The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-09 00:00:00

LONDO4v THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9.

A, TELEGILAPUIC despatch, which will be found in
another part of ow. columns, and on the authority of
which we aro discoid to place some reliance, an•
nooses' that the King of NAPLES has so far yielded
to the menu) of the Western Powers is to have
signified his ittnntion to the Sovereigns of England
end of Francs to grant an amnesty and sueb
orgrnio reforms as it may be agreed to require
of him at the conferences about to open at Paris
If this report should tarn out to b 3 sabaten•
tislly correct it will, no doubt. offer an immediate
solution to the diplomatic emberrsennent which has

of late IN en p rpl,xiog Europe. It in quite another
question whether a promire the extorted from the
fears of the caitiff KING can, wen if to some extent
acted upon for a time, evestnally or permanently
improve the condition of his unhappy subjects. We
doubt very much whether even the re-establish-
ment of the et imitation of 1848, backtd by the
guarantee a the Western Powers, would be available
forescuring good goverment in Naples al long as this
Boerbon continues to held the sceptre. We are certain
that nothiug short of this oegid to be accepted, bet
we much doubt it even this would la effectual. Tito
sae is a proved oath breaker—no law has ever bees
allowed to stand between the Kuso's victim and the
Xfito's vengeance. Even under the surveillance of
the high police of Europe--as represented by the
Allied Powers of the West—what security Is there
that this royal madman would not again be breaking
the world's Face? Our own impression is that there
is one effectust step, and only one, to purge the Neer
polifau Mats from the evils that desolate it, and that
la, to put away from the throne he bee dishonoured
this incorrigible cartarber of the commonwealth of
Europe. This, however, will b 3 a question foe the
future.

As far as the ezigeocy of the moment is concerned,
there can be no doubt that it is on all grounds more
desirable that BONSA should have yielded (if he have
yielded) to the menace, rather than to the actual '
manifestation, of armed intervention. We cannot,
Indeed, for a moment concede that the men of Trop.
pan and of Lsybach were entitled to offer a ;
single remonstrance against an intervention
which only iollowed, on behalf of au oppressed
people, those precedents on which the despotic
Powers bad repeatedly acted ca behalf of oppressive
Logo. England and France, in the name of outraged
humanity, es the representatives of the world's civil'.
motion, lied the keepers of the world's peace, were per.
feedy justified in their determination to put down
this paltry despotism, which is not only a reproach to
ChristendJm and a disgrace to the age, but a positive
sauce of political danger from the contagions fever
of disaffection and revolt which it necessarily tends to
engender ard perpetuate. Still it is quite as well that
this coward!y oppressor did not wait till the offense
ratio rerun had compelled his to submission. The
great point now to be aimed at is to fissure that his
submission shall be effeettial. The time for half mea-
sures is past. France and England, the peeetel the
wield, the interests of humanity, must not again
bestrified with. This interference will have seems-
pitied nothing unless it accomplishes all. It should
either never have been projected, or, having been
projected, Loot be carried through. There is no
safety for Naples—there is no security for the peace
of Europe—as long as this BOURBON is permitted
to desecrate the throne.

IT is no doubt right to appeal to the Bishops in
regard to roost of the existing evila of the Church;
and, to a certain extent, about the evil of bad preach-
ing, which, as we lately took occasion to show, Mr. ,
GORIILT hey treated with so mach courage, 'mime-
tioo, and fidelity. But the Bishops are not mainly
responsible for the low order of preaching in the
Church ; nor can they of themselves pet an end to
the mischief and sandal. It may be all very well
to institute training, teats, and examinations, Naive-
lest to thine of the Dissenters. These may secure
good English, a fair delivery, and general propriety of
style and manner; bet these are not the entrants of
preaching, nor the qualities which raise dissenting
preaching shove that of the Church. In preaching,
as in every kind of communion between minds, the
highest essential is the spirit ; the next, the matter;
sad after these, the form, or style, or mow j and so
method whatever of training or testing can bring
these qualities into the pulpit of the Church, nor all
forth a sufficient supply of them to meet the religious
wants of the people. The fault lies with the laity;
though we are far from saying that it originates with
them. Without (toe the moment) looking to the gen-
tian of origin, we most my that while the clerical
function is practically regarded with less rupee" by
Churchmen than by Dissenters, the preaching in the
church will be interior to that of the chapel. Among
the Dissenters, young men prepare for the ministry
because they have, or suppose they have, a
genuine call to do so: that is, became they
are religious, or have become interested in di-
vinity, directly or traditionally, so es to desire to
pan their lives in its study and onemenicatioe. Many
dissenting candidates for the pulpit may be weak and
mistaken—they may be impressed by pasting incidents
and emotions, and find cases sebsequestly to lament
their choice of a profession ; but in their rues it is alwsys
and necessarily the choice ale calling. Then are no
livings among the Dissenters epee to patronage and
appointment; and there is no certainty of a settle-
ment for no qualified candidates. There is obsoletely
no atiminsion into the ministerial function but by
inclination and choice—however mistaken the choice
may prove to be. Bitch being the cam, the sense-
tin excited in the dissenting world by SYDJZT
"Letters to Archdeacon theaurrox • was
snob as it would be a good thing for the nlem
of our Church to be swam of. None bad
better reins the. the Diameters to hairy how such
matters were managed is the Church: yet then was
nomethiog appalling to the earnest bean of religious
men of other cemensioes in the moieties and feed
Lazily with which the clerical writer cl Uwe "Let-

tem" treated his vocation as a career in life, a means
of living, a profession on the same fool'ag u the law
or medicine —3 business to live by; like banking or
mercantile adventure. Perhaps those widgmphists,
with their cynical truth-fp:akin, did harm to
the reputation of the Church than* tidier pubdeirl
Lion of oar time. They did this Ulna, not cml ! by,l
their ono worldlincss of tone, but by axing ft.
attention ot the general public) ost the way is which
the clerical profession is regarded not only by the
laity, but still more even hydro clergy themselves.
It is not long since we heard two ladies, daughters
of eminent chprobare, say that they seised every
opportunity of bearing good dissenting preaching,
because nothing like it sus to be found in their own
chord- Except from their respective fathers (both
remarkable men in the pulpit), they had never heard
a sermon in church worth listening to.Ve nether their
judgment wee right or wrong, can anything be more
serious then that it 'should have been uttered P
There can be no doubt of the fact that visitors
from the church have been 81161 with wholly
new emotions while listening—not only to ROBEIT
!ism., and CHAIINII4O, and CHALILIIII, bet t 3
the preaching in the first half dozen chapels they
but aced to enter; end that, on the other hand,
Dissenters who chance to enter our churches are
constantly in a state of amazement at the preaching,
and ot wonder what it is for,—what is proposed to he
gained by it.
We may truthfully add—and we ought t add he
truth's sake—that there is u much sorrow as won.
der in the mood in which such observations are
made. Whatever may be the supposed temper of
Dbminters towards the Church, there can be no doubt
r that the best uses among the Dissenters, as every-
where else, desire above all things the spiritual wel-
fare and moral and intellectual progression of their
fellow-men; end it is with grief and mortification
that they see the noble ancient method of raising
minds and moving hearts deteriorated as it is now in
our Church. Good men everywhere desire to see
every old institution do and yield its bat; and it is
no plume, but a heartfelt pais, to serious-minded

men, whether they worship in church or chapel, to
see the clerical profession made a refuge from family
perplexities—a plate in which to deposit the donee
or the scamp who would be harboured nowhere else.
Putting the scamps out of the question, even it
only the dunces, or the mere mediocrities, era ad•
mit•ed, u sufficient for the service of the Church,
we should have the grace to hold our tongues about
the inroads of dissent and infidelity. Mr. 00111117
has chosen one good way towards the correction of
the evil in his appeal to the Bishops. We trait that
others will seriously consider how to ruin the ocm-
cvption of the clerical function in the mind of the
laity.

Int Court.

BALMORAL, Oct. T.

The Qum, accompanied by the Royal Mammas
sad Prises Alfred, sad attended by the ladles and pada.
sea is waiting, want yesterday to Olen Yes, abase her
Mojeety sad potty rode to the top of Craig Cluny.
His Royal Highness west to tin hill deer staking.
The royal dinner party iaelodad the Heelless of Heat,
the Prises. eking, of Hobanlobe aebillingfaret, tke Privet
Victor of Hobe%lobe Laureatmerg. the Lady Amiga
Be see, sad Lord Jame Hinny.

The Duchess of foremen hes left tows for
Brighton, where her grace is ocoopyiag sportotsats at the
Bedford Hutel.

Toe Marquis acid Marchioness of Abercorn have
arrived at Brighton for the winter._
_ _

Tbs Bart and (beaten of Shelburne and Mr.
Chariot Ormillo tom »tamed to town. from Molt;og
!firmest oarl Vismoatem Eirdiury, at respell, Hoot.

The Earl Fitzhirdiage has arrived at Barksley
Castle, prcpratoly t) the eoaveaerneat of the bast*

MI •10, .

The Doke arid Duchess of Beaufort ars surrounded
by a feer,ly curdle at Badarintoo.
The Barl of Bottum, has left Great Malvern
for Liceobeehire. The whiten bee rue Lab) Devoeshire.

Vitamin% and Vim:tautens Ebrington, who hate
bctaa emiag at OmtLatvians. ban kit for Cutts-bill,
tact tastily seat, our &lath Metes. _ _ _

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely, from Bra-
hma Coatis, lift the Caledonian Hotel, lavers, . on Mos-
day, fee the net►. The Marquis and Manalsionek of
Stafford's fauVly skived at the Coledosian Hotel on Sa-
turday from the tooth, end left nest day for the north.
Mrs. Harriet Becher Stows and party hate left
Dearobis Castle for London. They 'stead to raters to
Asterisk is the coons of the preen% ninth.

Captain Harris, of the Bth Madras Light Ca-
wag, woo 'wanted to Mho Allots Karla ilisitioy,
dsughter of tho lots Bishop Wasp, sad
sister of Ow Rey. W. W. Mag, tutor awl late
fellow of Waslima College, ow Twooday woraiog,
at the shun% of Bt. May llopsislow, °dorsi. The tate
nada( owomogy was refereed la the masses of s bevy of

fair bridessiseis by th. vssarable grandfather of tars bikes
the Rev. Walter Shirley, who is upwards of 'lefty pots
of sge. Upon the .owluui.s rif the sorties the bode sad
bridegroom, with a sus assesiblago of friesds, prc
seeded ss Wadhass Coasts, is Use hall of which a difjokisfr
was served. The happy pair loft for tbo safghberwiteod of
Worastu.