The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EYKNING, APRIL 9, 1860.

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We believe sincerely that that "abhorrence* will
net be andlned to future ;tenantless. There are
sassy good min of the established church at the pre-
sent moment who woinenottiti see them atrocities
precasted Instead of by the law. There
are many clergymen, even, who are impressed with
the iniqsity the proceeding. Bat, on the other
hand, there are a body of wolves in sheep's clot►
who will hays their pound of fleshy-who will get
everything, whether by fair means or by foul, and
will themselves neither surrender nor relinquish an
iota. It is this spirit among attain of the clergy
which makes the church so incressiegly unpopular.
It has some time bees known that a Measly, is
under the consideration of the Prime Minister
proposing to give a certain amount of relief to
parishes and parochial districts in respect of the lisp
bility of the parishioners to church rates. It is quite
questionable Dow fez the mums will be adopted by
the goverment, and how far the plan proposed
would be considered satisfactory by those who are
principally interested. As is the fate of many ameli-
orative measures, it may probably " expect martyr,
dem from beds aides i" from the high church
party as eampromising the principle of church
rates, and from those hostile to the
ohm& as endeavouring to popolsries that
which In principle ie indefensible. Bat should the
government adopt this measure, would it be, let us
ask, entirely inconsistent with its plan to introduce
some clause, having for its object to stop the modal
which legal proceedings, sad ',brume by bailiffs,
under tte pretext of preceding the Christian
re must be certain to afford P As the writer of
, the t from which we have quoted truly ob-
serves, there are few who do net feel not only that
those things are a cruelty and an injustice to those
who suffer, but that they are " a disgrace to our age,
a scandal to the es ablishment, and a deep dishonour
on the mend name of Carist."

Tun House of Commons has declared that the ac-
commodation provided for the assistant-surgeons on
board of her Majesty's ships of war is inadequate, and
insufficient foe securing the full benefit of their pro-
fessional services. This resolution wan carried much
against the will of government. It was moved by
Captain Boulez° last night, as an amendment on the
motion, that the hones do resolve itself into a com-
mittee of supply. Ministers carried their motion by
a majority of 48 to 40; but Captain BOLDERO atlek
to his point, renewed his motion in committee, and
mists era did not venture to resist it. This is a petty
clear indication of the feeling of the house on the
question ; it was so strong in favour of doing justice
to the medical officers in the navy, that ministers
yielded to it, though with a very bad grace.
But the victory is yet far from being complete. It
is in the banes of ministers to decide whether this
vote shall ba an empty expression of opinion, or
whether it shall be followed up by practical mea-
There are but too good grounds for fearing
that minister* will evade performance of the promise
held out by last nights vote if they can. Sir
FUNCIS BARING said, " He would not put the house
to the ts °table of dividing again, but though the house
would agree to the resolution, he was very much
afraid that it would be impassible to carry out its
object." Unluckily Sir FRANCIS has it in his power
to realise the " fear" he expresses. He is • prophet
who is in t position to make his own prophecy of evil
true. Unless the House of Commons keep a &harp
look out on the Admiralty, sad insist upon effect
being given to their resolution, they may rely upon
being told next year that it has been found to be
impracticable.
We are quite aware that gentlemen entering the
navy can no more hope to enjoy shore-comforts at
sea, than Bailie Nieliol jarrie malt hope " to carry
the comforts of the Sautmaiket at his tail when he
went visiting his Hieland kinsfolk." But the ques-
tion is, whether the accommodation for the assistant-
surgeons in the navy has set been disregarded, and
less cared for than it might be ? The fact is, that
these officer are now only a little better off then
they were in the days of Smottrrr ; and all readers
of " Roderick Random" w.ll recollect what it wu
then.

Bat since those times not only have the general
manners and morals of the service improved, but the
education and character of the medical profession.
Yet with this general improvement we find nothing
has been done for the naval assistant-surgeon. For-
merly a few months' study, and a very slight exami-
nation in anatomy and sorcery, was sufficient to
obtain a diploma which entitled a man to bee)me a
candidate foe the office of assistant-surgeon in the
navy. Such men had not contracted habits of
study, and did not f.el so much the
sacrifice and degradation of being thrust
into the cockpit to spend their leisure amidst a
herd of unruly boys, who, although, as Admiral
BERKELEY stated, many of them are educated at
Eton and Harrow, are nevertheless about the last
companions • professional gentleman would select.
The education of the sesistant-surgeon now is very
different to what it was fifty years ago, and fur any
young man to expect to rise in hie profession, and
take the position which his age ought to give him he
must improve his time to the utmost, and keep pace
with the improvements of modern science. That this
can be done the cockpit it is utterly absurd to sup-
pose. And what are the consequences P In the first
place, men will only aeoept the office of assistant-sur-
geon in the navy as a last resource, and thus this
branch of oar service is denied the very men who
would be beet qualified to do it justice. In fact it
appears that difficulty has been experienced in getting
men to fill this post at all. In the next place,
thaw who enter the service are compelled
to spend their time in so unprofitable a
manner that when their turn comes to soave in a
higher position they are destitute of that information
and those qualifications which are powered by their
professions' brethren engaged in military or civil
service. Such a state of things is unjust to the
medical officers; and, in a medical and sanitary point
of view, injurious to the interests of our navy. As
long ago as 1839 it was the recommendation of the
commission appointed by ber Majesty, that the rank
and pay of the assistant-surgeons in the navy should
be the same as in the army; and yet from that
time to this, the position of the navy assistant-snrgeoa
has remained such as no gentleman of education or
professional habits eoald submit to without a sense of
degradation.
Admiral DURDAB averred that there are few com-
plaints from the amistant-eurgeoas. Perhaps there
have been fewer than might leave been anticipated,
for we believe the best of the cass—those who were
most likely to feel and resent their treatment—have
in too many instances quitted the service in disgust.
It is also possible, as Mr. Homo hinted, that assistant-
surgeons are not very likely to complain to a board
that snubs even admirals so unceremoniously.

PARISH or Sr. BEIDE.—Last night • mooting of
the fttopgera of this parish was held in the vestrprooos,
far the porpons of taking into consideration • resol•tiw
peeled ►y the geordisos of the West London Unica tit their
lest imating, to the West that the beard should forthwith
pressed • politica to the Home of Commas, prayiog
that the hones shield pas • bill recently introduced by
Shaft* Adair, &sq., entitled, " A bill for the mere genera
distribution of the charge he the ntlief of the poor;" sod,
also, that the provisions of the said bill 'Klett be altered sad
mended so as to inrl•de within its operation the perishes
comprised is the West Loudon Union, in the City of London.
Yr. T. Cottrell popided, and, after a leagthened dlesurio•,
the following maks was carried: "That is the *Kies et
this neetisit the jusettea et all the parishes forairts the
West Loodon Usk's Into 004 body, for the pupae of being
subleased to • uniform rate for the relief of the poor, would
Menem the ►ardw of this parish unjustly, and thersiora
this mating manta the guardians for this parish to oppose
say petition being promoted by the guardians of the
West Loudon U gips to the House of Commas for that
Usion Wag iscluded in Sir Shift° Maize
Tho QUESTION OE HAVING LIMITS AND Fine ON
IaA•D Snips was again mooted at • ;ono main held in
the Liverpool Cotton fkl►reoess raaaday. .ad asadausas
Weft unsalmossly passed Met 0;01 dock wanks" of that
Part be mime" to tolebb P.M: reasons lee not semPlYbei
wish too regeleitien of the *moot* held Is Dumber Lest.

FRANCE.

whoaARIS, IkeraLT, 6 r.s.
waft of the of the CoeseU-Oesseal
of Aphelion, Maeufloiti=zl Oemmerco took
phis yeal eeday at the , and attracted s
memmees mein
Amotsiso, iFtheraso,sontrbeg;
flesterers, sad
peered were Y. , Presideo el the National
Assembly ; M. Pacatory, M. Demise. Lis fimparin,
M. Wolowski, M. Base, and missy ether members of
the mane& sad of the Chamber. The President of
the Rtilie was received at the grand entrance by
the Mam&, of Agriculture ind of Commerce,
amompasted by several members of the council.
The President wore the uniform of • general of
the national gaud. Re was accompanied by M.
ifiet2laz(de Is Meurthe), the Vies-President of the
; the Mahan of War and of Foreign
-A —Cr in their uniform as generals; the Ministers
of Finance, Interior, Justice, Public Instruction,
and Public Works, and several ascends and
orderly ahem The President of the Repablie
was the first to enter, and took his seat. Every one
rose at hie entrance, and remained standing until is.
vitsd to be matid by the president. The sitting was
neared by a epee* from the Minister of Commerce,
la which be detaikd the different questions ,which
would be ht under the amebieratioa or the
council. The Pnsiisat of the Repabile then rose,
and made the 'lib,* speech

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taloned the swat* . Nog the task it mars dis.alt. As
indbrooosa sistallita his ands the period treat* boast*
your ovuoltdis. his boos ewe *saws tan doubt
sat .aassittalatr. It h issesossay 1111• the Mil illati to
soisosibsa tidy. wake leave beam them 'Wm, Sal' so the
othsr OD adept with resolution thtt amostano praparto swift
saftriog Jimmies. TM beet memo Mode" to
Vi triad is delirious sad (an, Is to accept what is
aall asstd. (Lied applaue.) The usborrossod
of Nimbus* puti *lastly sells for ail tit* advise
of 4%tsemxac.e. Alr.udy Ms goveramost has shim die
bit audstasos by roliosiog leaded popsety of 27 =Moss of
sitorgto. saanaood to the Legislative Amenably, and by the
of •MU on mortgage Mena Is ceder to
rar"lstale leiou, weaver, it has give op • post of *a ',Os
er got dem immiertgag• 'Mita, sad it will sooa coast& you
on a bill on ordeliffosereer, which will, I boa., offer real act-
Taoist., to yooporty, sad will not 'spree ecetntry to the
diapers of Your whim mi the subject of the
swinish. mewl= 'lle duty on sugar will be ezpected
with impairer. Without infliethog say Wary on Lb*
important assofashise of amiss sugar, or ox the ooloniel
prod notice, we wish foe the intermit olooasasten to d judo isle
the price of as article which has bloom* one of first
neeemity. Many_ maaufeatories are is • laaguiabier
state ; they or not recover until pubile midis shall
have been ri•entabliebel. Credit, let it not be le the
moral aide of ssatoriol iatereett, it is Use naiad which animates
tn. Wily. It double by conAdernee the value et ell pro
ductless, while mistrust Mums them to asabiast. ',mass,
fur instance, does not now possess too Milk ettes, bat the
went of coofidenee to the future porelyeee trammitione—
(applause)—nsaintaina thet low prim of modem, and mums
to sericulture as imamate loss. ought of all proportion to
certain remedies minted out. Thus, instead of loanable'
out in vain theories, sensible men ought to unite their efforts
to ours in order to restore credit by giving the government
the fora indispensable for the maintenance of order and
respect for the low. (Laud applause.) While adopting the
muerel measures which would contribute to the pro.petity
of the country, the government ia occupied with the
condition of the wot kin alums. Sevier banks,
tai de ref.:ode, entail benefit soetite, the salu-
brity of lb* lodgings of workmen—such are the objects
to which tho government will call your attention. Au we
nimbly 1 kr yours, composed of special men, eo enlightened
end so competent, will, I am 'educed to hope, be fruitful in
good r sults. Exempt from that party spirit which now pa-
ralyses the best intentions end prolongs distress, you have
bet one spring of actiou—the interest 01 the country. Era-
wise, therefore, with cooseientious care the most pear ice/ I
questions, time of immediate application; on my part, I
will do wha•ever is possible., with the support of the As-
sembly. tut, I cannot too often repeat: Let us hasten—
time presses ; do not let the steps of bad passions outstrip our
own progress.

The speech of the chief of the state was followed
by loud and unanimous marks of approbation. The
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce afterwards
declared the geaeral council opened, and adjourned to
the following morning for the constitution of the
bureau. The President of the Republic then left the
sells, amidst loud applause. When be appeared on
the steps, the baud of the rbatalion ou duty played
an air of Gwen Hortense. At his entrance and on
his leasing, the President was welcomed with the
warmest marks of sympathy by the crowd which had
assembled. All the ministers returned to the Elyse.
with the President, General de Lahitte riding in the
carriage with him.
To-day's sitting of the Legislative Assembly crow
moaned with the ballot for the appointment of the
fourth vice-president of the Assembly. When the
ballot was closed 111. Leon de Laborde laid on the table
a petition of the inhabitants of Vaucluse, begging that
the opinion of France should be taken upon the pro-
position of M. de LarochrfaNuelin. (Sensation.)
Then the debate opened upon the second reining of
the Avignon Railway Bill, which is conceived as
follows :

Art. 1. The Minister of Public Wotksis authoriscd to con-
cede directly the railway from Paris to Avignon in accord-
ance with the claire@ and conditions of tb. specification
annexed to the present law. Those who obtain the concise-
sion will, on their rigout, be admitted to constitute two
distinct companies under the condition that the two com-
panies shall remain jointly and severally responsible for the
full and entire ea.cation of the said specification.
Art. 2. The treaty is approved. which has been included
between the Minister of Public Works acting in the name of
the state, and the company of the railway from Bt. Etienne
to Lyons, dated Jan. 29, 18-50, and ed to the present
law.

M. Orivy proposed, u an amendment, that the
railway should be constructed by the state.
M. Leon Faucher opposed the proposition, on the
ground that the spirit of association should be encou-
raged in France, and that all enterprise-0 that can be
carried out by private capital and industry should
be left to those means. He avowed that he had taken
part in the initiation of the government project. He
then went on to repeat the arguments of th• previoss
speaker, insisting on the necessity of immediately
commencing the work, and the impossibility of the
state undertaking it for a long period. The govern-
ment has too great an inclination to create function-
aries and employes ; and this disposition should not
be fostered. The government would carry out the
railway in an expensive manner, and one onerous to
the treasury. He then went into an examination of
the situation of the state if It should contract • loan
to finish the railway; a loan, the terms of which
would neceemarily be diradvantageoes, whereas a
company would be able to borrow on better terms.
As to the objections made that the concession to a
company would open a door to joiners' speculation,
he thought they would be answered by referring to
the important works already executed by private
capital and enterprise.
M. Lestiboudois declared himself in favour of the
execution of the railway by the state. He would at
once go to the conditions, in his opinion unacceptable,
attached to the proposed oonoession. Ile then went
into a lengthened numerical statement, with a view
to show that the obligations of the state would endure
for probably • oentary. He would, consequently,
vote against the project.
The president then declared that the result of the
vote for vice-pwideat was that M. Jules de Laney-
rie was ted by a majority of 323 votes out of 390
voters.

M. de Lamartioe had just risen to speak on the
debate on the Avignon Railway, when our reporter
closed his despatch.
The Mortilear announces the seizure yesterday of
the Vole dos Palette, foe an article ea the budget of
I 1861, and states that the publisher is to be prosecuted
for exciting to hatred and contempt the government
of the repullio.
The committee on the bill on the press held a sa-
da, of five hours yesterday, bat the question remains
the same as at the former sitting—viz. that the com-
mitt,co is agreed on rejecting ►he increase of the can-
tion-moaey. A long discussion took plate on the
subject of the stamp duty, but without leading to any
dansion.
The committee on the bill on the clubs, after care-
fully examining all the documents laid before it by
the Minister of the Interior, on Saturday heard the
verbal explanations of M. Banda on the subject.
The committee appears disposed to recommend the
pure and simple adoption of the ministerial measure.
M. Achille Guilhem, the moderate candidate, hes
been chosen colonel of the 11th legion of the National
Guard by a majority of 779. His competitor, M.
Mama, obtained 1,880 votes.
A general review of the troops in Paris was mud-
dimly commanded, at 6 o'clock on Sunday afternoon,
to take place in the Champ de Mars on. goody.
Lord Douglas has addressed a note to the ender of
Galigoons's ileumper, to contradict the statement

°copied late that papr frets the Itcou'ister dr liar,
that he had been aseaelted by lb* mob of St. Antoine
cm the day of the President's return free Vincennes.
The Bret testalmeat of the Rothschild loan reached
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