The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-30 00:00:00

8, WEDNESDAY E'

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(THD3 . DAY.)
nu maim! Oomailipa
The •xolasicia of theme from the cesiseilles wal, me
doubt, asp the TelerrepA, prov.ds• as outcry from the
'asinine advocates of Pas-Zellesdere ; but the premed-
ing is most adore' sad reameable. The Ida ;don of
George I. Meads at this mamma is • peCtion of a ealprit
at the bar of Envy, ; it hes broke& the poses as I vio-
lated the amity of the Nat West. sad has me Ws to be
present as as equal in the assembly of its Judges. With
England, France, sad Russia to the ocatformion however,
the people ham no cruse for fear that their intends will
suffer wrong ; but the protecting powers are answerable
to Europe for the good behaviour of their warl, and they
might have seemed to cesedome her recent dieredard of
their COVIO4II, sad of the priacipies that govern the rela-
tions of mature and eslf-eastaining Staten if they had
gi stiffed her pride by admitting her to their oenclave.
Whet Turkey demands of Greece in the Post remarks,
that the shall fulfil the obligations which are imposed on
her sea neutral by international law. She must prevent
her dominions being made • bads for hostile operations
against a neighbouring date ; she must nes her authority
to suppress bands of volunteers, organised and • 'nipped
for the purpose of Joining in ihbeestering expeditions
either to Crete or acmes the Turkish frontier, and meet
equally prohsbit armed vends taking her ports as their
point of departure and harassing the Turkish government,
and enibanassing it is its endeavours to restore or =de-
tain order in Crete. Os these points it is impossible to
craceive any difference of opiaioa between the repress.-
%Jives of the protecting peewees.

Tzue PORTZ'S Dirrnry.

The Doily News remarks that the beet thing the Turk
could do, if he only knew it, would be to go on quietly
as long as he can, borrowing our money, strengthening
his dominion with Use appliances of Western civilisation,
and conniving at a reasonable amount of piracy, blookade-
running, and breech of treatise. He has friends, ►ow-
ever, who tell him that be must be up and doing, that he
must show himself energetic, and show that he has a will
of his own. Wiser friends are endeavouring to keep him
quiet, weU knowing that a "spirited policy" would soon
spirit him out of tilitillooll. The Ottoman government
may said for some time yet as a tolerated State under
European tutelage, but it is only so that it oan Wit
at aIL

The Thew says that in Australia there is an opening
far any people who want to do a good work of a
special and also of an enduring character. At present
we are feeding hundreds of thousand@ of people for doing
nothing at all, and them cannot be the least doubt that
commercially London pauperism is a better @peculation
than agricultural labour. The cost of a pauper is enor-
mous, and it is not too much to say that evory indus-
trious working man in England carries a pauper
on his back. But the proems is interminable, and
always becoming worse. Every week thousands of rat}
Flyers are changed into rate-devourers, and taken from
the strength of the country to be added to its burden. The
evil is greatly aggravated by the precarious and temporary
alai atter of much employment in this c )untry. It always
is ro in a rich and luxurious condition of society. For the
petiole themselves, however, it is b •tier that many of them
i.hould be transplanted to some region where troy can
work mote for themselvee, and depend for employment
mote on the regular course of nature, than on the ospriace
of wealth or the vicissitudes of trade.

THI SATURDAY HALT-IT =OLT.

The Herald says that there is a moral intlu-nce attml-
ing the compulsory adoption of the Saturday half-hol day
in cases which come within the mope of the
Regulation nut of 1167, which will be seen in the in 1111
general adoption of the Saturday half-holiday where itiub-
serrence is purely optonal, as in the case of our retail
establishments. It handicrafts are to hare liberty why
not those occupations which oomist in the selling of the
articles which are made P The leisure is good for all, and
air and mercies are as needful for health as pure water
and efficient drainage. The Workshop Regulation Act is
• sanitary measure, if mates else, but the Monad believes
it to be a good deal more.

Ds. rya= ON TEM tr. Ammer as

The Sta► asp it must not be supposed that Ds. Pusey
finds himself tumble to cordons to the law as hid down
by the legal seaters of the spiritual timbers. Sappily
for his peace of mind, while ecatianing to hold the status
end perform the duties of hi 'ailing, he has discovered
that the late judgment does not turn on any matter of
faith, and therefore does not in itself effect the consciences
of churchmen. It would be d.filcult indeed to find any-
thing which would affect the cossoisaces of many of the
clerical churchmen except their emoluments and status.
Touch them in that quarter and they will Ind an article
of faith in every acre of their benefice and every shilling
of their eanual income.

the Cann.

OSBORNA Dsa 29.

The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac-
companied by Princess Beat:los, and her Majesty walked
in the grounds this morning, acconrianied by Prince.
Louisa.

Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, end Princess Beatrice
also walked out.

The Flirt and Countess Spencer arrived at Osborne yea-
terday, on a visa to ber Majesty.

A Cabinet Council was hold yesterday at the
Foreign-office. Tho ministers present wore the
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, the Lord Chancellor,
Earl de Grey tnd Ripon, the Earl of Kimberley,
the Right Hon. H. A. Bruce, the Earl of Claren-
don, Earl Granville, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell,
iLe Duke of Argyll, the Chancellor of the Ea-
c•hequer, the Right Hun. Hugh Childers, the Right
Hon. J. Bright, the Right Hon. G. J. Gowihen.
the Marquis of Hat tington, and the Right HJII. C.
Fortescue.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-ofllee
from the GOVeirolll of the Austishan colonies New
Zeeland, the Straits Settlements, Malta, Gibraltar, He.
Breland, the West India 1-lend., Bermuda, Newfound-
land, and the Governor-general of Canada..

His Royal Highness the Duko of Cambridge left
town yesterday for Hampstead Park, near Newbury, on a
visit to the Marquis of Don gall, who is enterhining •
numerous circle of friends. Arrangements have been
made for several days' shooting, and, d•npits the drench-
ing rain of yesterday,lhe party commenced their sport.
There was an abundance of game, and the weather being
more favourable in the afternoon the sport war much
enjoyed.

The Countess Dowager Somers has returned to
her residence, No. 46, Groevenor-plane, from Bourne-
mouth, where she has been peeling the last are*
months.

Viscountess Castlerosee, accompanied by Lord
and Lady Charles Thynne, left town yesterday for the
south of France. Her ladyship has somewhat improved
in health.

The Earl and Countess of Hinnoul hays left
town for Dupplin Camille. N.B.

The Right Hon. H. A. Brune has left town for
YorkFhire.

Mr. Gladstone, accompanied by Mrs. Gladstone
and Mr. W. IL Gladstone, M.P., left town yesterday
evening on • visit to Lord Lyttelton at Hagley-park.
Woreettenibirr. After staying there .t few days they will
go to Bawarden Castle, Flintshire.

HER MAJESTY'S NEW YEAR'S OIFTS.—Early on
Friday winning her Majesty's New Year's gifts to the
poor of the parishes of St. John, Windsor, Holy Trinity,
and Chewer will be distributed, in the premium of the
mayor and clergy, to the numerous recipients. Those
gilts, amounting in value to neatly 2004, sonnet of prime
pit ces of bed, the weight being in proportion to the num-
hor of curb family, and coals. The -meat will be Ciotti-
hetet] to the holders of tickota in the Butchers'-marinit. at
the rear of the T•wn-hall, while the coals will be de-
heated at the homes of the recipients.
ELECTION OF A TEMPORAL PEER OF IBILAND.—
The London Gazette of last night republish.. fres the
*Jelin Gazette the Glacial announeessent that the Bight
Hue. Lawrence Earl of Roam hall been cheese by a
majority of votes to be the peer to sit be **House of
Lords of the United Efegdos, in the rem of the Bight
lion. Henry Baron Farnbase,

YO'

DECEMB

N N ErW
DAY.)
CIMIONIa astismil aNsiNe.) •
TURKEY AND GRIMM
Arm/. DMZ/.

It is officially ammaaced hers that the Porte
bas granted an extension of three weeks from this
date for the Greek subjects to leave Turkey.

SPAIN.
MADRID, Dio. X

A commission of six magaben of the Ilicsarchical
Committee has been appointed to sot with the
Government to re-setablish amid rapport liberty
and moral integrity at the elections.
The Republican leaders have resolved to main-
tain the programme of their party.

INDIA..
(FM Briadini).

BOMBAY, DIP. 11.

Extensive preparations are being made to give
the new Viceroy a brilliant public reesption on
his arrival here, and it is expected that the
Governor of Madras and the Commissioners of
&bide will visit Bombay to meet the Earl of
Mayo.
It is authoritatively stated that no battle had
occurred in Afghanistan before the evening of
the 26th of last month, but the Ameer of
Maimana had made a diversion in favour of Shere
Ali by advancing towards Balhand and seizing
Siri Pool. The Bombay Gaze*, however, pub-
lishes news in confirmation of its previous
announcement that a battle had been fought.
CALCUTTA. Das. 11.

The Friend of India contains an article in which
it anticipates a small (leach in the next budget,
end considers a loan inevitable.

The same paper says, the Vioeroy proposes, at
the instance of the Maharajah of Cashmere, to
withdraw Dr. Cayley from Ladaokh. The Friend
of India regards this step ea one threatening ruin
to the trade with Cashmere, which promised well
upon the appointment of a British agent in that
country.
With reference to an intended extension of tele-
graphic communication as far as Singapore, a re-
commendation has been put forward by Colonel
Robinson in favour of a plan for laying a subma-
rine cable from the Bengal coast to the Rangoon.