The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-28 00:00:00

THE itimss, 'WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBEZ 28. 1859.

to dui with the difficalties which have- I'd t• the
demand fora revision of the liturgy, and what they
@appose would be pined if they stioneded in obtain-
ing as many names u they expect to their dsclara-
tios. That with a moderate amount of exertion
they may get an imposing number of signature' we
have not the least doubt. It is so easy to sign
year name in good company to a paper which
•et only aommits you to no action, bat which makes
you vsey inaction meritorious. If Dean TRENCH,
Dr. Juts, and their associates can only get half the
indolent and insouciant among their clerical brethren
to take the trouble to set their names to this decla-
ration, the array will be so imposing as to astonish
Parliament. What we should like to have more
'dearly explained is the advantage to be looked for
from such a demonstration of languor. The demand

toe liturgical revisioo, which is-every day making
itself heard in one or another form, is oar whisk
could not have been preferred in thine days of dark-
nor and death from which the Church was aroused
in the time of WiSLIT and IVuivrtnri. It is a
sign of life, end therefore ought to be favourably re-
seeded by good Churchmen, instead of being frowned
down. It cones of the increased sincerity and more
iatelligent interest with which members of t►e Charek
LI now regard the ordinances of public wonhip. We
lan swan that many of the clergy whose thoughts
look backward to the days when our present services
were is their Popish rudiments, would rather have
the Prayer Book regarded with an ignorant and
traditional reverence, than see its pages examined
with reference to the wants and habits of the present
generation ; but we shall not do the authors of the
new declaration the injustice to impute any such
desire to them. They base their opposition to the
demand for revision on the statement that any
attempt in that direction would endanger the pent*
and unity of the Church.
One would think from this language that the
Church of England was at present a pattern of peace
and unity, mod that this happy state had been in a
great measure brought about by its formularies.
The fact is that it is the most distracted Church in

Christendom, and that it is in these very formula-
ries that the causes of disunion and strife are to be
found. Credit is sometimes claimed for the Prayer
Bock as offering in its present form a common
standing ground for men of all patties and opinions
in the Church. It does sojtiat as the plain of Waterloo
afforded a common standing ground for the French
and English armies on the memorable 18th of Jane.
Each side finds there positions which favour its
attacks on its adversary. True, comprehensiveness
is a blessed thing to be striven for, and if possible
attained, but the comprehensiveness which arbi-
trarily fixes irreconcilable propositions in one set of

standards and requires unfeigned assent and consent
to them all, is spurious, and in its tendencies is im-
moral. For bind, both parties of necessity find in the
Articles or the Prayer Book something which they
cannot aooept in its natural and apparent
sense, their members respectively east about for
convenient ways of evading that sense altogether.
Thus the Tractarian bids us take note that if the
tenor of his explanations is anti-Protestant, whereas
it is notorious that the Articles were intended for the

establishment of Protestantism, it is nevertheless •
duty to the Catholic Church and our own to take
them in the most Catholic sense they will admit, and
that, since the Articles and Homilies appeal to the
Fathers and Councils, in interpreting them by these
we go to the same authority to which they profess
to submit themselves. On the other hand, we often
find members of the Evangelical party setting aside
the plain messing of the language of the formularies
for one of their own on the principle of putting such •
construction upon the words of the Church Services
as shall be in agreement with what in their opinion
agrees with its rule of faith. In thin way
the object of the Church in imposing the
formularies is evaded altogether, the animus
impowntis not being even inquired for. Each party
finds or invents some way of getting rid of that
which he has " willingly ►nd front the heart" sub-
scribed. Clergyman after clergyman has come for-
ward, like the Rector of Fitz, to declare honour-
ably that " their consciences groan under this state
"of things. They love the Church of England, but
not her deformities. Like the rest of the hierarchy,
they give a plenary IL6I/11:, which could not be
" otherwise than non-natural, and they feel deeply
" pained by the false position in which you and
" they, and all of us, ate involved."
With the opponents of revision the favourite mode
of meeting arguments of this kind Mt* turn round upon
the complainant, and ask him why be does not leave
a ministry which he entered on condition of heartily
aoosptiogevery thing that he now desires tome removed
as faulty and 4mi:curate. The generosity and candour
of this proceeding it is easy to appreciate. Whether
those who notoriously fix upon the formularies a
meaning not contemplated by the authorities which
enjoined them am entitled to use this reproach and
stand upon their superior conscientiounees, we need
not further inquire. But certainly the laity have
an interest in supporting those of the clergy who
have the courage and honesty to look the facts in the
face and speak oat. Peace and unity are blessings
not to be attained by resolutely shutting the eyes to
grave facts and firmly refusing to take practical
difficulties in hand. The wishes of those who would
modify the Prayer Book in a spirit of charity, so as
to make it truly that bond which it is at present but
in name, may ►e successfully resisted for a time,
but they will not be silenced ; and if ever real
pesos and unity are to be won and secured, they
will have to be satisfied.

RIPSESENTATION or Lyons.— Mr. John G.
Siencowe, no of R. W. Bleacowe, Esq., of " The Moolta."
Maley, he. declared Mama( as a ceadidate in the room of
oar lots laserstod mensber, the Right Hoc. Henry Fitzroy.
In aceordaam with oar saradae, Mr. Awyblett came doss
to Lewes sad bed interviews with hie friends and supporters.
Of the cooed:tow of the estimate es ventured to make as to
hie woman the etreeret proof I. Oven la the fact that, on
the dsy after his arrive!, he retired from the dold, basses
doubt ms anortaisol that notttiog he or his party could
arearm could allot Mr. Illssoowe's posniaa. &woo dbee
bad era amnia. loosed an the liberal tetanal,
and was to eller hiaratlf, bat os homing that Mr.
Illescowo wee already be the laid at ere witherow
claims. Os Saturday aftenone • mowing of eons el Ire
priaelial supporters of the lace Mr. Fitzroy and et the Strad
party (spirally mat to hear an Esperanto of the prEitleal
opts KOP of Mr. Blencowe, and the result was a medial wad
saattimeaa naElatina to support that gentkaon. Up to this
date we have heard of no further opposition. 1•34{ It has,
we believe, been vareacevedly stated by the tory party that
they do mot contemplate costa/hot the seat cm the pronat
040111.00.-61wez Alverliatr.—The Speaker the Ram
of Commons styes notice in yes.erday's °suns that he will
woe hie warner for the election of • somber far Lague,
in the room of the late Mr. Fitzroy, at the explisti
fourteen days.

CEIRDITIIAs RAGGED SCHoOL TREAT.-At the
Spadelds Chapel Ragged School, in Vlawutreet, on Monday,
upwards of 200 children were regaled wilts asnbsuati.l dinner
of treat beet and plom•poddieg. The Rev. T. E. Thane*
presided, supported by a large umber et the trustees end
friends.

ADVOWIOS or 8?. Joan's, DIRS.—A special
meeting of the Lamle Town Cough wee held yeetsreley
morning, for the purpose of filling up the v.esetty among
the trustees or the advewitun of St. John's church, ceased
by the retirement of Sir Peter Peirbeirs from the asearti.
Atter sem diseurehrs the Mayor (W. Xitienil. Reg.) wee
appoistsd.—Lerds Strawy
ILICSOZ or ST. ANDRZWII UkinianT.—The
hawinK telegraphic ineraare he. been nedeed hem SO
Mph Yam her, Hem, of Doieseite, the eseteretal
esa-
didette it the recent election of rector :—"1 beg to theta the
pteasets fir the honour they have mahreed upon roe by up-
polatig useßector of University, which 1 accept with
pinimnit."

SDI ann.

WINDSOR CAST'LI, Dzs. 27.

Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday included
the Prince of Wales, the Prtnoass Alias the Palmas alt
Leutlngen, the Prince of Latalagas, Major-Guitral the Rae.
R. and Mrs. Bruce, and Una:Caked Kappal.
The band of that lat Ida Gads eras is stlradaaa, sad
played daring dinar :

A. AAfirroa.
Mardi I, • •
10.4aL
Aluma.e.wtar...
Darr &A=

Tim Mejeety's Private Bead afterwards performed hi the
mortairreem :
Ovation. " V Prewatis"
Uwe led " lash aims"
kiwis awl Akin II Balm

Aube•.

liaTa esx• Nana.

The Qum, seeempeaded by Priam' Mies, Primates
ado" red Primer Loofas, walks* to the Hsaa•park this
setaing, d dies/ the Dubow of Last at Promote.

Tb. Pews Cowart, ationded by Illejor-Otatial tb. Hon.
C. Grey Ea Carlin Da PIN, went to Landon by a special
train of tb. Oren Warm Railway. HY Royal Highness
&cm from Paddington to tb. South Remington NI amiun,
sod prodded et a ariethig of the Radicalism! Society, and
afterwards retaraM 1. Winker Cattle.
The Prism d Wahl' meat out Mooting, attended by
Lieutenant-Coked Leagol.
The Primer d Loidagos paid a visit to the Queen at the
Castle.

Roar-Admiral theßos. Itie Rear, Hipped has summated
leatreasot-Cotoesi ILtattems as Groom-ta•Waidag to her

Msjeaty.

Sir Camp C. Lewis roarauld la London yenerday from
a rine to tin Bad of Clorendoe, it lo wet, The Grove,
Watford.

Dempitattee were sent trim the Cdeahsldse yeeterday to
the Lord Bien Canteradeser of the logl Wends and to
the Governor of Canada.

Th. Duke de Nemours and son left Southamp-
ton yetierday, In the Lisboa mail packet, to psy a visit to the
King of Portugal.
Marshal the Duke of Malakoff has been ♦isiting
the Duke and Duchess of Wellington ea the Marchioness
of Ely during the put week. The menthol returns to Paris
to-clay.

The Berland Countess of Yarborough and family
• parlag the attatre at the Hefted Hotel, Brighton.
Lady William Powlett has left town for Bath.

The Right Hon. Edward Bouverie, M.P., has
arrival is town from the Seel of Radnor's, in Wiltshire.

Mrs. Leas Fox hu left the St. George's Hotel for
Buckhorot Puk, Sera, ea a visit to the Kul sad Countess
Delmer.

The special services will memento at St. Paul's
Cathedral on aueday sett, at 7 o'clock. The sermon will be
pnached by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop or Landau.
Oa Seaday, hammy Et, the somas will be preached by the
Rev. Daniel Were, LA., laeambiat et Caries Church,
Caaabgrwell, sad Golden Lecturer at IR. Yardarm's, Loth-
bury.

A movement is on foot for a submarine cable

woes the thirty miles between Land's-end sad the Scilly
Wanda, which would then be the best port of call for ship
salving at the Channel for orders.
_ _

The Canard steamer Africa, on her Wt passage,
brought from New York, en route for Italy, 82,000 onnoss
of silkworms collected in Chloe, wham they ware shipped
by steamer to San Francisco. The *far has been a priests
marosatile speonlatioa, and la said to have bean very profit-
able, the worm selling in Italy at 20fr. per amok

An English naval officer and fifty sailors arrived
at Lomat on Saturday with the Butopeem, a vowel bought
is England for the Fres& goverment.
_ .

Lieutenant-Colonel Barry, appointed to command
the English Artillery hi China, has arrived in Paris on a
spinal mission. His stay will be very short. _ .

General Blunt diedat Sontlteropton on Saturday
at an advanced age. H. estinenkhed himaelf in the Penin-
sular war in the Portuguese service, and fought nadir Lord
Bereatord. The gallant genre" reatired a passion from the
Portuguese government up to the de, of hie death.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE PAMPHLET AND THE FRENCH
MINISTRY.

VIENNA, WZDNIIIDAT._

According to a telegram received by Count Rech-
berg from Prince Metternioh, Count Walewski has
declared to the Diplomatic Corps in Paris that as
long as he remains at the head of the Ministry for
Foreign Affairs the pamphlet, "Le Pape et le
Congris," should not be considered as the pro-
, gramme of the French ministry.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(TROY o owx

PARIS, I'IrMIDAT

The Univers has received a warning (the mooed)
for its article on Christmas-day, containing M. Louis
Vealllors model address of condolence to the Pope.
M. Billault tells him officially in the warning that
although the question treated of by the Univers
(meaning, I suppose, the question of the pamphlet)
may be discussed with the most entire freedom, it is
not permissible to organise in France a political
agitation on a religious pretext. M. Vealllot must,
. .

frather think, hive made up hie mind to provoke
the suppression of his journal ; for, nothing daunted
by the warning, he continue to deal the most violent
blows to the pamphlet, its author, and its
supporters. M. Grandguillot and M. Bonita°e
of the Cousseifiaskomsel, come in for a large

share of his irony, for which they are very
fair game. But in a separate paragraph, apropos
of the production at the Porte Bt. Martin of the
Vireos* der Caress, he permits himself to speak evil
of dignities after the following extraordinary
fashion :

Many people will be hodleed to ase a little platitude to the
fromint admiration with which the thmtrioal hullistans
prostrate themselves Won the araineut datal-author at the
meld-drama played et the Porte St. Martin in favour of the
Madera featly. It la of the muses of oritiolain that It may
be sapeelany hotels sorintendant (en enrolee)
Iteave-t•il de croallas"? We do deny that; and yet we
doubt not that the hallletons in question 'path in the
"plenitude of their indepettdenoe." Let us redeot for a
moment. If a simple valet de ohambre of Louis XIV.,
named Moller*, wrote such Agfa d'rettore as Tarnift and the
Ifnentirope, It is bat natural in this age of puopreia that •
west of a panumege much more advantageously shaded
should &Ueda the utmost heights of the sublime, even
although the pereousge in question may have only writtaa
half of it.

In order that no point of his sarcasm may be lost
to his readers, and to put, as the French say, the
dote upon his i's, he takes care to print in another
page that M. Mocquard, the Emperor's private
secretary, is the joint author with M. Victor
Sejour of the successful play at the Porte St. Martin,
and that the Emperor loudly applauded the first
representation—of all which facts you were informed
oa Saturday last.
The Debate, referring pleasantly to it. proverbial

.
char►cter for caution, says a handsome reward has
been offered to anyone who will proclaim its opinion
upon the pamphlet. It proceeds to make a clean
breast by declaring that its opinion is now as it was

in 1848 e:direly in favour of Italian independence
and against the temporal government of the Pope.
It does not, however, agree with the pamphlet,

either in the exceptional-position which it would
create for the citizens of Rome, or in the extent of
authority which it attributes to the congress. In
the opinion of the Dikes, the congress of 1880 has
a very limited mission : it has no initiative to take,
and can do nothing better than ratify what the
Italians have already done, leaving them to manage
their affairs for themselves.

There has been again a very bad Bonne. The
only cause alleged is the "state of the amount,"
but people cannot help suspecting th►t some un-
known political cause mast be at the bottom of the
very great depression which has now prevailed for
two days enocersively. The Rente fell 20c. both
for cash and account, closing at 69fr. 76c. and
69fr. 900. Mobilise, after having dropped to 820 ff.,
recovered to 826 fr. 26c., closing with a fall of but
Mr. 76c. The Orleans railway fell 6fr. ; Southern,
7fr. 60c.; and Northern, Ur. 60c.; in the other lines
there was very little change. . . .

A political speech from the Emperor is looked
for on New Year's Day.
At the Assize Court of the Seine M. Giblain, the
stockbroker, was placed at the bar to take his trial
on • variety of charges of embezzlement and
forgery. The cane naturally excites great interest
on 'Change, this being, I believe, the first instance
of any criminal prosecution against a member of
the house. The Procnrear•General (M. Chain
d'Est Mtge) appeared in person to au u public
minister. M. Mathieu and M. Laohlud are counsel
for M. Diblain. M. Jules Fevre, who is suffering
front avers illness, is retained for the parties civilly
injured by the frauds imputed to the prisoner, bat
he was not able to attend court this morning. The
trial is expected to last several days.

CENTRAL ITALY.

(FMK OUR SPICIAL CORRROPORDINT.)
FLORENCE, Dzc. 22.
emonstration which according to wow news-

-
mongers was organised at Leghorn by the opposition
party has completely. failed. As soon as Common-
datore Boocompagni landed, he was accosted by
Signor Malenchini, the leader of the small opposition
in the Tuscan Assembly, who told him that he and
his political friends had something to communicate
to his Excellency. The political adversaries of
Baron Ricsaoli having then followed the Governor-
General, expressed their warm sympathy both for
him personally and for the principle of the union to
Piedmont which he represent.. Having done this,
they gave him to understand that they could not
approve the policy which the present government of
Tuscany had pursued on the question of the Regency.
Commendatore Boacompagni' who was of oouree
taken aback, adjured them to lay aside all political
differences, and work with him to secure the
triumph of the cause they had so much
at heart. This wise suggestion was a polite manner
of putting a stop to a demonstration which would
have given great offence to the local government of
Tuscany, and rendered still more difficult the abnor-
mal and delicate mission his Excellency is come to
fulfil in the duchy. This was all that was done and
said at Leghorn, and you will agree with me that
oppositions are more manageable in this part of the
world than they generally are in our palace at
Westminster. It was 3 o'clock when the state
carriages—very poor and humble carriages they are
too—moved from the Porta di Prato station towards
the Palazzo dello Crociete, one of the ducal dwell-
ings, which is now become the official residence of
the Governor-General. For this occasion Florence

had been elegantly decorated with festoons of green
leaves, Venetian mute, and pennons of every kind.
Numbers of Italian ags were hoisted at the top
of every spire, under the archway of every
, and at the window of every holm.
The streets, the Piazza dell' Annunciate, and all the
sdrucioli leading to it, were thronged by an immense
crowd of people; for the good citizens of Florence
never miss an occasion of attending public displays,
whether religious, military, or civic. The new
I Governor-General of the League of Central Italy—
for, as I have often told you in my letters, the go-
vernment of this country made the most deter-
mined opposition to the title of Governor of the
United States of Central Italy, which Bonoompagni
ought to have aunmed—was, of course, loudly
cheered, both by the citizens of Florence and by the
admirable and numerous National Guard which
paraded before him after he had reached the palace.
In spite, however, of this general and, I believe,
sincere manifestation of approval, the enthusiasm
which seldom fails tocharactertse popular festivities in
Italy was greatly wanting on this occasion. I think that
there were two reasons which combined to divest
this national solemnity of •Il that Italian ardour
which I noticed at Milan, at Genoa, and at Bologna.
The endless negotiations, the numberless difficulties
which have delayed the conclusion of this vexed
question, bad almost quenched the enthusiasm of the
Florentines, and brought them to look upon the
arrival of the Commendatore as a matter of little

iuportance. and mme powerful cause of this,
I should say, app►rent apathy, is to be found in
the nature of the Tusc►n people itself. It is not
here that you would look for those ardent and
almost uncontrollable manifestations of enthusiasm

which are so frequently exhibited by the tempera-
ment of Southern Italy. The Florentines talk
great deal, u the Italians generally do, but they are
an easy-going and dilatory people, and do not pos-
es. a great amount of energy. They are fond of
amusements, and naturally curious; but to
put them.elves out of their way to cheer
anybody--no matter who—is repugnant to the habits
of their daily life. It would take them too much
trouble to do it, and there are but few occasions in
which the principle of the dole* jar sients is aban-
doned by them. The arrival of Commendatore
Boscompagni was not apparentlyo: one of those.
In fact, the new Governor- wee received by
the Florentines very much in the same manner
as a newly-elected Lord Mayor is in poring
through Chespeide or along the Strand. To-day we
are awaiting Boncompagni's first proclamation,
which will of course be one of those ordinary official
documents addressed by a new governor on such
occasions. Nor is this the only publication we are
expecting from the pen of this clever Piedmontese
statesman, for I hear that he is on the eve of
publishing a pamphlet, which, under the modest
title of Some Considerations upon the Question of
Central Italy," will undoubtedly exercise a great
influence over the diplomatic world of Europe.
Boncompagni is at the same time a statesman of
the first order and a thoroughly practical administra-
tor. He is moreover one of the most amiable and
honest public men of Italy, so that the action he will
exercise over the future destinies of this country
cannot well be otherwise than beneficial. Through
the mildness of his character he will succeed in
smoothing the somewhat ragged disposition of the
Tuscan Premier, composing the little quarrels of
parties. and &mitring the happiness of the country he
I has been called to rule.