The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-24 00:00:00

THE ♦BTASIFIAA ?MIA.

The Times points out that the Talents plateau is imme-
diately to the north of Magdala, and King Theodore's
selection of It indicates an intention to make that city his
stronghold, and to bid defiance there to the invaders.
Aocording to the latest telegram, he has 13 guns at flag-
dale ; he was storing the place with provisions, and he had
10,000 disciplined men. Should no change come over his
resolve, we may hope to hear of some decisive encounter
within another month. It is impossible not to see that if
King Theodore persist in his design be will not only be
defeated by our army, but will find that his rival., who
have been enriched and armed during their intercourse
with Europeans, have heroine more than a match
for him.

The Noah! is disposed to think that the issue
of the encounter will not vitally affect the prisoners.
Theodore has known for months put what we were deter-
mined upon, and he has been able to put the captives out
of the way at any time. That be has not done so may be
considered a sign that he has not "burnt his bridges be-
hind him,"

The Telegraph remarks that the latest 'deices effectually
destroy the notion that the object of the expedition could
have been obtained by a small force. It is now manifest
that the " armed embassy of a thousand men" could have
made no progress at all. Every mile of its march would
hays bees a peril.

The next examination for admiaaion to the
Royal Military College, Sandhurst, will begin on Monday,
June ; that for the admission to the Royal Military
Academy, Woolwich, on Wednesd►y, July I ; and that
for admisaion to the Staff Oellep, on Thursday, July 23.
It is understood that Captain the Hon. John
Viriaa, M.P., and Colonel Lowder, C. 8., Deputy Adju-
tant-General of MIAMI, will be added to the royal Qom-
mission appointed to inquire into the law and practice of
courts-martial.

At • meeting of the committee of the Metro-
politaa Working Man's Conservative Association, held at
the allow, 11, Parliamant-strset, Westminster, last even-
ing, Mr. F. Bruton (warehouseman), in the chair, petitions
to the Bonne of Commons were adopted, condemnatory of
the principle of Mr. Oladstorm's resolutions on the Irish
Church, and of Mr. Coleridge's Oxford and Cambridge
Tests Abolition Bill.

The Established Church (Ireland) Commission
eat yesterday at their Maces, 4, Westminster-chambers,
Viotorisetreet. The commissioners present were :—Tbe
Bart of Meath (chairman), Earl Stanhope, Visional de
Void, Sir J. Nr,
E.
, Bart. Colonel R. A. Bliatto Adair,
Mr. J. T. Ball, C., LL.D., Mr. B. P. S • ,
.Mr.
Howes, M.P. e secretary, Mr. J. Ferias, n,
LLD., was also in attendance.

NATIONAL EDUCATION.— Yesterday afternoon a
&patellas from the tins of Birmingham waited
upon the Right Hon. R. Diaaeli, at his ollicial redden,
Downintslamt, and presented a memorial on the subject,
of national educatica. The deputation, which was intro-
dosed by Mr. Dixon. ILI'., consisted of the Mayor (Mr.
Thomas A ), Mclennan Sadler, Councillor Edwards,
and Mr. , the town clerk. After a few words,
the mayor read e memorial, which recommended the
introduction into parliament of • nom maim memo
of national education, based on local and mums-
ment in union, with state aid, and incla oom
proviaions directed against parents who lie=
themselves of the means of education so afforded. He
further illustrated the importance of • eompulsory mea-
sure by a comparative statement of the numbers attend-
ing sahools with those not receiving any instruction in
the tea. of Rhatmgham Alderman Sadler mentioned
that the Factory Act had recently been extended to the
trades in Birmingham, and manufacturers bad found it
mom convenient to cliaoharge the children in their employ
than submit to the regulations Imposed by the mt.
children were now wandering about the ease* sad the
I corporation was utterly unable to provide them with edam,
I Ilan. Mr. Diem& expeeined in sad terms
Ms *wan at_lnt#ltg tbs deliujstwarmliS end mid to.
day the Lord meow of the uounn maul* betrodbase a
government maim en the sabjent of ohmailom Ha
notioed=tbe maw at the memerbil that ameba'
by
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tc„T7,...takiageltevingfremthankod the 1b:1 trig
for his onetriesy
l'imari-cames Ml7l/11111, Sorra Harinrosox.—
Neatbsr at Wilkes ill Ms sakk llareh 111.
Total numb* able* fl eZaing of the teserlaay
(12th May, 1868), 1.1164