The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-07 00:00:00

evinces a departure irons these liberal reform Prineipki Pro-
fessed by him at his first section. That he reiesi to
support the prayer of the petition in favour of reform lately
forwarded, signed by a majority of the electors, and roe
violated his pledge given at his last election is 1847. That
he voted ageism the motion of Mr. Hansa for as exteadve
reform is the Hoer of 00111010111. That he took a wont-
sent asd active part in or r.urning the sager duties r
settled is 1848, thereby prolonging and retrains the soli,
et pr,teetinn, and retardiog sad impairing the triumph of
fir-trade pnaciples. That he has, therefore, inclined the
displeasure sad lost the confidence of the great majority of
the electors of Paisley, and tide meeting ewer to call upon
him to resign kis trust into the heads of his coostitatate;
and appoint the chairman to sign than resolutions in their
soma, and transmit them to Mr. Ririe, and failing his com-
plying with this reqahition in the erne of a for days
egress to call noon the sheens to sign a rqui•ition calling
upon him to redo.
In replying to the resolutions the hon. gentleman
declines accepting the hint about resignation, stating
that next election will be a sufficient op:,ortunity for
settling as to the further continuance of 4ie service..
The diocese of Glasgow and Galloway, being un-
able to find an indigenous bishop, are to procure an
ordinary from England. and have elected the Rev.W.
J. Trower, rector of Wiston. It is to be hoped that
this gentleman will endeavour to make the lay por-
tions of his flock devise liberal things to their over-
seers. Daring a recent parliamentary debate Mr. F.
Mackenzie complained that his brother member, Mr.
Oswald, had unjustly accused the Scotch Episcopal
Church of poverty, and denied that 931. was the
maximum allowance to the clergy. Teo Episcopal
Mogazuse settles the question between the two
senators. Previous to last year, says this authority, the
maximum allowance was 801. per annum—then it was
raised to 901., if it can be got. Out of Edinburgh
not six clergymen have 2001., the average of the
better class of provincials being 1301. But the most
cruel cut of the period:cal is, that a fund having been
rstablished for the augmentation of small livings, Mr.
Oswald's name appears for ono guinea, and Mr.
Mackenzie's name does not appear at all.
The exact loss caused by the late storm on the
north-east coast is now reported as consisting. of 93
fishermen, while the destruction of property is esti-
mated at 20,0001. The subscriptions aro coming in
rather liberally.
We are at present inundated with opera singer?.
Alboni has given two concerts, and is to give two
more in conjunction with Grisi. Mdlle. Lind is to
give a concert in the music-hall, and an operatic en-
tertainment in the theatre. The attendances have
been good, bat there is not the same excitement
about the " nightingale" that prevailed list year.
Edinburgh has now two theatres. An establish-
ment called the Victoria Temple, after years of fruit-
less application for a license, has at last succeeded in
obtaining one. The justices had a horror against
cheap theatres, but as they could not shut up the
Temple the obvious course was to license it, and so
bring it within the pale of authority. The rules for
its regulat'on are stringent—the opening hoar into be
six, and the dosing eleven.