimate to the above gene-
rally, that they are prepared to BUY for PROMPT CASH all
CLASSES of GOODS connected with their trade.—ALEXANDER
and WILLIAM ALLAN, Silk Mercers, &c., 09 and 70, St, Paul's
Churchyard.

HORSE SHOW, Agricultural Hall, London.
OPENING DAY and JUDGING, SATURDAY, May 19.
Admission, Half-a-Crown. Private Boxes and Reserved Sesta.—
Doors open at 10 a.m.

GORSE SHOW, Agricultural HaII.—EXHI-
BITION of AGRICULPUP.AL and HORTICULTURAL
IMPLEMENTS, Seeds, Roots, Patent Contrivances for Do-
mestic Use, Greenhouse and Cut }lover, Ferns, &c., in the
Galleries; Cam.wes, Harness, Bte, In the Avenue

HORSE SHO W, Agricultural Hall.
STALLIONS. thoroughbred; Roadsters and Ponies
Hunters, in four classes. Park Hacks. Ladles' Hones, Chargers,
Harness Horses ; in pain and single ; Racing Trotters, and
Ponies. in three rinses.

Y.B.—The Arcade from lallngton-green the only entrance to
the Hone Show. Catalogues for sale. Saturday, Mayl9, the
day of Judging.

HORSE SHOW, Ag:ricultural HaII.—OPENS
the DAY AITKR the OAKS.

yrO RS E SHO W, Agricultural Hall.
MONDAY, May V.—Admission, One Shilling

TT OR S E SH O IV, Agricultural Hall.
TUESDAY, May 22.—Admiaaion, Due Shilling.

OR S E SHO W, Agricultural Hall.
WRDN MOAN', May 23; THURSDAY, 24th; and FRI-
DAY, 25th.—Adruissiun, One Shilling.

HORSE SHOW, Agricultural Hall, London.
Cheap EXCURSION TRAINS and BE URN TICKETS
during the Show.—By order,
S. SIDNEY, Secretary and Manager.

TIiTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL E%HI-
L May -tea, Tickets, LI Is. M 43rd, 10s. :
May 24th, 2.5. M. • May 2.5 th, Is. Tickets may be obtained of
the principal Loudon nurserymen, and of the usual London
agents.

FRENCH GALLERY, 120, Pall-mall.--The
THIRTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION of PICTURES,
the Contributions of Artists of the French and Flemish Schools,
is NOW OPEN. Admission, le. Catalogue, 6.1.

STRAND MUSIC-HALL-EVERY EVEN-
INC.-THE GREAT VANCE—Nub. Fred. French. and the
beat Company in London. open till One o'clock tor Suppers,
as at Evans s. The choicest spirits, aline, and claars.—Adnds.
Blois 64., Is. and :La Private tuxes fur four, se. 6d. and lon.
Commence at S.

STODARE'S 433111 representation.—THEATßE
of SIYSTERY, Ktryptian halt--Col. STODA.RE'S celebrated
MARVELS of MAGIC and VENTRILOQUISM, as performed by
him by command at Windsor Castle, before 11. M. the Queen,
Nor. 21. toot, end twice before If KU. the Prince of Wales,
June 6, 180.5, and 51arch 10. Mon. The new sensation, the MARVEL
of 11 ECCA, the Sill IN N, and Stielare's celebrated Indian
Basket Feat EV Eli.V E VI:NINO, at 8 ; Wednesd.ays and Saturdays
at 9 and 8. Stalls may be secured In advance at the Box-office,
Egyptian-hall, open daily from 11 till 5 ; and at Mitchell's, old
Bond-street.—Ailmisition, Is., 25.; Stalls, 3s.—"Almuat sobs-
culous."—Vido "Times."

TURTLE, TURTLE, TURTLE.
Clear, Thick, and Invalid TURTLE SOUPS always ready.
ST. JAMItS'S-RALL, RECIENT.STEEET, PICCADILLY.
WM. DONALD, Proprietor.

TO WEST-END DINERS.—The WELLING-
TON, St. James's-street, Piccadilly. ladies' Saloon
Dining-room on the first floor. The subscription rooms arc now
open. Terms, twelve months. tl lit 6d.: six months, £1 la—
Apply to D. Cameron, 49, St. James's-street.

LONDON must have a SUPPER and MUSIC
ROOM for Owalemou.—Remember, we wait for you at
" EVANS'," after the Covent Garden Opera and the Theatre&

eke v rortOlS.

HAYMARKET.
TSB Erman, THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Menem
Howe, Rogers, Braid. MissAdaCaTeedish.—THE FAVORITE
OW FORTUNE. Messrs. Buckdone Chippendale, and &Ahem ;
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PRINCESS'S.
Tn-Moaßnw (Thursday) ETRAT.in, A LUCKY HlT.—After
which HENRY VIII. Cardinal Wohey, Mr. Charles Kean :
Queen Katherine, Mrs. Charles Kean.—Cuncludlng with QVIET
lAWGINUS.

LICEUM.
Tan EVENING, SIMENON AND W. Messrs. Emery & Hors-
Man ; Mrs. liorsmmi.—And THE MASTER or RAVE_NSWOOD.
Menus. Junlau. Ilorsmau. Vesin, Emery.Widdicomb. Fitzpatrick,
dn. ; Mesdames Termui, Elsworthr, Layenu, and C. Lac'emu.

BRITANNIA.
Tint &mind, THE CORPORAI:B DAUGHTER. Merry.
Reynolds, Cranford, and Bigwood Miss Clara itt, Came, Mrs. 8.
Late, and Mr, K Tarmdd.—The Eehasse Family.—To conclude
with THE LIVIION CHIEF. Mr. James Anderson.,

HIGIUMTATER AT LONDON.BRIDGE
TIM DAY —Morning, M. 52m Afternoon, 31L IGm.
TO.MonnOw—Morning, Sh. 41m Afternoon, lb. sm.

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16.

be decided in England, and, In lact staple
time was allowed for its co If If AmPuiral
Dartaae had interfered, or without
operation of officers of ftleherjNions, top
the bombardment of Alparako he would haVe.
taken part with Chili against Spain, and thus have
violated the neutrality which his Government had
proclaimed.. It is easy to declaim against a
British officer for moving his ships out of the way
to enable the Spaniards to fire upon a defenceless
city. But Admiral Manus had no choice but
either to remove his ships and, leave the Spanish
Admiral to act on his own responsibility,
or actively and openly to interfere by force
on behalf of Chili and against Spain. In
following his instructions he acted as we trust
British officers always will act, and he will be sus-
tained by the voice of public opinion at home, as
well as by the approval of his Government. It
may be a question whether the Great Powers
ought not to interfere to put an end to pro-
ceedings worthier of the ages of barbarism than of
the nineteenth century ; but, in any case, the
Spanish Government is making for itself a
reputation and position in the world which it
will one day bitterly regret.

, L6.TEreertrrEga9Eoc4V7-7-
•
THE -11101KBAROKENT OF VALPARAVOO.
OFFIOUL RI ER?
DiMOOF THE: pifß 4
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The following is the despatch in which the com-
modore in command of the American squadron at
Valparaiso communicates to his government the
circumstances attending the late bombardment of
that city :
United States Steamship Vanderbilt,
Valparaiso, March 31, 1866.

THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

The Indepetulance says :

THE explanations given in both Houses of Par-
liament respecting the course of conduct followed
by Admiral DF.NM tN before and during the bom-
bardment of Valparaiso, should remove all doubt
as to the propriety of his action on that occasion.
The facts of the case had been, to some extent,
obscured by the statement of a New York news-
paper that the American naval commander was
ready to co-operate with the English admiral to
save the city. This allegation was untrue. Neither
is it true that Admiral DENMAN had promised the
British merchants of the menaced city to protect
it against bombardment. The instructions given
to the Admiral were to observe a strict neutrality
between the belligerents, but, within the limits
of non-intervention, to do all he could to
protect British property; and these instructions
he appears to have thoroughly fulfilled. We may
be sure that as a sailor and an Englishman he was
as sensible as any of those who commented on his
conduct last night of the atrocious character of the
outrage of which he was a passive spectator. But
his duty was to follow strictly the instructions he
received from home. It will be an evil day when
Parliament encourages officers commanding on
foreign stations to consult their individual senti-
ments and obey their emotional impulses, to the
neglect of the policy prescribed by their Govern-
ment. The neutrality of Great Britain in the
quarrel between Spain and Chili is a fair sub-
ject of discussion, but it is a question to

(REUTERS TELEGRAM.)
PRUSSIA.

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1966":"'

131r,—1 have the honour to announce that upon my
arrival in this port with the squadron under my command
I called upon the English admiral, who had informed me
that he intended to prevent any sudden bombardment,
and would only suffer it after ample notioe. To this I
made no reply ; but, having considered the matter, 'ought
the occasion the next day to say that I would join him in
preventing any sudden bombardment, ►nd that I would also
go as much farther as he chose. I assured him that the
Monadnock could take care of the Numancia ; that from
target experiment' I had witnessed I was absolutely cer-
tain that in not less than thirty seconds, and not
more than thirty minutes, the Monadnock herself,
entirely unassisted, would leave only the mastheads
of the Numancia above water, and that our wooden
vessels, English and American, could look out for the
wooden vessels of the Spaniards. In thus offering to go
beyond the letter of my instructions to observe a strict
neutrality I acted upon the supposition that neutrality
among the nations did not preclude all well-directed
efforts to keep the peace among them ; that as a pesos-
, able citizen is not obliged to stand by inert while another
I is suffering from the unlawful violence of a third person,
but may justly interfere with force to preeent an
infraction of the laws—a murder, for example—so
a nation, witnessing the like disturbance among her
sister nations, need not rest absolutely impassive,
but with sincere neutrality might interfere with
force if necessary to keep the operation of belligerents at
least within the law for the protection of neutral persons
and neutral property. I considered that Spain had lost
her colonies under a stringent colonial policy and religious
intolerance. In the course of time, encouraged by the
more liberal laws of a state of freedom, foreigners had been
induced to settle in the country and to embark their
capital in commerce and other industrial pursuits. Towns
lad sprung up along the coast, railroads had been built
and other material interest' developed. Ideas as well as
manufactures had been introduced, the wealth and intel-
ligence meanwhile remaining with the foreigners. At
last Chili had reached the goal in human progress,
marked by the establishment of religious toleration, and
now Spain, on a point of etiquette rather than from any
great political end, as I believe, proposes to burn the pro-
perty and destroy the towns along the sea-coast as far as
she sees fit. Is it right that she should thus exercise her
power of destruction, unrestrained, along the shores of this
continent? The mode of warfare which Spain proposes is
terrible, but it seems to me such as will provoke private
animosity rather than coerce national will, and, therefore,
that it is not directed to its legitimate end, and, conse-
quently, that such warfare might be resisted. lam aware
that action in the premises on our part involves great re-
sponsibilities, but I bad reached the conclusion that, with
England as an ally, it was my duty now to show them.
I told the English admiral what I have written, and
frankly added that his commerce was more extensive than
ours and more convenient to the coast of Spain ; but as he
had more to suffer in consequence of a rupture with Spain,
he had also more to preserve by interference ; that his in.
teresta in Chili rose to thousands, while ours were only
hundreds. The English admiral said at first that he
would go with me ; for I plainly declared that I would not
take a step without him. I said that I had no intention of
becoming a catspaw to draw European chestnuts out of the
fire and then have the power I served laughing at my singed
paws while they enjoyed the fruits of my temerity.
The English admiral finally determined to throw the
responsibility upon the English minister, who did not
choose to act in the premises. English co-operation having
failed, no separate action on my pert WAD taken, as none
had been proposed. I have used such measures as I could
to bring about an accommodation, but without success.
This morning at 9 o'clock the Spanish Admiral opened
upon the town with shot and shell, directing his fire
principally against public buildings and store-houses.
After a continuous bombardment of two hours and fifty
minutes the firing ceased and the Spanish Admiral with-
drew has vessels. Four of the stone buildings connected
with the Custom-how:is were destroyed with their contents.
Other adjoining buildings used for the same purpose were
very much injured. The value of merchandise destroyed
in these was vagueastimated at some twenty two millions
of dollars. The In endencia, or government house, the
liolsa, or Exchange, and the railroad building were
damaged to a considerable extent. Naturally and inevit-
ably parts of the city which the Spanish admiral declared
that he did not intend to injure, received many of his
missiles. Several blocks of private buildings were de-
stroyed by fire, and churches and convents and hospitals
were not exempt from injury. Few lives were lost, not more
than eight or tau. I enclose herewith copies of the letters ad-
dressed to me by the foreign residents at Valparaiso, repre-
senting the interests of nearly all the nationalities of Chris-
tendom, bearing an official character, with a oopy of my
answer ; also copies of the manifesto and letter of the
Spanish admiral. When I was assured that the English
admiral was determined not to resist a bombardment, I
called upon him and said that as I did not choose to drift
into a collision where I had no purpose to collide, I should
move my vessels to get out of the Spanish way. This in-
tention I communicated vertally to the Spanish admiral.
Thrust by circumstances into a position in which it became
necesssuy to take some part, I feel a natural anxiety
to know whether the one I took meets with the ap-
probation of the government. In my whole course I have
conferred freely with our Minister, General Kilpatrick,
and desired the benefit of his advice and assistance. In
all I have done or offered to do he Las been consulted, and
he has fully concurred. If his name has not been men-

tioned before it was becalm.: I did not wish to break the
continuity of my narrative, and not because I am without
a strong sense of oblisation for his co-operation.—l have
the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,
JOHN RODGER-9, Commodore.
Hon. Gideon Welles. Secretary of the Navy.

The rumours of peace which were circulating yesterday
at Paris and Berlin—rumours which were founded on no
positive data—have vanished, and the indications of an
explosion are stronger than ever. The information from
Italy is of a very alarming character. Everything is pre-
pared for an immediate campaign, and the publication of a
manifesto from the King, which would be nothing short of
a declaration of war, is expected.

The Debats of to-day think,' that although there
is no real change in the political situation, the ex-
istence of a mere respite is satisfactory. A procla-
mation has been issued by the Marshal of the Diet
of Lower Austria and the Burgomaster of Vienna
to the inhabitants of Vienna inviting them to con-
tribute money for the enrolment of volunteers.
In this document they say :
Citizens! if there ever was a just cause it is ours ; if
ever there was a crying injustice it is that which our
enemies are about to perpetuate. It is a confederate that
is threatening our country and forcing us to war—us who
so ardently desire to remain at peace. But the Aus-
trian people awaits the future with courage and resolution
for they have confidencein God the protector of the right.,
They rely on the genius of Austria. We will prove that
the power of Austria is not exhausted ; we will resist with
strength and union the enemy that disregards every right ;
and Vienna, the first city of the empire, will be also the
first to maintain the honour and greatness of Austria.

It was on the publication of this document that
Baron Werter was erroneousl) reported to have had
an interview with Count Mensdorff, and to be on
the eve of quitting Vienna.