The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-28 00:00:00

ROME.

BERNE. Aram 27.
The Papal government has signified its readiness
to join the laternational Convention for the care
of the wounded in time of war concluded at
Geneva.

BELGIUM.
BRUBBBIA, Aran 27, Evitimo.
The editor of the newspaper La Cigale has been
ordered to quit the country.
The Etoile Beige of this evening strongly protests
against the prohibition of the sale of the journal
L'Espiegie In the railway stations of Belgium.

SPAIN.
MADRID, APRIL 27.
To-day the Congress adopted unanimously a
resolution expressive of regret at the death of
Marshal Narvaez. The Senate commenced to-day
the debate upon the budget.

Tlll DIU Martell IMPA7/1.
The diminished hest of last night's debate is to
be found, the rill:CS says, in the ft et that the immediate
praeikal effect of Mr. Gladstone's remintkme auk be
little or nothing, and in the impair, ility of fighting very
energetically against antagonists who are men men in
buckram. The defenders of the Irish church in and out el
the House of Commons are ncwstre, and those •ho at-
tack it can find no toucan worthy of their nee'. Eesey
day makes it more clear that the s re- g•h of the party of
disendowment in the House cf Commons does no more
than correspond to the detetmina•ion of the English
people.

keviewing a few of the speeches, tie Daily Pea. gips
credit to Yr. Herman for batten( cli rly before des
house and the country the 11103 wlieh is really involved
in the present controversy—via., then be dues
eat* churches or none. His apt ech is important also am
showing th►t the settlement t f the reform questien hes
absorbed old differences and divisions in the liberal party.
Mr. H 0121211111 avows his readiness to ex-operate corrdisay
with Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bight in Lying effect to
their common principles,!and in shied ng to the sods el
mend reform the political foram shish the Lill of VW
hes called into existence.

The Herald says Mr; lioisman's 'peach will be memo-
rable, even amongst his spat els+, for the wild audacity of
it. 'iodations and the extravagant rebillif.C3l ee of ie. M.
iwpreeentatioas.

According to the Tdcgraph the immediate subject of de-
bate was felt to have been settled ; but, at the same time,
most of the listeners, as well u the speakers, had learned
that the next critical stage in the contest must come after
the already anticipated division on the Ant clause, with
the announcement of the new position to be taken by the'
government. Erse while the words were flowing from the
mouths of the listless speakers, active minds on both aids.
were surveying the ground in advance, and calculating the ,
possible events of the next two or three days.

LENDS, MONDAY Nome.
A meeting called by the church party to-night in
the Music Hail proved the most uproarious held in Leeds
for many 'sera. The Often was crowded long before the
doors were open, and cheers were given now for " Glad-
stone," then fret "Dia:via,' or " King Theodore."
Hundreds of people could not get into the hall,
sad it soon bream. evdent that the anti-chard
party were largely in de s wedeln. Dr. Ailey began
the proceedings, by consent, before the time appointed,
and tin opposition odes compelled him to curtail his re-
marks.ll,Mr. B. Hey moved, " That while recognising the
right of the leislateue to inquire into the condition of the
Irish church with a view 13 the application of a just sad
equitable reati dy for say iris or anomalies which may be
Proved to have existence, the. meeting regards with the
utmost alum the proposal to disestablish." Mr. Hey was
not allowed to go any further, and amid deafening groans
the audience I eran to sway to and fro. The reporters'
seats were broken down, and the reporters had to scramble
to the platform or retreat. It was soon announced that
the chairman had dissolved the meeting, which produced
much cheating. In half an hour from the beginning the
meeting was over. Meetings io support of Mr. Gladstone's
resetutions were hell cunt& the hell.

MEETING AT EDINBURGH.
A meeting was held last night in the Queen-tdreet
Hall of this town, the Lord Proro.t. presiding, to consider
the Irish Church question. The hall was crowded to ex-
cess. The Lord Provost, in opening the proeeedings, pro-
pelted a motion expressing feelings of horror and detesta-
tion atan attempt being made on the life of the Doke of
Ildinbugh, and that the address be forwarded to her Ma-
jesty. The motion was adopted amid great cheering. Re-
solutions were then proposed by Mr. Adam Black, Pro-
fewer Rainy, Professor Blacks., and others, approving Mr.
Gladstoee's resolutions to disestablish and disendow the
Irish church, and also that a petition be presented to par-
liament to that effect An amendment was proposed,
"That, while admitting that reform is needed in the Irish
church, this meeting is of opinion that, in order to pre-
serve civil and religious liberty in Ireland, it is the duty
of government to provide for teaching protestant Muth in
that country." Very few hands were held up for the
amendment, and the resolutions were carried by a great
majority.

THE FRNIAN TRIALS.
In the opinion of the Titan the verdict of the jury
against Michael Barrett was fully justified, despite the
circumstantial and very effective alibi presented in his
favour. It is to know that the principal cri-
minal has not escaped justice, yet our contemporary can-
not readily acquiesce in the abandonment of efforts to
bring home the offence to others. It is perfectly certain
that there have been several in the plot, either the present
prisoners or others still at large. To detect and convict
them still remains a public duty.
That the evidence on which Barrett has been convicted ,
will command universal assent is more, the Daily News GRANTHAM.
thinks, than can be reasonably expected ; but certainly no The nomination took place yesterday, the
man ever had a fairer trial. If the Fenian. in this country Mayor (Mr. It. Gamble) presiding. There was a large and
have a rem or common nose left they may teem from tolerably good-humoured crowd. Mr. W. Ostler nomi-
this trial to appreciate the value of the institutions wader nnaotir co, "naeditiartf:eroffras;n7cdredisrolfr. Edmund
and Mr. J.
which they live. There is no country in the world where Hornsby seconded Captain Cbolmeley (liberal). Both
persona accused of so monstrous a crime as the Clerkea- candidates then addressed the electors. Mr. Healey, en
elector, asked Mr. Turner whether, supposing Mr. Dia-
well outrage would have been tried with so scrupulous a
regard for the interests of justice, and where all those nie
m %waraellibeam in office. Vr.aTuirn!re sma7rl"l7'whase not is
natural feelings which wen calculated to prejudice them Mr. Disraeli's confidence, and he did not know what Mr.
would have been so firmly held in check by the emir.. Bog- Disraeli might do the next time that he was beaten. Mr.
limb and the Demands have been acquitted, net for any Healey-1 asked Mr. Turner what be himself would do.
want of evidence that they were Fenian*, but because the Mr. Tumor did not reply. The show of hands was de-
crime of murder could not be proved clared toedbe in favour of Captain Cholmeley. A poll was
d t them accord-
on behalf of Mr. Tumor, and will be taken
lag to the rule and practice of British law. It is, of course, to-day.
still open to the Attorney-General to prosecute them for
the minor offence.

NM KUM.
Yesterday, on Barham Downs, the nomination