The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-13 00:00:00

THE ROMAN CHURCH AND STATE.

M. Louis Veuillot writes in the Univers as fol-
ows:

The bull convening the (Ecumenical Council does not
invite sovereigns to sit in that legislative council.
The omission has been remarked, and it is indeed
remarkable. It implies that there are no longer
catholic crowns, that is to say, that the order in
which society has lived for the last thousand years no
longer exists. What has been called the " middle age "
has come to an end. The 29th June, 1868—the
date of the promulgation of the bull " lEterni Petrie"
is the date of its death, of its last sigh. Another era begins.
The church and state are separated in fact and both
recognise it. Thus we can understand why the Pope has
departed from the precedent of the Council of
Trent, and has not summoned the representatives
of the temporal authority. What place could they
hold, and what part could they play, in a programme
of the government of mind and morals P What could
they venture to do for the object of the council, for
the greater glory of God, for the integrity of faith, for
the Christian education of youth ; in a word, for the
eternal salvation of men P "

(711101708 asvraa's AGINCY.)
SPAIN.

MADRID, JULY 12.

A grand military review was held to day.
Marshal Pezuella addressed the troops, pointing
out the folly of any military demonstrations.
To-morrow the ministers will proceed to La
Granja to the Queen.
Tranquillity prevails throughout the Peninsula.

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, Jut 12.

According to Messrs. Wright's report, the week's
receipts of cotton at the United States ports
amount to 3,000 bales, and the export to Europe
to 2,000 bales. Stock, 89,000 bales.
(Arrival of the Union rl4 Southampton.)

. .
The North German Lloyd's steamer Union, from
New York, has arrived here. She brings 107 pas-
sengers for this port, Havre, and Bremen, 47 sacks
of mails, 125,000 dole. in specie for England,
406,300 dole. for France, and 5,000 dots. for Bre-
men.

NEW YORK, Juzx 2, Noon.

The new Constitution has been defeated in
Mississippi by a majority of 14,000 votes. Gover-
nor Reed has assumed office in Florida. General
Meade has issued an order directing that all mili-
tary rule in Florida shall cease.
General Grant has issued an order, by direction
of the President, removing General M'Dowell and
appointing General Gillem as his successor in com-
mand of the 4th Military District.
The Louisiana Legislature has suspended the
administration teat oath to officials, and admitted
the conservative members to seats.

The two Brussels journals--L'Eepiegie and Lo Ci-
gale—are under prosecution on the charge of exciting to the
assassination of foreign prince.. The offence consist. in
publishing the report—an expurgated one—of the revo-
lutionary commune of Paris, read by M. Felix Pyat at the
recent meeting in London. The agate is edited by M.
if yot, a representative of the people under the republic.
Vienna is busy preparing for the third German
Ride meeting. Although ousted from Germany Vienna
is to be in a couple of weeks' time the theatre of a
German Unionist festival. It is to begin on the 24th inst.,
when the guests are to arrive in batches and to be solemnly
received at the railway station. On the 26th there is to be
a solemn entry and procession of the Prater, where a great
feasting hall is being prepared, and arrangements are
made for the rifle shooting, The shooting begins on the
27th at 6 a.m., and is to last up to the 6th of August, when
the prime are to be distributed. The interval is to be
filled up by concerts, fireworks, dinners, and other
festivals.

A bill has been introduced in the Washington
Congress to establish a government telegraph line between
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York, by
which it is proposed messages should be carried at 10. per
word (leas than a h►lfpenny), each message to be prepaid
by stamps, and none to be transmitted with lees than a 3c.
stamp.

An American menagerie, consisting of a boar,
• Mexican lizard, a bull-frog, some New Orleans birds,
a crane, some quails, ducks, snakes, serpents, and alli-
gators, has arrived at Myra from Southampton, to be
shown at the former town during the maritime exhibi-
tion.

The HoNabs, which brought an American mail
last week, made the passage from New York to South-
ampton in 9 days 4 hours, which is the quickest passage
that has yet been made.
THE VELOCIPEDE AND THE HORSE.—A novel
race was run last week between a horse and ear and a
velocipede. M. Carrere in a one-horse car and M. Car-
canade in a velocipede started from Castro; at 12, and the
victory was to be decided in favour of the person who
first arrived in Toulouse. The race was a very keen one,
M. Carrere having arrived in Toulouse at 6 and M. Car-
canade at 6.26.

A LADY BACUELOR.—Madame Emma Chenu,
who passed a brilliant examination some years back in
science and obtained from the Faculty of Paris the degree
of Bachelor in Science, came before the same body lam
week u a candidate for honours in mathematical scisies.
The examination ranged over algebra, trigonometry,
geometrical analysis, mechanics, the integral and Metes-
tiil calculus, astronomy, &c. She obtained her degree.