, 1864-02-03
EUROPE.
THE PRINCESS OF WALES AND
TIE INFANT PRINCE,

Attempted S5!e Of The Great Esstera-cfrsala
hGte from the Freaea Government o. the
| Danish 0ccst!cn-A Latter fran
MazzIhI.
TIE P11NCEss OF WALES AND TIE INFAS
FRINGE.
The eccouchemcnt Of Her Royal Hiehnes
was not altogether go sudden and withou
prEmonitoEy warDings as has been currentl
reported, nor Is there any reason to suppos
that it was pIcmaturely fastened by ler visi
TO ihe ice. Slight symptoms existed in til
earlier part Of the day, which some of TIL
most experienced of tho ladies' around tn
Princess attributed to what proved later t.
be the true canse- But Her Royal Highncss
equally with the Prince, has the strongcs
dislike to What, in ordinary phrase, is callet
making fuss" nud on this occasion prefer
rcd TO Pass over these matters Is Of no mo
/ uCnt. -" '..s"- .
On returning from the ice,s at about si1
| O'Clock, tie 81 nFtoms Ecro more urgant. a
| telegram Wcs then dispatched to London fol
| II. Slevekiry, Inysician in Ordinary to Hel
| Eoyal HighEcss. Presently the aspect of af
t.iis became unmiktakable- 4 SECOND tcle
Lad Gecn appointed accouchcur to Her Royal
HighEess. Meantime, however, it was eyi.
dert that more immediate Gid was required,
nnd Mr. Henry Brown Of Windsor WIZ sum.
moncd, and h.d tho happiness Of bringing
Tie infant Prince into the world. Mr.. Brown
repute, and enjoys the confidence Of the Royal
Family, with whom he has been habituatly
brought INTO professional relations
Dr.. Sieyeking reached Frogsnore ut about
T. H.. Immediately after the infant was born,
mud Dr.. Fare, who had come down bY spe--
3rE Afx3{+t In
mons, arrived aftcrward. ALI tic arrange.
nlcnts had been made, as Il known. for the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to hare taken place at the bt-
ginning ofMarch, at Marlborough house; Us
# was, there was not anything ID re1dyness,
nor was any nurse present, and the maternal
experience OF the Cocatess Of Macclesfcld
Was mcBt useful DR.. Fare has remained at
Frugmoro In continuous attendance through
out the week. Dr.. Sieyeking has also visited
her Roynl Higlncss latly, until Wednesday,
when lie was attacked 80 severely with mus
cular rheumatism Of an acutely painful char
acter, after. returning from his 7isit, that he
Las since been andis now temporarily contln-
ed by it to bed.
Tho 1nfant Prince is, happily, fine and
healthy child. Fur parent1exe, he is ssld to
prcfcut already striking likeness to his Roy
u father, Ills features being unusually wen
matked- Very precise statements have been
made as to the uterine age of the infant
have been more precise than accnrate,
lie Is believed by those best able to form IN
opinion to be eomeWhnt more than t.a seven
months child" The weight of nine pounds
Sraycly assigned to the young Prince is alto
gether incorrect We are assured that he las
not bern weighed at all; aud this will GER
taiDly afford relief to many anxious mothers
and nurses, who have declared, almost with
one voice, tEat sit WAS a shame to Wcinb the
little Prince, for it Is SO unlucky to weigh d
Child" His weight Is estimated ut consid-
erably less than nine pounds, which is good
weight fora fine child OF fully nine months
development; Elk pounds would probably be
nearer to the truth, and Jet leave nothing to
regret.
Every one Is, Of courec, anxious to know
low the Prince is to be brought IN. HI will
be sucked by wet nurse. The same diff
cultics presented themselves In this as in
other matters. from the unexpected and pro-
was, however carefully selected In the emer-
gencY by Dr.: Sicreling from the list Of those
on the list Of the 3o1l1roal Lyinr-iu Iustitu-
ticn-Mre. Connor, married woman, Of IT.
rsproaeh2ble character, good health and ante
csdents, and possessing the requisite physical
In excellent hcalth.
In consequence Of the announcement that
the Great Eastern steamship would be sold
by auction, yesterday, Largo number OF
gentlemen assembled at oH o'clock. il tile
Cotton Su1rsroom, Liverpool All classes Of
the mercantile community were represented,
end many strangers we're present The pro-
ceedings tool place by order of the mortca
gees. whose claim amounts to s100, 900. Tlis
amount, with Mr.. Par1y's claim and interest,
made total of about 9110, 600; and 1t was
1Emored III tue room that the reserve bid
would exceed that amount By about 4.s;0, ,00o.
The auctioneer was Mr. Joseph Cunard, Of
tie firm Of Cunard d Wilson, Liverpool and
London Insurance Buildings.
The clerk read the conditions of sale.
which were that the highest bidder wns to be
the purchaser, the broker being ut liberty to
bid once on account Of the sellers. II any
1sru arose, the broker should decide what
bid hc took The vessel would be sold with
MI tRuits and defects, and be at the purchas-
er's risk and expense from that date A de-
post Of 10 per cent to be made at the time
Of sale, and the remainder Of the purchase
money to be paid In cash on the completion
OF the legal bill Of sale, to be made within
within that time, the vessel might be rcsold
without notice, the deposit being forfeited,
The sellers being mortgages selling under
power Of ealc, would only enter into the
!usual covenant that they had done nothing to
incumber.
Mr. Cunsrd said: Gentlemen the ship will
be sold by the inventory, which will be here
directly: 1t comprises Ill the tackle and ap-
parel Of the slip. VIII You please bid for
her what you like: Start Ler.
There was no reply for some time. At last
some one bid 450,W0.
Mr.. Cunard: ESQ, 600 Is bid. I will take
II eco bids. 4 nod or wink will be s1 900,
and cheap at that: [Laughter] E50,000-{A
pause.) ntherc is no advance, not to wnste
yCur yalunbIe time, 6hn1l have to give the
owners bid. G5o, eco on1y9 Gentlemen, shall
give the owners bid, or will you spring
upon go, o,cool Gentlemen, on behalf Of the
owners, 1 am prepared to bid 2130, 900, and
any advance on that, the highest bidder shall
be the purchaser. [Cheers and hughter.l
Any advance upon E1s0, eco? No advance
upon SIG, 900. There was indeed no. advance
upon &1So, COO, 50 the auctioncer closed the
Gale, saying, swell, gentlemen, if you won't
huy the Great Eastern, VIC will offer you the
CIRCULAR NOTE OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.
The following ia the very important dis
patch the French Government have inst ad-
dressed to Gil the various States Of Germany,
Austria and Prussa excepted:
10 this Cabinet, dated December /!
3lst, psopotc Conference. either at Paris or at
London, to discuss the atars Of the Duchtee. The
those pewera who signed the treaty ef u, and 4
llepfpotentiary Of the German Confederacy. When |
The government Of the Emperor was sounded the |
Ihc difference existing between Conference dis
rover Congress conceived by the Emperor.
a Congress arranging the most diverse affairs, |
cuteion be confined to an isolated interest. must
be necessarily wanting. For this reason, and as \
be won1d not take under his auspices discussion
nom which he would have had e exclude several |
powers who had assented to theid OF Congress,
The Emperor thought It incumbent upon him to de-
cline TIC proposal Of conVenirg the Conference at
the Emperor cherish the wish OF supporting the |
endeayors which may be made with a vieW TO OBJ |
vtate grnyer complications. The maintenance Of |
inviting The soyereigns to consolidate tho poltiesl
sIstem Of Europe BY common agreement among |
"Tle object cf his Majesty remains; and. al
way Of obtaining 1t with safety, be has no abso,
lure objections to offer TO the combinations alluded
to by the English Government. nepreiminazy |
him. and hare been aeked Of the Powers. The |
London Conference Of 1883, as ts nbundantlg !
proved BY the existing state of things, has only
1ta resolutions are disputed BY ths majority Of the
Secondary States Of Germany, even BY some Of |
thofe who had assented to them.
asl b hoa
hope Of more satisfactory result. In the first |
place 1t is oi importance TO avoid bringing the |
Conference int conflict with the Federal Diet BY
already practically decided; and the Government |
Of the Emperor has addressed the Powers, asking |
whether they would be disposed To- accept the nc !
etc Of dcllbcration-iu other WORDS to reserve the
pending questions. |
"Giving, at the same time, an earnest attention |
to point which eeems to have great interest for
Germany, the Emperor. like the English Govern |
CoufedcracF in any future transactions might be |!