The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-28 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1867.

so little ; and Congress, I have no doubt, would
concede something. In fact, the Eliot bill does
concede something, as it leaves the settlement of
the suffrage to the States themselves, as lung as
they do not make any distinctions based un race or
colour.

We now hear little of the impeachment, not that
the project is dead, but there is no hope of this
Congress doing anything about it, and the next has
not yet conic together. If the reconstruction ques-
t' were settled in Congress there is little doubt
that the plan would be dropped—at least, until it
With seen how Mr. Johnson executed the orders of
Congress. There has been an active discus-
sion during the week about the power of
suspension. In Eliot's " Reports of the
Debates in the Constitutional Convention,"
Mr. Mmlison is made to concede the possession of
the power of suspension by the Senate during the
impeachment ; but in Mr. Madison's own report of
the debates, lie makes himself argue against the
bestowal of any such power on the Senate, on the
express ground that it would enable the dominant
party in the legislature to depose the President at
any time it pleased by getting up a sham impeach-
twelitagaitit WWl' The 110
contradiction, and a very probable one, is that thi
Eliot version is an interpolation or an error. Pro-
fessor Dwight,.of. Cuhipthia College, elm of the
leading lawyers in this State, has made a very
elaborate examination of all Use impeachment
cases, both . English and Americenould has opt
discovered any authority for Gemini Butler's
theory, On the contrary, he has lighted on several
eases in English history in which the Commons
asked the Lords to address the Crown for the sus-
pension front office of persons under impeachment,
and the request was invariably refused.

The Anglo-Continental Society, the object of
which is to make the principles of the English church
known in the differing countries of Europe and through.
out. the world, to help forenint the inten>rl afeematioa of
uational churches and other religious coinagulitieo bp
spreading information within than, rather than, by prose-
lytising from them, and to help forward the restoration 4
catholic unity, held its 12th anniver*ry yesterday et
Willis's/Rooms, the Bishop of My presiding t Lad loytter
ton, the Bishop of St. David's, the BMW, of Mentreel.
Archdeacon It unlsworth, Canon Hawkins, Rev. F. Mey-
rick, and several other clergymen and gentlemen, were
also on the platform. The absence of the Ditshop of Ox-
ford was explained on the ground that he had to attend
her Majesty's Court. The chairman opened the proceed:
ings withn lengthy address, in which he referred to the
progrem of the society, its objects, and the disappearance
of the prejudice which formerly existed against it on the
ground of a aupposed high church tendency. He denied
that the society had anything of an aggressive character
in it, except perhaps in regard to Italy, where it opposed
the assumption of one, who was a mere man, to be the
head of the catholic church, whichhad only one head, via.,
Christ. Ile reganled all Christien churches as upon an
equal footing, and would not hesitate to admit an Italian
or any other clenorman, provided he subscribed to the 3t)
articles of the elvish of England. The honorary
secretary mad the report, which detailed the
works which the society had issued in various lan.
guages, iacludium French, modern Greek, Animalism,
Italian, German, Russian. and various others, and
described its operations in Italy and other continental
countries dnring the past yese. It congratunted the
meeting on the accession of over 200 new 'flambee*, and
upon au iucrease of income from 800/. to 1,300 f. Amongst
the patron,' of the society were now forty bishops, in-
eluding the four archbishop. Resolutions affinoithe
principles of the moiety, and pledging the meeting toeuport it, were adopted, being spoken to by the Bishop pf
hWontteal (who refereed tor the pserearateseeelog la Iter
Land next autumn of the bishops, as the represeutatives of
all the Anglican churches throughout the world, on the
invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, as likely to
exercise an iniportant hearing in furthering the work of
catholic unity), the Rey. F. S. May, the Bishop of King-
ston, Archdeacon Wordsworth, Archdeacon Sleeman, and
others, and the proceedings closed with the benediction.
hire:TING OF VOLUNTEER OFFlcEita. —Yesterday
a meeting of the metropolitan commanding officers of
voluuteer corps was held at the offices of the
National Rifle Association, tc consider the steps which
should be taken to protect the arms, for which officers are
responsible; also to twofer relative to the position of
volunteers during popular tumults ; and to take the
opinions of commanding officers throughout the kingdom
respecting the capitation grant. Lord Eleho, M.P., presided;
and amongst those present were :--Lord Harming); Earl
Grosvenor, M.P., Lord Truro, M.P., Lord Gerald Fitz-
gerald, the Hon. H. G. Ciunpbell, Colonel Cochrane,
Colonel Ilia•e, Colonel Whitehead, Colonel Sledall, Colonel
Warde, Colonel Labrow, Colonel Durnford, Colonel Cole,
Colonel Murray, Colonel Thompson, Colonel Wheal of
M'Leol, Colonel Macdonald, Colonel Beresford, Colonel
Cruickshank, Colonel Wilk iuson. Colonel Sergeant, Colonel
Richards, Major Lewes, Major Templer, Major Coffee, Ste.
After mine discussion, Lord Riche moved, " That, in the
opinion of this meeting, it is desirable that measures
should be taken by the authorities for the security
of stores. That it is desirable that the legal
position of volunteers in the matter of suppressing riots and
tumults should be clearly defined, for the guidance alike of
civil magistrates and volunteers, and while learning with
satisfaction that these subjects are engaging the atten.
tion of the government, it is further the opinion of this
meeting that it would not he desirable to renew the pro-
visions of the old Volunteer Act, under which volunteers
were liable to be called out for the suppression of riots and
tumults." Colonel Wanle seconded the motion. Colonel
Cole moved that the last clause of the motion be struck
out. This was lost, and Loral Grosvenor moved the ad-
dition of the following clause :—" That on any great emer-
gency or raid, supposed upon good information to be fo-
mented by foreign or external influencm, and to effect
her Majesty's supremacy, and in all vase. of threatened
attack upon armouries or magazines, volunteers may be
called upon to act in their military capacity." Some
alterations were moved on this, but they were negatived,
and the resolutions were then carried sent. ems. It was
agreed that the resolutions should be submitted to the
Secretary of State fur War. Cpon the subject of the
capitation grant Lord Elam said that circulars had been
issued to commanding officers asking their opinions upon
this matter. and a committee hail been appointed. The
report was received and approved, and the proceedings
teruiinatol with a vote of thanks to the chairman. _

REF.)ItNIS AT ST. PANettAsi WORKHOUSE. —ln
consequence of the bite extraordinary disclosures of the
disgraceful mismanagement of St. Pancras workhouse the
vestry appointed a special committee to report upon the
advisability of entirely reorganizing the workhouse staff.
This committee have drawn up a report in which they
roe mwend that in future the offices of master and matron
should not be filled by man and wife; that the master
should be a married man without children dependent upon
him, an.) that his wife reside with him in the workhouse
free of charge ; that the matron be a single woman or
widow without children dependent upon her ; that with
the view of obtaining conipetent officers larger stipends be
offered, and that the dignity of the master • office he ell-
h 'need by styling him " tasavernor of the Workhouse;'
that the salary of the master he 210/. joer annum, with fur-
nialledapartments, rations and washing, and that the salary
of the matron he 100/. per annum, with like provisions.
That paupers be nut allowed to give out clothing from the
atorerooin, but that a paid officer be appointed for that
purpose. That the poor-law system of accounts be
adopted, and that there should be a "clerk to the work-
house," at a salary of lOW. per annum, to be increased
10/. per Annum until a maximum of IW. he attained.
That a " matron of the infirmary " be appointed at a salary
of RE. per annum, with furnished apartments, ration.,
and mashing. That, having regard to the frightful
' drunkennees existing gat pauper nurses, paid nurses
be appointed in their stead. Thad, as the practice of
canvassing vestrymen fur offices in their gift is most
objectionable, as giving the most importunate candidates,
and perhaps the least competent, an undue advantage,
canvassing, either directly or indirectly, fur any of the
above offices be rendered a alimualification. Finally, the
committee recommend that the workhouse accounts he
examined weekly in the accountant's office, and as this
would necessitate en increased staff in that department,
it he referred to the audit committee to consider and report
as to what arrangements would be necessary in order to
carry out efficiently this recommendation.
nix CATTLEPLAiIug.—In the week ending 23rd
February one attack of cattle plague has been reported,
which is a decrease of one on the return for the previous
week. This is a fresh outbreak of the disease, and it
occurred on a farm, containing 18 cattle, at Barlaston, in
the petty semional division of Stone (county of Stafford);
the animal, a tow (attacked 16th February), was killed by
order of the inspector. No healthy cattle were slaughteredd
during the week from having been in contact with infected
animals. The number of cattle reported attacked in
Great Britain since the commencement is 253,864, and
52,4;41 animals in the aggregate have been slaughteredhealthy to prevent the spread of the disease.