The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-17 00:00:00

MR. GLADSTONE AND THE POPE

The falawing letter is riblialied td Tbeter-
diy's Overdiari :
r,—Teie following paragraph from the Rev. F. G.
Leda letter to Yr. Oathorne Hardy has beets quoted
largelyin Tory paperw with the view of stimulating the
"No tk pery" misled
against Ur. Gladstone:
"A dnguished Roman dignitary, writing to the
author of this letter in the spring of the present year,
intimates that it had been formally promised to the
authwiiice at Ream, by a political agent authorised to do
Do, that Lord Granville Lord Clarendon, and Mr. Glad.
stone were fully prepared to establish and endow the Ro-
man catholio church in Ireland. . . . At that period
the Btupeasory Bill was in embryo."
Now. ear, this is not true. I was in Italy last spring,
and had an opportunity of talking to sayers! " Roman
dignitaries," among them an ecclesiastic who holds • high
position at the Roman Court, and the belief among them
wee universal that Mr. Disraeli had a scheme for the gra-
dual disestabliabnient of the Anglican church in Ireland,

and the gradual establishment and endowment of the
Roman catholic church. Moreover, the scheme was pub-
lished in one of the official journal' of Rome, with an ex-
tremely laudatory article on Mr. Disraeli, and a
severe attack on Mr. Gladstone, who was ac-
cused of having destroyed Popery in Italy by his
pamphlet on the Neapolitan prisons, as well as by the
moral support which lie gave to the liberal movement
generally. Mr. Disraeli, on the other hand, was praised
for his secret Roman catholic proclivities, and his speech
some time ago in defence of the temporal power of the
Pope was referred to with great satisfaction. In short,
Mr. Gladstone was soundly rated for having. spoilt the
nice little plan which Mr. Disraeli was preparing for the
conciliation of Ireland. That plan was in outline as fol-
lows :—The endowment of a Roman catholic university,
with a partial endowment of the Roman catholic priest-
hood ; and the partial disendowment of the Irish Church
by the suppreemon of some bishoprics and incumbencies.
This, it was argued, would result in the extinction of
the Irish church, and would prepare the way fur the
Roman catholic church to step quietly into the emolu-
ments and dignities of the heretical intruder. Mr.
tilailkone's plan was denounced as premature, becau.e
the total disestablishment of the protestant church iu
Inland would inevitably destroy any chance of establish-
ing and endowing the Roman catholic church.
A few days after the publication of this article in the
Ossavalore R,mwso, the editor of that paper was deco-
rated by the Pope for his awl and ability in defence of
interests.
And the evidence does not end here.

When Mr. Gladstone gave notice of liis reeolutione, a
Roman catholic gentleman of great ability. who enjoys
the confidence of the Irish hierarchy, and is deep in the
secrete of the Vatican, requested an interview with Mr.
Gladstone, to whom he was till then. I believe, personally
a stranger. In that interview ho urged on Mr. Gladstone
the abandonment of Ins Irish church policy as being most
prejudicial to the interests of the Roman catholic church.
Mr. Gladstone replied. I behave, somewhat as follows :
That he had considered the question in all its bearings ;
that the disestablisliment of the Irish church was au
art of political justice ; that justice would, in the long
run, he beneficial to all legitimate interests ; that the
time had, in his opinion, arrived for declaring a policy
for Ireland; that the direatablishmeut of the Irish church
seemed to him to be both the most just and the only
satisfactory policy, and that he was determined to risk Ins
political future on it. accomplishment. Whou you cuusidur
the stab• of opinion at the time, the risk was very great,
though Mr. Gladstone's unexpected success has made the
public insensible to the danger he was running of making
shipwreck of his political reputation. Uhe bad failed, it
would have discredited his datesananship for years to
come ; and failure was clearly on the cards, and was, at
first, confidently predicted by the Tory press, and even by
the Pell-w4ll titnefle, and, I think, the Salerday Renew.
I am writing this letter without the knowledge of Mr.
Gladstone, and I do not know whether he would approve
of my publicly referring to the attempt which the lb,uian
entholics made at the beginning of the session to turn
him aside from but Irish policy. My information on that
point was not derived from him. nor (lid I reeeiva it in
confidence: and 1 think it ought to be made known, in
order that the public may hare the means of judging for
thenisels es 14 Wilier Mr. (Hailstone's policy was inspired
by the l'ope and Cardinal Cullen. It is a significant Let
that the linden ni wspapere an. supporting Mr. Disraeli
against Mr. Gladstone. VERITAS.

If rifle shooting does not proper in Ir4.land.
oh-crves the North.rs MAO, it will not I* for want of
encouragement. The Duke of Ahereorn has accepted the
captaincy of the Irish Eight for 1/468-9; and Colonel
Gatcoigue has announced that he will give 1001. to any
Irishman who, having properly qualified himself, shall
win the (jueen's prize at the next Wimbledon meeting.
Major Leech, of the Irish Rifle Alasoeiation. also offer, a
prize of ro. to be coral:etc(' for by three teion.—F:nglish,
Scotch, and Irish—next year on Irish ground. This is
good, healthy encouragement to rifle-shooters ; and thos+
who wish for a little wholesome competitive practice will
find an excellent opportunity at Clandeboye next week.
Sir Richard Griffith, who for forty years has
presided over the Irish valuation service, has been obliged,
through failing health, to place his resignation in the
hands of the government. It is understood he is to be
succeeded by the present commieaioncr, Mr. John Ball
Greene.

In the county of Cork the priests aro taking up
the cause of Mr. Mg:arthy Downing. Ou Sunday last, in
several of the chapels, his candidature was supported in
addresses from the altar.

Queen Mohdly has returned to her own country
after having travelled many thousands of leagues in the
hope of obtaining an audience of the Emperor of the
French, which she wea obliged to give up becauNe the
Emperor declined to receive her.
Thu Indepeudunce Beige announces tho death of
Baron l'ona de Valet, who was accused some years ago of
attempting to murder his son, for the purpose of obtain-
ing the fortune which he was about to inherit. Thu case
will be well muensbertsl in England, where it caused au
unusual Ile struck the youth a severe blow on
the bead with a loaded cane, and for some time his life was
in danger. The public were much dissatisfied with the
mildness of the sentence, being only one year's imprison-
ment, with hard labour.

Tw•o Sovereigns have just enter►d on the
twentieth year of their reign, namely, the Empeeors of
Austria and the King of Italy, who ascended their re.
speeti►o thermos within a few months of each other.
_ _ _

The authorities of Jaszbereny, an Hungarian
town, have just bad the following extraordinary notice
published to the sound of the drum:—" Seeing that oaths
and blasphemies are the real causes of earthquakes, every
one, no matter who, is forbidden to swear or u:4O bad lan-
guage, under penalty of receiving twenty-five st►ipes with
a rod and paying a fine of 25 florins."

A savant of Prague, M. Leonardi, invites all
philosophons by profession to assemble on the 28th inst., in
that city. They are to MI recuived hospitably and with.
out di-diuctien of doctrine. The sittings will last a week,
and the questions to be treated are to be metaphysical.
The promoter of thin meeting, who was a prole .or at
(lottingen at the seine time as Hegel. Hatters himself that
he may bring about en amalgrunatiou of taw various
istooLi of philosophy.

A lottor from Buunti, written just before the
arrival of the Emperor, Empress, and fries o lutporial,
describes the increaue which ban taken place during the
last throe years in the number of buildings. Apartments
are esti avagantly high, so much so that none but pooplo
about the court, some• Americans, Engliih, and ltwwiatis,
intronire them. Au at Nice, this will sue doubt correct
itself in time. The Speuiards live at Bayonne for
eeonoiny's rake, and come into Biarritz in omnibuses to
lathe. Food is much dearer than in Paris. There are
milliners, jewellers, and other tradesmen frees Paris ready
to serve you with all that la taahlosable; but no poor
pooplo wool go to Martini.

IeitiRBIGN NEW g.
gaispsy.)
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TBN JUNG OP-14NRINTA ON WAR.

When the King of Prussia lately visited Kiel,
M. Ludemann, rector of the university, addreeeed
his Majesty during a grand performanoe given at
the theatre, and dwelt on the general desire
entertained for the maintenance of peace. The
King replied :
As respects your wiahes on that head, no person can
share in them more thoroughly than I ; betimes for • Sove-
reign the nauarity is painful, and forms • responsibility
towards Ood of finding himself compelled to pronounce the
fatal word—" War." And yet cirensoatanass do some-
times arise in which a Prince cannot and ought not to
himself from that obligation. Yoe have
seen with your own eyes :here that the "security of
hostilities may sometimes force itself on • monarch as
well es a nation. U between us there exists • bond of
contilenee and friendly sentiments, we owe this to war.
fig—r the rest, Ido not see throughout Europe rairrg
threatening to disturb peace, and I my so openly in order
to tranquillise you. But that which may emus you still
more is the appearance here of the representatives of my
ern and navy, that strength of the country which has
proved that it demi not fear to accept and carry to • inc.
orchid termination a struggle when forced oa it.

THB INDEPENISEI447 ENCH PRESS ON
• THE KING OF lifEtiFßBBlAll SPRECILL

The Tempo, quoting the 'anglaise of King
William, says :
It is exactly the same as is spoken here. The King,
whilst brandi'hing his sword, prognosticate. peace. In
an ordinary situation such maniketations would have
little in them, but in the present epileptic state of opinion
it is different. We are not, therefore, surprised to moo tho
King's words producing an effect oontriu7 probably to
what was intended.

The replying to the Etcndard, which says
that the return for the Var " is a fresh pledge of
peace," remarks :
A fresh pledge of peace! In every quarter of Europe
the earth trembles with the tramp of regiments on review.
From day to day Baden may cast in her lot with the eon-
federation of the north, the Rhine may be croesed:and the
treaty of Prague torn. King William waited at Kiel fir
the result of the election of the Var, in order to know what
speech he was to make in reply to the rector of the Erni-
variety! The King has spoken, and both elements are 80
admirably blended that we cannot lay whether tho com-
mentator-juries of royal prose will decide whether the
speech is specific or bellicose.
The Arenir National any.:

It is evident that H. von Bismarck meant to speak to
Europe an well as to the rector of Kiel University. He
sees no cause for war, and, in the presence of God, he is
anxious for peace. If to preserve this precious peace he
must rely especially on his immense army and his fleet,
whose fault is it; Who iv disturbing the world, who,
even when " there is no threateningcircumsteume," compels
kings to keep their people under arms, and to point to their
soldiers? The idea of the conqueror of Sadowa could
not be more clearly expressed, his denunciation mill
not be less equivocal. The policy of Pruseia
is no mystery. Prussia is in no haste to
giro France a cause of war. M. von Bismarck is in no
hurry to annex the South German States. He is reported
to have said—" I have the money of South Germany ;
I have its sohliers. Annexation would only give me nom
deputies, and these perhaps would only increase the oppo-
sition in parliament. Ido not want them." lie thinks
it better to remain at peace, to throw upon France the re-
sponsibility of the public disquietude, to isolate her in the
opinion of Europe, and—to wait.
In the Liberty we rend :

The language of King William is an entire contrast with
the addresses of the Emperor, for the King's speech is
without reticence, without restrictions, without mysteries,
a kind of anticipated and categorical answer to the words
used in Chalons—a speech of unusual brevity in the mouth
of the chief of the Confederation of the North, a speech in
which pacific assurances are mingled with almost alarm.
Mg however' and bets of significant energy, a speech which,
as a whole, and especially in its termination, presents a
threatening tune which is more than insulting to French
sari.

GENERAL LEE ON THE WISHES OF THE
SOUTHERN STATES OF AMERICA.
The American papers publish a correspondenee
between General Horieerans and General Lee, tle
celebrated cotutuander-in-chief of the Confederate
army, on the condition and wishes of the South.
The following ix General Lee's letter :
White Sulphur Springs. West Va., August N., IS.A.
General,—l hove bad the honour to reeeire yonr 1.1 t
of this date. and en accordance with your suggestion I
have conferred with a number i,f gentlemen fr nn
the South, in whose judgment I have coil-
filed, and who are well acquainted with the puhlic
sentiment of their respective States. They have
kindly consented to unite with me in replying to
p.m- communication; and their flames will be found
with my own appended to this answer. With this es.
plunatien we proceed to give to you 15 candid statement
of what we believe to be the sentiment of the Seutheru
people in n•gaid to the subject to which you refer. What-
ever opinions may have frevaileil ill the past in rag ,r I
to Afiirati emerge. or the right of 3 -tat • to s. e • le ft in
the Union. we bei,•ce we r :press the aim est UllllllllllO.
judgment of the Southern pe ogle when we el clan• that
they consider that those questions were deehled by the
war, and that it is their intention in good faith
to abide by that derision. At the close of the war the
Southern people laid down their arm., and sought to re.
mute their former relations with the United States go-
vernment. Through their State ceiventions they abolished
slavery and annulled their ordinances of secession ; and
they returned to their peaceful pursulr with a s:ncere
purpeee to fulfil all their duties under the constitution of
the United States, which they had sworn to support.
If their action in Mess particulars had been
met in a spirit of frankness and c ardiality, we be.
here that ere this old irritations would have passel
away, and the wounds inflicted by the war would have
been in a great measure healed. As far as we are advised,
the people of the South entectsin no unfriendly feeling
toward the government of the United States, but they
complain that their rights under the constitution are
withheld from them in the administration thereof.
'the Men that the Southern people are hostilio t 3
the ucgroes, and would oppress them if it were in
their power to do so, is entirely unfounded. They
have grown up in our midst, and we have be vi ae-
eusterneil from childlicod to look upon them with kind-
ness.. Thu change in the relations of the two races hat
wrought no change in our feeling towards them. They
still constitute the important part of our labour:ug popu-
tion. Without their labour, the lands of the South would
be comparatively unproductive. Withuut the employ.
ment which Southern agriculture affunls, they would be
destitute of the means of subeisteuce, seed becorno
paupers, dependent on public bounty. Self-inte-
rest, even if there were no higher motives,
would therefore pmnipt the whites of the South
to extent* to the negrees care and protection. The
important fact that the two races are, wider existing eir-
cinualances, necessary to each other, is gradually Lemm-
ing apparent to both ; and we believe that hut for lode-
ences exerted to stir up the passions of the nOgnk"A•
the relations of the two niece would soon ail.
just themselves on a basis of mutual kindneso and
advantage. It is true that the people of the South,
together with the people of the North and West, are
for obvious reasons opposed to any system of laws which
would place the political power of the country in the
hands of the negro race. But this opposition springs (nen
no feeling of enmity, but from a deep seated convietiou
that at present the negroes have neither the intelligence
nor other qualifications which are necessary to make them
safe depositinice of political power. They wieild ine-
vitably become the victims of demagogues, who for selfish
purposes would mislead them to the. serious injury of the
public. The great want of the South is peace. Thu
people earnestly desire tranquillity and the restoration of
the Union. They deprecate disorder and exeitemeut as
the moat curious obstacle to their prosperity. They ask a
restoration of their rights ler the constitution. They
desire relief from twreamivo misrule, Above all, they
would appeal to their eountrymen for the re-establish.
meet in the Southern States of that which has
justly been regarded as the birthright of every Armo-
ries. —am right of ralf-guskrasiest. Establish these

Oft a fine hubs, and was an safely pr mew,
en behalf of the Seethes people, that they wd.
faithfully (bey the constitution awl laws of tk,
United States, treat the negro wit‘ kiwless,
and humanity, and fall every duty incumbent os
peaceful citizens, loyal to the constitution of their osoe.
try. We believe the above 'anteing a succinct t,
the general topics embraced in your letter, and we v as-
tore to lay, on behalf of the Southern people. and of
officers and soldiers of the late Confederate army, that th
will amour in all the emitisseats which we have erprea,,,,,t.
Appreciatiag the patriotic motives which have promote'
your letter, and reciprocating your ex-Fenian of kin
regard, we have the honour to he, very respectfully t
truly, R. B. Lam, Virginia.
G. T. Bastramoaan, Louisan', 6...

(1111MII sztrnot's A.0111101G)
FRANCK

PARIS, Seer. lT
The Moniteew of this morning states that the
Emperor visited the camp at Lannernozan yr..
terday. His Majesty was roccivod by the
Commander-in-Chief, Marshal Niel, and
aerie Ooyot ; en imams) crowd was
present, including the Mayors and nuinersa,
inhabitants of 172 communes. The peopl,, and
the soldiers vied with each other in greeting th.,
Emperdr with enthusiastic cheeri.
review of the troops the Emperor Sere a gr 90.1
dinner to all the Generals and eup',riur offs s.
and tehtened to Pau by the night train
at T o'clock. Everywhere on hii jous..y
his Majesty was received in the writ
and sympathetic manner by the inhabita.ta.

The ifonikur, in its ilayl that
from Rio Janeiro to the 24th of Auzu,t annofmcq
that Senor Sarmiento, the newly L..td prNidria,
of the Argentine Republic, had h—% r-osiv.4 by
the Emperor Don Pedro.

The Brazilian government ha couiplo4 with
the demands of the American ministor by ponait-
ting the American gunboat Wasp t rt.st:,L I .!.
Parana.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Rte. la. Err, •

the court will proceed to-inotrow 5,,,
Selniatian, and an interview betwom 0,..
peror Napoleon and Queen Lobelia
stated, probably take place at Biarritz ..1
lath bat.

TITE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.
LivEnroor., su.. •
The West African Mail steamer ;In .
rived here with 19 passengers, 69 07.3. of g :
1.1001., 300 dole., and 1,830 fr. in 4pe::II
-
dateg are :—Old Calabar, August 12 : C •
August 14 ; Fernando Po, Auga.o.. •
August 18 ; Bra,., River, Augu.,:, I • I _
August 20; Accra, AuguAt 22 ; C
August 2 ; Sierra Leone, Aligii4t 2'. ; 1 . •
September t; ; and Madeira. Si,teinl—r •

At Accra trade was ba,l, ht:t r:

healthy.
At Brain oil was plentiful, Lug 1 :•I
The news from all the otli- 1••••.• is
twit.

OUR PAItIS LETTER.

(my Ovr owx Co:t: •• L,'
PARKK. W. • - Is F:•.--f7v)

tr:y

French news of all kinds is r. ••-ti•
now. The Emperor has gott. Biarritz, r
body is out of town; and if it lepr•-• not i•
excitement of an election turniug 1, L.,••••
then, the newsmongers would Lc fa:11611,1 •
French talk a great deal about thu lat.
earthquake, and journalists take you back •
mournful histories of similar dire catastrol
which have occurred in the world's history it
the year 523, when 230,000 parsons are said t •
have perished at Antioch, up to tl,e present time.

In the Revue dea Deux f• a there is au articl
by Guizot which will naturally attract a fr
deal of attention, especially o it addresses v.-
to the juxtaposition of Fran -is an .1 Pruss: I
aim evidently is to throw tipm the • •
waters of public apprelan,iv,lle :110 t
strate that none of the p. ••1
any dcbire to come imo :
the paper is, ‘• France an,.l Pr :ssi.t
lx-fore Europe." It ib wr:tt,.ll
game of diction for ,r
and the calm and &lib, r W;l..
it, and an impartiality 1
torian, will commend it. c:
the' pains of a Ctaill.ll t • a:-
looks 111.. n Bismarck .1 w•,l I-f
111:01, and upon the nation -lay
tit:My:l4 a very bold andda:-ing.n: --nt;
,h.signates Prussia as "i.
term clearly applying to th.• r
Prisssia amongst the sever il st

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in ;vile sante tongue, and to t ce • .s •
schemes of ambition bey on i ii. • \ •
empire---as it will probably •
The author, seriously revii•winz t!!
Europe. enures to the ei•twi,is! :•
will not be disturbed, fee •
In the event of a v• • •.•
be without an ally. IT Iv •
indebted to France to help •••
mueh occupied with the ex -:•••
to do so. England is
so are all her leading state ! ••
M. Guizot deduces the utf
real cause of alarm as to 111,•
But then he admits
armaments of France ..
source of distrust, and, s •
lraeeful policy animates tLe !•.....ert!:::
Europe, he advises the reduction ei t!
power of France to a peace footiti; •
ills:lumina nt. This, he Skip, Would s •
at nee to surrounding nations in thi• l
declarations of the Emperor. and tliey w,•:;
be slow in following his example; awl 1!•
effects of this step would be seen r
increasing confidence and prosrei•lty of the I.
Empire. All this reads very well ; but
timely the growing power of I •
cideilly warlike element having bem intr.-!
the persons of the new advisers of the
Minister of War and what we should ,•:1!: • •l•
Lord of the Admiralty, together with
the military traditions of a Napoleon.
too great a degree, lam afraid, t•
sage counsels, or to neutralise any : ••
that might arise from such power. ir.,c
quarter they may conic.
Very few transactions took place on
to-day, and there was a decline in the
almost all securities.

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toff, burn at inkraga, In Sunda.
The number of immigrants who arrive a iti
York from Jan. Ito Sept. 2, littiS, wag 154,00, 3- • •
pared with 171,619 arrivals during the ammo period ,:•
Tear. The total number of Immigrants who arn,-I.
the United Stales during the your ending June 30.
was 273.07, as comparrd with 311.990 the previous
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forenoon of TuriAlity on the farm of Mr. William [Who:
sow, two mile.south-wi.at of Cork. The dairy office* sal
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ITALY.
11.0ItENCE, ttrer. IS. EVENIN,I,
Int 14 the Italian Treasury.
i August. was as follows:
L 936,600,206 liro.
1.M3L009,321

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'p.l. ! it..
h and note': hold by
•Ih. Nitiottal Hank . 103,590.592

RUSSIA.
WARSAW. San 17.
.rord for the first time, students of every
• ; st:entling the lectures in the superior
al re compelled to say the usual opening
• ,‘ r. in the Russian language.

BAVARIA.
MUNICH. Sarr. 17.
• is atuuounceti that the marriage of the
• hew Sophia of Bavaria with tho Duke of
‘44icon is to take place on Monday next, at the
Mt le of ros.-uuhofvn.