The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-14 00:00:00

OD sae TONNA RULE FETE.

THIS POLITICAL 8101

Notwithstanding the disclaimers of the Austrian govern-
ment, it is impossible, says the Daily News, to doubt that
Vienna has recently been the theatre of an important
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political demonstration. Riflemen who went to make
" centres " at the target employed their leisure
moments in uttering protests against Prussia. By
the crowd the most patriotic speakers were more
rapturously cheered than the beet shots. The
Austrians still smart under the recollections of
Sadowa. They have not yet perfectly forgiven the victors
who there gained an indisputable supremacy in the field.
Still less have they come to regard with affection than
who, in reaping the fruits of that victory, achieved a
great diplomatic triumph, and inflicted on them a great
national humiliation. It le improbable, however, that
there would have been so much excitement at Vienna bad
not eo many who were mar-plots on principle flocked
thither from every corner of Germany. The loudest
denunciation, of existing arrangements were made by
strangers.

The Post ream to the report of If, Seely's Dockyard
Committee, whisk, it says, shows how difficult it is to
settle the tiontrovemy between Kr. Seely and the Admi-
ralty to the intistection of both sides. The pith of Ns.
lkiely's charge against*. Admiralty r that they have spent
a great demi of money anneessmaily, both in maktag car
sbuttive changes in the test, and in other matters of
detail which lie duly spesides, But the Poet apprehends
that the public. will not take math Interest in charge§
wherein the evidence ie so confiding, and which, after all,
relate entirely to the pad, while they offer no guarantee
for the future.

m. Doily limo, dimming the same subject, says that
the Admiralty: stands charged, on the evidence cited in
Mr. Seely's report, with waste, and with every conceiva-
ble form of stupid or careless mismanagement. That
portion of the inquiry which dill remains to be completed
must be a searching and fearless examination into the sys-
tem of management by which we have a fleet of worthless
broadsides while other nations have fleets of tenfold more
formidable turret-ships. For this remit the Daily Mies
holds Mr. Reed primarily responsible, and urges that the
first duty of those who have thi, honour and safety of the
country at heart is to tame out the causes and remove the
agencies by which a state of things so discreditable and
alarming has bee. brought about.

its. ox.Aarross's irsvr atoms

Of the propriety and judiciousness of Mr. Gladatoes's
choice of South-Wed Laneseldre far his oonstituemcy, the
Telegraph thinks there can be little doubt. If he had
been actuated by no higher motives than those which
guide electioneering agents, if his ambition had been con-
fined to the task of making his mat as safe as possible, he
would undoubtedly bays demanded the suffrages of Man-
chester and Rochdale, :ethic than of Liverpool and at.
Reims. Bed those eonstiteensim he leaves to other osu-
didatoo, who will do their post is sqf fugue reiokwohre

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las 1111:BLETAIDS AND THE ONDVIOR OT KNODAND.
The Dm., remarks that the letter of the Her. Themes
Jackson. on the relationship of the Wesleyan body Is the
Church of England. offers one more warning to those who
are no* forwarding or permitting the growth of anti-Pro-
testant opinions in the Church of England. The
plain issue which Yr. Jackson =ISM is a question
between Protestantism and &maniere. The ritualists
have themselves simplified matters by accepting this issue,
and pronouncing for Romanian ; bat, owing to the cul-
pable negligence of tho bishops, and the scandalous pro-
penes of our ecclesiastics' law, the cardinal doctriees of
the Minding have never yet beim brought to a judicial
test. The neer seems to think that it is only necessary
to tall back upon the articles themselves for a oondeinna-
tion of the reactionary doctrines now promulgated, and
the whole fabrie of ritiudinn would thee fall to the ground.

Most of oar oontemporaries refer to the death of Mr.
'Haddam Stevens. The noes describes him as one of
the fonsiost men in America. He was fanatical, self-
willed, and mod bitter in his animosities, but there was
neither meanness nor deceit in leis nature. While the in-
dividuality of men of the younger generation was awed
Mr. Stevens preserved hie own opinions sad so[orr{ed his
own will, /lading neither to "caucus" nor to "maven-
ticin " when they violated the laws of his own oosteciesos.
The Daily Newe remarks that the principles for which he
contended with an almost fanatical energy and reel have
been fully established in Amerioan legislation, and the
return of nearly all the revolted states to congress under
conditions which he did so much to shape, renders his
work tolerably complete ; but his death cannot be
said to leave any important place unfilled, either in the
leadership of his party or in the counsels of the nation.—
Mr. Stevens had a bitter tongue. says the Star, but its
bitterness was more keen became it was generally used
against traitors and evil doom—According to the Tek-
graph, he was neither good, nor wise, nor generous ; but
in his time be did signal service, and, with all his faults,
the famous phrase, " that was a man," may be applied to
him. With his death it may fairly be expected that wiser
counsels will prevail in the republican party.

H. HENRI ROCHEFORT AND "LA LANTERNS."

The Itadependance Iklge publishes the following
letter from M. Henri Rochefort :

" Thursday, July 13.

"Sir,—The Patric is wrong in denying that an order
for my arrest was issued. The fact was evident enough,
for two police agents passed Saturday night and the whole
of Sunday at the gate of my villa at Nogent-ear-Marne,
watching for my return, in order to arrest me. The
Pattie is so well acquainted with government
secrets that it ought even to know that these two
agents offered a largo sum of money to an innkeeper
who was supposed to be acquainted with my biding-
place. With regard to myself, if I have come amongst
foreigners, it is to be able to continue the publication of
La Lanterne, which by law cannot be suppressed, what-
ever may be the sentence passed on me. Once in prison
it would have been easy to intercept my ' copy' and to
ruin, in fact, the journal which could not be killed by
law. I shall therefore be infinitely obliged to you
if you will announce to your readers that I shall continue
to work, and that La Lanterns will appear next Satur-
day, August 15, simultaneously in Paris and in Belgium."
It has been estimated that 60,000 copies of the last num-
ber of La Lantern., were seized by the government.

ZIGN NEWS.
(THIS DAY.)

WAR RUMOURS IN BERLIN.
A Meer from Berlin, in the Temps, says :
In political circles here the greatest importance i
attached to the interview between the Emperor of Russia
and the King of Prussia. An offensive and defensive
alliance between the two powers is more than ever spoken
of. Apparently the political horizon is free from clouds ;
there does not seem to be a question in dispute which is
lOcely to lead to a conflict, but yet people here belie►e in
an explosion in a short time. People here take on myste-
rious sin, and say that there is " very disrprieting news
from France," which reqaires them to be prepared for
any contingency, and they add that they are prepared and
have nothing to dread.