The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-08 00:00:00

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'OEN BROGDEN.

given for the sake of the iplaiseek,
regard to his dog, who was present maiart, arra
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MANUFACTORY,CHAIN..... made a most favourable impression on the specta-
' tors by his moderate and dignified bearing. We
Impel, however, that the trial will not leave any traoe
of ill feeling. The verdict appears to satisfy the
merits of the case, and, on the other hand, a
man oould hardly be expected to sit down quietly
after being attacked on his own land. It is of
course very annoying to a body of gentlemen to
find a single individual, setting himself against
general opinion and usage, able to interrupt their
sport. But then England is the country of indi-
viduality, and thesacredness of personal rightais just
that one thing which reconciles men of every clams
to much in which their position is inferior to that
of the same class in some other countries. It is
true that, as the Judge said, " generally speaking
" the farmers are the keenest followers of the
" hounds, and therefore good humouredly bear
" with their share of any damage caused to their
" fields by hunting-" His Lordship might have
said that they generally bear the whole of that
damage. But it is open to any one to decline a
sacrifice of his interests in that respect ; and then,
as the LORD CHIEF Jrsrries explained, the law will
protect them. If, therefore, fair words will not
prevail to induce him to abandon his rights, they
must be respected. Country gentlemen, who are
so tenacious of their own prerogatives, should set
an example in this respect. Small farmers
who should trespass on the estates of a large land-
owner, and on being remonstrated with by the
great man in person should proceed to chaff him,
and when he got angry should flourish a whip over
his head, would find that their case would nut take
long at the nearest sessions. Of course we admit
that the reversal of the social status of the parties
makes an immense practical difference, but it is a
difference which it is better not to make too
prominent in these latter days.

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DSOGDERfIi 18-osrat GOLD CHADUL;

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

(This DAY.)

The immediate purpose of the meeting at St.
James's Hall on Thursday evening was to collect more
pence for the maintenance of the papal position in Rome.
But all that the Roman catholics have subscribed during
the year, the Times remarks, to avert what the speakers
described as the eclipse of the very light of the world, is
rather less than the Bible Society spends in brown paper
and cord, and certainly not enough to provide a single
breakfast for an army such as the occasion requires.
Money, however, be it little or much, will do something -
whereas the arguments employed really went for nothing.
Sir George Bowyer says the Pope will still have Rome,
for it is necessary that he should, and the Almighty will
take care that what is necessary shall be done. Then
why fear, why meet, why subscribe ?
The experiments with model guns against representa-
tive targets now brought to an end for the present season
show, the Times observes, that though Captain Palliser's
shot can be sent with certainty through six inches of solid
lion backed by nearly four feet of timber, this is only
done at very close quarters, awl the condition is that the
shot should strike the target at right angles. The experi-
ments reported show that a large per tentage of shots
would be rendered practically harmless by an inclination
of the ship's side towards the muzzle of a hostile gun
such as would be commonly expected at sea. Then
comes the suggestion that if mere strength of armour
cannot protect the ship, we must withdraw as much as
possible of the vessel from shot altogether, and this has
been done in turret ships. But until we get the latter
perfectly safe and seaworthy we are not at the end oft e