The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-28 00:00:00

THE CONFERENCE,

The Paris papers of this morning publish °Oil°
details respecting the Conference.

La France says :
"At the meeting of the Conference on 11°.
the first question mooted was that of an artnistlend
The demand was made conjointly by Franco Ties
England. We are assured that the plenipotenticajrl
of the German Powers had come without all ti
structions on the subject, and that they have b:
obliged to refer to their respective Governtaol39'
La Patrie says:—
" We have received from various sources nee°flute
, gt
of the sitting of the Conference on the 2501 'l3l-1;
The proposition of an armistice was Orns.
brought forward, with the condition that the sthe
pension of hostilities should not imply that o
existing blockade. The plenipotentiaries of AllBnie
and Prussia at once declared that they bad a° si,
structions on that point, but accepted the Pr°P°tist
tion ad referehduna, that is to say, that they to

consult their respective Governments."
The London correspondence of the IndepBo-
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Beige contains the following :
All 00,
" The Conference met on the 25th. -er
pleripote.ntiaries were present. After having bt
changed their credentials, Lord Clarendon broute,
forward the proposal of an immediate arteitlev,
fhe proposal was supported by the pleniPc'toe
tiaries of France, Russia, and Sweden. it gibe
rise to a somewhat lively discussion between ibe
representatives of Austria and Prussia °I3
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one hand and of Denmark on the other. Fil3ifeci
tha Austrian and Prussian plenipotentiaries 05;13,
for the time necessary to refer to their o°veeo
ments for instructions, and the Conference has be

adjourned until they have received them."
The Journal des Debuts says :—" We do not rfe.
tend to know everything that passed at the c°osie
rence on the 25th instant, but what results oee e.
expect from a Conference which finds itself P4go
lysed in its action at the very outset by such otrfia%
proceedings as those of Austria and Prussie, hiito
ire telresdy roiling heavy stones into the Pt'
obstruct the action of diplomacy P' , o
g'„
rtb•
A telegraphic despatch from Vienna, date' **"
gives the following extract from the London e-;
spondent (telegraphic) of the Abend post,
jour"
Yestenal üblished at that capital f—
p rday (25th), the Conference met inP•e 01
l.
A provisional suspension of hostilities by lanuf;bo
by sea was proposed, with the maintenance °`
existing blockade, until a resolution has been adopts
respecting the armistice. wag
"The plenipotentiaries of the belligerent 13° 10
have accepted the proposition ad referendr47/40.
await instructions from their respectiv® Gllce
ments." the
The Abend-Post observes that the clause far tics
maintenance of the blockade during the ariof•°o4
scarcely admits of the probability that Austria
Prussia will accept the proposition.
Tses
SCOTTISH NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO THE Di' tot
CONSORT.—A meeting of the acting committee of
promoting the Scottish national memorial was 115,1340
Edinburgh on Tuesday, under the presidency of the •",„iie
of Buccleuch. His grace reported that he had not /Oros
opportunity last summer of ascertaining the Queen'Oltioe
on the subject, but he had lately been in commune A 0
with General Grey, to whom he intimated that them°-01
considerable anxiety felt as to what form the 19e°1ayd
should take, both in regard to the site and the deeigs,e ore
her Majesty had been pleased to follow very much tivira
cedent set in London of naming a small committee °,4,„`
to assist her with their counsel in the matter. liraererepo of
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had already decided that Edinburgh, as the Sco!i,
Scotland, was the most appropriate place for a
datermio
national memorial, but nothing had yet been
either as to the mode of obtaining designs, whether laciee
or by express invitation to leadingartists, or as to the Pito it
situation and character of the design. On these nrivio°
would be the duty of the committee to give the je°lcor
gol3,
In their power. The committee named by her gt 00
sisted of the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the IZt
Sir William Gibson Craig, the Right Hon. Sir J. ` ‘Zeoetiall
Sir John -Watson Gordon (president of the Royal
ionolv digjoit,
Academy), Dr. Lyon Playfair, and himself,
cussion took place as to the position of the acting °iced t°
tee in the present circumstances, when it was reat%epia
thank the Duke of Buccleuch for the steps lie had t'ti
accordance with the request made to him, and to 511.1003'
further expression of her Majesty's wishes as to the 6101$'
nature of the memorial, Several members expressetl'ill
; o.
selves in favour of an open competition, but tti'st oat
feared would deter many eminent artists who rnrg re'cl:
forward on invitation, A statement of accounts w 3"
from which it appeared that the fund amounted t° cctiaf,
£13,000. Five designs which had been sent in to tb°,,' ta
committee were produced, several of them cossll9—vititi
sculpture, others combined architectural coreposili°ll;:iei
sculpture. They were handed over to the covalnpelt°
advice. A vote of thanks was then tendered to the
of Buccleuch for presiding. ,re
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SHAKSPERE'S REPRESENTATIVES.—In ot
year of Jubilee, the 300th of Shakspere theoetr
and the last, it will be singular if something new 0
es ot
mg him, his family, his fellows, or his works, a° Oa
°1
come to light. lira fear the chance of learning 50011'
new;st corroborating anything old about him, is biltegolati
As to his family, the mine has been pretty nearly
out. Mr. Harnesss found a new husband for Mrs' Dora
spere, one Richard James; Mr. Collier provided o°4oooll
with a new son, of the name of Edward ; and fool' the
as the line of Shakspere's own descendants cooed °to sag
death of Lady Barnard, in 1670, it seemed difneull:4o4o'
the least of it, to furnish him with a new legal rer-yeal
tative. Yet oven that feat was essayed by on (10'
Peahen, who, in 1841, made public her claim l°1"-jo at,
tinguished honour. We do not remember how 001
tempted to prove her claim ; nor do we see how s' woe°,
have done so, unless she established au illegitinist°_ „it et
from the unknown lady who, thanks to the forgetiv; Gale'
Armitage Brown and Thomas do Qnincey, has becei
,rated as the joint mistress of Lady Pembroke and
B 9
sper,:.—Unce a Week.
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