The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-31 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS.

The Times expeots the extreme radical party in the
United States to protest against the late orders of the
Freedmen's Bureau, ordering, in the Case of Georgia that
the negroes, when sufficient wages are offered, shall make
contracts for labour, and undertaking to ensure the execu-
tion of these contracts, when duly made, by compelling the
blacks, if necessary, to perform their work, but their re-
clamations are likely to be disregarded. Taking warning
by our experience in Jamsics, the United States under some
system or other will exact involuntary labour from the
negro, a course from which our own Watt Indian colonists
were so rigorously debarred.
The Times tells the manufacturers of Lancashire that
the true substitute for the government mistime in the
regulation of the Indian cotton supply which Mr. Barley
demands, is to establish agencies there themselves—to
introduce more perfect methods of cleaning and preparing
the raw material, and to give the native cultivators an
assuranoe of orders for the next season. If it be not
worth their while to do this, how can they expect the
government to undertake the risk—for nothing less would
suffice—of guaranteeing to the ryots a sale for produce
which may prove wholly unsaleable! Beyond favouring
in every legitimate way free communication between all
the classes interested in it, and adjusting equitably the
burdens on laud, neither the home nor the Indian govern.
ment have anything whatever to do with it.
The Daily News comments upon the want of nursed in
Ragland, and urges that a system of skilled unrsing should
be practised in connexion with every workhouse in the coun-
try. At present the hospitals themselves, which are to be
the training field, are as yet uneupplied ; and the managers
of the Nightingale Fund are overwhelmed with applications
from hospitals, workhouses, the new village hospital', and
schools and homes. Their former pupils are scrambled for,
and every one of them is well paid, in proportion to her
demerit,. Thus the workhouses depend on the training
schools, and especially on the one which bears Florence
Nightingale's name. Till those institutions send out trainers
to conduct other schools the supply must run miserably
short of oar needs. When the new St. Thomas's Hospital,
the school of the Nightingale Fund, is opened, scope will be
afforded for a much larger attendance of practitioners, and
there are promising indications in various quarters as to the
prospect of women undertaking, at length, their part in the
care of the health of the country. . _ .

The Daily News thinks it impossible that the country
should indorse the act of offended authority on the part of
the Admiralty, by which they have cancelled the order
given to Captain Coles for allowing him the opportunity of
inspecting ►nd advising upon she plans for • sea-going
turret ship, on account of his alleged attacks in the public
pure upon the officers in the department. No offi dal
jealousies and suseepubilities can be permitted to deprive
the nation of the benefit of hiving an incalcul►bly import-
ant invention tested under the eye of the inventor himself.
A perusal of the documents in the new Italian " Green
Book," the diplomatic record of the year, leads the Post to
reflect on the change which has taken place during the
last 20 year', giving us—instead of political discontent,
and Austrian and church influence engaged in keeping the
people in bondage and ignorance—a constitutional king-
dom of 22,000,000, a considerable Italian army and navy,
railways in all directions in the peninsula, and the admis-
sion of Italy amongst the countries adopting free trade.
But the finances are getting worse, and the Post is con-
vinced that by boldly deciding on a very large economy in
warlike expenditure the King and his advisers would be
choosing the lesser of the great evils which threaten the
kingdom.
There can be no dispute, observed the Telegraph, that—
whether the shareholders would profit or not—so far as
the population of London and Brighton are concerned, the
opening of another railway between those towns must be a
considerable benefit ; what will have to be shown before
parliament is, that an additional line is required for the
public convenience, that the construction of it would not
be unreasonably prejudicial to the existing company, and
that there is sufficient traffio for both undertakings. Both,
is quite conceivable, might find ample employment. Ex-
perience constantly shows that, as larger and more liberal
facilities are given to the public, full advantage will be
taken.

The Telegraph deems it natural that our leading artists
should prefer their independence to the post of President
of the Royal Academy, with social and official duties of an
onerous and exacting nature to perform, and with a salary
of no more than 3001. a year. It is artistic death, it is pro-
fessional suicide, to take it ; for the cost of its occuponcy
fells upon the purse as well as the time of the president.
Still there are always men who are in every way fit for a
post which demands an part'colar genius, and to whom the
discharge of the duties would be a crngeoial task; and if
the Academy expects to obtain such representatives, it
should endow the office mere liberally.

the Court.

OSBORNE, JAN. 30.

The Queen west out in the morning yeeteraay
with Princess Louise, and in the afternoon with Princess
Helens and Princess Bestrica.

The Duke of Cambridge arrived from Loodon yesterday,
attended by Caonel Clifton, and dined with hrr Majesty
and the Royal Family, as also did Princess Htrmann of
Hoheolohe and Prince Leiningen.
Lieutenant-Genrral Sir Geo.gi cimmtnding
south-western district, arrived at Osborne, and Lai the
honour of dining with the Qaren.
The Doke of Cambridge retnreed to London to-day.

The Queen will hold a comccil at Osborne en Saturday
next, at one o'clock.
A deputation from North Linoo!petit's', ooasisting of Sir
M. .T. Cholmeley, Bart., M.P. ; Mr. E. Heaeage, M.P. ;
Mr. H. C. Boacheretts, Mr. F. Wil on, C. Fiels e s. Mr.
W. Otraley, Mr. Learby, and Mr. C. B. Fieldsend, bad an
interview with the Right Hon. Sir George Grey at the
Home-cffi.e yesterday, t meat a p Utica numerously
signed pressing upon the g ,vernment tt e desire ility of
government insurance in the matter of the cattle plague.
A deputation from the Re lnorahire quarter sessions bad
►n interview with the Right Hon. Sir Goorgs Grey, at the
Home-office yesterday, t, present a memori.l on the sub-
ject of the cattle plague. The deputation consisted of Mr-
Green Price, M.P., Mr. A. Walsh, IsLP., and the
Rev. L. Venable@ (Chairman of the Quarter Sessions).
A depot dice from the North of Enflame, Midland
Counties, and Metropolitan en i *lnbar) au Beer and Wine
Trade Arociationn had an interview with the Right Hon.
Sir George Grey, at the Home-office yesterday, upon the
subject of the licensing system. The deputation, which
was introduced by Mr. Arlon, M.P., consisted of Mr.
Councillor Phillips and Mr. Yates (Birmingham), Mr.
Whitehead (Ashton), Mr. Walineeley and Mr. Hughes
(Manchester), Mr. Lyrae (Boltoo), Mr. O. Satterthwaits
(Preston), Mr. Elkin (Nottingham), Mr. Holt (Oldham),
I Mr. Dais (West Bromwich) ; Mr. Ford, Mr. Bennett,
Mr. Cooley, Mr. West, Mr. Copeman, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hol-
land, and Mr. Menders (London) ; Mr. Thompson (Dept-
ford) ; Mr. French, Mr. Knight, and Mr. Michie (Green-
wich) ; and Mr. Gurney (Chelsea).
A deputation, connoting of Mr. 0. Weirs and Mr. E.
Huth (Huddersfield), Mr. W. Armstrong (Herrick), Mr.
Edward Day (Dew.bury), Mr. W. Fieldhouse (B►tley), and
' Mr. W. Hint (Leeds), had an interview with the Right
Hee. T. Milner Gibson at the office of the Board of Trade,
Whitehall, yesterday, to bring under the notice of her
Majesty's ministers the interpretation put upon the Zolve-
rein Treaty by the Prussian government.
Dispatches were reesived yesterday at the 00l n'al.
office from the Governors of the West India Islands and
the North American Brooker.

The Karl and Countess of Derby arrived at their
miaow. in St. Jamea's-aquarelast evening from Knowsley
Park. Lancaahire.