The Express. — London, England, 1868-12-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, was shouted down. The clergyman who followed him, " amid continued clamour," had b 110‘00 effectually drowned by the incoherent noires made while ho was speaking; the AVAIIDVIZOP pro nounced his unheard amendment to be eat of order ; and the proceedings were diversified by " a stentorian voice " yelling out from the crowd, " there will be a serious accident " presently," apparently in the spirit in which an alarm of fire is thoughtlessly or wickedly raked in a concert-hall or theatre. The right reverend chairman had at this juncture to expa tiate upon the architectural and other advantages of the Freemasons' Tavern, digressing gently into details concerning the pre-engagements of Exeter end Et. daniee's Halls, and, with bland optimism, entreating the reverend brawlers "to make the " best of the room they had got." The opinion of Mr.WICKENS as to the legality of the grant having been read, the fortuitous oon course again became chaotic. Cries of " Chair, " chair," as at an harmonic meeting; and of " Divide, 'vide, 'vide," as at an after-dinner sitting of acme convivial House of Commons, might he distinguished amid the din ; but when the Chairman suggested that they should not divide, " becisuno"—with evident irony this " division under the circumstances " would be a matter of great difficulty," the criers seemed to have so given way to passion as to be scarcely accountable for their acts. The appeartuice of Dr. MILLER, the Vicar of Green wich, than whom there is no more temperate and enlightened churchman, was " the signal for an " uproar the like of which has seldom been wit " nessed." Taking advantage of a pause, and just as the disturbance was breaking out afresh, the Archbishop interposed with the benedic tion, and the assembly, after four and a half hours' brawling, dispersed. We venture to say that a more scandalously dis graceful scene has never been recorded. The im propriety of the Christian Knowledge Society arro gating to itself the right to decree who and what are the ecclesiastical authorities of Natal, and of any section of its members setting up an iniperitim in i,,,peri" which would override the prerogative of the Crown and the decisions of our courts, is ob vious enough. But the turbulent disorder of yesterday, the apparent justification of the sneer, " just enough Christianity to hate, " but not enough to love one another," the shameless and open exhibition of potty motives and narrow jealousies, the contemptible lack of self-control and moral discipline, the ostentatious disregard of public decency, the brutal trampling under lovt of the virtues it is their high function to inculcate, the open indulgence in evil passions and the consequent degradation of their cloth— are all heavy sins comru;netl by these clergymen against the community, and ag,_inat religion itself. Such brawls as these are fonzidabls weapons in the hands of the infidel and the scoffer, and Christian,. have burnt each other quite persuaded. That all the apostles would have done as they did, will be echoed in various forms in all parts of the world in which English newspapers are read. The Christian Knowledge Society has, in short, brought discredit upon Christian knowledge, and its most earnest efforts will bo needed to remedy the evil yesterday's rioting will have wrought. TEE LisT JR(IIMENT AGAINST THE BALLOT. Ors ingenious contemporary the Pall Mall Ga:ftfe bas discovered a terrible clincher against the Ballot. Here it is, under the good old stereotyped heading. The Ballot in tho " United " States To those who think that improper influence or intimi dation is not possible where the ballot is in operation we commend the following story from an American paper : Au ironmaster in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, was in the habit of driving his men in a waggon to the polls on election days. He did not trouble them to get out of the waggon, but took their ballots and handed them in, saying, " This is Pats Ilummell's vote ; this is Jacob Miller's vote ; this is Casper Weber's vote," and so on. Then the waggon was sent off for a fresh load, Mr. C. waiting until it arrived and banding the ballots in himself, so as to be sure they were on the right side. Suwon" the advocates of the hellot system explain how this could have been pre vented I. We have never heard it argued that the use of the ballot-box would put an end to attempts at improper influence or intimidation OA the part of landlords and employers. On the other hand, the worst that has ever been alleged against the morality of the ballot-box is that it would serve to defeat roguery with its own wea pons, by depriving those who prachice improper in fluence and intimidation of any security for the profitable investment of their money, or for the effi cacy of their pressure upon the dependent tenant or tradesman. So far as the ridiculous case cited by our contemporary is concerned, we are almost ashamed, as " advocates of the ballot " system," to waste a drop of ink in ex plaining how it could have been prevented. Is it not obvious that a sufficient number of voting places within easy reach of every elector would prevent the use or abuse of conveyances, and that the law might compel every elector to place his own vote in the ballot urn; bal lot urns being labelled with the names of the candidates and so constructed internally as to guarantee the perfect secrecy of the vote ? Or, if voting papers were used, might not each elector be required to receive his paper from the official in charge of the ballot urns, and sign it for himself there and then, under complete immunity from in terference, just as simply and easily as each pas senger takes his ticket at a railway station ? And might not the arrangements of tho voting places be such as to make it at least an ab solute certainty that every elector should vote by himself and for himself, exempt from the scrutiny of any human eye or the interference of any human hand 1' Nor would such secrecy, which is the proper object of the ballot, and which in electoral matters is only another word for independence, be less secure if every elector presenting himself at the ballot urn were required to sign his own name on the list of electors before giving his vote. The cause of the Ballot must indeed be approaching victory when its opponents are reduced to such pitiful stories as that of the Pennsylvanian ironn►aster and his three " men." aisde by total as who enct : stege porde asserti6o 11017 willies% abutting • ' and " wine whkit is one of those -* persnoe, and TNE7'OT4LISM AND TENPEBAYCN. THAT " the argument from excess is an excess " in argument " is a maxim strikingly illustrated by the teetotallers. They are endeavouring to grapple with au enormous evil, but they assail it with false weapons. Their immoderate assertions repel all moderate mon. Because JOHN JONES drinks too much beer therefore Jong THOMAS must drink none at all, is a strangely illogical conclusion. As well might you strive to prevent burglary by shutting up everybody in prison, but such a system of prevention would be worse than the crime itself. Last night at a crowded meeting of the National Temperance League the chairman advanced the proposition so constantly T . --- • ----- EDYFTIAN DAIRA BONDB.--Z irt rivate Admi rditratim 0111. H. the, wk./yes Of I &Alert of the above floodealto ale dealwetsaot ISOM I NTING Oa a se at the rate of : per nerd per anima. ean proatott theca for Mat !arrow*. at the ttellera of Mow, 01•PIISKICIII and 01.1 Na, or to the nth inst. ineluelvw t t' 11 and etre. t DR L1( 10 LI COFFER. Wll.l.lAli and 0))01101 144. LAW. COFFEE 11FACHANTE AoqOEI4OI. NEW OlFOlit. jOlll - BROODKNI3 CLASSIC JEWKLRY. pABIB ithsT-cLAss BILE MEDAL. 1867. JOHN BROODEN'S 18-carat GOLD MAIM JOHN BROODEN't3 BRACELNIS. ;JOHN BROODEN'S BROOCHNB. JOHN 1111lXiDEN'S OEM sad WEDDING ew JOHN BROODER'S NECKLAtORS. JOHN BBOODEN't3 EARRING& ORIGINAL GOLD CRAIN ILANUFACTORY. NO. 18, 11E2OUBITA-82111111T. Cove:it mise. - - - - QANGSTERS' UMBRELLAS (Four Prize P." 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Sherrington and Mr. P Pill:lathe.- THE PETITION. Mr. Pitt and AL:. H. ra.,n.—And THE BALLINA.SLOE HOT. Mai 8v,A13. NIGH WATER AT Loupe!, DEIDGI. To-bay =-11ceniii, PIC 10-11.1aowt—konting. nas. gonna at Brans, Kaa;l;;;a7aall DRAM, an maned min II dab* for lasentaa r a w maim. Pain b. 14. SECOND AND THIRD EDITIONS 07 111 A EXPRESS, The Latest Telegram , ' ; the Latest City ; Railway, Mining, and other Shares ; Sporting, and Gene ral Intelligence, AIM PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9. THE CHURCH MILITANT. A free fight appears to have taken place yester day at the Freemasons Tavern. The combatants were clergymen, and a dispute as to the dissemi nation of religious truth the cause. An Arch bishop presided, and vicars, canons, rectors, awl what SYDNEY Smarr called " wild curates" innu merable joined in the fray. The proceedings seemed to have savoured of the prize-ring through out, but of the prize-ring in its latter days of decadence, when the referee is ignored, the patrons mobbed and jumped upon, and " the fancy " shriek, and strike, and threaten, in defiance of all rules. The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge voted 2,0001. in August last fur the propagatir.n of religious truth in the diocese of Natal ; and doubts having arisen as to the legality of the grunt, counsel's opinion was taken, and yesterday's meet ing was a sort of appeal from the committee to the general members of the society. But the real question at issue was whether this sum should be entrusted to the Bishop of the diocese, Dr. Cocxxso, or whether it should be handed over to what Archdeacon Dzsisore described as " an episcopate " of their own in Lincoln's-inn-fields," in other words, to Natal churchmen of whose theology the standing committee would approve. Such was the subject which a large and respectable body of clergymen met to discuss, and the report of their deliberatious commences in these words :—" Yesterday, one of the most e excited, if not one of the most clamorous and " disorderly meetings which has taken place in " the metropolis for a considerable time, was held " in the large hall of the Freemason' Tavern." The same precautions had been taken against riot as were practised with general success during the late elections. Admission was by ticket or voucher of membership only, and the room was crowded to the ceiling by professing Christians, of whom the majority were spiritual guides. The Archbishop (A YOUK ((emus to have scented mischief in the air, for he expressed; a hope that the meeting would be conducted with charity and forbearance —two qualities not abso lutely opposed to the teachings of the Now Testament--immediately after which the first speaker, the Vicar of St. 414 Lord rtsieting- tion encourages the principles advocated by total abstainers it impossible not to respect the earnest labours of good men. We do not believe that the true anti dote to drunkenness is cold water, but it is well at any rate that the great curse of England should be recognised and attacked. The progress of education and of Christian teaching has done much already. In fiwtres time ministers of State were not ashamed to con clude their banquets under the table; in Sir WALTIM SCOTT'S time to get " fon" was not oon sidered ungentlemanly, but in our day no gentle man would venture to say a word in favour of bard drinking, and intoxication is almost wholly confined to tho lowest strata of the lowest classes. If the teetotallers would unite with moderate drinkers in promoting temperance, great good might bo effected. We want puce boor and pure spirits, wo want attractive coffee-houses and read ing-rooms, we want more drinking-fountains, we want better homes for the poor, we want a greater sympathy between all classes. Those are seine of the agencies by which temperance may be pro moted, and wo have far more faith in such agencies than in the well-meaning,,but ill-considorod efforts of teetotallers. is probable that both Mr. Forster and Mr. Stens fold will be members of the new administration. Works. It Lord Sydney is Lord Chamberlain ; and Lord Beesborough Lord Steward. TEI CABIIIII7'. First Lord of the Tres &Uri The Lord High Chan cellor Lord Justice Page Wood. Lord President of the Council Earl de (key. Lord Privy Seal Earl of Kimberley. Secretary of State for the Hume Depart ment Mr. IL A. Bruce. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Secretary of State for the Colonies .. Earl Granville. Secretary of State for War Sorretary of State for India The Duke of Argyll. Chancellor of the Ex- • chequer Mr. Lowe. First Lord of the Ad miralty President of the Board of Trade Postmaster-General President of the Poor law Board Mr. Goechen. Chief Secretary for Ire land Mr. Gladstone. Mr. Cardwell. Yr. Childers. Board of Worka Mr. Layard. Attorney-Geruval Sir Robe. Collier. Solicitor-General Mr. Coleridge. Lord Advocate Mr. Xoacreiff. Lord Chamberlain Lord Steward the esrurt. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. S. The Quecu went out yesterday afternoon, ere' n Annie I by Trineovi Ilentrieo; and her Majesty drove in the t n ut (hi t' is moniin?, attended )7 the Cuuntuse of G/Ctit pug The frown es" cf Prose's (Pr:ne . a. Royal), Prise, u Louis-, and the Duke of CiunLridga west out walking. l'ait.e as Chaff lotto 'of Prussia, att dby Countess Rev, wh , w and Colonel the Ifon. A. Liddell, went to the Cry,tal Tellico to-day. Prine , !Chr:stian iliue.l with the Queen yentordAy. Mr. W. li. Cumin, Mr. Y. Suzan. and Mr. P. S. Parra of her Majedy's privet bawl, playe I in the thawing-rocom after dinner, before the royal family and tko ludic" and gentlemen iu waiting, the tot:owing "elec. tion of music: 'Meditation far lc pternln Fl ie d —M. Bar k do Darts Gonna). s OSO. I ,st lob der 'lbrines Bohr. Tarvotulo Violon.+Mo—M. Andaat , and SA. m from Trio In D Xionr Mead .ha. Pioaolorte, violin:end riolooodlo Memo, MUM% Sid PIKS!. I (e) Naretatuek . it( tinatmm. • Caprice, "Btu Fertile . litcpbtot ilellet. Cuitias: An.lante and rarfatfosstioit the Kreutter R..ethavets Pianoforte mad violia—Wear. Cuaies sod Saila& The Queen will hold a email 10-day (Wednesday) at Windsor Castle. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of Heligoland. Despatelot were sent to the Governor of the Falkland Islands. A few days ago his Majesty the Queen, accom panied by the Princesses, visited a sick woman in the neighbourhood of elewer, and, at the same time, took the opportunity to visit the eonvaleaoent Hospital, and to Inspect the wards - of which there are three, for men, women, and children—and other internal arrangements of the hospital, which met with her Majesty's approval. Ilia Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who returns to town to-day from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle, will leave this evening for Packington on a Mkt to the Earl sad Cowden of AyWord. His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Counters Bernstorff sad Countess Thrums Bernstoeff lett Prussia Rouse on Monday, on a visit to /Amount and Viaoonntess Hoisieedale at Linton, Kest His Excellency Musurus Pacha, accompanied by M. Tad and Mlles. Hamm, bas lett Constantinople for England. His amelleacy and family Tatum by way of Some, Florence, and Paris. The Counties (Dowager) of Westmorland has been Teri W whilst on a visit to her son, the Ron. Julian Pane, in Northamptonshire. Mr. mob, the countess's medical adviser, has been to see her ladyship several tines, and her numerous Meads will be gratified to hear that her ladyship is recovering rapidly. The Earl and Countess of Dudley are entertain ing a shooting party, more ■elect than numerose, at Ha ley Court, to meet the Crown Prince of Prussia. Count Gleichen, the Prince of Hohenlohe, and a distinguished party meet his royal highness at Lord Dudley's hospitable country scat. Lonl Elebo arrived in town early in the week, end yesterday left for Lord Dudley's seat, Witley Court, Worcestershire. Ills loiddlip is expected to return to town qn Friday. MINIRTERIAT. MOVEMENT!.—Mr. Gladgnus) (lur ing yesterday gave interviews to the majority of the member, of the ministry at his residence on Carlton house-terrace. Among the visitors were the Duke of Argyll, Earl Granville, Eurl de Grey, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Hobert Lowe. Mr. Chichester Forteeeue, Mr. Ousehe n, and Mr. Childers. The Marquis of Hartington, the Earl of Kimberley, and the Right Hon. Charles P..Villiers were among the political Meads Mr. Gladstone received on Monday. Mr. bright was expected in town last night. We learn by telegraph from our Dublin cor respendeut that the four judges of the Court of Queen's Bench sat yeettrday, when Mr. Lime was in attendance to be sworn in as master of the court. The add Justice obis rved upon the largely increased judicial duties which the matter bad now to discharge, and said the court could not object to the appointment being conferred on au at torney, but Mr. Lane's business was mainly, in the local courts. Though the nomination made on the 2nd of December was one they had uu control over, they were bound to record the protest against it. Mr. Lane said his business was not in the local courts. The Chief Justice /aid his opinion remained unaltered. THE LATE KING OF SLLII.—BANOKOZ, OCT. ft.— Ili. Majesty Prabat tionsclet Phra Chore Klow, the late King of Siam, was attacked with fe ver on th e 27th o f August last. The medical faculty prescribed for his Ma jesty, and hopes were entertained of his recovery. whoa hemorrhage ensued. Notwithstanding all medical treat ment his Majesty became worse, and on the let October, at P p.m., breathed his last, aged fully Pt years, having reigned 17 years six months and a half. Tho officers whose duties are to attend the royal deed then clothed his Majesty's remains in regal robes, and deposited thorn in a golden mn, which was conveyed in procession to the Grand Palsee and placed in state in the wing of th e Palace called Dootcha Sit Meha Preset, according to the custom usually adopted with regard to th e remains of the harmer Kings of Slum. Th e prince., relatives of his late Majesty, the ministers, and the ems of government, both high and low, then met and consulted together, and unanimoudy agreed to the aimeirdon of Prince Chau Fa Chula Longhorn, the eldest son of his late Majesty, to the throne of the kiogdom of Siam; and that of Prince George Xrcenamun Dawaravrichai Chan, the eldest son of Ida late Majesty Probst ficeadst Pra Pinklow the eseand King. to the throne of the mooed King of &zee ono. meson of the two late kings. All the oat= Iterfle of Slam harks; tnianinsously connoted is them mad suopeudaw, wen, waseasaady, modem basmobas aye boobs of of say Mai. Maisbiab eat beam SIU up taws median b pesos said props*, as Iwooludwo. PABM, Deo. t. morning in it. bulletin ministers of France, ens, have taken joint steps to direct the attention of the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs to the serious consequences which might ensue from a policy of aggression. SPAIN. EWS. W&DIIID. Dna. IL Fresh troops left here to-day for Andalusia. General Cabal/to de Rods, has been appointed Commander-in-Chief for military operations in Andalusia, and senor Mehinna Captain-General of Seville. It is reported that the late dynasty is having large sums of money distributed with the object of inciting an insurrection in Spain. The Bourse is closed to-day, it being the Feast of the Immaculate Conoeption. HUNGARY. PESTS, Dye. 9. In yesterday's sitting°. the Lower House of the Hungarian Diet, Herr von Gorove, the Hinirter of Commerce, declared that the ensign to be borne on the now common flag of the empire would shortly be communicated to the foreign powers. In the evening, in consequence of the opposi tion to the second clause of the bill regulating the powers of courts-martial, that clause was with drawn by the government. The bill introduced by some members of the left on electoral disqualifications was rejected by 209 against 110 votes. An imperial decree has been published ordering that the law relative to the constitution of the Honed army shall at once come into operation. The appointment of the Archduke Joseph to the command of the Honveds has met with universal approval. Generals Elapka, Perczel, and Velter have boon reinstated in their military ranks as generals in the Hungarian army. AMERICA. WASHINGTON, Di The repert of Mr. M`Culloch, secretary of the Treasury, submitted to Congress, emnouncee that during the year ending the 14 of November 64 the public debt of the, 'United States increased by 35 million dollars. The receipts during the [kcal year ending last June were through the Custom; 104,000,000 dollars and through Inland Revenue 100,000,000 dolt. lie recommends Congress to declare all government bonds to be payable in coin, and the resumption of specie payments to take place on the Ist of January, 1871. lie moreover reeouiroeuds the reduction of the tariff, the increase of the excise dues, and th is:me of Five I.er Cent. Bonds for funding the public del.t to the tunout of 300 million dollars. to mature at the rate of 50 millions annually. au•l the remainder in front ten to thirty years. Secretary M'Culloch ritimates the average civil expenses during the next ten years at 10 million dollars annually. NEW YORK. Dac. S. The Hamburg and American Company's steam ship Ilolsatia arris ed at 7 pan. yesterday. Closing Prices.—Oold closed at 1331 ; the highest quotation during' the day was 1361 ; the lowest 1331. Sterling exchange on London, 109; ; 6-20 United States Bonds, 1882, 1101; ditto, 1886, 1071 ; ditto, 1863, 1101 ; 10-40 Bonds, 1051. Illinois, 144 1 ; Erie, 381 Cotton, Middling Upland, 241. Petroleum, standard white, 33. Flour, extra State, 6 do's. 43e. to 7 do's. n. Ciaja, old mixed, 1 dol. 17c. WEDNESDAY EVE 0, DECEMB , 'Wainer'. that it is the moderate MINISTRY. .minge in --a . 4 tow ~.. , fm truly 1 ' -* ibibey• • Alle appointments ill kis& 'sing the giftll°. . , ?... '. D- gssterday : rhidk tuaketh Oil the LI moo " UM. de ore 7 to jig "P resident of the OC e g ift e .._i i . tim boot , ""' t om ,. Lord Insaberleyi ' Privy Seal ; Mr. es it is a folly to say that Ids tbogors. President of the Ptifor Law Board; Lord TE gee excess. But while we Mir f ro m ton, Postmaster-Gemsal. ' advocated by total abstainers it is Mr. Layard will go to the Board of Wor a 1868. i.--- F IL .-- I t N i :i !. 1: .AY.) j 1 trusoutif •. same V v , • F 1 • im. .., . P. ,% Monieeur of this morning confirms tho DOWN that the minis' England, and Ennis, at Athena, h THE MINISTRY. Tan Cabinet is now probably complete, but many of what are technically called the " minor" offices have yet to be filled up. Lord lirmtwr has been appointed Lord Chamberlain, and the Earl of BEisssoaouou Lord Steward. Lord AYLESBURY, it is understood, has been made Master of the Horse. The summer to the Duke of ABERCORN in the Irish Viceroyalty has not been definitively fixed, but the names of Lord HALIFAX, Earl Srarrcan, and Lord Drrrsenr are spoken of as the peers from whom a selec tion is likely to be made now that the Mar quis of HARTINGTOX has accepted the office of Postmaster-General. Home more Dam( s have been a'd 41 to tho,e we nantioned yesterday as probable recipients of cfil:e, but in the absence of certainty ai to the me+ thy may be invited to till it is better to wait for a tow day 4 when the ministerial personnel will doubtless be complete and authoritatively announce 1. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) 1116 CAROMS. r Puily rice /dui ittlicte that the advanced er popular section of the liberal party %Most insufficiently represented in the cabinet, as compared with !be aridw vatic and purely adminirdratire. or bureaucratic element. Flares in the government will be found, it is rumoured, for Mr. W. E. Forster and Mr. Stansfeld ; but it is haul to ay what places worthy of their acceptance are bdt. One or other of these gentlemen ought to be in the cabinet ; and the: Doily Nem • trusts that the office of Pico-President of the Council, which is the ministry of education in germ, will be assigned to Mr. Forster with this condition. If the composition of the Cabinet is not altogether satis factory as regards the balance of opinion within it, still in administrative and debating ability it will bear favour able contrast with any which has held power in England since the coalition cabinet of Lord Aberdeen. The Tekeraph observes that Mr. Bright is the only member of the new cabinet who represents radical *ahem The whig element, indeed, so largely dilutes that body that it is difficult to detect the radical flavour. Al. though the elections have proved that the English people have no love for the Adullamiteis, ever in sackcloth and ashes for their sins, Mr. Glad,toue's selection of Mr. Lowe for the second post in the cabinet, and his EITCIIIIIiOII of Mr. Forster and !Mr. fitansfeld, show that to play• bold and h ading part in the Cave of Adnllain is an excellent little game in comparison with fidelity to your party and high-principled consisteecy through life. In this new poem. Delial. "whose tongue dropped manna, and who could make the worm appear the better reason," is taken back into Heaven ; while Abdiel, who had never swerved from his faith, is offered a subordinate poet. The Post remarks that at present speculation on the future of the new ministry must be simply conjectural ; but in all events it may be affirmed that the failure of • ministry so constituted and so supported—justly proud of its administrative ability and flushed with an electoral victory—would mean a great deal more than the defeat of a party. The Berets/ says it remains to be seen whether an administration which contains within itself so many ele ments of discord and Incongruity well survive long enough to address itself to the serious business of the church in Ireland. The more the Standard considers the composition of the new ministry, the more even is it convinced that it is bat a re-ehnflling of the old whig cards, and not I. any modern Muse a " liberal " cabinet. Tall MI Sr azewens LLITINI W Mt. Referring to the agreement of the principalliuropeen powers to abolish the use of explosive missiles weighing less than 400 grammes (or one English pound) the Tina does not consider it wine that the British nation should give up any of those natural advantages by which it is partially enabled to make up for its very great disadvan tage in respect of war. We have money; we have material ; we have ingenuity and public spirit ; but we have not a sufficieury of men. Our army is the smallest, comparatively, in the world, and haft of it is always placed altogether out of reach, all over the world. Upon any emergency at home we could not hope to meet our antagonists with anything like equal numbers. Yet how to make a handful of soldiers do the work of a legion is a difficulty which always waits fur a new solution. The pretended object of the new treaty is to shorti n war, and to make it less fatal to life, by substituting curable wounds for fatal injuries. But even if this point be conceded, the Timcs does not believe that there would be less war, or that states would have re course to the ordeal the km because lighting could be done wfth km pain and less destruction. The greatest horron of war are the best in their moral bearing, and the most likely to prevent an early recurrence to arms. The weapon that shortens the war diminishes the deaths from other causes; and if the explonve bullet is found to do the most destruction, it becomes thereby a humane agency. TEE OWE VICEROYALTY. The Ilter points out that while the vk.roregal establish ment exists, what is done in the Queen's name in Dublin must have a serious effect on the disposition of the Irish people. What is done through Sir Edward Wetherell is not very likely to be either very acceptable or very worthy of acceptance, unless he is a sufficiently pliant official to fulfil in a liberal spirit the functions with which lie was endued by the tones, and the appointment of so trusty and dogmatic a functionary es Lord Halifax to the Viceroyalty will be the most effectual substitute possible for the removal of the Ender Secretary from an office for which his avowed politics render him unfit. Mona Billßore.—The Church News of the current week states that the Pope is about to make the following appointments :-Bt. Andrews.—Arehbishop : Must Rev. George ithrington, D.D. Olasgow.—Aroh. bishop : Most Rev. James Laird Patterson, M[ A. Oxon. Edinburgh.—Bishoißight Hes. John Strain, D.D. Perth.—Bishop: ht Rev. Owing* Rim D.D. Aber dren.—Biphop : B igot Rev. John Ors), D.D. Moray.— Bishop : Right Rev. John tin D.D. Orkney.— Bishop : Right Rev. B. Bernard, D.D. Ross.—Blshop: Right Rev. William Dawson, D.D. Duadee.—Bishop: Right Bev. John Maaphessos t D.D.=-- if tt7; Honourable aad op t Bev. Joest c 0 li D.D. Duakeld.— . Archibald Mae. dosald, D.D. Caithnes.— B rhop : Right Rgr. po w Joseph Grant, D.D. II oZTR PARIS LETTER. THE HERR YEt: FrNERAL.—RECEPT lON OF THE REPS BEN TATIVES OF TfIE ENGLISH BAR. (72021 OCR OWS CO1: k15Ir°"L".) rAm s . TTDAT Era nxo. TLe deputation from the Engi...qh bar, sent to Paris to attend Berryer's funeral, met with a a truly gratifying reception from ths.'l. French brethren. The history of the two countr;" og not record such another instance of thott.‘"? — international forensic fraternisation; for grand dinner given by the bar in Lon don to the great advocate, whose death claims and receives the tribute of a tear from the legal profession throughout the world, was but a compliment to one distinguished indi vidual. Now the two bars in their offv.ial cha racter have interchanged the most pleasing cour tesies. On Friday last each of the four inns of court received the following identical letter: OiDII/1 Die £VOCLTe a to COOD Messieurs et Chers Conhiree,--Lea obsiquse de M. Berryer auront lieu lundi proehain, le 7 Decernbre. VOILA reeerrea dew farnille uno invitation 1 laquelle to Barreau de Paris, qui a's. point oublii , la maguitique ovation quo eons eve. faits a son illustre chef, s'empreshe de joindre la sienue. Agreer. Messieurs et Chers Confrrss, I'exyres,4ion do nes ..rutimens de coufraterniti. JCLEI CIRKVY. ItAtontier de l'Onire des Arch: r 1 is, December J. To the Bent:here of - - Enclosed in this invitation was one from the family of the ilecessid called 3 bare ,k Aire part. It is a circumstance belonging to the history of this remarkable event that the mourning letter described M. Berrvcr as an a "eat,; /a cam do Paris, which is now an incorrect and politically hostile designation for the appeal court, the proper offi cial title of which is Lu Cour Lisprriale. Let me say at once thut the English bar did not peraeive this nuance, and, although it must be unntecssary to say so, the members of the deputation wen. in no way whatever identified with the extremely bitter tone towards the existing government of many of the political speeches pronounced over the coffin by eminent Frenchmen. The society of the Middle Temple happemsl to he bolding a " parliament" on Friday. and the benchers at once appointed two of their body. Mr. James Andersen, Q.C., and Mr. H. T. Cole, Q.C.. to proceed to Paris and represent the Middle Temple at the funeral. On the next day, at a " pension " held in Gray's Inn, it was decided that the treasurer for the year, Mr. Huddlest on. Q.C., should accept the invitation on the part of that learned body. The other two inns, Lincoln's Inn and the. Inner Temple, for reasons which I itin not aware of, did not send any representative. The deputation, consisting of the three Quism's munsel above-named, arrived in Paris on 8 lay morning, and at Qum waited upon M. Orkvy, the batuhnier, who expressed himself as highly honoured by the compliment thus paid to tho order of which ho was the official head, and to the illustrious father of the French bar, whine loss, which they all mourned, was the occasion of their visit. • Tho deputation loft by the special train pre- villa for the occasion at 9.20 a.m., and were warmly received at the Orleans Railway by the Paris bar, and deputations from bars m Prance, It having been partici requested, not in the invitation London, but at the personal jittery, with M. OrCvy, that tho members - deputation would appear in official oostumi Anderson and Cole wore the full dress of a counsel, with the exception of the wig, unfortunately they wore not provided wit Mr. Huddle:atone, in his character of Judge cute of the Fleet and counsel to tLe Admiral' peartsl in richly embroidered blue uniform, hat and black plumes, and with a sword i by his side. This learned gentlemin is by some of the French papers as a " ral." On their arrival at the Labrosse stattoi putation found the private carriage Berryer family in waitiug to mire to the Chateau d'Angerville, where mense concourse of the Elite of society was saw tabled in the Chapelle where the body lay in state. Three of places were reserved for the deputation, next to the members of the Academie ' of which the deemed was a member. tation was here received by M. Artbut M. Berryer's only son, who warmly expt thanks and those of the family for tl guisbed honour paid to his father's HUMP' English bar. At 1 o' clock the precession wt but before arriving at the place of inter at the entrance gate of the chateau the set down and funeral ovations were delive it. gpeoches were made by M. Grevy, M. and the Duke de lioailles, M. de Falloux, du la Ferte (deputed by the Count Charm These speeches wore all written out bet , and sent to the legitimist organ, the France, which had them in type before delivered. They were in many parts character as bad they been pronounced cemetery would assuredly have led t., t sion of the funeral party by the pe Marie glorified Berryees last politic:, adhesion to the Baudin subscription, it lowing terms: On the day when, 17 years ago, force r supreme law of sovereign France, Berryer r.o• mulching at the bead of those after being driven out from their own po ts in a mayoralty, taking with them their reerr and their dying inviolability. Whit le alluding to the motion he mi.., i• to declare Louis Napol..ou :.• fr , m Lis death-bed, and I will •rd i . • august worth., which hi-t6ry i• i• ie pert. Assiutilly he roes t., herd of hi- own greatness on that I • fault of Lis if the l opular _ •, • vauriuithed, 14 nut rear it• :r ever. 1.. tus tihiniss these ...err. to say which cause on December and admiration of the world. Towards the close of the NY. , , • _ timated by the French lcir th tt • member of the English ,lereirit:.• come. Mr. Huddiestou, at two learned friends, undertook wit", vious notice the duty hey, Itt:::r. luting only ;although he is t sits:: French Rimier) that ho must st, Mr. Huddleston said : The bar of England made a piiut oration ionveyed to them to be repre•ci! hers of their body at the obr‘e juies • ornament of the French bar. We are here t tears and sympathies with the bar of Frac that we could not be considered u strangers. trious Derryer when he came among us was rev stranger. We then had an opportunity of just charms of his eloquence. History will deliver his greatness as an advocate and a stritesne al ostle of liberty. found congenial soil in F.: are here, to use. the words of our great • " to bury Ca.sar, not to praise him:" I .• name which did not belong to France • to the profession of the bar at large. seek to claim our share of the honour awl greatness reflects upon our order iu every world. lie died at a ripe age, in full posse,. marvellous faculties. Of him. indeed it may Jam satin fora, ret ad etatoa 1..1 ad A 1... I. When Mr. Hnddleeton concluded ee mourners who thoroughly undersent and among them M. Desmarest. a pas and M. Gudin, the painter. squeezed 1.1 warmly congratukited him ou his sise: , The deputation were shown over t. Justice, and have accepted the inve. French bar to a banquet which is t, -day in the Grand Hotel. t ‘ • e Bourse opened very heavily tut' Ti.. • a full of in Consols. b owe Of .may at 711 r. 20c. for closed yest. later the market took ti 711 r. 7je. ; bus - n ques ti on was vet,.vet,.turn. The easte ts t s t i by diplonti , to be surely exorCi. te. 421 c. boll cloeing price was 71. of e X4rsl The third and lust eitunination f'! year of candidates for appointntent• 24,-11 , • acre ww. held at the ltoyal Natal C ''. ,i. • pu the 1.111, 3rd. and 4th instant. l'ra r ... ditto* pre.ented theutwlees for e‘.11:1':::: :.. the names of the following yout:: - • terday efficially posted by the having pawed 44iceeesfully : Tea NAVAL (• i • 1. H. S. Lake 20. ‘‘ i: il M 2. H. L. O. Noel 21. J. u . C ....1 • . 3. H. B. Jackson 22. A. t). 11: ,• 4. A. F. Stuart 23. ti I'. t;:en: , 5. F. J. Foley 21. R 11 11. SA. 6. A. H. Field 2.1. W. 11.3t,:5.• 7. A. H. Holland 20. A. T. Ow.- A E. W. L .) ord . r ti. % It. W. H. P. ilugford S. 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The Ceearewiteh and the Pr eau had previously returned to St. Petersburz The King of iisrarin has aireeted fLo of Public lui.truction to orgetti..• on interne' bition of the fine arts at .11utuch iu the .••ur' Bleak. Cirilu Mcyerbiir. ereond d., the deceased composer, has just !von atliau. ,, Adrian Walburg, a member of the Areleeol ,, ,, • of Vienna. This irnrscit ATLAXTIC T t.r( t: Monday his lExcelleney do Is tc , French atabsaindor, visited the w.,rkA of t 4 Construction and Maintenance t'ounvinY and tome .. .tied the eanufacture of the rive. cable. nia excellency, who mut wvornrasi secretary of the embassy and the French is directors of the Atlantic Telestraidi Company. over the worts by Mr Denied tleoch. riPsidadlY wormed Ithandl much plon ,ol vaginas operations of 04 maantactum. _ - Were frost ototiea a fill tilo cticulerly stmt t, inters/ow r 4 of tap a tas , 4l"' 4 ig, whitll rah. 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