The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-20 00:00:00

reoognised, • n•tiou•i

a cannot, in

the nature of things, assume an aggressive
position. Officially and for certain public
purposes it represents the whole nation, and
it cannot, therefore, without wholly forfeiting
its character and dividing its corporate hfe,
undertake • crusade against half the nation.
The Bishop of orroan is excluded by his position
from any such attacks on his dissenting fellow-
citizens as that in which he recently indulged. As
• State functionary he is the servant of the whole
nation, of dissenters as well as churchmen. If
he wants to make war upon Separatists, as he
calls them, he is in a false position, and has moth
to surrender. He cannot expect or be permitted
to enjoy at the same time all the honours, emolu-
ments, and advantages of a State functionary, and
all the luxury of sectarian freedom. Sir Jxxxs
GRAHAM, as an honourable churchman, strongly
urged in debate this point of obvious justice some
years ago. He said if the Church meant to under-
take a crusade against dissenters, she must in com-
mon decency abandon Church Rates, for that no ho-
nourable community would think of carrying on a
war with money taken from their opponents. This
applies directly to the Bishops who appear aa
sasail-
ants of dissenters. The Bishop of OXIOILD has
spoken disparagingly of the Separatists, but there
are some things, nevertheless, which he and his fel-
low-clergy might learn from them. The Divsenbrs
of this country would suffer the lots of all their
worldly spode, and be cl-iven from their homes an
the Covenanters were, before they would suffer
the unspeakable degradation which the Bishop of
OXFORD has more than once quietly endured, and
is about quietly to endure again—have the articles
of his Church's belief decided for him by • miscella-
neous party of lawyers over a green table.

Cite Court.

,WINDSOR CANI'LK. Noy. 19.

The Queen, accompanied by the Crown Prince
sad Prisms a/ Pros and Priam* °barb.* drew, out
thin mon* in a cembige and tour, aliarded by Colonel U
Pawns* (EqueTy la Willing) ea benebeek.

Cooedand Douatees Berastoilf sad the Doke of Newcastle
arrived yeetertley.
Ilie Doke of Neweeetie had as audience of the Queue.

The dicer party coosigted of the Oren Prime sad
PASO= ot Pryers, aed Primer Haler, the Promise Am-
bansdor sad 0001i11111 Bersetorgt, the Duke of Howse*
the Hoe. L.dy Biddalph, sod the ladies and Gestiories la
Waite' co the Qoesa sod the Prises sod Pree' et
Preens.

Bevend of the ladies sad teatimes of the household,
es well is several of the cabinet =busters, have oessioesily
of We ad the homer el Mein with her Majesty and
sows umbers of the royal badly i• bow Mejesty's rivals
spartnesets.
His Royal Hishases the Crows Prises of DINIIIMAit
visited bac Majerty today.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury,
in Downing-street. The ministers present were
Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chanoellor, Earl
Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey,
Earl Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, Bari de
Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Duke of Somereet, the Right Hor.
T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Card-
well, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the 1143 ht
Hon. 0. P. Villiers.

The Duke of Newcastle, returned to Loodoc yesterday
morning from Winders MALL
Despatches wen received yesterday at the Coloaial•oirs
from the Governor el Cased.. Despatches were mot to
the Governor. of Gibraltar. liana. the Namitass. Cs, Ws.
Hoag Hoeg, Labtme, and the Asetrelias Ookaise.

The Duke of Devonshire has left Devonshire
Neese, Pieredilly, for Chatsworth, Derbyshire.
The Duke of Newcastle returned to London
yeaUrday soots* from Wird/a With.

- The but., sod Duchess of Sutherland are among
the English nobility who have basin honoured by an invi-
tation to join the party about to assemble on a visit to their
loperaal Majesties the Engem and Empress of the Preach
at Oompii-gne.

TheDnke and Duchess of Wellington returned
to A psley Bowe yesterday, from Strathilektesys, Basta
The Archbishop-Designate of Dublin, the Rey.
Dr. Treeeh, has strived in Debi's, sod is stopping at the
maims et the Has. Clestlee James Tree* Movies-
Naos.

- Viscount Stratford de Radcliffe and the Hon.
Wane Canning mind in lowa Let evening hoax • tear is
tae a.gtli. Her ladyship is expected in town tomorrow.
The marriage of Lady Alice Cuffe, daughter of
the Earl tad Coasters of Desert, with the Hoe. Jobs Major
Hessiker, eldest men et Lord 66d Lady Heaniker, will take
plarie early is Jemmy Next

The Earl and C.:mintage Fitzwillianz and Ladies
Wentworth Ittawllllam arrived last week at Wentworth
Hoar, Yorkshire, tram Tighten the hazily estates is
Ireland.

The Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Caroline Neeld
hays WI tows far Bt. Wads, Dania. The soluatoo sad
lady Victoria Addoy have goes to Join Ma ands wading
Lori sad Lady Porto' of Tattoo, at Tattoo Park,
awabira

Mr. Chichester Pertains, M.P., and Prances
CometeesWaldegrave arrived oa Tuesday on a visit to their
Royal Highnesses the Duke sod Duchess d•Aaese* at their
seat ia Worcestershire. The hoe. petlessaa sad the
mmaties learn to-morrow for Dodtwooke, the easstesfs meet
is Ems.

Owe episode in the Compihgne flit* of last Sun-
day is rid to have bees " very .Qeotive"--a same hla
Watteau—played by the Imperial trim* sad ths ladies and
"entlemen of the court, which concluded by the realities
of some verses in hamar of the Empress, to the refrain of
which the noble shepherds and shepherdesses danced reglad
an imperial maypole riots with dowers sad Jewels.
The court news from Compihgne speaks of some
amateur performances that have taken plies in the hale
theatre that has Jest bast erected there, consistle" "osse-
rally of some little plasm in which some of the dustiossiolis"
poisons's of the court make their apeman ace. A chamfer
hm just been allotted to the Imperial Prince, who, it is silk
is remarkable for his precocious demotic talent. The
court at CompiCgsse has gone iota mourning for the Bing
of Denmark, and all the visitors necessarily observe the
suns etiquette.

A letter from Rome of the 11th says :—" Au
English lady, Mrs. Blount, who arrived at Civita Voorhis
from Leghorn on Sund►y morning, had her passport tikes
from bar r sot toning en regle on amount of the armee
of the Postilion Consul's Mao. It is well knows that
there are no longer say Pontifical *NMI/ la Leghorn, or
any other Italian port ; bat it appears that the permed was
also unfurnished with the vier of the Elosmish coral who
officiously acts for the Pon titian government at Leghorn.
The polies authorities having teen elvers with Mrs? Blount's
pompon, the onstom-home officials were equally so with
I her luggage, and saran!, with her album, from shish
they extracted three photographs of Victor Boomemeel.
C►roer, sad Garibaldi, as being effigies forbidden le this
realm. Mrs. Blount was allowed to preened to ROOM, bet
being seprovided with her purport she could not eoutioue
her journey to Naples on Monday, as she bad intended. Mr.
Coral Severs having applied for redress to the director-
' green of polies, Monsignor Matteeeei *Mailed the precept
restitetioe of the passport, bat sot of the piertegreptia.'
Letters from St. Petersburg, alluding to the
naval sad military peepefethme state that the Imperial
Artillery Oemmittee had tresiorin the trials of varies
systems of manufacturing game of large calibre, sod decided
is favour of Captain Blakeley's principle. The government,
►aving approved the committee's report, were already
actively espied in carrying out its resemeniadeliees.