The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-04 00:00:00

leave school at sixteen or seven No
wonder, then, that English fathers y
puzzled.
Tes current number of Once a Wets 10 a
useful article on street nomenclature. ag e
when the old landmarks of London are being
away on the rapid tide of improvement and change,
it would be useful to identify localities belonging
to history with the men who have made them
famous. We have never been remarkable, as our

contemporary points out, for attaching the names
of distinguished men to our thorougfares,
preferring Grub-street, BLowbladder-lane, Pys-
corner, or something equally ignoble and un-
meaning to making 13EACIIIPZARE, Caaucze, or
Wreturrs the sponsor, of our streets. In Paris
Pascal., Rousseau, La ForrAnts, BALue, Its-
'Amass, and • host of other great names are
attached to great thoroughfares, some of which
have lately been supplied with inscribed
names visible at night by an ingenious mode
of illumination. When Rooms, the post,
asked the policeman in Fetter lane to
direct him to DAYDSN'S house he had for answer,
" DILYDEN t Darrow t—is he backward in his
" rent ?"—and the example set by France of in-
scribing on celebrated houses, " Here died the
" author of ' Gil Bias ; " " Here lived Coe-
" xsu.r.z," is not likely to be extensively adopted
here. But with new streets multiplying them-
selves in every direction it would be at least as
easy to call them after some old English worthy
ea to give them the name of a respectable but in-
glorious builder or owner. For example, BYHOH
wrote " Lars," and M•carmar most of his history,
in the Albany ; Vinare painted the " Rant Day"
in Upper Portland-street ; HooARTI lived in
Leicester-square ; HANDEL composed the Meoiali
in Lower Brook-street ; JOHNSON compiled his
dictionary in Gough-square ; Sir hew
Newros lived and bad his Observatory
lin St. Martin's-street ; and the first eleven
letters in the alphabet supply nearly five
hundred names of remarkable men and women
who have been associated with particular localities
in the metropolis. The question is who is to
inaugurate a change of system f Is it expected
that the refinement of the Board of Works, or
the historical reverence and knowledge of specu-
lative contractors will be henceforth employed in
the careful comparison and selection of street
titles ?

T/41 story of Mr. SPEICZN disappearance hence-
forth belongs to the past. Speculation is at end,
when we have it on the authority of two eminent
physicians that his "actions were beyond his
" controL" It was perhaps natural if not
altogether judicious for his relatives to in-
sist upon the evenly-balanced mind of
the missing clergyman ; and the result only shows
the impossibility of vouching for our poor
humanity. The desire to separate himself from
all to whom he was dear was no sudden impulse,
but a strong, and at length an uncontrollable feel-
ing nursed in secret for two years, and the vari-
ous circumstances which seemed sopuzzling without

this solution now appear as portions of an artfully
concocted plan. Mr. SPLICE and his affairs now
belong to his physicians and his family : and for
the public silent commiseration and sympathy
must take the place of outspoken annoy-
ance and conjecture. So long as this
much•talked of disappearance contained ele-
ments affecting the common safety it was not
merely a right but a duty to discuss it, not, as
some idle people seemed to think, from every con-
ceivable point of view, but with the hope of fur-
nishing or following up a clue to the mystery.
But after the formal statement of his physicians
which appears in this morning's Times, to
make the lately missing clergyman a text for
future gossip would be an unwarrantable invasion
of the sanctity of private life. Having heard that an
entire change is prescribed for him ; that he is about
to leave England for a time accompanied by a re-
lative ; and that a speedy restoration to health
and return to duty are sanguinely looked for, it is
but fair that the curtain should drop upon every-
thing connected with Mr. SrExes disappearance
,and return.

Tux general conclusions at which the Schools
Inquiry Commission have arrived scarcely indicate
by themselves the wide soope of their inquiry, and
the amount of time and thought which they
have devoted to it. The commission, it
iseems, thoroughly investigated the condition of
nearly 800 endowed schools, and examined
147 witnesses, including several ladies. In
addition, they have inquired, partly by written
circulars, and partly by the direct inspection
of the assistant commissioners, into the state
of as many private and proprietary schools as
were willing to give information. The questions
in these cases were not sent to any private school
which was not included within an assiatant-oom-

missioner's district. A good deal of misconception
prevailed here as to the purpose of the questions ;
but the conunimionen protest that they neve",
contemplated publishing any details in a way
which could enable others than the master to
identify the school concerned. In preparing their
report they felt a satisfaction in being able to
harmonise their recommendations for the most
part with the reports of their assistants,
as well as with the expressed opinions
of others whom they thought it right to 11
consult "on account of their recognised authority
" and experience, either as observers or as having
" themselves been engaged in the work of instrue-
" tion." The noblemen and others constituting
the commission were Lords Tactertne, Lrr
"'ELTON, and STANLEY, Sir STErrOliD NORTH-
can, Dean Hoof, Dr. TEEPLE, Rev. A.
W. MORALE, Mr. T. DYKE ACLAND, jUII.,
M.P., Mr. E. Balsas, ILP., Mr. W.
E. FORSTER, M.P., Mr. P. Eli.; and J.
%vans; M.D. Lord STANLEY and Sir STAT/O/D
NORTHCOTZ, however, abstain from signing the
report, partly on the ground that official duties
have prevented them from attending the later
meetings of the Commission, or studying with
sufficient care the evidence produced ; "partly
" also," they add, "because, as members of the
" Exeontive, we think it better to reserve our
" opinion of the points at issue until the time
1" comes when action can be taken upon them."

Tae INOLOSIIIS CONNIISION. --We lam from
the twreett•third missal report el the 'nekton Commie-
growers, issued this reosales, that the surcber of &ppm-
time of ell Ida& vim the peat( et the 110 i/ hie hos
5,441. The weep of faelemes seelrieed define the
came period is 506,016 ewes, sod of tire la propose,
136,332 awes. The seems expense of the Wham pre.
seeding, es far as the sammissistiers' sass aftermill,
up to the time of the moo. to the Salffildenal wan% 211-
shading any osmium widel might her. attssidid these
sweets, and which left the ease ready for periliwent te
deal with, was W. 16s.

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING,

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
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nesse to ossupy the polities! Sold. • sew
it the nimbi endemeeat betneen Se' Wee WWII§
emsamities, as premed by Ind liesseli ; la
meat of the Irish catholis clergy from the
Viol, which almost every nateestan hes lisped to Ind pew
eible ever dew Ms =doe ; and, thirdly. the leader-el
the ehureh revenues to sme useful purpose is
saber, mu sad above the present begs expendilure
to Inked oat of the 00=11011 UMW Tbp
mond plan might an alienate may eensenatin
friends ; but the dimenters, who are se anmerous in this b-
lend as the Boman esthetics are in Ireland, have Meetly
eneenasedin daft barna. the rosepeisa they mesa to
give to son a praise. As fee the third scene nothing is
loft for the Marsh moms' to de, sapping them re.
bard for the purpose. Hire, thmt, an three sestenkbui
net ass which does not threaten political hielelll.llllllllll/
as vibes, perhaps, as these which an to he remedied. It
L an unlikely the Opposition my *Menge be decide the
gonna by proposing some Doane of their owe. By se
isle they may possibly displace the present government ;
bet it is afro possible they may streagthea it. The
only allusion which the Tines makes to the Let rid Is
As remark that the new /Mader knows ben veneer he
will strengthes his gonnmeat end the logidenno by a
distributing the amok revenue ea the peiminiee se air
strict justice.
To the Pod it is mere* penile to means that Lord
Cairns would have accepted the custody of the great'
seal if Hr. Disraeli had given him to understand that the
government proposed to put an end to the church min
lalishment in Ireland. The Pod urges that the liberal
party, before pitting their serength aping that of the
I gorarament, should obtain mere unanimity asseept then
selves.

DENMARK.

Ireethy
aws--sint ellam tb• reilistrasemifikii.
regime—was there seek • crowd armad the legisialbs.
dumber. The moms lead* to *Abe& des Pas Perdue..
tb prirofts, *rem* sad Mims tbh quay leading to tia
bridge were Ailed with 011thile spostaters. The deputies
bead mask la istliag to tisk Sams, andialm,
is is said, man set aide to get tame et all. linedds. rs
bun, Ealleriss. sad tames was fall to oreelleadmi.
The Inslabem of the Omsk sod Omura el Illats were per
tssi is great aassbees. At 2 e'alosk Ir. da Kind tisk I
is Moir, and IL Bark amended the tribune. Them
irss rirofoaad allow for the atereent. The hen ntanbeir,
end MUM of the &irk after having &Mined Lam W
speak, stareely uttered • word, when to was Me
by ea explosion of exelearations soak as " Itadwilyls
" Order," " Corneal& the slumber," " What is this to air.
It Haifa persevered. The shandrar persevered also. Tire
President kriorrapte the spsakee ; are latter takes as
notion ;Ire expostulates, reticule* tams towards the
President sad samesin • eenvemblisa with him, of which
not s word le heard. The some at this moment was Mo.
scribabla. Pape, Gaiters, keys, sad the desk MIMI pew
duos a miss foe wide I osa dad no estapariesa—it was
aided ramie—yea Eighteen itWarper„elaiwithesed

by 114;iioa sad -mesas of Saes hestammen. U. At
length the tempest, which was es/oulated to esmiad ems
of the Grrersalsiors de to Me., begs. be niorierate sad
M. Mavis resesamenced his Omegas. Bat, alas, is..
poweefal that that of Neptune, the Bros epo lost its power
in a mosesst, and Norm and Neese and the belner-eiselter
so admirably described by Virgil had it all their ow% way.
M. Hails sideghbed. seems doubtful whether 611 R• 111411
is the Whose or to ease down, bat after some Matta-
den he quietly lakes up his papers, leaves the tribune,
sad is prossedikg to Ye plane, whim some words of the
Preridsut Mantel* that he bad left the tabus* of his
own segord.indssea him to rousead and °bids a bearing.
Bet a Meek shims, fresh interniptiess, and a sew burly
burly Wail. his drunk again.

PRFEELL AIM TEI SOUTH GERMAN
' • -STAMM.
The I Annie National publishes the following,
which,, it asp, it has received from s well-informed
source :

The nomination of the Prussian General Beyer to the
functions of Minister of War at Carlarnhe will be
followed immediately by that of the Prussian Gene-
ral Flies to the same functions a► Shallot& Two
similar appointments are to follow—owe at Darmstadt,
sad the other at Munich. Thesenaminatione as nosepon-
taboos. as of the royal initiative, but • eennegnesce of
secret slipalatiam in the ofenelve and defensive treaties
made bitween Prusda and the Beath German States.
On the other hand the project of a South
German bund is once more revived, and the
recent meeting of the ministers of Bavaria and
Wurtembarg is said to have been for the purpose
of discussing it. Commissariat services are about
to be established at Munich, Augsburg, Nurem-
berg, Wurtaberg, Ingoldstadt, and Ulm.
anion,: ,

(urTia's TE.sosive.)
ITALY.
FLORENCE, 1142cre 4.
. _ _

The King ham signed a decree instituting a new
order, to be ogled the Crown of Italy.
The Duchess d'Acata has arrived here, and left
for Turin.

The Earl of Clarendon ham arrived here.
Cardinal Antocilli is still suffering greatly from
gout.

BAVARIA.
MUNICH, Wawa 4.

The semi-official South Gennan Prru of this
morning says :—lt is not to be denied that nego-
tiations have taken place for the formation of a
Southern Confederation, but the recent meeting of
the Bavarian Minister of Commerce, Herr von
Schlor, and Baron Varnbuler, the Wurtemberg
Minister for Foreign Affairs, at Augsburg only took
place for the discussion of questions relating to
railways.

King Louis has recovered from his indisposition.

COPENRAGIN MARCH 4.-

Herr Martin Levy, the Chief Secretary of the
Finance Ministry, left this capital yesterday for
Berlin commissioned by the Danish government
to conclude a postal convention with the North
German Confederation.

attitude
Probably
will be pro-
Bat ea
of the
be wiser
In re-
Legislatif
why lhe

government and the majority should have made
such a great Feist at pfrevealiag M. Ravin frees
:Win blond. it is inconceivable that they should
wish luijustly and against all evidence to have it
;believed that the two journalist deputies were
bribed by Prussia. But if convinced of their
innomuce, it is equally difficult to imagine
lily, with so much passion, they should
have prevented the decision of the jury
of honour (composed of members of the Chamber)
from being placed upon record. The Prance—the
conservative Pveatce—says : " W e fear yeeterd.sy's
sitting will produce a bad effect on the public

At the Bonne yesterday priors were fully main-
tained is the Beate, though the market was some-
what hesitating. Credit Fonder rose 10fr., and
Idobilier, sfr. Italian was rather weaker.

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