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LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1868.

to turn his attention elsewhere. If the Govern-
ment would really undertake the talc 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.

This is the grand day for the Volunteer Review,
and many regard it as one of the chief entertain-
ments of the year. A particular interest attaches
itself to this affair, as it has gone on for so many
years, to-day being the ninth time of its celebra-
tion, and as yet there are no signs of its coming to
an end. It is a very good way to select different
places for this ceremonial, because the scene of
excitement is thus changed, and the capabilities of
various towns are better judged of. The present
point of honour is Portsmouth, and every year will
see that of all the places which are chosen this is
the most likely to be of service. Not that there
is any probability even of this, but of course it is
more in the doctrine of chances than Wimbledon or
Guildford, or even Brighton or Dover. Unfortu-
nately some obstacles presented themselves in the
way of carrying out this project at first, but, these
being happily disposed of, it is to be hoped that
nothing will mar the success of the affair or inter-
fere with the enjoyment of the numerous spectators.
Portsmouth has done its best in the way of hospi-
tality, and the Volunteers have no reason to com-
plain of their reception. Gaiety is the order of the
day,and the rapid increase of arrivals has increased the
exertions and called forth the energies of those who
welcome their gallant guests. No deficiency of
numbers is looked for, and there is every reason to
hope that to-day will witness a brilliant spectacle of
military prowess. It must be remembered that

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. Any change that puts aside the contem-
plation of the vexed subject of Fenianism is to be
welcomed, and more especially one of so attrac-
tive a nature as the present object of interest.

there is more in view than the making of a gala-day
of these affairs, for it is of consequence that im-
provement should take place in a military sense,
and that our Volunteers should not only keep up
their prestige, but should at the same time increase
their efficiency, and add to their capabilities of ser-
vice. We are very glad on every account that to-
day is to witness some regular manceuvres, and not
to present a mere march-past to the thousands
of spectators, who appear so constantly on
all these occasions. It has been suggested by some
that it would be a good plan to have the Volun-
teers moved to their scene of action on the Satur-
day prior to the Review, and very likely it might
be so ; and this will form a suitable subject of con-
templation for next year ; but as things are now we
must be content with what has been done, and make
the best of it if we are not perfectly satisfied. At
any rate, it is something to know that the Easter
Monday Review is an established fact, and that no

great drawback has taken place in its arrangements.
We trust that it may continue a certain thing, and
be looked upon as a great national holiday, for it
is of consequence that the Continental nations
should find out that the English are not a nation of
shopkeepers, but are resolved to be ready for any
emergency that may arise in the changing events
of the day. Mere talking will not keep up the
spirit of an undertaking of this kind, and all that
can be said or written in the most eloquent style,
or in the most emphatic manner, will never impress
the public or interest the force like a

day of this kind. Its annual recurrence is
the very thing most adapted to sustain the

The Radicals of America 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-
ceediugs 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. Subpoenas
have been served on SEWARD, APCULLOCII, WELLS,
BROWNING, and others, so that the trial will rather
increase than diminish in interest as it proceeds.

TILE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Itassilia, Captain Babot, arrived here this
morning, bringing the heavy portion of the above
mails, 146 passengers, 13 packages of specie, value
£3,500, also 1,700 packages of cargo, including
1,230 bales and cases of silk, value £98,000.
The Massilia experienced fine weather through-
out the passage. On the 7th, off Cape Itoca, she
spoke the steamer Morocco, of Glasgow, and on
the 10th, off Ushant, the mail steamer Shannon and
ship Sarah Williams, of Carnarvon.
Her Majesty's ships Crocodile, Simoom, Psyche,
French ship Andromaque, and Italian steamer
Messina, were at Alexandria ; and at Malta her
Majesty's ships Caledonia, Hibernia, Lord Clyde,
Arethusa, Endymion, Caradoc, Tyrian, Wizard,
German steamer Hertha, and Egyptian steamer
Mehemet Ali.

success already achieved, and to point to future and
still greater undertakings. A review of this kind
is a sign that cannot be overlooked by the most

distant, and contains a meaning that the dullest must
recognise. We may then rejoice that this year has
not seen any appearance of falling off; but that
the spirit which led to the creation of the Volunteer
force, and has witnessed it through the trying test of
years, still flourishes and gives promise of continu-
ance in its prestine strength, so as to be ready to
grapple with the difficulties and overcome the ob-
stacles that must arise in the course of time.

GIBRALTAR, April 6.

The seasonable rains which have fallen are said
to have been of immense benefit in the adjoining
district, where they are considered as having almost
secured the certainty of an abundant harvest. At
Tangier also fine rains have fallen, with the pros-
pect of a good harvest. The price of wheat at Tan-
gier had fallen one-fifth.

It is not very often that financiers have the plea-
sant office of disposing of a surplus whea they have
been anticipating a deficiency. This, however, is
the case in India, where the Budget just presented
by Mr. MASSEY to the Supreme Council shows a
surplus of £1,700,700. Better still, there is reason
to hope that the improvement is permanent, since
the estimated expenditure for 1868-69 is £49,613,350,
giving a surplus of over two millions. These esti-
mates, it is true, are entirely exclusive of the large
amount which it is proposed to expend on public
works. Such outlay is pretty sure within a short
space of time to repay itself tenfold. The irriga..
Lion works, more especially in a country like India,
are certain to return a rich harvest, and had they
been pushed forward with due vigour ten or twenty
years ago India would now be in a very different
position. The outlay on public works will doubtless
every year return a higher rate of interest. With the
interior of the country opened up to commerce and
enterprise, and with the increase of the exports and
imports, the Exchequer will soon be sensible of the
beneficial effects of public works. Railways and
high roads and canals will diminish the terrors and
inconveniences and costs of a journey from the coast
to the interior, and vice versa, while those who re-
member the published statistics of the Godavery
Water Works will be readily convinced of the profit
to be looked for from more extensive irrigation. We
are very glad that Mr. MASSEY has resolved to turn
his surplus to such good account, and we trust that
the works will be prosecuted with spirit and deter-
mination. Between the supineness of Anglo-Indians
and the circumlocution inseparable from a divided
authority there has been much valuable time lost in
India. Works are often talked about, and some-
times even set on font, but they go on languidly,
and are often at a standstill for years together.
The projectors arc disappointed because they do
not at once reap the rewards only obtainable
after vigorous and uninterrupted labour.
Their energies begin to flag and the whole of the
undertaking droops. The many useful works, too,
are stopped for the want of money, as has recently
been the case with the Irrigation Company. These
failures or disappointments, if they occur to private
companies, naturally hinder other companies from
forming, and induce the speculator and capitalist

The Board of Health of Gibraltar has reduced
the quarantine on arrivals from the Riff coast and
'Tetuan to seven days of observation, admitting to
free pratique arrivals from all other ports of
Morocco.

The British vessels, schooners James Herbert,
from Newport ; Princess Helena, from Glasgow ;
Dear Lass, from Swansea ; James Stonard, from
Cardiff ; industry, from Newcastle ; Arrow, from
Liverpool; Ripple, from Poole; William Owen,
from Cardiff; Gwalia, from Cardiff; Margaret, from
Cardiff ; Harry Herbert, from Swansea ; Alfred,
from Swansea ; Alberta, from Cardiff ; Janet,
from Swansea ; John and Mary, from Cardiff ;
Tullochgorum, from Newcastle; steamer, Livorno,
from Glasgow ; Peninsula, from London ; Wash-
ington, from Shields ; Cobden, from Middlesbro' ;
May Queen, from Grimsby ; Egyptian, from Liver-
pool ; Garrison, from Cardiff ; Blonde, from
Grimsby ; Ceylon, from Southampton ; Clotilda,
from Cardiff ; Latona, from London ; Charles
Mitchell, from Newcastle ; barque Augeni, from
Nei/port ; brigs Londesbarough, from Cardiff ;
Jewel, from Cardiff ; Orontes, from Liverpool ; and
barque Sovereign, from Newport, have arrived
here. - . - _ _

Exchange—London, 90 days' date, 49} to 9-16 ;
Paris, sfr. 22c. ; Marseilles, sfr. 22e. ; Madrid,
eight days' sight, I per cent. dis. ; Cadiz and
Seville, par to dis. ; Malaga, dis. ; Ahne and
Alicantria, die. ; Valencia, par ; Barcelona, par
to I prem.

THE TICHBORNE BARONETCY.—There is reason
to believe that this extraordinary affair will be
settled soon, as a bill in Chancery has been filed by the
guardians of the infant baronet, Sir J. A. D. Tichborne,
against the claimant to the estates, for a receiver to be
appointed for the collection and preservation of the goods
and effects which belonged to the late Dowager Lady
Tichborne. The claimant has just purchased a house at
New Alresford, close to the Tichborne estates, the fur-
nishing of which is now being completed, and when
finished the claimant will enter thereon. The long delay
in the time has been caused, to a certain extent, by the
necessity of obtaining evidence from Australia, but the
commissioner appointed to visit that country has now
returned.

EMBASSY AND CONSULAR HOUSES.—The estimates
before the House of Commons propose votes of £6,000 to-
wards £lO,OOO required for the erection of an embassy house
at Therapia ; £B,OOO towards £20,000, the amount of the
estimate for a - new house for her Majesty's mission at
Tehran ; a second sum of £40,000 towards £179,382 for
consular buildings in China; and £15,000 for consular
buildings in b-pan.

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

LATEST INTELLMENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

GIBRALTAR, April 12.

The Nyanza, with the heavy portion of the above
mails, leaves at 10 p.m. to-day ; all well. She may
be looked for at Southampton about the 17th inst.
OUTWARD INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN, AND

CORRESPO_DENCE FROM PARIF.

(FROM 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.
stitutionnel, declaring that France fully armed was the
best guarantee of peace, and that if there was to be a
genenl 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 did 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 Ldgislatif. They will
take place on May 2 and 3, and it is to be hoped that the
official 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
es frock-coat. All the persons invited to be present were
in 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 op
the Passion. Before the sermon the organ played th 9
Vexilla Regiß (" the royal banners forward go"), and after
the sermon the choir chanted the Illiserere, their Majesties
and the Prince Imperial kneeling. The service corn.
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 they
to be crowded with carriages. The custom seems to be
dying out more 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 promulgating 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 are terribly cumbersome, and 1 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 the
Franco-Italian frontier, because of some irregularity is.
their visas. As these people are very poor, the matter is
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. Bounden, 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 retireolent Mr. Bounden 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 numbe
and efficient in quality ; the enforced application of schoo
endowments to purposes of public educational utility ; an
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 discos-
tinned 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. Darnabas, Pimlico, the congregation filled 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 St. 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'
fieXl3loll.