The Express. — London, England, 1860-02-09 00:00:00

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TM Kitt, and Intemoes have done their worst, and still the }Luse of Common, maintains the ver dict it leis so often delivered, and declares that Church I:.tea must be abolished. The majority i s not equal to that of last year, nor even to that of 1958. lost retool' was to be foreseen. Tee majority was 70 in 1969, it is now 29. The difference is made, sot by the diminution of the number of mem bers favourable to Sir JOll,l Tar.Liwer's Bil', for their number is greatly increased, but by the attendacce in large numbers of those who have not hitherto opposed it. In 1958 the snood reading of the Bill was carried by 214, and in 1839 by 191 votes. It was supported and carried yesterday by 263 votes. The members voting against the Bill, who, in 1958, numbered 160, and in 1819.99 on the second reading, mustered yesterday to the number of 234. Looking at the extraoriinary efforts that have been made, we are not in the least surprised at the result of this divi. aloe, mach as we may regret it for the sake of peace. The nett majority by which Church Rates were condemned yesterday is much smaller than has sufficed ere now to carry measures which have revo lutionised the State. Its diminution may harden the Peers in their reeivtanes to the measure, but this is all it will do, all probably it was expected to do, As for the loose and thoughtless talk about a great change which it was said had come over public opinion on this rahject, the assertion is ridiculous. Men like Archdeacon Dretvox, who live in their own imagi nary world, and dream of a return of the glorious days of Leto, may to pardoned this folly; bee the intelligent leaders of their party know better. IVe all know the origin and character of the recent noisy pro-Church Kate agitation—:hat it has been an affair of Noires and priests, and has flourished no where but in the least intelligent parishes of the least intelligent parts of the kingdom. The men on whom the Church Rate party most rely to conduct theit ease to an issue no more adopt the standing ground of the Arc h deac on's petition than we do. Mr.W.th tote destroyed their pretensions when he brought in a Bill to relieve Diesenters from the obligation of paying rate, i proposition wholly inconsistent with the high theories of rights which those gentlemen put forward. That proposition, which would have ben a premium oa the outward profession of Nouconiormity, might hare been accepted by the I hamsters when the relations of the Church to the State were less generally sederstood, and when • sectarian spirit was more rife than at pedant. But the advocates of Church Rates, inculcating in vestries all the year round the doctrine of the nationality of the Church of England, have t fight the lawn only to, well. Because the Church of England stands in the position of a national institution, Dissenters perceive that as Englishmen they have se good a right to have a voice in all legislation which affects it ma thry hare in respect of the Army or Navy. Thus the day is gone by when they could brooked to forego theme rights in return for exemption from Church Hate*. They inherit them, irrespective of their opinions, is common alike with Churchman and Atheirts, as Englishmen, and they will make a great net-take if ever they separate their cease in dal* controvrny f•orn that of thereat of theireountrytnen. T:cia Chureh Rate question might to be discussed and settled on the broadest porible grounds. The rates upon she continued payment of which plurals'. .‘rehdescoes tell us the existence) of the Church depend', produce an inconsiderable amount—fu below the sums vo.untarily subscribed every year fur the conversion of black, and yellow, and copper_ cologne' people, far away in deserts and islands . whom we sever ea+ and hall see. if Church men generally bad been trained to regard th eir reli gion a, a personal thing worth making personal nevi tlces for, rather than as an iestoution of the State they would have permitted their Church to stead in a degrading aepeet, ex ist isg by rentribtatioss tamed tam theme who differ from it. Bat it THE I!XPRESS, THURSDAY EVEN/NG, FEBRUARY 9, 1860. appears from the remarks which Mr. Diats6l.l made yesterday, that in the eyes of some ef her zealous friends her chief use is to repress earnest swain religion. The right hon. gentleman said: " Sir, if there were no other cause for the mainte " nonce of the Eelablished Church at the prevent " moment than that which must at once occur to " members on both sides of the House, I hope they " will remember that that Church bu been, and still " it, and I trust ever will be, the best security of " this country against that religious fanaticism 0 which has more than once been prevalent in this " country." This is the language of the eighteenth, not of the nineteenth century, the age of VOLTAIRS and GIBbON, when men were thought wise for saying that the virtues of the clergy weie more dangerous to mankind than their vices ; yet it is founded, to certain extent, on experience. There is no way so certain to secure a perfunctory performance of any offices as to detach them from voluntary and private enterprise, and oonneot them with the taxes. Hot we do not imagine that many who went with Mr. Dl:instil into the lobby were thankful for hie ad vocacy. The demand for the abolition of Church Rates has now been urged many years in Parliament and in the country, and always with increasing success. The most moderate statesmen have one after another expressed th..ir opinion that no compromise of the question is practicable. Last year it was Lord JOHN RUSSELL RAO, after long and effective support of Church Ratee,sbandoned the traditioseand associations of a life, and declared his conviction that " it woicd " be better and safer for the Church to rely upon the " voluatsry offerings of the people than to continue " a compulsory rate which is disliked by almost all " clean of the community." This year another most moderate statesman, Sir G.Lewis, confessed that "he " had lost his faith in any probability of a reasonable " compromise, and he reluctantly came to the eon " elusion that the only course fur him to take was to " support the second reading of the Bill." Toe great tide of public opinion is in favour of complete aboli tion, and it is cot to be ignored or resisted because there are special current., ecdies, and back w►ter. The gentlemen who now waste their energies in Church Defence Committees would act more wisely if instead of marsh►lling their followers to devise means of fastening burdens on other people, they would teach them the habit of taxing themselves. I AT last Tetuan has fallen. The Spanish army, brave in the field, sad patient in the camp, have in the course of some fifteen weeks marched precisely fifteen miles. This is at the ram of not very much more than aat m.'s throw a day. The event, never theless, haa some political significance. An opportunity has now again arrived for the mediation of the British Government ; ant unless the Mane of peace or continued war should be set tled on the instant between the belligerents, we may hope that both parties will cheerfully receive it. From the outset, the Moors would have bailed oar diplomatic intervention ; and while we assume that Spain must desire at length to treat, the condi tions under which she bound herself at the begin. ning of the war would preclude her from prosecuting any scheme. of territorial annexation. Tun Spanish Government, having declined to specify the maximum of sea-board around Ceuta which it would demand on the termination of the war, according to the pro position of Lord JOHN ltiNtiaLL, offered, in place of such a definition, a guarantee that it would not occupy any tract of land dangerous to the inde pendence of navigation through the Straits. In the event of any large demand being made on this head by the Court of Madrid, it would be for the British Government to peas its own judgment on the compatibility of such a de mand with the guarantee already give,. Spain will readily appreciate the importanci , of courting the good will of this country in a settlement of the Ceuta boundary question. At present, indeed, it would be rash to predict the political results of the capture of Tetuan ; tut we are not without hope that it may now serve the interests of all to termi nate these baselees and gratuitous hostilities, which are ill redeemed by all the glory &chiseled by Spanish arms, [RLIAMISNrARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. $. CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. Order kw second reading; motion made, and gesetios pro. pawl, " That the bill be now read a second time." Amendment proposed, to Leave ottt the word "now,' and at the end of the question to add the word., "upon this day six months "—(Lord Robert Mont , go )—Huee. den par, "That the word 'now' stani part of the close dem" The house divided :—Ayes 263 , noes 234, •8 Ed. - -- - Ad.'s, 8 . J. D. Byars. W. Nowell, at. Hos, W. Adair. H. Y. Kinn, J. C. Norm How W. J. Wes.", W. P. X, slag, H. 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M. Northeote, On. S. H. Hawk W. U.S. Heauwore,Hoe.O. H. Pazke. C. W. WM,. Ma et Hostel. Ht. 11n. J. W. Pa we, v. 11. B.em.m 0 B. Heinamy, J. P. Paatortoo, oir J. Matieek. O. C. llmalker. Lord Palo L. Illeatladt. 0. W. P. Herbert. Colonel P. Paoollou P. 0. b/ 7 . 4 . 4 . AIL Ma. W. lIMMW. bir E. w . rs.rw, il ,jw W. Namara, P. 7'. PrAnan, Eol. W. Bisekbant. P. It i o ll ii o i r i j a it, 1 . 1 / . 1. 11 KUll. Hero BMA.* M. HoMmeale, Vime)unt PSI, Kw K. Devlll. U. li •od, Mr A. A. Pool. Kt. Hon. Oen. *UMW T. W. Hoer. 0. W. Peremey, Vl...maul Bridge.. Ila & W. Hopwood. J.T. rboiam J. H. Brosirs, S. Hoary& T. B. P au, 0. Mn.... Myer C. /Imam, Lord Powyr, P. L. =y t ., Lard llowea. B. Hableni, J. G. Poe& D. Puller, C. W. 0. Coin Mr B. M . O. Hambwriee..P. B. Quinn. P. Comae. Mr J. B. Maim W. W. P. bootee, U. W. J. Carnwrlaht. MIL Haat. 0. W. Malty. Mr M. W. Cave. al Nerotnr. Vlmewal Rogers. J. J. Oamcdith, Lori 0. Jetty*. Earl Bolt. J. Cy*, Ed. Jana. Ohmala B a lt, Thorma Om& Lord B. Jobeweer, H. H.O. Pelee,. /tooth. 0. ClarabllL Lord A. H. Jr/Malone. J. J. H. Miwyn, C. J. Lama M.O. JNldle, ow W. O. U. &yw, H. K. Nablield. J. O. Jane.. H. H. /Hurley, E. P. Laadirem A. D. Jeers, L. tlibthorp. major Crwileites. IS, W. MeMeloa, O. T. Bunt. A. 0616. Ilya 061. Kelly, Mr P. Baittb, Y. O. = CoMer k T. isedall. N. A. Kemard, It W. Broollett, P. B. Minos, J. a. Ir. Alderman Xernmo, Bit B. C. Elpooncr, B. Oarama. 7lemeat 111ed..1. K. Maabom. J. B. Davisoe. Illshora Knetenbull. W. 7. Moine. W. Hamm. S. P. Kulam. E. W. /Mum. A. Deeds. W. lima, Hon. Mar S. wtowart. Sir M. B. 171. Net.... Col. Lems, Mr 11. otuart, Major W. Nam& Kt. Ho. B. Lefroy, ,A. Blurt, H. U. Du Cr... C. Lek Major C. Ktraccy. Orr H. thancombe. Hoer. A. 1•40. W.J. Talbot, I lota W. 0. Nimmons, Ha. W. E. Legatee, Mr B. Taylor, Colonel puma, Juts Lao.. Lord H. 0. Tempera Lord A. V. him, -if. J. B. Lkldaill, Ito. H. O. Thyme, Lord E. Edwaria. major Lindy. Hem Cot. Thyme. Lora 11. Merton, Sir P. O. Loather% A. 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Out. 4%ptala Moms, U. Torte. lion. E. T. hrei do Wham. Vert. Morten. Hoe. Major T.1.L13.1 I;ritlitla. C. D. Mu•Gray.ttLan.J.lL MOCILIWY. YON a. bro,pia. Mr K. Moro, David Lena, N. tor Against PAIR & Pow. Against. Mr. C. Olivia -Sir W. Meatheote Mr. Pot . .- .. _.)lr. Tottenham Hon W.U. Port- Mr J. MatilmoonSir C. burrell WWI Lord Newport Mr. J. C. S. wart Colonel Koot Hoe, C. lilt. Sir W. Some, willer,irti. Mouth willoint Mr. Pond Lord Reynr•ni . Air. Du Pre tn. Lions ... bight Hoe. J. Colonel litu.rt .. Mr. Mawr Winne lion. A. bilis ....Col. Palo:111am Holt W. Coke oept. buoluary Mr. Itnturie ....Mr. Cooky Colonel Tinto -Mos. J. Cols Mr. Mania nuilthColonal Neiman' Colonel Milord Lewd Emlyn Cantsin Pose -lord K. Hill Lord K. Bruce .Mr. Corry toionel Maar ..Mr. *wit Lard Ilinmeo . - .111 r. li dollen Mr. Latins ... .Cfal. P. Somerset bir 1. Ilialkoley Colonel Peamat Mr. Daman ...Mr. Itlelendson. Mr. Iresuiet bir. nay 0., 0. Ise.hotiodMr. Hornty Mr. Thornhill Mr. Moody Ltd Vertroy ....Colopri 011pla Mr. Oreramoed , oloroel rowel) Molar Dut Mr. Whiteside. Mr. Teed! Dr. Lloyd The abanstets Include the followlsg Mors* of whom about twenty ere members of the Irish party :—Hon. A. Animal, Sir F. Baring, F. Bowdon, R. B.illow, J. A. Blake, E. P. Sourer* J. Brady. J. W. Buller, Viso:tont Bury, Sir J. T. Barks. J. B. Carter, ft. Cobden, W. Cogan, 11. Corbally, B. Direct, Lord Dunkellin, N. Dunne, J. Ruth, J. Esmoado, Sir R. A. Ferguson, F. Foljambe, D. F. Format-we, W. E. Gadotoae, L. D. Gordon, B. Gordon, J. Girnoy, Lord Haddo, for W. G. Hutu, T. R. Hoodlum, H. Herbert, 8. Herbert, R. Horseman, L, , rd R. Howard, J. Leolisa, W. Leo, J. 0. Lime, W. Mackinnon (re.), W. Marshall, J. Iltincrle4 T. Hasty's. J. T. Norris, D. O'Connell, Th•O'Dosoghar, 11.0 Str J.Uwoo,Lord A. Paget, Viecount Palmerston, F. Peel, L-nd Proby, F. W. Russell, Sir W. Scott, V. Sou ly, Mugu'. of Staff ird, C. R. Talbot, W. P. Urquhart. J. Warre, H. Wilk*, L. Lad Worsley, W. Wrightson. The cionservativosabwat wore C. Adderky, H. B. Basing, W. Beall, I. Butt. Lord R. Cdatoo. J. W. Cobbstt, C. W. Caper, Alderman Gtp.laa4, Berl ot Dalkeitb, J. Druz ' H. Drum:mood, F. P. Duane, Lord Elam, 8. Fltseerald, G. W. Franklyn, Sir W. P. Canvey, J. M. °oaken, E. Grow* G. Greenall, G. V. Harcourt, Sr E. Hayek D. S. Her, C. Leslie, R. Palmer. G. Peacock, .1. Pritchard, Sir J. Smith, J. G. Smyth*, C. N. Start, B. T. Witodd, C. Wyeas. OnThanday next Mr. Locke Kiog will move for a bill for the further securing the lib..rty of reHgiona worehip. On the motion for gong into oommittee on the Church wee Abolitbet Bill, Mr. Packs will move" that this ►ate' will, upon this d•y six ntooths, resolve itself into the said tentsittre." Tomorrow Mr. Wyld will ask the Secretary of slab for War, if it In the intention of the government to provide grounds for the target practice of the volunteer ride mope. On Moaday, the 20th inst., Mr. Cardwell will in troduce a bill into the House or Cummons farther to amend low* rotating to the rep e.eatatlos. Captain Leicester Vernon, on the 21st init., win am ow am anteadtu nt to the motion of 81r De Leey Evens, Se more, "that whereas the promotion la the eintority amps airsedy exLtitte, viz., the Royal Artill.ry, Royal Engineers, and R 0,4 b.ing of on u , seurfaotory character this house is of or inlon that it in not &nimble to extend the malority system to the whole of the army," LATEST INTELLWENCE. CHINA AND JAPAN. SHANGHAI, Dn. 21. The Chinese are strongly fortifying Pekin and the entrance to the Feiho. 100,000 Tartar troops have been centred near the Peiho. The British are energetically preparing for the coming campaign. NAGASAKI, Dec. 12. The trade with Japan has beeu stopped by the excessive demands of the Europeans for Japanese gold in exchange for dollars, and by the insults offered to the Japanese. _ _ _ The British Consul his isbued a notification blaming the conduct of the Europeans. CENTRAL ITALY, TURIN, Fes. 8. The principles on which the new vote on the annexation of Tuscany and the Amami provinces to Piedmont is to take place, have been resolvcd upon. REJECTION OF THE ENGLISH PROPOSI TIONS BY AUSTRIA. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The French government has received to-day a telegram from its ambassador at Vienna, announcing that Count Rechberg has received v. :th great de ference the communication of the English proposal, but that Austria will never accede to the third point concerning the annexation of Central Italy to Pied mont. Tile direct reply of the cabinet of Vienna will be sent to Paris in a few days by courier. INDIA. MADRAS, J. 16. Three Queen's regiments and on (?) native regi manta and artillery, have been ordered for China. Tao Governor has gone on a tour to the south and south-west districts for two months. THE UNITED STATES. QUEENSTOWN, WIDNISDAY. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Com pany's steamer Edinburgh, Captain Cumming,which left New York on the 28th ultimo, arrived here this afternoon, bringing the United States mail and • small amount of specie. On the 29th ultimo she psased the Fulton, from Southampton, bound west. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. MR. SPURGEON IN PARIS. ('sox cox owx ooxxxspowwwwir.) PARIS, WZDIIIIADAT EVENING. The Bishop of Orleans (Mgr. Dupenloup) has honoured M. Grandguillot, of the Coestitutionosel, by writing him a letter of immense length, the pub lication of which the Constitutionnel, for want of room, is obliged to postpone till to-morrow. The object of the letter is to discredit bis predrc-svor, Mgr. Rousseau, whose opinion that the Pope had no occasion for temporel power M. Grandguillot lately cited. The Bishop of Orleans of to-day says of his predecessor of fifty years ago that he was a "respectable priest, but in the lowest sense of the word; a man whose mediocrity of character was even greater than the mediocrity of his mind ; that he bad no notion of the dignity of the episcopacy ; that his pastoral letters, his ordinances, and his corre spondence were, both in point of style and doctrine, extremely vulgar ; and that in a word he was a very ordinary man." The particular letter cited by M. Grandguillot is stigmatised as having been written in obedience to a " ministerial circular and from the most vain and servile motive." This testi mony of one bishop as to the motives which led to a solemn manifesto by another is particularly edifying. The Bonne opened with some heaviness. The rise of yesterday was attributed principally to the purchase of premiums by parties who looked to make themselves bate if they operated for a fall. The telegraphic account of a stormy debate in the House of Lords, on Lord Normanby's motion, was not without a depressing influence. Later in the day, however, large purchases were made for the account of two leading capitalists; and the statement in the English parliament that there was no treaty between France and Sardinia for the annexation of Savoy being considered a reassuring symptom, the Rente became rather firm, and closed with a rise of 10c. for cash and 15c. for account, at 67fr. 90c, in each case. Mobilier rose 3fr. 760. The Orleans railway rose 7fr. 50c. ; Lyons, lfr. 25c. ; and Eastern, 2fr. irOc. There was no change in the other liner. Austrian Credit Mobilier was quoted for the first time to-day on the official list. The Pays announces that news of a serious insur rection in Constantinople has been received this evening. Tao telegram, said to be a private one, has not yet been made public. It is stated that M. Yeuillot is about to be made director of the Roman railway,. Mr. Spurgeon's first appearance in Paris attracted an overflowing congregation last night to the American Chapel in the Rue du Berry. How many were unable to obtain admission I cannot say, but I myself arrived three quarters of an hour before the commencement of the service, and then found but three seats vacant, and those close to the door. One of these I was fortunate enough to secure. A few minutes later and all the aisles were closely packed with people who had to stand during the two hours that the service lasted. Among the patient listeners unable to get a seat I observed Lord Gray of Gray. A great many ladies and women of the humbler class of English residents were present. Tne assemblage consisted almost entirely of English and Americans; I myself did not see a single Frenchman, and I know that but very few were there. A Frenchman's evening in Paris is too precious to be sacrificed to any foreign celebrity whose fame has not yet been stamped by the fiat of an approved Parisian critic. On Mr. Spurgeon's appearance in the pulpit a thrill of excitement passed through the crowd, and was only prevented from breaking out into open applause by respect for the sanctity of the building. But a few minutes passed before the preacher gave evidence of his eccentricity. After • short prayer he gave out a psalm, repeating the first verse, after the manner used in dissenting chapels, and also by many clergymen of the church of England. A thin stream of melody, in which certainly not more than one in thirty of the congre gation joined, was all that was heard in answer to the invitation to sing. Mr. Spurgeon said atter the first verse, "Your singing is a very feeble cry ; could we not sing a little more earnestly ?" The reproof produced no effect ; the church was mainly filled with that respectable upper stratum of the middle class which is not ad dicted to public psalm-singing, and could not change its habits at the word of command. After the sing ing and another prayer, Mr. Spurgeon pronounced a discourse which 1 mistook for the sermon, bat which turned out to be only an exposition of the 103rd psalm, of which he read the first verse," Bless the Lord, oh! my soul, and forget not all his bene fits." " You are not," said Mr. Spurgeon, " required to remember all his benefits ; you cannot do that, for they are too numerous ; but, at any rate, do not forget them all. String at least some of the beads upon the threads of memory, and hang them round the neck of gratitude." 'f he ser mon proper came after another hymn. Before giving out the text, Mr. Spurgeon said that a minister of the gospel, preaching for the first time before • con gregation, was under a great temptation to choose a subject which might give occasion for burning words and florid periods. lie had struggled against that temptation, and had chosen a text, than which a more simple one did not exist in Scripture, and which would give him no occasion to glorify himself. It was, "Believe in the Lord Jesus enlist, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." There existed, he said, in ancient times cities of refuge to which criminels might fly from the avenging arm of the law. It was the humane public policy of the civil governments of those times to facilitate access to the cities of refuge. Sign posts were erected at every cross road with the word " Refuge" written upon them, so that the fugitives, hotly pursued, might not hesitate a moment as to the course they were to take. In like manner his text to-night plainly enough pointed out the road which the sinner must follow and the city which he must try to reach. But it was his especial bu-inese, as a surveyor of the road, to fill up quagmires, to level hille, and to remove stumbling block,. After this introduction he proceeded to enumerate a variety of the impediments which stood in the way of a Christian course, and to show how, by faith, they might be overcome. I can only recall from memory a few of the many striking illustra tions, which were new to me, and which will perhaps be thought worthy to take rank among the " gems of Spurgeon. Developing the doctrine which he preaches to the fullest extent of absolute and irrevocable election, he said : Never believe in any religion about which there is any uncertainty ; that cannel be a true religion. Dose anyone tell you that it is possible for the pardoned sinner t f ,• I away from gm*? Never believe them. You sae how wide is the east from the wist. If the boundaries be not infinite, nothing that we can conceive comes so near it. Well, the strongest winged angel in heaven would drop down ul fatigue lefore be would reach either of those boundurie.. And per, believe me, the sins of the pardoned sinner are farther removed than any angel can fly, and not Satan sr.! all the baste of hell can ever bring them ba:k Soflo3. They are plunged into the depths of the sea—not the bhall.*,, mind—but down, down, down, to the lowest deep: All Icy wrath of God which fallen man ever did or ever a II deserve was concentrated into one black, bitter draught. And et,: night, in the garden of Gethsemane, a man—for ha wan a man—took in him hand the cup which contained the whole ..,1 that dreadful potion, and with one mighty draught of love by drained destruction dry, and no drop was left for any believer. Come not to Christ with your mouldy merits and your mus. y virtues, but come naked as you are, and he has a gar neat , t light ready woven to be thrown over you, coulees that y are hungry and a beggar and he will give you the bread ~ 1 I life, but seek not to buy his free grae:—offer him but e farthing and you ere lost. There is no cote to the doves , i the Lord Lut the clefts in the Rock of Ag:t, whica are tt , wounds of Christ. A virtuous life if led for the tike tt salvation is nothing worth, tor tbo motive ia selfish. The par doned sinner is virtuous imply tA AIM he heirs sin and it Is no temptation to him. DJ a- . look to your own feelings; your feeling, can never save you—do not look tic( (beating his bean)—but look there —(p3;it'ng up arde)— look to the nailed hands, the nailed feet, the cr yen of thorns. the open wounds, the blood St w -ig, and ex -lam with Ow dying monk of old—tea vithiera—lua otthiera. Prayer is ti. treading-in of the spirit of heaven, and praise is breatbm; it out again, and this is the mechanism of Chr:s'ian respira tion. The curse of the church in England is the Pl'qesoPhY that has crept into it. Away with all the drlpsiy which bides the Cross. I care not whether it le Calvinism or gay other ism, away with it, down with i:—the Cross, the Cron, the Cross. Instead of saying, Down with the Pope, let us say, Up with Christ—that is the true way to put the Pope down. Recounting an episode of his own conversion, Mr. Spurgeon said that in the early days of ha Christian career he was much troubled by wicke.'. and blasphemous thoughts which would come into his mind, when he had fancied he was moat ardent:y struggling in prayer, and which would even so rust to lips that he had been obliged to put his hand to his mouth to keep them down. He had consulted a venerable Christian friend about these wicked thoughts, who Irked him whether they came into his mind in any cot.:czu•ive form, or on ly by fits and starts. He replied that they came quite suddenly, and had nothing consecutive about them. " Oh, then," said the friend, " care nothing for those thoughts; I know where they come from ; treat them as in Old England we used to treat vagrants, flog them at the cart's tail and send them home to their parish. Those thoughts come into your mind from Satan, who says to himself, .I am likely to lose this man, and makes a desperate effort. Flog them at tce cart's tail and send them home." Mr. Spurgeon did so, and was never troubled in like manner again. Atter the sermon Mr. Spurgeon announced that when he had accepted the invitation to preach at the American Chapel, his intention was that the collection should be for the benefit of that institution, but his friends would not allow it, and insisted that the money should go to the fund far building his chapel in London, for which 20,000/. had been already subscribed, but for which 10,0001. more were wanting. He gratefully accepted the offer, and hoped he might live to have an opportunity of returning the favour in some way or another. He asked no one to subscribe, bat merely informed the congregation what would be the destination of the money they might please to give. The managers of the chapel, in order the better to ensures dona tion from every person present, had arranged to send out the plate to everyone in his seat, but Mr. Spurgeon, seeing that this operation would take a long time, cut it short, and begged the collectors to go to the door, so that he might ask a blessing, and dismiss the congregation. In conclusion, he made a second ineffectual attempt to introduce universal singing. '. We will finish," he said, " with the doxology, and now do let me have the satisfaction of hearing one universal shout of praise." The result must have disappointed the preacher. 444.4 egeUri• WINDSOR CASTLE, INA S. The following •iriton arrived at the Castle yester day afternoon :—The Earl and Cenatens of Besshoruagh, the Comets* Limy, the Earl of Dade, Lard and Lady Proby, the Vice-Chmellor of the University of Cambridge (tbe and Rs,. L. Neville). sad Admiral Sir George Soy mom Her MeleeWe dieser party included Priam. Alice, the Prim:nes of Leislege% the Hoe. Mts. T. M. BiddulpS sad Miss E. S•puour, Sir Janus Clark, tad the rictus, oho wired to the afters. on. Eel Grey arrived is the eviedag. The bawl el the let Lib Ogee& wee la atteed.tnee daring diaper. Mw Majesty's private bead aberwerde performed in the &serfs,. room. The iasat n, areotopeeted by Prioosee Abcr , drova out in an optn csrttage thus moraine, attended by lord Cluts. Fitaroy. The Duchess of Kent sad the Prinutee tf Leiningen visi:ed tut. Majeat). Tilll J sad-Advocate General had an audience of her Malady. to anbru,t the proceeding. of so ws c ourts - m artial. lb. Viot-Vhsocellor of Cambridge Univauty WI the Caul* to-lay. . _ I.Nd es nye seceeedrd Lord R.vers is Lord ie Waiting to tho Queen. A deputetiou from St. John's College, Oxford. commission of Ow Rey. Dr. Wyatt-, (prerideat). Rey. J. H. Eb (vice-president), end W. A. Kerr. D C.L. 'sedan interview )esterdsy with Sir G Coroowoll Lewis, et the Home-office, out Ow subject of a Lilt introduced into p•rlumeet for the erreaderetton of an ordiosnos of the late °shod Univerwt, Ceuradasioners fur the future government of St. John's College. TiLJodicial Committee of ties Privy Council .t 3 .tee. day. A petition, the prohniprion of Market°lie paten , (lipithotsa), was beard. Au apral from ins Cava of Good Hops, South African Association .. Botha'," was beard. The lords resent were—Lord Lapdog's, the Lords Jr tiois Katabt brunt and Turner, SIT J. Cotendire, and Sir L. Pew. - - llarpstrhrs were reoeivad at the Colnetal- dike yesterday from MO o. , rensa 4 Malta. Despatch., were seat to lb. Goseroor of the Falklaod !stomas. His Royal Highness the Doke of Cambridge ►oaoured Lord asd Lady Juba Rowell with hie canapes] at dieser last evening, at their isaanion In Chaehani-pleae. Than went prweat to meet hie royal Whim.. : —Hie Micel le/icy t►e Swedish altimeter sad the Coan•es' v..n Piaen. t►e Dab and Dealer of Argyll, Lord Duffey°, Mr. H. F. 1111.1'., and Ltdy Ritneteth &Well, Hon. F. Man ley, and the Hon. Hr. Cavendsl. Cubist Clifton was in waiting on the Duke of Cambridge. Viscount and Vireonutess Palmerston had a grand dieser party, I we evening, at the noble pr maw's residence in Pines& Is e inplinwet to the Prince of Ornate.. lit. eeyal Ildetwestr, auenited by Count ilyla3d and the patio men of his retinue, arrived at 8 cielwk. There were present meet the illustrious urine*, ihe Motherlands Minister, the Dab sad Wellington, the Duke and Ductless of fictewereet, the Marquis sad Morchineees of Claariarde, the Ea' and Countess of Elgin, Me Earl and Counters of Shaftesbury, the Purl end Couniese of Lafield, the Rol of Clarendon. Viarviunteee Jocelyn, Mr. Win. Cowper, and Col. st i qmour, the tiefeleS Equerry-in -Wailing on the Prime et Omar. The Earl and Countess Vane and the youthful Viscosat &alum Ilan left the Albewarl4 :feta for Wu_ yard Park. The F.arl and Counters of Lichfield have urinal at the Albemarle II t I, Irma Steffordehtte. The 'Karl and Coconino of Hopetuun hays arrived St 1,11$ . • licerl, Poen Patio, Lord and Lady PoUlmer, have arrived at How dam's liotol, from Frommeoia Coml. Derreadere. DENMARK. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE MINISTER OF JusncE. COPENHAGEN, FEE. 8. The President of the Council and Minister of Justice, M. Rottwitt, was attacked with apoplexy at ten o'clock this evening, and died a few minntrs afterwards. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, WEDNESDAY. The commissioners of the public debt publish an account of the state of the sinking fuad. The total capital amounts to about 198 millions of florins, of which a nominal sum of 143 millions will be applied to the redemption of the public debt, thus saving about six millions of interest per annum. This re daction of the public debt, says the report, will increase confidence. A sum of about 41 millions of florins—namely,Grundsentlastung securities, 91 mil. lions; Northern Ittilway bonds, 1; million; Gal lician Railway bonds, 14 millions; and Theirs Rail way bonds, Rit millions, will also be transferred to the National Bank u payment on account. The remaining 12h millions will be given to the general administration of the finances. MILITARY LAW IN AUSTRIAN ITALY. VIENNA, FED. S. Count Dagenfeld, Commander of the second corps Warmest, declares, in an order of the day, pub lished at Verona, that trout the 15th of February the whole Venetian territory, the province of Mantua, and the district of Trient, will be governed by martial law, u the attempts of the inhabitants to corrupt and incite the Austrian troops are increasing. HUNGARY. VIENNA, WEDNESDAY. A circular of the Minister for Public Worship, &c., dated the sth inst., referring to the basis of the new division, requests the protestant superintendents in Hungary and the Woywodechaft to discuss their wishes in private conferenoes,in order that they may be officially examined and brought to a definitive decision before the convocation of the S 3 nod. THE STADE DUES. HANOVER, WT.DNESDAT. England has rejected the offer of Hanover to ar rauge the redemption of the Stade Dnee by separate negotiations, and insists upon a general conference of all parties interested in the question. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, FEB. 8. The First Chamber has rejected the Northern and Southern Railway Bill, by 20 spinet 17 votes. SPAIN. THE TAKING OF TETUAN. MADRID, Fts. S. The Official Gazette publishes a decree, nominat ing Marshal O'Donnell Duke of Tetuan, and rais ing him to the rank of grandee of Spain. The members of the Chamber of Deputies have presented their congratulations to the Queen. The ground where the victory was obtained over the Moors has been given by the Queen to the Duke of Tetuan. Fifty cannons were found at Tetuan. Details of the victory have not yet been received. Enthusiasm prevails throughout the kingdom. ACCOUNTS FROM MOROCCO. THE BOMBAY AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, TIiVINDAT. The Peninsular and O•iemal Company's steamer Delta, Captain Bleck, has arrived with the heavy portion of the above walk 42 ptseetigers, 14,7101. in opftw, and a large cargo of enteral merohsniise. She left Alexandria on the 26th, and Malta on the 30 , h ult. The Euxine arrived at Gibraltar on the 3rd Instant. The Dalt& broke the Valetta on the 30. h, and the China on the 31st tilt. She left at Alextodtia the Egyptian fleet; at Malta, the Beet of Admiral Monday; at Gibraltar, Admiral Farishawe's squadron. News from Morocco is to the 2nd. The Spanish artillery were occupied in shelling the Moorish camp. Numerous steam and wiling transports were off port Martin discharging ammunition, provisions, end clothing to the army. The Mows commenced an action on the Els , , and were three times repulsed, but returned each time with increased fury to the attack. They closed with the Spenis In hand to hand combat, but were defeated, and retired, obstinately disputing every foot of ground. In a cavalry charge the Spanish found their return Inter cepted by 2,000 Moorish horse, and had to cut their way through, aided by other equsdrone, which were sent to their assistance. General Prim, with four battalions, stormed a height compendium the Gold of battle. The Spanish charged fear times with the bayonet before pining the position. The Spanish loss in the aff.ir was reported to be con siderable. Brigadier Lorenzo Mi.ano del Bosch had Dean sent for by Marshal O'Donnell to command the second brigade under Prim. The French steamer Srine and the Spanish steamer Villa di Madrid were in collision on the 29th nit. a Cape de Oats, aad both were seriously damaged. - - 260 men and seven °dicers, wounded, arrived at Alieeiraa en the god instant from the Spanish camp. Sin , * the oommencement of the war with hforocoo, I! journals devoted to military matters hare been established at Madrid. The next steamer arriving to Southamaton from G , braltar will bring fall partied's* of the taking of Tatum. AUSTRIAN ITALY. A letter from Milan to the Persereranza says: We continue to receive more and more a ftl•ctiag news from Venetia. They have sent off to the fortress. e et Moravia sod the Danube two trains, one of 80, the other of 100 per sons. all in chains, and who had been matted on tba suspi cantor feeling love for their country. Thew, individuals have wit undergone any form of trial. Frerh arrests ■re being made in all the towns of Venetia; these towns are still deserted. Every day acts of violence ere committed. They persist in their system of provocation in order to foree the people to resist., by which they would hate a retest fur venting their rage on everyone. UNITED STATES AND CANADA. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY A YTEENOON. The Anglo-Saxon, Canadian steamer, bas arrived, with 82 palnengers. A summary of th , chief points of her nees has been telegraphed rid Queenstown. The gales in the Atlantic stem to have subsided, and the Anglo-Saxon reports fresh and moderate breezed from port to port. On the 4th ake passed the Shannon, standing east; and on the 6:h a steamer, supposed to be the Arago. Off Kinsale Head passed the ship Eastern Queen. On the 27th ult., in Congress. the Democrats suddenly concentrated upon Mr. Smith. of North Carolina, and at one time he was wuhin two votes cf an election ; but some member• changed their votes, and the result was that he received 112, which was within three of a majority, while Sherman re ceived 108. There was intense excitement in the house, which afterwards adjourned to the 30th. The Democrats, it is said, have evidently become dis organised, and given up hope. The New Yorl. Commercial Adrertiser states that an effort is being made to obtain the unanimous con sent of the republicans to a change of candidates, and to unite the vote of the party upon either Mr. Corwin, Mr. Pennington, or Mr. G. b. Morris. Tne gap in the Mississippi Central Railway was to be finished on the 28th ult., when direct commu nication will be opened between New York and New Orleans—time to be occupied 84 hours. News from California to the Erb T.( ached New York on the 27th January. :A denrocritti3 meeting to nominate a candidate for the United States Senate was held at Sacramento on the 6 , b. and Mr. Weller was the favourite candidate. Tit.- ittwe from the gold regions is scanty, though several Lew diggings bad been opened in the mountains. The Poet-office and other buildings at Memphis, as well as 41 houses, were destroyed by fire on. the 27th—loss, 70,000 dole. So liberal had been the contribution , iu aid of the sufferers by the St. Lawrence cats. T,optie (amount ing to 40,000 dole.), that the coincotti- have adver tised that they do not require any to,re assistance. Great difficulty seemed to be experienced in pro curing the attendance of witneer• is connexion with the Harper'a Ferry investigator. It is stated that Postmaster. Uetteral Holt has quarrelled with the rest of the eshioet, and wee about to resign. It is proposed to raise in the Bahate a c mmittee to investigett whether he has exceeded the authority of law. The Washington correspondent of the Char/revs. Mercury says 80,000 dollars have sin sdy been raised for the purpose of forwarding Mi. l'resi dential prospects. The Mexicali news has bets anticipated by telegraph. r