The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-23 00:00:00

PREACHING AT THE EMPEROR.

A Paris correspondent of the Ind#pendance
Beige, writing on Monday, mays :—"This morning, at
maas, the last sermon of the term of Lent was preached
in the chapel of the Tuileries, by the Abbe Frappel.
After reflections on life, death, and the resurrection, the
preacher, turning towards the Emperor, addressed to him
personally an--allocution. is this the proper word
No, Ido not think it is. I will not, however,
say exhortation—still lees panegyric; homily,' per-
haps, will be the fitting expression. My hesitation as to
the choice of words arises perhaps from this—that that part
of the sermon had not a very clear meaning. It was
a kind of eulogium of the past and an alpha-
Lion for the future—vague as the dreams of the
poets. The preacher spoke of the providential men
who appeared in grand crises to conduct humanity to its
destinies. He recalled the glorious claims of the Emperor

—France pacified, elevated to the first tank among nations,
' The world repeats, sire, mid he, ' nearly all your
titles to the love of the people, to glory—all your greatness
but the praises of the world do not fall from
this pulpit. Voices of grader authority than mine
might thank you for the protection afforded to
the holy see, of which your Majesty, in the midst of difil•
cult circumstances, has ever maintained the independence
and liberty.' The orator next spoke of the visible pro-
tection' vouchsafed by Providence to the Emperor. Then,
after having added that from those who had received more
more would be demanded, according to the scripture precept,
be concluded by wishing that Divine Providence might
continue its protection to the Emperor, and watch over the
august Empress, whops noble qualities constituted the
ornament of the throne, and over the Prince Imperial,during
the whole course of their mortal existence, and that after
the crowns of this world God might accord to them those of
immortality. As soon as the preacher addressed himself
directly to the Emperor, his Majesty warned that
impassive sir which is customary with him on similar
emulous. At the conclusion of the sermon, and when
taking their places before the altar, the Emperor and
Empress exchanged a smile. Was this a piece of coquetry
apropos to the immortal crowns!"

On Sunday evening the Japanese ambassadors
were presented to the Princess Mathilde. They seem to
have been greatly struck by the splendour which surrounded
them. After having inspected everything with great
curiosity for some time, they manifested a slight preoccu•
potion, and looked on all sides as though they were seeking
for something. The Princess satisfied their desires by
having a golden plate offered them, containing cigarettes
of all descriptions. On this the faces of the ambassadors
visibly brightened up, and they hastened to acespt the
fragrant weeds, and went smoking about with great gusto.
In France a circular has been issued from many

departmental authorities to all schoolmasters, parents, I'l'l°g `" Puuu"'' "`• ""`" """" """,""s - --
guardians, &c., &c., enforcing vigilance what boyish in. Pe°l7.°ll°g'
terference with birds' nests during the season of incubation,
with s view to the services feathered vermin•eaters render WEATHER BRPORT.—(THIS DAY.)
agriculture. WEDIRSDAT, Aran, 211. 11 LI&
A Berlin letter of Sunday says :—" This is
the solemn festal morning of the resurrection and the B. Z. IL D. P.C.I I. IL
nation is gay with many-coloured real cooked, and arti-
ficially sugar-made sod highly-ornamented ' Easter eggs; --
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the slyly hidden and more slyly found nut Christmas NAnta . ..... WIT 51 47 &W. ! 8 21. 1626 4
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preeenta for the Easter holiday in all German families ; &slim-TA —'• 29.28 u 49 W. I 4• - a
the globular valentines of ours, exchanged in many mil- &gimlet.... WU 62 43 W. 6 b - I
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and relations, brides and bridegrooms, and bashful GALWAY ..... - - - - -1 - - - -
sweethearts ; some of these eggs being filled with yolks of =ll • •••• littfu 98s 46i W.N.W. :19 a: 17u :
fluid gold in value-and with the moat astonishing our- HRI.IOOLAIID.. 19.46 47 46 OW. 418 re - S
prim when opened with their nice, box-like two halves, ursaroot, .. Were 61 46 &W. II , 1
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The peasante have cartloads full of Easter cakes, with some 10
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their habitual stinginess, very liberal this morning in die- Gmo' 29.67 61 47 W. 6, 4 4r 0.10 -
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tributiug large pieces of them to priests and schoolmasters, PoirralloOTß 29.73 47 46 W. a 8 & LA 4
the poor of the village, and the beggars from the neigh- ~,PealtAMO••••• 99.79 52 49 W. 6'l
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among labyrinths of boxes, hampers, and parcels, all heavy lIISIVI .. - '0.211 6
with cakes, eggs, and new dresses, and all imaginable agree- 21109.134&
able surprises." TEITIMEAT. FRIDAY.
A letter from Madrid says :—" The Chamber of N°1417. d„,3IITAUL-W.". to W,
some rain. N.W. and N"
strong
erate.
Deputies is quietly continuing its discussion on the best InsiAlii% .-
iCee. to li.W., W.O.W. to N.N.W. fresh,
manner of strengthening parental authorities against cz,,, strong,
roan-1.1;2.4. to 14.N.W , As uewstrilsove, some shower'.
the inclination of minors to get married. This strong to moderate, showery..
Z. COM,T.-3.W. to :f. W., fresh W. to N. N.W., fresh to
queotion, which the intervention of the civil autho- to strong, showery. moderate.
city in every marriage renders so clear and simple & ESGLAND.-B.W. to N.W., W.B.W. to N.W., fresh.
is France, is very difficult to resolve in Spain, :htr"ung to moderate, some
a marriage to be valid only requires the ecclesiastical ° erL
sanction. A proposition, tending to bestow on parents the EXPLANATION.
right of disinheriting those of their children who marry R.-Barometer
• each 10 feet, corrected
of vortical ties, cuacusedingtoalodunnatehundr.nletil
without the paternal consent, has just been adopted ; but of an inch diminution : and each 10 deg., above 32 leg „ causing
the resolution will not produce any great result, since it lit:.erslif..lsTeeilretergutttei:rir.urlt. (fle,-ExPoset "'aim=
only touches those who contract the marriage, and leaves point). shade. M.-Moistened
of wind (true-two poinisontere of mar-
unpunished those who aid in its celebration." notici. F. -Force (1 to 12-estimated:.- G.-Cloud (I ton . 1.-
The forests in Victoria, Australia, are chiefly lieigituniiiinig
.b6bi, le
misty ;bury'
e, ell.t,s,vedetached
idillii .f.rf7ainn: chariniew
composed of gum trees. The timber of many of them is t, thunder. R.. irate-fall, or snow, or hall. since last report. is
Inches and decimals. 5.-disturbance-disturhance ato a. Z -cam.
useful in house building, erecting piers and bridges, sad for
fencing. The trunks are used for fuel, and make good char-
coal for gold assaying. The bark makes capital tannin, and ST. JA24118'6 PALACE, APRIL 17. Her Royal
can be converted also into matting and paper. Decoctions Highness the Princess Helena was confirmed this day st
of the woods and barks are medicinal, and yield also Whippingham church, by the Right Reverend the Bishop of
Winchester, in the presence of her Majesty and of their
dyes. The leaves give an essential oil, which Boyd Hur• finesses Prince Alfred, Prim. Arthur. Prince
1 is adapted for the preparation of resins and fur- Leopold, Princes Alice. and Princess Louise. The corg-
i nishing household artificial light. The odour is aro. moray wescoaducted in the most private manner, in conse•
matic. The distillation of the wood and leaves also quence of her Majesty being
.
in strict retirement mice her
. gives out wood naphtha, pyroligenous acid, tar, and a Majesty's recent severe bereavement -Gazette.
gaseous fluid adapted for street illumination. Three years 'fax BICENTENARY Moviramsv.—Yesterday even-
r ago, when the population of Victoria was only 500,000, the ing there was a crowded assembly at Willis's Rooms., to
hear the second lecture of the course' announced by the
1 importation of wood into the colony was to the amount of Central United Bartholomew Committee, The lecturer
5 750,0001. The formation of railroads into the interior, was the Rev. A. M'Laren, 8.A., of Manchester, end the
[ towards the neighbourhood of the forage, will make the subject, "Fidelity to Conscience." Mr. Charles 011411
k colony independent of supplies of foreign timber and many i
other articles which can be derived from the gum trees.
1 liiiiils"ters annilltifinnuendtietilelalymenn platform
g ton Slieledvarious
dissenting denominations. Among them wn e noticed Mesas.
CAPTAIN WILSoN, OF THE EMILY ST. PIERRE,— S. Morley, Win. Edwards, Dr. Lankester, E. B. Underhill,
' At the annual meeting of the Liverpool Mercantile Marine .W. Heaton, F. C. Teirberville, J. C. Williams; the Item
Is Association yesterday, there was peasant Captain Wilson, ;W. Brock, J. H. Hinton Dr. Campbell, Professor Newth,
of the ship Emily St. Pierre, whose gallant receptive from a Dr. Loodunen, N. neYdoft, B. Cox, J • C. Gallaway, E.
Federal prize crew we noticed yesterday. Daring a tern- White, S. Manning, Ito-
rlie-
t absence of Captain Wilson from the meeting, Cap- ! CRIMINAL 01,111NDERn (SCOTLAND). —A !A
4 twin aglefield, R.N., alluded in highly eulogistic terms to mentary return under this bead shows that the number of
~ his coolness, daring, and gallantry, Baying that he did not persons charged with offences in Scotland, in 1861. was
T care whether he were Confederate or Federal. The con- 3,229, exhibiting a decrease, as compared with 1860, of
', duct of Captain Wilson, he said, proved most satisfactorily 58, or 1.764 per cent In 18410 the number of males coin'
• that the mercantile marine contained men who, in times of milted for trial, or bailed, was 2,306, and 2,256 in 1861 t
h difficulty and danger, were in every way qualified to stand females, 981 in 18911, and 973 in 1861. The total number
aide b side with the officers of the navy. The remarks of tried, of both sexes, in 1860, was 2,642, and 2,667 in 1861.
'66 thealant commander were received with loud applause. . The total convicted, outlawed, or found imam, in 1860 was
i he following notification is to be substituted for 2,441, and 2,428 in 1861. In each year 4 were sentenced to
for that which appeared is the London Gazette of the 4th of death, and in 1861 1 was executed and 3 sentenced to penal
June, 1861. i-Foreign-effice, May 20.1681.-The Queen has servitude. In the year 1860 the number communed who
Le been gray to Weiss Spenser St. John, req., could neither reed nor write was 674, sad in 11161 it was M.
zwPieesed
, DOW ner s Coesal-Gewessl in the Island of Borneo, The number of persons nommitted for trial, or bailed, for
-W he her y's Chargf d'Affaires and Consul-General to the five years ending 1856, was 19,120, and for the five ran
the Beeeeblie el ileyii--fatette. ending 1861, it was 17,610.