The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-14 00:00:00

THE GENEVA PEACE CONGRESS.

At the aitting of the oongrese on Wednesday, My.
Hodges, of London, pointed out the cost of war, and el.
pressed his belief in the strength of public opinion, which is
England forced electoral reform from the aristocracy. IL e.
Vogts read a communication from Madame Fanny I.
Stahr, in which she spoke of the absurdity of deciding either
private or public disputes by fighting and calling on God
to interfere on behalf of one of the combatants. M. Crambug
of Naples would not sacrifice liberty and unity.
Unity ought to be but a stepping stone to liberty. if,
was opposed to osatralisation, militarism, and beam'.
many, and expected to see peace result from federsline
alone. M. of Heidelberg, considered as democrat'
only those who were opposed to standing armies and to
centralisation. M. Chandey, of Paris, was of opinion that
social reform wasintimately oonnected with thepreservatita
of pesos. He wu opposed to the system of standing
armies, and for himself did not wish for the froctien g
the Rhine. He was for a strong and united Germany,''
it were federal and democratic. Like MM. Itakcm*
Grain, and Gambund, he was for federalism. M. Car
of Bologna, was opposed to standing armies and in favour of
the separation of church and state. Several other speaker,
expressed somewhat similar opinions and the meeting pray
up at 8 o'clock. The sitting on Thursday was a short one,
Several members had left. A large number of the Puy
party were present, and much confusion took place. m,
Fury spoke. He accused the French of not being rig
friends of the principles of 1789. He spoke agamg
aristocracies and in favour of the spiritual papacy, "by
concluded by recommending the Frenchmen to abolish the
privileges of the Bank of France as far more important
than electoral reform. The previous question propo,erl by
M. Fazy, and supported by N. Carteret and their frien',
was declared to be lost on a show of hands, and it we'
aided, amidst loud applause, that Berne and not Gauen
should be the place of meeting of the central committee,
The congress was then declared to be at an end.

The failure of the Peace Congress at Geneva is yd
m►rked on by several of the Paris journals. They al
without exception make Garibaldi accountable for ins
abrupt termination of the proceedings, as his observation'
at the early stage of the meeting gave the tone, as it woe,
to the speeches delivered afterwards. The Journal de
Paris has the following observation :

" Ah ! if Garibaldi had died after the expedition of thi
Thouaand, or if he had been able to make up his mind,
following the sage oounsel of Machiavelli, never to •rite
a letter or make & speech, what s different ides history
would have formed of him!"

The Coastetutionned makes the subjoined remark ;—"
Pesos Congress has been dissolved by the radical party st
Geneva. Garibaldi left without waiting for a &reed
ovation to complete the manifestation which had welcomed
his arrival. Some speakers came forward to defend the
Papacy and mon►rchial institutions from the attach
made on them. The meeting was, however, already en.
damned; there were no longer doubts for anyone that
behind the few apostles of universal peace were concealed
the partisans of the revolutionary propagandism."
The Dibata expresses itself in these terms :—" Gantehl
did not remain until the conclusion of the Congress. Its
general public did not expect Ms sudden departure, Mil
many persons who were still unaware of it wen
in the course of the day to the Electoral Palace to see tat
Garibaldi had spoken of religion to the congress ; lr
added, The religion of reason.' Nothing more was want
ing to furnish to the eatholice an opportunity of wise
that be was instigating to civil war. The entire city dot
into emotion, and the affair soon after caused a great ma
fusion in the hall of the congress. As the advanced party
of Geneva, represented by M. Foxy, is formed of a cesfi
Mon of fervent radicals and of catholic*, the strong objes
Mons may be imagined which the language of Geribsid
must have caused amongst them, the catholic& being her
by the attacks of the Italian General upon the Pope, sad
the radicals irritated by his professions of deistical faith;
hence the resignation of M. Fazy, the precipitate le
patters of Garibaldi, and the agitation which appoint I
the city. Finally, the old Genevese conservatives MI
have heard with displeasure the revolutionary dedams
Mons for which the 000STIOS furnished the occasion."
The religious journals are exceedingly bitter in thei
comments.. The Union uses the subjoined language:-
" The popularity of Garibaldi himself could not resist th
shock of passions and hatred which had come into Whim'
at the first debate, and at lest he left without beat of doss
or flourish of trumpet. At this moment he is far sv
and we do not think that he will again return tor

Rome, for he is now diecrowned and defeated more
tsinly than at Aspromonte, where the Piedmontese be
did not spare him. It is thus that Providence mocks t
who insult it—irreckbil cos. Does anyone think that
Lemonnier can escape being laughed at 7 he who

that ' the republic alone could terminate the ma of
for which beautiful phrase Garibaldi warmly -

him. The kiss of Garibaldi becomes a wound !"
The Monde uses somewhat similar terms:
government begged him, it is said, to hasten hi.

He was beooming art embarrammeat, a danger
liberty of the republic. In the evening be had be
Carouge, and was biased there. The good sense of
G0120'0119 had made them promptly divine that the

tended hero was, under his purple, only a mere
of which the revolution pulled the strings, and
'Rome of intelligence,' after having applauded

the strength of his renown, judged Wins by

worts. So long as Geneva is contented to be
sink of European literature, so long as she ivies
to print and distribute in neighbouring count._
impious, or revolutionary writings, that course
suffice to place this foul spot under the surveillance of
prefect of police in the department ofd my
But now that from words they are disposed to
acts, it is no longer an affair of police but politics.
cannot permit herself to be Insulted at her own 0
in ber own language, by men who have been
are so still."

A SINGULAR MARRIAGE MIAADVENTrRE.
• month ago, a young German, wishful to lead to
altar a fair one of his choice at Middleborough, went
well-known literary institution, under the imprw

the clerk of one of eareharohei lived there, wit
making the prelhninary arrangements in
with the marriage ceremony. The good lady
swered the door received the commands of the sad

were given with • rather puzzling Teutonic
The young German, doubtless nervous on the
proach of the happy event, hesitatingly said be
" put two names in." Thinking that ho
propose two persons as members of the
the person he addressed innocently told bie
would have " la. 6d. each to pay, and that '
would be proposed at the next committee met
The complexity of the case was not lessened
German uiquiring " ikit (i.e., the announcement
riage) would be on Sunday." Said the lady intern
with a sort of deprecation of his impiety, Oh no
Institution is not open on a Sunday." The inquirer
marriage was then asked to write his name for
and he did so, adding, of course, the name of
inavoreda. For a month the names were upon ti
posal hoard of the institute. One morning last we
German anal his affianced, thinking all W. 1% right,
presented themselves to the parson to be wide ose •
Of course the priest was greatly astonished at ntei.rir-
summary a summons to perform the ceremony, and b.
inquire Into the circumstances before the event coal
celebrated. Guess the horror of the young °oriole cc bee.
what • mess they had been let into. Of course there •
nothing for it but to postpone the marriage. The pie%
arose through the German's bad English, and is to::
quence of a clerk of the church having formerly live!'
the institute.—York Herald.

—A
Nay PosraL ENVELOPE.—We are inform
that the black-Header self-ruling stamped ambil**.
cently introduced by the present Postmasterd;!eets
meeting with success. The object of the inventemP.
only to secure a more legible direction of letters, by
plying the customary guide for writing in this camp:.
ruled paper, but to secure its location in the !wore'
tion on the envelope, that is to say, on the lower
of it thus leaving a blank specs on the upper
for the impression of the Post-office printing
It is a common practice for careless or ignorant
respondents to string the direction over the ,••••
face of the envelope, upon which must necessud!
stamped the post-mark, and the result is my
'iteration, and consequent mimarriage of
with its train of inconveniences to l'ost-otfiee
tionaries, and of losses to correspondents. S..met
traces of important letters are thus for ever los
further neglect of the writers to embody in them
of their post-offices. Expensive and injurious .
have not unfrequently arisen from this *cme
persons who have thus written end directed I
closing money or drafts, and those to whom they.
dressed, but who never received them. Tree Brio
Amtriean post-offices have endeavoured to correct'
by instructions and orders to postmasters, hot
nieces, for the mischief lay with eorrespondeni
could not be reached by official circulars. The
fore, of educating the people in the art of se,
their letters, by incorporating with postal enve•
device of the black lines as guide wsa a Impey one
we are glad to hear that it is not only meeting "lab f 4:,
favour, but promises • solution of this vexed Ml"'
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