The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-30 00:00:00

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The Daily News, la an article referring to a speech made
by Mr. Lowe on Baptombor 14, 1832, at a dinner given to
him in Kidderminster. in which the right boa. tandem's ad-
mitted them was" by the perraimion of Divine Providence an
obvious tendency to democracy in this country," and that
"each brad of ealh family emigratiog ti Australia would
find himself is poessesion of the elective franchise there
which they would owe to himaelf." asks leave to atop
and take breath. Here, says the Daily News,
is a star of no mean magnitude that has shifted its
place to the other side of the heavens without anyone ob.
earring ite flight. The radical of 1862 is the firm
oppomnt of reform in 1866. Great conversions do
not allay take pia*, emboli sad, end we should like
to hear • little more about this one in particular. It is
not often that tor) ion gets such a movert. Here wee
• mod. as the confessors say, worth wring. Who re-
ceived Mr. Lows,. abjuration! Where and when did he
make Ws professire, and to whom did be give the glory
A great conversion involves a great repentaooe, and se yet
we have heard Bodies of his contrition. Is that part of
Lamina known to Cockneys se "over the water,"
whet., virtue fomenters einrsordintry difficulties.
they have a way of holding meetings of the ening,
where some no:aimp bet happily reclaimed profli-
gate steads forth and tells ho • wicked he his been,
the whole enporess Wag designed to 'magnify the work of
reformation wrought in him, and the dispensation under
which it hoe hem accomplished. Could not a few
of our political valetudiserte' as get Mr. Lowe to
an "experissee meeting?' Willie's Loose ssipst
themselves as en isPetoPritli Sere fee 1110gose,
sal Mr. Nana Witt bike the chair. It weed' bk ea
affecting sight to see Mr. Lowe come forward with his
Kidderm water speeches—the samortale of his wiregeeetste
stale—is his head, relating hew be was brewed out
of bondage taro light, end liberty, and pew" while Mr.
Lammas and Mr. woe gave "solemn Seeks for so greet a,
miracle of moray. Wiwi 'WU the lest to bdagtt 400%,

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whichl4,re grown let of it ari • is Brice,
sad the civilised world is that ease Is mitted to a Nu.
dearer' error. Bat the mind revolts at the supposition.
That mere holiday-seekers may be counted by teas of thou-
sands is set dispitted.The attractions of the oonntry eel the
fa: lities afforded by excursion trains are sure to bring this
shoat; bat, foe al/ that, the churches will be full, and if
the excursionists were put to the test of some shibbo-
leth—which the Post does not by any means recrisommed—it
would be (mind that the greater part of them (es
far as they were anything at all in the religious
way) were directors. Amoaget Cher* of England
people it is unquestionably a dey of increasing sanctity.
Tlie present Good Friday oomes upon us when we have
much to lead our thoughts in this direction. We
are co the threshold of • great political crisis
whose eventualities may be very far ruching,
end of momentous oriarquenoea to our posterity.
The Poet then refers to the Reform Bill, the Fere& move-
ment, sad the cattle plagne, all of which may be for good
or for evil. But who regulates aU this? The Post is not
ashamed to look for an answer to the history that has given
Good Fairy a mange to the whole civilised world.

B.V.fIIITA9r, MA

INTELLU

014.TIONS BETWEENOSTRIIA
AND PRUSSIA.
The officious journals of Berlin, whilst stroll
complaining of the persistent opposition of
Austria to the annexation of the Duchies to
Prussia when she might have oompentation in the
Danubian Principalities, remark that alone of all
the sovereigns of Europe the BmperorPrancis Joseph
did not send a letter of felicitation to the King of
Prussia on his anniversary. Coupling this with
the continued councils which are being held in
Berlin, and the reports circulating amongst the
military circles of that capital respecting the pre-
parations for an expected war, the state of the re-
lations between the two great German powers is
becoming extremely critical.

(anorzz's rinactium.)
THE INDIAN BUDGET.
(By end O►erland Telegrapb.)
BOMBAY, MARCH 26.

The Finance Minister for India bas presented
bin budget for the current financial year. It shows
an estimated deficit of 72,0001. The duty
upon saltpetre is reduced to 3 per (tent ad
valorem, and Madras salt is raised to 27 minas per
=mud. No DOW taxes are imposed. The
Minister states the public revenue to be in a
prosperous condition. The oaah balance amounts
to 12 millions. All over 10 millions is to be ap-
propriated to public works.