The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-12 00:00:00

M. aU/ZOT'S NEW BOOK.

TnE third volume of M. GulzoT's " Meditations;
on the Christian Religion" was published this
morning in Paris by the Messra. LEVY. In addi-
tion to a long preface it contains six meditations
under the following titles—" Christianity and
Liberty ;" " Christianity and Morality ;"
" Christianity and Science ;" " Christian Ig-
" norance ;" " Christian Faith ;" and " The
" Christian Life." In an appendix the
author refers at length to " Ewe Homo."
The conclusions at which the author arrives are
that the Christian religion and liberty aro not
only reconcilable but necessary the one to the
other; that morality is intimately and necessarily
united with religion ; that the Christian religion
and science have nothing to sacrifice and
nothing to fear, the one from the other. M.
Onizo'r then inquires what are the princi-
ples and scope of Christian ignorance and
Christian faith in presence of liberty, philo-
sophic morality, and human science; he paints
out the struggle between ideas, and their natural
and inevitable law—the necessity of becoming
facts—and, having interrogated theory trans-
formed into practice, he shows that Christianity
alone victoriously supports this final test. Thus,
the Christian life is the powerful demonstration of
the Christian faith. Re concludes his preface in
the following language :—" I have seen much and
" acted a little in my long life ; I have taken a
" part in the business of the world; I have quitted
" it, ;And now only contemplate it. For twenty
" years I have been working at my tomb. I
" went into it living, and have made no effort
"to come out. I have at once experience
" and disinterestedness. If it were given
" to n:c to be still of use to the two grand cause:
" which in my view are but one, the cause of the
" Christian faith on men's souls and the cause of
" liberty in my country, I should await with
" gratitude in the bosons of my repose, that
" Auroriof the Eternal day, which, says PErnAnen,
" fools cull death."

"Quel che morir ehinmnn gli iteioechi."

TIIE Emperor of RVS.'UA and the Empe-
ror of FRANCE have both agreed to prohibit
the use of explosive balls in time of war, and
have thus taken the first step towards abolishing
war fare altogether. The proposal came from the nor-
thern potentate, and it is the Emperor NAPOLEON'S
turn to play. If he follow suit, the next court-
card will be a more important one still. The use
of bullets in time of war is clearly open to the
objection attached to explosive balls. Swords and
bayonets are only less obnoxious than bullets.
Chassepots, cannon, grape-shot, and gunpowder
are all to be condemned, and the two Emperors
may, if they please, arrange by telegraph that
henceforth the battle-fields of Europe shall be
htu 'alma as a school-parade. There has been
nothing to our mind so beautifully guileless since
the Emperor N►CHOLAS confessed to 2lr. SPURGE
his own horror of the evils of war,
and both France and Russia are to be
congratulated upon the innocent trustfulness
and petieefoil ' Is of their rulers. But as the
Crimean war did really come to pass in spite of
the private peace confereneem and proclamation in
the palace of St. Petersburg; so. we remark, the
manufacture of Chassepots is continued in spite
of the Imperial protest against sharp fighting. But
France and Russia will, doubtless, show the sin-
cuity of their new conviction in some other way
than by suppressing explosive bolls by telegraph.

THE E ni leg Ste ilde rd and the ii/os' of last
night, and several of our contemporaries th'i
=riling. burden their space with very old
rig w.. The Second Report of the Ritual Commis-
sicnem which they give so eonspicuously, appeared
in tl:c E.rprcv: of May 2, end after having . bocn
well In:oektil about the field of mintroveray, had
become almost forgotten. We enspeet that the
iw.wspapers which are so careful to reProduce
the document in question have themselves taken
part in the discussion ; however, that is their affair,
not ()um.

Mr. (..4o 'l on Morolity will ask the hie-m-etary
t' the Treateuty whether, in ccteequenoe of the opining of
the lull licilway over Mont Cents, her Majesty's govern-
ment intend to adopt the 'Brindisi route for the TIVE&U
mail.; and whether they havu made any application to
the Freed, guvesument to put au cud to the twelve hour.'
Jett nticn in Pam of letters Noted ion Italy by the evening

Next Iburetlny Mr. Gregory will usk the Ci
°eller of the I'mhequer whether her Majeety's g rrern-
rrrnt 'ntttd to legislate for Irish railroads during the pre.
int F(•P:( n : and, it net, whether before the rios • it,
they will r.; ,ti. statement as to the 'plan they mean t )
:.do; t iu ch Are; with those intereits in the future ; • ta-
u:ant.

Sr T. F. Burton will 'propose on the 7th of
xt nu hth to being in a bill to repeal nod anwoml th..
ol.irng to trade societies and the combination.. of
workmen.

A bill lams been brought into parliament by Mr.
Innen. Mr. Leonard. end Mr. Ooktney. to mend th 3 de'
for Pieventing the Metter:dim of Artiel.3l of P..r3d an 1
Lrink. by extending its provision to dregs.