The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-18 00:00:00

, ►FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1.866.

Paris image' for Pub/1116S an ginkgo of M. Prevost
Paradol ea the trestles of 1815 and the Emperor's
Auxerre speech, an article in which were Wended at once
Europe and France, order, prosperity, education, and law.
If the French official organs have no better explanation to
give than they have given of the speech referred to, it Is
easily to be understood why the Emperor would rather
have to deal with the simple and loyal peasantry of
Auxerre than with an educated capital. Even as a pro-
phecy, here is something to give us all uneasiness. War is
to raze the surface of Europe to a dead political level—a
mere crowd of nations and battle-field of armies. Fron-
tiers are to be swept away by the incessant passage of
armed pyramids. Napoleon is to look on. At length
suffering humanity will raise to heaven one great, simul-
taneous cry. Napoleon 111. will then present himself, like
Achilles from his long retirement. He will appear and
set things to rights. lie will restore the Golden Age, of
what date we are not told. We are only told emphatically
that it is to be one innocent of the treaty of 1815.
The Herald cannot profess any sure confidence in the
pretensions of a general conference to secure the mainte-
nance of peace. The last two attempts were not so satis-
factory as to lead us to expect much from the present
proposal. In 1859, just when the proposition of a congress
had met with general acceptance, it was anticipated by an
outbreak of war between Austria and Italy. In 1864 the
congress for the settlement of the Danish question carried
on its futile discussions over the green table while the
Dannewerke was being turned, and the last hope of Den.
mark was besieged at Duppel. When men have fairly
made up their minds to fight it is of little use asking them
to sit down and talk it over. At the present moment the
armaments continue, and the outbreak of war on the
Venetian or Silesian frontier seems now to be a question of
days or even hours.
The Post describes the complication of affairs as unpa-
ralleled since the days when Napoleon I. made it impos-
sible for the politician to anticipate the events of the future.
At the very moment when the whole of Italy is armed for
war purposes, and the heart of the nation is panting for a
struggle that the Italian soil may be freed from the occu-
pation of the stranger, a powerful peace movement has
sprung up which would leave her alone with the sword
drawn. A few days will show the result.

Eke Erfurt.

WINDSOR CASTLE, MAY 17.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena,
drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon, and again this
morning, attended by Lady Augusta Stanley.
The Princess Helena rode in the Home Park.
Princess Beatrice took a carriage drive.
The Dean of Westminster and Lady Augusta Stanley
arrived at the Castle yesterday, and bad the honour of
dining with the Queen and the royal family.
The Dowager Duchess of Atholl has succeeded Lady
Churchill as Lady in Waiting to the Queen.

The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lords yester-
day afternoon.
. .

His Royal Highness afterwards rode on horseback,
attended by Major Teesdale.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, attended by
the Hon. Mrs. A. Harslinge.
In the evening their Royal Highnesses, accompanied by
Prince Alfred, went to Her Majebty's Theatre.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at
the official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury, in Downing-street. The ministers
present were Earl Russell, Earl Granville,
the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of
Clarendon, the Right Hun. Edward Cardwell, Earl
de Grey, the Marquis of Hartington, the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the
Right Hun. T. Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of
Alderley, the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, and the
Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.

A deputation consisting of Sir Thomas Burke, Bart., Mr.
Cullen, Mr. Aungier, Mr..Vertion, and Mr. Gibbons. had an
interview with Earl Granville, the Right Hon. Sir George
Grey, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon.
G. J. Goachen, and the Right Hon. H. A. Bruce, at the
Privy Council-office, yesterday, on the subject of the re.
strictions imposed on the cattle trade. Colonel Harness
attended the interview. The deputation was introduced
by the following members of the House of Commons :
Mr. Horsfall, Mr. Graves, Mr. Greenall, Colonel W. Gray,
Major O'Reilly, Mr. Dillon, Mr. Platt, Mr. Chaa. Moore,
Mr. Chas. Turner, Sir John Gray, the O'Conor Don, the
O'Donoghue, Mr. Cheetham, Mr. Cogan, Mr. Morris, Mr.
Serjeant Armstrong, Mr. W. H. Gladstone, and Mr. Pim.
A deputation from Cheshire, consisting of representa-
tives from Stockport, Macclesfield, Hyde, Dukinfie Sta.
leybridge, Congleton, Birkenhead, and Great Boughton,
had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey at the
Home-office yesterday, on the subject of the Cattle Plague
Act, and suggesting the adoption of the principle of ge: e-
nil rating, as in the Irish act.
A meeting of the finance committee of the Royal Com-
mission for the Exhibition of 1:451 was held yesterday at
the Privy Council-office. There were present the Earl cf
Derby, Earl Granville, the Right Hen. H. A. Bruce, M.P.,
Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. Thring, and Mr. Edgar Bovrring,
C. B. (secretary).
Mr. John Laird, M.P., had an interview with the Rigl t
Hon. C. P. Villiers, at the office of the Poor-law Board,
Whitehall, yeaterday.

HER MAJESTY'S BIRTH-DAY.—The Lord Chan-
cellor has issued an order that the offices of the Court of
Chancery be closed on Saturday, the 26th instant, which
day has been appointed for the celebration of her Majesty's
birthday. The Queen was born on the 24th May, 1619.

It has been arranged that Prince Alfred will visit
Liverpool to deliver the prizes on board the School Frigate
Conway, and to open the new entrances to the Birkenhead
Docks on the 23rd, and not the 25th June as previously
announced.

His Excellency the Ambassador of France will
leave Albert-gate House on Saturday for Windsor, on a
visit to her Majesty.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon received at
dinner last evening, at their residence in Grosvenor.
crescent, his Excellency the Turkish Ambassador and
Madame and Male. Blusurus, the Duke and Duchess of
Argyll, the Earl and Countess of Cork, the Countess of
Newborough, Viscount and Viscountess Halifax, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Hammond, Mr. Hayward, Sc.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon will leave
town on Saturday, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor
C►stle.

Lady Molesworth received at dinner last evening,
at her residence in Eaton-place, Lord and Lady Egerton of
Tatton, his Excellency the Italian Minister, the Duchess
of St. Albans and Lady Diana Beanclerk, \ lee Ault Falk-
land, the Marquis of Sligo, Frances Countess Waldegra‘e.
Lord William Hay, the Earl Somers, Lorl Delamere, Sir
Ralph and Lady Howard, Mr. Conrtenay, Mr.Alfreditotnc•
child, Lady Otho Fitzgerald, Lady Susan Vane Tempest,
Viscountess Holineadale, Mr. Richard Oswald, Sc. Later
in the evening her ladyship had an assembly, which was
numerously and fashionably attended.

The Marquis Balbi has returned to the Italian
Legation from Italy, to resume his official duties.

Sir Thomas and Lady Cochrane entertained at
dinner Last night, at their residence in Belgmre-square,
his Excellency the French Ambassador, his Excellency the
Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff and the
Countess Theresa 13ern.storff, his Excellency the Nether-
lands Minister, the Marquis de Tamisier, the Earl and
Countess of Wilton, Lori Henley, M.P., Lord Llanover,
Lord and Lady Aveland and Ron. Miss Heathcote, Lady
Margaret Bourke, Lord and Lady Carew, Lord and Lady
Colchester, the Count Maffei, and Mr. Bane Cochrane,
M.P., and Mrs. and Miss Cochrane.

The marriage of the Hon. Atholl Charles John
Liddell, youngest son of Lord Ravensworth, late of the
ekth Rifles, with Miss Caroline, daughter of the Hon.
George Edgecumbe, was solemnised yesterday at All
Saints' Church, Fulham, in the presence of a numerous
circle of friends and relatives of the families.

ABEHDEENAHIRE ELECTION.—We learn by elec-
tric telegraph that at the clone of the poll yesterday the
numbers were as follows Fordyce (liberal), 2,175 ;
Elphinstone (conservative), 1,088 ; being a majority of
1,087 in favour of the liberal candidate. There
was considerable excitement, but good order was not
disturbed. The Times' telegram says :—" Mr. For-
dyce is the first liberal whn has ever been re-
turned for Aberdeenshire ; and, while his political princi-
ples have been popular with the farming interest, there is
no doubt that his views as a free churchman have tended
in no small degree towell the present great awl unexpected
majority."

LORD CHEMSFORD'S SUNDAY
BILL.

DIVISION IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS LAST
NIGHT.

Lord Redesdale's amendment last evening, for
the purpose of prohibiting the male between the hours of
10 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon of any articles
except medicines, and which amendment was carried by
54 to 40 votes, was supported by the following peers :
Lord Cranworth (Lord Chancellor). Dukes—Manchester,
Saint Albans, and Somerset. Marquises—Lansdowne and
Normanby. Earls—Albemarle, Camperdown, Cathcart,
Chichester, De Grey, Doncaster, Dude, Fitzwilliam,
Granville, Grey, Harrowby (teller), Leven and Mel-
ville, Manvers, Minto, Morley, Russell, Spencer, Strad-
broke, Verulam, and Zetland. Viscounts—Clancarty,
Everaley, Powerscourt, and Sydney. Bishop—St. David's.
Lords—Abinger, Bolton, Boyle, Camoys, De Tabley, Fe-
versham, Foley, Granard, Houghton, Hunsdon, Llanover,
Litman, Lyveden, Minster, Mostyn, Panmure, Redeadale
(teller), Stanley of Alderley, Stratheden, Taunton, Teyn-
ham, Vaux of liarrowdeft, and Wodehouse.
The peers who voted against the amendment were
Duke—Richmond. Marquis—Westmeath. Earls—Am-
herst, Bandon, Belmore, Cadogan, Derby, For
fescue, Huntingdon, Lonedale, Lucan, Morton, Nelson,
Powis, Romney, and Sommers. Viscounts—De Vogel,
Hardinge, Hawarden, and Stratford de Radcliffe.
Bishops—Bangor, Gloucester and Bristol, Lincoln, Peter
borough, Ripon, and St. Asaph. Lords—Berners, Blan-
tyre, Castlemaine, Chelmsford (teller), Crewe, Denman,
Egerton, Rilmaine, Overstone, Portman (teller), Salters_
ford, Sheffield, Sherborne, and Sundridge.