The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-29 00:00:00

ITALY AND THE POPE.

The Tines reiterates its opinion that, although Rome
may yet be the nominal capital, it can never become the
seat of government of the Italian Kingdom. What Italy
could not turn to any good purpose of her own may well
be given up for the use of the church—of the church, not
of the papacy. What constitutes the attaction of Rome,
what crowds St. Peter's and the Corso with the !lift of
Europe, is not the Pope as king, but the Pope as priest,
that series of shows and ceremonies, of processions and
masquerades, of benedictions and fireworks, which
make up the Roman season as well for idle
believers as for unbelieving idlers. A reconcilia-
tion between Rome and Italy, between the Papacy
and patriotism, is a matter of equal necessity with
both parties. Civil rights are secured in Italy ; full
toleration ia established.l,The monks are gone, the pro.
pert yof the church is seized; bishops and priests, the
whole hierarchy, are at the mercy of the state. With the
fall of temporal power the Pope himself becomes
a pensioner—powerless for harm ; of an immense
beneficial influence yet, if both he and hie people know
h.

_IOW to accommodate themselves to the new orderof things.
For good or for evil, the papacy has been associated with
Italy for fifteen hundred years. It is one of the glories,
one of the monuments of the land now the era of Popes as
kings is over, and better things may be expected of a
new series of Popes who shall no longer be kings.

The evidence given before the election commissions in
Yarmouth, Reigate, and Totnes continues to be a topic
for comment in most of the journals of this morning.

t ite Court.

BALMORAL, Aucusr 26.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
went out yesterday morning.
In the afternoon her Majesty, accompanied by Princess
Louise and attended by Lady Churchill, went out driving

AUGUST 27.

Yesterday was the anniversary of the Prince Consort's
birthday. The Prince and Princess of Wales came to
luncheon with the Queen, and the two young Princes
Albert Victor and George, visited her Majesty in the after-
noon.

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The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise and Princess
Beatrice, went out in the afternoon.

A committee of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy
Council met yesterday at the Privy Council-office, White-
hall, on the subject of the cattle plague. The lords pre-
sent were the Lord President, the Right Hon. S.
Walpole, and the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry. Colonel
Harness attended the committee.

The Duke of Cambridge, travelling under the
title of Lord Culloden, and accompanied by his aide.de-
camp, Colonel Clifton, arrived two days back at Frank-
fort. His royal highness came from Regensburg, where
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he had an interview with the King of Hanover, and will

proceed from Frankfort to Rumpenheim on a few days'
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visit to his relatives there.

Thu Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury have
arrived in town from Jerveaux Abbey, Yorkshire, on their
way to Savernake Lodge, near Marlborough.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Donegal have
left their residence in Groavenorsquare for Hampstead
Marshall, Newbury, Berks.
Tho Earl and Countess of Dunmore are enter-

taming a select party of friends at their seat in the Isle of

Harris, N.B.
The Earl and Countess of Fife are entertaining
a select family party at New Mar Lodge, N.B.
Viscount Kirkwall and Baron de Vahl have left
.wn for a tour on theTontinent for several months.

Lady Sandys and Hon. Miss Sandys arrived at
Pitford a few days back, on a visit to Admiral Ferguson.

Lord Henry Bentinck, since his arrival at his
shooting quarters in Scotland, has had excellent sport.

The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of
Commons and Lady Charlotte Denison are staying at Lang.
well, Caithness.

Captain the Hon. Walter Talbot has just arrived
in England from the North American and West Indian
Station, on promotion, having had command of her
Majesty's ship Fawn on that station for the last year and
a half.

Captain Roberta has arrived at the South Ken-
sington Hotel, Queen's-gate-terrace, South Kensington.
The Rev. J. Lee bas arrived at the South Ken-
sington Hotel, from Dublin.
Mr. J. M'Dowell, from Tunbridge Wells, and
Mrs. J. M`Dowell, from Prris, have arrived at Cataldi's
HoteL

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Mrs. Munroe and family have arrived at Cataldi'a
Hotel from Paris.
We (Dublin Evening Mail) are in a position to
state that Baron Fitzgerald has been offered the Master-
ship of the Rolls, and has refund it.
This morning was issued from the Parliamentary

Paper-office " further correspondence " respecting the'
British captives in Abyssinia. It adda scarcely anything
material to what we previonaly known.
We have mentioned that the contract fcr the
catalogue of the Universal Exhibition of 1867 had been
adjudged to M. Dentu. It is calculated that the cost of
printing a million of copies, including paper, expenses of
advertising, &c., will be 300,000 fr., which, with the
503,000 fr. paid for the privilege, will make the total
oast 803,000 fr., which baa to be covered by the sale of the
work.

FUNERAL OF THE Ray. JOHN GROTE.--CLM-
BRIDGE, Ai ctair 28.—The funeral of the Rev. John Grote,
8.D., Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of
Cambridge, took place at Tnimpington, of which place he
was vicar, this morning. The Bishop of Ely, whose chap-
lain the deoeaaed had been, attended specially to commit
the professor's remains to the earth ; and he was assisted
in the service by the Rev. R. K W. Kirkby, chaplain of
Trinity College and curate of the pariah. The deceased's
brother, the famous historian of Greece, and the Rev.
J. E. B. Mayor, librarian of the University of Cambridge,
were amongst the chief mourners. There were present
also nearly all the resident fellows of Trinity College, in-
cluding the Rev. W. C. Mathison, senior fellow and tutor.
Dr. Paget, and Mr. H. W. Pemberton, the latter the squire
of the parish, also attended. The body was buried in the
churchyard at the back of the church, the bishop per-
forming the service in the presence of • large number of
parishioner,. On Sunday evening • [antra anthem was
performed in Trinity College Chapel, the words being taken
from the Book of Wisdom—" The souls of the righteous
are in the hand of God," &c., and the "Dead March" in
Saul was performed as a voluntary.
PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO RENNET giszg WHITE.
—We are glad to learn that the rector of Wilford, near
Nottingham, having had his especial attention ealled to
the fact, that there is no memorial whatever to the late
Henry Kirke White, in Wilford (his favourite resort) or
the vicinity, is anxious that an effort should be made to
supply the deficiency ; and with that object in view intends
to solicit all admirers of the amiable poet of Nottingham
to aid him in his effort to phase • memorial window in the
church of that village. The proposal is sure to be warmly
welcomed.—Nottinyhans Guardian.