The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-03 00:00:00

V ISCELL A NZI WS TOPICS,

The Times draws a humorous picture of the ianalistic
innovations which are exhibited in so many parts of the
kingdom, and of the committee's reports, amendments,
and " riders" which they have ocz..sioned in convocation.
The final report on the subject is described as singularly'
feeble and he: itating, though the practical inference from
the document is not the less impoiLant. If this is all that
can be said or done, of course the ;onovatura, who cannot
he burnt, as some one said in convocation, who cannot be
expelled or even cheated, but only entreated to go humbly
to their bishops and to consult their con
_regations, will
only take courage, and see how much further they can go
There is nothing in the doctrine of the Church of Eng-
land to stop the partisans of the new school when they
have cc:red to sympathise with the sprit and to respect
the practices of the church, short of the last fatal
plunge. It is mainly a question of spirit and of practice,
and they who inculcate a new spirit and establish a new
practice will inevitably land their disciples one day
within the gates of the now hostile communion. The
Church of England, as a body, will never go so far as
that, and the time v. ..11 come when it will recoil more
violently, perhaps, than could now be thought possible.
Some such recoil will be the consummation of this move-
ment.

The Daily Netra reminds the Mexican bondholders who
are crying out against the Emperor Maximilian for the
non-payment of some dividends that became due yester-
day, that the expedition which was sent out to over•
throw the republic and set up an imperial monarchy in it,
place was applauded by ninety-nine out of ever/ hundrd
European creditors of Mexico. But the result of the
whole expedition is flagrant bankruptcy. Sensible men,
however, must see that nothing is to be gained by re-
proaching the Emperor Maximilian with his helplessness.
It is in vain to call for the application of pressure to
Mexico. It is in the cause of the bondholders that the
Emperor has failed.

the Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, JUTS ?.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Helena
and Princess Beatrice, drove out this morning. Princess
Louise and Prince Leopold also went out driving.
The Earl of Derby had an audience of the Queen.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the
Queen of the Belgians, rode out on horseback yesterday
forenoon, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and
Major Grey.
The Princess of Wales drove out in the afternoon,
accompanied by the Queen of the Belgians.
In the evening the Prince of Wales, attended by Earl
Spencer, Lieutenant-General Knollys, and Major Grey,
dined with his Royal Highness the Master and the Corpo-
ration of the Trinity Board, at the Trinity-house, Tower.
bill.

The Prince and Princess of Wales afterwards went to
the ball given by the Turkish Ambassador and Madame
Musurus at the Turkish Embassy, in Bryanston-square.

Major Grey has succeeded Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel as
Equerry in Waiting to the Prince of Wales.

. .
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, attended by
Count Rontzau, disembarked at Dover at 10 minutes be.
fore 10 o'clock yestenlay morning, and was received by
Major-General Francis Seymour, C. 8., who had been ooni-
migsioned by the Queen to meet him at Dover.
His royal highness landed under a salute from the
heights, and was received by Major Ellis, the commandant
of the garrison, and a guard of honour.
After partaking of breakfast at the Lord Warden Hotel,
the Prince left Dover by the 12 o'clock train for London,
and arrived at Buckingham Palace at 3 o'clock.
His royal highness afterwards paid visits to their
Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians at Cla-
ridge's hotel, to the Duke of Cambridge at Gloucester-
house, and to the Prince and Princess of \Vales at Marl-
borough-house.

Last night his Excellency the Turkish Ambas-
sador and Madame Musurus gave a grand ball at the
Turkish Embassy, in Bryanston-square, expressly to meet
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The preparations were on a very princely scale. The com•
pany invited was confined to the whole of the diplomatic
corps and about 300 of the principal members of the nobi-
lity, so that there was no crowd and no discomfort. His
Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, attended by the
Hon. Eliot Yorke, arrived at half•past 12 from the Trinity
House.

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The telegrams which arrived within the last
few hours from Berlin have dissipated all
doubt as to the success of the Prussian arms
in Bohemia. Both of the Prussian armies—
that under Prince Frederick and that under the
Prince Royal—have been completely victorious ;
and though in the battle, or rather in the series of
battles fought only partial corps were engaged,
the losses, especially on the Austrian side, appear
to be tremendous. The decided superiority of the
Prussians seems to be due to their needle-gun, the
effect of which is said to be astonishing. The Austrian
troops would appear to be dispirited, and if, as is
stated, the Austrian army is in a state of demora-
lisation and dissolution, it must be owing to the
knowledge that with such an inequality of
weapons, the battle is not fought on anything
like equal terms. By the latest accounts
the Austrian army was concentrating around
Konigsgratz and Josephstadt, where perhaps at
the moment we are writing these lines a fierce
battle is raging. At Vienna fear preponde-
rates. Soldiers have been forwarded from the
garrison at Vienna in all haste towards
the scene of action. The people there
are irritated at the dearth of news, and the worst
apprehensions are entertained. Should the Aus-
trians be defeated in the expected battle, the
roads to Vienna and Munich will be opened to
the victorious Prussians, for it is not to be sup-
posed that either the Bavarian or Federal armies
can offer any serious resistance to the triumphal
legions who are carrying out the policy of Von
Bismarck. If, on the other hand, the Austrians
should win the great battle, the united armies of
Austria, Bavaria, and the Federation will converge
upon Berlin.

The following is Marshal Benedok's second re-
port of the battle of the 27th :

TO COUNT VON CRENNEVILLZ, PIRNT_ATTIE-DIC•CAMP TO NIB