The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-12 00:00:00

CLARE appears. The latter, though sassily mat.
al a Peelifr, did not vote at all, and the former voted
spite the bill Clearly, then, the new Biahc'p of
Down owes his elevation to no affectation or sem-
blance of liberality even on a questito I,ko
that of free trade in shipping. Quite the
reverse. We take it for granted teat he will-feel
hime:lf as tree as the rest of his family and friends to
do all the harm he can to the popular cause; and that
as far as his shisewhat limited powers of intellect
enable him, he will consistently do so. This is what
the Irish church is for, if people would only see it.
With its cu.tomary. air of wonder at anything
savouring of scandal in orthodox high places, the
Times records almost hysterically the fact that the
late Bishop of LIMERICK lived abroad for the last
seven years—received nearly 70,0001. for doing
none of his duties as a bishop and died
at last leaving his cathedral windows unglazed,
I which appears to move the indignation and
the sorrow of our orthodox contemporary. most of all.
The moral to be drawn from all which is, soccrellig
to the Times, that if the arist :cracy would keep this
rich pension list from being retrenched or reformed,
they must really take care that bishops in future do
not live all the year abroad, and that glass instead of
plonks be put in all cathedral windowe. About good
men, learned men, gifted men, or liberally-minded
sun being chosen to fill the gilded seats of t oclesias-
tical role,—not a syllable is said, not a
hist is given. The official organ felt that
that would not do. Any pies, however humble, for a
decent appointment to the new vacancy, wend have
rounded too like reproof or irony. It is too serious a
subject to be trifled with. It is one of the great
means of lordly livelihood, and must not b 3 under-
mined or jeopardied. Outward forms of decency re-
garding residence and cathedral windows are matters
i of conservative discipline, founded on a wise sense of
prudence, not of tiety ; of selfish policy, not generous
principle. Principle! What in the world has prin-
ciple to do with an establishment maintained upon a
style of princely splendour in a famine-Min-ken
land? On what principle can a church of lords be
I maintained amid a nation of I ewers? With what
principle are the clergy of one-tenth of the whole
population given one-tenth of the fruits of the in-
dustry of the entire? Our contemphary is truly a
considerate critic, and known how to avoid sore
points and delicate spots. We only venture to
suggest for his eczlesiastical consideration, whetter a
rule of rotation which would give Irish mitres in turn
to all the nobility of Ireland would not be fairer to
the more moderate enemies of the people, to say
nothing of stray liberals.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

SCHLESWIG, Mart
The most important news I have to send you is
that at last auxiliary troops have joined the Schierl.
wig-Holstein army. The army has been in a critical
prention since the 20th of April, in front of the
Danish forces which doubled da number,. It weld
make no offensive movement without exposing itself
to be cut off, fur the Danes are muter, at sea, and
could at any time have landed as many men to tab
ours in Sault As dry have oppoNed to us already.
We may now look for decisive operations.
1 have to add that the island Sylt has also been
rescued from the Danes by the Schleswig-Holstein
flotilla. In my letter of the sth I spoke of a great
battle that was expected oa the ith ; it did not take
place. According to the latest official riparts. General
Bonin, with his Holsteiners, was to attack the Danish
army on the 7.h, in the event if its msintaininz its
position. lie hoped to be supported by General Pritt-
wits. The Danish head-quaiters harp been moved
from Aarhuus somewhat more to the son hward.

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