Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-04
FOREIGN INTELLfiENoE.
We take the following from London letter in the
Philadelphia Enquirer

Philadelphia Enquirer
THE CONFERENCE ARnIsTICE.
/. seems to DO the prevailing opinion here that the
armSice I'D the resalt OF the conference will
amount to nothing. Even the Times admits thas so far
a. Denmark Il concerned it csmes too late. IL scarcely
served 10 elicit any sppiau on Lord PAlmers on's
count aud the announcement Of the fact in the House
of Commons fell aim 3. ccldlJ that assemblage PIE
seutng strong contrast to the enthusiasm manifested
little later the evening, when tie tdings CT the
Dap naval victory Was communicated TO The House.
The Queen ought Rave taken warning from this de-
tatioo Its certain that she is at logerheads
With the Minister'S and that upon her individually rests
the Whoe responsibility OF the coNarcly conduct OF
England in references TO Denmark Il understood that
both Loids PAlners,ou aId Russell approve the popG
lar sentimsn this subject aud would gladly have Ia.
ken firm stand at the outset in support OF the national
obligations to Denmark but the Qlseu pereuptory put
down Der fco aud swore in her wrath that ho st p
should be tske that should Ia the eat initiate against
The interests Of her &c man relations.
sxNnxEKIs CT TIE ROYAL FAMILY.
There have been some warm scenes betaeen her
Mgjesty and her Minister'S and between the Gu :e1 and
the Prince OF Wales. A. one time the dismissal Il
Lord Palmtr.ton tesmed imminent. Twice recently
has the Qaeen cent for Lord Derby, but that
was too cunning defy he public sentiment and plainly
told her Aesy that If he were at the hesd Ct the Gov
ernment his frst step would be to declare to Prussia
nd Austria that England would stand by the treaty Of
maintenance Earl Derby was, therefore, coldlJ dis
missed.
The Price of Wales ia opsn and even noisy in he
expression of his opposition TO the policy CT the Qaeen
lie reported to have given as toast at Guares dir
ner the other day, Success TO .nmark, and - 10
Eal Russell" 1t is 10 be presumed Il tie latter
clause had reference to the policy of which Earl Rug
se has besn the compulsory exponent.
In tls meantime the Queen has gone 10 BImo a. Ia
fit OF tie suks bu evidently satisfied that she has gained
her end in the miserable arnisce to which the CJnfe-
eace has agreed. Lord PamerslOns govt Il not leave
him. Id - said to have been psr ect fury for the
last fortnight and his illness to have bsep more the
cult of passion than physical alment. digniht
course would be rssgn but he is too anxioue 10 re-
tain the seals Of clRce 10 the las; moment.
MANsLAUGHrER BY. A HEABALIsT-h. Humphreys,
Middess coroner held an inquest last evening Lima
house as 10 the death Of WIliam PROXY, aged fifteen
year. At the beginning of hsrch the deceased
taken ILL., ard his father called Ia Nc. John SEeveis
who held bimself foith az medical practitioner. he
sad that the boy wa, suffering from fever, and pc
scrhed powder aGd pills The patient got worse,
and Dr. Cunning was summoned. de said that be b y
had a dis A.ed hip, bus the father preferred the
treatment OF Mr.. Steven, who i, a herbali,t-
AT er endur ng geat sgony in the hip the toy
died. and 1t Wss now co0clus'vely shown that
Stevens was grossly gIo ant of to, case, ard that
be had given some very Extraordinary medicine. Mr..
n. j. Gaat of the Royal Free Hospital, said he ma 80
post norton mination of the deceased, and found
al the internal organs healthy. The ntestiues were n
ected with blood the left hip joint Lad suffered ON
Inflammation OF sem, duration, and the carriages OF
the DIN. hal been absorbed Deceased had sppireLty
died from exhaustion, brought on by great psi
q1ent on overlooked aud neglected disease Of the hip
joint: LGtheby, professor of chemistry at the Lon
don Rcspita stated that he had analysed the stomach
Of the deceased and found that it was greatly ind m ID.
Upon tasting of the medicine, be discovered that
it was principally composed Of cayenne pepper Both
OF the med gsItemen proved that this mx;ure had
produe gr,a irritation and paio causing excessive
vomiiuS ami Ihsu.Iioo, aud that th g. together with
the acute pain of the neglected hip had produced DEATH
Dr. j. A. Coin e Montague street, Russell tq1are,
serted tina. the mixture Of cayenne pepper was the
proper one 10 be given. Toe jury returned verdict
OF mansaughtes sgairss Stevens, who was committed
upon the cJroI es 10 take his trial at the Gen.
trail Criminal Court bali being accspted-L0nd'n 7sls
nranh