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C.-110:ite 1r —Mottling, ell ..Atterno4,n, tat. FCII. 'ES et BIRTII4, ARRIAGE4, aOl 17T14. ar' tr.•eive,! mill 12 o'cloCd hr insertion same e rnirr. .114 e, Ss. A SECOND EDITION of the EXPRESS, CONTAINING The Latest Fareibm Telegrams ; the Latest City ; Railway, Mining, and other Sha-es ; Spotting, and General Intelligence, IS PUPLISHID EVERY EVENING. LONDoN, TUESDA Y, _3/.1 Y 12. THE EARL oh' $ll.-IFTE4BURY ON TILE (lit:Rill op ENGLAND. THE Ear! of SHAFTESBURY is a man whom those who do not like must Mill respect. His views are often narrow, and the language which he sometimes employs with respect to his opponen+P, whom he is too apt to regard as the enemies of G.' , and man, because they are not the adherents of Lord SH A rrENtx PA, would often justify remon strance and censure. A year or two at he described the work called " E,:ce Homo," a volume in which men :,s reli, ions and ra-thodo as himself here ion, and which Mr. (.; LAllsroN has thought worthy of elaborate and deferentiai astaly,4is and warns eulogy, hi.vii; been vomited 07.: of the .laws of hell. It pleased Lord g 1 AI I r• 4 11 . 1:11 . to assume that, than g% the ini!.rint of M. mu ttN and co. on the t ‘ollllfle, tr.IC Wen: SATAN The a+ss:: led author might pos.:lid:. i.e ready to ex claim, with the heretic at Prague, who saw the 3,0111:tu painfully carrying the fag g , a which was to hcl:t to burn him to de nth. tr, Niolrfa -,,. t •G..t0 , . The merits or demerits of the wore, of %%hie!' we have spoken are not a topic fur these columns. We have referred to the subject simply to illustrate the perfervid temper by which Lord sIIAFTP..I:I:RY is moved, and which, while i m p e lli ng hi m to some questionable savings, has iuul.•uhtedly animated hiiii to many noble and I.seful acts. In his regard for men's souls he has not forgotten their bodies. He has united a supreme concern for their spiritual interests, with a lively regard for their material well-being. The short-time principle, which has made a new and more vigorous race of the artisans of our ntanufac urring counties, and which has left its marks on their physicel condition, showing itself :n the more erect stature, the 'stronger frame, the firmer step, the more open and healthy countenance of the operative classes, was mainly his wo r k. It i s but one of many good deeds which will 14:ye to the name of Seat - resistive a reputation as lasting as that which it derives from the great, though un scrupulous, politician who first bore it, the '• daring pilot" of DI:II,EN's verse, and from the celebrated author of the " Char ictiristics." Lord SnArritaat:RY has added moral and Christian dignity to the honours of a lino of illustrious intellectual, as well as of emven timally noble, origin. He has not been ashamed to der..ite himself to labours on which " society " and cultivation sometimes look askance. lyti must take the best gifts, subject to tV4, conditions ittl-r which they are offered to us. I bori 6dAFTIPABURY ba,i more breadth of view, he might have had lees energy of action. A certain degtiee of narrowness semis indispensable to intensity,_ 1f . !..e were able more thoroughly 5o approve of all that Lor I S/141 FTESitt has said, the records of his a.:ts might be a record less worthy of admiration and applause. Such a man as he has a right to be judged by his deeds and not by his words. still lie deeds give his words importuner and maink their extravagance or errors misleading to thou sands, who justly venerate the scares whence they oome. What has preceded will show the motive which leads us to comment on and the spirit in which w• dasire to criticise some opinions to which Lord F FSZSBURY has lately given expression with re spect to the condition of the Church of England. The Record of last night reports a speech delivered by him at a meeting of the Church Pastoral Aid Society held at St. James's-hall. Lord SuarressußY there gave utterance to the most gloomy views with respect to the future of the Church of England. On a former occasion he had declared that its disestablishment—(a topic which is perfectly irre levant, since it is not seriously contemplated by any considerable number of persons)—would surely lead to the triumph of the Roman Catholic Church in this country. At St. James's-hall, however, Lord SuirrEssuity did not present in a very favourable light the effects of the system which he is desirous of maintain ing. " The Church of England," he said, "is in a state of the greatest peril. She is in " danger of crumbling into the dust, and that " not through the vigour of external attack, but " through the corruption of her internal con " dition." If this be so, what, we are constrained to ask, has union with the State done for her ? Could she be worse if disestablished than she is, accord ing to Lord SHAFTESBURY'S description, when established I " I firmly believe," his lordship goes on to say, "that if the Church of England had " been true to herself she might have stood like the " rock of Gibraltar against every effort of man, and " against all the beating of the waves and of the ele " ments." By "true to herself," Lord SHA ETES BU R Y probably means, restricted to the Evangelical party, for he proceeds to attribute the danger which besets her to the fact that she is divided against " herself, " and that the co-existence within her pale of Neology and Ritualism has produced a general indifference to her fate. So far from " indifferentists," as Lord SILO-M -EI:RV calls them, or the advocates of comprehension as they would call themselves, being the enemies of the Establishment, and desiring "to get " rid of the thing altogether," they are Itg sirohgil.t rfttdtca oie. Dean . S TANLEY is a conspicuous example. The Establishment is defended by men of this school, because it includes every phase of Christian belief, from the confines of Romanism to the bordersof Germanism. Mr. DIS RAELI, who eulogises in the same breath the great services of the High Church party and the equal services of the Low Church party, in doing so only reflects the general mind of politicians. He approves of ecclesiastical parties, and advocates the principle of Church Establishments on the ground, among others, that it enables them to exist together in the same communion. Ac cording to Lord Suseressuitv, the evil has struck deep roots. " I venture to say that thousands and " tens of thousands of persons in this country " who, a few years ago, would have hazarded "everything for the Church of England, or done "anything in their power to serve her, would " not now walk across this room to save " her from the peril that surrounds her. I " am not speaking now without authority. A short " time ago I received a letter from a man, •' who, above all others, knows the feelings of the people of Yorkshire—a sturdy, determined . " race of men, who are, with many others, now " about to be admitted, at all events a large portion "of them, to the exercise of the franchise. This letter, which was written only a few days since, is " to this effect Ten years ago I could in this •' ' populous district have pointed to thousands " ' and tens of thousands who would have sacri " freed their lives for the maintenance of the " Established Church ; but now, owing to the • prevalence of Ritualism on the one hand, •' and of Neology on the other '—and let me here say that I endorse his remarks, and the connivance of many of the bishops at " those two abominations, such an effect hasbeen " produced on the minds of the people of this " district that Ido not believe fifty persons could " be brought together for the purpose of main " ' taining the rights and privileges of the Estab " fished Church.' " This fearful state of things has happened while the Church of England has been in the enjoyment of her rights and privileges ; it has happened in spite of SHAFTESBURY Bishops and of the bestowal of preferment on the confuters of Bishop Cott:Ns() and of the Essayists and Reviewers. We believe that Lord SHAFTESBURY very much exagge rates the state of things which he pourtrays ; and that it springs not from the spread of indifference, but from the growth of zeal. High Church, Low Church, and Broad Church are all in earnest, and earnestness manifests itself in diversity of opinion and in conflict. In proportion as men are eager for the essence, they will not care for the acci dence. If they attach secondary importance to the secular rights and privileges of the Church, it is because, in many cases, they attach primary importance to its spiritual functions. We believe that establishment has not produced the evils which Lord SHA FTESBURY pour tra) s; and that disestablishment would not produce those which he sometimes predicts. The question of the relations of the Church to the State is not religious but political. It is not fur divines but for statesmen. The union between the two suits the social conditions of England, and is in harmony with popular feeling. So long as it continues to do so, the Church Establishment will remain. When it ceases to do so, if that should ever happen, the connexion will be broken. But in either case the Church will discharge its spiritual office as we believe, in spite of detractors within its own border, it is now doing, with a zeal and a success which need not fear comparison •cith those of any other Christian communion. THE EXPRESS,, TUESDAY "BEDOUIN" JOURNALISM. Mr Saturday Review has always professed to he independent in politics. Recently ; how ever, its leaning towards the party of re action has been perceptible. Whatever Earl RUSSELL said was foolish, whatever Mr. IL AD STON6 did was wrong. An apology was at hand to justify the action of the Tory party, yet a marked exception was made in the ease of Mr. DisaA ELI. His slips and failings have been pointed out and enlarged upon with gusto. While acting Atte part of s literary . Bedouin,. the No: , (JAY has evinced . i fonthiesi for attacking certain nun, ratls'er than .others.. Eieuhtlesit this is true of, the wild Arab of the desert ; for s% idle his hand 'is turnell against every loan, still these'l may be certain men who are even more obnatiotie to him than their fellows. The alligator is reams. to diiie off human flesh, but prefers the flavour of the flesh of the dark-skinned man. At pink, sent, the Saturday is as perplexed as the Ministry. It cannot support the Tory side, because to do this would be to aid Mr. 81"r :Z I Bassani) . .or can lb 'find , to aP119. 1 4 either in • the lane or of W. Okanwrosa. For the saoment, the alfsl of the Ministry and the loader of tp Qpposition are reviled in equally strong lanisage. The former is charged with every sin of which a minister can be guilty. He is accused of pre , ferring " the brief enjoyment of the spendthrift "to the permanent influence which ought to be " the object of ambition to his party." It is said of him that on his shoulders lies the blame of producing a scandalous scene in the House last week, owing to his firing a " parting shot " at the resolutions of his opponent. He is un sparingly censured for likening the Opposition to a " gang of robbers," and for employing language, which, whether justifiable or not in the mouths of other men, was wholly im proper in the mouth of a prime minister. In deed, nothing could be more scathing than the rebuke addressed to Mr. DISRAELI in large type, unless it be the abuse which, in small type, is levelled against Mr. GLADSTONE. The leader of the Opposition is overwhelmed with opprobrium because he exemplifies in his own person all the bad qualities of an incapable and pretentious statesman. Ho "is master of everything but " himself." The condition of affairs was such as to give him " the greatest advantage he ever had, " because it plunged Mr. DISRAELI deeper into that " seething mud of humiliation which it was thought "he had fathomed." All he had to do was to remain inactive. Instead of this, Mr. GLADSTONE, " by temper, gesture, and language, showed that " there was one person who loved office more than " Mr. Disitarit, and that one person was Mr. " GLADSTONE himself." When counselling the reduction of national expenditure, he merely " let off the rest of his ill temper." His "nib " bling at the estimates on Monday only showed " the cast of temper in which some people indulge " when, annoyed by things in general, they box the ears of the first small boy they meet." A change, however, came over him on Tuesday. In place of being " solemn and querulous," he was then "only incoherent and beside himself." We need not multiply quotations ; the foregoing are fair examples of what is to be found in abundance by all who desire to witness how reck lessly those can write whose personal hatreds are inextinguishable. It is customary for the Salto-day to chastise contemporaries who in this country or the United States are con sidered to overstep the conventional limits of fair and judicious criticism. Those who may have felt aggrieved may now have their revenge ; for they can retaliate on their censor by quoting from his own columns specimens of writing as objectionable as any which have ever appeared in a journal professedly free from party spirit, and desiring to be regarded as a pattern of refinement. - - - - TILE N.4VY ESTIMATES. AN increase of ten thousand pounds—a de crease of men and an increase in officers--a gra dual and satisfactory substitution of iron•clads for wooden ships—and a certain prospect of our costly foreign squadrons being reduced—are the broad conclusions to be derived from the debate on the Navy Estimates last night. Mr. CORRY'S minute departmental knowledge was perceptible through out his exhaustive speech ; Lord HENRY LENNOX indulged in a little fling at Mr. SEELY'S famous pigs ; and Sir JOHN HAY dexterously pointed out the difference between proposing and implying an increase to the officers of Marines. But the point of most importance iii Mat the policy of the Admiralty has changed since Sir JOHN PARINOTON'S translation, and that the members of the present Board are content to tread in the footsteps of their predecessors on the great question of armour-clads. Six new ships of this class are to be built this year, and the two wooden ones in course of construction are evidently unwelcome legacies from the late First Lord. The reductions which must follow in the train of Mr. GLADSTONE'S out spoken condemnation of the practice of keeping up expensive squadrons at foreign stations ; and the immediate economy refused to Mr. CHILDERS, both point to the work before the Parliament of the future. The Opposition amendment was lost last night not upon its merits, but from the simple impossibility of making our guardians of the public purse sacrifice private engagements to plain untempting duty. With a moderately full house Mr. Cnnotats's motion for reduction would have been certainly carried, and the result is that the nation is fined sixty thousand pounds because a number of honourable gentlemen prefer social enjoyment to the dry details of figures and facts. With a Government prone to expense, and a Parliament bent upon ease, an annual increase in the estimates is as much the product of natural causes as sunshine in summer, or flowers in spring. AMERICAN TRAVELLER:4. MUSEUM. happiness 6", than progvessthi. belief 'Sin t 4 4 1)."11 as lab sum taw to s h ow at the tap ,. a thtA 1 This Deeming an alinunt wee published of the h e has eneeelled a good deal hime s uAj e r - l ia i se' =id 'spindling Of the British Museum, and of the charges and expenses for the eneuing y that hie readers will prefer to ain in the same wlit tenter with other facts relating to the institution ear, to . , and =Online when it is over. The amount vented lest year ,wending to the prey!- ,toes al the appropriation act was 99,6211., and the total receipts. including this sum, and the votes for selablidnent, buildings, to., was 126,7641. 17s. 6d. The actual expenditure of the year amounted to 100,638/. 10s. 3d., leaving a balance in hand on the 31st March, of 26,1164 is. 3d., of which 25,8461. He. 4d. was deposited In the Bank of England. The estimated expenditure of the ensuing year la 99,3801., which la a net increase of 3,9341. on the estimates of last year. The total number of persons admitted to view the gene ral collections during the year 1867 (exclusive of reader.). was 445,036, which was in excess of the number in any year since 1862, when the attractions offered by the second great exhibition brought a large influx of visitors to the metropolis, and the number of admissions to the British Museum was 896,077. The number of volumes added to the library during the year, including books of music and volume' of newspaper., amounted to 32.645, of which 2,066 were presented, 5,609 were received in pursuance of the laws of English copy right, 350 were received under the International Copyright Treaties, and 15,979 were acquired by purchase. Among the noteworthy acquisitions of this department during the year is a collection of nearly 200 volumes of Spanish plays and poetry, mostly of the 16th and 17th centuries, pre sented to the museum by Mr. H. F. Chorley, in accordance with the will of his brother, Mr. John Rutter Chorley. The value of the collection is enhanced by the numerous bibliographical notes of its late possessor, drawn up in the Spanish language. Amongst the most interesting of the Oriental manu scripts acquired during the year are an Arabic papyrus, dated a.n., 133 (A.D. 750) one of the earliest specimens of Arabic writing ; a Hebrew service book of the fifteenth century, with grotesque initials, and a Coptic papyrus of the eighth century. Amongst the objects acquired by the department of Oriental antiquities are the royal signet cylinder of Ilgi, son of tinikh, who reigned in Lower Babylonia about the year 2,050 n.c., and a cylinder of Chaldean workmanship, having the Persian name Nandakhya, inscribed in cuneiform over the original de vice at an interval of at least 1,500 years after its first engraving. The department of Greek and Roman antiquities appears also to have been greatly enriched during the year. Amongst the contributions is a skull sculptured in marble, rather larger than nature, found in the ruins of one of the palaces of Tiberius at Capri. This skull, which appears to belong to the best period of the Greek art, seems to have been carefully modelled from nature, certain abnor mal peculiarities of the original being exactly re produced. Tna statement is being confidently circulated by members of the Tory party that a defeat of the Government on Thursday by the adoption of Mr. Hussar's motion on the Boundary Bill would be followed by the announcement on Friday of a dis solution. We do not gather, however, that this step would be approved by the supporters of the Ministry, who would greatly prefer Mr. Disitaam's resignation. If Mr. RIDDiReB motion be premed, it is highly desirable in the Liberal interest that there should not only be a majority in its favour, but that it should be as large as possible, and include all sections of the party. Everyone interested in politics recognises the ex treme importance of the Boundary Bill. if carried it would determine the character of the representa tion for very many years, and the Conservatives no doubt think it worth while to tight their beat for it. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAY 11. .SUPPLY.—Considered in committee ; Motion made, and question proposed, "that a sum, not exceeding ' 3,036,634/., be granted to her Majesty, to defray the charge of wages to seamen and marines, which will oome in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1869." Whereupon motion made, and question put, " That the item of 525,7251., for wages, Its. to marines, be reduced by the sum of 60,0001."—(Mr. Childers).—The committee divided; Ayes, 73; noes, IZ7. AYES. Adam, W. P. Duff, Id. E. Mill, J. 8. Allen, W. S. Edwards, H. Murphy, N. D. Amberley, Viect. Llskhte, Vice-Adml. O'Beirne, J. L. Ayrton, A. 8. Fawcett, H. O'Brien, 81r P. Baines, E. Fltzwilliam, C. W. O'Loghlen, Sir C. Barry, C. R. French, Cal. O'Reilly, N. W. Blennerhauett, Sir Gladstone, W. E. Parry, T. R. Glyn. G. C. Pollard-Urtmhart,W Bonham. Carter, J. Golds=ld, J. Potter, E. Buxton, Sir T. Graham, W. Ramsay, J. Cardwell, E. Greville.Nugent,Col Bearden, D. J. Carter, 8. Gray, Sir J. Below, J 0. Caatlerosse, Viact. Hardcluitle, J. A. Simeon, 81r J. Cavendish, Lord F. Hay, Lord J. Stacpoole, W. Chambers, M. Illbbert, J. T. Btansfeld, J. Cheethaits, J. Holden, I. Sullivan, E. Childers, 11. C. Hurst, R. H. Sykes, Col. Colebrouke, Sir T. Jervoise, Sir J. 'Thompson, N. W. Cowen, J. Kinnaird, A. F. Vivian), Capt. Craufurd, E. H. Lawrence, W. Williamson, Sir H. Crawford, B. W. Lawson, J. A. Winterbotham,ll. S. Davey, IL Leeman, G. Young, R. Denman, G. Lefevre, G. J. Dent, J. D. Luak, A. TELLERS. Dixon, G. Marshall, W.' Buxton. C. Dillwyn, I. L. Melly, G. candli.h, J. There have been 723 acquisitions in the department of British and mediaeval antiquities and ethnography, exclu sive of the Christy collection ; together with a large num ber of ancient coins and medals, some of them being of great rarity. The collection of zoology, embracing all classes of the animal kingdom, has been increased to the number of 81, 2 22° 8 specimens, chiefly of the annulosa kinds ; and moat, if not all, of the other departments of the museum, have been enriched during the year. NOES. Adderley, C. B. Gurney, R. Montagu, Lord R. Dmee Sir W. Hamilton, Ld. Claud Montgomery, Sir G. T. Hamilton, Lord C. J. Mortis, 0. Bateson. Sir T. Hamilton, I. T. Mowbray, J. R. Beach, Sir M. Hamilton, Visit. Nuith. Cul. Beach, W. Hardy, G. Northcote, sir S. Booth, Sir R. Hartley, J. Paltington, Sir J. Bowyer, Sir O. Hervey, Lord A. Parker, Major Brett, Sir W. Hay, Sir J. Pemberton, E. L. Brooks, R. Henniker-Major, J. Percy, Major-Gen. Bruce, Sir H. H. Herbert, Gen. Powell, F. S. Bruen, If. licketh, Sir T. Ronertson, I'. F. Buckley, C. Heygate Sir F. Salomons, Mr. Ald. Burke, Viect. Hogg, Lieut.-Col. Samuds, .1. D'A. Burrell, Sir P. Holtord, R. S. Sclater-Booth, G. Calcraft, J. H. Holmeadale, Visit. Scourfleld, J. H. Cartwright, CoL llotham, Lord Selwin-Ibbetaou, H. Cave, S. Haut, U. Severna, J. E. Clive, Lieut.-Col. Jervis, Major Seymour, G. H. Cony, H. L. Jolliffe, H. H. Simonds, W. B. Cooper, E. H. Kerslake. Sir J. Smollett, P. B. Cox, W. T. Kavanagh, A. Somerset, E. A. Cubitt, 0. Kendall. N. Stanhope, J. B. Davenport, W. B. Kenwn, W. Stanley, Lord Dawson, R. P. Knlghtley, Sir R. Stirling-Maxwell, Dickson. Major Ken; Col. S. Sir W. Dimedele, R. Laird, J. Thompson, A. G. Disraeli, B. Lanyon, Sir C. Thorold, Sir J. Du Cane, C. Leader, N. P. Turner, C. Duff, R. W. lechmere, Sir E. Vance, J. Edwards, Sir If. Lennox, Lord G. Vandcleur, Col. Egerton, Sir P. Lennox, Lord 11. Verner, E. W. Egerton, E. C. Liddell, H. U. Walker, Major Elcho, Lord Lindsay, Col. C. Warren, K. R. Fellowes, E. Lindsay, Col. R. Waterhouse, S. VaPinieet,,,,Atis I. L0p..., 11. C. widtmore. H. Floyer, J. Lopes, Sir M. Wise. H.C. Goldney, G. M•Lagan, P. Woodd, B. T. G nudism. J. Mahon, Viset. Wyndham, I. Gordon, E. S. Mainwaring, T. Wynne. W. R. Gore, J. R. Manners, Lord J. Graves, S. R. Martin, P. W, TELLF.II.9.. Grey, T. de Mayo, Earl of Tay:or. Co!. GriMth, I. D. Miles, J. W. Noel, G. J. Ch, Court. WINDSOR. CASTLE, MAT n. The Queen walked in the grounds this morning, and drove, accompanied by Princess Louise. Prince Leopold also went out, attended by Mr. Duck- worth. Prince Arthur, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Elpbin stone, left the Castle this morning for Shoeburyness. The Archbishop of Canterbury has also left the Castle for London. The Arebbiebop of Canterbury and the Dean of Windsor and the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal Family yesterday. The Prince of Wales drove out yesterday aftornoon. The Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Stoner. The Queen will hold a council at Windsor Castle on Thursday next. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of Ceylon, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, Malta, and Heligoland. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Malta, and to the Governor-General of Ca nada. A deputation from chambers of commerce, consisting of Sir Philip Grey Egerton, M.P., Lord Egerton of Tatton, the Mayor of Macclesfield, Mr. Leonard Bruton (Bristol Chamber of Commerce), Mr. W. E. Forster, M P., Mr. T. E. Potter, M.P., and others, had an interview with the Right Hon. Stephen Caye, at the office of the Board of Trade, yesterday, in reference to the 14th clause of the Railways Regulation Bill. SINCE the close of the civil war there have been nearly as many Americans on the Continent as English. At a Christmas party in Rome last winter four hundred Americans wore present, and a similar number attended the preaching of a New York clergyman on a late Sunday at Dres den. Continental journalists notice the in cursion, and criticise it freely. " Your hospi " tality and audacity," says M. ANDRE Lao to them, "your enterprise, and your im " meuse works are left behind you at home. " What you do bring to Europe above " all are the pretensions of your infant " aristocracy ; and although your chronicler has " met among you warm hearts and cultivated " minds, he cannot find in your idlers the great " motive power of your race." Put nut's Maga zine, on the American side, replies that these travellers are not representatives of the race. They are mainly mere "pleasure seekers, invalids, " families bent on educational experiments, and " restless seekers after novelty." The mania for absenteeism is chiefly felt by Ameri can women, some of whom seek the gratification of social vanity which has been baffled at home, and others, an escape from the cares of the household and from the frivolous and The Prince of Wales has again intimated his conventional in society. The Broadway censor I pleas ure to be a pat of the King's Lynn Royal Swam, proceeds pitilessly to condemn " the aimless, sethes subscribed twenty-five guineas to the fund. "gregarious, material, and as it were reckless The Prince of Wales has signified hie iiilkntion " vagabondage," and says of his countrymen that l o f being present at the annual dinner of the 10t Royal " they herd together in Paris, , cling to their Hunan, which is to take place on Saturday, thole& inst., " whisky and buckwheats, never oliplorn what is at Willis's Rooms. "historic, or assimilate with the ciocially gifted. ! Field-Marshal his Royal Bighntes the Duke of "Idlers, they grow selfish without dissipation ; Cambridge held a military levee at the Horse Guards "bold and unrefined, they cherish neither revmence y osgr d svafter " ... liPeards of 90 . 16°m attend '' '. Viloonntesa Cornbermere has issued invitations" nor admiration for the interest s of w i s d om an d : for a ;Hamer and evening party on Thursday, *ham, I " faith; extravagant, indiscriminate, snobbish, meet their Royal Hishn ess v olt p l u me 1 , 11 1 , .in t am o k "thee misrepresent ahroal all *A l it musingly va r . "characteristic of one :inslttutions.,or t The Royal Humane Society have scatcded a "our national life:" This awes' bag we medal to Mrs. Elizabeth Poigndeolore, the wife of I Jena, I think less of it when we find that the con- t clergyman, for rushing into the sea and scv:ng a man from ; Rimmed ebject is to agord consolation tip those being drowsed in February leek wh o ar e . ° me e t se mar et home, i s , qu ite PArerrr-orricz Sousa $9.&2111i0201t. ~,uq ue„ e, arras t w it pg ow, q { t '~ paors of visit ore (Leal sober sines i t o w the week sadist May 9. 2,&19; " common or peewee Macy of the •Preiudir (1911 May o 18b8), 1.155,r OM • Mum= his daily 21 • HER MAJESTY'S DRAWING•ROOM. (THIS DAY.) Her Majesty the Queen held a drawing-room to-day at Buckingham Palace, being attended by several 'members of the royal family. There was a large attend ance of ambassadors and foreign ministers, with most of the cabinet ministers. The number of names of ladies to be presented, and which have been submitted to her Majesty during the last few days. has been consider►ble, and for some hours before the doors were thrown open for reception, carriages lined the various approaches to the Palace. The carriages of the great officers of state proceeded by Conslitutice-hill and Marlborough-gate ; those of ambassadors, foreign ministers, and cabinet ministers, by Birdcage-walk ; and those of persons not having the privilege of the entrée by Buckingham-gate into St. James's-park setting down at the principal quadrangle of the palace. The Queen, Prince and Princess Christian, Princesses Louise and Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, attended by Lord Fitzroy and Lady Gainaborongh, left Windsor at 38 minutes past 10. The Quren remains in London to-night, in order to lay the foundation-stone tz -morrow at St. Thomas's Hospital. THE IRISH RAIL WA Y 0./MN/SS/ON. This morning was published a blue book con taining the report of the commissioners appointed to inspect the accounts and examine the works of railways in Ireland made to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. The commission was composed of Sir A. Y. Spearman, Bart., Mr. J. kfulholland, Mr. J. Fowler, C.E., Mr. Sey mour Clark, and Mr. C. Johnston : Mr. W. N. Hancock officiating as secretary. Speaking generally of Irish railways, these gentlemen say that the rolling stock on the average has been well maintained, and is now in a fair state of efficiency, but that the permanent way is, on the average, somewhat below that condition. The authorised capital of the 50 railways carrying traffic over 2,124 tuna; at the tiros these inquiries were made, was 31,999,459/. The last published accounts show that the ordinary and preference capital actually rallied amounted to 20,071,4421., and the borrowed money, including floating liabilities, less floating assets, to 8,348,647/. The capital necessary to complete the works, including rolling stock, was 782,3441., making a total of 29,202,413/. The estimated net corrected annual revenue was 897,502/. The commissioners find it difficult to say whether the rate of increase in the gross earnings of :19 railways completed be more or less than what may be attributed to the natural growth of traffic, although from the facts of the case they seem to think it fair to assume that the future net revenue will be materially augmented. If, however, these conditions should become changed by the economy and greater efficiency which will result from concentration of management and more har monious working of the whole system, and by the adoption of much lower fares and rates of carriage, it is probable that considerable impetus might be given to the traffic without permanent loss; but in the present state of their credit and nuances, the companies could not afford to run the risk of a period of diminished profit for the chance of any ultimate advantage. With respect to railway extension to districts not hitherto accommodated, it seems to the commissioners clear that the limit of unaided undertakings has been reached, if not passed, except in a few trifling eases- It may be desirable to repress the irregular "financing " of the past, but the necessity will still remain for dealing with districts of country in which railways would be of great local benefit, but which cannot be carried out with out extraneous aid. The best means by which such assistance eau be afforded in, of course, a subject that will require careful consideration ; but the commissioners do not believe that in a matter of such recognised necessity much difficulty would be found in maturing some plan for the purpose ; and they feel the question to be too important to be left altogether un noticed in their report. I Bound up with the report areavariety of tableecompiled by the oom missionen, and various documents relating to rail ways, and to canals, which also came within the scope of their inquiry. The subject is further elucidated by a welLexecuted map, showing each railway and canal authorised, in progress, or completed. LAY I NI: THE For N DATION STONE OF Sr. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL. —To prevent the possibility of disappointment, we are requested to state, in confirmation of the printed instructions already issued, that the large cards are only invitations, and do not admit to the pavilion to-morrow (Wed nesday). The small tickets of various colours alone admit. It will be seen that last night the Lord chan cellor formally withdrew hie Bankruptcy BU!, with its subsidiary measures, on account of the state of public bitable... Admiral Erskine intends to move on Navy Esti mates that the vote for the Royal Naval Reserve be re duced by 20,0002. Mr. Darby Griffith un an " early day" is to " call attention to the manner in which the exercise of the prerogative of the crown in the granting of titles and dig. nities has come to be considered to be part of the ordinary patronage of the Prime Minister, and to the extent to which Ste *sondes of that power for political purposes may affect the independence of the House of Commons.* Mr. OtWay cii . Friday will ask the Secretary a State far Wu • question relating to the audit .of the accounts of the war department, and to eertain defalca tions which have occurred in those account/. On reading the order of the day for going into oommittee on Representation of the People fSeatlead) Six itainald Knightley 11311 move, as imam. named to Mr. finite , '" AnYuctiozMitqfliffl "Or* tilf Tyd, after " power," and insert "to take ene seat from berabght in Ragland hawing, by the miles returns of IS6I, lest thew 12,000 inhabitants." ' The Daily News thinks that Mr. Disraeli in notninetiug Dr. Ailey to see red Dr. Hampden ism mode • really good choice. Dr. Ailey bpi doubtless boa made a bishop on amount of the seems with wh'oli or the hart rune years he has administered the large sod an portant parish of Leeds. 41, MAY 12 i,1868p ..1 • A • • FOREIGN N E WS. (THIS DAY.) (mows's TuaaaAms.) FRANCE. PARIB, MAT I'4 The Moniteur of this morning publishes an imp,. rial decree, dated 11th inst., promulgating theftVi press law. The discussion upon the interpellations relatin, to free trade will probably last the whole wet,„ PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Mir 14 At a meeting held here yesterday of toh.itco growers and manufacturers in the couLtri., i„. longing to the Zollverein, it was resolv,,l cn petition the Customs parliament to reju.t ;;, t government bill for an increase of the t 44.. tax. The abolition of Imprisonment for Debt 1:11, be brought in by the government at the next sex. sion of the North German parliament, rettnis the privilege of securing a debtor's person preliminary steps of proceedings in bai,kruptey. Two other persons have died from the effects of the gas explosion in the Kurestrame, on the 7t'n inst., and the death of three more are expected to take place. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MAI 11. „. The committee on the budget ado :,t,,,i p 0 .4) , the following resolutions :—" let. Th... credit, r • f the State as well as the rate-paying o must be taxed in order to cover the t. 2nd. The question of taxing the coi.poti, public debt, as well as the question of t h e tion of the debt itself, must be itntucdiat. 1 finally settled." VIENNA, MA The directors of the National Bank ha‘. a notice of the business to be discussed general meeting of shareholders to-day. consists of the directors' report ui.•;.„ state of the negotiations with the Finaile.• as to the claims for compensation by the by the directors of the Bank ; the rei.or: committee upon those claims, the alterat• • statutes of the Bank, and a change pr-p. the agreement between the State arid !,k entered into in 1863. The propositrm iy known put forward by the committee o: •• shareholders will also be placed before the AMERICA. (BT ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH THROUGH MR. EELTEICS • NEW YORK, Ms, The Inman steamers City of New York and of Antwerp arrived out to-day. Closing Prices :—Cold, ; sterling C on London, 110 ; r.-20 United States 1882, 101 ; ditto, IgS5, 107.1 ; 10-40 Bonds, 1(.:: :: Illinois, 146 ; Erie, 68i. Cotton: a land, 31. Petroleum, standard wltit,•, Flour, extra State, 10 dols. 10e. ; Corn, all '• !, 1 dol. Isc. OUR PARIS LETTER. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONI , I N 7.1 PARIS, 111nNii+t NI, M. Cranier do Cassagnac•s journal, !•!•• puts the followingconstruaion on Ow tw,• '.es at Orleans : Never was the spirit of France more exac!iy ci c• tensed. Yea ! France has always been, and eve: w.:' above all things, Christian, agriculturist, awl warlike. The two first propositions it make« out by meals not worth citing. It estaMishea the in these words : Warlike, who can doutt it, after t' :t which she him made during the last two )e.,14 !“ •Lt the explosion of the sentiments inspired by the oo fiicted on her patriotism The Empur, r. who ',now, •• .4 and understands France better than ~ :1 find in this order of ideas a policy worthy of his dynasty. The A re,Lie 21 - '16°,101 says : It will be remembered that Joseph .'e :•1...5: 1 dilection for war. and that his doctrines have 1,••• favour with the French clergy since pinion') did not confine himielf w evokin • of Joan of Arc, hut pressed the take Charlemagne for his model as a p••rsever:e: , • a of the Papal royalty. We conclude flow that the alliance between the government and : al party is not yet concluded, but is only in tb• protocols. Is this the reason why the Lisho:). ,•' reminded the Emperor that Paris nd t. • 3 occupied by foreign armies': 1.. .. The publication by the d!-.„it. o• th, • the l'mi-shtittioio,/ in defence of tho 1 , • • causes the T.u j o to say that- The government i-, evidently tinc., , y 1.11. • able impression produced on the public meats and the striking contrast which they :or the pacific words uttered ()deans. The Palr;e says the only reason why Saint Paul has not been superseded in t!ie deo:- tion of the press by M. de Salh:s, is when M. Pittard found the rune , or ••i the encouraged the idea that there wc.•n• •• t currents " of opinion in the ministry he .p the combination. This is very silly the public. Everybody at all aware of wh... going on at court knows that 31. de Sain:' M. Rouher's man, and M. de Salles was to h.- , • • f M. Pinard's Mall. At the ministerial co .13 Saturday there was a great row beta-r Rouher and M. Pinard. M. Rou':., he would resign if M. Pinard's dismissal ; 'id Saint Paul was confirmed. The Eamon approbation to M. Rouher, and thereupon I was forced to " cave in." It was a little "ewe.' in which M. Pinard, encouraged by the Euiprsse, wanted to teat the strength of 31. Roither. The Minister of the Interior came off second hest, eld it is not supposed that he can long hold his posi:;o4. M. Rouher's candidate to replace him is 31. (.lra"d' pinier, the Procnreur-General. The Prase, a protectionist organ, says Roubaix manufacturer has received a letter in .. 1 leading firm of Bradford, stating that it is w• - •-•' l '' " I time to attempt to denounce the commercial treat`' because the English government has bee!) mired" that it will be renewed. This is, no the truth. . ~'.JS A Turin waper says it is greatly reinar— M. de Kneeled, tge Russian ambassaa. stained from 'visiting Prince Napoleon, .1.1.1 du: Madame de Kneeled, nee Ruspoli, and an it.•' lady, Laving asked leave to es:l Ni the Princess Clothilde, was told that her h;,;),... was nut well enough to receive her. Ever Prince Napoleon's speech in the Senate in fa . .. "r of Poland all Russian agents have had orders to cut him. The evening papers say there is no trut:i in the newt that the Crown Prince .4 Dens'-' is betrothed to the Princess Louise. - - At ()Amine, on Sunt:ity, the Empu , r crowed d e r : his white wl P te lain wsis i‘ teo% Thi t fti . ThdreevEns. pnreess'eawaisl‘hs:ob-Dji'f°l sad gso nos. She wore •roan - co l ou rod satin drew-l ee r ed up very I Sih, and showing a'sout hlf • yard of while sad naft er:pci pottio,:at. W aw a was of the .site 1 1aMerial u her dross, with reap aid black feathers. A desk `r-en tareaol completed her costume.