The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-05 00:00:00

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—a proposal that would never be mass if its
author did not feel quite sure that, come what
might of the liberties of the country, his place
would always be on the side of the big guns.
So in this case. lii our complex society there
is • very large class of persons who would
feel perfectly safe and contented if they saw
seven out of every ten of their neighbours
delivered up to the absolute tyranny of ignorant
and self-important hirelings. They wear good
clothes, they do not come out until the morning
is well advanced, they get to their homes early,
and do not leave them in the evening except in a
brougham. All their ideas of the police are asso-
ciated with their own protection and comfort, and
they cannot conceive how under any circumstances
theycould happen to be on one side of a dispute and
the blue uniform on the other. They can per-
ceive the grew„ and unquestioned service which a
well-regulated police force is capable of rendering,
and as they can perceive nothing else, they wish
the members of that force as nearly absolute as
possible. If all persons of intelligence, leisure,
means, and station were like minded with
them, the situation of the mass of the people
would be intolerable. Happily, the latter have
one great protection in the character of the police
magistrates of the metropolis, who, though not
wholly free from prejudice and defects of temper,
are as upright and impartial a body of men as can
be found in any country of the world. But their
functions often stop with the discharge of the
falsely accused person, when justice requires the
prosecution of the perjurer. The levity with which
the police make false charges against those who are
not in a position to call them to account is, as moat
readers of newspapers know, and as the decisions of
the magistrates prove, becoming a very serious
evil. And the same may be said of the violence
to which the police so freely resort. A case is
now under investigation in which the police
burst in the night into the house of a respect-
able man who had undoubtedly rendered him-
self obnoxious to the law, but who might
have been taken up on a warrant at any time,
dragged him out of doors, and beat him about
the head with their truncheons, inflicting, in pure
vindictiveness, injuries which would have been
unjustifiable if he had pulled down a mile of the
railings of Hyde-park, and which, in nine cases
out of ten, would have been followed by fatal re-
sults. Conduct of this kind might be practised
year after year without in the least interfering
with the equable flow of life of the well-to-do com-
fortable classes. But there are others, forming
the mass of the population in every great city,
who live in continual contact with the police, and
to whom the integrity of that body is of the great-
est importance. Happily, the separation of classes
in this country has not proceeded so far that any
great oppression can be practised upon one
without the sympathy of another, and stimu-
lating it to advance to its aid. And
this for the good of the whole. Those who
desire to see authority exercised in England by
irresponsible agents should remember that those
countries of Europe where such immunity is
enjoyed by the police and the bureaucracy are con-
stantly referred to by ourselves as destitute of
one of the most necessary safeguards of freedom,
while on the other hand we have not that social
and political equality which reconciles their inha-
bitants too easily to a large sacrifice of individual
liberty, a possession which has hitherto been the
proud distinction of the Anglo-Saxon race.

Cite Court.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

(THIS DAY.)

THE REFORM DEMONSTRATIONS.

Unlike its contemporaries, the Times describes
the meeting at St. James's Hsll last evening as but mode-
rately attended, and assumes there must be something
politically deadening in metropolitan life. It then pro-
ceeds to dispute Mr. Bright's advice to the trades and
friendly societies to use their organisation for political
purposes. To do so is an economical error, and is calcu-
lated to excite still more the jealousy and fears of
the middle class, already sensitive enough. The failure
of the reform leaders to carry the working population in
their train is to be attributed, not to their want of
sympathy with the movement, but to the fact that they
feel themselves forbidden by the terms of the,r association
from becoming political bodies. The Times adheres to its
advice that they should keep quiet till the meeting
of parliament, and after putting aside as impossible
the adoption of a franchise bill without a redistribu-
tion of seats, concludes with expressing its convic-
tion that a bill can be proposed which will content
moderate men of all classes, and that the two houses
would be willing to pass it. In a second article, the Times
endeavours to show that the speaking ou Monday was un-
worthy of a demonstration claiming a metropolitan rank
and character, and is particularly bard upon a glass-
blower, Mr. Leicester, and asks —if such a large body cannot
prevent itself being represented by a spokesman of this
sort what guarantee can it give us for the sort of men, the
minds, the opinions, and the measures that are to come to
the surface when the constitution has been reconstructed
on the principle of manhood suffrage?
The Herald and Standard continue to describe the pro-
ceedings of Monday as a political failure, and to endeavour
to draw a distinction between the Reform League and the
trades` unions, the former being peculiarly obnoxious.
As to the Hyde-park question, the Standard is anxious
it should be known that in a second emergency
the railings will be found higher and stronger, and the
repressive measures a little more effective and severe.
The Post quotes one of its Dublin contemporaries to the
effect that if Mr. Bright were now iu Ireland it would be
the duty of the government of that country to deal with
him in the matter of his late letter to a gentleman in
Exeter, as the law directs. Now, if ever, says the PaM,
authority should be exercised without respect to persons.
But, inasmuch as it is I.ighly improbable that Mr. Bright
will see fit to cross the Channel, it is for the imperial go-
vernment to appreciate his epistolary exercitation.
The Ttl,graph strongly censures the language of Mr.
Leicester and Colonel Dickson, and is convinced that the
policy of intimidation, which seems to commend itself to
latter, will be readily disowned by men like Mr. Potter.
The gathering of Monday will be effective for its purpose,
because it showed the fitness of the artisans for every civic
right ; a mob in Park-lane would be nothing but an oppor-
tunity for the " roughs."
The Star repeats the chief part of Mr. Bright's speech
last night, adopting the sentiments with much enthusiasm.

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If it M. true, lit 4 Daffy Nat !um thatier.
still adheres to his policy, which even the defeat, nlff-
nority no longer support, he must have utterly the
political capacity for which he has hitherto received credit.
It is not worth while, however, to °amidst his 'views, for
Congress is both riu:lved and able to reduce his action
within the modest limits unlined to it by the constitution.
If the South will not give the guarantees which are re-
quired, it is highly probable that before Mr. Johnson's
term of office expires the constitution will be amended,
and the reign of civil and political equality extended over
the whole Union by the act of the Federal legislature, rati-
fied by the loyal states, and without the co-operation of
the Southern politicians. With regard to Mexico, the
Daily News thinks it would have been wise of Mr. John-
son to have facilitated the departure of the French by a
friendly attitude instead of ostentatiously pressing upon
them, when without him they had every reason to leave
as soon as they could.
The Telegraph contends that our government tried in
perfect good faith to preserve our neutrality, but the
United States have ground, nevertheless, for complaining
that, in spite of these efforts, their commerce suffered in-
jury through the delays of our officials. For instance,
had our Customs' officers at Liverpool exercised greater
honesty or greater vigilance, or had our law officers shorn
a little more diligence, the Alabama would have been
stopped, and the Foreign Secretary's direction for her
seizure at Queensland or Nassau virtually confesses our
responsibility. Now these are just the points that could
be fairly referred to an arbitrator; and the Telegraph
would be very glad to hear that the whole question had
been referred to the arbitration of some European sove-
reign whose position would ensure respect for his decision.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dm. 4.

The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess
Christian and Princess Louise, drove out in a carriage and
four yesterday afternoon.
Her Majesty, with Princess Christian and the Princess
of Tack, drove out this morning. Princess Beatrice also
went out.
Prince Henry, second son of the Crown Prince and Prin-
cess of Prussia and grandson of the Queen, has arrived on
a visit to her Majesty, and will remain in England with
the Queen for the winter.
The Duke of Edinburgh, attended by Lieutenant Haig,
arrived at the Castle yesterday.
The Prince and Princess of Teck also arrived, and dined
with the Queen and the Royal Family.
Her Majesty's private band played in the drawing-room
after dinner, before the Royal Family, where the ladies
and gentlemen in waiting had the honour of joining the
Royal Family.
The Dean of Windsor and the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley were
honoured with invitations.
The band played the following selection of music, under
the direction of Mr. Anderson :
Overture, " Les Chaperons Stases" Auher.
?.election, " Yuust
Coro, " II ('nWiato" Me) erbeer.
Aire de Ballet, "4tradella"
Selection, " Athalle" AI eudelssohn.
March Kuhner.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Christian, the Prince of
Teck, and Count Gleichen went out shooting, attended by
Major-General F. H. Seymour.
Lord Begot, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. H. Lind-
say, and Major-General F. H. Seymour, have succeeded
Lord Crofton, the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, and
Lord Alfred Paget, as Lord, Groom, and Equerry in
Waiting.

A committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honour-
able l'rivy Council sat yesterday at Whitehall, on matters
relating to quarantine and to the cattle plague. The lords
present were the Lord President, Sir Stafford Northcote,
Bart., the Right Hon. Horatio Waddington, the Right
Zion. H. Curry, and the Right Hon. Stephen Cave. Mr.
Hanison and Dr. Alexander Williams attended the com-
mittee.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governor of Malta.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales leaves
Dariustmit to-day direct for Paris.
The Prince and Princess de Teck left Windsor
Castle for Kew yesterday, at the conclusion of their visit

to the Queen and royal family.
The Prince and Princess Christian (Princess
Helena) arc expected, says the Lieerpo,l Mercury, to pay
a visit to the Earl and Counted of Derby at Knowlaley

during the present month.
The Duke and Duchess of l'ilanchester have left

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town for Chataworth,on a visit to the Duke of Devonshire.
On the 26th ult. Sir Andrew Buchanan had the

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honour of entertaining the Prince of Wales and the im-
perial family at the British Embassy, St. Petersburg. In
honour of his host his royal highness wore the Highland
costume. The Czar was received at the head of the stair-
case by the Prince of Wales, who, in his character of an
English piince, was held to be in his own house at the
British Embassy. The same ceremony was observed on
the arrival of the Czarevitch and the Crown Prince
of Denmark. The Princess Daguiar was led into
the ball-room by his royal highness. Immediately
on the rutty of the royal guests into the ball-
room, a quadrille was danced, in which all the high
and mighty personages assembled, including the Emperor
and the British ambassador, took part. After this cere-
mony had been performed, the elder and graver members
of the company considered themselves released fi om all
farther obligations of a similar character, and the dancing
was left to the princes and princesses and their respective
suites. Whist tables were arranged in the adjoining
rooms, and the Czar, according to his wont, played for a
couple of hours, with Prince Lieven for his partner. The
Prince of Wales danced almost without intermission.
On Sunday last Lady Robert Montague gave
birth to a daughter, at 72, Inverness-terrace.
The death is announced, on Saturday last, at

his residence, No. 10, \\estbourne-street, Hyde-park-
gardens, of Colonel Sir George Everest, C. 8., Royal
Bengal Artillery, F.R.S., formerly Surveyor-General and
Superintendent of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of
India, aged 76.
DEATH OF BARONESS FERDINAND DE ROT/IS-
CHU D.—Yeateraay afternoon, to the great grief of her
family, the Baroness Ferdinand de Rothschild died during
her confinement. The baroness was the youngest daughter
of Baron Lionel de Rothschild, M.l'., and was married to
her cousin, Baron Ferdinand, the second son of Baron
Amelia de Rothschild, of Vienna. The premature death
of the young baroness has cast a deep gloom over the
family.
The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol preached
in Bristol Cathedral on Sunday upon the " Seoond
Advent." He said man might never presume to specify the
"when," but the general signs of that " when " might
ever be observed with the deepest spiritual profit. Surely
they might obeet ve them with profit now, as they saw and
marked all that was around them—nations rising against
nations, mysteriously coming pestilences, silently increas-
ing unrest, runnings to and fro, increased knowledge,
consciously felt anxiety as to their general and national
future, and, most serious sign of all, a plainly and steadily
deepening disbelief in the supernatural—they might well
muse with solemn earnestness on the declaration which
has formed the text to those grave thoughts, " The night
is far spent."
The Rev. Dr. Badham, who has been Bead
Master of Birmingham and Edgbaston Proprietary School
13 years, has been appointed to the Professorship of Clas-
sics and Logic in the University of Sydney. The chair
was previously held by Dr. Woolley, who was lost in the
London.
A correspondent of a contemporary states that,
during the march of the procession on Monday—mounted
on some builders' ladders, and looking over the wall of St.
James's Palace, just at the angle by the Mall—were to be
seen the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Teck, and several
other gentlemen, who, smoking their cigars, looked on
with evident interest.
It is a noticeable fact that, though the Herald
and Standard contain a full report of the remarks of
Mr. Ayrton, which were construed by the audience at St.
James's-hall last evening to reflect upon the Queen, they
have not a word of Mr. Bright's remarkable remonstrance,
which appears in all the other journals, and which seems
to have made a considerable impression on the meeting.
The iron crown of Lombardy is shortly to resume
its place in MOM% Cathedral. This restitution is to be
*Howled with some pomp, and when the Prefect of Milan
shall have announced the day fixed for it, a high court
functionary will be despatched to Monza to be present
at it.

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CEMB [4: z. 5,_ 1866.

LAMM GENCE.

THE EMPEROR MAXIM LAN.
The Nord reports that the Emperor Maximilian
sent a telegram to a member of his oourt at Mira-
mar, announcing that he would soon land at Gib-
raltar, and that M. de Bombellea, a member of his
household, has gone to Gibraltar to receive him.

-- It
Dtayeitt is the motive wide& leads the soldier to glory.
ihe real power whichloh gives victory ; esprit de
e't
oorps ilitie only bond which preserves unity amongst the
troops. Both united secure for them the rowed end
consideration of all other classes in the state.
Soldiers ! listen to the voice of duty and of honour, and
that of your own intermits. The Spanish army—this is
(the hope of the Queen (whom God preserve) and of the
eountry—willyield to no other in patriotism and in the
love of country, it will not belie its past.
History says that the Spanish soldiers astonished
Ithe world by their great deeds ; that their loyalty is pro-
verbial ; that owing to their discipline they conquered
I kingdoms • that they have been the admiration of other
• nations ; and: that in their own as in distant countries
they have had the happiness and the glory of being
strong by their discipline, conquerors by their courage, and
loved by their Sovereigns for their fidelity and devotion.