The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 22, MEL

lunatic asylum now has its Christmas inn, and
one good thing about it is the amunansat to the
penile of deeorating the roams in Christ-
mas finite.. This is all very well, humus
snob tale= enally ban grounds which yield
overgrew emagh. The heads of households
may be in the habit of ascertaining where their holly
sprigs wane from ; and if they have not hitherto
inquired, we hope they will henceforward. Bat it
is the demand for schools and popular amootadoes of
all aorta that does the chief nimbi & There J. such
a certainty of a great demand that a vast gain is made
from the spoiling of estates. Proprietors who would
willingly give largely if properly *eked, so that their
trees might be thinned by the woodman or garderser,
are cruelly provoked by the trespass of their neigh•
boors at this meson. It I. no easy matter to mats
young Wiles grow—hardy as the tree is when
mature ; and it is no trifle to find hones
which were handsome sad thriving at sundown
ton to pima in the morning. An ivied tree is
' generally a henna ; aid it is an Wary to have it;
stripped bare is the night. Marauders of this elms
I are sot diserimisatiag or serapalons ; and they will
spoil the symmetry et a eared cedar as easily as of
aunietines. They many do so. Ouse are quite
common of mischief being dose to grounds and plant&
tie= which many years will sot ahem Moreover,
then are men in prison at this moment—a whole
group in • tingle neighbourhood—eestssesd to two
months of bard labour fa this very °Bass.
What is to be done P Why, is the first plies, ell
hosed people should snake themselves eortaia that
they are not buying stein property. Bose p
further, and refuse to buy, and adios their neigh.
boars to do the same; while all who have prams
gin readily whatever they can span. In the ease
of Reforroatosy seta' festivals snakily, it is faun
to be desirable to abstain from that pandas artiste
of deetwatioe, letting every child present know why.
By this means many a boy who might hereafter poach
in woods and gardens may be taught the value of
what he would otherwise hardly regard as property,
sad be made conscientious about it by seeing that
other people are so. This is on of the various
points of senility which arise from the altered pro.
portions of our woods and oar towns; and ibis pre.
sat week is the one of all the year in which the
matter should be attended to.

ORDINATION 17 TER BISHOP OF LONDON.

Yesterday wining the Bishop of Leaden held his
peissry iediastka at It. Paul's CashothaL The tharimes-
most that his Wild, would deliver a shame to the as-
ambled dew drew together a vast moan ef pines%
sal that sort et the sung edifies to whisk divine swam
mu performed was densely orewded. Fall choral senior
wee performed, the prams helm stead by the Rev. Jan
Lope" M.A., Ream of it. Miebsers, Qmoshithe ; sad
the thew reed by the Ray. W. B. F. Webber, ,
sauna of M. Betolpb, Alienate.
The Bishop of Louisa siondiel the pulpit sad saute& for
his teat, the Nth verse of the 4th sheath of et Peers
TIM Bristle to Timothy : " Take heed sato thyself and
este the doctrine ; math*o Is thus, for la doing this thou
shalt both save thyself sad them that hear thee." Rh
lordship said he was opieldag that day to two
Litton sets of psnoss-•thise who were to be or-
dinal sad those who hod Weeded foe the pa-
nes of witaimiag the eiresmay. The day was full of
hems for both. The "ester days," as they were sailed
is the minder of the choral, mad act osem without pat
tin them I. Wad of what was piss ou that thesis( is
-most of the dismiss threeghost Reeked. Whoa they
took sp the public pasts thmorrow or the seat day, they
would read, with Ms lame, puritan, a hag list of mass
ef penes, who had heaths disease or piths, ben this
osght to bee matter of sessiderable interest to the whole
snaky. Whatever view in. might take el the miskterial
elks, whether they United it with the sesetity whisk
attacked to the prieuthood is make those, or were mutest
with that mete sober sad mere scriptural view of it width
swami only the priest for Chrktiass—Jsess Christ, the
Led—it woad be admitted that a readout rospossibility
was east epos them is premiss the sinatin of sum. They
had smosget them of late yen good mu who had wiled the
sneaks of their hllow-meatentha to the propriety of
settle( apart metals noon for special prayer, that the
Holy Spirit might demead spas them all, sad it epedany
ape. the clergy. Bast sums were presidia alsoody
is the Prayer Book, sal these osseous were the
Rubs, weeks, to which all were ailed upon to pray for
the clergy, sad pietlealarly isr those who for the last time
were this to be sasiberid aiscopt that body. A godly
clergy woad of setiesity always he a pewee/al clergy, sad a
powerful slap woad swam a meet bessidel inflesses
ever the 'nat y. In this eoeatry, certainty, the day of
what ins sommoaly ceded prismarsh had rased, sad they

night *bask _ God t►u is WI IS. The, Oki ast mast i

elegy la this matey who wen dosimat over son's
sesmoinees, who meld lead their people Wad-
hid, aid who would pis, fees teepee foe their ells,
what was sot 41 Jo to their owe penesal share:tar. It they
eight eveh privileges fee the Seen sew, they would seek
theft I. rein. But hey did an wane them, t.r they kaew
that the day for such Miss was ever, sad that teas views
premiled with regard to spirituel re possibility. BM the
elsegpna meld be is sasy sues a trusty (Mad and atl•
nisei to his people. They would be sertais to tars to Id
la Vass of allletioa sad Ishil—sese those who is the hey-
day of youth Smash' they bed outlived the Ids of Wan
die • to, their gelds would Mein to bubbler views
of thessehes, sad would duels fee bright las those spirt.
Seel saddle whisk M es les duty of the Manila of the
impel te tea*. Hem ssi pawns maid he glad to ken
tie assielsais of • pima eisirossa la the straggle between
W. sad death. Them sem wee ea ago is which
the. oberzalted gnats respefmnelft
_ass ape them,
sad le they sight have sees Mame of a right
sherester, then the preset. Let &ea weeks this in
ths presoak She they sight have Seemed* el 'Mina ia
their shade over whoa dm sight szerebe a meat bees.
galsl la/sews. Let them think bow they would be eel.
640141 essupt the peer whoa they west is Ueda's, sad
Mae toss es Mad.. Let them remember
relbitl
sal Vs
Mk beds they sight visit, sad hew reedy the
beset was In Mims es *pea its pleb to • wise sad mei-
dente filled who spoke frithfally h the mate et Christ.
Let them Sisk, too, how they small be Mimi to La their
gable sieletstises whea they hid anything to say that wa
meth leessieg, and they would always have seenthileito
my that wee worth hosing U gthey spoke in else ty
end godly sincerity of the Lord Jens ChM'. hose
asesses were they whisk were bud to he lb.
used to with banthises attention wherever they west,
tows er sully This wan a question which bilk the
slow sod laity would do well to oak thiamine, for there
we • great leases fa the 11111141. It MS 1.04 the Ma
,or the aces able, or the soot sioquat services
thee were Hefted to, but them elite' "poke with simplicity
sad from the heart. Km sight weeder et the pheameson,
lost they scald set deny It, sad the lessee she be leaned
that a elergysen, If his sistilty were bat moil, sight OM-
ale by his Obsesses a peat blesses ea all see, eons,
awl teaks, U be spoke faithfully, damply, sad really fres
lbe beet to the hest of Sees tests welsh his Lord had
etelnilliseed his to set forth. If they believed that the
teriedisesed, malyresest, ell.powerfal Befog who
ems ea earth to redeem soaking was later.
Mid fa the mimetic 41 14181. to May If they
believed that the 4ertd Jesse we still alive,
mid that it was set semis the sun of a dead ass who
seen sad esaseelje sestaries, they scold sot suppose
that he We let lIMIst tO the way la whisk he woo met
gutb belles bb MO fee their ealeadea. It woe dm Is the
OW Se
beg lot any had Assisted gnat lams, ewe the
goyim Usk wafer. eves ever Ness labs thought they
woe set to be led by this. Masi bed bets dose by the
easy is that was rasp M liteseture whisk was so power-
gel is swaldiap She Wogs et as. • few great works of
be
banYs bed bon Widow* Ig theduly ea oldie tiles.,
Moe Is Wet. taloned, dna by the laity, bat
Is NNW mere pestleelesly sew of that lees redwing
bieseliese is Idea the slew had Inds thiamine
beewa, sad is the weals of which he wilted
Ilhat they would resesber that they were the
-cysts of His fres whew they kid resolved
spesiel 4411111144103. They smut remember that
dip staid sot Waft marking false isto their system with-
out sessiMp, g the very some of truth, sow might they
Mew *eh it to dwell "pm delisted plats of nets.
sae whea they mild to be easepied with those great
limbs whisk solved estead the pewee sad the eater es
pest if May wile le ask pm* of limp of banes
ldef wales basteed o tosethig thee ebb* was is the Word
84 they mightf *gni bees IS that, to reveresW the
weedset the teat, they weed kW both thessalmes sad
those tabs hosed *Me bylvimsfai the swhadsrd el spiritual
bilions. NOS el the 41111111.44111 vie wets to be ordained
that day woe es mbeleeeeiss M distaat lands, and
their be {rester than those of the
clergy be elegtry, while ft coloelsed
and Milked, mad egleedsd be essemans throughout
the world, sassed the gospel to be pushed is
distant leads, for It would is,., emend to stand in
selfish isolation midst Its pest gospel philippic For those
pass sea be Ispbeed the prayers of the 'segregation,
that Clod sight gin then month of bide, said ling seal,
and singleness of peepess, that they sight aseessfelly per-
form the great work wee which they were abost to eater.
Hie lordship Meld wish sem presided suggeettess Is refer-
ees to the working *whet el deny and laity in the
'dashes of the peer see is works of charity.
The bishop having demeradod fres the pulpit, the Rev.
Arthur Pearbya Busby, X.A., Cases of Centerbary,
presented to his imdship the esedldates for ordisatioa, sad
the. oath' were adaslabtered to Sem

Riau Avis.—Aa addition to British collections
of Biology has Jul bees made le the shops of • Ace
operates of no soolepea &Aka, or Sabine's sails,
which was shot by Mann T. Smith, Esq., M.P., on
the 17th of October last. le a tar* Geld at Inyabani, near
Faunae, Norfolk, Ind mid& ID sew is the pneesetoti of
the see el the hoe. ••••••••• a swan, of Trinity College,
Cambridge. The herd has hat tree ruffed for Mr. Barn,
tor.' by
Mr. Baker, melenliet, of Trumplegtonatreet, Cam-
bridge. The gassy of whisk this bird is a headmen
sperm, is so exceedingly rare is this stonntry that Mar
Railway could sot refer to • anemia in his " British
Water Birds," but was obliged to transcribe the
description of Mr. Vipers (who aanouneed its discovery
la the 14th volume of the Truisactiens of the Linens
Sudsy). 1t is of the saipe Met, bat is distlagalebed
flea envy other species of teolupag by the total
ablate of white from he plump, or any of than
lighter tins of fermium* yellow, whisk *thud, mere or
lees, is stripes along the bask of them all Is general appear-
asos it bears a greater reessablasos to Nonni mann than
to may ether Baroptsa seeleperest bat it may immediately
be tonguing ea hanging to • diSieent station in the
genes ; the two sander toes being united at the base tor a
Nora Sienese, se in the gnats, slumber of the ocageaerle
epeolee, while these of soralepsx restieeta ere divided is the
Men. Three birds peaseselog the same ebsenteristies
as ibis epergnes have bees previously shot is Bognod (es-
renting to Thompsoa) tea la Ireland; is Scotland, nose
at all. The lard now eluded to egress with Mr. Vigor'
deeeriptlea in every repeat. The redden* of the owner is
26, Onn-nreet, Cambridge, sad be will be happy to show
it to the carious is sash mitten. As eke bird le so are, it
la congratulatory to think it has bete ormaigned to sunk
skilful bands for preservation, Mr. Baker having sueended
is rendering a mat life-like representstiou.
WlLLit.—The will of Field Marshal the Right
800. Vienna Heritage, 0.C.8., has been proved in Loo-
doe seder 60,0001. ; also have been proved the 'wills of
Lauinger-Ossetia Sir John Belt, K C. 8.. K.C.; air
Edward Sherlock Grab, Bart , M.F. for Bast SuffSk,
60,0001.; Charles Walker, Big., Seymour How, Jubi:or
pint, Chases, and of Now lee, formerly of Old lowry,
100,0001.; Miss Elisabeth Mary Miller, of Ansley Minor
House, Haste, 30,0001.; William Cox, of Dorchester,
14,0001. Mee Ann Dann, of York-plow, City-road, has
made a curious will, and, amongst other legacies, has be-
wreathed to the Friendly Female Society 3001, the interest
to be distributed to poor single weans of good character,
or widows above forty, having bad sight Ind wh., are
hardly able to work, being English prournats ; to the
Rev. Mr. Hetheringtoa's Charity for the Blind at Christ's
Havre!, 6001.; Aged Pi grime finiety, 3001.; Sock., for
Pr. no two of Cruelty to Animals, 3001. ; Asylum for Idiots,
Perk Hone, Highgate, 2001.—laurracti New,.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

PRUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND.

The Federal Gaudio, of Herne, publishes the fol-
lowing announeswents :

'' BERNE, Dso. 18.

" A Prussian deepatcb, arrived this instant, breaks
off diplomatic relations. The Chancery of the Prus-
sian Legation is already closed. There is an extra-
ordinary sitting of the federal council this evening.
" An hour later.—The Diet is convoked, probably
for January 6th. The question has entered upon a
new phase (evidently a very serious one).
" third Despatels.—The Diet is convoked for
Des. 27. The cantons hays been instructed to pre-
pare the personnel and materiel of their military
contingent.'

A sorrespoadintoe is the Pros*. says that the
Swiss government is nisAyed to exhaust all its

moan= rather than make the least conoession to
pretensions which would involve the moral suicide of
the confederation.

C, Du. 20.

The Gannon Journal of Frankfort annonooes that
the Federal Council has convoked the officers of the

staff, and communicated to the cantons the Domino..
does of commanding °Some of corps. The attitude
of the people is calm and decided. Direct negotia-
tions with Prussia here been refused by the latter
power.
The same journal alto says that the Federal Council
has ordered a levy of 20,000 ma. Moreover, a reserve
will be formed. Colonel Bourgeois will occupy Bile,
with 10,000 men. Colonel Zeigler will march to
Schaffhausen with the other 10,000. The Grand
Council of Berne has unanimously voted an unlimited
credit for the army.

The Corrrapowdasse• Pruslimns of Berlin confirms
the news of the rupture of diplomatic relation' be-
tween Prussia and Switzerland; and adds that the
Prussian subjects in Switzerland, as well as the
archives of the legation, have been placed under the
protection of the French embassy.
In the Nord of yesterday we read :—" One of our
Paris conesposidents makes himself the organ of the
fears of a war between Prussia and Switzerland
which are spreading in certain quarters. We be-
lieve these fears to be exaggerated. The King of
Prussia Ins given too many proofs of his modern.
Lion and his wisdom, to allow us to doubt that he
will do all that lies in his power to
prevent future disturbances. What his Ma.
Piety demands is the recognition of his right.
He is impelled by a sentiment of duty towards his
own States, as well as towards the men who,
although voluntarily and at their own risk and
peril, have detended a right recognised and sanctioned
in a solemn act by the great Powers. This recog-
nition obtained, the Log of Prussia will hasten,
we doubt not, to prove Ma more how much be
has at heart the interests and the pesos of Europe."

SWEDEN.

A telegraphic despatch from Hamburg

that the ion; Charniers of the Swedish Diet, after a
stormy debate of tour hours' duration, have negatived
all the modifications which the government had pro-
paid to introduce in the legislation for the liberty of
the pram

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

PARIS. SUNDAT Emus°.

The Constitidionnel has been instructed to say "it
thinks" that there is no sort of foundation for the
rumours which for "some days put" have been
circulated in foreign journals, to the effect that the
Conferences were likely to be adjourned. There Is
nothing, it says, to " authorise a doubt" that the
plenipotentiaries will meet " about " the time indi-
cated, namely, about the end of the present month.,
Oonlinuing its remarkably dubitatory style of alt.'
nation, it adds, nothing "serious" has, "we be-
aus," occurred "up to the present time" to im-
pede the "reparations for the meeting; the de-
lays which have taken place were foreseen
and inevitable. A note to the same effect, in a
London government journal, which appears to have
been called forth by my telegraphic despatch, con-
taining a summary of the Vienna letter of the 14th,
seems to leave little doubt that the two cabinets are,
for the moment at least, agreed not to throw any
doubt upon the probability of an almost immediate
meeting of the plenipotentiaries. But I think it
worthy of especial remark that the Conststutionnel,in
its carefully-worded article, does not specifically
contradict any statement of fact in the Vienna
letter, and (which is still more important) that it
doe, not re-affirm the assertion emanating origin-
ally from the Nord, that all the plenipotentiaries,
with the exception of the Turkish ambassador,
had signified to Count Walewski that they were in
possession of full instruction*. And yet if the truth
were that the only reason for further delay is that
the Instructions to the Turkish Ambassador, assumed
to have been despatched from Constantinople on the
12th, have not yet arrived, what would be more easy
than to say so. The Conefitutionui insinuates that
these instructions alone are waited for, but it is ma.
nifest that if that were so, it would not use so much
circumlocution of language. This point will be
brought to the test within a few hours. A despatch
from Vicuna announces that Djemil Bey's instruct-
dons have arrived there, and it is stated here that
they ate expected in Paris this day. I will venture
to prophesy very confidently that this is not all that
is waited for, and that the Conferences will not take
place this month.
The Constitsitionnel in the above article admits
that the question of the re•orgsaisatien of the prin-
cipalities cannot at all events be gone into till the
spring, it being impossible to convoke the divans, who
are to metes the wishes of the population, so long
as foreign troops continue to occupy the country.
The French papers reproduce in all seriousness the
story from the Aord, of Mr. James Wilson having
come over here as a plenipotentiary extraordinary to
settle all matters in difference about the Conferences.
The French government is now indulging in un-
precedented battuts smug the English newspapers.
Yesterday the Daily News, Express, Sun, Morning
Advertiser, and Atlas wire seized. The list of victims
to-day comprises the four first named journals, and
also the Examiner. If this sort of thing is to go on,
it would be rosily only common justice to the Parisian
subscribers to the London papers, it the polio, were
to adopt the Russian system, cut out the articles
which they think objection►ble, and then give the
mutilated property to the owners.
Several Swiss citizens have been ted in Paris
for having spoken in cafés or other public places,
against the manifesto in the Moniteur.
It appears that a Captain Morrison, of the English
Artillery, has written a his'ory of Napoleon 111.
The French pope's publish the following letter of
thanks from the Emperor in return for a presenta-
tion copy :

Dslsee of the Tuileries, Dec. 6.

Sir,—When Vie truth is so often distorted, it is consoling
to its a disinterested and dispassionate writer take upon
himself the task of collecting docamints which render to

feels their certainty, sad to intuition ell their purity. This
delicate task you ken been good enough to undertake
is say favour, sad, u I have observed la may passages of
your work, you seem to have aesomplished it. I am very
thankful. It is cot for me doubtless to praise a book which
rental's the narrative of my life, bet I may at lout bs per-
mitted to express to you bow sensible I am of the noble
motive

which inspired the work.
Accept, sir, with my sincere thanks, the assurance of th
Nap sentiments. NAPOLION.

THE CONFERENCES.

The Paris correspondent of Le Nord states that
the second plenipotentiaries of Great Britain,
Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sardinia have apprised
Count Walewski that they have received their in-
struction', and that they are ready to take part in
the conferences. The instructions for the second
Turkish plenipotentiary are all that are now waited
for.

The Xing of the Belgians has addressed the fol-
lowing royal manifesto to all the commons. of the
kingdom, thanking them for the brilliant demonetn.
lions with which they oslabrated the twenty-fifth
anniversary of his reign:
Bremer, 16th Dec.
Is the satins% fres tolerated in the alpha! of the
kingdom, as well ae in those given is the renown' of the
provinces, I have pereived with emotion the epontaseor
maallestation of the noble sad earlier sentiments to which
Belgium has sontetoceed me, bat which the eiresinstasee of
the 26th maternity of the inauguration of my Wigs endows
with a special character of solemnity end grandeur. 1 'herd
have liked to have visited the meet humble commons., la
order to feel muesli surrounded by those faithful subjects
who do not markets the Bast important portion of the
country, to the happiness of whom I her consecrated a
whole life of solicitude sad devotedness. I sun happy,
through the organ of the COISIIMISII administrations, to
accaaint the entire Belgian people of the strong sentiment
of intrude with which my boast bee been penetrated at
the eight of so mash affection and of so greet a coridence.
LIOTOLD.

The document is countersignd by all the ministers,
and a certain number of copies are written iu the
Flemish language, in order to be sent to such corn.
moues as are most familiar with that language.
The discussion in the Belgian Chamber of Repre.
sentativea on the bill relative to exportation and to.
portation of articles of food has terminated by a sort
of compromise, the government proposing to maintain
in force until the 16th February the present legisla-
tion in order to allow the Senate to express its
opinion on the question. That proposition WM
adopted by 60 votes to 31.