The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-29 00:00:00

REMARKS.

The winds and temperatures reported this morning vary con-
siderably. The winds are still chiefly light from the eaitwarl on
our northern and western coasts, but a warm southerly current
prevails over the south-eastern district. The Yarmouth and
London temperatures are nearly ten degree, higher than the
temperatures at Bentrude and Brest. Barometric pressure over
the raitish Isles is rather unsteady. In the neighbourhood of
Livertu.il and Holyhead it has diminished sensibly, with a con-
siderable fall of rain. During the last few days the general ten-
dency of barometric pressure has been to increase iu the north
and dbuinish in the south of Europe.

The Paris journals are discussing the future of
Mexico. One of them proposes that France should nego-
tiate with the United States for the annexation of Mexico
to the American republic ; another urges that France
should treat directly with Juarez, who has proved his
popularity with the people by his four years' resistance.

. . .
Great Yarmouth, Totnes, Reigate, and Lancaster
send seven members to parliament. The number of voters
and inhabitants in those four boroughs is about the same
as that of the voters and population respectively in the town
of Southampton, which sends two members to parliament.
Lymington, in Hants, and Weymouth, in Dorset. are said to
be as corrupt as Totnes or Great Yarmouth. In Lymington
the bribers' tariff is 40/. and in Weymouth SO/. per head.
The Reform Bill of the late ministry proposed to unite
Andover with Lymiogton, and the latter town indignantly
protested against it.

THE PALERMO IssußßEcrios.—A correspondent
of the Times, "H. Y.," who was present at Palermo
during the late insurrection, concludes a narrative of the
various incidents with sayuog, " We have had just six
days of the sguadri. Their disappearance was rapid, and
I have heard of little pillage, except of Itudini s paLace
and of certain public establishments—for instance, of the
Institute. Nor have I heard yet of any atrocities on
their part, except that of taking part in such an objectless
and wicked insurrection at aU. I doubt not we shall be
under martial law for some time to come. That will not cure
the radical evil, but it may prepare for the cure by the dia-
-1 armament of the population. I hope we shall have no
wholesale severities, where the neglect of government is an-
swerable for so much. But the heads and movers of
the insurrection will, I trust, be caught and dealt with
strictly. There is one well-dressed personage, in a round
hat and venerable white beard, who was conspicuous in
directing before and after every movement of the *quadri
in our neighbourhood, and who would ' no be the waur
of a hanging.' The tiar.uitine, so strictly enforced by the
l'alennitan public will, is scattered to the winds by this
call for troops. Should cholera break out in con+equence,
Palermo will indeed pay dear for its amusement. The
rebel proclamations of yesterday bear the names of Prince
Linguagloasa, as President of the Provisional Government,
and of Prince Monteleone. Baron Riso, and several others
as members. Some of these names, and perhaps all, have
been used without the permission of the owners."
ATTENDANCE OF THE REGISTRAR AT MARRIAGES.

—An objection has now and then been mistakenly made to
the presence of the Marriage Registrar at weddings in
dissenting chapels. The Registrar makes an important
observation on this subject. In registered chapels," he
says, " the presence of the marriage registrar is indis-
pensable. This appears to be an excellent arrangement,
as it relieves the minister of a secular duty. The regis-
trar is not present at marriages in churches of the
establishment ; and this is, in some respects, to be
regretted, as the clergy, who are very naturally wrapped
in the sacred functions of their office, sometimes do not
write the names distinctly, and sometimes omit to mention
whether the marriage is by license or by banns. "Wrapped
in the sacred functions of their office" is a charming hit of
=tire. When the subject comes again before parliament,
wit will when the marriage commission reports, a strong
attempt ought to be made to secure perfect similarity in
the practice at church and chapel ; and this statement by
the Registrar-General will furnish the ground for such a
demand Patriot.
Tue SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS.—The list of
special questions hitherto announced does not comprise
all the questions proposed to be brought forward. Bribery
at elections will be dealt with in a paper by Mr. John
Noble, of Westminster. Sir Arthur Cotton will con-
tribute a paper on the famine in India ; and we under-
stand that a special sub-section will be devoted to this
subject on the 6th inst. Among distinguished visitors who
I have signified their intention of being present are Lord
I Brougham, Madame Bodichon—who will read a paper on
the franchise of women, Dr. Blackie, Rev. Thomas Binney,
I Col. It. Bruce, Mr. R. Chambers, Mr. Edwin Chadwick,
Sir Walter Crofton, Lord Denman, Mons. Deemarest, the
eminent leader of the French bar, Professor Fawcett, the
Hon. Anthony Foster, Miss Garrett, Mr. Wm. Gilbert, Mr.
Thomas Hare, Professor Hennessy, Mr. Pope Hennessy,
Mr. Chester Jellicoe, the Hon. Arthur Kinnsird, Isa Craig
(Mrs. Knox), Dr. Lankester. Lord Robert slontagu, Mr.
Horace Mann, Right Hon. J. Napier, H. S. Aytoun, Mr.
Miles O'Reilly, Miss Parkes Mr. Charles Paget, Robert
Rawlinson, C. 8., Sir Christopher Rawlinson, Sir Walter
and Lady Carolbie Stirling. Dr. French, Lord Teiqnmonth,
Mr. G. 0. Trevelvan, M.P., Sir Harry Verney, Bart., Dr.
Waddilove, S. Waterhouse and Professor Wilson. of
Edinburgh, Mr. Bateman, C.E., Mr. William Gilbert, Dr.
Hancock. Sir Baldwin Leighton, Bart.
THE STRIKE IN THE IRON TRADE.—Tho Leeds
Mercury publishes some details respecting the strike
at present existing in the iron trade of the
north of England. It seems that the strike has now
lasted for eleven weeks, and that during that time
12,000 workmen have been out of employment, and
nearly 50,000 persons have been deprived of their usual
means of subsistence. The weekly loss in wages is upwards
of 16,000/., and the furnaces now laid idle if at full work
would have produced 70,000 f. worth of iron per week.
Throughout the whole district covered by the strike very
great distress prevails amongst the workpeeple and their
• families, as the contributions of the union only amount to
Is. 6d. to 2s. per week to such of the men as are members
of the union. The men at Comsat me beginning to resume
work at the reduced rate of wages, and there therefore,
some prospect of a termination of the dispute.