The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-25 00:00:00

laxly contrasts with its origin.
theatre had its source in the -

quity, so the modern ..._
of the Miracle-Plays and MI?
tbu...
Middle Ages. Even now, in the rel
villages of the Pyrenees, the practice survives,
performers prepare themselves for the represen-
tation of sacred parts by fast and prayer. This
sacred character isunavoidably lost from the stage.,
No one can desire to restore it. But the union of
the stage with morality need not be sacrificed.
The devotion to it of men of pure aims and blame-
less character will be the most effectual means of
ensuring that an influence necessarily powerful
shall be also beneficial. In the " Memorials of
" WestininsterAbbey," which its accomplished Dean
has just given to the world, the author attributes
the higher moral character of the English as com-
pared with the French theatre to the toleration and
consideration afforded to its professors in this
country and denied to them, until recently, on the
other side of the Channel. The sanctuary which
refused its shelter to BYRON contains the tomb of
GAR.RICK and a cenotaph in honour of KIMBLE.
Powerful interest was necessary to insure to
MOLIERE interment in sacred ground ; and
R.scutz, whom Port Royal had educated, was
driven by the fear of ecclesiastical censure from
dramatic literature. VOLTAIRE praises the com-
prehensive toleration which found a place in the
Temple of Memory equally for " the charming
" OphiLs " (Mrs. OLDFIELD) and for " the im-
" mortal NEWTON." To banish good influences
from the stage is to make room for depraving
ones. To outlaw a profession is to demoralise it.
To drive away BA43NE is to invite CREBILLON.
Whatever may be thought of the late Mr. KEAN'S
merits as an actor or as a manager, no one dis-
putes the credit which is due to him in having
by his personal character and by his respect for
his vocation done much to make the stage a
vehicle for wholesome and innocent amusement.
In a career abounding with temptations he steadily,
ministered to the better sense of the public,
instead of pandering to its worst feelings. Ms
example may profitably be followed not only in
his own profession, but in higher arts and graver
pursuits.

A deputation from the Evangelical Alliance, consisting
of Lord Chichester, the Hon. W. Ashley, Lieutenant.
General Clarke, the Rev. Dr. Steens, Major-General
Burrows, the Rev. James Davis, the Rev. Dr. Sehmittan,
Colonel Lawford, Rev. Henry Jones, Mr. R. N. Fowler,
and Mr. F. C. Fox, bad an interview with Lord Stanley
at the Foreigo.onice yesterday, upon the subject of the
persecuted Nestorian Christians in Penis and Turkey.

THE PRINCE OF WALEs.—His Royal Highness !
the Prince of Wales has been staying this week with
General Hall at Slx.mile Bottom, near Newmarket. The
guests invited by the gallant general to shoot over the
estate with his royal highness were his Highness Prince ,
Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Fee of Leiocater, the Earl
of Dunmore, the Earl of Tankerville, the Marquis of
Blandford, the Hon. T. de Grey, Mr. W. Bullocke, and
Major Teesdale, in attendance on the Prince. Some good
sport has been obtained during the week.
The Maharanee Dhuleep Singh gave birth to a
son on Thursday last.
The Earl of Derby, according to accounts re-
ceived in town yesterday from Knowsley, is somewhat
better.
Baroness Charles de Rothschild and Miss de
Rothschild have arrived at the Palace Hotel, Buckingham-
, gate, from the Continent.

..a allow to Austria . right
in the solution of the North Schleswig question,
and that it would reject any interference from
other quarters.
It is to be noticed that simultaneously with this
semi-official declaration on the part of Prussia, the
St. Petersburg Journal announces that while Rus-
sia claims no preponderance of power for herself,
she will not suffer the arrogation of it by any other
state.

AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES.
At a banquet of the democratic party at Wash-
ington on the Bth, the following letters were read
from Secretary M'Culloch and Secretary Seward :

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Lamm OF SECRETARY II'CULLOCH.
Treasury Department, Jan. 6, 1868.
Dear Sir,—Your note of the 31st tilt. is received, enclos-
ing an invitation to be present at the meeting to be held at
the Metropolitan Hotel, in this city, on the evening of the
Bth inst., for the purpose of commemorating the battle of
New Orleans, and the gallantry of the distinguished general
and the citizen moldier by whom it was won. Other engage-
ments prevent me from accepting your complimentary
invitation, but I take pleasure in saying in this
manner that I heartily sympathise with the hope ex-
pressed in the accompanying printed letter, that in cele-
brating the occasion of such imperishable renown for the
Arneeican name, happier memories will be awakened, and
that the magnanimity of the nation may be re-amused to •
noble sympathy for the descendants of those who as " bone
of our bone and flesh of our flesh" so nobly illustrated the

Mr. Stanton.

patriotism and progress of the American citizen. There
never has been a period in the history of the United
Stake when a broad and comprehensive nationality of
!sentiment was so greatly needed as at the present time.
It is deeply to be deplored that the passions which
were excited between the sections during the recent
war, h►ve not been succeeded by kindness and insg-
nanimity on the part of the victors, and acquiestonce in
the result on the part of the vanquished, that the
avowed purposes for which the war was prosecuted on
the part of the government seem to have been
forgotten by so many of our fellow-citizens, and that
the condition of the Southern States has in no wise
been improved since the hostilities were ended.
It may not be proper for me in this communica-
tion to discuss what is called the question of " re-
construction;" or to condemn, or to criticise the
opinions or action of my old political friends in re-
gard to it. This much, however, I deem it my duty to
my, I consider the restoration to the Southern States of
equal rights with the other States under the constitution
as essential to the existence of our republican institutions,
' and to the improvement, if not to the maintenance of the
national credit, and that, in my judgment, this is unlikely
to be affected by any policy differing materially from that
which was substantially inaugurated by Mr. Lincoln and
attempted to be consummated by the present amain-
tive. As civil liberty is not the offspring of military
power, but is in danger of being destroyed instead of being
fostered by it, I have not favoured the establishment of
military governments in the Southern Staten As a true
Union sentiment is not to be renewed in these States by
a general ostracism of their prominent and trustworthy
men, I have regarded with great apprehension the enact-
ment and continuance of laws which exclude from
Federal offices and from the ballot citizens of ability
and influence, without whose co-operation a reliable re-
union of the States is not to be expected ; and believing,
as I do, that the question of suffrage should be controlled
by the States, and not by the Federal government, and
that the elective franchise cannot be safely bestowed upon
a race recently in bondage, and with few exceptionsutterly
unprepared to use it intelligently, I have deeply regretted
the legislation which deprives a part of the States of
rights heretofore enjoyed by them, and still exercised by
others ; and which, by ignoring all distinction between
races so dissimilar, and by its sweeping disfranchisement
of certain dames, virtually subordinate the superior to
the inferior race. I gave to the executive policy of " re-
construction " my hearty approval before it became a party
question, and I have never doubted its wisdom or its prac-
ticability. A different policy has been adopted, and is now
being tried. Should it be summed ul in restoring the true union
sentiment in the Southern Stated, in stimulating industry,
in increasing production and in establishing harmony be-
tween the races, the wisdom of congress will be fully vindi-
cated, and their action will be approved by the people, and
by none more heartily than by those who now disap-
prove it. Should it fail in accomplishing these moat de-
sirable results, the embarrassment and suffering which now
exist must be endured for a season, and they will doubtless
be aggravatel, by their continuance, but they will not be
lasting. The different sections of the United States are
not to be permanently sntsgonised, nor is the essential
character of our institutions to be changed by the war,
nor by the troubles which have followed it and by those
which are still to be encountered.
There is power enough in the government to stand any
trials so which it may be subjected, and intelligence
enough in the people to correct any errors that may have
been committed by their agents.
Hoping that the celebration of the Bth of January in
Washington and elsewhere, by awakening agreeable and
patriotic memories of the pest, may tend to excite through-
out the country a true Union sentiment, I am, very truly,
your obedient servant,

Haas It'Oni.ocff.

Juba, from New York
irrived at Queenstown
and 241,280 dohs. in

She landed all mail, except those for
Liverpool and a portion of the Scotch, and six
passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool imme-
diately ; all well.

(Per the Cubs, viA Queendowo.)
NEW YORX, JAN. 14, NOON.

The Senate passed the bill reinstating Mr. Stan-
ton in the post of Secretary of War by 35 votes
to 8.
The Senate has adopted the resolution instruct•
ing the judiciary committee to investigate the expe-
diency of providing a law for the suspension of offi-
cials from office pending impeachment and trial.
A bill has been introduced into the House of
Representatives declaring that no valid civil go-
vernments exist in the States lately in rebellion,
transferring all powers of removal and appointment
in those States under the Reconstruction Act from
the President to the general commanding the army,
and making it a high misdemeanour for the Presi-
dent to employ the army or navy to enforce the
authority of the present civil governments in the
rebellious States. [lntelligence has since been re-
ceived, per Atlantic cable, that this bill has been

passed. j
Senator Doolittle has presented the report of
the minority of the Military Committee, strongly
defending President Johnson's course in removing

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General Meade has removed the state treasurer
in Georgia, and has appointed a military successor
to the post. The general has also issued an order
legalising the convention ordinance staying execu-
tions to collect debts in Alabama until January,

1869.
General Hancock has just issued an order nul-
lifying General Sheridan's special instructions for
the registration of bonds.
The Louisiana Convention has passed an ordi-

111111C0 declaring it a misdemeanour to reject any
labourer from the plantation where he is registered
until after the vote upon the new state con-

stitution.
General Butler addressed the negroes at
Richmond yesterday, and was enthusiastically
received.
The New York papers publish intelligence from
Ravannah, stating that it was reported Santa
Anna was clandestinely sending recruits to the
insurgents in Yucatan.
NEW YORK, JAN. 15, Moasmc.

Yesterday Mr. Stanton resumed possession of
the War Department, General Grant voluntarily
surrendering the keys on receipt of the resolution
of the Senate not concurring in the suspension of
Mr. Stanton. General Grant notified President
Johnson that, under thew nure of Office Bill, his
functions as Secretary of ar ad inkrist ceased the
moment ho received notice of the action of the
Senate.
It is reported that Mr. Johnson has announced
that he will issue all military orders through
General Grant instead of Secretary Stanton.
A resolution has been introduced in the Senate to
reduce the quota of the major-generals of the
army. The resolution is so framed as to cause
the discharge of Generals Hancock and Rousseau.
The North and South Carolina Conventions
assembled yesterday.
The Ohio legislature has elected Judge Sherman,
a democrat, as senator to succeed Mr. Wade.
The caucus of republican members of the Con.
necticut legislature strongly favours General Grant
as candidate for the presidency.
The New York Herald publishes news from Vera
Cruz of the sth inst., stating that 24,000 men
under Diaz have gone to Yucatan to suppress the
revolution. The same journal states that another
revolution is imminent in Hayti.
SOUTHAMPTON, Ji'e. 25.
The Hamburg and American Company's steamer
Hammonia, from New York, has arrived here with
76 passengers for this port, Has-re, and Hamburg,
45 sacks of mails for London, 15,000 dohs. for
England, and 800 dole. for Hamburg.
On the 23rd the Hammonia passed a Bremen
steamer bound west, supposed to be the Union.

THE CHARGE OP FIXING; A PENIANPLACARD
ON THE MANSION-HOUSE.

James Cough, alias Coffee, aged 17, a thin strip.
ling, who refused to give his address, was this morning
brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with affixing a
seditious placard upon the north-west wall of the Man.
don-house on Friday afternoon.
denies Cross, a police-constable, proved that he saw •
placard on the side of the Mansion-house on Friday, Aunt
half-past 2 o'clock, and about twenty persons were stand-
ing round, reading it. He afterwards saw the defendaut 4

the pulioe station.
The defendant said he had no questions to ash of tho

witness.
Samuel Nest•, one of the Corps of Commissionaires
stationed at the corner of Charlotte-row, deposed that he
saw the defendant stick the paper that had been produc-d
on the wall and ha then ran away and witness pursued him

and took him into custody.
The Lord M►yor—Did he say anything ?

Witness—No, not n word.
James Burn, a clerk in a dock or commercial house, gm e
similar evidence u to the prisoner being the person whu
stuck up the bill, and he added that he did not see any
one with him at the time the bill was stuck up.
Prisoner, to the witness, in an impudent tone—Are
you sure there was no one with me!
Witness—Quite sure.
Defendant—Wu it posted upside down! (A laugh•)

Witness—lt was not.
Defendant (laughing)—Good bye. (Laughter.)
James Carroll, a City constable, proved that he searched
the prisoner, and found upon him a Prayer-book, a large
knife, a copy of Moore's " Melodies," and a copy of the
Unierraal News newspaper. The prisoner at first refused
to give his address, but he had since ascertained that he
lived at No. 16, Uxbridge-terrace, Newington-causeway.
He made inquiries, and discovered likenesses of Burke,
Kelly, and Daffy, and also several copies of the Illustrata
Nres containing reports of the Irish state trials.
Inspector Foulger proved that when the prisoner was
brought to the police station he said that his name was
Michael Cough. He told him that he was charged with
attiring a placard to the Mansion-house without
the authority of the owner, and the only re.
ply be made was, " Did you see roe?" Wit.
ness told him he did not, but there were
two witnesses who did. He at first would not give his
address, but afterwards be did so. The prisoner dropped
a pencil-cane, and as witness was picking it up the prisoner
told him to be very careful, as it was his revolver aml it
might go off. (A laugh.) lie found several documents
in the possession of the prisoner, and among them was
one suggesting that the youth of Ireland should be in.
strutted in the history of their country, and be taught
how to fight for it.
At this stage of the case there was the noise of some.
thing falling down the ventilating shaft in the court, awl
the prisoner burst out laughing and mid, " Mind, there is
an explosion going on."
Inspector Foulger went on to state that among the
other documents found upon the prisoner was his will.

(A laugh.)
The Lord Mayor said it was useless to go into any mem
of these documents.
Edward Rowland, a City constable, proved that LA
Saturday a placard of a similar character was posted in :be
same place.
The placard was then read. It has already appeared.
The Lord Mayor asked the prisoner whether he wis:ted
to say anything ?
Prisoner, in a careless, impudent tone. —I don't under.
stand much about it. By the way the witness read the
placard it appears as though Duffy was dune to death by
the Irishmen of London. (A laugh.)
The Lord Mayor told him it was evident that be was
well acquainted with the contents of the placard, and he
remanded him for a week, for inquiries to be made.

THE SICK POOR OF POPLAR.

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CASUALTY, INQUEST, AND SPECIAL VERDICT.
An inquiry was held by Mr. Richards, deputy-
coroner, at the Market House, Poplar, lset night, mire
Live to the death of Caroline Siddle, aged 45 year*.
The dressed was the wife of a painter living at 45,
Augusta-street, Poplar.
_She had been a healthy woman
all her life, but being seised with a sudden illness onTues
day week an order fur the perish doctor was got the next
day. Instead of Dr. Gale, however, a " boy of la;'
visited the deceased and prescribed for her. He saw Itvr
spin on the followinir Saturday ; another gentleman haw
her on Sunday, and on Monday she died.
Mr. H. Stanley Gale, M. 8., the parish surgeon, de.
posed that he saw the order to visit the ileceesed left at
his house on Wednesday week. Ho bed such an enormous
number of cases that it was quite impossible for him to
see half of them personally. There were 120 to be
visited attheir man homes end over 400 whom be had to
treat at his surgery-600 in all. Those whom ho could
not personally visit were seen by two wan/tante. One was
ZI years of age and had walked the hospitals ; the other
had not studied at the hospitals. but had been with
witness a year and a half. Neither was legally imaliried.
Coroner—But is there not a stemiling order wriest a
parish doctor employing anyone who is nut properly
qualified ?
Witneis—There is ; but how can a man be expected to
do impossibilities! The salary is just 101$. a year for
attending to all these sick patients, and the medicine for
them is to be found out of it. I remonstrated with the
board of guardians, but without result. I then wrote to
the Poor-law Board, and they sent an irmistant for a short
time; but one day, without any diminution having taken
place in the sickness or distress in the district, they sent
me a curt note stating that the assistance would be dis-
continued. No reason whatever was given.
Dr. James Edmunds, 4, Pitney-square, lecturer to the
Female Medical Society, said that the deceased had died
from strangulated hernia.
In reply to the coroner Dr. Edmunds said that,
a most are
the case was certainly
happy one, as the intestine might easily have been
fe rebelul & d
by an operation, and then the poor.an li lieu
have been saved. But it was only fair to say that the
amount of work cast upon the medical officer was alto-
gether overwhelming, end was moat miserably paid. The
10:V. a year would not pay for the necessary medicine. for
600 patients, a number greater than that of all the sick in
the London Hospital.
Dr. Gale said that he had written to the Poordse
Baird to say that he was sure some accident of this kind
would happen, anal that no reasonable mall could kin!
would
blame under the circumstances upon him. The day this
woman died 32 fresh orders came in to him. In answer to
a question as to the sort of physic be gave six hundred
patients, end at 21. a week, he said that he gave • good
deal. There was a two gallon vessel, which was filled and
emptied three times a day. It held the water for making
; the mixtures. Of course he could not give the poor luta.
ties in the way of medicine, he did the he
beet could.ot Reen-
would have seen the deonamed himself if he was n
gaged in visiting cases that he believed to be more serious.
• The stricture was so small that it could hardly be detected.
The Coroner having summed up
The jury returned a verdict "That the deceased died
from strangulated hernia, and that her death was accede-
_ rated bytbe want of properly qualified medical attendance:
and that the board of guardians are to blame in requiring
5 the puish surgeon, Dr. Gale, to attend ands upply meaieine
to so many more patients than he can pesonally see and
prescribe for, while they pay him so small a salary that be
is not able to employ properly qualified assistants to help
dismissal of him."

ST. JAMES'S Pewit, JAN. 18. —The Queen hie
been pleased so appoint Captain Lord Frederic Herbed
Kerr, R.N., to be one of the Oroones-in-Waitine,
en
Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of Rear-Adman,
Sir William Haste, Bart., resigned.—Gazetfe.
COWING OF Ann OF EARL FERitERS. —Yesterday
(Friday) was the 21st birthday of the Right Hon. Sewsllis
Edward Shirley Earl Ferrer', and was celebrated at Chart'
1g Castle, the ancient seat of the family, one of the eel
oldest in the British parse. His loniship's father died in
1857, and the noble mei, with the wanton and his nice,
the Lady Augusta Shirley, has sinoe resided at Staunton
Harold, the family Beat in Leicestershire, visiting Chuck/
only to,
shoots nd hunt, Torts in which the noble earl takee
• warm interest. After being educated by •• priests tutor hie
lordship ea a student at Trinity College, Cambridge,
and duly took his degree of B.A. Lord Ferrer", the countess,
Capt. Walsh, and the Lady Augauta leftStauntonlieroldes
Wednesday, but previously Mr. Leadbeater the house
steward, distributed the dash of an withio 12 mores
• quarter and of two fat sheep end ele
amongst the cottager" on the Staunton estate. 11*
at
the containing the noble party eme 164,_
at the border et the estate at Unlade, or the
and Stafford rcad. bY tbothiroceuma "'Ants' wine
yam.horseback, wore r • es members of the
After those assembled had cheered the eal
and his noble mother and elder, the serrisge proceeded ene
met • crowd of upwards of 500,
base of the ached
Aflame, tenantry, he., at the Fend* entelee.
to the Hall, Where an arch te7 tastefully de,
dawasted with evergreens and led the welt °'
the haft witk the theaseirden " Weacano" had tea
andad. Several of tie
earl
in their oareieges teas
also present The made earl was received with lead er
Planse, and en leashing the hall was introduced to the
beneMshwrith wham be sleek kends, oncoming his warm
ihmk. the "Noes arm to him. 'The tonantrY we!
Airliall=l MO awe hy liewlest.—Llieffere•

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TAE FERESS, SATURDAY EVE t, JANUARY 25:1r11. i
On. As t 44, choice' •:t. it,itgrgr' t. t4` fri' LATEiir INTZLLI GENCE,,,, inipin *in the corm
~ii to. obtain relief at Tangier
the present scarcity throughout Northern Africa.
air 1 .
' Il • axio Teton. At the and Spanish Legations
religious dies of anti- -. • , "—&--.
amain sprang out . • ?. 08BOliteSA24. PRUSSIA, FBARCE, AND RUSSIA. iieranglar bread was daily distributed. A mom-
I ties of the 'Oa Queetsjrave out yeibirday .5- Nciewithstaaiffilliika more friendly feeling which MO of dry seasons suffiasieficient harvest led to
)w in the remote °appealed by Prfncess Louise and Princess H tie of is said to have recently grown up between the
practice survives, and, Sehletwill-Helatein. and her Majesty WI" 1° the governments of France and Prussia, there are in- Acclimate from the West Coast report copious
Ives for the represen- d' th"cening' attended bY she Doohar 'A B". dications that the old jealousies have not been rains, with prospect of an abundant crop this year.
at and prayer. This I ,burghs.
in. and Princess Christian rode in theg de. wholly removed. A telegram from Berlin, dated Exchange on London, 49a ; Paris, 522 ; Madrid,
Lay lost from the stage. %Ise Priam of Leiningen has left Osborne. yesterday, informs us, for example, that a semi- ito 1 dia• ---
s it. But the union of 1 The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Chancellor of the official reply was immediately given to a remark of AMERICA.
Lead not be 'sacrificed. Exchequer, arrived yesterday, and had the honour of dining La France—that foreign interference would take
f pure aims and blame- with the Queen and the Royal Family. The royal mail steamship Cuba, from New York
place if negotiations between Prussia and Denmark •
nod effectual means of Lord Alfred Paget has arrived as Equerry-in-Waiting to
should lead to no result—to the effect that Prussia on the 15th January, has arrived at Queenstown
.........._t„i her Majesty. with 17 cabin passengers, and 241,280 dohs. in
,_ could allow to Austria alone a right of interfering suede. She landed all the mane, except those toe