The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-22 00:00:00

A GLOOMY VIEW OF TIM AIIEZICAN KLEcnoxs.

The significance of the state elections in America is de.
raibed by the Het old as grave and ominous. They fore-
:linden not merely the election of a republican pre.,idout,
but the continuance of republican domination in Cou,;ross
not the execution of the policy of Lincoln, but the pro.
bection of militia) tyranny and negro dominion at the
South; not reconstruction, but sectional despotism ; not
the rule of General Grant, but that of Butler, Colfax, and
Wade. They portend de.-pair and ruin to the South, and,
Won or late, anarchy and repudiation, dbusster and retri-
bution, for the Nurth.

Mn. GLADSTONE AT GEMSKIMIC AND SOrTIWORT.
—Yuderday Mr. Gladstone addressed two meetings of the
electors of South-Wed Lancashire, the first at Orrnsk irk
and the second at Southport. In his speech at Ormskirk,
Mr. Gladstone pointed out that the nonconformists of
'England and the presbyterians of Scotland were united
in their support of his policy with regard to the Irish
Church. and be expressed his belief that a large majority
of the Wtsleyan body would be found voting
for the candidatm who were in favour of that
y.oliey. lie also looked hopefully on the attitude of the
English cle►gy with regard to this matter. Replying' to
the challenge of his orprinents who had asked him whether
the Church of England ought to he disestablished, he said
he did not think it could be, and that it certainly ought
not to be, on account of any argument drawn from
the Church of Ireland. The weakest part of the Church
of Etn,land was stronger than the stronger parts of the
Church of Ireland.

HEALTH OF viz Ascrtnisnop OF CAN-TERRI-RT.
—From inquiries made this morning, we learn that the
Atchbishop of Canterbury is somewhat better, but still
very feeble. arising from a severe attack of bronchitis.
Nis grace, who is staying at Addington, is unable at
present to transact any important business.
TICK ANAIIIISUOr OF YORK AND MR. YoTsEY.
Some of the church papers Ptate that the Archbishop of
York Las commenced a prosecution against the Rev. C.
Voyee,y, N.A.. vicar of Healaugh. author of "The Sling
and tLe Stone," and other works alleged to be heretical.
No intimation of such a prosecution liar at present reached
the authorities of the Ecclesiastical Courts.

The Clairol .Netee states that theArehbil4hop of
York is about to institute proceedings against the Rev.
harlea Vorsy. Re is instigated thereto by the Bishop
and lasnof Itipon.

TILE HEAL7II OF LOSBox.—lt appears front the
return e,sued by authority of the Itegistrar-General, that
ill the week that ended on Saturday, 17th October, 4,431
births and 3,117 deaths were registered in London and
in thirteen other large town, of the United Kingdom.
The annual rate of mortality was 25 per 1,000 persons
living. I lie annual rate of mortality last week was
23 per 1.000 in London, 32 in Edinburgh, and 21 in
Dublin- 16 in Bristol, 21 in Birmingham, 29 in Liverpool,
34 in Manchester, in Salford, 24 in Sheffield, 2-i in
Bradfoid. 31 in Leeds, 23 in Hull, 24 in Nowcaetle-upon-
Tyee, and 31 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 21
per 1,000 during the week ending the 3rd init., and in
Iterlin 32 per 1.000 during the seven days ending the
hah instant. In London the births of 1,124 boys
and 1,063 girls, in all 2,187 children, were regui-
ti red in the week. In the corresponding weeks of
tem years, 18.78-67, tLe average number, corrected for
increase of population, is 2,088. The deaths registered
in London during the week were 1,395. It was the forty-
ieeind week of the. year; and the average number of
deaths for that week is, with a correction fur increase of
jokuletion, 1,31 e. The deaths in the present return exceed
I.y 77 the estimated amount, but me les+ by 43 than the
number recorded in the preceding week. The deaths from
r‘triGtic tlimoms were hilt, the corrected average won-
being 3e4. Two deaths from small-pox, 21 front
:rens:, 1., 121 from scurlatime 9 from diphtheria, 19 from
Looping-cough, 64 from fever, and 39 from diarrrava, were
repistered. The daughter of a labourer, aged 6 years,
died on 16th October, at 12, Dunstan-street, Shoreditch,
of "choleraic diarrhoea (lit hours)." Four hundred and
thirty-three death., have been registered from scarlatina
during the last four weeks, and the mortality from this
ilieea-e was greater last week than any previously recorded
during the present season. Three deaths from scarlatina
were registered last week in the sub-district of St. Mary,
l'addington, 3in the cub-district of St. Peter, Hammer-
smith, 4 in the sub-district of Chelsea North-east, 6 in the
sub-district of Kentish-town, 6 in the sub-district of St.
Giles South, 4 in the sub-district of St. Clement Danes, 2
in the sub-district of Haggeratone Eit!it, 4 in the sub.
district of the Green, Dethual-green' 3 in the sub-district
of Mile-end Old Town West, 3 in the sub-didrict of Lam-
church second part, 4 in the sub-district of Ken-
nington first part, 2 inthe sub-district of Clapham, 3 in
the sub-district of St. Paul Deptford, and 2in the sub-
district of Sydenham. Of the 64 deaths registered from
fever, 20 occurred from typhus, 20 from typhoid or gastric
fever, 2 from infantile fever, and 12 from common con-
tinter d fever. Ten deaths fromi fever were recorded in the
sub-district of Islington West (whore the London Fever
hospital is situated), 4 iu the sub-district of West London
North, 2 in the subdistrict of Mile-end New Town 2 in
the cub-district of Whitecluipel North, 2 inthe sub-district
of Lintelieuee, 2 in the sub-district of Bow, 2 in the sub-
district of Borough-road, Southwark, 2 in the sub-district of
Lambeth church second part, and 2 in the sub-district of
Itrixtou. the hundred and ninety-seven deaths occurred
from l htlaisir, 106 from bronchitis, 79 from pneumonia,
69 Item dioceses of the heart, and 163 from diseases of the
brain and nervous system. The deaths of 2 persons from
of 6 infants and 3 adults from syphilis, of 6
children and one adult from burns or scalds, of 6 persons
h.( m drowning, of 4 infants and one adult from 'Wiwi*.
lieu, of 3 venous who committed suicide, and of 3 persons
who were killed by horses or carriages in the streets, were
nMstered. A straw-bonnet worker, aged 30 years, died
on 11th Octiber in the workhouse, Hoxtou New-town,
of inflammation of the lungs through exposure and desti-
tution." rest wort. The wife of a drayman, aged 32
years, died on 14th October, at 9, Abingdon-street, Beth-
nal-green, from " effusion on brain caused by shock from
fright." A lady died on 15th October at 39, Oamberwell-
gran% at the age (as stated) of 100 years.

In the erasing the Prince end Prisons of Weise went
to the Adel* Theatre.
The Counter of Kodak hes eutioraded the Bon. Km
Coke se Ladrin-Weithkg to the Prisms of Weir.
Deepetehee were received yesterday at the Colonial-
Mace freak the Governor-Oenerel of Cande. Despatches
were seat to the Governor-General of Oman& sad to the
Governor of the Behareen

ARRIVAL Or Tint Chows PRlxortam Or PatrestA.
The Crown Princess of Prussia, children, and suite
arrived at Dover, in the government steamer linalutatrese.
at 4.6 yederday afternoon, partook of luncheon at the
Lord Warden Hotel, and left Dover by spacial train at
4.66 for Bt. Leonard'., accompanied by Colonel Ponscaby,
Mr. Eborall, the gametal anusager, Mr. Knight, superin-
tendent, and Mr. Cudworth, locomotive superintendent of
the South Eastern Railway.

For some time past his Royal Highness the Duke
of Edinburgh has devoted a oonsidsrable portion of his
leisure to ornithological pekoes, and, with a view of pro-
curing a large collection of different species of birds, one
of his principal attendants is now receiving lessons to
qualify him in the ait of preserving suck snesinsons as the
duke may wish to be included in a collection (already a
large one) that may be increased daring lieVisita to India,
China, and other countries.

His Royal Highness the Field Marshal Com-
manding-in-Chief Wad a laves yesterday afternoon at the
Horse-guards ; nearly 200 °Mows attended.

The Duke of Somerset is expected at Stover,
Dear Newton, in a few days, to peas the winter months.

Earl Do Grey and Ripon lam arrivod at Studloy
Boysl from the Isle of Barrie.

Ilia Excellency the Spanish Minister end Count-
ers de Viatahermosa and Mlle. Owens have left town for
the Continent. The First Secretary, Visoonnt de la Vega,
remains in charge of the Legation.

THE BISHOP OF OXFORD AND liner BOOKS.—
Tile Bishop of Oxford has given a somewhat important
decision on the use of unauthorised hymn books in
churches. Archdeacon Wordsworth had written to him
to inquire whether an incumbent might introduce into his
church any hymn book ho chose. The following is the
reply :—" Dear Dr. Wordsworth,—l did not feel able to
answer so important a question as yours without fortify-
ing my opinion by that of my chancellor (Sir It. Philli-
mete). So fortified, I may say that he is of opinion (1)
that a private clot minim has no right to adopt at his own
aibitrium a utw set of hymns for use in a church ; and
(2) that it is within the power of the bishop to authorise
the used a set of hymns, either in his diocese or in any
separate parish of it.—l am, &c., S. Ozox."
THE LATE 1316110 P OF PETERBOROUGIL—In the
course of a funeral sermon in Peterborough Cathedral, by
the Hey. S. (ledge, just published, he says that the late
Bishop Jeune, while receiving his last communion just
before his death, evidently at the time suffering great
bodily pain, interrupted the clergyman, saying in a firm,
_leanvoice, mid with solemn emphasis, nearly as follows :
Before I receive the Holy Carimunion I wish to make
a brief statement. I die in full reliance on the perfect
atonement made by our Lord Jesus upon the cross. I die
in the unreserved belief of the inspiration of all thocanoni-
cal books of the 011 and New Testament. I die in the
faith of the Church of England as taught by the Apostles,
fathers, and protestant reformers, and as act forth in her
liturgy and articles. I pray lb sl to preserve her on the
one hand hem neologianisanfromritualnim andhomanisin
on the other."

Tug BISHOP 01, Cirtarifin. AND THE Meets OF
Irayroce.—ln mane quarters surprise and regret have
been expressed at the apparent apathy of the Bishop of
Chester in connection with the Vicar of Haydock and the
Harvest Home held there, now become so notorious. We
ventured to hint last week that the bishop was moving in
the matter, but slowly. We are now enabled to state at
once, on the beet authority, that the bishop moved on
learning the facts as they appeared in the Guardian, and
that his letter of monition to Mr. tireenwell, should it find
its war into print legitimately, would prove that probably
he had taken a better method of managing the Haydock
matter than the more public way of another bishop. The
effect of the correspondence is that Mr. Oreenwell retires
(rem Heydock. and we believe he has no present intention
of resuming clerical duties, and certainly not in connection
with the church of Rome.—Warrington Guardian.
Ant itimAcoN DEvlsoN.—The Church Associa-
tion have just addressed the following challenge to Arch-
deacon Denison :—"Sir.-1 am directed by the Council of
the Church Association to inform you that if you are so
mingled with the orthodoxy of your doctrines as to re-
publish the three sermons upon which the Rev. Jas.
Ditcher founded his proceedings against you, and which,
we are informed by the publisher, are withdrawn from
circulation, admit their circulation and authorship and
join in an application to the bishop to send the case by let-
tere of request to the Court of Arches, the Church Associa-
tion will undertake to adopt the necessary steps. for ob-
taining a judicial incision on the subject. —I am, sir, yours
very faithfully, FeEnexacx Dimas, Secretary."
COHNITItt IA L TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLO.—ORPHANti
DA'.—Yrterdny being what is called '• the Orphans'
Day "in coneetion with this institution, several of the
committee of management and subscribers assembled iu
the evening at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-strei?t,
for the purpose of assisting in the objects of the day, and
otherwise furthering the interests of the institution. Mr.
(large Stuckdale, the chairman of the board of manage-
ment, occupied the chair, and said that on that, their
Orphans I)ay," simultaneous collections were being
made in every commercial room in the kingdom for the
benefit of the institution, and from their experience of
last years he felt certain that in the course of a fete days
they would be enabled to report a collection as the result
of this day's proceedings which would redound to the
credit and honour of the commercial men. These men
were all hard-working men, but they readily (MVO their
time and their means to the support of these schools. He
hoped that the commercial travellers who had
not yet subscribed to them would follow
their example, and become subscribers ; while
seeing the benefits accruing front becoming such,
he bested the day was not far distant when they would
be able to rank among their subscribers every commercial
timelier in the kingdom. There was another class who
were great helpers in the work, and to that claim he con-
aids red it but justice to refer—these were the landlords of
the commercial hotels throughout the country. They had
in fact done every thing in their power to forward the
interests of the institution. They had allowed collecting
loxes to be put up in their moms, and they had liberally
suliscril eel thi•niselvia. On Saturday next they were to
be honoured with the presence of Miss Burdett Coutts at
their school at limier, when she would go through the
ceri fumy of op g the two new wing* which hail been
erected to that building. The erection of these wings had
cost over ('.004)1. They would afford accommodation for
over cone hundred additional children, ben ies a lecture-
hell and a commodious and handsome school-mom for the
girls. Under such circumstances he hoped that the friends
of the institution would exert them-elves, and make the
occurien one which would greatly contribute to the benefit
of the schools, and enable them to open the new sash-
times to them free of debt. Several other gentlemen
addressed the meeting. The secretary. afterwards an-
nounced that the amount subscribed in that room, as
the "Orphans' Day collection," amounted to one hundred
and ten guineas, which is, of course, independent of what
is to come in from all parts of the kingdom, the amount
of whirl will not be known until a few days hence.
ae
GOLDEN-LANE FREE RAGGED LiellOOL.—Mr.
W. J. Orman, 153, Downhans-road, London, N. begs to
acknowledge the receipt of the following donations
towards the 1701. required for carrying on the Golden-lane
Flee Ragged School and Costermongers' Christian Mis-
sion :—A. 8. W., 2/. ; H. L. A., 2s. dd. ; M. A. S., W.' a
Friend, Ls. ; J. C., U. ; E. Letchworth, I/. Ha.; A. M. M.,
Crichton, Ls. ; A. 13., his. ; Mr. Whytt, She • Lady L,
Ij, Is.; J. 11. D., 6s. ; 0. IL, Ls. ; W., hi. ; Mrs. Hinton,
; A. IL, 2s. fid. ; J. Clough, ; T. Twining, 61. ;
Anonymous, 24 2s. and a parcel of illustrated tracts, &c.

A LADY IN DISTREBB.—" Hir,—Will you permit
me, by, requast of the donor • Milieus,' to acknowledge
the receipt of 21. for the above pitiable case Y The circum-
stances are of the most distressing character, and well
known to me. I should be truly thankful if I can make
up 60!. for this
'poor lady.—l am, Ac., Jostteu Sum
ba, Ludgate-hill. '
THE IMPERIAL UI>TF.L, SOPTIIAMPTON.---Mr.
Eiloart, of 40, Chancery-lune, London, 20th October,
writes to us:—" A recent number of your journal eon-
toirui a stetement (copied from the Salisbury Journal),
that the Imperial llotel, Southampton, has been sold to
the South Western Railway Company. This is an error,
which I shall feel obliged if you will correct. There has
been no negotiation with the railway company on the
subject, and the hotel will be sold by auction on the 13th
of next month by, sir, your obedient servant, F. &WART."
It is reported that the Lord Provost will receive
the honour of knighthood in acknowledgment of the loyal
reception given by the citizens of Glasgow to the Prince
assd lhincessi of Wales.

The greater part of the juntas in the provinces
have resolved upon dissolution, in conformity
with the suggestion of the Central Junta. The
Junta of Barcelona, however, has decided to re-
main in office, and has forwarded to the autho-
rities at Madrid special reasons for this step. The
Junta of St. Sebastian, prior to its dissolution,
elected a municipal council, which is to remain
provisionally in office until a definite constitution
shall be established, by the election of adminis-
trative officers by universal suffrage.

Senor Lorenr,ana has sent a circular to the
foreign representatives of Spain abroad, in which
the minister explains the causes, character, and
political bearing of the revolution. Spain had
under the rule of her hurt two monarchs presented
the sad spectacle of a loyal and generous people,
lavishly devoting their wealth and their blood fur
the benefit of kings who repaid these heroic
sacrifices with the blackest ingratitude. The
people patiently waited until their cup of suffer-
ings was overflowing. That moment having
arrived, tho people took their stand upon the
ground of modern popular right. The circular
treats upon the question of religious liberty,
stating that the useless legal obstacles hitherto
thrown in the way of other creeds would disappear,
even as they had already disappeared from the
habits of the people. In'conclusion, the minister
says that the Spanish Revolution could cause no
alarm to other countries, and, therefore, the
government was in hopes that foreign nations
would not refuse to entertain friendly relations
with revolutionary Spain.
The Gazette contains several decrees nominating
councillors (and other officials), and appointing
Senor Moreno I3enitez civic governor of Madrid.
A decree of the Minister of Finance, Senor
Figuerola, orders that a new coinage shall be
struck, based upon the principle agreed to in the
convention concluded between France, Belgium,
Italy, and Switzerland.
It is expected that the Gifirial Gazette will pub-
lish to-morrow ministerial decrees on the liberty
of the press, the right of public reeding, and pro-
visional regulations for the municipal and pro-
vincial defrgations.

The reactionary party is busy stirring up an
agitation in certain localities ; the liberal party,
however, and the government are fully prep4re3
to take fitting meimures togs'.nst them.

FRANCE.
BT. NAZAIRE. Ocr. 22.

The Transatlantic Company's steamer Floride,
from Colon on the lst inst., has arrived here with
84 passengers. He•r &tam are Santa Martha, 3rd ;
and Martinique, Bth inst.

STRIKE OF CAB DRIVERS IN PRUSSIA.
STETTIN, Ocr.

This morning the drivers of the public cabt here
struck, asserting that they could not earn a lireli-
hocd if the new police rules and regulations were
maintained.