The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON. MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1868

to turn his attention elsewhere. If the Govern-
ment would really undertake the task of carrying
on the public works with energy they would give
it an impetus whose good effect would be
perceptible for long after, and when
courage and confidence were restored much might
be safely left to private enterprise. At present it
needs men of strong convictions and great patience
to wait for the fulfilment of their schemes, and to
force them on in the face of all difficulties and de-
lays. Under a better system the obstacles would
be less formidable, and the reward to be gained by
the man of public spirit would be less tedious and
uncertain. Let us hope that this timely surplus
inaugurates a more promising era for our Indian
empire, and certainly it can be no more wisely laid
out than in the execution of public works.

The visit of the Prince and Princess of WALES
to Ireland will in all probability be a decided suc-
cess, and it is difficult to do justice to the feeling
that prevails everywhere. The opportune arrival
of these illustrious personages: seems to be the pre-
vailing theme of conversation in all quarters, and
even those who until lately have been anything but
cordial in the matter seem now inclined to make the
most of it, and are gradually in some instances
coming over to the popular side of the question.
The Prince is desired by many to grant
an amnesty to political offenders, and then he may
do as he likes, for his popularity will be sure and
certain. Be this as it may, we feel sure that the
best results will follow on this visit, and that the
very fact of the Prince and Princess's appearance
among them will do more to allay disaffection than
the most active efforts that could otherwise be made.
Those who have the real interests of Ireland at
heart will feel this, and look beyond the bril-
liant programme laid out of balls, and such like
entertainments, to the effect produced upon the
minds of the people. We hope that the success
of this undertaking will be such that in future their
Royal Highnesses may more frequently gratify the
inhabitants of the Emerald Isle with their presence,
and if so all that can be hoped for will have been
effected. Anv change that puts aside the contem-
plation of the ♦exed subject of Fenianism is to be
welcomed, and more especially one of so attrac-
tive a nature as the present object of interest.

The Radicals of A merica must, we should ima-
gine, be disappointed at the progress of the
peachment Trial. It is true, that it has been hur-
ried on with complete disregard of the wishes of
the accused party, but the prosecution has received
several checks. In the first place, it must be mor-
tifying to them to find the Democrats gaining
ground on every election, since it affords proof that
the country at large does not look upon their pro-
ceediLgs with much favour. The manifest deter-
mination of the Chief Justice that the PRESIDENT
shall have a fair hearing, and that the trial
shall be conducted in compliance with esta-
blished constitutional forms, instead of in the
reckless and partisan manner desired by STEVENS
and his friends, has also been the occasion of some
rebuffs to the Radical leaders. Then, again, the
Senate, on a division, supported the Chief-Justice
in his claim to Judicial authority, and thus the
plans of the prosecution were interfered with. The
evidence, too, is not what the Radicals would wish.
General 'Thomas, who was examined as a witness
on Saturday, deposed that Mr. JOHNSON never
ordered him to • take forcible possession
of the War-office, which, it will be remembered,
was one of the greatest of the charges brought
against the PRESIDENT. By the Union mail
steamer, too, we learn that on a question of rules
being raised the Senate sustained the Chief Jus-
tice in giving the casting vote, although in some
other points they overruled his decisions. Subpcenas
have been served on SEWARD, APCULLOCII, WELLS,
BROWNING, and others, so that the trial will rather
increase than diminish in interest as it proceeds.

LATEST INTELL MENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAUS.)

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

GIBRALTAR, April 12.

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CORRESFO:DENCE FROM PARIE.

(Fflo3l OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, SUNDAY' April 12.
The Emperor may well say that " When I speak of
peace, they make themselves ready for war." It is now
universally admitted that the famous article in the Con-

stitutionncl, declaring that France fully armed was the
best guarantee of peace, and that if there was to be a
geners-.1 disarmament other countries must set the example
—was inspired, if not actually written, by the Emperor.
Whatever effect it was intended to produce, it cer-
tainly has not strengthened the faint hope that there
was of maintaining peace. The Opposition journals,
while earnestly deprecating war, consider it almost
inevitable, and plainly tell the Emperor that he is
doing himself and the country incalculable injury by for-
bidding the press to speak freely, and by trusting so
implicitly to the votes and speeches in the Chambers. Thus,
M. Peyrat, of the Avenir National, who was lately impri-
soned for an article that (lid not please the authorities,
while asking what is to be gained by war, believes that the
demand made by France after the battle of Sadowa for
the cession of Mayence and Landau, which was rejected
by Bismarck, was only adjourned by the Emperor because
he was not ready to enforce it, and that ever since then he
has been pushing on his armaments with the view of
renewing his application. M. Peyrat does not see where
France is to look for allies. Meanwhile, Prussia is pre-
paring for the struggle ; and the Avenir National replies to
the reassuring articles of the semi-official papers by quoting
a short paragraph from the Mayence Gazette, to the effect
that great quantities of powder are being transported from
Mayence to Wiesbaden, and large numbers of guns to
Cassel, and that " generally there is a great movement in
artillery." Nevertheless, the Etendard declares, " We do
not believe in the probability of war. War is not in the
interests of civilisation nor of France, nor of the dynasty
which conducts its destinies."
At length the Government has given notice of three out
of the five elections to the Corps L6gislatif. They will
take place on May 2 and 3, and it is to be hoped that the
pfficial candidates will have completed their arrangements
by that time. In the two other constituencies the neces-
sary preparations have not been made for securing the
right men, and so the notices have not been issued.
Good Friday was observed by the Imperial party going
to the chapel of the Tuileries. The Empress, who was in
the deepest mourning, in observance of the day, was
dressed in an immense veil - mantle, attached to
a kind of Spanish mob - cap, from whence her
hair escaped in profusion. The Emperor was in
a frock-coat. All the persons invited to be present were
n mourning, and most of the ladies had large mantles,
whose ample folds almost concealed their dresses. It was
remarked that scarcely any men took part in the service.
The Bishop of Vannes was the preacher, and he preached on
the Passion. Before the sermon the organ played the
Vexilla Regis (" the royal banners forward go"), and after
the sermon the choir chanted the Miserere, their Majesties
and the Prince Imperial kneeling. The service com-
menced at nine, and lasted only forty minutes.
It used to be the fashion for all female Paris to display
its toilette in the Longchamps on Maunday Thursday, and
even on Good Friday, and the Bois de Boulogne used then
to be crowded with carriages. The custom seems to be
dying out snore and more every year. This year there
were fewer riders and walkers than on ordinary days.
Whether this was due to greater devotion or to the bitter
cold weather, I will not undertake to say.
The Bishop of Orleans is just now being well abused in
the Paris journals. Some little time ago Mgr. Dupanloup
made a fierce attack upon the attempts to improve the
education of women, which is surely much needed.
Since then he has become prominent by compelling a
doctor who had been guilty of promul;ating materialistic
views, to undergo a fresh examination for his diploma,
although he had been regularly qualified. He has now
written " A Letter to a Cardinal," in which he returns to
his first subject, and expresses his indignation at the idea
of girls being taught by male professors, the result of
which will be that France will become a nation of impious
people, such as has never yet been seen beneath the sun.
The journalists ask, Are not the priests, then, men ? The
bishop has no objection to their teachings.
The Papal Nuncio here has denied the authenticity of
the letter from the Pope to the Emperor of Austria pub-
lished by the London International. You will remember
that I stated my belief that it was spurious. Ido not
know if the statement by the same paper that M. Pinard,
our Minister of the Interior, is about to relieve the Society
of St. Vincent de Paul from the restrictions under which
it was placed some years ago, is better founded.
A private letter from Rome received in Paris has caused
some sensation. It states that nearly all the French
bishops and a large number of the Paris clergy have
written, some to the Cardinals, others to the Pope, ex-
pressing their satisfaction at the fact that the Archbishop
of Paris has not been made a cardinal.

The Government contemplate abolishing the silver five•
franc pieces. They ar: terribly cumbersome, and I believe
no one will regret them. Yet it is but about a dozen years
since the gold five-franc pieces were first introduced, and
if you happened to possess one it was almost impossible to
change it, so unpopular were these handy little coins.
A large number of Americans living in France are making
applications to be relieved from the Conscription, on the
ground of their nationality.
The passport system between France and Italy is main-
tained with exceeding rigour. A large number of Italian
emigrants for America have been turned back on thy
Franco-Italian frontier, because of some irregularity is
their visas. As these people are very poor, the matter is a
serious one for them, and it is exciting the attention of
the Italian Government.

By a singular coincidence the morning papers announce
simultaneously the deaths of the Marquis of Salisbury and
the Maharajah of Mysore. By the one event Lord Cran•
borne succeeds to the peerage, and by the other, the young
prince in whose interests Lord Cranborne took decisive
Steps when Secretary of State for India will also succeed
to his father's dignity.

For the representation of Clitheroe, a borough in Lanca-
shire, Mr. C. S. Roundel', the secretary to the Jamaica
Royal Commission, offers himself as a candidate. Mr.
Fort, the present member, is not in good health, and in
anticipation of his retirement Mr. Roundel' has come
forward. He declares for the disestablishment and equit-
able disendowment of the Irish State Church. In educa-
tion generally be advocates "the golden rule of perfect
religious equality " and " authoritative provision through-
out the country of primary schools sufficient in number
and efficient in quality ; the enforced application of school
endowments to purposes of public educational utility ; and
the opening and extending to the nation the benefits of
our colleges and national universities."
EASTER SUNDAY IN LONDON. The weather
was bitterly cold, and the sky was covered with
clouds throughout the day. Nevertheless, the number
of pleasure-takers was very large. The churches were
crowded. In those where there is more or less of Ritual,
there were four celebrations of the Holy Communion,
beginning at 5.30 a.m., and attended by a very large
number of communicants, except, perhaps, at the mid-day
celebration, when only a few persons out of the immense
congregations communicated. It had been announced
by the Pall Mall Gazette of Saturday evening that
in consequence of an appeal having been lodged by
Mr. Martin against Sir R. Phillimore's judgment,
the defendants had resolved to withdraw their ac-
ceptance of that judgment, and to adopt a
more advanced Ritual than they had ever used
before. This statement helped to swell the enormous con-
gregation at St. Alban's, but those who expected anythin*
extraordinary in the service were, happily, disappointed.'
The clergy did not exhibit the pettiness with which they
had been credited, and the rites which had been discon-
tinued on the previous Sunday were not renewed. For in-
stance, there was no elevation, nor was the bell rung at the
consecration of the elements, nor was incense used. The
decorations were more elaborate than tasteful, and the
clergy wore amber-coloured satin vestments, richly
embroidered with figures of the saints, instead of the white
vestments usually worn on great festivals. There was a
procession with banners at the commencement of
the service ; conspicuous among them one representing
the Virgin standing on a crescent moon, and crowned with
stars. The sermon was probably the very worst ever
delivered. The preacher was the well-known Mr. Orby
Shipley, editor of the two volumes of " The Church and
the World." After performing some arithmetical feats
which would have puzzled even a Colenso, he proceeded
to make a fierce attack upon the Pall Mall Gazette, to the
open amusement of many of the congregation who could
not refrain from laughing, and the disgust of many more
who had come in the hope of having their thoughts
directed to the great subject of the day, instead of being
made assistants in an unseemly controversy with a news-
paper. The impatience of the audience was visibly mani-
fested as the preacher continued his tirade of three quarters
of an hour. The service lasted more than three hours. At
St. Barnabas, Pimlico, the congregation tilled every seat and
aisle half an hour before the commencement of the service.
At St. Lawrence's, Gresham-street, the Bishop of Cape-
town preached in the morning, and the Bishop of Oxford
in the evening. At Westminster Abbey, Dean Stanley
preached both sermons. At SL Paul's the Bishop
of Ripon preached the last of the series of special
Sermons under the dome for the season. The robust and
handsome prelate, the very picture of health, presented a
strange contrast to the Good Friday preacher, Mr. Liddon,
whose worn face bore token of severe suffering, and who
was compelled to take constant doses of sal-volatile in
order to support himself throughout his eighty minutes'
sermon.