The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-28 00:00:00

EDUCATION AND THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS

IN SWITZERLAND.

We read in the Indipendance Beige, "The Grand
Council of Berne has just passed an important
resolution. It has decided by 128 votes against 75,
that experience having shown the incompatibility
of the observance of the legal dispositions concern-
ing instruction with the absolute obedience which
the members of religious orders owe to their supe-
riors, no person belonging to any of those orders
shall henceforth be admitted to the educational
staff. All such teachers, attached to primary
public schools, will be considered as having re-
signed."

DESPATCH OP BOMBAY MAILS. -SOUTHAMPTON,
Nov. 27.-The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Massilia, Captain Almond, sailed this afternoon with
mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden,
Bombay, and Upper Bengal. She took out 92 passengers
and • full cargo, including-sovereigns, 2,2701. ; rupees,
410/. ; and mock pearls and watches, 407/.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 27.-The Hamburg and
American Company's steamship Bonus* Captain Franzen,
sailed today for New York with a full complement of
cabin and steerage passengers, and a large cargo of general
merchandise from Hamburg, Havre, and this port, includ-
ing French jewellery, value 12,000 franca.
The City of Limerick, the first of Alex.
Howden and Company's line of steamers, has arrived in
the Victoria Docks, with dates from Buenos Ayres to the
20th October; Monte Video, 22nd October; and Rio de
Janeiro, 31st October. She brings 52,0001. in specie.
THE HURRICANE IN THE WEST INDIES.-RELIEF
FUND.-The Lord Mayor having consented to receive sub-
scriptions for the relief of the sufferers by the recent hur-
ricane in the West Indies a fund for that objegt was
opened at the Mansion-halm on Tuesday. In the course
of the day there were received subscriptions amounting to
3701., including 100/. from the Earl of Derby, 201. from
the Countess of Derby, 1501. from " Gadfly," 201. from
Mr. G. T. Ruck, 521. 10s. from Mr. Joseph Maynard,
and 101. Ha from Mr. John Barnett. Yesterday the fol-
lowing additional subscriptions were notified :-Meura
N. M. Rothschild and Sons, 3151. ; Lady Charles Bentinek,
1001. • the Goldsmiths' Company, 2001. ; Mr. Walter, of
Wolchigham, 501. ; Mr. W. Morrison, 501. ; Mesas. Cotes-
worth and Powell 521. 10a. ; Mr. John C. D. Bevan, 25/. ;
Dr. Bisset Hawkins, 201.; Davis,
Mr. Alfred 2Ol. • the
Lord Bishop of Gibraltar, 101.; Commander Cultinan,
101. ; Messrs. James Hartley end Co.. 101. 10a. ; Mr.
B. H. Hartley, 101. 10e. ; Captain Engledue,
101. Ma. ; Mr. T. H. Bothamlay, 101. 10s. ; Mr. James
Norris, 101.10 s. There were also several smaller sums,
raising the second day's subscriptions to 9851. ; the total
for the two days, therefore, being 1,3551. A meeting of
the committee formed for the purpose of taking charge of
the fund will be convened in:a few days. The members are
the Right Hon. the Lord MaTri:chairman), Baron Lionel
De Rothschild, M.P. ; the •ht Hon. Russell Gurney,
M.P. ; Mr. George Moffatt, P. • Mr. James Allan,
director of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Oompany ;
Mr. B. H. Hartley, and Captain lingledue. . . . . .

AID FOR GAstinsian.We are requested to state
that the following subscriptions have been forwarded by
the English Ladies' Committee, formed to aid General
Garibaldi, through Colonel Chambers, to the General, and
have been received by him :—A Friend to General Gari-
baldi, 2,000/. ; Another Friend (first donation), 1001. ;
second ditto, 5001. ; Mrs. Chambers, 1501. ; A Friend in
Glasgow, 100/. ; Gore Langton, Esq., 501. ; The Orange
Society of Glasgow, 201. ; collected by Two Young Ladies
in Glasgow, 20/. ; Sir M. A. Hoare, 20/. ; collected by
Miss Lucy M. Poole, of Manchester, 121.; Dr. Dolan,
51.55. ; Harewood, Esq., 5/. ; Mrs. Phillipson, ; Miss
Bedford, 51.; Miss Bedford's Maid, 2a. ; (by Mrs. Phil-
Upson), Mrs. Barkworth, 21. ; Major Wolff, 11. •, Mr.
Bowling, 11.: Salo of Photographs, 1/. ; the Rev. J.
Reeves, 11., and a few other subscriptions of 1.1. and under.
Subscribers in future are requested to state, in sending
their donations, whether they wish them to be placed at
the disposal of the General, or to be exclusively devoted to
the service of the wounded, or of the widows and orphans
of the slain, or of Garibaldians now in exile from the Papal
States.

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 27.—APPOINTMINTS.—Lieu-
tenant, E. B. P. Kelso, to the Danae, commissioned ; and
Acting Assistant-Surgeon James Robertson, to the Duke
of Wellington.

THLIORAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH ABYSSINIA.
Now that the value of telegraphic eommunication with
Abyssinia has become so manifest, we are glad to be able
to state that arrangements are being made to organise a
telegraphic service in connexion with the Abyssinian expe-
dition. The present Egyptian lines extend as far as
Souakin, and it is, we understand, contemplated to con-
struct a line between that port and Massowah, or whatever
other point may be determined upon for the damnation
of our troops. Communication will be kept up between
the army and the coast by flying lines, and for Geld open
lions an apparatus will be employed by which signalling
can be earned on with great rapidity—the signals being
long and short flashes corresponding with the Morse
alphabet. Besides these agencies of communication a
camp poet-office will be established to aooompany the ex-
peditionary field force, and it is said that a special steamer
will be employed on that service between Maseowah and
Aden. The telegraph service will oonsiat of three super-
intendents, six assistant superintendents, 15 line inspec-
tors, and 30 efficient signallers. Letters and papers for
the troops in Abyssinia should be addremed " The Field
Force, Abyssinia."
A meeting of the Neutrality Laws Commissioners
was held yesterday. Protest :—Lotel Cranworth, Lord
Houghton, Lord Cairns, Right Hon. Sir William Ras, Sir
George W. W.Brammill, Sirßoundell Palmer, M.P., Q.C.;
Sir Travers Twin, Q. 0.; Mr. W. Vernon Hareciart, Q.C. ;
Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P. ,• and Mr. W. L Forster, M.P•
Mr. C. 8. A. Abbott, attached to the eommlanion, and Mr.
F. P. Oaalow, the rweretary, were also present.