The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-27 00:00:00

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his proficiency by his employer, in reprd to matters
of legal wails by the magistrate; bat that his
domestic and personal deserts are leered tea higher
judgment than any fellow-citisen can usurp. Thus,
the day is evidently at hand when men will not be
obliged to accept gold and silver, and to seem thank-
ful for them, for such a reason as that they are
virtuous men. These changes, occurring when it is
proved that the production of food in the country has
nearly doubled in half a century, and is rapidly in-
creasing; and that while food is much cheaper, land
is fast increasing in value, seem to open the happiest
prospects to society generally, and in the first place
to the agricultural interest. Some drawbacks there
must always be in all such changes. Some parts of
the country cannot long remain in the backward
condition in which they are; and the ruin of culti-
vators who cannot improve their ways is always a
painful spectacle. Men who are regularly behind-
hand with their business, who do not drain or pul-
verise their soil, nor consult the barometer before
taking their crops; who are at the mercy of the
weather and itinerant labourers for their hay
and their grain ; who let the hay lie about
in the meadow till the autumn, and the
grain be shed before it is cut ; moat be
driven out of the competition. The present
demand for farms shows that the unqualified most
drop out of that department of industry. As they
disappear, the art will advance more and more
rapidly towards perfection, and the best food pro-
duets will be carried farther and farther down
within the reach of the humbler orders of society.
We ought never to lose sight of the object of pro-
viding every man, woman, and child in the king-
dom with a meal of meat every day.
While thus looking forward, hopefully and, we
believe, reasonably, the fact stares us in the face
that at this moment hay is selling at between 91.
and 101. per ton, in several places in England; and
that turnips are, in such places, 265. to 304. per ton,
and milk at London prices, where it is usually only
half. Stock cannot be fed but at ruinous cost; and
it cannot be sold; for it cannot answer to any one
to buy at suck a season, and everybody is wanting
to sell. It imams as if some practical mistake had
been made, in the midst of all our improvement, or
some heinous neglect incurred, in the excitement of
our just pride.
There is that deficiency. We have done much
towards obtaining a mastery over the weather in our
processes of cultivation. We drain away water sou
to leave the soil in a dry, friable, and warm condi-
tion : by the same proems we guard against much of
the evil of frost. By oar machinery we 11111111111111 men
grand harvest works ; and by scientific MOM we get
to understand the weather hatter and better. But we
lose much of the benefit of all this by our backward-
ness in providing for the regulation of our water
supply. If we bad been as wise and skilful as multi-
tudes of Germans, Swiss, and Italian husbaodmea,
we could not have suffered as we have this year from
the id/owning of vegetation and live stock in one
seams, and their destruction by drought in another.
We maid something of this when it happened ; and
we will therefore merely point out at present
what we conceive the most urgent task now pressing
upon the Royal Agricultural Society, and every
other authority in the farming world. Whatever
any of us may have said, and however often we may
have said it, about irrigation and arterial dr►inages
we have not said enough, for the thing is not yet
done. Whole districts have this year been stripped
bare by drought, and others have been almost or
quite as much injured by inundation, and the losses
sustained are greater in one season than the out of
guarding against them. While this neglect goes on,
muck of our trouble in other directions is thrown
sway. Improvements in cutting and storing hay
sad corn are of no use when the grass is burnt up,
and the grain crops are drowned. Economy and
speed in fattening beasts are • mockery when the
poor animals are restless and panting with thirst,
and sold away when mere skin and bone. An arts-
Ifni drainage proportioned to the agricultural
drainage' already effected is no slight work, it is
tram ; and the outlay upon a farm for thorough irri-
gation is no trifle. But it costs more to go without.
The thing has to be done, if our career of agricul-
tural improvement is not to stop in the midst. We
have before our eyes good examples of both works,
and if we had them not we mast make them. The
thing has to be done; and the year which sees it
properly set about will be distinguished in the
esentanioal history of England.

POETS= ISSUE or ENFIELD RIFLES TO VOLD'S-
TEEIt COnrs.—By a circular, dated 90th December,'
1869, Mr. Sidney Herbert inform, the lords-lieuts.
pants of counties that her Majesty's government
have determined to issue to rifle volunteer corps,
after the lit of January next, an additional supply
of long Enfield rifles (pattern 1863), to the extent
of 60 per cent. on the effective strength of the corps.
This supply will raise the aggregateissue to 100 per
cent. on the effective strength of the force. The
commanding officers of corps should at once forward
the Prescribed requisitions to the War-office for such
portion of the supply as they may be entitled to
under the regulations. The Secretary for War hopes
to be in a position in the course of next year to ex-
change these rifles gradually for the short Enfield,
in the use. of any corps which may desire it, on the
understanding that the long rifles must be returned in
good condition, fair wear and tear excepted, or that
the corps must pay for any damage they may have
nosived

SCHOOL TOR FEMALE STUDENTS, (10W1114TIZEIE
-The Mowing minute, which his been posed rem* by
the Leeds of the Committee of Common on Mthestion, putt-
eakerly oddness. itself to those who ere tolerated Is pro-
vain women with suitable oemspetione My leas moomd
to insider the velem of the School for Female Ilthhte et
87, Howse-street. Out& ally female dean mire held lathe
School of Design In &mtge.-horn Owing to west of
eseeenmodation, it ores removed lato seperete 111•1116111 is the
Weed, opposite Somerset-borne. Oa POWISI ONO pre
Woes, • bows wee hind for it in 1851, at 117, Glower-oteeet,
M • rental of 1251. per sonata, which, liegother with the
taus. repairs, and ignitors et 971., amounts to 3231. per
sure. • sod is paid by the department. le addition, the
dspertet been the cost of chasing, lighting, sod • mei-
, easser, setimeted together to cost about 1301. per annum.
The department also pays the whole cost of examples, and
the sexual Wary of • auperintaidint at 1201., be-
ides the centhostes oa compsteety usually peal to
taschiem, and amazon to pupil teraken ; so that
the total omtribution of the stets nook 6001.,
Incurred on tishad of • school which en only beano.
Adored in the light of • metropolitan district school.
Th. stud,sots' fee. cover for the most part tba cost of Instruc-
tion, but are Ineullicreat to pay the load expense.. The
*Mahn wrangemeat for these local expenses must be coati-
dared is the light of ea inheritance from tbe old eyeless of
seem& of design, sad present the mule remaining simple of
that system, forming • halitery moieties at the present time.
them the school was located in Ornrsr-street, in 1862, en
ethelestethool for trainieg female students as wenn hoe
been etteehed to the Normal Costal Teething sod
separate them for female studentsoaught by female
have bees formed in the district wheels of Fleebery,
Hampstead, sod ; whilst female Mediate its
admitted to the petrel CIUM in the district schools
of St. Martin's-in-the-Pields, Bt. Themes Charter-
hoses, Rotherbithe, Lamb*b, sad 81. Georgee-le-the-Beet.
she the state tars no pert of the local expenee• in the district
schools of the monopole, the whoa at 0 arer.strest Mto
that extent an eider competitor with them. For all the re-
quirements of female student. whose means ere the
various district schools do, or easy, sand amps send
opportunities for study. My lords cuestar that the time
has snived when the department should se logger be Mearged
with the loos! expiate which in other Bew are petd by the
voluntary and that if the school at Gower-street lie
to be maintain. I, some voluntary ageacy must vatiertake Its
local masageolgot, Towards accomplishing this, tho down-
meat will rive ever? sid In its power; but it should be clearly
underetood that the rent and local expenses of the school will
cease to be paid by the government in the ones. of seat
year and that if no vOuntery agency should ems Revved
the initial will be dead."

ebe esurt.

WINDSOR Qom, Duo. 26.

The Queen, with Princess Alice, walked in the
Hosesvark this morning, and visited the Duchess of Yost at
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TM Prism Oxesart vent oat deriordsg, accompanied by the
P 7120101 Wake end Prime Libros.
Prisms Mama sad Primes Louisa rode in the Riding
Hew.

TM Dubin of Kent and Prince and rfiIIONI of
leiningan Tilted her Majesty sa the Outdo in the afternoon.

Manisa the Deb of Masi/Act waived at the Castle to-
day, paid his respects to hoe Majisty the Prism Consort and
tits root feAnilh and siMrtrards rstornad to London.

The Duke and Dachas of Sutherland are enter-
taining a family *els at Trentham, the patty Winding the
Duke end Denham of Argyll, his Ruelimoy the Berl of
DMA* the Margais and liarchionme of Stafford, the Berl
sad Indy Constance Oventmor, ke.

The Duke and Duchess of Richmond have a select
piety staying at Goodwood, the ducal seat, soar Chicheiter,
coespelaing their Serene Highnesses Primo sad Princess
Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Lord and Lady Bingham, &o.
The Duke of Duceleach joined the duchess and
Madly at Dalksith Palace, near Edinburgh, as Thursday
last, from Boykin, his grace's hunting seat in SeWashita
Lord sad Lady Walter Scott and all the members of the
lassfly Iwo nose there to pass the festive season.

Tie Marquis arid MarcUnitas of Salisbury hays a
mist drele aanatabled at Hatfield Howe, Heats.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Absroorn an

until:Aid bia fatally party at Brockat ILO, beets.

The Earl and COuntees of Shrewsbury and Talbot
base a egret party at Ingestre Hall, the family teat, seer
fleefford. Viscount sad Viscountam Luggage are et the
*cis.

The Earl and Countess of Derby have a select
ads, caulked to the mamba's of their tamtly, assembled at
Kaowsley. _ _

The Earl and Counter Delawarr are surrounded
by a Wally circle at Buekhuret Park, Sussex. Lord West
hr joined the party.

The Karl and Countess of Clarendon are enter-
taining a mho* party at the Grove, ow Watford, Hero.

The Earl iud Countess of Ayleaford are receiving
• aesoseaca of company at their mat, Packniaton Rath
Wandokabirs.

The Earl and Counts.. of Hardwick. have corn-
play staying at 'Hi:apple Hall, the family mat In Cam-
bridgeshire.

Cord and Lady Begot are entertaining a select
drat, Winding Visootutt Clddeet, Lady Dover, the Hos.
Mr. sad Mrs. Cob, to., at Blithfleld Hall, Btalfordahlro.

Lord and Lady e.althorpe are at their seat in
Warwickshirs, satselai•ing • *sleet party during the
holidays.

The Duke and Duchess of Wellington arrived at
Apriey How., a tew day. beak, from Clermont Lodge, their

.ii ii Narkiii.

The Countess of Portarlington has been suffering
from iadlspositlon, but we are happy to learn le now re-
covering from her illness.

Lord and Lady Chelmsford and the Hon. Min
Thalliuer returned to town at the close of the paid weak
from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury as
Hatfield Howe.

Lord Ward bee been entertaining Lord Rokeby
sad a large party at Wks= and anathema at Rimier
Hall. The patty had wee ancellent akaotiag.

Lard and Lady Poky and the Hai Miss Foley
wood throat* tows cat Friday last cm their way to Worksop
Alamos, Now.

Lord Hastings is seriously indisposed. His lord-
ship was seised with a paraly tic affection at the establishment
of lGsen. Lambert and Rawlings, in Covestry-Mrset,
whilst inspecting their oollertion of antique plate.

The member of the Prussian royal family ea-
eseabied at the palaoe of the Prince Repot co Eletarday,
sad, amordlog to sworn, presented Christmas preests to
bin Royal Rightism and his Comet the Prisons of
Prussia, and also made the meal mutual latereheage of
premote.

The Marquis de Monstier, the Extraordinary

Ambassador ;ad Accraditad Miabiar of Frame to the
Prussian Court, wee received at a mints anthems by the
Prince Repeat cm Friday. and delivered to hie royal high-
ness as autograph letter frau the Emperor of the Frisch,
uoillylag his menisci's reralL The marquis has left
Berlin for his yaw poet at Vienne. Prime Hoary de la
Tour d'Auvergas Issureguale, the successor to the Marquis
de Moustier, le explored to arrive la Berlin la February.

The Mime Regent of Prussia, has conferred the
ceder of the Rad Eagle of the first slue on Baron von
Austrian Uoder•BkxMaq of Butte.

The destruction of the inegnitloent pesos of

Frederkkaborg, in Denmark, bee called forth marks Maya-
pithy with the King from all side.. His Majesty has re-
ceived • despatch from the King of Sweden exporting the
highest condolence. The presidents of both Chambers
have had andiesose of the King, at which they '
have aim expressed their deep sympathy. It is • sin-
puler feet that his Majesty had scarcely returned from
the ruins of his much-prised palace, on Saturday wen-
tag, when a tire was discovered to be raging at
Christianaborg, the repel reddest*. Flames were Ma-
o:mired making their way from the ostlers beneath the
Lut fortunately they ware discovered and extin-
guished in time. Time are supicions that as ad of
Incosdiariam was committed, sad • marching Investigating
Is to be instituted. The King has boned a reecrlpt to the
Minister of Finance, stating that se his Majeety considers It
his duty to preserve to future times that portion of the
mtkpiltise sad mama property saved from the the at
Frederiokshorg, he hes given instructions that the portraits
and other objected latereat be placed in the chronological
colleatiott at Rosenberg. sod appointed an Galore to take
masaares far their future safety.

REPRESENTATION OF LEWES. MF. John G.
Blew:ewe, eon of R. W. Blecootre, EN., of " The Hooks,"
Chetley, has declared himself ea a carotidal' hi the rocs of
our late lareectrd 'amber, the Right Hon..Reary Fitzroy.—
/Swans edoerfierr.

REPRISENTATION OF FORFARSHIRE AND DuN-
Dan.--In consequence of the death of his noble father, Vis-
count Duman, the Present member for Forfarshire, will
second to the House of Lords, with the title of the In of
Cemperdems. Nothing is known ea yet of the course that
will be taken with regard to supplying the vacancy for the
county. There is • very general feeling that Sir John
Ogilvy, the member for Dundee, should be invited to come
forward ea a candidate ' • but it is understood that the hon.
beroast, grateful for the handsome meaner in which he
hes bore supported in Dundee, prefers to stand by his
burgh constituents. The only way, we apprehend, by
which Sir John Ogilvy might be indo:ed to come
forward for the county would be by an influen-
tial requisition being promoted to him tram the county
elootem, and Mr. David Barter, of Mbomou, the chairman
of his committee, consenting to stead for Dundee, Mr. D.
Baxter would, it le believed, be elected without opposition.
In the event of Sir John Ogilvy remaining member for
Dundee, Cepteie Pothrinsh.en of Pothrlogbam, world pro-
bably be asked to stand. rb• a 5.... of Mr. George Moloch
of Kinloch, end Mr. D. Honor, of Bleckner, en also
spoken of in connexion with both the county end the burgh.
Should Sir John Ogilvy be Indnoed to resign the represen-
tation of Dundee, and Mr. D. Beater not consent to sand,
either Mr. nrmiteteed, or Mr. W. E. Beater, the member
for Montrose, would probably be brought forward. It le
scarcely thought that either of these gentlemen would be
unopposed, but that Mr. P. H. Thome, or Mr. Hunter,
would also be &eked to enter the askl.—Dunder Journal.

RIPIIESINTATION or R&&DINNO.—Mrr. Bsaron ad-
dressed • crowded wasting of the Menton of Reading cm
fcr.irdiai amain test. in the Town-hell, when he In with a
reeepties. The their wee ocamied by Mr. H. J.
&made, and 84, Cheeks Itumell, bed., Coundllor Wells,
M.D.. Mr. &peen, Councillor Mandy, Councillor Butler,
Mr. Bertlett, and others were on the platform. The hon.
gentleman began by explaining the reasons of his prolonged
abeam from the borough, and referring to the hopes which
W been formed by the oonservative party of security g the
minks@ of fur John Lawreme—a name all-powerful to
heal the divisions of party, and to conciliate the newt of
opposing politicians. He bad come to °palmlike
evil reports which bad been raised se to the ve-
nality of the borough of Reding, and wee determined, the
riftriv, being now begun, to fight the battle to the mad,
Befitting to the measures likely to come ands the cionside-
radon of the House of Commons in the eassaiag serf..,
Berm expresistd himself in favour of • imamate works
',the growth*, stating that be should sappers sash s inew
owe, whether it came trom a liberal ors eoeseresliee govern-
most, presidia( that the balance of den woe netatelned and
=Fwe arm-ridden by numbers. After alluding tette
ey imam' dawns, which be regarded as esesatial
at the prowl time, be leolared his attachment to Protensat-
end *deed tined, to vote for the unconditional abed-
Um of the Mosey& great. The Chairmen booing
en-
pressed the Wye that at the aorolne election ail parties would
exhibit a gaol will, the promedings tertoinsiod with Miming
he 8101100 lad the 'barman.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

PHI POPE AND THE IMPERIAL PAMPHLET.

A telegram received from Paris this morning
eye:

" The Papal Nuncio has intimated to Count
Weleweki the Impossibility for the Pope to be
represented at the commas, if an official denial was
not given to the rumoured authorship of the pam-
phlet' Le Pape et le Congress.' "
From Rome also a telegram has been received,
which says:
" It is positively stated that the Duke of Gram-
moot had been officially informed by the Cardinal
Antonelli that, in consequence of the publication of
the pamphlet Le Pape et le Congres,' the departure
of the Bret plenipotentiary of the states of the church
for Paris to be present at the congress had been
suspended."

The thaivrrs has received a second warning for
an article and an address to the Pope, signed by M.
Louis Veuillot. The reason for this warning is, that
if the question of the Papal States treated by the
Thaws may be freely discussed, it could not,
however, be allowed to endeavour to organise a
political agitation in France under religions pretext.

CENTRAL ITALY.
SPEECH OF THE REGENT.

M. Buoncompagni has published a proclamation
at Florence containing the following passage :
H The monarchs of Europe are about to assemble
ins congress to deliberate on the means of settling the
destinies of Italy, and repairing the baneful effects of
the treaties of 1816, which, in regulating the rights of
sovereigns, forgot that there was an Italy—an
Italian nation. King Victor Emmanuel will be res.
presented there; and, by the voice of his repre-
sentative, he will sustain your rights, which are the
rights of Italy, sanctioned by eternal justice and con-
secrated by the blood of our brothers who
have died for their country. It is now
more important than ever that moderation
of views, harmony of will, unshaken constancy and
resolution, the execution of the laws, and the sub-
mission to the government, to which the popular
will has entrusted the direction of affairs, should
proclaim you worthy of the lot to which you
@spire, and u far removed from all levity and
aggression as disposed to repel by force,
whosoever, whether from within or without,
attempts to destroy the political edifice erected on
the bases of union, order, and liberty. My affection
for these provinces is well known to you. lam here
amongst you with no other ambition than that of
upholding the Italian policy inaugurated by
Piedmont, and contributing to your grand
enterprise. I rely upon your confidence and upon
the co-operation of the ministers, who, ani-
mating and directing your efforts, have already
deserved so well of their country, and who,
continuing to exercise the authority entrusted to
them, well know how to acquire new titles to your
gratitude."