The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-19 00:00:00

The London Conference,

(From the Times Vienna Correspondent)
VIENNA, April 16.
In the sitting held by the German Diet on the 13th
inst., the following matters were satisfactorily dis-
posed of :-1. The members of the Ehgerer Rath
(Smaller Council) unanimously resolved to send a
delegate to the London Conference. 2. Baron von
Bengt, the Saxon Minister President, was elected,
by 14 "voices" out of 16, to represent the Ger-
manic Confederation. The minority of two was
formed by Bavaria and Brunswick. 3. The mo-
tion of the Bavarian Minister von der Pfordteu
—the originator of the complicated and unedifying
Schleswig-Holstien question—that Baron Beust
should be specially charged to uphold the claims
of the Duke of Augustenburg, was rejected by a
majority of 14, which deems it advisable to give
none but general instructions to the representative
of the Bund. M. von Beust goes pro forma to
Frankfort, and on his arrival there he will be told
by his constituents to uphold the rights of the
Duchies, and to claim for them administrative
independence. Not long since I had an interview
with a German statesman of high rep'ite, and he
expressed to me his conviction that ultimately
" Earl Russell's idea" will be adopted by all the
mediating Powers. On my inquiring what he
meant, my interlocutor produced a map of Den-
mark, and traced with hie forefinger an imaginary
line from Kiel to Husum. After a slight pause he
drew another line from Eckenforde to Schleswig
and Husutn, and then one from Flensburg to Ton
darn. "If the Prussians," said he, "get pos-
session of the fortifications at Dybbol, we shall lay
claim to the line from Eekernforde to Husum,
and if tbey take the Island of Alsen, it is not
unlikely that we shall want to include Plensburg
in the Federal territory." To my remark, that
the Germans were in a minority in almost all the
places and districts to the north of Schleswig,
no reply was given, The French Government
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sail to have relinquished the idea of proposing to
the Powers to introduce the plebiscite into the
Duchies; and if such should prove to be the case a
great weight will be taken off the mind of M. von
Schmerling. If the Galician Poles were asked
whether they should better like to be the subjects
of an independent King of Poland than to remain
under the sceptre of the Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria, they would hardly fail to reply
that they should prefer being ruled over by a
monarch of their own choosing, For . obvious
reasons such matters are rarely touched on by
writers for the Austrian press, but ooe of them to-
day observes that none of the German Sovereigns
can possibly feel admiration " for an institution
which is of ultra-democratic origin." Baron von
Biegeleben, the second representative of Austria in
the Conference, went to Berlin last night; and it is
understood that he and M. von Balan, the second
representative of Prussia, will leave together for
London in the evening of Monday, tht
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At 1 o'clock on Thursday last the Emperor of
Mexico received two depatations at Miramar, and
an hour later he and the Empress Charlotte went
on board the -Navara, When their majesties had
ascended the side of the vessel which was to convey
them to their new empire the guns of the Bellona
fired a salute, and immediately afterwards the sig-
nal for departure was given. As his Majesty stood
on deck he looked wistfully at his Castle of Mira-
mar, and the eyes of his talented and amiable, but
very ambitious, consnrt were long turned in the
same direction. A few minutes before the Emperor
Maximilian quitted his native country he, by means
of the electric telegraph, bade farewell to the inha-
bitants of this city. The Novara was accompanied
by the Imperial yacht Fantasia, by the French
frigate Tnemis, and by six large steamers belonging
to the Austrian Loyd Company. The Viennese
knew very little of the Archduke Ferdinand Maxi-

milieu, as he generally lived in the southern part of
the empire, but their are a kindhearted people, and
doubtless have mentally wished him and his consort
" God speed." Tne Austro-Mexican Body-guards
are to be attired in buckskins and 'jack-boots,
scarlet coats with silver cords and epaulets, and
silver helmets. The Imperial adjutants will wear
green coats with silver cords and epaulets, and a
plumed hat. Before he left Trieste, the
new Ern-

peror gavo the Mexican order of Guadaloupe to
several persons who had displayed a kindly feeling
towards nim and been active in his service.

The Austrians are very wroth that such great
attention is paid to Garibaldi in London, but the
writers in the official papers put a good face on the
matter, and express a hope that a damp climate and
strong wines will produce no bad effect on the
health of the hero of Aspromonte.
It is here firmly believed that the French Govern-
ment will try to persuade the members of the Lon-
don Conference to express their opinions in respect
to Poland,

The weather is unusually oold, and the trees are
still leafless. This morning the mercury in Beau-
mur's thermometer was but one degree above the

leezing point.

SIX PERSONS DROWNED.—The Inverness Courier
reports a painful occurrence which happened a few days ago,
near one of the Coiglach Summer Isles. Two fishing boats,
each containing six persons, left Sooraig, Little Lochbroom,
to fetch seware, for manuring purposes)
from the adjoining
islands. The water was found to be high, with little
ware within reach, and one of the boats returned home.
The other remained till the tide would recede, but it is
believed that it foundered, and that the crew was drowned.
A day or two afterwards portions of the missing boat were
found on one of the smallest islands of the group.

LIFEBOAT SOUTIIWOLD, SUFFOLK,
Monday Night.—At about 10 a.m. on Saturday two of the
fishing boats were observed to be making for the shore,
upon which a heavy surf was beating. The wind was
blowing very strong from S.S.E,, and there was a heavy
sea running on the shoal. Finding it impossible that the
boats could land, the Southwold lifeboat of the National
Institution was at once launched, and was fortunately suc-
cessful in bringing the two fishing boats and their crews
safely ashore at about 12 a.m. The lifeboat behaved ex-
tremely well on this occasion.

JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.---Lord Redesdale has
laid before the House of Lords a bill to enable joint•
stock compan'es carrying on business on board to have an
°facial seal to be usc in a foreign country by an agent ap-
pointed for the purpose. Mr a Griffith's Bill before the
House of Commons proposes to provide that when a poll is
demanded at a joint-stock company's meeting a voting paper
shall be sent to every shareholder, and time allowed (at
least six days) for him to depute some other shareholder to
deliver the voting paper at the poll.
DESPATCH OF THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC
MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, April 18,—The Royal
Mail Oompany's steamship Atrato, Capt. Woolley, sailed
hence to-day, at 3 p.m., with the mails for the British and
foreign West Indies, the Pacific, California, Central Ame-
rica, &o. Amongst the passengers are Chief Justice Sharpe,
Capt. Wise, Lieutenant Cooper, Surgeon M`Damott, for
Barbadoes.

SPAI Ni
MADRID, APRIL 18 (Evening).
The Opposition journals strongly support the
proposal of Senor Salaverria to negotiate the
bonds given by the purchasers of national property.
The Government denies having had any idea of
appointing General Lereundi Captain General of
Santo Domingo, and at present intendi to maintain
General Gandara in that post.

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, Arm', 19,

The Hamburg and Amerioan Company's steamer
Germania, from New York on the sth inst., has
arrived off Netley Hospital. She is awaiting orders
before proceeding to Hamburg, in consequence of
Danish ships being off the mouth of the Weser.
She brings 35 bags of mails, 35 passengers for
Southampton, and 71 for Hamburg. No specie.
On the sth she spoke the Bremen ships Colum-
bia and Victoria, and an English ship showing the
third D.P. 9,460; on the 14th inst,, the English
bark Glentill, and on the 16th the English bark
Quebec.

Her news has been anticipated,

FRANCE.

BOURSE, April 18.—The Emperor's letter pub-
lished by the Moniteur, and the announcement of
the reduction to be made in the registration dues,
have produced a very great effect, and prices
have agein made an immense stride upwards.
Threes, for the Account, after having been
done at 68tr., are now firm at 67fr. 65c. Mobilier
have advaneed to 1,295 f. The Railway Market
has been similarly acted on, and most of the lines
are quoted higher. The quotations closed as fol
lows :

41 per Cents. 94
Do. end
3 per Cents
Do. end month 67 55
Credit Mobilier 1270 --
Do. end month 1280
Bank Shares 3300
Credit 1~ oneier 1320
Roman

Italian Loan 7O
Do. end month 69 40
New ditto ......
Do. end month —
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes —
Home Doht .. 49 75
Deferred „

1114 iy IVAY+3.
Cash. Account.
Orleans 9OO 902 50
Northern
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean
N ew ditto
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa...,
Ditto to Barcelona ....

955 - .. 965 --
902 50 .. -
690 - .. 685 -
500 - 505 -
485 - - -
375 - .. 375 -
422 BO .. 427 50
562 50 .. 567 50
500 - .. 505 -
.. 587 50
280 - .„ -

Railway and Public Companies in

Parliament,

The committee on the proposed new Metropolitan Rail-
ways met the first time yesterday, Lord Stanley in the chair,
the other members being Mr. Ingham, Lord Athlumney,
Mr. Cobbett, and Mr. J. Hardy. There was a great array
of counsel, Parliamentary agents, end other professional
gentlemen employed. The bills before the committee were
23 in number. The chairman said the committee would first
take into consideration the Great Northern (No. 1, Barnet
Branch), and London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 1), and
afterwards in their order of rotation the London, Brighton,
and South Coast new lines (Battersea) ; Metropolitan
Railway (additional powers) , and London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway (No. 2, new lines). It would be
for the convenience of all parties that this announce-
ment should be made, as the inquiry into these cases
would no doubt occupy all the week. Counsel appearing
for the promoters of the Great Northern bill were Mr.
Denison, Q.C., and Mr. Davison; for the Regent's Canal
Company, in opposition, Mr. R. Gurney, the Recorder, and
Mr. Hope Scott, Q.O ; for the Metropolitan Railway Mr.
Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. V. Harcourt, and Mr. Holway ; for
the London, Chatham, and Dover Mr. Burke, Q.C., Mr.
Round, and Mr. Somerset; for the Midland Railway Sir W.
Alexander, Mr. Hope Scott, and Mr. Venable& There was
also a petition against the bill from two shareholders, Messrs
Archbutt and Pocock. Mr. Denison then at considerable
length opened the case for the Great Northern Railway,
stating that the principal objects of that company's appli.
cation were to empower them to make a branch line of one
mile 32 chains from the main line to Barnet, and an ap
preach thereto to be completed in four years, to acquire
land for station purposes to the westward of their goods
station at King's-cross, to run over the Metropolitan Rail-
way between King's-cross and its Farringdon-streat Ter-
minus, to run over the London, Chatham, and Dover ben
tween its junction with the Metropolitan Railway and the
Crystal Palace at Sydenhaw, and the Victoria Station at
Pimlico, and to agree with the London, Chatham, and
Dover for the mutual use of their undertakings. The pro-
moters also sought power to confirm an agreement of Dec.,
1660, between the Great Northern and Metropolitan Rail
ways, for the use of working by the former company of
their trains on the before mentioned portion of the Metro-
politan Railway, and for an option to the Great Northern
to take on lease land for a warehouse at the east of the
Metropolitan Railway at Clerkenwell. For these purposes
it was proposed to raise a further sum of £200,000 by new
ordinary and preference sheres, and £66,000 by loan. The
opposition of the Regent's Canal Company was to the con-
struction of a proposed bridge over their canal, and that of
other interests might be made subject matter of mutual
accommodation and clauses. Mr. Seymour Clarke, general
manager of the Great Northern Railway, was under ex-
amination until the committee rose. In Mr. Scholefield's
committee the case for the Chertsey Extension of the Lon-
don and South Western Railway was concluded, and that
for the proposed Staines, Egham, and Woking Junetion
Railway opened by Mr. Phinn, Q.C. The Perth Extension
of the North British Railway still progresses in Mr. Has-
sard's committee,who are bearing the opposing parties. The
miscellaneous bills proceeding in other committees are the
Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance and Globe
Insurance Companies ; the Nottingham Gas and Belfast
Improvement. In the committee of which Lord Wodehouse
is chairman, Mr. Hawkshaw, C.E„ and other witnesses
were examined in opposition to the proposed Bute Docks at
Cardiff, and the case of the West London :Docks and Ware-
houses Bill was opened by Mr. Burke, Q.C., in Earl Cath-
cart's committee, The object of the bill is to change the
name of the undertaking to that of the Railways Junction
Warehouses and Canal Company, to take additional lands,
to lay down tramways, and connect them with the London
and Brighton Railway at Battersea, to make working agree-
ments with that company and the London and North-
Western, Great Western, and London, Chatham, and Dover
Companies, to raise in addition to their authorised share
capital of £130,000, a further sum of £40,000, and to bor-

row £130,000. Sir C. Fox, the engineer, was the chief
witness examined.

Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day,

Market firm. Sales about 6,000. Imports, 12,141.
Previously, 83,977.