The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-25 00:00:00

MARCH 25,, 1885.

TELEGRAPHIC I:

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CPSITTIVII minim)
SPAIN.
MADRID. Maws 24.
In the Congress today the bill proposing to raise
SOO millions of rails by the anticipated payment
of taxes was agreed to by 142 to 79 votes.
The Gobierno of to-clay mentions rumours of a
suansatal insurrection in Ban Domiogo in favour
of the Spaniards.
The government announced today in the Cham-
ber of Thgsties that it would reduce by 90 reels
per bagel the duty on foreign flour imported into
tba AWN&

CHINA.
(By dlreel Overland Teiegrepb.)
CANTON, Tim S.
The markets remain unchanged. Exchange on
Loadou, 4a. 60.
SHANOBLE, Fin 21.
ShirNage unchanged. Tea advancing. Silk im-
proving. Exchange on London, fe. 41d.
1 'fore telegrams 114 0611. as the 101. gania

TSB BOMBAY MAIL.
The following teleigram has been received by
Reuter's Telegram
.Company (Limited) from the
Peninsulas and Oriental Steam Navigation Com-
pany, March 24 :

YABSEILLES, Y•ws 24.
The Nyanza, with the Bombay mails, reached
here at 6 p.m. to-day. "Delayed by frightful
weather."
Thejogai leaves for London at 10 p.m.

THE VICK-PRESIDENT OF THY UNITED
STATES.

Ems loilairlag War appears is the Daily New.]
Buy--The language and behaviour of Andrew
Johnsen, the Vioe-Priaident of the United State.,
at hia inauguration, cannot fail to have the worst
effect on public opinion here. It seems to ratify a

thouaandabioders.
I will venture to say, however, that the disgust
which it ascii*, here dote not equal that which it
has excited among the great body of the Northern

People.
Andrew Johnson is not from a Northern State.
He is from Tennessee, and was selected, I &PM'
head, not for his personal position, but rather from
electioneering necessities, as a representative of the
Union interest in the South. The President was in
like manner selected mainly on account of his eon-
nexion with the West, and though Illinois is very
different from Tennessee, it is a matter for special
thankfulness, if ever there WS one, that the selec-
tion is this awe has turned out so well as it has.
The. New England men, who are the most cultivated
at all events of the American politicians, have been
prantically excluded from nomination, on account
of the jealousy felt by other States, and especially
by ilia great border States, of New England in-
Mimosa.
Tbe politics of the South are an element of owner
nessend violence, from which coarse and violent
oisesictsys must he expected to spring, oaths Union
as WWI as the. Beereskou side; The lacing«, Ava-
lanche, a Secession journal, gave the following ac-
count of an incident in Andrew Johnson's WOW :
ANDY JolllBo3'l Noel POLLZD, AND NI NILLS INNS
HUNO.—We secs beard of a wig that seized bold of as
elephant's snout es every mcwidcw, and he always (m-
-imed himself ea the pretext that be mad not resist the
temptation to pull a now that be could get hold of with
both hands,. It seems that Andy Johnsen is such a mise-
rable traitor that an editor at Lynchburg could not resist
the temptation to pull his mailmen. Our eitizeas baud
yesterday, with every daarestration of delight, the in-
dignity offered Governor Johnson os his way from Wash-
ington to Granville. His presume is Virginia was re-
garded es camedinely offensive to Virginians. He was in-
sulted at almost every depot. Lymehburg his nose teas
handsomely pulled, while he wee hooted and pouted at by
the crowd. The traitor is Dwain his reward. We have
heard since, from good authority, that at Liberty, in Bed-
ford county, Vegan, Johnson was takes from the aim
and a rope placed mend his oak, preliminary to a proposed
hanging. Some old raison of the county begged for hiss,
saying that Tennessee would do for him what they proposed
to do, and he was let off.
Such treatment may excuse, g it cannot justify,
the arbitrary violence of which Johnson has more
than once been guilty in Tennessee. It may also
pertly excuse the Northern people, who in elect-
ing Johnson vice-president, were showing their
gratitude to a man who had endured the most
brutal outrages, and had almost lest his life in the
Union cause.
This man, however, undoubtedly belongs to a
class of low-caste politicians, with whom
the public life of America during the air
cendancy of the self-styled " democratic " but
really Pro-Slavery party swarmed, but who, there is
reason to hope, are now gradually passing off the
scene. The higher sentiments evoked by a great
moral struggle are beginning to pervade all parts
of American character and 'life ; and the political
rowdyism, as well as the social materialism and
baseness, which rode rampant while the slave-
owner was lord of the community, are giving place
by degrees to a better order of things.
Of course it is an appalling thought that this
man, if anything should happen to Lincoln, would
be president of the United States. But we may
be assured that the American people know this,
and are what is due to themeless and the world
• with such a contingeocy in prospect as well as we
do ourselves —I man, tiro.,
GOLDWIN SMITH.

MITROPOLITAN BOARD or WORKS—The weekly
insetir of the Board of Works was held yesterday ; XL
Thwaitre, in the chair. A long eorrespooders wee read
that had paned berme Mr. Bralgere the thief
sad Tuner or of the ocetrestors for err %rho;
Thames Fonteakeseek in referees to the ampler. Ilea&
at the last board, that there had not btan nuadsatioo
r the materials dredged from rive amid
of rubbish for Meg is. Mr. Freese rated that
he could sot get from the river rlarge a quantity it
materials r he required, and that he bad been repelled to
take materials from the Lad, which had bre rostiowed by
the board, and he oompleised that as he led made anser-
manta for this supply, he should be at awe celled epos to
discontinue its use. aid if this was persisted in he sherd
cell epos the board to reennerate him for theirs he 'Wald
metre by the costret for its supply that be hod entered
into. Be added that unless be was permitted to go on with
the work is a proper way he should not hold himself respon-
sible for any accidents which might comer. A very wean
discussion took place, is the runs of which some
reprehensible remarks were made, to which es they
teed very much in the directive of libel we will not further
allude. The Chairmen ultimately said be hoped they wood
corer with him as to the sesely of providrg a sserient
number of bargee to seal& the ooeserrators to supply
the=sessuser al dredged materials required by the act
of t. sad thus tees their powers to supply that
quastity. The, if they did am nine • salilelest quantity
to gaish the west i the time sposilied, it would be Imam
sot tow be the fault of the emilasetor• Ile eaggested that
the eswerraters ahead be empowered to employ milisiest
somber of bargee ter the service of the 'Themes Zwitsali-
easst. asd Amy the bowed with the eroa east. This weg-
patios wile embodied is a moolutios, sod agreed tri. It was
resolved that this bowl amid taks we avows e• the sew
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MO WY al, rad tia hold adjourned.