The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-04 00:00:00

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

The Moniteur has been prompt and explicit with
its contradiction of the present alarming rumours ; but its
assurance., the Daily News observes, so often unhappily
need to be taken in an inverse sense, that it i difficult to
convey on good grounds to others the confidence which
they may nevertheless deserve. Doubt and alarm are
natural to men in the dart. It is very easy to deprecate
rumours, but " personal" government is government by
rumour. So long as the Emperor delays the crowning of
the edifice these mischiefs are inevitable, not only in
France but over Europe. Bat the present admit may be
surmounted without w►iting for the development of
French liberty. Let the Emperor frankly declare
himself by acts, and the feverish uncertainty
which agitates Europe • 'll disappear. While he
arms, hesitates, and disavows, the completion of Italian and
German unity is achieving itself in spite of him. A gene-
rous recognition of the right of the two powers to develops
their full resources would put an end to the ignoble war of
rumours and contradictions which degrades the dignity of
France and disquiets her leighboars.
Sketching the frenzied scenes which have just been wit-
nessed on the Paris Bourse, the Tines attributes much of
the sensitiveness to the mystery in which the Emperor
Napoleon's policy is involved. Aa it was said of Louis
XI., ■nd applied to Louis Philippe: " A monarch like
12;m compromises the whole world." So far as any NIA.
ing can be attached to his speeches he appears earnestly
bent on peace, and the Times believes there is no truth of
which the Emperor himself is more firmly convinced than
that there is nothing that France, howevervictorious,could
possibly gain, nothing that she might not rua the risk of
losing, by war. But whet avails all this if he will neither
speak out nor be silent—if he will blow hot and cold with
the same breath, acknowledge the necessity of permanent
peace for the very life of French commerce, and yet keep
the world in such a state of suspense as to enable any
" Exchange pickpocket " to terrorize the Money Market
and to hamper the world's enterprise ?
Better than the meet persistent denials of alarming
rumours, says the Telegraph, would be the announcement
that all and every preparation of a warlike character bad
been discontinued, and that a policy of general disarma-
ment was about to be initiated. There is no single prac-
tical question in dispute, and the power that commences a
war from motives of jealousy deserves the execration of the
world.

The Standard is persuaded that the Emperor Napoleon
will not allow the Italian government to march upon
Rome or repudiate the Convention. Signor Rastazzi
would court his own downfall, and not improbably the
ruin of Italy, if he were to insist, as he is urged to do,
upon the permission for King Victor Emmanuel to go to
Rome, u a reward for preventing Garibaldi from trying to
get there.
The Times writes with much bitterness on Mexican
politics, and on the friendly relations which the United
States have formed with the restored republic. The basis
of the policy of James, according to the Times, is simply
to execute every one whom he suspects of being unfavour-
able to his pretensions. If he is re-elected the course of
events will still bring Mexico nearer and nearer to the
United States. A nation would have more of the virtu*
of self-denial than has hitherto been common in the world
if it threw away so tempting a prize.

IS TOPICS.

The Times contrasts the assurances of the Bishop of
Capetown that the primate recommends the appointment
of a rival bishop to Bishop Coleus., with the distinct lan-
raage to the contrary used by the archbishop in convoca-
tion. The Bishop of Capetown overlooks everything that
might be adverse to himself, and strains to his own im-
passe everything which can be made to appear in hie
favour. The result is, that he puts an interpretation on
the proceedings of the conference which is promptly and
decidedly repudiated by a distinguishei rrelate of the
English bench. The Tima can only say that if the pro.

ceedinp by which Dr. Coleus° baa been condemned are
exemplified in this instance, it is impossibly not to con.
elude that there pay be a great deal mon to bevaid in hie
defames than we have yet heard.
The Daily News describes with sympathy the chief
arguments advanced by Mr. M. D. Hill in his late address
at the opening of the winter session of the Birmingham
and Midland Institute. The want of scientific education
among the workers in productive industry, the error of
all attempts to produce • dead uniformity in the remune-
I ration of labour and the soundness of the principle of co-
operation as our beat prospect of escape from the chronic
animosities around us, are the chief features of the address
which are selected for notice. Co-operation, however,
says the Daily News, is • principle which can only be
successfully carried out by men who have learned some-
thing of the economy of trade. It peculiarly requires an
intelligent and in some degree an educated working
population for its successful establishment. It is one of
those changes which may accompany the spread of know-
ledge, but which cannot possibly preoede it.
Tho Star cordially approves of the decision of the
Reform League to postpone for the present the holding of
a banquet to celebrate the passing of the Reform Bill.
There is • great deal of hard work yet to be done;
and if we give ourselves up too soon to rejoicing over
what we have won, we may perhaps forget that even that
will be of little value unless we win much more to supple-
ment and complete it.

The Standard continues to insist that we have carried
clemency to the furthest extent of virtue with Irish se-
dition, and in the opinion of many to the verge of foolish-
ness. We must now the try the novel experiment of a
little wholesome rigour.
The Herald expresses the same view, contending that
the case is eminently one in which capital punishment
would exercise a deterrent effect. As to Irish reforms
what is to be done for Ireland must be done by social and
not by legislative action ; by the Irish gentlemen and not
by the imperial parliament.

rite Court.

BALMORAL, Ocr. 2.

The Queen and Princess Christian went out in
the morning, attended by Lady Churchill, and in the
afternoon the Queen drove out, accompanied by Princess
Christian.

Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, Prince Arthur, and
Prince Leopold honoured with their presence a ball given
by M. and Madame van de Weyer to the servants and
gillies on the Balmoral and Abergeldie estates.
Colonel H. Ponsonby has succeeded Major-General the
Hon. A. Hood as equerry-in-waiting.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the Settlements on the West
Coast of Africa sod Malta. Despatches were sent to the
Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, Hong• Hong,
Labuan, the Straits Settlements, and to the Governor-
General of Canada.

Lord Henry G. Lennox, M.P., arrived yester-
day at his residence at the Admiralty, Wh,tehall, from
visiting the Earl and Countess of Derby at Knowsley.

The marriage of Lord Kenlli and Lady Alice
Hill takes pleats on the 10th inst., at Hillsborough Castle,
county Down, where the Marquis and Marchioness of
Downshire are already surrounded by a large family party
for the forthcoming event.

The Earl and Countess of Verulam and family
have left town for Paris, on their way to Cannes, where
they purpose to peas the winter.

It is rumoured (says the Post) that Sir Augustus
Paget will be transferred from Florence to Washington,
and that the Hon. Julian Fans will be promoted to be
Minister at Florence.