The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-13 00:00:00

VICTOR HI7OO AND TR' DANT% CILITBRATION.

The Floresos Nahone, of the loth Wet., oontaine a letter
from Victor Hugo, of which the following h a translation :
" Hanteville Bloom, 4th May. 1865.—The Mayor of Flames
has asked me, in the name of his city, to write a letter to
him which may be publicly read at the grand eolemaity
which is preparing. I have hastened to oom ply with thisdatire,
sad the mayor has now my letter. la it I ezprims ray ad.
ialratiou for Dap's, and my lova for Italy. I should like to
do even MOM and go myself to fieresosom yeti invite me
to do in such elevated and elownsut terms. Unfortnnaisly,

to
my deep repot, I have sot We thaw Will you 001130611.
ale to this repot to the honourable members of the
Florentine oommiasion ? Offer them my thanks. I mod
you herewith my wish—May Italy be eters,/ eves ea Dote
is immortal! Believe me, with profouod osedielity,—
Trona it 000." . .

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NATIONAL Rana AESOCIATION.—A. preliminary
list of prizes to be shot for at, the forthcoming meeting a
this association has been issued, bat the peat length of tie
sispeament precludes the poufbility of our rising it a plass in
our columns.

MARLBOROUGH COLLRGI. —The annual examina-
tion for open scholarships will commence on the 30th last.
The value of maim scholarships is 501. mammary ; of the
junior, 201.
The progress of the railway between Chard and
Taunton has been stopped, owing to the navvies on the
works haring struck for a rims in wages.

According to the last American census there
were 74 tribes of Indians, numbering 268,079 sea* in the
United States territories. The Oslifornian tribes were the
most numerous, and the Pottawatotnise of Huron the least
so, the former numbering 83,500 and the letter only 60.
The Portsmouth and Isle of Wight Steam
Packet Cowpony have entered into a oontract with the
goversment for the oonveysnor of the Isle of Wight maids
between Portsmouth and RA*.

FORTRArT or THE FBJACB OF WALLA —WO
understand that • large sans hie bees subscribed by members
of the Middle Temple foie full length portrait of his royal
hlghstec, who is one of the Masten of their Bench to be
in the new library o! the society. We are likewise
placedc
ed that the wabscriptioa list wM be closed os Thum.
day, the 15th June. the last day of Trinity Term. The
maximum subeeriptioa is two guineas.
BIPABBINTATION OF SOUTH E6BEX.—Yeaterdsy
it was announced that the negotiations by which Mr. 0. 0.
Coops was to tome forward in the oosserrative interest for
South Essex had fallen through. Mr. Belida in willing to
dead, but Mr. Coops is not.
SRPRIBINTATION or BASIL Lieut.-Colonel
41 Mee M. Hogg, late of the lit Life Giants, has issued all
eddrece to the electors of Bath, w which he states that am
the health of Mr. Arthur Way, one of the sitting met
will prevent him from coming forward at the next general
election, he ventures to offer himself as a candidate o•
eoeservatini prinoiple•
BEPRISINTATILN or BLACKBURN. —For 101210
time peat the affairs in this tows have winded • warm
contest at the next general ettetioe, dad though it was at
one time thought that no one would emus forward to Ma-
truh the present representation, tech political party re-
turning their repreesotative, • second liberal candidate in
the person of Mr. John Gerald Patter, of Little Mytton
Hall, near Whalley, ties milts from Blackburn, yesterday
Wood an address to the eletkee. It is generally believed
that the coneertstives will being out • 'wood candidate.
The finite members are Mr. James Pilkiogtou, liberal ;
and Mr. William Henry Hanby, conservative.
THE FROTBSTANT CONYBBSIONAL.—If any doubt
could exist on the tabled it will now be effectually m-
inors& and it Is, perhaps, se well that it should have
beta distinctly enunciated by the highest authority
that any supposed " seal of confanion." any privi-
lege of esorecy, that is, remeotimy edema motet -
sioe mode to • etergyesse. is • simple de lesion. If,
was mid last night is the Heise of Lards, • dawn=
has recently deolarsd to his parishioners that be was "bound
by a solemn oath" not to reveal anythiltgheat they might
anises to him, he had either Man hos ce be
made a room misrepreiretatioe. Of omussocelergymas is
as much boned ie honour as any other gentleman would
be to receive 0011fitill.39 a coafeesion eosideaffally
made to him, and if he soppcoss that the sacredness of hie
amts adds any additional strength to this obligation of °mi-
ldews. it is • matter very much for himself end for those
who trust him. But both he and they must for the futon
make up their minds that the law et the country is
obsoletely impreme in its rights over their mutual eom-
inenicetioes. If this be thoroughly understood, the
danger which has been astarally apded by
the pablie will be mimed to very hiet pre-
There may hedergresit who will refuse
CraL meal what has hoes oestamd to them, and we
ma, Maned, oceadve the met of • mallemse dung
the male Imes a men pleat el homer ; but let it be
seta that such • proseatag will be webbed se
en ammo sedan the- kw, mid. it will very seldom he i
LettOrkaisele elm be wary of sedan each • mules.
they base no s&ssn meatuses that it wal set be
red eitiest arm, sad clergymen will leers to be very
EMl's= bow they merlon essnaninionenas wtieb ft
I be eqsdlyaspkeiset to Nees either le maseal ar tr
Si. Per Ode reeler it is. so dealt, as the Lard
,1 dedeslilo that as sass abelleers el en law assald set
ha los, meg tarsi eva.--2tiaos.