The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-22 00:00:00

of a good Italian patriot. At all events his cur
ception of the true greatness of the HOLY FARMS
is not that of a temporal sovereign, whose king-
dom is of this world, but rather that of one " with
" all the sorrows of the Church full upon him,
and in the
" greater in the halation of his poverty
" freedom of his speech, to which all nations
" listen, than Pontiffs who in the height of power
" led the monarchies of put ages, &cause more
" like to their Lord and oft rd in humility awl lone-
" liness of heart." We know not how far this
admirable passage may satisfy the critical taste of
an Airrorisixi or • hicaora., but there is not •
word in it that any dispassionate adversary of
the Temporal Power will repudiate. For it is
evident that if the MAN FATHER in his present
situation of comparative poverty and isolation is
more like the LORD, whose Vicar he is called, than
the most powerful of his predecessors in St. Pa-
TER'S Chair—than • BONIFACE—aII INNOCENT --•
DE NIEDICI—OT • BOROIA-111 all their pomp
of temporal majesty, this resemblance will in-
crease in proportion as his temporal power de-
creases, even more and more unto the
perfect day when the temporal power has ceased to
exist. It is to this profoundly Christian consum-
mation that the Archbishop of WESTMINSTER evi-
dently points with a calm complacency which IS-
yours more of the Apostoli.l age than of the Sacred
College or the Court of Rome. Assuredly all
Italy and all liberal Europe will heartily welcome
such profession of faith from so pure a source at
the present time.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES•

(THIS DAY.)

JAMAICA.
The Times thinks Dr. Underhill's argument, that am his
letter was addressed to the Secretary of State for the
Colonies, and not to the people of Jamaica, he is not
accountable for the impressions it produced, can very soon
be disposed of. There was no alternative between leaving
the letter without notice or sending it to the island for
consideration and answer ; and on reaching the Wand
it was published by the governor as • matter of
course. He could reply to it by no other means.
Governor Eyre was perfectly justified in speaking of the
" inoendoos" contained in this lett/a., and the inevitable
notoriety of the proceeding increased the agitation
already prevailing. If the blacks of Jamaica were
really oppressed by tyranny and degraded by use.
government, it was right to all attention to the
facts, nor can the consequences of the inquiry be fully
visited on those who with proper motives set it on foot-
But the case, even as stated ex park by Dr. Underhill,
is anything but clear, and though he suppresses everything
that may be said to the negro's discredit, there are in-
ferences enough irresistibly suggested to tell the whole
story. The gnat fact that is seen through all his repro-
lentatiens is that the negro has no stomach for work. Be
will not work as the coolie works, and therefore he cannot
live as the coolie lives. Is not the conduct of the black
mob at Morant Town in Itself a sufficient illustration of
the chars eter and capacity of the negro
The Poet, dwelling upon the decay which ho- been going
on in Jamaica for more that 30 years, observes that along
with • dinifnution in the exports of the island, there has
been 'tea lily going on • diminution in the numerical
strength as well as a conspicuous deterioration in the
quality of the white papal ition. The principal and primary
cause" of the decay are want of labour and an impracticable
peasantry. The Poet believes that this oondition of affairs
began in the mischievous teaching of the Baptist mimics'.
arks prior and subsequent to the Ist of August, 183$, the
famous day on which slavery ceased. Foremost in the
mad and selfish crusade was the Rev. Mr. Koibb. When
the slaves became free, the Baptist missionaries, instead of
urging the people to work at the wages offered by the
planters, fixed • much higher tariff, and organised a strike
in support of it MI over the island, and it was thus that the
downfall of Jamaica began.
The Star remarks that it is well for Dr. Underhill he
was not within the 'signory of Governor Eyre. We have it
on Governor Eyre's own words that Dr. Underhill's letter
was in a great degree the cause of the rebellion, and it will
be seen that the governor does not attribute any such in-
fiueotial share in the movement to the man whom he caused
to be illegally dragged from Kingston, in order that he
might be put to death without legal tone of trial. Let
Englishmen understand this. According to Governor Eyre
it is *crime deserving death to complain of unjust taxation,
even though the complaint be made in a private communi-
cation to • member of the government. It was in pumas.
ance of that principle of government that Gordon was
hurried to the gallows.

BAILWAT AIrATES.
The Daily News comments upon the irregularities which
through an extraordinary increase of traffic now take place
in the working of the passenger trains of the Brighton Rail-
way. If these are incurable, there it evidently a super-
fluity of traffic which will invite speculators to consider the
propriety, already not uocontemplated, of providing a rival
hoe. The case of the Br gluon line, however, though per-
haps the most annoying, le not solitary. All who
have oeasion to travel by railway have remarked
the growing furegu'arity and uopunctuality of nearly
all our leading lice,. The cause is often said by the
companies to be in the extra amount of luggage now car-
ried; but then more persers ought to be provided. Nobody
who travels much an help observing that at present at
every at stioo, the porters are calculated for the minimum
traffic ; but such economy on the part of the companies is
the cause of greater loss to themselves. Remembering the
preciousness of time to business men, and the monopoly of
locomotion now held by the railways, they ought to be
legally brood to hear) the times which they 5: and an-
nounce. Inevitable incidents might be allowed to exempt
them, but these which are avoidable should not have that
effect. S rob a rule would be at least no more than fair to
the public, while its tendency would certainly be to induce
more exertion to be male than at present to avoid unne-
cessary detention.
The annual return of the Board of Trade in reference to
railways is discussed by the Herald and by the Telegraph.
In 1810 the ioveatmeuts had not quite reached 40 millions,
whereas in 1864 the paid.up capital for the railways of the
United Kingdom was 332,452,6461., while the authorised
capital was more than 520 millions, or 390 millions by shares
and 130 millions by loans. The increased amount of autho-
rised capital between 1863 and 1861 was more than 45
millions, and the paid-up capital had increased nearly 18
millions. Such is the golden substratum on which abides our
wonderful system of railways. Four hundred and sixty•seven
miles of railway were added to the lines of the United King-
dom in 1864, making • total of 12,789 miles, of which
8,890 are in England and Wales. More than 229 millions
of pemengers travelled over these lines in the course of the
year, showing an increase of 24,637,090 as compared with
1863. In additi in to these we must allow for more than
76,003 holders of season tickets, who also show an augmen-
tation to the extent of more than 12,000, a singularly large
proportion, due perhaps, to a peat extant, to the develop-
ment of the suburban traffic on the London railways. The
mileage of third class passengers was nearly half as mach
again as that of the other two classes together. In 1864
the number of passengers killed or injured from causes be-
yond their own control was 15 of the former and 698 of the
latter, the number in 1863 being 14 and 400 respectively.
Those suffering from their own misconduct or want of cau-
tion were 21 killed and 8 iojared. Taking in the servants
of the company and of the contractors (the latter item
being, however, incomplete) together with snodry tres-
passers and half a dozen suicides, the killed are 222, and
the injured 795-u considerable increase on 1863, when the
numbers were respectively 184 and 470. The 697 inj sired
massager; suffering from causes beyond their own control,
as compared with 400 in 1863, account for the greater part
of the increase enemy the wounded, while the augmented
deaths are chiefly attributable to persons crossing on she
level and to trespassers. Taking a fair view of the whole
ease, says the Herald. the usual doctrine that the seadesta
are few compered with the amount of traffic is abundantly
yeeified. Bell the public, would like to see a progressive
improvemeet in this respect as well &sin the ikons el per
Belpre carried and money received.

IRISH POLITICS.

The "Constitution of this Finites Brotherhood" is
analysed and ridiculed by the Timer. The must loyal mid
the moat alarmed ,objects of this realm, we are told, nosy
now look it the Fenian' and their peoceedioge r the