The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-09 00:00:00

THE PEACE SOCIETY AND THE AMERICAN

DIFFICULTY.

The committee of the Peace Society have ad-
dressed the following letter to the official repre-
sentatives of all the Christian denominations of

this country :

Doomber. 18U.

Dear Sir,—The sominitess of the Pew flesisty have bad
Asir attention auxisumly mega& in reference to the pre
seat critical rehab= Wet* between England and the
United iStates of America. Not, sortainly, that there le
anything in the incident which has recently oosurred to re-
quire or justify war betimes two Christian nations. Bet
there is imminent danger lest by mutual exaegoosuden of
the paths sled they sheold be Inerried late Y before
reason sad 'aglow hare had time to eased their authority.

It would belopoesibbs to exaggerate the evils of such •
caeliet, met merely •• regards the morel sad inateriel suf.
firing whim* it would retail upon both countries, bat still
moss is the model sod reproach it would brim( oit oar
amnion Christisaity.

It appeals to the oowintitre that the but hoped wett-
ing so terrible a eslansity the in bracing the inhere el
the distrotirely OlirMien dement in both cerniesities to
beer as widely r possible on that loathe opirioo, which,
MOMS than the commotairetions of diplomatists er the

mom& of alias% mot shloisboly do;ido lito quotas of
papa or war.

Under these eirommtances the committee have thosiglit
they might be permitted respectfully to suggest to the
various religious bodies to this country the dealreblensia
end the duty of especially addressing kindred bodies as the
other side of the Atlantic, with referencia to the present
conjuncture, es en, if possible, to throw the oil of Civilities
love on the rising waters of strife. It appears to them
quite practicable, without at all enterhigupon the omfmeedly
difficult questions pending between the two governments,
for those who represent the Christian churches of our lan&
upon bread grounds of religion and humanity, to speak to
their fellow Christians in America in such language and
spirit as may, by the blessing of God, be attended with the
happiest effect' In allaying the dangerous irritation of the
moment, and elicit from them s response which may be no
is.. useful in ite indiums on the public sentiment of oar own
country.

Surely this omit be eanoldered a testis( times, a time to
prove whether the Cluirdsnity of England sad Anal* is a
principle of any power in influsacing the eentiaients and
feelings of their peopie so as to aid in giving a calm and wins
direction to their international policy.

. -
May we request you, dear air, to bring this matter wliii
as little delay as yomible under the attention a --.
I am, Ac., JOSEPH PRASE, Prvalitak

THE Sum= or TEI MINT.—The members et
the Royal Westin Yacht Club it Plymouth will, ma
Thursday east. eMerteht at Ana Commasder
who was the asset is sharp of melts cm brard the ?rest at
the lima of the essitste d ibe emilters seemilesiosen,
This diamer bee Ism get Is seder to express their
admizatios d the smilmil of William as that
osmelem
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NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADimuurY, Ds*. 7. Arrenniems.—Lien-
tenants W. R. Kennedy, to the Hero ; sod G. C. Masters,
to the Victory, en supernamersry for disponi._ . .

Psyniseterir. C. P. Gnat, to the ilia, for service in
the Osborne, tender.
Anteteat-payareter J. S. Skinner, to the Ask, for ea.
vice ia the Osborne.

Acting Sarood-class Amistant-Engineers F. E. Sheen rod
J. Dinsvall, to the Cumberland, as supernumeraries.
The undermentioned geuthmen have been nominated to

ravel cadotnitips :—Mears. & 11% NA 0. 0r0w5.102.4,
C. W. Dickinson, R. W. Fawkes, B. O. Foots, and A. S.
Handitce.

POUTSMOUTH, Dna &
The Hero, 89, senor, Captain A. P. Ryden sailed
from Seethed this afternoon to reinforce the eneadron on
the North Americus station. She preeeedid ceder
by the East Channel, and on paring the Eder,BBl. the
crew gave this. hearty cheers, which were replied to by the
stew of the latter vessel.

pealed to ketEdprauf screw, OipWn 0. P. Meade. is deny
Nodsea.
America sad the West lad*.

_
The Eery&las, M. ram wee dodged yootorday to h►re
her copper olossod ; ma also was the Stromboli, 6 MOM
sloop, for the same purpose, both vossele bad been or-
dered to be brought forward for cambial', if required.

WOOLWICH, Die. 8.
The Melbourne screw steam ventel left the Royal
Award Pier yesterday afternoon for Clark. with Oaptain
Vetoes I Weep of the goad & kepda,lioyel Matz
and an imam of s amount war Worse whisk. bite
bees detailed. Captain G. Leslie's F Battery el the maw
beige& me expected to arrive at Woolwich diwbg the pre.
seat week from Aidenhott, to wuberk for Quake ea lewd
the Pala& er Iteswalisa. Several traamport vessels an now
ntlif the Royal Armed for the shipment of stores. The
fens now serving is British North America con.
ZIT 7 live batteries, at the following stations, viz :
Qwbso, (lapis& 0..? Itatimes &d, ad Ca ptsia N. B.
Fords's 4th batteries of the erranth brigade. At Boatels%
Ha* L. W. Ben's D battery of the fourth brigade, sad
at Halifax N. 8., Captain W. L Dnmsresq's sth, sad °sp-
it& Shaw's Bth batted= offthe ernmth brigade.

CHATHAM, DSO. 8.
A naval court-martial usembled yesterday, ou
board the Formidabie, 84, flagship of Vine-Admiad
W. J. M. Joimatoori, emonmerlar-inehird at the Kee,
under the pnisideory of °Nelda H. A. Powell, C.B. of the
Defaces, is. for the trial of Mr. Okada lege Hodges,
esoind enter d the Dee, 4, proille•wbeal steamer, on a
AMP of been hese amok sea Imapahle of performing
he dully ealsri that aidp. Mr. 0. H. Knight, Admiralty
eallsiter, Ream?" eligialed as deputy judge sdvocato.
The smut, after bomb* the evidence of the whimsies is
of the sad also vest the primrose. bad
to say ▪ t
in his emsidered the charge folly proved,
and asetmesedtbs furfsh two yein of Ms Nue-
rity, to ba diusemsd hem bat Majesty's ship Due. Ned to he
sevigely repremedel.

DIEVONPORT, Deo. B.
The Emerald, Captain Cumming, and the
2= Commodore Burnett, are in Plymuth Bowed,
the arrival down the Chewed air the itellsoarne
ammo trampert, Oapisin Bosom with eiollll fled military
for Canesla. These reseals are to envoy the Melbourne to
the month of the river Bt. Lawrence ; the Emersid then
=a:to hie the equadroa on the roost al Mexico. M
h fitted for fispsWp en the Beath Astra Men eh -
=bat it is passible that she may also he diverted far
gender the oemmand el admiral Miley 40 the Brae-
/tam emet.
The vase& calmed for aceirebnion ate this port—the
Weak obs, Sty:, NNW's**, Pseeesl wed d 8107.
ropmla nmt—eas to be prommiedi with ass rapio dly 1111
The Orbmile and !helm, however, me reseivisi
6.—gmetent amen* of allenti The Orland* will pro.
bably be eeemsionmeed la a few dm.ay; and the nobs will in
the is Mem be whined to the !rte clam el Means
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