The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-24 00:00:00

SOUTHAMPTON.

The Town Council meet to-morrow, and the firm
business will be to propose an address of condolence to
Lady Palmerston on her bereavement. Lord Palmerston
was one of the oldie, bJrAoses on the borough roll, and was
constantly visiting the town on public or private humane,
his seat being only seven nodes from it. The local news-
papers, both liberal and conservative, bear testimony to the
love and veneration iu which the noble lord vas held by rich
and poor, and by persons of all political and religious creeds
for his amiability end benevolence. Only • week before Lord
Palmerston died he wrote a letter to the Mayor of Homey
p-ointing out something which he wished to be done to pre-
serve the health of the town. Oa this subject the Hamp-
shire Adrerliser, a conservative paper, .no :—" Regarded
in his social character, it has often been a matter of surprise
to Boinsey men to observe the interest and patient inves-
tigation which Lord Palmerston was accustomed to devote
to any project for tho improvement of the tows, the
establishment of philanthropic institutions, and the like.
Dec, nt instances of this patient attention to local matters
in the midst of public affairs oocar to us in connexion
with our two new public, building., the Town-hall and
Corn Exchange, the plans of which he surveyed and criti-
cised with a practised eye. His lordship was habitually
vigilant in the improvement of his own estate, the farms
and cottages on which In this neighbourhood everywhere
testify to his regard for the borne comfort of his tenantry.
It was perhaps one of the chief enjoyments which a return
to Brooullands gave him, after the fag of a parliamentary
session. to mount his horse, and, accompanied by his
steward, to visit and narrowly inspect such improvements
as hail been carried out io his absence, and to oonsislee and
decide on others which himself or his tenants had sag-
gertel. Not the least important in its results he been
the improvement which his lordship made in the cottages
oceuuied by the labourers on his farms. The Society for
the Encouragement of Deserving Labourers load always his
warmest support: it was a pleasure to him to meet them
and address them in a friendly way at their annual gather-
ings." The Salisbury Journal states that "on Lord Pal-
merston's last visit to Broadlands forafew days, great
anxiety was felt when it was known that his physician
had forbidden him to take horse exercise, and when be
left the Ramsey station on the 12th of August he we far

LORD PALMERSTON'S BISHOPS AND DEANS.—
following bishops were appointed by Lord Palmerston
—Hon. and Rev. Montagu Villiers, Bishop of Carlisle,
1105 ; Durham, 1561; died, 1862 ; Dr. Benne, Bishop of
Gloucester, 1856; elevated to Durham, 1862; Dr. Toil,
Bishop of Londne, liks6 ; Dr. Bickorsteth, Bishop of Ripor,
1856 ; vice Dr. Lougley, promoted to Diatom ; Hon. and
Rev. Dr. Pelham, Bishop of Norwich, 1857 ; Dr. Whom,
Hiehop of Rochester, 1860 (Dr. Vaughan having declined) ;
lion. and Rev. Dr. Weldegreve, Bishop of Carlisle. 1860 ;
Dr. Thomson, Bishop of Gloucester. 1861 ; promoted to
York, 1862 ; Dr. Ellicott, Bishop of Gloucester, 1861 ; Dr.
H. Browne, Bishop of Elf. 1861 ; Dr. Jenne, Bishop
of Pe terborougli, 1864 ;Dr. Jacobson, bebop of Chest er, 1865.
Lord Pelmerstou's appoiotments include, therefore, 12
bishops made in 10 years. of whom 11 survive. His lordship
also filled the prominent sees of Canterbury and York by
the promotion of Dr. Langley and Dr. Thomson. Dr. Loon-
ier was consecrated Bishop of Ripon in 1826 by Lord Mel-
bourne, advanced by Lord Palmerston first to Durham in
1836, sod then to Canterbury in 1862. The following is a
list of Lord Palmerstoo's Deans :—Dr. Close, Dean of Car.
lisle, laos ; Dr. Alford, Dean of Canterbury, 1857 ; Dr.
Trench, Dean of Westminster, 1857 ; Dr. Gamier, Dean of
Ripon. 1858 ; promoted to Liocoln, 1860, and died 1864;
Dr. Goods, Dean of Ripon, 1880 ; Dr. Henry Law, Dean of
Glruceator, 1862 ; Boa. Viscount Midleton, Dean of Exeter,
1862; Dr. Jeans (now Bishop of Peterborough), Dean of Lin-
coln, 1864 ; Dr. Jeremie, Dean of Lincoln, 1864 ; Dr. Stanley
was ale° appointed by her Majesty Dean of Westminster
whilst Lord Palmerston was Premier in 1864. There bays
been therefore thirteen English mitres and thirteen English
deaneries given away sines March, 1855, but of those one
mitre end three deateriee fell to Lord Derby. After mak-
log allowance for deatbs and promotions, there remain
eleven nut of twentroight sees now filled by bishops of
Lord PArnerskie's selection, and Co:Audio; Westminster
as sine-jell there an six out of the twenty-five desnerispe
is the patronage of the Crown flied by deans of the tote
histentod Premixes seisetion.—Rmerd.
BUSINIER AT THE COMMON LAW Unica —.To-
day the several offices of the common law oourts will open
at the usual hour, cm the termination of the long vacation.
Rex. term the reglstrotioa appeals from the last revision
will be beard by the Cosmos Pleas.