The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-18 00:00:00

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liaditwatd Raglan and

The German journals announce that Lord Claren-
don has left Version for Vienna on an invitation horn tin
Emperor al Austria, who was desirous el again seeing Eas
lordship.

Apropos of the repairing of the Church of St.
Merry, Rua St. Martin, Paris, an old story has been raked
up respecting a mediaeval curate of that chapel, who took
the following strange fashion of showier; hie reverence for
the mundane bead of his religion. It seams that Pope John
the Tweety-second, bad a nephew called Jourdain de lisle,
who was literary, or liberal, or some such dreadful thing.
He was, with medireval justice, tried, condemned, and ex-
gaited, notwithstanding the "temporal power' of his
uncle. The curate of St. Merry then addressed this letter
to the Pope:—"Very Iteverood Father,—As soon as I found
that your nephew was rally to be executed, I called our
chapter together, and pointed out that we should profit by
this fortun►te occasion to mark our respectful attachment
and deep veneration for you. No sooner, thee, was your
nephew banged, than we went in great state, got the body,
and buried it gratis. Hoping that we may have other such
occasions of serving your family, we continue humbly to re.
quest your paternal benediction.—J. TIIOIIAS, Cure."
A letter front Rowe of the 11th in the Patric
says :—" The Sing of Naples is still at Albano, his sum.
mar residence, with family, sod his petty court. He came
to this city last week, and remained two days ; he paid
more than one visit to the Vatican, and twine received Car-
dinal Antorielli at the Farness Palace. The meaning of
this movement was easily discovered. The Boarbonian
committee has for some time past increased in ardour.
That is all logical, since brigandage, which, only a month
since, was on the point of being annihilated in the Neapo-
litan provinces, has just resumed fresh activity. Had
money been wanting? That is what I cannot nay ; I can,
however, affirm that numerous enlistments are taking place
here. The convention of the 15th September has riot dis
couraged the eaeruies of Italy. They seek locums disturb-
ance among the people, who have bad so much to safer
from the neighbourhood of Roman reaction."

The Telegrafo of Barcelona says:—" In the prison
of Vinare.: is a man rsesotly condemned to eightioeo years'
imprisonment. On his betrothed visiting him in his coo-
finement a short time back he asked her if aim would Lave
sufficient constancy to wait until the expiration of his
punishment before marrying. She not only replied that
she would, but proposed that the ceremony should take
place at once. This was consented to by the authorities,
and the ceremony hessian, taken place in the prison."
A general order has been received at Chatham
from the Horse Guards, announcing that the examination
in July, 1865, of candidates for admiaaion to the Staff
College will comprise the following porticos of military
history and geography :—Military History.—The Cam-
liaison of the British army in the Peninsula, in the years
1805.9-10, with a general outline of the operations of the
Spanish armies so far as they were calculated to induence
three of the British. Military Geography.—The geography
of Spain and Portugal considered with reference to military
operations. The following works m►y be reed with edvan.
tails, not to the exclusiou, however, of othen, whether
Eaglish or French, which may throw light on the cam-
paigns to be studied :—Napier's " Peninsular War," Bend-
moat's " Life of Wellington," Garwood'. " Despatches of
the Duke of Wellington" (selection), Macdougall's " Theory
of War ;" nod Lavalbee's " Military Geography." Caadidates
will receive on application to the secretary to the Council of
Military Education a copy of the synopsis of the studies
pursued at the Staff College, which may serve as a useful
guide to them in preparing themselves for the examisation•

A manufactory of gunpowder ban been esta-
blished for some tints podia Blakely part of the New Forest.
The alder trees, which grow plentifully in the forest, pro-
dens t►e beet tied of wood for making carbon, vizi& is one
of the ingredients of gunpowder. The New Forest is WO
squire miles In extent, ►nd scarcely any part of it is thickly
inhabited. It has been suggested that it would be well
adapted for the station or manufactory of gunpowder.
ROYAL NAVAL RESERVF.....-Mr. Ambrose Walgh
bas been appointed sub-lieutenant io the Ho) al Nava Re-
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