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LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27.

Sums King FIADINAND of Portugal declined to
eaoounge the desire of the English Government
that he should become King of Greece, attention
has been directed to the peculiar fitness of the
Duke of COBURG, a Prince distinguished by en-
lightenment and public spirit, to occupy the vacant
throes. It is, of course, understood that there
can be no question of candidateship in a matter of
this bind. What has happened, we believe, is, that
the 411711 IN'S Government has sent instructions to
the Hon. H. G. Eutor, at Athens, recommending
tie Duke of Contra° to the choice of the Greeks.
This proceeding of the British Government has ob-
tains' the full assent of the Emperor of the INIKNCE.
Difficulties raised by the Russian Government
have been spoken of, and it has been stated that
objections have been made to the election of the
Duke of Cosuso on tho ground of his near con-
nexioa with Queen Vicroszs. But this state-
ment is erroneous. The Russian Government

has pointed out that the want of a successor to the
DITIS constitutes, in their opinion, an objection to
the choice ; but no objection has been made on the
ground of the Duus's relation to her Majesty the
Quasx.

question must press upon us more and more how
schools under native management may best be
encouraged in their establiseraeuts and raised in
character, without such interference as could im-
pair the popular confidence and in the meantime
we may be glad of any glimpses we cab obtain
into the state of mind of any class of Indian
society in regard to female education worthy of
the name. Some such insight we obtain from an
account received from Bombay of a school festival
held there on the 13th of December, at which Sir
BARTLE and Lady FILERS were present, and in
which they took part.
It appears that the Students' Literary and
Scientific Society sustain schools which seem to be
of very respectable quality for the education of the
daughters of the Hindoo gentry who are en-
lightened enough to appreciate it. Sir BaxTLZ
Fasas's address shows us that it is something new
for parents to conceive of such a thing as expen-
diture of money and trouble for the education of
daughters. We, in England, may have observed
instances of fathers who can find money for their
own aims and amusements, but who consider it a
hardship to pay the cost of the most reasonable
school-bills for their daughters. These Bombay
gentry had not only this kind of self-denial to
introduce into their practice, but to acquire the
idea of venturing upon so new a view as
their girls having minds capable of intel-
lectual training. The Governor refers also to the
difficulty of the first adventurers in dealing with
" the apathy and opposition of those most in-
" terested." The thing has been done, however.
The merchant-princes of Bombay having set the
example, other citizens will no doubt follow. The
pupils read very well, we &retold, and answer in-
telligently in examigtion ; and the managers de-
clare their intention of not stopping short of an
English education of the first quality. An address
from the Governor in their own language seems
to have delighted the pupils extremely ; and it
does not appear that there is any apathy to con-
tend with in them. Lady Finer distributed the
prizes, with every manifestation of interest in Use
young people's progress. One of the chief citi-
zens gave up his mansion and grounds to the
celebration ; and a brilliant entertainment it evi-
dently was. The resulting impression among
Europeans seems to have been that the great
work of female education in India is fairly begun.

The material improvement of India iii fall of
promise of many kinds ; but we must be still look-
ing forward to something more and better, till the
people of India show that they are not satisfied
with growing comfortable under our guidance, but
want also to grow wise. It must be owned that
the young seem everywhere to show a great alacrity
in adopting this high aim.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
FRAME AND AMERICA. v
The Nord of today says that M. Drisuyi de
Lhuys has addressed a note to the French saaisters
at Alt. Petersburg, London, Vienna, and Berlin,
instructing them to sound those courts upon the
fitness, not of a mediation, but of simple counsels
which might be given to the belligerent parties
at Washington and Richmond, advising them to
name commissioners charged to examine, with or
without an armistice, upon what bases an arrange-
ment might be made to putting an end to the cala-
mitous war.