The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-27 00:00:00

ICS TOPICS.

The elaborate report of General Grant on the late war is
rendered specially remarkable, observes the Times, by the
feet that it explains a new and successful system of tactics
which in twelve months' time brought the war to an sod.
What this method was, on what principle it was baud, and
bow it was carried into execution, is very intelligibly told.
The grand principle of the whole system was no-operation.
The scheme of Sherman's campaign was dictated by Grant
as were others less important and less fortunate. That the
000federsey is a thing of the past, is undoubtedly dee to
the military arithmetic of General Grant ; and terrible
though the cost was, it may well be questiocel whether an
indefinite proloogation of the war would not have cost both
parties still more.
The Telegraph says that General Grant's report tells the
story of the last year of the war simply, uneffectedly,
truthfully ; he is one of natures gentlemen.
Underithe patient end farsighted policy of M. Doak,
Hungary, says the Daily News, has advanced to a position
which enables it to feel itself the arbiter of its own for.
tones, Events have justified the course which he has
hitherto taken ; but what he has now to determine is not
how to get back the national rights, hut how to use them
now that they have been restored. An imperial represen-
tation of some kind, whichtto ensure prosperity to the em-
pire is essential, need not imply any mcdifioation
in the internal autonomy of the various unite of which the
empire is composed. The conduct of the foreign relations
of the empire must be reserved for the Imperial Parliament
at Vienna; and therefore the aggregate estimates for mili-
tary purposes ; but it each province contributed a fixed pro-
portion, periodically revised if need be, of the impe-
rial expenditure, each diet might be left to raise its
proper quota by such measures of taxation as
It likes best. Thus, each province would have its
own budget, although a portion of the estimates foe which it
I would have to provide would be beyond its own control. And
it Hl* objected that Hungary would in this way not be
able to determine the use to which her own troops might
be turned, all that can be said is, that if a people numbering
more than a third of the total population of the empire,
and trained by long habit to active political life, cannot
modify in all important respects the policy of the federal
government, all the most elementary lessons of history
will have been proved to be utterly valueless.
Dimming the conclusion of the Bhootan war, the Times
thinks that the Indian government is competent to decide
as to whether we have lost sight of what our position de-
mands, and sees no reason to think that we have receded
dishonourably. Clearly, however, the mission to Bhootan
should never have been sent. That one mistake has been
the source of all our troubles.

Int Court.

OSBORNE, DLO. 26.

The Queen and royal family walked in the
ground. yesterday afternoon, and in the evening Prince and
Princess Leiningea dined with her Majesty.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colooial•offies
from the Governors of Canada and Heligoland. Despatches
were sent to the Governors of Malta, the Mauritius,
Ceylon, Hong Kong, Lebow, the Australian colonies, the
Caps of Good Hope, Natal, and Gibraltar.

The Duke of Hamilton left town yesterday for
his seat, Eaton, Suffek, to entertain • select shooting
misty during the week.
The Earl of Cork and the Hon. Captain Boyle,
aide-de.eamp to Lord Wodehouse, leave town to day for
Ireland.
Sit Hugh Cairns, M.P., Lady Cairns, and family
leave town this week for the south of France, where they
purpose remaining till after the meeting of parliament.
As some erroaeons statements on the subject have appeared
we (Post) are glad to learn that the general health of the
learned gentleman is perfectly good, and that a change for
a few weeks to • warmer climate is undertaken merely as a
precaution agaiost the recurrence of a weakness of voice
from which, during some part of the past year, he was
suffering.
We (Times) have reason to believe that Lord St.
Germain nu resigned the office of Lord Steward of the
Household, and will be succeeded by Lord Beesborough,
who has been for many years Master of the Buckboards.
Her Majesty has been pleased to advance Sir
Roderick Murchison to the dignity of • baronet, "in recog-
nition of distinguished merit and attainments."
The anniversary meeting of the Anthropological
Society will take place on Tuesday. January 2, when the
annual address will be delivered. The fellows and their
friends will dine together in the evening at St. James's
Hell.