The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-07 00:00:00

MADEMOISELLE HARRIERS-WIPPERN,
of the Royal Opera Berlin, will appear In the part of
PAMINA, In lloart's Opera IL FLAUTO MAOIW (Unbar-
lloeto THIS EVENING, June 7, at Her Majesty's Theatre.

WESTON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, I
Holborn, open at 7. Under entire New Management.
Proprietors, Messrs. SWEASKY and HOLLAND.—The most Va-
ried and pleasing emtertainment In London. Harry Hewitt),
Arthur L'uyd, Harriet Coveney, the Eachareity Cropasat Fa-
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Donaldson. from New York, and klidery the Wonder engaged
at this Hall only. Selection, "Rob Roy," snoe,' by a su-
perb band of 30 performers, selected by Mr. . Hater.—Box
ofilcu open from 10 till 4.—P. COBS!, Mildest Director.

PARIS, Julie 6.
The Moniteur du Soir, in ita bulletin this even-
ing, states the reservations made by Austria to
her acceptance of the conference, which had the
effect of preventing any thorough examination of
the Austro-Italian difference. The Moniteur du
STRAND MUSIC HALL.—VANCE the Soir adda :—" England and Russia considered that
GREAT.--Twioe every night this comic star always shines
brightest here; he may sing elsewhere, hut his zenith L "The under these circumstances the deliberations of the
Btrand."—Vide Preis Vance's great peril song, "The Stashing conference would have no real utility. The Em-
" and me immortal "Jolly Dugs" nightly.
' peror's government could not but share this opi-
nion, and relinquish for the present the hope it
entertained from the immediate assembly of the
Ilenipotentiaries."

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AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, JI`NE 6, Evsinso.
The Duke de Grammont arrived here this after-
noon.
Baron von Werther is stated to have presented
to Count Mensdorff the Prussian despatch protest-
ing against the convocation of the Holstein Estates,
and accusing Austria of a violation of the Gastein
convention.

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BRANCH OTTICIS.

This despatch is regarded u the prelude to the
ultimatum which Prussia is expected to deliver to-
morrow at the Federal Diet. _ _

According to a Berlin telegram publiahed by the
Prase of this evening, an official despatch has ar-
rived in that city from the French government
announcing that France will remain neutral, but
will place a corps of observation upon the Italian
frontier.

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PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, Jrxx 6, Even:66.

Prussia has informed the neutral Powers that
the Austrian declaration at the Federal Diet, an-
nouncing the convocation of the Holstein Estates,
menaces her right of sovereignty in the Duchies.
Against this step on the part of Austria she will
immediately take peaceful action, but declares,
as a co-sovereign, the convocation of the Holstein
Estates and all one-sided action of the Holstein
government to be invalid so long as Austria doe.
not withdraw her declaration at the Diet, which
constituted a violation of the Gastein convention.
Prussia desires the convocation of the entire re-
presentation of the Duchies.

THE FEDERAL DIET.

FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, Jrzre 6.

In to-day's sitting of the Federal Diet, the motion
of Bavaria, proposing the neutralization of the
Federal fortresses of Mayence and Rastadt, and
the withdrawal of the Austrian and Prussian contin-
gents in those places to Frankfort-on-the-Maine,
was unanimously agreed to.
Referring to the convocation of the Holstein
estates by the Austrian government, the Oldenburg
representative entered a solemn protest against the
possession of any competency by those estates to
I decide the succession question in the duchies.

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THE WURTEMBERG CHAMBERS.

STUITGARD, Julia 6.

The Chamber of Deputies to-day authorized the
government by 58 against 31 votes to call out the
first and second classes of the Landwehr.

BADEN.

THEY TELL ME I AM QUITE FORGOT.
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CARLSRITHE, JUNE 6.

The recent conference of the Grand Duke of
Baden with the King of Saxony, at Pinitz, was
connected with the Prussian proposal for federal
reform and the convocation of a German par-
liament. _ _ _

FENIAN ARREST. —QUEENSTOWN, TUESDAY.
The first of the Fenian invaders who made or attempted no
concealment of his objects, was captured to-day upon the
arrival of the tender from the City of New York, when
that vessel approached the harbour on her homeward
voyage. One of the passengers, Richard Quin, who is a
shoemaker when not employed in military all airs, requested
the captain to steam directly into Queenstown, as Le had
particular business there. The captain objected, as he had
to go on to Liverpool, and suggested that the tender might
answer as welL Quin at first was disposed todissent from thin
view, but when the tender came alongside he announced
himself satisfied. As soon as she was fast by the vessel he
jumped on board her, and pullingout,theatncally, a Fenian
flag, waved it over his head and completed the tableau by
brandishing a pistol. A single detective, however, who
was on board, came forward and arrested him. The valiant
Fenian made no attempt whatever at resistance, but
as soon as he saw the policeman approaching him he
flung the pistol over the side. When the tender landed
he was searched, and there were found upon him, besides
the pretty piece of silk he had been flourishing, a dagger
and a revolver. His banner was about a yard long by two
feet wide, of green silk, with a white cross, around which
was a circle, half of which was composed of shamrocks,
and the other half was made up with the inscription, " In
hoc signo Ands." (uin was committed to Bridewell at
Queenstown, and will be examined to-morrow.
BRUTAL M URDER. —Yesterday a man named John
Banks, a labourer at a tanyard, was brought before the
magistrates at the Preston Police-court, charged with mur-
dering Ann Gilligan, a woman with whom Le had been
living for some time. The deposition of the deceased was
taken on Tuesday afternoon, at the workhouse. She
said that on Monday she and Banks had been in a
publichouse, and were coming home together, when ho
said he had lost some money, knocked her down two
or three times, seized her by the hair, dragged her up-
stairs, and threw her down to the bottom. While she
lay moaning he jumped on her, kicked her, and struck
her on the face. She had not done anything to him.
Neither of them were sober. She had been in great
pain ever since the occurrence took place, and felt herself
getting worse. She did not think she should recover. Ann
Lavrrenson, of No. 8, Turk's Head-yard, said that the pri-
soner and the deceased had lodged with her since the 21ith
of May. Between 12 and 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning
she heard the deceased scream out, " Annie !" Wit-
ness was in bed at the time, got up, went downstairs, and
saw the prisoner attack the deceased in the manner
described in the declaration. She then said, " For God's
sake, Jack, let her alone ; are you going to murder her"'
Ho said, " Yes, by God, I will, if she does not do different ;
she has taken 3e. out of my pocket." The deceased replied
that she had not. He then let her alone. About 5 o'clock
in the morning the deceased got out of bed and put her
head upon a box in the room, and moaned very much.
The prisoner went and kicked her on the breast, and she fell
with her head on the fire-grate. She was removed to the
workhouse and died there. The prisoner said he did not
murder the deceased ; she was drunk, and he was trying to
carry her upstairs, when she slipped out of his arms and
fell down the stairs. She had been drinking all day. The
landlord of the Ship Inn had brought a barrel of ale into
the house. The case was remanded until Friday.
FATAL THUNDERsTosm.—On Monday this town
and neighbourhood were visited by a storm of considerable
severity and unusual duration. While it lasted a poor
woman named Matilda Trudgett, 70 years of age, the wife
of Edward Trudgett, • bedridden man of 78, was killed by
lightning in the village of Troston. It appears that at
about • quarter past 9 deceased was walking at the foot
of her husband's bed, when she was struck dead in a
moment, never moving afterwards. The electric fluid passed
down the chimney of the cottage, knocking a hole in the
ceiling. On examining the body of the deceased a slight
bruise was found just above the breast-bone, and a little
kerchief round the neck and her clothes smelt strong. An
inquest was held the same day before G. A. Partridge,
Esq., coroner, when a verdict of " Killed by lightning "
was returned. At Holbrook, a wheat stack of 100 coorobs
on the farm of Mr. W. Cornell, was struck by lightning,
and before the flames could be extinguished the whole of
the wheat was rendered unfit for human food. At Attle-
borough Mr. Wm. Muskett had a fat cow struck dead in
the yard, one of his men *..'s knocked down, and • young
woman at work in the turnip shed was much hurt ; part of
the building was also considerably injured. Several other
disasters also occurred at the same time—a donkey was
struck dead, the telegraph wires melted, &c. At Rush-
ford, two cottages, the property of Sir Robert J. Buxton,
Bart., were struck by the electric fluid and burnt to the
ground.—bury and Norwich Post.

The endeavours of the Grand Duke to effect a
peaceful arrangement of the Auatro-Prussian dif-
ferences have failed.

HOLSTEIN.
ALTONA, JUNE 6, EVENING:

A public meeting, which had been convoked by
bills posted up with the consent of the authorities,
was held here to-day ; 3,000 persons were present.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted thanking
Austria for her declaration in the Federal Diet,
and expressing the desire of the inhabitants to
emerge from the passive position thrust upon
them, as well as their determination to uphold
their right of disposing of their own destinies by
forming the duchies into a separate German State,
under the sovereignty of the Prince of Augusten-
burg.

KIEL, JUNE 6, Evr.rm.

The Prussian answer to the order of the Austrian
government for the convocation of the Holstein
Estates is expected here to-morrow. It is said that
Prussia will enforce the right of co-dominion in
the Duchy, which she possessed previous to the
conclusion of the Gastein convention. The Prussian
troops are already on the march to take possession
of the Holstein garrisons unoccupied by Austrian
troops.

THE TURKISH MINISTRY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jutra 5.
It is stated that Ruchdi Pacha is about to re-
place Fuad Pacha as Grand Vizier.

THE ABYSSINIAN PRISONEBS.—The following list
of the prisoners released by the King of Abyssinia at the
request of Mr. Rassam has been forwarded to us from the
Foreign-office:—Mr. C. D. Cameron, her Britannic Majesty's
Consul; Mr. L. Kerans, late secretary of Mr. C. D. Cameron; '
Mr. R. lil'Kelvey, late servant of Mr. C. D. Cameron,
Esq. ; J. Makerer, servant of Consul Cameron ; D.
Petro, late servant of Consul Cameron ; A. Bardel, for- , '
merly in service of Consul Cameron ; Rev. H. A. Stern,
missionary ; H. Rosenthal, missionary ; Mrs. E. Rosen- !
thal ; J. M. Flail, missionary ; Mrs. P. Fled ;A. Fled, Fr.
Find, and P. Find, children of the above Mr. and Mrs.
Find ; W. Steiger, missionary ; T. Brandeis, missionary ;
K. Schiller and J. Easier, natural history collectors. The
latest date from Mr. Rassam is April 9, 1866.
I THE SICK IN THE STRAND UNION WORKHOUSE.
—THE IMPORTANT POOR-LAW BOARD INQUIRY. Yea-
' terday Mr. R. Basil Cane, the special commis-
sioner of the Poor-law Board, resumed and concluded
the inquiry as to the management of the sick and
infirm poor in the Strand Union Workhouse, Cleveland-
street, Tottenham-court-roed, on charges brought before
the Poor-law Board by the late bead nurse of this and
other workhouses. The case was watched on behalf of
the committee of the Association for the Improvement
of London Workhouse Infirmaries by Mr. Ernest Hart,
Dr. Anstie, and Mr. J. C. Parkinson. Dr. Joseph
Rogers was examined at great length. He repeated and
, confirmedtthe statements made by the nurse at the last in-
I quiry, and spoke to the obstacles which he had to en-
I counter at the hands of some of the former guardians.
, A document, signed by Mr. Story and Mr. Hedgoock,
as guardians of the Strand Union, was handed to Mr.
Cane, with a request that it be laid before the Poor-law
Board. It expressed concurrence in all the chief grounds
of complaint against the condition and management of
the Strand Union. A vote of thanks to the commissioner,
in which all concurred, concluded the proceedings, which
had lasted for nearly eight hours.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—WED-
NEEDAY. Joss 6.—Admissions on payment, 2,853 ; ditto
by season tickets, 1,307. Total visitors, 4,160.