The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, - OCTOBER 25, 1864.

since, as Bishop Wroaut observes, very lade
of the heresy that has been lately broached fa new,
and nearly all of it has been ooncluaively answered
before, it would appear that these rewards ate not
reserved to compensate the severe efforts of a
Law, a Kis°, or a BUTLER, but are within the
reach of common industry. With such advantages
as these, and being thus able to raise up men to
maintain their opinions ; and, above all, having
truth on their side, the defenders of orthodoxy may
afford to be calm and patient, and cease to vex
their generation with cries of alarm that are get-
ting wearisome.
There is one part of his charge which the Bishop
might have developed further to advantage—that
in which he referred to the more popular scepticism
which is of no age or school, but ever confronts
the faithful Christian minister. The Bishop tells
us that the well-intended word of exhortation
is often met with some common saying which the '
" infidel mind " has devised, such as " We have
" not to answer for what we believe." " A
" man's religion comes from his country or his
" education ; he does not make himself what he
" is." "No matter what I believe if lam sin-
" care." "If my heart is right GOD will not
" care for my faith." " Orthodoxy is not
reli-
" gion ; they are quite different things." " Re-
" ligion is for the rich, who have time for it. We
" will be religious when our betters show us the
" way." There is teaching for both clergy and
laity in these familiar expressions, but the lesson
is in danger of being lost when they are straight.
way referred to the infidel mind. There mint be
a cause for the error in these sayings, and it
may possibly be entangled with truths which
have not been sufficiently recognised, and
which serve to make it plausible. It is
well if the man who observes that " ortho-
" dozy is not religion " has never been
scandalized by the want of the Christian
graces in some one proud of the correctness of his
creed. It is no wonder that those who know how
lightly many men come by the beliefs which
they hold most tenaciously, and who observe
what a clamour is made when any one
deviates ever so little from the beaten
track, should infer too hastily that religion is
an accident of education or country. Men
will not be brought to think that they have to
answer for what they believe by hearing the
exercise of the individual judgment condemned
under opprobrious names from the pulpit and the
episcopal throne. Bishop Wicaan should not
too hastily conclude that the expressions he quotes
are the direct consequences of scepticism. It would
be well to inquire whether he has not inverted
the process. We suspect that the scepticism which
those familiar sayings embody is an effect rather
than a cause, and that it is a sad consequence of the
imperfections under which religion has often been
presented to the common mind. However this
may be, it is too plain from Bishop Wuntam's
charge that even in those parts of England which
have enjoyed longest the advantages of a settled
ministry and parochial supervision, there is work
which may tax the energies of the Christian mis-
sionary as severely as the conversion of Maho-
metans or Brahmins.

TEE PRINCE OF WALLS'S VISIT TO KNOWSLEY.—
We (Lererpoo( Mercury) are requested to state that the an-
nouncement in oar impremion of yesterday of an intended
visit of the Prince of Wales to Knowsley and Liver-
pool is at least premature. We believe that Lord Derby
has reason to expect that he may have the honour of re-
ceiving his royal higbaeee about the time named, but
nothing has beet positively fixed. nor has his royal highness
intimated any intention with regard to Liverpool. We may
be permitted to hope that, unless his royal highaess's time
be extremely limited he nay be able to devote one morning
to a visit which could not but be hig'ily gratifying to the
inhabitants of this loyal and important town. We are
informed that no extraordinary preparations for hie royal
highness's reception are in programs at Knowsley, and that
the noble earl will entertain there a large party during the
week commencing on the 7th November.

Pima ALIRED.—Bu Royal Highness Prince
Alfred, attended by Lieutenant Haig, left Windsor Castle
yesterday mauling, shortly after 10 o'clock, for the Great
Western Railway station, Windsor, whence his royal
highness proceeded by the 10.15 ordinary up passenger train
to Paddington. where the prince arrived about 11 o'clock.
His royal highness and suite occupied a saloon carriage,
which was attached to the usual train. Prince Alfred wee
expected to return to the Castle in the evening. It has
already been mentioned that his royal highness will take
up his residence in Bonn, on the Rhine, daring the coming
winter, with a view to pursuing his studies in the univer•
city of that town. His suite will consist of five gentlemen,
and one of Herr Erurekeil's newly-built houses in the beau-
tiful and healthy Poppeladorfer-Allis has been taken for
him, and is now being arranged (both within and without)
in a most elegant and tasty manner.

- -
His Royal Highness Prince Albert Victor, the
infant son of their Royal Iliglinemen the Prince and Princess
of Wales, is expected to arrive shortly at Windsor Cantle,
where preparations are being made for his reception.
Frances Countess of Waldegrave and the Right
lion. Chichester Fortescue, AL P., are expected to anise in
town on Wednesday or Thursday from Ireland.

General and Lady Alice Peel will leave town
to-clay on e continental tour.

Mrs. Charles Cavendish was safely delivered of a
eon yesterday at the nnidenoe of the Lord Chief Jostles of
England, is Hertford-street, Mayfair. Both mother and
infant are progreming favourably.
Lieut.-General Sir John Pennefather, K.C.8.,
commanding the division at Alderabott, has consented to
preside at the sixth inaugural meeting of the Aldershott in-
stitution for !Lintel Improvement and Soma! Recreation,
to be held to-morrow evening.

It is in contemplation by the military authorities
at Alderabott to devote the building km," as " the Club-
house" to the holding of immobile' and fashionable
riunrias during the winter months.

The large Warrior target recently experimented
upon at Shoeburyness has bees convoyed to Sheerness
dockyard in the Dove naval transport, and is being taken to
pieces in the north camber by a party of shipwrights.
The remains of the Lord Warden and the Seott•linsaell
iron targets have been landed at Chatham dockyard from
Shoeburyeess. They are so much battered that they are
only fit to be broken up for the service of the dockyard.
A Toulon letter of the 23rd nye :—" The
journey of the Emperor Napoleon to the south of France is
so longer a matter of doubt. Ile is even said to have the
intention of staying three days at Toulon, to visit the iron-
cased steam ram, Is 'rescreen, the novel construction of
which is destined, in case of success, to effect a new molt'.
tion in the principles of naval architecture sad in the com-
position of the Beet."

Prince de Joinville, the Duke d'Aumale, and the
Priam di Conde have just arrived at Venice from Coe-
steetheoplis, in which city are also the Duke de Moetponsier
aed the Count de Pena

Prince Humbert is to prolong his stay at Milan
until Unsaid of the present month, and will then proceed
direct to Maples.

The Queen of Portugal having completed her
seveateenth year last week, there was a greed reception
at Lisbon on ttie occasion, and the city warn brilliaatly
Ia the evening their Majesties witnessed the per-
formance of SapAo ►t the San Carlos Theatre. Oa thew
entrance the orchestra played the Byrne of the Charter, and
again at their departure.

The Theatre Lyriqwe, Paris, continues its victo-
rious anoesation of Italian operu. It will be remembered
that the translation of Rigofetto sad of Norma to theme
?rush boards was accompanied by a decided enema. The
addition of Don Paquette to the repertoire of this theatre
has been squalls successful. Sines thee Falai has again
become the order of the day. Thu opera is Dow at the
Theatre Lyrique what Robert le Diable is at the Theatre
de l'Opera. Madame blioata-Carrallto Map the part of
Margurite.

LA'IIII3T INTELLIGENCE.

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AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
(Via, Orookbavaa.)
NEW YORK, Ocr. 11, EVIMING.
General Grant, after visiting Washington, has
returned to Petersburg. -
General Lee', report of Friday's engagement on
the north of the James River states that he at-
tacked the Federals on the Charles City-road, and
drove them from two entrenched lines, capturing 10
guns. Finding the enemy further strongly en-
trenched he did not press them. General Gregg
was killed.

Southern journals claim that the engagement
was a signal victory, the Federals being driven five
miles from the city.
General Grant repute that his loss on Friday
amounted to 400 men, the Confederate loss being
1,100.
General Sheridan reports that on the 9th he re-
treated to Straaburg. During his retreat he de-
solated the whole country, making it untenable for
the Confederate army. In retaliation for the
guerillas killing engineer Meige, he burned all the
houses for a distance of five miles. He attacked
Rosser's cavalry, who pursued him near Strasburg,
routing them, and capturing 11 guns and 300
prisoners.

General Longatreet has superseded General
Early.
General Sherman is at Keneaaw repairing the
railroad between Atlanta and Allatoona. His
army is well supplied, and secure in Atlanta.
The Confederate defeat at Allatoona is con-
firmed.

Forrest is escaping across the Tennessee river.
Hood has retreated to Dallas.
The Richmond papers have favourable news from
the north of Georgia, but decline publishing it.
Price made a demonstration before Jefferson city
to cover the passage of his main army across the
Osage river. During the night his army, 20,000
strong, with 20 cannon, passed westward. Plea-
santon, with 8,000 cavalry, pursued him and en-
gaged his rear at Jefferson, while Curtis, coming
from Kansas, engaged Price in front.
Price had proclaimed his intention to remain in
Missouri

Burbridge reports that be drove the rebels to
their works at Saltville, Western Virginia, and
withdrew through want of ammunition, leaving
behind his wounded.

General Beauregard's new department includes
East Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, and
Georgia.

President Davis has returned to Richmond.

The Democratic National Committee has issued
a threatening protest against the action of the
administration for suppressing the Baltimore
Evening Post, and requiring the Presidential voters
of Tennessee to take Governor Johnson's test oath.
These actions, the committee say, reveal President
Lincoln's revolutionary purpose, and to attempt to
control by these means is to plan crime against
liberty and the republic. The committee believe
that the people, armed with the constitutional laws,
will meet these usurpations with the spirit and
determination of their fathers, nor will they suffer
executive ambition so far to corrupt the con-
stitutional remedies of executive wrong-doing as to
condemn the people in the immediate future to a
condition and remedies of the subject population
of the old world.

The Nem York World publishes a statement
showing that the public debt, including the appro-
priations to be made by the next Congress, amounts
to 4,000,000,000 dols.

Vidaurri, Quiroga, Dublado, Zuloaga, and Gars&
114 made their submisaien.
General Dwaine was preparing for the return el
those French troops under orders to leave Mexico.

over the world." And again, "the reasons which
urged France to raise the papacy from its ruins,
and to be its faithful guardian during fifteen years,
rowan in all their force as on the first day, and
petuate the duty of our army to watch over the
Vatican," not, remark, for two years, as the
convention says, but "so long as a stable
and certain order of things shall not have
guaranteed the independence and security of the
Holy Father."
Here at length is something new. Here is lan-
guage widely different not only from any hitherto
used by the Coustitutionnet, but from anything to
be found in the convention or in M. Drouyn de
Lbuys' last despatches. If this article be not dis-
avowed, I consider it most ominous for Italy. It
would betoken a change in the Emperor's policy
since he denounced the government of the "dear
and holy" city of Rome as hopelessly incompatible
with modern ideas.

A correspondent of the hidependance says that
the Austrian government is beginning to be
alarmed at the frequent visits of French officers of
rank to inspect the fortifications of Venetia.
The Bourse has again gone down. Rente fell
35c. for cash, and 25c. for account, closing at
64fr. 75c. Mobilier fell 20fr., and Cr6dit Fonder
15fr. Railway' are all lower.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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