The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-09 00:00:00

1 lir. LAWS OY actin: v.v.

Tie quite agree with the opinion ivbi, L i. tin-
reselvcdly adopted by the commission on the marriage
lan s that it good marriago law ought to combine the
1111(11i111ft of simplicity and certainty. It idiciubl he Pimple,
beianse almost everylssly has to act upon it; audit should
bcortilin, bceause the social status and isscutiiary position
of innunieinida ithUrdluals may absent entirely depend
upon it. Ths Ptate should stand neutral between all ela..os
of religionists, riving no unfair advantages to any, and
imposing unjust disabilities upon now; but it is neverthe-
less well, so far as possible, to obtain a religious Ninction
for the Coll4Ultaremust of the continet.

Mr .1. PANTY( TON.OI IXD WI. MT-WM (.1111,0S.•

The M.. contracting the addresses of Sir J. Tskingtou
and Mr. Milner Gibson, remarks, with regard 1.. the
tint, that whilst Sir John says he cannot consent to the
dir.ti urtion of the state church in any putt of these realms,
because "we are mainly indebted to the Reformation for
the civil and religious liberties we enjoy," he is ready to
modify. What ain Sir John modify ? asks the Sloe. In
the address of Mr. Milner Oibeon there is a bell-liko
clearness and resonant singleness of tone which is very
refreshing, afti r the sorry solfeggios of roor Sir John
Pakiugton.

Mr. Curry. in a letter dated •• Carlsbad. Sept.
3," replies to a learnt officio in the Peas on the subject
of nasal expenditure. After übser ring that it is no! his
j torse to dispute the opinions of any gelithati....i on the
shipbuilding policy of the Admiralty, which, ho says, be is
"prcjored to defend in the proper pluce,'• the First Lord
of the Admilatty procersla to say. "1 rauuot refrain from
noticing the uutruthhiluive of the insinuation that the
gore, unicnt have Lucre:ova the expend:tutu iu the docks
ynies for patty imposes. If the writer of the article had
enlightened Isis mind ley referring to the Las? navy esti-
mates, he wouhl have found that 08.1 far from haring made
person for intavased expenditure in her Majesty's dock-
yards, the gureanmeut hare redueed the rote for wages to
artificers by upward' of 130,0001., and the uocoisary cons
scrim Me hen been the discharge of about 3,000 workmen.
The whole of the increased amount taken for imaikliatir
chips is appropriated to contract work, awl not use
bathing of it will tired its way hit') the poskAs of the
wavering vitro. at Portsmouth. Mew:port. and Chal-
ks

Tux ASA k SNIN 1T • i.I %X."- A e.WPC-
.pndent of the writing from the Atheaueuis Club,
and signing himself " An Italian," after exprtse lag asto-
nishment at Mr. Roebuck's unmeaning application at
the Cutler's Feast of the word "durnh-fonnacal" to the
ltaniaide. intimates still greater surprise at Mating that
the hon. and learned gentleman has applied the opithet
"aanairinuting" to him. own countrym. n. There ore. be
ob.etres, mirth:rote in Italy, and especially in Itircruut,
in. Hole wa" nittencre" in Thighind, and e-potiully iu
Sheffield: but "would Mr. Rocbuch," he per-
timid!, mks. " allow mu to designate the
Engle& ea a ' iattening. peoph• Ile ••Ii
hir. Recheck huow anything of what he w:is talking
about be would know that the Italian. who settle in the
United States may almost he counted on a man's dawns,
and that the Italian tide of enagnitio* almost entirely mita
in the diitttion of Spintith America. It au happens, ala.i,
that the stay few [tannins n.tatilitiluxl in New York.
Benton, and other Ninth American eitieit, are almod,
without exception, of Hw tory boat of their station, awl
bon out useful and millet:table members of til• commit.
ally, ea any eitizes of tit* Aaterieou ulna moot be williag
to tertify:

0 GN NE WS.
(THIS DAY.)
AZZiPLCII UK.

The Figirro publiebertho following:

At Brussels mash is said of a project which, if realised,
will bring about rather unforeseen comequences. The
question mix-eta the death of the young Count de Bra-
bant, her-pressomptive to the crown. The Prince impe-
rial of France, it is generally suppomich would in that case
be affianced to the Priucces Eerie Am. lie., who is reaching
her tenth year. A male heir being wanting, King Leopold
might at any given moment realise the annexation of the
two countries without war or the opposition of England.
The Figaro seems to be unaware of the existence
of the Count de Flandre, brother of Leopold IL,
to whom, according to the Belgian constitution,
the throne demon& in default of heirs male.

(nnotroit sauna's AGINCIT.)
THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING HEN'S
CONGRESS.
BRI7BBIILR, SIRPT. 9.
_ _ _

The Congress of the International AssociAtion of
Workmen has adopted resolutions declaring that
workmen cannot be completely emancipated by
means of strikes; that it is necessary strikes should
be regulated by a code of rules ; that it is necessary
to organise societies of resistance for all
trades and in all countries where
do not yet exist, and to establish a connection of
such associations with each other ; and further that
councils of arbitration should Le inAituted.

IiErILVIA.
BELfiItADX, /kn. S.

The journal ridorduf of to-day states on re-
liabla authority that a Bulgarian national pro-
visional govertunent has been formed. the least of
which said to bo in the Balkan.

BOMBAY, MErr. R. ETEMIIIq.

The• lislian preys unanimously condoms the
appointment of Lord Mayo to the viceroyalty.
The Dutoh ship Hollanderew, from Shields,
bound for Batavia, was totally debtroyisl by fire
at sea on the 2Gth July. T,n lives were lost.