The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-23 00:00:00

TO TEI ZDTTOft Or TEE EXPEL 'S.

Sil,—At the meeting held last night at the
Agricultural Hall, Mr. Cox made great attempts to
mystify and mislead his constituents as to the
coarse be pursued last sessioo with regard to Mr.
Standsld. Like the cuttlefish, he wishes to envelope
himself in a cloud of shadowy matter ; but I shall not
allow him to do so. His defence against the charge of joining
is the tory ceslanght upon Mr. Stan/dad is that be merely
wished to give him an opportunity of affording explanation.
I call this, sir, a miserable subterfuge, only aZGT—g
the offence. Not contented with repeatedly putting
worrying questions, and thus reviving • topic which even
Mr. Henley sad other leading conservatives of • generous
temper were inclined to let drop, this " liberal " member
actually voted ultimately, being with use exception the only
professed liberal member who did so, for the tory motion ;
and as he, after trying last night to suppress that motion,
read it, when compelled to do so, in such a studiously-low
tone that it could scarcely have been audible half a dozen
yards from the platform, I subjoin its terms. The
motion of Sir H. Strsosy, made on behalf of the tory
party in parliament, was as follows :—" That the statement
of the ProcureurGeneral, on the trial of Greco, implicating
a member of this house and of her Majesty's government
the plot for the aasessination of our ally the Emperor of the
French, deserves the serious consideration of this hours."
Now, if Mr. Cex thought that voting for such a motion
as this was serving his " hos. friend Mr. Stansfeld," as
be hypocritically called him last night, well might that
rising public servant exclaim with liberal members gesa
rally, " Heaven save us from such • friend !" Happily,
the trey move, supported by Mr. Cox, was defeated, and
thus was the caws of liberty, at which a deadly thrust was
aimed, eared from a disaster, and the cause of reaction
deprived of the coveted triumph. Mr. Cox may boast if
he pleases of his 500 votes ; but surely one vote in the in.
tweet of European despotism, one OLIO of truckling like
this to a foreign ProctireuaGeatral, or of ill-concealed envy
against • dein statesman, outweighs them all. Either Mr.
Cox is too silly • person not to know what he is doing, or
he is a traitor in the camp of European freedoms
I entirely agree with Mr. Downing, a supporter of Mr. Cox
at the lest election, who spoke so much to the point yester.
day evening, that such conduct as Mr. Cox's in this matter
is • " crucial test" of his fitness or unfitness to represent a
great borough like Finsbury, always hitherto found in the
van of freedom and progress ; and ardently do I hope, for
the sake of the character of the constituency, that Mr. Cox
will at the next election be left to the support of his tory
sad oltzsmontane Meade.—l am, &c,,
Nov. El. AN ELECTOR OF FLNSBURY.

&cirri OF ARTIL—This evening a paper will be
read by Mr. William Fairbairn, LLD., F.R.S., "On
the Applicatiou of Ire** the Purposes of War and Naval
Architecture." The Oaks of Somerset, E.G., First Lord of
the Admiralty, will preside.
A interesting question
is sub judisx areceigst the bashers of the Inner Temple.
Early in the present year a member of a noble family in this
country, having goes through the usual course-of terms, wee
duly called to the bar by the honourable society. It has
Moos some to the knowledge of the benches that the new
barriaterst-law is a priest in holy orders. and the doubt now
arisen whether undr the circumstances, the gentleman
Itemise withheld informatics as to, his clerical character, the
tall to the bar is valid, and whether the profession of a
barrister is such • secular calling as duly ordained clergymen
are prohibited from entering upon. Such a case has not
arisen lace that of Horne Toohq and that does not bear
much &botany to the present, for although Mr. Tooke weal
through his terms, he not "celled." When he presented
himself for admisics to the bar, the question arose whether
it was lawful to admit as • barrister a duly ordained clergy-
man, and in conesquenee of the doubts setertsinsd no
bendier could be found to move the all, and further pro-
besdroped. There are several clergymen who have
n called to the bar, and cies bishop (Ur. Coonop Thirl
waU), Bishop of fit David'e), but they were called before
they were ordained ; and there are one or two clergymen
sow praetising at the him, but they also were ordained after
being called, so that it is held to be doubtful whether they
are violatiug the canons of the church iu returning to their
first profanioe. The mos now under the oonsideratioe of
the heathers of the Inner Temple is, it is believed, the first
that has arisen of • barrister being called after having
entered into holy orders, of which under the present state
of the law • clergyman canoet divest himself.
Mt BIRMINGHAM Cams am) Por LTHY SHOW.
—The private view of the Cattle and Poultry Show in
Bingley-hall tam place tie Monday, and the renorts with
respect to the entries are all that mold be desired; and the
several divisioorosttle, sheep, pig., mmttry, corn. roots,
implements, make up an exhibition unequalled for
its diversified character and many points of totereet oy
anything which an be seen elsewhere. The settles
for the show of sporting and other dogs—which will
be held in a conveniently-arranged temporary WWI%
in Broed-street, • short disc nce from Busgley-hall—this
year exceed 700, the largest number op to the present
time, and furnishing • satisfactory proof that exhibitions
of this kind are firmly ertabliabed in public favour. As far
as an opinion can he formed at present, this appears likely
to be the finest collection of dogs of nearly every known
breed which has ever been brought together. The dog
show also opens on Monday, and, like the cattle and poultry
show, will close on the following Thursday evening. The
third exhibition, which will consist of fruits, chrysanthe-
mums, oamellla;, primulas, Am, forms part of the arrange-
meets for this year of the liandsworth Floral and Horti-
cultural Society, and will be held io the Town-ball on Mon-
day, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next.—Midland
autistic, Herald.

Tai ALLZOZD B&ZACH OF THE FORF.IGN ENLIST-
Herr ACT.—lnstructione have been forwarded on behalf at
the government from London. to Messrs. Bateson aod Re-
bingos, of Liverpool, who will now pursue the investigation
into the circumstances of the alleged enlistment% for the
Federal acacia. The corporate officials will probably re-
linquula the inquiry.
THE LOCH or THE ONTASIO STE•mte..—The
official report to the Board of Trade on the inquiry into the
loss of this vessel has been published. and is of consider-
able length. Ws reported the judgment of the msessors at
the coeclusica of the inquiry at Liverpool.
Counnos orr Duxonness.—The Robin Hood,
800 tool, from Loudon for Hong Rolm with a general num
same into collision with • ship off Doormen on Monday
sight, at 11 o'clock. The captain and men took to them
limas, and the Robin Hood soon disappeared. Part of the
crew, 15 in number, were picked up and taken to London;
the oilier part. 15 in stitaber, were landed at hover in an
utterly destitute aosditiou, and wets received at the Sailors'
Home. lir, lives were lost.

Loss OF LITE AT -gra, AND RFSCtE OF A Snlr's
Casty.-0n the morning of the 20th inst. the Cunard
Mail steamship Canada, while en route to Liverpool, fell is
with the barque England, of tiewcastl..upon.Tyne, bound
from Quebec for Buaderlaod, with a cargo of timber. When
dimness! by the Canada, the England was lying water-
logged is a furious sea. With great didiculty the Canada
rescued Captain Johnnie, of the England, and sixteen of his
crew. Three of the Grew bad previously been washed over.
beard, and Captain Johnson said that the weather bad been
fearful in the Atlantic ever since be left the St. Lawrence.
The England subsequently foundered, and her captain sod
clew were landed st Livezpool.