The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-22 00:00:00

SIGNOR MAZZINI AND MR. DISRAELI.

The Post has a further communication on the
subject of Mr. Disraeli% " Revolutionary Epick.a The object
of the poem is Mated is the Int stanza et the mooed part—
" Amid the prime of a struggling world
On me descends the spirit of great song,
A holy office mine, and noble aim :
Te teach to mossarclis sad to multitudes
Their duties and their right. : the end to teach
Of their existence: and WV)* and just
From out their mightiest moral to create
A mightier moral : this my theme sublime."

This theme sublime is expanded almost exclusively by
Lyridoo, the Genius of Federalism—the form of 'overa-
wes or political union, which the author thinks best
promote human happiness. According to him
federal republicanism is the cc plata ultra of political phi.
losophy, and Lyridoa is its mouthpiece. There is no plea
or couoterplea ; Lyridoe hes it all to himself :
" Woe to the hands that clip these glorious wiags,
The lyrist and the priest, whate'er their creed
Or form of domination.
. . . . . .
Divine Equality ! Thou art a god
Indeed omnipotent !"

Oceasionalli " Opinion " strikes in, but rather to sag.
prate than to moderate ; and when, after blessing the real.
eidal steel, she meets Britannia, ohs is assured that, it she
will only remain in this isle—" • fitting shrine for Truth
and Freedom"—

" Old Tynuanicidee
Shall deem their famous deeds but petty brawls
When placed by your achievement."
Whether this alludes to the decapitation of Charles the
First, or to regicidal exploits yet to ems, is doubtful.
Germany is adjured Quip :

" Oh ! Germany!
Thine was Arminins—an no forest are
Send forth his mate to strike the DOTING CROWNS
That nod o'er thy oppression'"
Revolutionary France is told :
" Bet I do hail the'
That Reason In thy land bath found a direlling,
And built a glorious temple
She found, moreover, a fitting goddess to be deified in the
temple !
The entire poem is in this strain. It is in every seines of
the term a revolutionary epics. It advocates the destruc-
tion of monarchy, aristocracy, and Prienteraft, and the
establishment of universal equality upon their wrecks.
Tyraooicide ia only one of the incidental means recom-
mended for bringing about the grand 000stunmation.

Nov STEEL-PADDLE STEAMERS FOE THE CONFE-
DERATE/L-0u Saturday last a new steel steamer, called the
Badger, naderwent a trial trip on the Mersey and outside
the port, and her speed &versed about 15 to 16 knots an
Dour. This venal will leave Liverpool in a few days for •
Confederate port, probably Wilmington. Yesterday another
vessel, • sister ship to the Badger, underwent • trial trip,
and averaged about 15 knots an hour. The name of this
wood steamer is " Let her B." Is • few days • third
vessel. built 011 the mum principle is the two vessels above-
named, and called the Fos, will likewise undergo • trial
trip, previous to running the limeade. Another steel
steamer is fast approachieg completioo. The name of this
vessel will be " Let her Rip:' Confederate agents have an
interest in all these steel steamers.

HORRID MURDER IN SCOTLAND.—OD Tuesday
thermion a lad, about 12 years of age, named James Paton,
wee foued lying on the Stirling end A lloa road, seer
Tullibody-bridge, frightfully wouoded and speechless, and
next day be expired of his injuries, which had clearly
been the result of personal violence committed upon him.
Thome. Aruot, • surfaceman employed upon the road, was
apprehended on Wednesday evening, and lodged in Allos
prison, chested with the outrage. On being examined be-
fore the sheriff he made • full acknowledgment of his
guilt. Hie statement is that he was at work on the road,
paring the footpath and cleaning the ruia.channel, when the
boy came up leading • hone by the head, and brought hie
cart over the place which he had just finished. Moot felt go
enraged at this that, without speaking a word, he raised the
shovel which was in his heed, and knocked the boy down
with a blow on the back from it. He then with the edge
of the shovel struck him two or three times on the head as
he lay, sod leaving him lying on the roadside, gathered up
his tools and wait home. Area save he has no recollec-
tion of having seen the boy before, but adds that he wag so
neared at the time that if the boy bad been • giant be
believes he would have served him in the same way. The
prisoner, who is said to be eccentrie, if sot imbecile, and
who was usually thought an inoffensive person, told his wife
and oaten all about the affair when be went home, ex-
presaiog some remorse of concietioe for the deed. On
being apprehended he quoted to the ofscers the proverb
" that those who were born to be hanged would never be
drowned." He is • native of Perthshire, and is 56 years el
age, and bee three daughters grown up.

CHURCH BUILDLNG.—The old parish church at
Foothill Gifford, Wiltelire, in the diocese of Salisbury, near
the snagnificest abbey there, is about to be t►ken down sod
rebuilt. The Marquis of Westminster has uudertaken the
entire oval of the work., which are estilmsted at between
3,000 and 4.0001.
HORNIMAN'S TEI is choice sod strong, moderate
le price sad wlsolesowse to use. nese adraotegrehave armed
for Me tea a general preferwies. It is sold to packet. by 1,,550
agents.—(Advertisenienti