The Express. — London, England, 1865-03-30 00:00:00

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Collier.- Mao N. Cove =Probes*. Otos. -*geol. Osofm** *Oct owl his sagadoos Dag. SLUM OVINZA.— aS Issifisasa MIS Mali AT LONDON-DEDOIL To Dar MAMA& td 10......AD0mma. M. Ma. To.immoir Momla& u, Ma.....A.Daramm M. Do. LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 3A Tax Schools Inquiry Commissioners arejustify log the hopes of the middle classes in regard to the interests of female education. They have in timated their readiness tooomprehend girls' schools and colleges in their inquiry. It may be remem bered that in January last a Memorial was in pre paration on behalf of snob an extension of the inquiry ; and probably some of our readers may have felt a certain interest in the action of the Memorialists, and anxiety about its result. The Memorial, presented on the 23rd of January, was signed by a remarkable group of the friends of female education— from some of the most eminent churchmen and lay professors of our time to unassuming country school-mistresses. To all, throughout the range of signatures, it was plain that girls' schools needed, as much as boys' schools, to be inquired into; and the good reason for an investigation was pointed out that some of the old endowments, proposed to be turned to educational uses, were expressly de vised to recipients of both sere► It is indeed time that a atop should be put to the lionise with which bequests for the benefit of men sadtwornen are appropriated to schools foe boys only ; and it ap pears, by the Commissioners' reply to the Memorial, . . that no such perversion will be countenaDoed by them. It is not their business to occupy them selves with the appropriation of endowments; but, where endowments for educational porpoise exist, they will look into their operation in the case of girls as well as of boys. They freely reoognise the examination of girls' schools as oomiog within the terms of their commission ; and they will go to work upon them accordingly. They anxiously explain that circumstances narrow the inquiry very much in the ciao of the existing ge nerationof girls, and that the endowments in which these have an interest are far inferior in number and value to Qom enjoyed by the other sex ; and thus, the Commissioners cannot give anything like an equal amount of time and attention to the two classes of schools. It is hardly likely that any fault will be found with this honest warning by middle class people at least, for none know so well as they how many girls never go to school at all, or only for a short time. But the large propor tion of children educated at home, by p►rents, governesses or masters, have as real au interest as anybody in the Commissioners' dealings with schools and colleges, because their own go vernesses or other instructors must receive their training in the institutions to be now exa mined. The object is not that as many of the one set of schools as of the other should be investi gated ; but that the quality of existing schools should be carefully ascertained, and that the suffi ciency or insufficiency of the actual means of edu cation for girls should be broadly represented at the close of the inquiry. The important questions are—first, how far the education provided in schools is what it ought to be, and professes to ; and next, how much of deficiency, in quantity and quality, remains which should be snpplied by existing or by feasible means. Subject to the limitations inherent in the case, the Commissioners say they will endeavour to embrace in their in quiry the education of both sexes alike. - Their method is to send Assistant Commis sioners into selezted districts, to report on the girls' as well as the boys' schools in those dis tricts. This looks fair enough : but the first idea that will occur to everybody will be that the whole value and success of the inquiry will depend on, not only the general quality, but the special fitness of these Assistant Commissioners. We are not aware that they have yet been named; so that there can be nothing invidious in saying that much depends on whether these gentlemen are young and unpractised in the study of female education, or so far experienced as to know what to look for in the process of developing the intellect of girls, and how to understand many things that they will see, differing from the mental training of boys. If these gentlemen were sent out merely as examiners, they would have simply to apply the same tests to the classical or mathematical or other attainments of the pupils of both sexes. But the present task is very different from this. It is to ascertain what is taught to middle class girls in England—whether it is properly taught ; whether more might not be put within reach of the actual pupils; and whether there is any deficiency of means for girls to obtain what they ought to have the opportunity of learning. In brief, the business of these gentlemen will be to ascertain among them the proportion which a sound and thorough education bell= in England to the girls who ought to be profiting by it. It is clear that the doubt about the sufficiency of the Assistants of the Commission has occurred to the Principals who are going to send them forth ; for their reply contains a virtual appeal to the Memo rialists to indicate the persons, throughout the country, whose opinions and whose evidence will be likely to throw light upon the ease. From such persons the Commissioners "expect to derive " much important information." Again, they express gratitude to the Memorialista, who are all persons practically experienced, or at least interested, in female education, for their offer of assistaithe. Such being the position of affairs, the question proses on all rea sonable rainds--why do not the Commissioners join Dome experim There are many ladies years sanctioned and and their efforts the given to women in this others--eigners of the Memorial-LI - who have than selves been educators, and who understand, am none but a very few schoolmasters can, the whole ease of the education of middle elms girls. The Assistant Commissioners could not but be thankful for the guidance and co operation of ladles so qualified. The plan would relieve the members of the Commission of their Aid embarrassments and difficulties in this depart ment of their duties ; and no doubt there are duly qualified ladies publioepirited enough to swept the task. They will have, at all event; to give evidence ; and the Commissioners avow their sense of the value of what will be learned in that way ; but these ladies could do, in addition to that service, far more good as a part of the organization of the inquiry. Such an opportunity seems precisely what is needed to make their experienoe and their views available to their countrywomen (we may say to their country) ; while the standards of attainment and the testa of knowledge which pro fessional inspectors of schools carry about with them for application in their inquiry will supply in the best manner the most essential requisite of all. Is it not true, in short, that the duly quali fied gentlemen and ladies would do their work better by uniting their forms 1 May it not be true that nellber, and certainly not the gentle men, can do the work in the most sound and effectual way by any other means than such an union of forces! The proposal wilt probably be more welcome than surprising to the Commissioners ; and it cer• . . tainly appears to outside) °boomers that there are many nownos why they should, and none why limy should not, relieve themselves in this way of • part of the emberreanwent and of the difficulty which must be preening on their minds and hands. int Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, NAsox 29. The Queen, acoompemied by Princess Louise, honoured Yr. Jhsseetead sad Mr. Philip with visits at their Oodles, yetterdsy atomism, to ingest their models for the tee reliefs to be plowed on the Prism thwart's me morial. Her Majesty arrived at Windsor Castle at a quarter before 7 eslcok last eveniag from London. In attendees, were Vimeuetees Jocelyn, lady Augusta Stanley, the Hon. Florence Seymour, end Lord Alfred Paget. Prinotes Helena, attended by Lady Csrolbm Barrington and Colonel the Moo. A. Hardier), returned from London last eight. • ThspQneen walked and drove in the grans& this morning, attended by the Lady Augusta Stanley. 'Viscountess Jocelyn bee snotioded the Countess at Galas borough as lady la welting. Viet;onet liminess red Llentssispi-Geeeral filir H. Beetiook have sueeeeded the Earl of Caithness lied Limits- Dant-Colonel H. Cavendbh as lard sad ponce is walking to her Majesty. The Primer of Wales teak s carrier drive yesterday, stisadod by the Coaster de Grey. The Prince of Wales visited the Kiss of the Belgians at Baekingham Patios. The Prince and Princess of Wass had a dinner party is the evening. The oompay included Prince Alfred, the Duke and Dwain' of Walingtos, Duke and Dashes" of Itialtorgbe, Earl of Herdwieke, the Earl of Malnieshery, the Eal and Coates" de Grey and Rippe, Lord ',linear, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, lisatesaat•Coloesl Roe. IL sad Mn. Byng tfir Edmund and Lady Bead, Lieutenant- Gaeral Mealy", Lieutenant-Cabeel Kappa, Major Cowell, Lieutenant Haig, the Rev. O. T. Terror, Dr. Bernhardt, and Mr. Rol:many. After dieser Mr. Thome. Gryffudd performed a sele3ties of music as the Welsh triple.s.zigged hep TM Maxine De Oily hes sneoeeded the Has. Mrs. Bruce es lady is waittogto the Prisons of Wale& The Judicial Committee of the Pricy Council sat yester day. Preseat—Lord Shmadowo, the Lords Justices Knight Bruce mid Turner, /lir E. V. ,Willisms, Sir Edward Ryan, Sir Laurier* Peel, and Sir Jam.. Oelrile. Derpstrhes were received yesterday at the Colonial-offioe from the Governor of Malts. Visciount Bogy. the Boa. Mrs. &nestle aad Mill Bouvet* and the Hoe. Mrs. Harding*, timid be added to the het of those who, from unavoidable moms. ware pre' vented from atteodieg bar Majesty's Court as Tuesday last Lady Claud Hamilton was erroascoaly awatioasd as guest as that aossakea. York to the 18th inst. The following despatches had been issued by the War Department at Washington : City Point, March 16, 1865. Hoe, 0. A. Dear, Amistant Staretery. lam just in reesipt of a letter from Gomel Sherman, 12th, from Fayetteville. He describes his army as in fine health sad spirits, having met with no serious opposition. Hassles keeps in hie treat at a reopectful distaeoe. At Co lumbia ha destroyed Musses, amenals end railroad 'stab- Hamm* sad forty-three mance. At Cheesy ha found mach mackisory and war material, iocluding twisty-ilve mason and thirty-el: kindred barrels of gunpowder. la Fayetteville be found 20 Memo of artillery and much other amteriaL He ways bathing about Kiipatrkk's defeat by Hampton bet the direr who brought this letter says that before daylight, on the 10th, Hampton got tvo brigades In the rear of Kilpatrick's headquarters, and sur prised and captured all the staff but two officers. %Ups , trick wiped, termed hie mac, and drove the noisy with great lose, recapturing about all that he had lost. Hampton lost 86 left dead on the field, (Sigel) D. S. Gaon, Lient.•Geaersl. Major-General John A. Dix, New York. Major-General Sheridan reports, oa the 15th inst., from Me bridge of the Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad, armee the Booth Aqua River, that, having destroyed the James River Canal m far to the east as Goochlaad, he marched up to the Virgisla Central Railroad at Tollaville, and destroyed it down to Beaver Dam Ration, totally destroying 15 mike of the road. General Costar was then seat to Ashland, and Geomal Devi& to the South Anna bridges, all of which have been destroyed. General Sheri ' dm says the amount of property destroyed la hts march is eserames. The enemy attempted to prirmat hie burning Ike gratisl Railroad bridge over the South Alma, but the Fifth Vatted States cavalry charged rap to the bridge, and about dirty roan dashed acmes on foot, driving off the mew, sad capturing three pieces of sitillery, sweaty penader Parrotte.-0. A. DANA, Assistant Secretary of Mu. A telegram from General Grant's head-quarters report. that the Daily Dispatch was the only paper issued on the 16th in Richmond. It says : The Dsapateit is published this morning *a half • sheet cab, bemmes of the fact that all the employers, printers, reporters, and clerks, are members el military organisattess, sad were called out yesterday morning by the governor to perform special service for a short time. But for the kilt& am of a few (rimed., who ars exempt from imam, and who volunteered their aid, the ball leaf promoted would of aresseity have been withheld. In a few days at farthest, our forme will return to their poets, when we hope to re nabs and coetinue anietsrrupardly our fulleised sheet. At Washington, on the 16th, President Lincoln addressed an assembly in front of the National Hotel on the occasion of the presentation of a captured flag. He said : Fellow Oilizens,--It will be but a very few words that I shall nudertake to say. I was born in Kentucky, raised in Indians, and lived in Illinois. (Lialghter.) Avid now lam hers, where It is my busbies to ears equally for the pod people of all the elates. lam glad to see as tedium regi ment on this day able to present the captured Bag to the Goveroor of Indians. (Appian's.) lam not disposed, in saying this, to make • distinction between the states, for all have done equally well. (Applause.) Them are but few view' or Raped. el this pest war upon which I have set said or mitten something whereby my own °pi stons might be knows. Bat there is osie—the recent attempt of our erring brallma, as they ere sometimes called—(laughter)—to employ the negro to fight for them. I have oeither written nor made . speech on that rubject, bemuse that was their business, not mine; sod if I had a aria upon the subject I had not the power to introduce it, or irks it effective. The great question with them was, whether the negro, being pat into the army, would fight for Item. Ido not know, sod therefore cannot decide. (Laughter.) They ought to know better than we. I hare in my lifetime heard many arguments why the Degrees ought to be slaves ; but if they fight for those who would keep them in slavery, it will be • better argument than stay I have yet heard. (laughter and applause.) Ile who will fight for that ought tabs • slam. (Applause.) They bays ocinahreed at lest to take ova out of four of the slaves, and pat them in the army ; and that one oat of the four who will fight to keep the others in slavery ought to be • slave himself melees be is killed in a fight. (Applause.) While I have cites said that all men ought to be free, yet I would allow thorns oolonred persons to be slaves who mat to be ; and sort to them thaw white persons who argue iv favour of making other people slaves. (Applause.) lam in favour of giving an opportunity to such white men to try it on for themselves. (Applause.) I will my one thing is regard t.) the negro being em ployed to fight for them. I do know he can not fight and stay at home and make bread too— (laughter and applause)—fad as one is about as important as the other to than, I don't care which they do. (Re newal applause.) lam rather in favour of having them try them as soldiers. (Appian's.) They lack onel vote of doing that, and I wish I could send my vote over the river so that I might oast it in favour of allowing the 'lmre to tight. (Applause.) Bat they cannot tight and work both. We must now see the bottom of the enemy's resources. They will steed out as lam as they can, and if the Deem will kelt for them, they most allow him to fight. They have drawn upon their last branch of resources. (Applause.) And we can now see the bottom. (Applause.) lam glad to see the end so near at hand. (Applause.) I have said now mon thee I intended, and will therefore bid you good by. -.me to our altered 0011- bee'; brought ender examine. ' remarks, It le fp fibs my intention time to any elks muse Ora than manriblies, but only nrptatly to recommend prompt action on the measures now ablated. Ws need for canylag on the war suocessfully men and supplies for the army. We have both within our country sufficient to attain MOM. To obtain the supplies it is necessary to prated prodadive district', guard oar lima of communications by as hawses. la the number of oar forces, and Meese it results that with large augaientatioss in the numbs[ of men in the army, the facility al supplying the troops would be greater they with our recent redueed strength. For the purchase of supplies now required, es pecially for the armies in Virginia and North Carolina, the treasury must be provided with means, and a modifi cation of the impressment law is required. It has hese samrtaised by examiasticia that we have within oar reach a sufficiency of what ls most needed for the army, and without having recourse to the ample provision ex isting in those park of the coaledermy with which our communication has be.. partially interrupted by hostile operations. Bat in some &frisk from which supplies are to be drawn, the inhabitants, being either within the enemy's lin es or In very close proximity, as. unable to make use of Onifederate Tommy notes for the purchase of articles of prime seeessity, and it 1. usemearr that, to some extent, coin be paid to order to obtain swollen It is therefore noomesseded that Congress devise the means of making availed' the oohs within the Confederacy far the purpose of Napplyieg the army. The oaken of the supply dspartmeats report that with two minims of dollars la ado the armies in Virginia sad North Carolina can be amply supplied for the remainder of the year, end the knowledge of this feat should sato' to Mears the adoption of the measures mosseary to obtain this moderate sum. The impress:neat law as it now exists prohibits the public officers from impressing .applies without making payment of tit valuation at the time of impresumat. The limit fixed for the issue of Treasury notes has been nearly reached. and the Treasury cannot always famish the funds necessary for prompt payment, while the law for raising revenues which would have afforded means for diminishing, if not removing this difficulty, was unfortunately delayed far several maths. sad has just bees signed. Is this asse ditionof thiap it is impassible to supply the army, although sea* stores may mist is the musky. Whessear lie einem refuse to give credit to the public ofiloer it is seem eery that this restriction on the power of impressment be removed. The power is admitted to be objec tionable. liable to abuse, and =equal in Its opera tive en Individuals ; yet all them objections roust yield to absolute necessity. It is also suggested that the system of valuation now established ought to be radically eietpd. The legialatioa requires la melt same of impress ment that the market prim be paid ; bat there is really no worked pries in many mem, and then valuation is made arbitrarily and in a depreciated currency. The result is that the most extravagant prices are fixed, snob as no one sear aspects to be paid is coin. Now believe that the go• vererneat can ever redeem is coin the obligation to pay 50 dole. a bushel for men, or 700 dole. a barrel for flour. It would seem to be more just and appropriate to estimate the supplies hammed at their value in eoin—to give the obki pits. in coin, - getios te.g." 7.7 4 for the o at the the ere. ditor, to return in kind the wheat or corn Jimmied, with a reasonable interest, also payable in kind, and to make the obligatioas thus lamed receivable for all payments doe in coin to the government. Whatever be the value attached by Congress to these suggestions, it is hoped that there will be no hesitation in so &aegis, the law as to reader it pos sible to supply the army in case of nementy by the homier meat of provision. for that purpose. _ _ The measure adopted to isle; revenue, though liberal is Its provisioos, beige elearly inadequate to nuet the armors of debt and the cutout expenditures, moose degree of em• banumment io the management of the finaaoes must ora tions to be felt. It la to be regretted, I think, that the recommendation of t►e Secretary of the Treasury of a tax on agricultural inmate equal to the augmented tax oil other inoemea, payable in Treasury sotto, tram rejected by Con grew. This tax would have oontriboted materially to facilitate the purchase of provisions and diminish the necessity now felt for a supply of oat. The measure, passed by Congress during iieessokin for recruiting the army and supplying the additional force needed for the public defence, have been, in my judgment, insufficient, and lam impelled by a profraind lionviction of duty, and stimulated by a muse of the perils which surround our country, to urge spec you additional legislation ou this subject. bill for employing negro= as soldiers has not yet reached me, though the minted Morsels of your proceed ings inform me of its passage. Much benefit is antici pated from this measure, though far Les than would have resulted from its adoption at au earlier date, so as to afford time for their organisation and instruction during the winter months. The bill for diminishing the mutt her of exempts has just been made the subject of • special message, and its provider are such as would add no strength to the army. The recommendation to abolish all clam exemptions has not met your favour, although still deemed by me a valuable and important measure ; and the number of men exempted by a mew sleuth in the act just mused is believed to be quite equal to that of those whose exemption is revoked. A law of a few lines repealing all class exemptions would sot only strengthen the forties in the bold, but be still more bene ficial by abating the natural disoontest and jealousy created in the army by the oxidate* of classes privileged by law to remain in places of safety while their fellow oiliness are exposed is the trombone end the fold. The measure most needed, however, at the prieset time for affording as effective increase to our military strength, is a general militia law, such as the sonstitu time anthorises Congress tepees, by granting to it power tovide for organising, arming, and disciplining the, militia, pro and for goveraieg such part of them as may be employed In the service of the Confederate States," cad the farther power " to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Confederate States, suppress insurrectioes, and repel immolate." The necessity for the exercise of this power can never exist if not in the aroma steams which now surround us. The security of the States against any encroachment by the Confederate t is amply provided by the constitution, by to the States respectively the appoint ment of the officers, aid the authority of traialog the militia, according to the dieeipline prescribed by Coe grog. A law is needed to prescribe not only how and of what persons the militia are to be organised, bat to provide the mode of calling them out. If Matthaei be required to show the necessity for such a general law, it is samaieut to =gothic that in one case I bare beim informed by the governor of a state that the law does not permit him to sell out the militia from one comity far wombs in another ; so that a single brigade of the enemy could traverse the state and devastate each county in turn, without any power on the part of the executive to use the military for effective deluge ; while in soother state the executive ramped to allow the militia " to be employed in the service of the Confederate States in the absence of a law for that purpose. I have heretofore. in • eoefldeotiel message to the two houses, stated the facts which iodated me to seerdder it imaginary that the ',Sege of the writ of babies caroms abeuld be suspended. The eneviction of the esionsity of this measure has become deeper as the ergots of the ' struggle have been developed. Congress has not concurred with me io opinion. It is my duty to my that the time has arrived when the suipenake of the writ is not simply advisable mid expedient, bat almost tedispeemble to the suer:add conduct of the war. Oa Cooper must rest the responsibility of declioing to exercise • power conferred by the oonstoritiora as a gneiss of public safety to be Need ie periods of eational peril mealtime from foreign invades. If our preset circumstances were not each as were warm plated when this power was conferred I oonfees myself at • Ices to imagine say (antinomy in which this chose of the constitution will not moats • dead letter. With the prompt adoption of the measures above rano u nleaded, and the untied and hearty coeperstiou of Congress sod the people in the execution of the laws and the defence of the country, we may enter on the coming campaign with (fieertal confidence In the result. Aud who can doubt the toesbased existence of that spirit sad fortitude of the people, and of that eionstancy ander remora. which alone are seeded to render our triumph secure? What other re /COMM remain available but the undying, uecoaquerahle resolve to be free ? It has become oertaio beyoed all doubt or question that we must esetiene this struggle te • sos ompfel issue, or inset male shirt and unconditional suberseion to midi terms as it shall please the eeequeror to impose epos us attar our surrender. U • possible doubt could exist after the conference be tween Our commissioeers and Mr. Linage, as meetly reported to you, it would be dispelled by • nicest occu r. mos, of which it I. proper that you *bread be informed. Cosiness will remember that in the conference above re ferred to our eeinnaimioners were informed that the govern meet of the United State. would not ester Into airy scree. meet or treaty whatever with the Oonfederate States, nor with any single State ; and the only possible mode of obtain ing pesos was by laying down oar arms, disbanding our forces, and yielding tiewinditional obedieooe to the laws of the Uoited States, Including those named for the eriallece don of our property, and the constitutional amendment for the abolition of dewy. It will forth*, be remembered that Me. Limo's declared that the milt terms co which hostilities could awe were those stated in his aulessge of December last, is whisk we were informed that is the event of our preheat aribudeeise M weed Weeper _jostles with gaialff. Old that thequelis• 'WSW we imulniiiimeraiii ECH?:.••O,. j. as deprisdreo terrherles or permitted to hare a te iheirwiticemwee are on which he premise but be decided by Mar Oesgress after oar es hem accepted. It bee however, bees hitherto sated to yea that in the coarse dthe costeinee at Fortress Moore. a ties was made by ese el oar demadedeassihat the= hoe entertaleed by Mr. Linage to freaking with the go vernment of the enfedersey or with any separate state might be avoided by enbetiteting for the tuna mode el Dactirlieg *torah maimissicaus or otiose diplomat spats the method sentrienee employed of s military me ventios, to he mind Sato by tie emannedies gender& of the armies of the two belligereas. This, he admitted, was a power pommeled by him, though it was net thought communists with all the gaieties brooked. As he did ••• mops the sum sties when made he was afterwards regulated to reconsider his conclusion npoir the sab o t. of the sespeasion of hostilities, which he agreed to bat said that be had maturely ceesidered of the plan, had damned that it mad not ho dm& Babesquestly, however, as interview with General Loz , ANN was asked for by Genera Ord, enemy's filmy of the James, during which Geselealnineag eked wee hilemed by him that there was • possibility of e=t2 • eatiebekey atielonsat of Si. merit tribal d ,' by mesas a a Willa, arsvesties, and that if Geseral Lae &grad en isteniew as the sallset it would set be dedied, ravioli& Oenmea Lee bad irerity to ad. This eseasuadea tba was supposed to be the oesommuce of the above mimed to, sad Genera Lee, to wrote to General Great me the freli aw s pr l di a month, proposing to meet him for mamma ea the Paha, es 4 stales that he wee vested pitit ohs regailteledliMAY- General Grant's reply stated that be had so eaterity to moods to the proposed onfereme ; that his parm ex. heeded eel,. to ma k* • cosmetics an subject. a • military ehersober, sad that Omega Ord only _ have meant that so interview would sot be refused as my sub ject as whisk he (Gemara' Great) had the right to act. It is. aims that either with the Confederate antheaties of any fitate, Wig through thecomaiuding mien de, will the government of the Carted Maas Ina sa leaks say •••••• or agreement whatever for the meals of hostilities. There remain thee, for us se drone bat to mann* this contest to a Gael issue • for the people of Si. eonf oi = ass be but hale liso4n to him who It ' =trouloi ever comet to parches, at oast dem and slavery, perstrisioe to live in • country gar risoned by their owe agrees, and reversed by alms seat by the conqueror to rale over them. Ravin ohm fully placed before you the information requisite to mai you to judge of the irate of the coun try, the deafen to which we are awed. and the ma sums of logislatioa needed for avert* them, it romans for me but to iamb° year attootice to the °middleman of those ahem by which, above all others, we may ta ppet amps lie mismities that would remelt from oar Premisea above all others is the necessity for earseet7l2 mama seeporesties barren all departseads of gessm mat, State sad Cieforderate, sad all tist diem hinnies* tho •••Sa••••y. To you espew 66 mar tore and impromishetime, do Si. people leek foir esester egemmt med mane& To your oetion—sot °sly la Ws , Wive hale, bat la year hemee—will their eyes be tweed for tie ample of what is befitting moo who by willing SIMIANS on tie air el freedom show that they ere worthy to enjoy ite laiewiegs. I feel fall essideese them yea will resew with me to the eoevistion that year pubis duties will sot be smiled whoa you shall hers dead the Impels are Idiom of the swam ; bat that your voice' will be beard cheering and mescreass the people to that persist. ' oat fortitude whit* they lave hitherto displayed, and animating them by the mailestation of that some coo &Isom which is mosrests a public &we is the di , tractive oharestoritie of the patriot who deride ocarege from hi devotion to his coustry's deellay. sad le thus issued to is*, tie like mange is ethos. Tina suited in • • 0001210111 sod holy maw rasing above all eallia eensidem- I time. readmits all our moms and faculties tributary to the country's welter, let as bow subrandvely to Divine will mid reverently imam the bleeping of oar Heavenly Father, that ma be protected and guided our rim whom ll is a Medlar cane, se he will enable as to pea ea r ajt e a l i. I sham and our firesides, sad maintain in the political I rights which we ialierited. JIFFIES= Davta. Richaseed, Hank 13, 1886. (itgerm's vegsamexe.) ROME. Ma lisissillso.) ROME, limeca 26. Two numerous bands of Neapolitan brigands wearing uniforms, and supplied with arms and am munition, have penetrated into the pontifical terri tory. They have carried desolation into the pro visage of Frosinone and Velletri. All occupiers have fled from their homes. Count Paris deFrosinone having fallen into the hands of the marauders, was compelled to pay 50,000 fr. ransom. The French troops, in conjunction with the Italian soldiers, have adopted vigorous measures to destroy the brigands. The Italian troops frequently pass the pontifical frontier. It is thought that the papal government will remain inactive in the matter. f ..PM ~ EX,REtra. ! 1 : . IE.,4ICNING, I ° o 6 l B El sir -411 . • t so iLAT IN .ti ' 0 : 11 114 6 # so lo•Pr • dies -lis w . Ig 6, for aim Ism sot b 1 MI. , • Via tbs., mar ,e ri hittrell kind of edWalca ---Ir E '' .. . 41A I, • tb• kw of time • ... - 41,.. I inherent in daltb•rative saw a this wonky ; sad there are .. .... _ _:_, _ L_ 1 5 .... ,1...... We have moseyed fatten .. papers from New nwiam " d P rag°l4 "ka °° Ws cad for tarrying ea th OPINING OP THS MAIN DRAINAGE. A great number of noblemen and gentlemen, Including the principal members of both houses of parlia meet, have accepted the invitaties of the Miaow°litan Baud of Works (says the Tins, to be prosiest at the opening of the Male Braise(' Works by his Royal Highness the Priam of Wales, es Tuesday seat. Invitations have also been seat to his Majesty the King of the Belgians, and his Royal Highness Prism) Alfred, but so reply his yet been received. The guests will go by special train from Ohariegarose at 11.15 to Plumetead, lame a junction will be made with the imatractor's railway, so that the speoialeasia will go right on to the works at the cattail at GOSISINS Paint. Tie Prince of Wales, with about 30 or 40 of the most distinguished guests, will leave the House of Commons stairs at 11 o'clock, and will go direct to Barklag, where they will impost the (natal at that point, and shoo the great reservoir. Thaws the royal party will take the steamer spin to Oresrsse• They are expected to roach the latter place at about 1 o'clock, so that t►e guests will have a user hour to !aspect the works there before the arrival of his royal highest, and his party. The chairman sod Mr. Basalgette are to attend the Priem. 0a arriving at Orompaese, Mr. Basalgette is to give the company a brief outline of the main drainage scheme, is • large workshop, which will have plans illustrating his deseription on the walla The company will then proceed to the sogine-boase, while the Prince is inspect ' ing the reservoir and aesiergroned works, valves, and pampa, and on entering the imagine -hoes, the Prince will start the four eagle's, which will be the opening of the works. Up to that time the sewage will be stored in the main outtell sewer (as it has hitherto been in the tide locked sewers In the low districts), and from which it coo discharge only at the time of low water, flowing hook to London with the flood tide. Bat on starting the engines the sewage in the mails sews will be henceforth lifted into the reservoir, into which there will be a continuous flow from the main sewer at all times, and thenceforth an sad of stagnant sewage or deposit. The reservoir will !maintained through pipes at the bottom of the river during the first two hours after high water only, whoa the river in full and the tide flowing towards the ma. The party •ill return from Cromer by a trais at 3.45. The Duke of Somerset will receive to-day (Thurs day), et 2.30 p.m., sty officers whom Ramos were on the list for the levee on the 16th islet. Last night the Duchess of Somerset gave the lut of the aeries of early &Deists parties at the residence el the Fink Lord of the Admiralty. in Whitehall His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the °molten Berestorff remised • oldest party et dinner yesterday events' at the Pruritus Embassy, oa Carltea Honnoterntee. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury en tertained at dinner last evening. at their residence ie Arlingtoo-street, the Hanoverian Clive d'Affaires and &room Blase, the Earl sad Constar Suwon sad Lady Oeoigisna Resell, the Mesta. Owner and Lady Flo repro Cowper, Meet Mberiffre, Viaeonat Lad Viacceetess Stratford de &dab& and Hoe. Mier (Magog, Hoe. Rawl. (Manton, Has. Mortimer SwamiHe Week the Right Hoe. Bosejaanin sad Mrs. Diana, Sir Hugh aid Lady Odra, Mr. Peal, IL do Berg, Mr. Merivale, de. Teat New HERBERT GLSWAAL MILITARY HOB rrni.—Tais hospital, sear the Sbeeteee-hill-road, will. it 11 @Wed. be oPeeed the lot of July. The tonneatioesi of the bnildieg. which, ie esiseetweaa of lb. Podolia , 11 " mat partially Pry say, We bass suds pea. MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT DAVIS TO THE CONFEDERA.Td DONOR SS. The following message from President Jefferson Davis was transmitted to the Confederate Congress on the 15th inst. : To Tam Burrs Aso Holm or RIPIIIMITATIVZIS or 71111 CONFZDIZATI 5i.7211 or AltniCA. When informed on Sunday last that ft was the intentiou of Camerae to &drum sine die on the ensuing Saturday, I deemed it my duty to request a postponement of the adjourn meat, in order that I might submit for your residers rim 'strain matters of public interest which are uow laid before you. When that request was made the most important measures that bad occupied your attention during the session had Dot bees so far admired as to be submitted for executive 'dim, and the state of the country bad been so materially affected by the events of the last four months se to evince the necessity of further and more energetic legislation than was contemplated in November last. Our country is now enviromd with perils which it le our duty calmly to oceetemptate. Thus alone ma the measure necessary to avert threatened calamities be wisely devised and efficiently enforced. Recent mill. tary operations of the enemy have been suocesaful in the capture of some of our emporia, and in devastating large districts of our country. These events have had the natural effect of encouraging our foes and dispithing many at oar people. The capital of the Confederate steles is now thretteeed, and it is in greater danger than it has hereto fore bees daring the war. The fact is stated without re men or rimosahnent, as doe to the people, whose servants we are, and in whose courage and constaney entire trust is reposed ; as la due to you, in whose wisdom cud resolute spirit the people have coafided for the adoption of the manures minird to guard them from threatened perils. While stating to you that our country is in danger, I aloe desire to state my deliberate conviction that it is within our power to avert the calamities which menace us, and to secure the triumph of the sacred cause for which so much sacrifice has bees made, so much suffering endued, so many precious lives been lost. This result is to be obtained by fortitude, by courage, by constancy in enduring the sacrifices still needed ; in a wad, by the prompt and row lute devotion ol the whole MOWN* of =ea and money in the Confederacy to the achievement of our liberties and independence. The mesa:tree now required to be emcees. fel should be prompt. Long deliberation and pro tracted debate over importaut MIMING are set only uteri. but laudable, in r•Fermastative saeseablise ender ovilliesay eirouseekinene ; het is inamenle of danger, when mike bosomse urgent, the daisy thee siessd sew mare" et peril. Thus It her tuiforteusitely !imposed that some et the mesieres mind lip ma I. persumos a/ the moommeadatious &Madill' is lay Immo, et November bet hey' hem se retested se to less mes► et their vats, se have, for thew rano boa absolves& deo being ALLOCUTION OF THE POPE. SOMA Kum 29. In the allocution delivered at the last consistory the Pope expressed his surprise and sorrow at the sad events which had recently taken place in Mairieo. His Holiness hoped that the Hmperor Maximilian would abandon the course upod which he had entered, and satisfy the just desires of the Holy See. The Pope further thanked the bishop, of the catholic world, and especially those of Italy, for their zeal in defending religion and the liberties of the church despite the decrees of secular autho rities. THE SPANISH MINISTRY. MADRID, Iftacit 29. The Epoca of to-day says :—" The BO:aster of War has tendered his resignation. It is salaried that General Lersundi has refused to replace him. Marshal Narvaes will probably retain the portfolio of the vacant ministry." THE EAST. coNsTANTINOPLE, MARCH 22. The Levant Herald says that the powers have re jected the demand of the Viceroy of Egypt to re cognise his son as his successor. _ _ iavert Pacha has been named Ambassador at Paris. An envoy from the Khan of Khairand will pro ceed to England to appeal to the British government against the Russian invasion. THE WEST LNDIA, PACIFIC, AND MEXICAN MAILS. SOUTILIMPTON, NAM 311, The Royal Mail Company's steamer Atrato, with the above mails, has arrived here with 138 rmen gers, 2,274,809 dole. in specie, and 1„103 packages of cargo, consisting chiefly of cigars, jalap bark, indigo, and silver ore. Amongst her passengers are General Buanaventuara Baez, ex-president, of Fan Domingo ; and Admiral Riestra, of the Peruvian navy, from Callao. the Atrato left St. Thomas on the 15th. She experienced during the first five days bead winds and heavy sea, but since then fine weather. The steamer Hayti, from Liverpool, arrived at St. Thomas on the 10th. The steamer Palayo arrived at the same port on the 13th with news from St. Domingo to the 11th. The Spanish authorities were anxious to prevent the intentions of their govern,, ment from becoming known, but their manceuvre a bad tended to show that the Spanish troops intended to quit the island. The Spaniards were massed in Ports St. Domingo and Puerta Plata, and the Do minicans, profiting by their inactivity, were strengthening their forts and preparing for another cam paign if required. Nothing appears left for the Spaniards but to carry on a war of extermination or to abandon the island. Trade was very languid, and every branch of business in the Wand paralysed. Several families had emigrated to Porto Rico in consequence of the high price of provisions. Her Majesty's ships Duncan, Aurora, and Steady were at Trinidad ; the Abonkir, Pawn, =decedent at Jamaica ; and the Wolverine, Ball Dog, and Petrel at Secrilicio. The Tribune had =led from Esquiatault foe the South Pacific.' ____.,.......... A.IIXRICA. LPrIfRPOOL, Timms; mu ck k Tne Inman steamer City of Limerick, f ry % York on the t6th inst., pamed Point L 10 a.m. to-day. News anticipated. (wt's mom) CANADA. THE ADDRESS TO THE Mit THE VOTES FOR THE DESENON OF COUNTRY. QUEBEC, Yon It Ou Tuesday, pursuant to rangea ti t, Legislative Assembly proceeded in a bodyt o $1 Bucutivs Council Chamber, where his 111 4 4 41 the Governor-Gesseral was awaiting them, Lh the address to the Queen being read, it PSI% Dented to Lord Manch, who returned the follow) voIAY I ism leaned with greet mathematics that "pi adopted as address to hes Majteey, l evi es phased to canna mowers to be saleable:l le 141 4 4 petliepaset, foe the patio of **provisoes of Mitt N og AalleillS, ..d I shell have numb *mem istesecon 4 , to the hoe. the fiestatea Ma* je order that 24, w ,,, submitted to the cltisee. Upon the ismibees returning to the home, x i. Chit brought up a message from his w celleney asking a vote of supply k g th three first months of the nest &eel yew, rg o is, for the quarter ending September 30. estimates are as follows :-Ist. For prom for the expenses of the government up t o ~,, first quarter of the financial year, ending j r ,, 30, 1866, 2,000,000 dole. Sadly. For the pew * rent defenoe of the country, 1,000,000 doh. 11 1 first estimate includes 350,000 dole. for the may tenance of the militia on the frontier, if neere wry, until the Ist of September ; 100,000 doh; fo r payment of the detective force ample* o , the same duty ; 170,000 dole. tows,* fi r colt of the parliamentary bath" it Ottaws ; 5,000 dole. to cover the ap e of sending contributions to the forthcomiegbei g International Behibition, and the restia g 100,000 dohs, for miscellaneous matters ?h, house then went into committee of the id* and a lengthy discussion followed, which pv i ries to some angry recrimicatiun. In spew. ing of the question of the vote asked * the defence of the province, Mr. flat ohensi that, although the result of the elections in New Brunswick would delay the proposed Ocek, deratiou for a certain time, the subject 1 1 defence could not be left in abeya km g was quite plain that the demand on Oanada to er dertake alone the duty of defence was one *bilk was impossible to comply with unaided, Ti m war raging in the United States had injured * trade, diminished the commerce and raven* lei seriously affected the credit of the country. The position, therefore, in which Canada is .alld upon to contribute largely and liberally it one surrounded with difficulties. The go . comment cannot go on the mere seanity credit of the province in the London market* a war loan, which is practically in er nounoement to the capitalists of gnessa that hostilities between the United Stain and Canada are considered imminent, without is. crewing that deireciation which has afro talus plain in our securities, now below 80 in the London market. Therefore, my exceditine which the country may feel called upon to assume in fulfilment of her engagements lends the empire must be on the undendisedig that it will be sustained by the imperial credit. Regarding the unaided efforts of Canada in such s struggle the difficulties are insurmountable ; .hencs in asking the imperial guarantee for the soma which might be required for defensive purposes, be felt that Canada was asking no more than what the empire would accord to the other colonies. He basted at& believed that, notwithstanding what might be said in the press or elsewhere, we should find in England the desire to sustain this portion of the Empire. He thought she that the time had come when it became necessary theta frank explanation should be had, for if the tone still prevails in England respect* the Colonies being only • burtben to the another country, it is time that we should know it. It was well that the people of England should know that we do not go to them as mendicants, but pre pared to assume our share of the duties of defence. The resolution was finally carried, it being under. stood that no part of the money voted should be expended until the government met pluilandit again- KXPRB3S FROM PARIS (noit °us owl PARIS. WIDNEBDAY Bram Tlse Ministry of the Interior was offered in the first instance to M. Thornier, but he declined it Oa the ground of delicate health. Although the Marquis de Lavalette is principal known by the despatches which he wrote when ambassador at Rome depicting the utter hope lemma of the attempt to convince the Pope of the necessity of reforms, I do not find QM his present appointment is oonsidered to • have any specially anti-clerical character. The, Em peror after much cogitation has come to the conclusion that the Ministry of the Interior is an augean stable which wants clesnsiag. The Duke de Persigny left it in a very bad 'condi tion, but under good M. Boudet's red tape Infittgo" meat it seems to have got worse. The Marquis de Lavalette is believed to be a man capable of •doing some special urgent work, but his nomination is no sign of any change of policy. There is some expectation that M. Bondet will obtain the secretaryship of the Senate, vacant by the death of Baton Lacrosse, annouuccd in to-day's Manifest. M. Nigra, the Italian Ambassador, in retain for a presentation copy of the Rmperor's Julius Geier, left a card at the Tuileries, on which were written these lines : Coesaris isterpres nurse tea, Ceesr et ipso. Fatuities aaspieiis par erie iageeio. The Bourse was depressed. Bente fell 20c. for cash, and 10c. for amount, closing at 67fr. 33c. Mobilier was much offered, the recently published accounts showing that the profits for the last year mareely exceeded two millions of francs ; the fall of the day was 22fr. 500. A permanent embassy at Pekin is contemplated by the Prussian covaramtat. Hon roc &Afar tall be appointed envoy. Herr von Himly secretary. Some Ogestel scholar is to be attached to the ligation to study the mti tortes of tile Weeds' priwassar and alpbabet opos dm spot. " Mark my words," WHO a Berths awrispoodsot. 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