The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-24 00:00:00

'TART BUSINESS FOR THE
ENSUING WEEK.

The Newspaper Stamp Duties will be discussed in
the House of Commons on Monday. Major Reed's motion
for a select committee to inquire into the present mode of
conferring appointments in the army is down for Tuesday,
when Mr. Heywood brings forward the subject of compul-
sory ecclesiastical services at Oxford and Cambridge, and Mr.
Locke King has a bill for the better settling of the period
estates of intestates. Mr. Sotheron proposes several amend-
ments in the Friendly Societies Bill. The Schools (Soot-
land) Bill and the Publio Prosecutors Bill its
amongst the orders of the day for second read-
lag on Wednesday. Oa Thursday the hinny:am
as to the attack on Odessa, the propriety of a court.
martial on the Earl of Lucan ; a bill for further im-
proving the universities, colleges, and endowed grammar
schools; a select committee to inquire into the adulteration
of articles of food, die.; abolition of church rates; and,
lastly, a proposition relative to reformatory school,—will be
mooted by Mr. Scott, Mr. H. Berkeley, Mr. J. Heywood,
Mr. Scholefleld, Sir W. Clay, and Mr. Adderley. Mr.
Ewart intends to move also that in committees an op-
posed private bills, any member connected by representa-
tion with the plat* whence the bills originate, be no longer
allowed to sit as mason on such committee.

Oa Friday Sir Elaine Perry asks for an address to het
Majesty, that "she will be graciously pleased to appolat a
commission to consider and report how the army of ladia
may be mad* most available for the war in Europe, and to
inquire into the steps necessary to be taken, if it should be
deemed expedient, to constitute the army of the Eut India
Company a royal army." Viscount Palmerston moves that
the House at its rising do adjourn till Monday, April 16.

The Marquis of Anglesey is forming a costly and
valuable raeingetud._

The Earl of Cardigan has now succeeded his Royal
Highams the Duke of Cambridge as Inspector-General of
Cavalry of the United Kingdom.

Much regret has been occasioned at Cambridge by
the death of Mr. Mackenzie, an undergraduate of Trisits
College, only surviving son of the late Lord Mackenzie, and
grandson of the oelelsrated Henry Mackenzie, the author of
"The Man of Feeling." Mr. Mackenzie was educated at
Glasgow and Edinburgh, and wu in his third year at
Trinity, where his career had secured for him several
prizes, and the universal esteem and respect of the authori-
ties.

The" flying squadron" anchored in the Downs on
Thursday. Soon after her Majesty left them, a strong gale
from the north-east materially retarded their progress. h
the course of the night the Esk, which was third in the line,
ran into the Arrogant, which wu second, and damaged
herself so much in the collision that she has been forced to
put into Sheerness for repairs.
Altogether upwards of 300,0001. will be expended
at Aldershott in military lodgings, and, as 20,000 militia
will ge into the huts, while the barracks, when completed,
will be occupied by 10,000 regulars of all arms, infantry,
:cavalry, and artillery, we may have some 30,000 troops
mused together for a considerable period, and 10,000 sta-
tioned there permanently. For the future, it is intended to
collect our troops as much es possible in large barracks.
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Madame Viardot has just signed an engagement to
appear at the Royal Italian Opera this year. _ _ .

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The anniversary dinner of the Literary Fonds
announced for Nay 22, with the Bishop of Oaford is the
chair.

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOE THE
=SUING Wl3l.—Monday: Geographical, Extract of
• Letter reoeived by Admiral Smyth from Admiral Mat-
thieu, on the progress of the Survey in the Straits of Gib-
raltar. Despatch from Loanda respecting Dr. Livingston's
Exploration in Central Attie.. "On the ruins of Tioal,
near the Lake of Peten in Central America," by Don
incest' Castellanos. Institute of Actuaries, 7. "An Exa-
mination of the Objections urged against the Plea of Did-
mai Coinage proposed by the Royal Commissionen and by
the Select Committee of the Rouse of Commons," by Mr.
Jalliooe.—Tuesday : Institution of Civil Engineers, 8. Db.
cession on Mr. Robinson's paper, " On the Application of
the Screw Propeller to the larger Class of Sailing
Vessels." On the Construction of Railway Crossings and
Switches," by Mr. Burleigh. Royal Institution, 3:
"On Electricity," by Professor Tyndall. British
Meteorological, 7. General and Council. "On the
recent Cold Weather, and on the Crystals of Snow observed
during its continuance." Zoological, 9. Scientific.—Wed-
nudity : Society of Arts, 8. "On the Utilisation of the
Molten Mineral Products of Smelting Furusees," by Dr.
Smith. Royal Society of Literature, di. British Arabs.-
logleal Association, Bi.—Tharsday : Society of Antique/int
8. Royal, Bi. Royal Institution, 3. "On Baglish Liters-
tars." by Mr. Dena—Friday : Royal Institution, 81. 4, Oa
Use Application of Chemistry to the Preservation of Food,"
by the Rev. J. Barlow.—Saturday: Royal Institution, 3.
"Os the Principles of Chemistry," by Dr. Gladstone.
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