The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-14 00:00:00

233 veascls arommployed It► the Indian seas and
for tie Abyssinian espadition, and that the monthly
I freight, exclusive of coal, is 392,000 i.

AMERICA.
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NEW YORK, FEB. 13.
The steamers leaving to-day for Europe take
out 375,000 dols. in specie.
Tho Allan Company's steamer St. Andrew and
the Inman steamship City of Limerick arrived out
to-day. - •

Closing Prices. —Gold, 14(4 ; Sterling exchange
on London, 1091. 5-20 United States Bonds,
1882, 1111 ; ditto, 1885, 1091 ; 10.40 Bonds, 105.
Illinois, 1391; Erie, 74. Cotton ; Middling
Upland, 201. Petroleum, atandard white, 25.
Flour, extra State, 10 dole. 40c.; corn, old mixed,
1 dol. 32c.

THE East OF DERBY.—We regret to state that
although Lord Derby is comparatively free from the gout,
his malady has entailed so much weakness as to totally
preclude his moving for some days to come.
DIPLOMATIC MOVEMENTS.—}iii Excellency the
Austrian Ambassador returned a few days ago from
visiting Lis daughter and her husband, Princtss and Prince
Borgliese, at Rome, in older to resume Lis duties as
ambassador to the court of St. James's. His Excellency
the Italian Minister, the Marquis &Aught', has also re.
turned home, after passing several months at Nice. It is
not yet definitively decided also succeeds his excellency as
. . . . .

Italian minister at the British court. It is understood
that the Marquis d'Azeglio will relinquish his diplomatic
post early in the ensuing mouth.
During yesterday and the preceding day some
of our leading politicians have returned to town foe the
parliamentary session. The Right Hon. W. E. Glad-
atone and family returned yesterday from Ilawarder.
Castle, Fain shire ; the Earl and Countess Russell and
Viscount and Viscountess Amberley came to town yester-
day from Richmond ; the Right Hon. Thomas Milner
Gibson, and the Right Hon. Chichester Rideau',
M.P., arrived in town on Wednesday ; the Right Hon.
Sir Robert Peel, M.P., arrived in town yesterday from
Drayton Manor; and the Right Hon. Edward Horsiness
conies to town to-day.

The Duke of Leinster has left town for West
Park, Wilts, one visa to Lord and Lady Otho Fitzgerald.
Tho Duchess of Marlborough will have recep-
tions on Saturday, the 22nd, and on the first Saturday in
&larch, at the family residence in St. James's-square.

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The coming of age of the Marquia of Worcester,
in May, will be celebrated with extraordinary festivities
at Badminton.

The Hon. Auberon Herbert, brother of Lord Car-
narvon, is announced as chairman of a meeting at Myddel-
ton-hall, Islington, on Monday night, to hear an addressor
the Irish church by Mr. Mason Jonea.
Earl Fortescue has threatened to withdraw his
support from the Devon County Volunteer Association if
the extravagance of holding field days is not discontinued.
During eight years the association has spent 2,0001. in
ride prize meetings, and LOOM in brigade field days.
SION CoLLEoz.—The fortnightly meeting of
this institution was held last night, when the Dean of
Westminster read a paper on "The connection of Church
and State." Mr. Edward Miall, the Bishop of London,
the Rev. James Martineau, the Hon. Auberon Herbert,
and others, successively addressed the meeting.
A few days since two young greyhounds, while
chasing a hare at Kimmeridge, in the Isle of Purbeck, fell
over a cliff several hundred feet in height and were killed.
The hospital which tho Alarchioness of Ailesbury
recently established at Savernake, near Marlborough, in
Wiltshire, has turned out a complete success.
The ancient church at Puddlehinton, in Dorset-
shire, has been restored, at a cost of 1,0001., and was
opened for divine worship by the Bishop of Salisbury on
Wednesday.

Archdeacon Denison, referring to the recent con-
ference on education, says he believes that his scheme
" includes every point, and previa°s for every difficulty,"
and, although he has very small expectation that it will be
publicly adopted now, he thinks that sooner or later it
will find aooeptance with the legialature.
The printing-office of the Abb4 Migne,
• • .• •

Chaussie do Maine, Paris, famous for it. production of
religious works, was on Tuesday night completely de-
stroyed by firs. The dwelling-house attached, containing
a valuable literary and artistic collection, was saved.
Four hundred workmen arc by this disaster thrown out of
employment. The lose, estimated at 160,0001., is covered
by insurance. One fireman had his right arm broken, but
no other injury to person is reported.
Efforts are being made st this moment in
?nutria to organise a monster petition against the compe-
tition made by prisoners to private industry. The associa-
tion of ilsnovorian artisans has determined on suggesting
a remedy, namely, that prisoners should be paid for their
work at the current rates in the locality, that the sums so
earned should be applied in part to cover the cost of their
maintenance, and that the surplus should be given to
them on their liberation• _ _ _

ME. GLADSTONE.—Az regards Mr. Gladstone's
sincerity in politics, we think that no man on any side
entertains • doubt of it. The very changes which he has
made are the proof of his sincerity. As he has continued
to study the great matter of the governing of a country, he
has gone round what we may perhaps call a quarter of the
circle, advancing.—or retrograding, if there be any who
choose to say so,—from liberal conservatism, to comerva
tive liberalism. Year by year. and almost mouth by
month, his countrymen have watched these changes as
they have been made ; and there has been not even an
enemy who has ventured to think that aught but the con-
victions of a studious and just mind have produced them.
We can all admire, after • fashion, the steadfast consis-
tency of the politician who in early youth assumes a aide
which then is probably dictated to him by circumstances,
who adheres always to the 'political ideas which were then
instilled into him, and who dies by them. But such a one
has not often the opportunity of giving proof of much
earnest thought on the matter. His sincerity is not passed
through the fire, am is that of the man who by slow degrees,
with the eyes of his countrymen upon him, teaches himself
those political lemons which he finds it necomery that he
should learn in the service of hie country. Of Mr. Glad-
stone's truth to his party and to his country we do not
think that any liberal, or any conservative, member of the
Sons of Commons, will have a doubt. And then se to
his honesty! A politician may be true to his party, true
after a fashion to his country.—and yet not be honest.
Examples very conspicuous might be given of such lack of
honesty joined to patriotism and to party zeal ; but it
would be invidious and unnecessary here to name such a
one. They who do evil in politics that good may oome of
it, who mislead by false answers, who are crafty when skill
only is required, who show a half and call it • whole, who
descend to the intrigues of politics, and win their way by
bamboozling friends, rather than by conquering fose.—
men we call dishonest politicians. And we feel sure that,
from year to year, as the mind of the country becomes
clear in the matter, such guile will become leas and ever
leas efficient for its intended purposes. We do not ever
remember to have beard accusation of such dishonesty
made against Kr. Gladstone. It will, we think, be ad-
mitted on all sides, that he has never descended to the
wiliness of politica. It is hard, indeed, fora minister to
escape altogether the taint of snob fault ; and it has come
partly
wimps from the nature of the ministerial position
which be has held, that he has been able to exempt him-
self from even suspicion on such • charge. As regards
efficiency in statesmanship and general capacity for public
business, the liberal party may boast that in Mr. Glad.
stone it will have • leader as to whom there need be no
doubt. That be is • real financier, the various budgets
which he has produced for the country, and the recognised
soundness of his views as to revenue, bear ample testimony.
Now that AL Fould has been lost to France, Europe pro-
bably has not his equal.—St. Paul's Alags:ise for

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