The Press.
London, England, 1857-07-04 00:00:00

Court ant lastion.

Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the Prince
Consort, the Princess Royal, the Prince of Wales,
the Prince of Prussia. and a brilliant suite left Buck-
ingham Palace on 3londay afternoon for Worsley,
Manchester, to visit the Exhibition of Art Treasures.
Her Majesty remained on Tuesday and Wednesday,
and returned to town on Thursday. . _

His Majesty the King of the Belgians arrived yes-
terday afternoon at Buckingham Palace on a visit to
her Majesty.
The Prince of Wales, attended by a numerous
suite, will leave Buckingham Palace shortly for
Germany.

His Excellency the French Ambassador and the
Countess Persigny have left town for St. Leonard's.
on Sea.

His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the
Countess Bernstorff have left town for Manchester.

His Excellency the Russian Minister and the
Countess Cbreptowitch will 'elute the Russian Lega-
tion on the 10th inst. in order to meet his Imperial
Majesty the Emperor of Russia in Germany.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston lett town on
Monday for Manchester, returning on Thursday
afternoon.

VISIT OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF
THE FRENCH.

We believe we are justified in making the announce-
ment that it is the intention of the Emperor and
Empress of the French to N isi t the Art Treasures
Exhibition in the course of the next six weeks. The
Count De Nieuerkerke, having received the instruc•
tions of the Emperor to attend the Exhibition and
report upon its contents, was specially admitted on
Wednesday during the visit of her Majesty and the
Royal Family, and expressed himself extremely
gratified with the result. The Emperor and
Empress.will probably sojourn in Manchester two
days.—Port.

SIR DE LACY EVAN'S resolutions on Military
Education are postponed from Tuesday next to
Tuesday, the 28th Instant.

THE SALE ♦T ALTON TOWERS commences on Mon-
day next at noon. The Towers have been open to
pavate view during the week, and the collection of
works of art is described as one of the finest brought
to the hammer for yews. The armoury is un-
rivalled in value and extent, while the china and
porcelain and mosaic contain among them many
exquisite gems.

ence he had used he was prepared to use at all times, for
he was not aware that he or the clergy had violated the
laws of God or his country.
Sir J. HANIM: Does your grace mean to assert that the
conscience of a man in civil matters should be in sacerdotal

keeping ?
The ARCHBISHOP : By no means. It was his opinion
that all men should follow the dictates of their own
conscience. If a man was in doubt he could not have a
better guide than his clergyman, but there would be no
occasion to consult a clergyman if there was no doubt.
He could not consult a worse casuist iii case of doubt than
a landlord.

The archbishop then retired.
This closed the case for the petitioner, as regards
the intimidation, and at the request of Mr. M.
Smith the committee adjourned until this day, at
eleven, when they will proceed to hear the case on
behalf of Mr. Moore, the sitting member.

THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS With
the object of disposing of all the election petitions
before the tecess—have appointed Mr. Horsman
and Lord Stanley to act as chairmen, in addition to
the sixteen members already selected for that duty.
They have a so fixed the 13th inst. for the appoint-
ment of select committees to try the Maldon, Lanark
County, and Weymouth petitions ; and Tuesday, the
14th of July, for the appointment of the committees
to try the Falkirk, Huntingdon County, Peter-
borough, and Queen's County (Ireland) election
petitions.
LORDS LYNDHURST, Talbot de Malahide, Harring-
ton, Donoughmore, and Behnore, have united in a
protest against the deficiencies of the Divorce Bill in
its present form, as not giving a sufficient or fair re-
lief to women married to adulterers.

MR. R. MEREDITH RICHARDS, only son of Mr.
Richards, of Caerymoch, who represented the
county in Parliament for very many years upon
Conservative principles, and grandson of the late
Chief Baron Richards, has been elected Chairman of
Quarter Sessions for the County of Merioneth.
THE BALLor was discussed on Monday night at a
public meeting, held at the King's Arms Hotel,
Westminster. Among those present were—Mr. J.
Locke, M.P., Mr. Donald Nicol, M.P., Mr. Merry,
M.P., Mr. Coningham, M.P., Mr. Dillwvn, M.P., Mr.
Phillips, M.P., Mr. Berkeley, l't'mrs, Mr. Wyld, M.P.