The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-29 00:00:00

THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES.

With reference to the above we have received the
following letter from Mr. Reuter :

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SO Tai EDITOR OF TEI =PRIM
Bir,—l beg to mill year attention to the feet that the
letter from Dr. Hake alluded to in the telegram received
today at the Foreign-ofhea, from Ism Majesty's Canna-
General in Egypt, bears a date antecedent to that of a letter
from the *me gestlernan communicated by me to the
joureals on Monday last, the one beiag dated February 12,
and the other February 17. In forwarding the latter eau-
mnsication Dr. Beke referred to a letter he had written
previously, but which has sever come to hand, wherein he
had stated that Mr. Rassam bad met the Emperor Theodore,
and was well received. This statement Dr. Bake declares
to be false. be having been deceived by Mr. Reseam's
" meemeger." His own words are, '• I have been grossly de-
'Nivea by Mr. Banana's messenger, whose report of that
gentleman's having met the Emperor Theodore and been
wall received by tics is es untrue as the
telegram mimosas(
Consul Cameron's return, sent by Mr. Beeman, from Sues,
am September 5 last.*
This denial was not given by me, because the statement
to which it referred bad not been received. From these
flats it would appear that the contents of the missing
letter have come into the heads of the English consul in
Egypt, who has doubtless telegraphed them in ignores*,
of the later informatics. The latest news from Dr. Beke
is captained in his letter of 17th February, reoeived by
me and published yesterday, in which be states that Mr.
Raman was to await, at Debra Tabor or te, the an -
per or' • return from his campaign in Go-djamSerra.—l am. r. 44.
JULIUS B.EITTER.

1, Royal Exchaograbuikliaga, London, March 28.

THE IRISH UNIVERSITY QIIIIISTION. —Thee town
conned of Dablin occupied train on Tuesday with a debate
on a resolatioe proposed by Alderman 1113wisey, " That
petitionsto both houses of parliament be adopted in favour
of freedom of education (dist is, of the denominational
system) in Ireland, and that the Lord Mayor present one
of said petition at the bar al the Hoes' of Commons, the
various musicipa bodies in Ireland being solicited to co-
operate." With one or two exceptioes, the conservative
members • retired from the chamber when the resolution
was read, and neither spoke nor voted. The mover
conteeded that every country had its own religious
feelings, and required special legislation suitable to
them. In Ireland, the education of the people
should be conducted in accordance with the national feel-
ing, and especially In secotdasee with the astioeal church
of the country—the catholic church. In Ireland, a system
of education was thrust upon them which was opposed to
the wishes of their prelates. Many • permit had to mourn
over the ruin of morals which sprang from a system of eau-
catioa of Wad' relit:ides not*, fonnelatioe. The coo-
ties nee seoneded • peetertant who b.•
bon that the pries were loyal ;if in any part of the
island they had only held up their hands there would lately
have bees war. He thought protestsots ought to hold
oat the right band of fellowship to Homes esthetics, end
glee them everything they bad themselves, and let there
be no distinction of parties. The resoletion vas omeied.
Limnos Gicersam. Owsturs OosErary (Lamm).
—Toe le seseiple bor Ike week main Monk 2116 AIM