The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-05 00:00:00

INTELLIGENOR FROM ABROAD.

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THE ARRESTS IN PARIS.
PARIS, Dita 4, ltvErnie.
The number of persons arrested yesterday Ia
consequence of the demonstration at the cemst
of Montmartre was only 62, and not 300, as alleged
by the Figaro. Among those arrested were many
children and college boys, and also several indi-
viduals who caused some disturbance by entering
the wine shops and refusing to pay for what they
drank. Thirty-seven of the persons taken into
custody have since been discharged.

MADRID, Die. 4, &genre.
Senor Cipriano del Mazo has been appointed
Spanish Minister at Lisbon, and Senor Blasminsh
at the Hague. A new circular of Senor Sagosin
has been published, urging the governors of the
provinces to prosecute all persons guilty of inter—
fermg with public meetings and associations, and
to fe that the rights of the people in this matter
are respected ; but, at the same time, to punish
all abuses committed under cover of those rights.
A decree of Admiral Topete was issued to-day,
fixing at three years the length of the command
of the ships stationed at the Philippine Islands,
and at two years that of those stationed at home,
at the Antilles, and in Africa. The total subscrip-
tions to the National Loan reach 3.31,000,000 of
ft ale (3,656,2301.).

OPENING OF THE WIIRTEMBERG
CHAMBERS.
BTUITNIARDT, Dxe. 4.
The King opened the Chambers to-day in per-
scn, and deliverei a speech from the throne, in
which ho announced the intended introduction of
several liberal measures during the present
session. These include bills for the reform
of the system of taxation, the removal of
political impediments to marriage, and the
abrogation of the existing fiscal privileges.
His Majesty concluded his speech as follows :—" I
shall always further the development of the liberal
movement of the country, and in unison with my
people I will defend the independence of Wurtem-
Lerg, protect the national interests, and fulfil
faithfully and in a patriotic spirit my duties
towards the whole Germanic Fatherland.'

AMERICA.
NEW YORE, Den. 4.
The Canard steamship China arrived here at
7 p.m. yesterday.
Gold closed at 135/ ; the highest quotation
during the day was 1.15/, and the lowest 1351.
Sterling exchange on Landon, 109; ; 6-20 United
States Bonds, 1882, 111, ; ditto, 18$6, 108 ; ditto,
1866,1104; 10-40 Bonds, loot. Illinois, 144; Erie,
371. Cotton, Middling Upland, 24/. Petroleum,
standard white, 32g. Flour, extra State, 6 dole.
45c. to 7 dole. 6c. Corn, old mixed, 1 dol. 17c.

(ram xrir sionVe warrre.)

WHITEHALL, DEC. I.—The Queen has been
pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the
Kmit seal, granting the dignity of a baron of the United
ingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Edward
Anthony John, Viscount flormanston, in that part of the
said United Kingdom called Ireland, and the heir male of
his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title
of Baron Gormanston, of Whitewood, in the crunty of
Meath.

WHITEHALL, DEC. I.—The Queen ha., also been
yleared to direct letters patent to be passed under the
gnat seal, granting the dignity of a baronet of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the undermeu-
tioutd gentlemen, and the respective heirs male of their
bodies lawfully begotten, namely: William Henry
Humphery, of Penton-lodge, in the county of Southamp-
ton, trq. ; Edmund Buckley, of Mawddwy, in the county
of Mcrioneth, and of Grotan-hall, saddleworth, in the
West Riding of the county of York, Esq. ; Thomas
Edwards-Moss, of Roby-hall, in the parish of Huytou-
cum-Rohy, in the county palatine of Lancaster.
WHITEHALL, DEC. I.—The Queen has also boon
pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the
gre seal, granting the dignity of a Knight or the United
hmggdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Charles Henry
Fbthh,, of Ileasnondwike, neer Letds, in the Wort Riding
of the county of York, Esq.
WHITEHALL, DEC. I.—The Queen has been
plearttl to direct letters patent to be passed under the
gieut real, panting auto the Rev. Robert Gregory the
place and dignity of a canon of the Cathedral Cuurcb of
St. Paul in Loudon, void by the promotion of the Rev.
William Weldon Cbarupneys to the deanery of the Cathe-
dral Church of Lichfield. _ _ _

WIJITEIIALI, DEC. I.—The Queen hea been
iugd to grant unto the Rev. William Bright, M.A., the
Lace and place of Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical His-
tory in the University of Ozford, in the room of the Rev.
Henry Longueville Hansel, promoted to the deanery of St.
l'aul's in London. _ .

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WorrEnaiL, DEC. I.—Tb° Queen has been
plesred to nominate, present, ands ppoint John Camph.ll
Sliabp, M.A., to be Principal of the United College of St.
k:alvalor and St. Leonard, in the University of St.
Andrew's, in the room of Dr. James David Forbes.
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WBITETTALL, DEC. I.—The Queen has been
phased to appoint ItoLert Boyle Blackburn, Esq., Advo-
cate. to be Sheriff of the blare or Sheriffdom of Stirling,
in the :nom of George Moir,
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resigned.
WIDTEIIALL, DEC. 2.—The Quota has been
ph wed to appoint Henry Lowther, Esq., to be Loed-
Lieuttimet and Cotton Eutulorem of the counties of West-
moreland aLd Csinlierianil, in the room of the Right
lion. the Earl of Lousehde, resigned.
FOLEICS-OFFICE, Nov. 30.—The Queen has
Leen graciously pleated to appoint Alexander Or.ah.im
Esq., now her Maje-ty's consul at Cadir, to Le
I .: Majesty's oonsul-geueral in the Island of Cuba; the
Los alto teen gruclowily pleased to appoint rheum
taorres Hanle, Esq., now Ler Majesty's consul at Cairo,
to be Ler Majesty's consul at Cads; awl the ports and
plates in the province of Andalusia; the Queen has also
Leen graciow ly lowed to appoint Edward Thomas lt.rgeni,
En now her Majesty's consul ut Damascus, to be hot
Majesty's consul ut Cairo; the Queen Las also been gra-
ciously pleased to appoint Captain Richard Francis
Balton, now her Majesty's consul at Santos, to be her
Majesty's consul at Damascus.
Foßmax-optez, Dice. I.—The Queen has boon
pleased to appose of Mr. J. B. d'Egremwit as consul-
general nt Calcutta for his Majesty the King of the Bel-
gians. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of
111. Maximilien Ilcuri Pierre! as consul at Bombay for his
Majesty the Emperor of the French. The Queen has also
Leen pleased to approve of Mr. Demme Atwater as con-
sul at Seychelles for the United States of America.

NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CIICROIL—The Duke of
Norfolk comes of age on the 26th of the present mouth,
when there will bo great rejoicings at Arundel Cuddle and
in the neighbourhood. We hear with much pleasure that
one of the duke's rind acts, upon attaining his majority,
will be to lay the foundation-stone of a largo catholic
church at Arundel, which is to cost 60,00 W., and is to be
built at Lie grace's expense.— Weekly Register.
CATINAL PALACE. --- ONE SHILLING Mae...
FUIDAY, DEC. 4.—Admiwioou by moon IMO" 970; ditto
on payment, 362; total visitors, L 332.
LAM 1.1.01/011'8 PYRETIC f4Al.ll49.—Clifoli FOOON,
r.rnptive AttertiouP, 11. tularbe, 14.1%. or Ililbms Sian.....—Arta by
and taw mak. r, II& I lolbrwhill. -4Alvortiocuo•nLJ

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For several years after the foundation of the
Second Empire there were in France two distiuot
societies, nay, two nations, as different as the two
into which Mr. Disraeli, in his story of " Sybil,"
chose to divide the population of England. From
18M to 1886, the period of the Peace of Paris,
these two " nations" existed utterly and abso-
lutely asunder, had no hopes or wishes or occu-
pations or fears in common, did not the same
things nor thought the same thoughts, at the same
times or hours. This was the " Glanz-periods,"
as the Germans call it, the bright shining epoch of
the " Fusion ;" which said " Fusion" fell through
because in reality when it came to yielding, uo
matter how little, no one would yield, even
odium trail, to the intimate rival whose smallest
gain wus wormwood to him.

A slight difference—very slight, almost imper-
ceptible—took place after the Italian war of 1839.
' The pretexts for coming forward and dimming
the existing state of things (which till then was
not discussed, but denied, ignored, despised), the
pretexts were two-fold—religion and military
-glory. People of the most violent political
opines*, AA who were foremost in the ranks of
opposition of all kinds, began to devote their sons
to the military career. tit. Cyr was overstocked
with pupil', bearing great minim ; .and, on the
other hand, families whose traditions were exclu-
sivelymonarchical—that is, Bourbonistic —affected
to think that the Pope had perhaps something to
hope from the Empire, and eating up to their old
war cry of " The Altar and the Throne," ceased to
mil at no matter what the throne, so long es it
might be expected that it would protect the altar.
These people mostly got over the difficulty of
satisfying the " tail " of their party (narrower or
stauncher than themselves) by declaring that the
Church made a virtue of submission, that our
'Saviour himself had said, " Render unto Creme
the things that are Geese's," and that in fact they
themselves bad no political opinion whatever. The
truth is that they mostly brought up their ions to
have none, and that you constantly met with men
of the age when strong conviction are not
deemed a crime, yet who took pride in not
troubling themselves with the way in which their
country was governed.

This went on till the miserable Mexican expe-
dition was followed (some said completed) by the
Prubso-Austrian war, and the victory of Sa-
duwa. Mace then matters have altered, and are
altering every day in France, socially speaking.
Curiously enough, whilst the apparent strength of
the Empire disunited and broke up society,
leaving only the Bonapartist' content, its com-
parative weakness appears to bring everybody
together. With a very few stubborn exceptions,
you find that now in France everyone meets
everyone ; the Prefect dines with the grand
seigneur, or the rich Orleanist manufacturer, or the
republican deputy ; and if he has a daughter who
is likely to be richly endowed, she buys for herself
a husband in any camp she chooses, which does
not prevent the son-in-law from presenting Ma-
dame at Frehialorf or Twickenham, as the case
may be, whilst at the ammo time ho will accept
an invitation to Compiegne, or perhaps even to the
Tuileries, and certainly not refuse a post of
chamberlain or equerry in the household of the
Empress or Princess Clothildo. There seems to be
sernething intermediate about the service of the
wives which compromise.* less than that of the
husbands.

All this has brought about a general inter-
mixture of all the social forces, instead of a com-
plete neutralization of them, such as existed souse
fifteen years ago. There is, socially speaking,
now in France a " state of things " which you can
describe, point out, lay hold of ; whereas in the
beginning there was chaos.
Among the causes of this change must be
reckoned also the augmentation of apparent
riches, the habit of expenditure, the introduction
of the foreign element, and the gradual disap-
pearance of all strong political belief.
I said just now that in the first years of the
Second Empire the two halves of society had no-
thing in common, and neither did the same
things, nor thought the same thoughts, at the
same time. This is precisely what they do now,
however. The elevation of mere amusement to
the rank of a positive function, of a dignity,
of a profession, has given to mere
wealth a preponderance which levels all
other distinctions. The pursuit of amuse-
ment, of no matter what nature (so it be
amusement), unites together men and women of
the most opposite origin, and you see cast at the
feet of Itigelboche or Mdlle. Schneider the wrecks
of historic traditions or strong convictions, for
which, in other days, men died. But the men of
modern Franco err in taking for a cause what is
simply an effect. Amusement does not exist per
se ; it comes from, or is provoked by, something,
and, unconnected with whatsoever stirs a faculty
of the mind, it is simply unwholesome and nau-
seating. And this is what is happening to French
society at the present moment. Mete amusement
is beginning to disagree with it, and ennui and
disgust are seizing upon those who were foremost
in believing life could be hustled and jostled, away
in one vast carnival. Life will be lived—that is,
&pint in true pain and true pleasure, and in an
alternate exercise of the whole organisation—heart,
mind, brain, body, and soul. Life will not be " got
through any how," or " got rid of," but must be
lived, stoutly, strugglingly, lived—and the popu-
lations of France are dimly finding this out. The
young generation is year after year rising up, and
questioning, and to the young generation
I would advise every one to attend. It
is strange to mark Low the impress of the
age bus set its stamp upon the young, in spite of
all the mistakes usually wade in their education,
by father, and mother, and priest. The men and
boys of from 16 to 22 guess, as it were, at the
past, even when tho Jesuit Fathers who are set
over them strive to hide it from them in veils of
sackcloth—and when they do not, out of sheer
weakness, kick over the traces and commit some
crime against pecuniary honesty, and go to the
had stupidly, they gravely ask their elders
shy the revolution of e 9 was made, and what is
the me of behaving as though nothing of the kind
bud ever Luppeniel
Thing up children how you will, there is one
thing you eunnot shield them from - and that ia,
the air of their time: they breathe it in spite of you.
They catch the tendencies of their epoch as thoy
do an epidemic, and they are seized upon by the
infection, though you limy have shut them up us a
cellar. This is what the latices and mothersof France
are finding out gradually, and everything has con-
tributed to this result: that which was meant to pre-
vent, more than that which was intended to further
it. There is a constituted state of society now in
France, still somewhat hoterogenous if you will,
but in which, at the same time, common hopes
and fears, and common occupations and opinions
bind together a collection of social groups which,
whims collected, form a 111:0:1 such as the Franco of
the past has never been used to look upon Bi re-
presenting society.
What is blameable haste the full as great a part
in this achievement as what is praiseworthy; fur,
by revolt against what is irksome mon have been
forced into evnerting themselvas, and by dint of
seeing things ugly and ridiculous paraded before
their eyes they have at last felt their taste
affronted, and ant beginning to protest.
Out of much evil is coining good. Despotism
has begot a certain respect for freedom, anti the
social needs of the government Lava;; obliged it
to encourage the constant inter, ones,. weit
foreigners, out of this very contact hoi sprung the

Looked at separately, the habits of modern
French society seem to call loudly for reproof,
and for reproof alone ; but examined in the mass,
and with due attention paid to that unceasing
action and reaction of good and evil which is, so
to say, the pulsation of life--in the body social—
it will probably be found that from the apparent
excesses of our day, the rising generations in
Prance may in the end reap to the full as much
advantage as the reverse.
The reaction which is setting in in the youth
of both sexes in this country is well worth re-
mark. The fault* and follies, the weaknesses and
mistakes, the sins—far more of omission than
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commission—of the fathers, are being severely
judged, and the belief in what is true, honest,
strong, and healthy, is beginning to dawn upon
the sons. The old traditions and pretences, the
falsehoods and littleneeses are being hourly worn
out, and the children who are now about leaving
school will probably in a very few years exclaim
loudly, with Tennyson, that it is

. . . " Yore We sad fuller that we want.
It is this transformation that is worth studying.

REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION LEI

MADRID.

MADRID, Dec. 1.

Great must be the disappointment of the repub-
lics= at the result of the preparations they so
vauntingly paraded weeks beforehand for their
mass meeting in Madrid. Never was there a more
miserable miscalculation. During the whole of
last week the note of these preparations had been
sounded forth with unceasing energy. Their
pa is every day repeated the announcements, the
walls were covered with notices of the intended
meeting, and circulars were sent to almost every
respectable man in the city. The district oorn-
mittees worked day and night. Rumours of the
immense throng expected and probability of dis-
orders frightened the quiet inhabitants out of
their wits. It was said deputations were
coming from every province, bringing with
them banners bearing the heraldic devices
of each province; that forty or fifty thousand
" paisanos" were coming with those deputations
to " assist in the function ;" that Prim had put
his foot down, and declared they should not enter
within the walls ; that there were plenty to make
a procession of Madriknos themselves without
help from outsiders; and that he should plant
the soldiery in such positions as to prevent the
latter from taking part. I did not credit this
rumour, because 1 telt sure Prim had too much
good sense to invite a collision with the people,
which will be sure to arise the first time an angry
word is said, or a shot fired, on either side. If
Prim ever does come into such collision, he will
not let his thoughts be known before-
hand. Nevertheless, the inhabitants gene-
rally rose on Sunday morning from their
beds w ith gloomy forebodings. Passing early
through the streets I met an intelligent Spaniard,
who told me he feared something dreadful was
going to happen. Many grave heads were shaken
at the table a'hote on Saturday evening. By re-
publicans we were told wo should see two hundred
thousand men in procession to proclaim against
a monarchy. We were told that the demonstra-
tion of the monarchists, held a fortnight before
(and at which, certainly, there were 20,000, if not
25,000 persons), was to be as nothing, a mere drop
in the bucket, to this one. The result has
been different to the expectation. The pro-
vincial deputations, with their banners and their
50,000 bearers, did not come. At the utmost 8,000
but my own opinion is not exceeding 7,oeo—walked
in procession from the Dos de Mayo on the Prado
to the Plans do Palacio. At the latter place the
crowd, with spectators of all sorts, men, women,
and children, did not exceed 20,000 to 25,000. Of
course the republicans estimate as many more, but
as my calculation was derived from actual obser-
vstion, and is confirmed by many of the news-
papers, lam sure it is correct. The banners cur-
ried many a "strange device." Most of them
were surmounted by liberty caps. Some of the in-
scriptions were incongruous, such as " Viva la Re-
publica Federal," and "Viva la Republica Iberica."
One was "No more Kings. Electoral Rights at 25
years of age." Others were " Liberty, Efrdity.
and Justice." One large one was "No
more Kings. The History of Kings has
been the history of Crimes and of the Martyr-
ology of peoples." Of course " Viva I.; Republica"
was seen everywhere. A curious feature, quite
unknown across the channel, was exhibited. Three
of the editors of La Piscusio», the principal repub-
lican parer, apreared on horseback, currying flags
poised like lancers' from their saddles. They pre-
sented a ridiculous figure, as they were the only
" men on horseback " in the procession. Two
American flags were exhibited from the windows
of the Hotel de los Principes, in the Puerto del
Sol, by some patriotic Americans, and were
saluted and cheered tremendously. With this
exception I saw no demonstration from
windows or housetops. Maxrini's portrait
was carried in the ranks. At the Plazo de
Palacio there was a short meeting, and then a
return to the Prink,. Orations were delivered by
Castelar, Orense, Sorni, and General Pierred. The
latter is rendering himself conspicuous to the
people and obnoxious to the government, by his
disregard of the regulation that otlicers of the
army are not to take part in political meetings.
He addressed himself particularly to the soldiers
he saw standing round. (for the barracks Were
close by), and told them that, with a republic,
they could be citizen soldiers and volunteers, living
at the same time in their own homes, and follow-
ing industrial pursuits. Castelar got ;tarried away
by his feelings at ono point of his speech at the
palace. Raising his hand in the direction of that
immense building, he remarked it was still
"to let," and swore that within those
portals no monarch ahould ever enter again : I
(inc thing must be said, and of that there can be
no dispute—the order was pert. et. Neither on
the Fait of the republicans; in the demonatration,
nor on the part of the monarchists, who were spec-
tutees, was there the slightest note of discord.
All was quiet and regularity. The disturbances
expected not only did not take place, but. on the
centrary, an amount of respectful consideration
and good feeling was manifested which does credit
to loth patties. Madrid breathed freely when
all was over. Not so the good people of Valla-
dolid. At that place a monarchical dentonstnition
was attempted to be held, but was broken up by
the republicans, and forced to dissolve itself.
Many arrests were wade for broachea of public
order. Taking, however, the country as a whole,
the disturbances have been very few, and in no
(1150 accompanied by violence. It is. however, ro-
makable that they have all, without a solitary
exception, been on the part of the republicans.

Yesterday the Rev. J. L. Lynn, Letter known
as "Father Loafing," retained his Friday lectures at the
church of St. Edmund the King, Lombard-greet, and uo
opposition of any kind wet offered to him. The organised
dieturhance was the act of FOlllO church asswiation
oe-
po.ed to Mr. Lynes views. Mr. Lynn, founding his
remaiks on a vintage in St. Paul's epLtlo to the Hebrews,
plearheil on the fival judgment, and in the course of his
address, arknowledgcd very kindly rome munificent
gifts he had received from City merchants and bunkers in
rid of his work. He did not know th, it 11a11100, and he
could only thus publicly thank them from the pulpit.
After the service Mr. I.yne was allowed quietly to depart
Utica any of those di-graoeful I.OOIIIIA which have fet-
d tome of his previous labours in the City.
Ititzsxv.asT.— EPPS'S COOSA. —Grateful and
pawning. Ittuiply it ado with Denim wades nr sat—Prapand
Jewat P:wwa and Co.. bassamapatlda attuaidata. Landow. —(444
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