The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-15 00:00:00

M 00.61211AT1V111 POLICY.

The ron remarks that if Mr. Disraeli is to deal with the
Irish church at all—and Lord Stanley has announced that he
at leaet cannot defend it as it stands—all that has been said
of the inability of the state to touch its endowment must
be thrown overboard, as must also all that has been maid
of the wickedness of severing the connexion between
church and state. This, probably, would not trouble Mr.
Disraeli, but it would pat the finishing blow to the party
should the result be accepted by it, and the imanimity
therefore with which the conservatives oppose a policy
which they know, and support a prospective policy of
which at present they 'mow nothing, will, in all probability,
prove an element of weakness rather than of strength to
them.

The llon. 11. W. Watta, Minister of the United
States in Austria, has arrived in Paris with his family,
and will leave shortly for Vienne., where, since the retire-
ment of Mr. Motley, the historian, tho American Re-
public bad as representative only Mr. Hay, Secretary of
Embassy.

The Secretary of the Stock Exchange writes to
the non :—"I am instructed by the Committee for Gene-
ral Purposes of the Stock Exchange to inform you that
they have read with much regret the letter in your im-
pression of to-day signed 'G. de B. S.' The committee
will feel obliged if you will inform your correspondent,
' O. do B. S.,' that if the two gentlemen referred to in hie
letter will attend the meeting of the committee on Mon-
day, the 21st inst., at 1 o'clock, the committee will then
be enebbd to ascertain the exact fact, of the cue."

The English squadron under Vice-Admiral Lord
Clarence Paget arrived at Corfu on the ith instant.
Accounts of the crops in the island are most favourable,
and there is every reason to expect a prosperous year.

A telegram from Port Raid Atitemthat the works
there are progressing with the greatest activity. The
jetty on the western side, which on account of its length
presented serious difficulties, is terminated. All that is
now required to complete the opposite one is to place the
blocks of stone already prepared.

The Milan papers announce the expected arrival
of the Empress of Russia with a numerous suite, on her
way to Cernobbio, on the Lake of Como, where she pro-
poses passing some days. The Syndic of Milan bas left
for that village to make preparations for her reception.

The papers that busy themselves with the
chronicle of Baden-Baden, to which at this season a large
portion of the gayer and looser classes of Paris society is
transferred, have lately been full of the success of a cer-
tain M. Edgar do la Charm°, who, for a number of days
together, never left the gaming-room without carrying 04
the sum of 24,0001 r.

The accounts from the vineyards say that this
year we shall have better wine than probably was ever
before known. Wine-making has oominenced around
Paris, and as the entire yield of grapes is perfectly ripe
there will be no neoeseity for • second gathering in a
fortnight's time, which usually takes place.
There has been issued in the United States the
prospectus of the " East India Telegraph Company," which
has a concession from the Chinese government, obtained
through Mr. Burlingame, and of which ex-Governor Curtin,
of Pennsylvania, ill chairman. This company announces
that it has the privilege of connecting the seaports of
China by telegraph, and proposes to lay • line of 900 miles
of cable at once between Canton, Macao, Hongkong,
Swatow, Amoy, Poo-Chow, Wan-Chu, Ningpo, and
Shanghai. This is to be ollowed by land lines. The
capital is 5,000,000 dole., in 100 dole. shares, but American
capitalists do not appear very anxious to invert in the en-
terprise.

The Ann Arbor Democrat, a Michigan paper, is
displeased with Ex-Governor Blair, and it comes down
upon him in this heavy fashion :—" The earth may quake
to its centre; rocks may be rent asunder, and mountains
sink to the plain ; but while the continent of America
lifts its proud head above the ocean, ; till every trace of
this broad and glorious land will melt away; till that
awful day when blazing planets will crash on blazing
planets, and the sky one broad red sheet of flame ; when
amid the wreak of empires and the crash of worlds, and
convulsions of nature, this beautiful sphere will be con-
sumed into a black cinder, and drop forgotten into the
ocean of nothingness and night ; until that dreadful hour
will the black and dirty lice uttered by Austin Blair shine
enscrolled in burning letters upon the gates of hell!"

A man named Hennt gen was found dead in tho
public street of Athlone at 1 o'clock yesterday morning.
There were marks of violence which show that he was
murdered. No one be been arrested or Is suspected of
the crime.

The Quern welled in the reunite eat dr(
Ibis messily. eseinponiee by Princess Louie.
Fringe Leopold and Princess Beatrice also went oat.
. _

The United Rates 'Cabbie arrived at the Oastle tat
aftwalows, and waa istrodwaed to lbar Majesty by Inrd
filasisy. &weary of State for Foreige and pre-
leaked bia oreaketiada.

Her Majesty held a etutseil tide aftesswee at 11 eels*,
at which were presset the Duke et Martbeeough. the
Right How. &mien& Maheli, the Bad of Dem. Lord
Stanley, sad the Judge-Advoest•-derieraL
Previous to the mason the Duke of Maztbeeolagh and
the Judge-Advocate-Osmond had audiences of her
Majesty.

Helps was clerk of the wawa.
Viscose' Bridpoat and Delon& Da Plat, &MMUS in
Weibel& wise in attendances
The Queen, atooespaaled by Princess Leal" Prince
Leopold and Princess Beatrice, left the Outie this evening
at a quarter before 7 Oda* foe Balmoral.

Prism and Princess Milks sad Pries Vioior of
Schleswig Holstein met her Majesty at the railway station
in Windsor, and left in the royal train for Scotland.
The suite in attendance consisted of Lady Churchill, the
Han. Mary lAscelles, Major-Goma] Bier. Y. Biddulph,
E.C.8., Viscount Bridport, Sir William Jenner, the Bev.
B. Duckworth, sad Mr. &thl.
Lady Churchill has succeeded the Marchioness of Ely 53
Lady-in-Waiting.
Mr. (home Adams has had the honour of submitting to
her Majesty's inspection his bust of Lord Napier of
Magdala.

Deepatchee were received yesterday M the Colonial-
office from the Governor-General of Canada. M-
arinade were sent to the Governor-tiener►l of Canada.
A deputation frcm the guardians of the parish of St.
hisry. Nowinfton, consisting of Dr. Oortis, Dr. nit Mr.
Otway, Mr. Kidd, Mr. Williams, and Mr. J. Burger
(clerk), had an interview with the Earl of Devon, at the
office of tLe Poor-law Board, Whitehall, yesterday.

DEPARTURE OF THE QUERN FOR BALMORAL.

Yesterday evening at a quarter to seven o'clock,
her Majesty the Queen, with their Royal Highnesses,
Princeenes Louise and Beatrice, sad Prince Leopold, at-
tended by Lord Bridport, Sir T. M. Biddnlph, Lady
Churchill, the Hon. Miss Woollen, Miss Norel/e. Mrs.
Duckworth, Mr. Sail, &0., left Windsor Castle, en mete
for Balmoral Previous to leaving the palace, her Ma-
jesty held a council, which was attended by the Premier,
the Right Hon. B. Disraeli ; Lord Stanley, &a, and at
which the newly accredited minister of the United States
to this country was presented. Her Majesty, on quitting
the castle, drove to the Windsor station of the Great
Western Railway, where their Royal Highneasen Prince
and Princess Christian of Schleswig Holstein and Prince
Christian Victor had arrived. The public having, by the
courtesy of the railway authorities, been admitted to the
terminus, the platform was thronged by a large and Leshisin-
able assemblage of spectators. Many arrived at the station
early and remained there's considerabletiznebeforethe hour
fixed for th e myal departure. These whiled away the tinio by
inspecting the splendidly-equipped special train, with its
handsome and comfortable saloons. The royal train,
numbering some fourteen carriages, had been despatched
from the Eiseten station of the London snd North
Western Railway, under the care of Mr. Bore, the su-
perinteedeut of the carriage department, and reached
Windsor shortly alter two o'clock. Her Majesty and the
royal family, on alighting at the Windsor station, were
received by the principal officers of the Great Western
and London and North Western Railways, and the illus-
trious travellers at once took their seats Her Majesty
and Princess Louise occupied the royal saloon, which
was placed in about the sure of the train, and was the
seventh vehicle from the engine. Their Royal Highnesses
Prince end Princess Christian, with Prince Christian
Vic-
tor and the nurse, eat in a double saloon in front of the
Queen, between which and that occupied by their royal
highnenres was another double saloon containing the
Queen's personal servants. Behind her Majesty's saloon
was one with her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice,go-
verness and maid, while the next to that contained Prince
Leopold and his attendants. Sir T. M. Biddulph and
Lord Bridport had the next saloon. the directors and
Prince • • 's attendants riding in the adjoining
Queen
The rear of the train was brought up by the
QUOCII's fourgon and a break van. The rest of the car-
riages in trent of the royal ealooa were allotted to her
Majesty's dressers, page., and uppoe oarvanta. The
length of the royal train was 401 feet, not including the
engine, and the Queen's saloon and other carriages were
fitted throughout with Mr. Martin's system of electrical
communication between passengers and guards. The
train quitted the Windsor station at 6.60 p.m. under the
care of Mr. Tyrrell, the superintendent of the line, and
Mr. Allen. Bellatea will be reached aboutshalf-pest one
o'clock to-day. The Queen will then post by road to
Balmoral which will be reached in the course of the
afternoon. Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. Gordon were to
join the royal train at Perth, and ride in the saloon with
Lord Bridport and Sir T. Biddulph. Her Majesty will
remain for several weeks at Balmoral, and then return to
iiehor.

Field-Murshal the Duke of Cambridgr attended
at the Horse Guards yesterday, after his return from
Homburg and Paris.
The Earl and Countess Rumen have arrived at
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond-park, from a tour of
in Scotland.

The Countess of Cardigan has returned to Cowes
firm a lengthened cruise.

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and
Mn. lilailftone and family, leave Penmaeamawr, North
Wales, to-day, for Ilawarden Castle, Flintahire.

Lord Dalrymple, who is with the party visiting
Sir John Bearden, But., and the Right Hon. E. Hors-
man. M.P., at Olenfeebie, Ringusaie, N. 8., made his
,or,p ires.sai at deer-stalking on Thursday last, and killed
two stag'', one 17 and the other nearly 12 stone.
THE QUEEN AND DR. NORMAN MACLEOD.—
Her Majesty has kindly permitted Dr. Norman Macleod
to write a description of Scottish scenery for the illustrated
edition of " Our Lifa in the Highlands," which is soon to
appear.—Pea.
DEATH OF DOWAGER LADY BLOONFIELD.—Tho
Dowager Lady Bloomfield died on Saturday morning, at
her residence, at Rutland-gate, at the advanced age of 92.
The deceased lady wile the eldest daughter of Mr. John
Douglas, and married the late General Lord Bloomfield,
0.C.8., 0.C.R., in Sept. 1797, who received the thanks of
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for his services in tho
rebellion of 1798, and was for several years ambassador
to the court of Sweden, and who died 16th August, 1846,
by whom her ladyship had an only son, John, second
Lord Bloomfield, ambassador to the court of Vienna, and
two daughters.
DEATH OF AN AMERICAN ARTlST.—Charica
Loring Elliot, whose death at Albany on the 25th instant
has been announced, was one of the known of Ame-
rican portrait fuil6llc.'s His first experiment came near
'Deng at once die beginning and the eact of his carver, as
when a mere boy he narrowly escaped allocation by lock-
ing himself in his bedroom, with a portable furnace of
burning charcoal as his only companion, morder to paint
" The Burning of Moscow." brush was in constant
demand in his later years, and his death is traced to his
last exertion to finish a task quite beyond his strength.
In his last illness he had his pencil and palette by his side,
and as his mind wandered, visions of beautiful colours
passed before his eyes. His last effort was to carry his
pencil to his lips, as if to wet it ; be then made the fami-
liar motion with it in his fingers, as if he were painting,
and then fell into a stupor, from which be never recovered°
—Boehm didratiser. . .

LIFT AT A CAMP MELTINO.—The Boston Ad-
rerf4wr, describing the life of a camp meeting held near
Boston at the close of lust month, says :—" Bathing, which
has not as yet been prohibited, is a favourite recreation of
the ladies, and the costumes of the 'bathists' will equal in
ugliness anything ever seen at Cape May or Newport.
No mermaid or sea monster that the ingenuity of Barnum
ever devised can equal in hideousness the appearance of a
lady in full bathing costume, and she could be worshipped
without breaking the second commandment, for she is
not the ' likeness of anything that is in the heaven above,
or that is in the earth beneath, mr that is in the waters
ender the earth.' As I sat on the beach to-day watching
the gambols of • hundred Whirr** I inquired of an
old pilot if there was not danger to be feared
from sharks. Not a mite,' he replied ; ' not a
mite ; mater's been a shark seen liens, sir, eines
them creators,' pointing to the ladies, ' took to the
water—scared thorn all Nattier side of Gay Mead.' A
few benevolent individuals have erected cheap bulbs under
which a mall quantity of straw or salt hay has been
placed, and on which a man can sleep by paying 76 omits
a night. Those who have prejudices against fleas had
better sot take these cheap lodgings, as in a few days
these lively insects collect in great numbers. A large por-
tion of the soil of this island and Nantuckestt,, which is not
suited to the production of corn, is admirably adapted to
develops the capacities of the Ilea, and this wonderful
insect attains here his highest state of perfection. They
are eminently democratic in their tastes, and experiment
with equal Impertiabty on the aristocratic residents of
elegant cottages and the cook from Gay Head. During
camp mooting they are particularly busy, and a good deal
of uneasiness which is noticeable during divine service,
and which is often attributed to the dallier of the
preacher, is without doubt the work of the wicked (tun."

Floes (. as) inspect , , corps of cads's.
He is next to visit the port of Kiel and the naval
establishments there, afterwards proceeding by
Nemnunster and Bendaburg to Flensburg. On
Wednesday he will review the lath division near
the last-mused town, sad, the following day,
examine the redoubts at Duppel, pass on to
the Island of Alien, and arrive, through
Apenrade, at Tondarn. His Majesty will go
on Friday by Km= to Schleswig, and the
day after review the troops at leistelt. He is
to giro a grand banquet in the capital of the
duchies, and thence, travereing Bandsburg, reach
Alton& On Sunday he is to be at Hamburg, in
order, on the invitation of the Senate, to be pre-
sent at various fetes. Finally, his Majesty will
return to Berlin on the 21st. Throughout all this
journey Admiral Prince Adalbert and the Minister
of War, Count de Boon, will form part of the royal
party.

After visiting the Camp at Malone tho Emperor
of tho French is to meet Marshal Niel at tho Camp
Lannemeran to-morrow.

THE LAST WORDS OF THE EMPEROR.
The Journal des Moak, commenting on the
language attributed to the Emperor Napoleon on
his quitting the camp at Chalons, says :
We take the Meaty to observe that there are several
journals in Franoe, and that those which desire peace are
more numerous than those which resell up war. There
are doubtless journals which, whatever no language used
by the Emperor in the midst of his generals, would take
Advantage of it to beat the rappels, and to largo the refs-
quest of the Rhenish provisoes. But is it the independent
press that is distinguished for its martial ardour i'
The Indepeadanee Beige says :

The newspapers cannot but be flattered by the homage
rtndered to their power by the Emperor. Those of them
that are in favour of peace, that is to say, almost the
whole of them, will derive encouragement from it to
thwart in the most eoergetio manner the secret designs of
some perturbators of public order who wish to precipitate
Europe into a most terrible struggle. These designs exist
in regions where the destinies of France are decided,
and the combined efforts of all good men are
needed to countermine them. As for the Emperor,
himself, besides the misinterpretation to which his lan-
guage may be exposed, there are other reasons why in the
actual state of affairs he should be extremely reserved.
He has sufficiently indicated by previous speeches what
his sentiments are at least for the present. Aa no sove-
reign in the world will ever proclaim six months before-
hand that be intends to attack his neighbours, it is well
that the French people should be somewhat habituated to
mould its own destinies, instead of trying to fathom them
in the sentiments of him who governs it.

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THE NT OF SOVEREIGN 3.
Tlia King of Prussia proceeded yesterday to
,d Floes (Holstein) to inspeot the corps of cads's.