The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-01 00:00:00

THE NEW ARMY FOR THE POPE.

M. Erdan, the Naples correspondent of the
Paris Temps, writing in that journal yesterday,
says :—" The thousand Frenchmen offered by the
Emperor Napoleon are expected at the end of
January. Tbey will form a separate battalion or
corps, the oommander of which will be a French
officer, M. Colson, formerly aide-de-camp of Gene-
ral Goyon."
A letter from Rome, in the Debate, mays :—" It
is confirmed that France, Austria, Spain, and per-
haps Belgium, each offer to the Pontifical govern-
ment a contingent of 1,000 men. It will be very
singular to see in the centre of Italy a cosmopolitan
army in which will appear all sorts of people ex-
cept Italians. The ultramontane party does not
attempt to conceal its joy. It exults because it sees
in this measure the consecration of its favourite
principle—Rome belongs to the entire catholic
world. The Romans console themselves by think-
inf that it destroys the illusions of those who main-
tain that the evacuation will not be complete. They
say besides that 3,000 or 4,000 more soldiers will
be insufficient to uphold the temporal power crum-
bling to pieces or to prevent Italy from accomplish-
ing her destinies."
The Italic of Florence gives the following infor-
mation relative to the situation to be occupied by
the recruits taken from the various catholic coun-
tries :
The French who may take service at Rome, like the
Swiss, Belgians, and Austrians enrolled in the same installer,
will in no way preserve any chancter of di,ti..ct nationality,
but will bare simply the Roman cockade and Pontifical flag.
They will occupy towards their native conetrice the siims
situation as the Swiss in the service of the King of Naples
occupied with regard to the Helvetic &public. Not only
will France, Belgium, Austria, dic., in no way be bound
to the Pontifical government by the presence of these
foreigners in the reeks of the Roman airily, but the govern-
ments will in pecan be authorised to interfere in any way in
the affairs of Rome. In a word, these enrolments of foreign
catholic. cannot constitute in Rome a foreign occupation ;
it is simply the army of the Pope, which, as permitted by
the convention of September, is augmented by foreign re-
cruit., the temporal power of the Pope not finding defenders
amoogst the Holy Father's own subjects.

THE NATIONAL BANE AND THE PARISH OF ST.
PANCRAS. —A proposition was brought forward yesterday
at a meeting of the St. Pancras vestry, to the effect that the
paroohial acoounts, which amount, it is said, to some 200,0001.
per annum, should be transferred from the London and
Westminster Bask, where they are at present kept, sad
have been so for 20 years, to the new branch of the
National Bank, at Camden-town. The arguments in favour
of this change were that the National Bank having a branch
in the parish, offered greater facilities for the transaction of
the business ; that their being ratepayers is the parish
gave them some claim for preference o►er en institution
which were not in that position ; and that the coin-
menial standing of the Natiosal was sow in no way inferior
to that of the London and Westminster. The proposition
met with great opposition, sad I amendments for de-
feating it were put and lost—the original motion bring
finally carried by a majority in the proportion of about four
to The result will be that the National Beak will act as
treasurer for the parish at the clone of the collection of the
current rates, about the 24th of March neat.

UNIVLBSITT BOAT BACg. —The public will be
gratified to learn that notwithstanding all that has been
written and said upon the subject, there is no doubt that
the Oxford and Cambridge boat race will coin, off this
season at the usual time and place. Pending the preseets-
Con of the memorial from Cambridge, proposing to Oxford
to mafiosi the selection of honour see for the cooteediog
crews to those whose residence in the university had tot ex-
ceeded four years. the Oxonians lost no time in com-
mencing the selection of a crew to rraiut.ie the nobly
earned aquatic fame of their university, sad the following
were is hard practice daring the whole of last week :
Mews- Balks. (Merton), Crowder (Branum") Ma.xdeo
(Merton), Willan (Exeter), Mason (Trinity). Vood (Uoi-
versity), Gooddeo (Trinity), and Brown (Trinity). Two or
three changes have just take° place. Mr. Brown has been
relieved from the stroke by Mr. H. P. Senhouse, sod the
latest news of the crew leaves him is that position,
although it is folly believed that Mr. W. hi. Brown will
resume it; with the remainder of the cr.'w, composed of
Mean, Balks*, Crowder, Willan, Mason, Wood, Freeman,
and Henley (Oriel), one of last year's crew, who has been
unable to take his place in the boat scow. The
Chetahs, notwithstastLirg their long series of de-
feats, are evidently anxious to retrieve their lost
laurels, and although not nearly all the gentlemen are yet
up at the university, to desirous is the president
C. 11. B. O. (Mr. Ittnklake) to be up and stirring, that he
, has already got the following crew together, who at pre-
' sent are in daily practice :—Merers. Layers (Queei's), Still
(Caine), Bidwell (Trinity), Poster (Trinity), !Wiesen"
(Megdateee), Bourke (Trinity), Watney (St. John's), Jet-
I wood (Trinity Hall). Mr. Selwre, so old " varsity' hand,
steers them is prectios In the course of a few dale after
I the resisting of the officers of the O. 11. B. C., we ender-
' stand, the usual challenge will be officially forwarded to
Oxford, and we need hardly say will be promptly accepted.
Of .sane alterations at this early stage may be looked for
is both MIR

bur. items AID 11111 Bet Low.—At the 'wet.
be of the committee of the Ballot Society, hdd cm Tuesday,
the answer of Earl Buren to an application to receive •
deputation from the society in relation to the anticipated
Reform BM, woe read.—" Earl llama would hare been
happy Me eosin the prepseed deputation if he
that any advestage weld wise ben ea interview, tbteleit
°elisions on the subject of the vote by ballot Wag )Iteejwa,
and having lases declared on many tweasioss, be helbvse
that no useful object would be .rued by his reception at
the wawa who desire to wait nets him."

J,.. tPUO cos OWN ooluuesPommtrr.)
PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
`The minority of 45 which voted against govern-
spot on M. Fremy's election aliened to the con-
*arable figure of 62 in the ease of Cheenelong-
larrabure. M. Rather halt se strongly the diffi-
eulty.of the up-hill case he had to support that he
was fain in his exordium to admit that the argn-
tilents of the opposition were well worthy of the
winsideration of the government, with a view to an
amendment of the law. But he insisted against all
if text and margent" that M. Cheanelong's election
must be held valid. 11. Buffet stated the ease of
the opposition with irresistible force. There ex-
isted a law of 1831, re-enacted in 1849, which
Laid down expressly that the resignation of a
deputy could only be received by the chamber.

This - law was not expressly repealed by
the organic decree of 1852. And moreover
le was not repealed by implication, not only
Seisear that itiere• isestaiwed nothhig—haeons-
patible with it but also because unless that old
law remained in force
,ors, was no authority
whatever competent to record the resignation of
a deputy, and the assumption of the government
that the President of the Corps Legislatif could do,
it was wholly unwarranted. The President had
no more power in that respect when out of his
presidential chair than any other citizen. His
argument was not one of mere form. Many cases
had occurred, some of which be cited, in which
deputies had offered resignations which they had
subsequently withdrawn on the hesitation of the
Corps Legislatif to receive them. It was for the
dignity of the house that no other authority than
its own should declare a seat vacant. In
all time the Chamber of National Representa-
tives had never admitted that king or emperor
was superior to it in its own sphere. It stood
poi passu as one branch of the legislature. It was
monstrous to suppose that a president named by
the Emperor had greater authority in the house
than an elective president bad ever had, and there
was no more law for attributing a power to the
president to receive the resignation of a deputy than
there was for allowing a common policeman or a
court footman to do so. From these considera-
tions it followed that at the time when M. Chesne-
long was returned for Orthez there was no vacancy
in that district of the Pyrenees ; M. Larrabere
was then the sitting member, and M. Cheenelong's
election was a nullity. M. Mathieu, almost the
only barrister of eminence who does not belong
to the opposition, offered the semblance of
an argument against Id. Buffet which M. Rouher
was but too happy to adopt. M. Mathieu ad-
mitted—and thereby admitted himself out of
court—that the law of 1849 was still in force, un-
less repealed by subsequent enactment, express or
implied. He did not venture to contend that the
decree of 1852 contained any such express or im-
plied repeal. But he contended that the law of
May 31, 1850 (that law which was swept away by
the coup d'etat of Dec. 2), had repealed the law of
1849, by enacting that " in case of a vacancy by
option, resignation, decease, or otherwise, the con-
stituency should be convoked for a new election
within six months of the notification made by the
President of the Assembly to the Minister of the
Interior." This was an ingenious suggestion of a
lawyer, but will not for a moment stand the test of
examination. As M. Segris, a member returned
as a government candidate, observed, the practice
always was that the president should inform the
Minister of the Interior of a vacancy, with a view
to the issue of a new writ. But the president
could only impart this information after he had
validly come into possession of it himself, and this
be could only do during a session. The enact-
ment of 1850, supposing it to be in force, which
many members denied, obviously makes no change
in former laws as to the mode in which a resignation
should be given. It merely fixes a time for a new
election within a certain period after the notifica-
tion made by the president of a fact brought to
his knowledge in the old accustomed way. M.
Mathieu's argument, therefore, this particular
sophism being disposed of, only reinforced the
legal opinion that the law of 1849 must
prevail, unless it could be shown to have been
repealed. It is a damaging fact for the government
that many of its habitual supporters felt bound to
vote with the opposition on this occasion. Among
these were M. Latour du Moulin, formerly
director of the press, and M. Segris. M. E. 011ivier
and his henchman, Darimon, though ready and
anxious to support the government when they can
do so with decency, voted with the minority. M.
Rouher has gained a very damaging victory for
the empire, because it is one so manifestly against
all law and reason that many of the habitual friends
of the government fought on the side of the enemy.
The Opinion Nationale, whose relations with
Prince Napoleon are well known, is struck, as I
was yesterday, with the importance of M. Drouyn
de Lhuys' despatch to M. Malaret of January 6,
1866, relative to the temporal power. It thinks
(going further than I do) that there is now no pos-
sible doubt that Napoleon 111. means at any price
to maintain " that temporal power with which
Pepin the Short and Charlemagne invested the
Popes, and which Napoleon I. did not think it pos-
sible to leave them." The Opinion Nationale is
further of opinion "that the respect of the imps-
red government for the old policy of Pepin
and Charlemagne is neither in harmony
with the principle of national sovereignty, with
the general tendencies of the age, nor with the
fundamental interests of the Italian government"
It believes, moreover, that " this despatch is cal-
culated to shake General Lamarmora's cabinet,
and to strengthen considerably the party of action,
which will necessarily be obliged to organise itself
more vigorously against the cabinet of Florence,
against Rome, and against the policy of the
Tuileries."
At the Bourse the Rente closed without change,
but almost all other securities were depressed.
Mobilier fell 22fr. 50c.

EDUCATION OF Worms.—While various schemes
of University =Magian are is proems of isoubatioa, a few
energetic peewee at Oxford are trying a preetioal expert.
ment is • direction which peewees to be of great interest.
A plan has just bees started for giving eratematio Matra&
ties to those young ladies whose parents desire foe them
the higher edosalson which the materials at hand in a
University town are able to im.ly, and three er four
shams are already at work. The Dann of Christ Church,
the lleenie of Lincoln. the Professor of Chemistry, the
Professor at (isometry, the Profs nor of Anoiest
and other influential peewees are said to Wish favoarab y
of the scheme. The University authorities are proverbially
slow I. enthreseng a new idea ; bat if experiesse should
viad;cate it by sews. it will afford a floe &Id for a good
deal of the energy latent in the place. Female edirentios
her long been a laronrite subject with the netiriet. It will
be well when the imp:steam of the question farces it upon
public atteatios,--Gruordisa.

Lill444llllllif C. W. Ateinsoie. A. P. Watson, and J. H.
E. Parker, to the Caledonia, as supernumeraries, far
analautert T. W. Havarti,ld, tp the Trafalgar; S. G.
Robinson, to the llimoora.
Second Natters E. O. Hallett, to the Victoria ; We 8.
Cheat-me, to the Tapia,.

Amidstant Paystaiier C. H. Stone, to the Simone.
Clerk H. D. Xing, W the Simoorn.
Eagineeis J. Rothery and W. Ear (Adftlenal), to the
Prisms Royal.
Fiat Aseirtlnt Register, J. Aitken and W. Thrones
(additional), to the Priernee

OHATHAN, JAN. 31.

ARILIVAL OP TIM BATTALION NW ROTAL MARIN=
PION J.sr•X.—Thse elstachumall of the Jppen and China
battalion Light Infantry arrived at head-
guarani last hating dleimberked at Portsmouth
ftwarthe lamem stamps Vips:ve, 500.
be,,, {sower, Osptais W. G; Laud. Tb. of Me
detachment numbered 11 non-oommiseioned o errs, on.
drummer, end fib rank and Ale, together with the following
via, :—,Lient.-Oelemel Ches. W. Adair* 044ffilo
J. H. , Lieutenant R. H. Dwyer, and Liantenaut F.
Hutchins**. On the detachment marching into the bar-
maks the whole of the lima assembled is frank d their
quarters end gave them a hearty round a/ cheering. This
morning the Wagers And men were inspected by Colonel.
Commandant J. 0. Travers, 0.8. eommweding the divi-
sine, who complimented them on their satisfactory appear-
ance after their lengthened shames from .Englansi. At the
same time a letter from the Admiralty was read, in which
their lordships expreesed the high opinion entertained by
them of the services rendered by the battalion during its
service in Japan. The men will at once melee their pay,
after which they will be granted a lengthened Wive of
absence for the purpose of viaiting their friends.

POILTSMOIniI, JAR. 31.

The Talbot, East Indiaman, arrived at iipithead
Highlanders,
from Bombay, with two oompaoies of the Thad
Highlanders, time-expired men, invedids, and a few women
and (hiltless. The troop disembarked to-day, mod searched
into 9uarters at Gosport. The Tweed, having on board the
remainder of the 76th, is expected in the course of a few
days. The Agamemnon is also shortly expected to arrive
at Spithead with a portion of the 56th lkiginient, which will
be quartered in Portsmouth garrison • and the Gresham is
expected from Hoog-Kong with military invalids.

THE REPRESENTATION or WINDSOR. The Pali
Mall Gazette says that the statement which appeared in
the Sunday Gazette to the effect that an arrangement had
been come to by which one of the newly elected liberal
members for Windsor should retire in favour of the senior
conservative member, Mr. Vsnsittert, who was ousted at
the general election, is sot correct.
REFORM MEETINGS AT NEWCASTLE AND LEITH.—
A very crowded and eethusiattio meeting of the friends
end supporters of Mr. Alderman Cowen, M.P. for the
borough, was held is the new Towa-hall, Newcastle, on
Tuesday last, to hear an address from the hon. gentlemen.
The occasion was the fulfilment of • pledge given by Mr.
Clowea whoa he wee elected that he would eddras the
electors on au early date. as be was prevented from at-
tending the declaration of the poll from the hustiegs, owing
to sa accident which the hoc. gentleman received is his
foot. Mr. Cowen and other gentlemen addressed the meet-
leg at some length. A resolution expressive of pleasure at Mr.
Cowan's restoration to health, and the hope that homey bag
continue to represent this borotO In the Home of Commons
was adopted, as was the following :—" That this meeting
has heard with great satisfaction that it is the intention of
her Majsety's government to Introduce into parliament
during the next session a bill to amend the representation
of the people, and begs to assure the government that in
proposing a large and liberal measure of reform they will '
secure the heuty support of all classes of reformers in this
borough." Oa the same evening • meeting was held in
Leith, at which resolutions wore passed reiummeeding an
extension of the franchise to W. in burghs end 101. in coma
ties, and declaring the confidence which the meeting had
in the present government.
BENEVOLENT FUND OP THE SACRED HARMONIC
HOCHRY.—The tenth amend meeting of this charity was
held is Rueter-hall on Tensility evening, the chair being
taken by the president, Mr. J. N. Harrison. Messrs.
Bask, Sims. Doggett, Black, Waugh, and other influentlel
members were present. Mr. J. F. Pattick, the honorary
secretary, laid before the governors a report of proceedings
for the past year, which spoke in encouraging terms of the
progress of the fund and its prospects of increased useful.
nese. Daring the period of its existence Dearly 1,0001. had
been expended in almsgiving, with the satisfaction of
knowing that every cave was authenticated by previous per-
sonal acqualetance with the recipient. The income of the
year was 1931. 86., including • donation of 501. by Madame
Balaton Dolby. The relief account abOwed disbursements
amounting to 1111. Os. 9d., and an addition of 501. bad been
made to the invested fen, which had thereby been raised
to 2,4001. New Three per Cent, stock. After the usual
complimentary votes the meeting separated.
THE WELLINGTON MIMORIA.L.—The Wellington
memorial at litrathfreldsaye may now shortly be expected
to be completed. The basement and column, which are
of Cornish granite, grey, and beautifully polished, arrived
at the Reading seatima of the Great Weeders Railway a few
Imam ago. The basement, which is a huge block, and en-
cased in wood, weighs upwards of 31 tons, and was brought
up by a train from Cornwall, and transferred from the rail.
way to a strong carriage supplied for the rupees by a
London firm. . .

MR. SPURGEON ON CANDLES.—This eccentric
preacher held forth to a large audience at the City Hall,
Glasgow, on Tuesday night, his theme being " Sermons in
Candles." A number of candles of all sizes Lad colours—
from the farthing dip to the most expensive of these lumi-
sar:es—were placed upon a table on the platform. These
were, of course, used by the lecturer to illustrate his sub-
ject. The lecturer, at ter a few geoeral remarks, in which he
hoped the lecture would he instructive as well as amusing,
and referring to the fact that the candle was frequently
made use of for illustration is Scripture proceeded to give
hie first illustration. Placing seven candles on the table,
of various ekes, he showed by them the Wen periods of
human life. Holding up a japanned candle-box, he said
it was like some respectable churches, attended by a great
many carriage folks, and presided over by a very &guided
minister. There was nothing low or vulgar in it ; but he
would ask, were they doing any good to the neighbour-
hood ? II there were no churches but those kind of
respectable ones in the world, he was afraid they would
still be in darkness. He bad a greater esteem for humble
people who did good themselves than for proud people
who did nothing for the good of their fellow-creatures.
He afterwards Owed an unlit candle io candlesticks of
various sorts, which gave no light, to show how
graceless men often laid the blame of their useless-
ness upon their positron* in life, or on the churches
with which they happened to be connected ; whereas, if
they had entre, they would be useful everywhere. At-
tempting to light a cradle upon which an extoiguisher was
placed was something like reading the Bible with a pre-
judiced mind ; and prodoe'ng a dark lantern, he said it
was like some professors who were possessed of ability, but
who, instead of benefitinz others, kept their light all to
themselves. A large number of other illustrations were
exhibited end referred to, to show man's weakness, the last '
of which was • chandelier holding a large number of
candles of various colours and sizes. In referring t 6 this
be hoped that they would all rally rolled the lion Meriden!
of Judab. In addition to the candles the lecture was illus-
trated with many aserslotes which were received by the
audience with shouts of laughter.
FIFA IN WOOD-STREET, CHEAPSIDE. A fire
broke out last evening in the first door of 38, Wood-street,
Obespeide, which premises are in the oompatio• of Mr.
Sohmolle, importer of fancy goods. It was. however,
speedily got under ; and the business of the other portion
of the building will not be interfered with. The damage
is covered by intorno&
METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY.—The
direc-
tors of this company bare resolved to recommend to the
proprietors a dividend for the past half-year at the rated
cent. per annum upon the ordinary stook and new
ordinary shares.
THE TRAGEDY ON BOARD THE ENGLISH SCHOONER
TAMAR Qui= AT THE Azonxt.—This matter was revived
before the Plymouth magistrates on Tuesday. The survi-
vors, Pickard, the mate ; Brown, the semen ; and lad,
the boy, who were admitted to bail on • remand to that
day, appeared before the bench, and there being so eel-
deuce against them were dismissed on their own reeogni-
emmes. A communication had been made to the swim by
the Hill)(00111011 OD the case. The solicitor to the steiliro.
wield the hooch that his sliest. should appear side ea
March Ist to clear the matter up. He would "As to the
Board of Trade, he said, requesting them to make inquiries
into the matter, and also requiring them to produce the
ship's papere, sow at the Western Islands,
ta OcN MAIL 001ITILACTS.—Notmes have been
given oe the part of the government or mall packet com-
rades for the termination of the following mad oesteneta,
vie., that fee conveying mails betweee Point de Gall* and
Sydney, the subsidy for which is 134,6721. a year ; between
Sues and Mauritius, and betweenlAvol and the West
Meet of Africa, the subsidy being 30,0061. a year for seek ;
hangman Wowed and Hendren., Hayti? Jemetea,
Ha-
vannah, Tampico, and Vera Crux, the subsidy for which is
the les postage ; and between Australis and New Zealand,
the eateldy for which is 72,0001. per annum.

In the first place they will none, anothernee wade in
the beautiful restored chapel of St. fitephes, in *cm.,
towards fitting it for the celebration of Divine worship for
the residents and Akers 000nected with the Remelt of
Parliament. A reredos in the best style of art has been
I erected. It is of Purbeck marble, richly inlaid
with marbles of different oolours. The Mane an
nod with &Matra gold mosaics. Ti} -mottos
elands a few inches from the wall, andt i about
seven feet is height. The frost Is of abibisteq and the
sidle and portion above the altar ere woollen with quite.-
'fell Irma y, filled is with gold mosaic. At sash end there
are elestered columns of polished Purbeck marble, with
reined alabaster mouldings between the oelentee. j Above
Uinta& is a borimetal cornice of Pmbeek marble. Partly
gilt, and over this Is an itlabotrany weed sestrathing of
alabaster. dicky* the passion dower as its ellincipal
detail. The altar cloth is of crimson and purple velvet,
mule* with entheradery of gol4 aiSt wades+ colours.
11. Ys Itobing.roran is still incomplete, the throe*
mademeratelizsa:Urinefeatiae freseoes of Mx.
pie are mest,so sem-
canially howled ever ; lest the re.
maiming panels are as yet entombed. The finiikinp of
the room axe, however, now is propose, and some advance
has been made with them during the recess. The ceiling
is now richly demisted in gold and ooloarelight blue
predominating. As elaborate chimney-Hues of Ferber*
marble is being fixed at the end of the room opposite the
throne.
The Royal Gallery, one of the noblest apartments in the
palace is still incomplete. On one side of this galleryt is
large fresco, 45ft. in length Ind Mt. In leleht,
repeeseeting the meeting of WeUir,gtoo end Blusher after
the battle of Waterloo; and on the. %Taira die Mr.
Mania is still at work upon hie companion hence of the
Death of Nelson. It is proposed to place eight statues of
kings in this pllery and a plater oath of Chide I. has
hese pieced in petition to test its effect.
The Poore' corridor, which leads from the great central
hall to the House of Pears, consists of four bays roofed
with graining, and in each bay, on the side walls, are two
Ilse works of Mr. Cope, ILA., painted' by the artist in
fresco. Unfortunately, this wider, with many others is
the new palms has hitherto been so dark that few could
see and none could appreciate the labours of the artist.
Since the dissolution, however, it ban become one
of the lightest sad most cheerful in the building. The
windows consisted of two lights, with gothic tracerY, end
one window was placed over each painting. The windows
have bees widened, sod now consist of four lights, tilling
la so effective manner the whole moos over seth painting.
At the same time, most of the coloured glass has am
removed, and its place supplied with glass of a different
and lighter description.
The seam of Sir Clerks Barry, by Foley, has bees
pleated at the foot of the staircase to the oornmiderroorna
from the witasa-hall on the pnucipal door. It rrameepts the
deceased architect in a sitting metal*, and matemplating
drawing helms just completed. The right head bolds ateneil,
and the left is extended to bold up the drawing forinspec-
hon. During the recess Mr. Edward Barry has altered the
panelling behind the data so as to set it off to the best
advantage. A gold diaper mostitutes the immediate back-
mond, and over head are the shields of King Edward the
Oaefessor, King William IV., and her prevent ifejeety.
Under the shield is placed on inscription is' black
sad red letter on a geld ground to the effort, first,
that the palace was first erected in the reign of
King Edward the Conform ; second, that it was destroyed
by bre in the reign of King Witham IV. ; and this!, that
it was rebuilt during the reign of her Majesty Queen Via-
torte, from the designs of Sir Charles Barry, whose statue
has been here erased by public subscription. The panel-
ling round the statue is slightly decorated with gilding and
colour, so as to form a kind of fame enclosing the statue,
and dining the oecaposittee, wiligh j 1 eery effective and
appropriate.