The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-19 00:00:00

THE WEEKLY PRESS.

The wieest policy, the Spettotor contends, for England
to puma° is to abstain from taking any active lead in the
dissuasion of the war question. If wo are compelled to
live near a powder magazine, what is the iisc of talking
of nothing but the powder and the results of its ignition
Bceides, in this caso, though war is a turriblo probability,
it is by no means a necessity. While the Emperor hesi-
tates, Europe lives ; and as all life is change, time may
gradually either assuage the French discontent which is
at the bottom of the d Linter, or divert it to some definite
channel in which it will threaten less to Europe. If the
French paper* would talk lose constantly of war, the
danger would bo rather leas than greater. If the English
raper; talk more of it, the French paponi will certainly
not talk lees. On the whole, not apathy, hut self-re-
straint, may be the true interpretation of our compa-
rative reticence.

the Ernominrr expects sr e the system of private cue.
cutions now on its trial fail, and asks if, within fifty
plods of the spot where the full-fed and muscular instru-
ments of authority are binding, and shoving, and chok-
ing, the miserable victim of his crimes, the world goes
its week-day way, buying and selling. laughing an•t
grumbling, losing temper about trifles, and gulping a
soine'at, or taking a long pull at a pipe to quiet its
twopenny-halfpenny vexation,—where is the shadow of
death, in which, according to the fiction and philneophy
of vindictive law, society has been made at intervals to
walk, if its life is to be kept safe
Sketching the state of parties, the Someday /Primo
remarks that Mr. Disraeli has for two years been losing
rather than gaining, and one of his colleagues now admits
that his only chance of reversing the majority must de-
pend ou a desperate struggle fur every doubtful amt. The
anomalous state of affairs has not only paralysed both the
government and the House of Commons, but it has mainly
determined the policy of the cabinet. Even if
the Reform Bill produces beneficial results, it
will not the less have owed its origin to the neces-
sities of a party which was utterly averse to its prin-
ciple, and unable from parliamentary weakness to mould
its details. The influence which the conservative party
can still exercise would, for its own purposes and for the
public good, have been far more advantageously employed
in opposition ; yet Mr. Disraeli's tenacity of office will
be condoned in the improbable contingency of his com-
manding a majority in the future parliament. If the
constituencies; are really attached to the Irish establish-
ment, [its opponents, although they will certainly not
modify their opinion of its demerits, cannot fail to admit
that Mr. t:ladatone's movement was unseasonable.

be court.

BALMORAL. CASTLE, Sm. 17.

The Quei.u, accompanied by Ptinceas Beatrice,
went yesterday morning to visit the Princess of Wales at
Abergetilie, and in the afternoon drove out with Prince,
Christian.

rrinceen T.ouiw went out driving with the Prince:4 of
Wale*.

The Prince and Prineews (4 Wale* the Duke oi Edin•
turgh. and Pinny John of Denmark dined with her MA.
jetty last night. -

Dispatches were sent yesterday frem the I.ol..ttiAl.
(.ffive to the Govi.ruors of Dansliar, Malta, Ceylon. Deng
Kong, Labean, and the Straits Settlements.

VI:NIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES
To GIASoo/r.--We understand that tho Prince of A-al,.
is expected to lay the foundati on-stone of the New Uni-
versity building in Gilmore-hill early in October, and that
MN royal highness will be accompanied iu his visit to
tilaNgowby the Princess of wam—Glaigner Citi:en.

Signor Verdi, it is said, intends to try his hand
at eemic =wie by producing an opera ou the story of
‘•

Letters from Paris sny that M. Gounod has
been arrested by illness in the composition of his Fens.
uaa da Rimini.

There is a rumour afloat—which we (Athen.rnm)
give fur what it may he worth—that the rival managers
of our Italian t/pera-hou,ea aro about to join their in-
terests. It is said that Mr. Mailleson is to have a short
autumnal season at Covent Garden next month, and
that his theatre will nut be used for Italian Opera in
1869.

Mr. Durham im engagixi in carviug a bud of
Leigh Hunt. which will form part of a memorial to be
erected to the poet: over hi• grave iu Keneol-groeu Ceme-
WI 7.

The Atheouciisi assures a correspondent that
Andrew Marvel was the author of the familiar and beau-
tiful hymn beginning "The spurious firmament on high."
The poem came to be attributed to Addison through the
essayist's omission of the author's name when he inserted
the lines in a Spectator.
The Professors of Medicine and Natural Science
in the rniversity of Cambridge intend to begin their
courser in the ensuing terms earlier than has
hitherto born the custom. The courses in anatomy
and chemistry will, accordingly. bcgiu ou the 12th
of October and on the 15th of January. It is ex-
pected that examinations in natural science for *collo-
ship« will be held in the several colleges as follows :
Sidney. October 7 ; St. John's in April or May; Awn-
ing in May ; St. Peter's in May ; Trinity on Easter
Monday. The scholarship in Trinity is open to all under-
graduates of Oxford or Cambridge. The others are open
to all students (whether they are members of the Church
of Fugland or not) who shall nut have commerwed
rnsi-
dewro in the university at the• times of the respective
examinations.

The Sport says : A great malty of the
English visitors it Brighton have come sterol,' to
Etretat, and are delighted with the locality. They
lint' the sea air extremely pleasant, the country
around very pretty, the society ligrocable, well-
ordered hotels. 'respectable landlools,' comfortable
lodgings, and good fare, all fur ilfr. We. a hued.
At F.tn•tat the lathing is managed with a decorum that
is exceedingly pleasing to the refugees from Brighton.
Nut only is the costume of the ladies full, everywhere
dosed, and oanslimArwe tie rwirfellerie. but that of the men
is of an irremediable rienA.'aper. thi account of these
arr.ingementn the segos bathe together in einuion."
The following is an extract from it letter,
written by a native of Syria " The weather is fine ;an
ruin, but very heavy /lows st night, which make the fruit
this year extrnonliwirily god. There is no a.idr ' .
The price of lebiiii (curdled milk) is a penny per quart ;
grapes, the ruffle (0i1..), for two p:u.tre“ (4.1.` ;
melon& at Jaffa, a donkey-loud for 1141. lam now em-
ployed at n which Los twee laitsly brought to,
Jertinakiii. A macailumixisl road 11144 knelt made f mut
Jaffa to Jcrusnh.na, and an American of the Jaffa colony
drives a small omnibus tst it, the only carriage on the road
"4..

FOREIGN NEWS.

(THIS DAY.)

THE I'llOOllEl4B OF FRANCS UNDER THE

FMPIRE.

The Berra publishes some curious statistics rela-
tive to the French empire. It appears that the
salary paid by Prance to Napoleon 111. in 15 years
is more by 7,800,0007. than was paid to King Louis
Philippe during tho same number of years. The
amount of dotations, which in 1852 was 400,000/.
amounted in 1866 to 920,000/. The interest of the
public debt in 1844 was about 14,500,000/. ; in
1866 it was over 26,000,000/. The total of the
civil het dotations and interest of public debt
during the first fifteen years of the government of
July was, in round numbers, 210,000,000/. ; during
the first fifteen years of imperial re:gim,
364,000,000/. ; showing an increase of expenditure
in favour of the Empire of 144,000,0007.

THE AUSTRIAN ARMY.

The Wmorial Diplomatipse says :

While the King of Prussia is employing his days in
passing reviews and having executed new malostivies by
the troops incorporated in the Federal army of Worth
Germany and ranged under his supreme', command,
Austria, on her side, is labouring actively in the reorgani-
sation of her forces. General Kuhn, Minister of War for
the Empire, is making a tour of inspect,on, and everywhere
on his passage the soldiers have boon put through grand
military exercises. On his return from Bohemia be et-
pressed to General Gablerm hi. kr.•at setidactou, avert-
leg that the men ho had woe could be ie.:soled as pieico,l
troops unmans's...l on any point by Um bet of other
countries.