The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-03 00:00:00

TligstplDAY. EVE

AB if to meet the fears which have been so
frequently expressed of late lest the Government
should find itself overmatched in the new Parlia-
ment, Mr. GLaneroNs has been making three
speeches in one day, and certainly if the rule of
the House of Commons were but relaxed, which
forbids the same member from speaking more than
Once in the same debate, we should have no fear
as to the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proving
himself at least a match for the united oratorical
power of the whole Opposition. And these Glee-
gow speeches have brought out a feature in Mr.
GLADSTONE'S eloquence which is extremely import
tent when taken in connexion with his altered
position in the Government. The world had
long known that he could speak, it had
yet perhaps to learn that he could speak
without committing himself. It is hard, pro-
bably, for ordinary men placed in ordinary
circumstances to picture to themselves how great
is the temptation to do so to a man of Mr. GLati-
vro:it's temperament and Mr. Gx.tuerrottx's posi-
tion. The mere fact of addressing a great crowd
of enthusiastic listeners would dispose any man
who has the real gift of oratory to take his colour
for the time being from their hopes, and desires,
and aspirations; and when to this is added the con-
sciousness of being able to gratify these excited ex-
pectations, and of having the authority to speak with
all the weight and meaning which is conferred by
high place and ministerial influence, it argues no
slight sense of responsibility, no imperfect appre-
ciation of what is due to his colleagues and to the
corporate Cabinet, when the leader of the House
of Commons deliberately speaks rather of the past
than the future, end leaves men to judge of what
he is likely to do by the simple enumeration
of what he has already done. There may be some,
perhaps, to whom the guarded utterances of Wed-
nesday may cause a momentary disappointment.
To ourselves, we repeat, they convey nothing but
sat:infection. They show more conclusively than
any statement of policy could have done how
thoroughly Mr. GLADSTONE has accepted his new
duties. While Lord PALMERSTON lived and ruled
there was a kind of understanding afloat that he
was bound by no expression of opinion to which
colleagues might give vent. The very art of
administration was to combine the services and
eliminate the convictions of Liberal politicians
classes. He acted as a species of universal
to opposing political creeds, and oonse-
he was not himself credited with the
re articles of any one of them. But
this peculiar influence is removed the 11
law revives, and the Government becomes
tore responsible for the opinions of the men
Tose it. The sentiments of a Cabinet
acquire a new importance because he is
tr giving utterance to the views of an indi-
itatesman, but in some sort expressing the
tons of the whole body ; and therefore we
look to their authorised speeches in Parlia-
, not to those irregular channels which are
supplied by the opportunities of a vacation.
le point, however, Mr. GLADSTONE has not
_ himself free from the somewhat misleading
luence of his own genius. He is still apt—
least, it seems so to us--to overrate
power of rational self-interest and enlightened
\mon settee in the prevention of war. Admir-
es is his analysis of the causes of international
, he seems hardly to attach sufficient im-
moe to the abiding effects of the desire for
itorial aggrandisement. In spite of all reasoning
contrary, the increase of the nominal power
trobably be still for a long time confounded
the increase of the real strength of a nation,
on the continent of Europe this increase is
ified, to an extent which we in England can
ly undentand, with the acquisition of new
itory. This feeling is not in the least confined
Kings and Emperors; it seems to be as strong
the minds of a large section of the Prussian
,rain as it is in that of Count DE BISMARCK.
while this passion retains its hold on
popular mind, we doubt whether any amal-
ttion of the commercial interests of
tderent communities will prevent a war
which promises to secure its gratification. The
motive appeals to the cool and calculating
ity of common sense ; the other enlists on its
all the vivid and deceptive powers of imagine-
; and the two are hardly well enough balanced
make the contest between them an equal one.
only comparison which can at all bring home
state of feeling to the English mind is to sup-
, that an increase of maritime strength and
ition were suddenly offered to ourselves. We
hardly doubt that under such circumstances a
which promised to bring about this accession
power would be popular with • large section,
not with a majority, of the people ; and what
empire of the sea is to the ordinary English-
man, an extension of territory is to the ordinary
native of the continent.

Yesterday ►be University Court at Edinburgh
sleeted Mr. Herbert IL Marley Professor d the Theory et
Haug at the same time reeeedieg their is... of the dim
tisiei►hed qualities of away cd the ethos eamtblates. Mr.
llsdeteris presided as rector.

OUR CONTEMPOU‘O3.
(THIS DAY.‘
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DM GLADSTONE.
Criticisms upon Mr. Gladstone's speeches at
Glasgow appear la sash of the papers Ws moratag. Indeed,
so smooth, are Owe addroless touod by most of oar con-
temporaries. that two articles stem regulate to develop

their contents.
The Timm regards as Mr. Gladstone's greatest difileulty
on the accaaion the necessity of being cheerful, hopeful,
and inn gay, when each spontaneous thought within
must have drawn in the other direction. We whet wonder at
the vivid energy sod the strength of will which enabled him
to do his work so mell, when hardly a name or a subject
could 00MO to the lips without sending a new pang to the
breast. Yet this is what the public man must lay Ws au-
aunt far. He lights in a battle where be must not stop
for the wounded or the deed. It Is needless to say that Mr.
Gladstone did all that man could do. He went over old,
old ground. yet the roses grew under his feet. In his
three addressees there le • word for all around, and one
scorns to feel a sensible in. in the level of the human nee,
carrying VA up to some higher perfection. But as to the
future, Mr. Gladstone says nothing of the lengths he is
prepared to go in this or that direction. g
lue of
language
'imply means that could we suppose a better mth
arising—human nature so improved, the standard so raised,
and great examples so appreciated—then it would be ateo•
lately impassible for one half of the country to deny rights
to the other half. That is all the augury the Tines can
esti:act, and, if it must speak the honest truth, it did not
want coo great avian to 'init. Neither, main, did it want •
Gladstone to tell us that masters end men shoula be at
liberty to combine respectively, in order to make the best
bargains they could with one another, so as they did
be
it
fairly and peaceably. BO long es people will let others
free as well as themselves, and will not mistake for liberty
the right of doing what they Ilke at others' cost and risk.
we grudge them no freedom, no right that asp be named.
But this is what we are waiting for, as also is Mr. Glad-
stone. According to him, a happy time is coming. The
coining man, the great emancipator, is to be the working
man himself, who is to become worthy of liberty and fran-
chise by allowing liberty and constitutional ',civilises to

otbcu.
Since details are not vow:healed them, these, sap the
Daily News, whose minds are perturbed with curiosity for
the policy of the ministry must rest content for the preeant
with general indications. But there is no (rotted for
doubt in the minds at least of those who do not seek for
doubt. fir. Gladstone declared that the name of the
Premier and the character of his colleagues gave assumee
that the "wise and enlightened spirit which has for the
last thirty or thirty-five years distinguished in the main
the policy of British legislation, will still continue to
be exhibited." Now, thirty or thirty-five years carries
us back to the era which preceded and immediately
followed the last reform hill, and almost to the date of
catholic emancipation. Bat only twenty years would have
included the whole period during which free trade ptiocipies
have been developed, and five years would have embraced
the epoch of idleness under Lord Palmerston. The selec-
tion, than, of the looser mace of time, involves no indistinct
pledge to carry out the policy by which the earlier poetion of
our age was so remarkably distinguished from the later. It
cannot be doubted that the country will support such •
policy. This la particularly isdicated by the popularity of
Mr. Gladstone, who has declared
tote emphatically in favour
of extending the representation o people, and who
confessedly does not owe his hold on the nation to any
peculiar fascination of manner, nor to auy goodhumoured
indifference to attack, nor to his sympathy with any of the
stational spot* nor to his readiness to bandy jest and
repartee in good old English fashion with all comets, nor to
hie singular powers of hilarity in lammed old age, nor to
any other of the qualities which we have
is been told are
the sure passports to public affectloo. It becaus his
deepest sympathies are with moral peeress, and toe
dtation of our institutions to secure and extend the growth
of good suns, sad honour, and religion among the whole
people, that he is, whatever his personal defects, the man
whom the people of this oottatry have confidence in.
The Pail is struck by the ututenses with which Mr.
Gladstone avoided definite allusions to the future, and
thinks be has proved that in the responsible position which
be Dow occupies he can exercise that judgment and reti-
mace which a government has a right to expect from its
leading members. The subject of parliamentary reform, a
matter on which the public mind is not made up, remains
jest as it was before the speeches were delivered.
A convenient compromise might be found In the proposed
royal commission. It is idle to pretend that farther
information is not wanted. However, as Mr. Gladstone
observes, parliament may be able to "find the oppor-
tunity" of addressing itself to the consideration of a quer
icon everybody must wish to have est at rest. Meanwhile,
matters of greater importance doomed attention.
The Herald doubts whether Glasgow is satisfied by the 11
general and " nowcommittar terms in which Mr. Gladden*
referred to subjects upon which they were specially anxious
to extract information. Reducing his eloquence to plain
English, it simply iv, what le to be will be. When there is 11
• majority in favour of reform reform will be carried, sod 1
if only the proper House of Commons is got together, 11
asd all the virtues are thoroughly represented in it, the
purpose of the house will be a highly beneficent and pa.
triotic one. Evidently no understanding has been arrived 1
at in the cabinet in favour of a reform bill.
The Star does not think that as regards reform the
speeches can disappoint anybody except perhaps those who
eagerly looked for some outburst of generous indiscretion
and were prepared to found disparaging criticisms and
sinister predictions upon it. We learn enough when we
know that he is still bimseU as much in favour of reform
as when he uttered the memorable declaration of which
the Glasgow Reform Union took care to remind him, that
"If forty-nine fiftieths of the working-dares are to be ex- 11
eluded from the franchise, it is upon those who mantels
that exclusion that it rests to show its necessity."
The Telegraph will be much mistaken if the gravity and
the moral earnestness of these discourses do not strike a
deeper note, and call forth • warmer response, than the
greatest "geniality" could have done. He has made a
direct and pommel appeal for aid to all those who care for
the work of helping England's progress ; and the answer
will be worthy of the cause and of the people. We read in
these speeches a clear and distinct proelaulatioo that hence-
forth polities are to be in earnest ; that the thus for snug
little temporary arrangements has goes by ; that the work
of governing England must be accepted as a sacred trust.
not sought by tricks as the reward of a poor egotistical
ambition. Our public morality mast rise to at least the
level of our private life.

THE =POSTED TSSUILMICTION TN JAMAICA.
The Times °t wines of the rebellion among the 'legroom
in the eastern portion of the island of Jamaica, which is an-
nounced in a telegram from its Halifax correspondent, that
in all probability some assistance will be at the dispoeal of
the governor before the arrival of the reinforcements which
he hen been ezpeetieg. Siegolarly enough, nous of the
uroal advises from Jamaica or from the other West
India blends arrived by the last mall; and this
break in our intelligence, while it may, perhaps, be
in some smears aceneeted with the present out-
break, has also, it may be. deprived us of coy pre-
monitory Indications as to the nature of the distzubseco.
The Times believes, however, that rumours had been cir.
co:dating in Jamaica to the effeit that some disturb►nces
among the bleake was contemplated. It wee even said that
as organised conspiracy was being eaten foot in connexion
with the negroes of the neighbouring island of Hayti, with
the view of erecting a negro republic in Jamaica. It ran
hardly be convolved that the negroes should have attempted
en* a movement without some external lastigatioo. It is
quite certain that they have no grievance whatever, we do
not say to justify, but even to afford a colourable pretext
for insurrection.

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TIM° are, however, special MIAOW for the dislike which
the Allieri0•1111 feel far listimilian and his throne, which
those will well understaod who remember the newspaper
articles in 1863 and 1864, which repreeented the rotebileh•
mast of the archduke in htexioo SS • mockery of American
weekum, sad the imparted explanation in the Moniker
that the to expedition had for one of its object' to
set limit to the progress of Atnerioon civilisation, and to
substitute for it that of the Latin raw, adding that the
Emperor regarded this as one of oaf reatest works of his
reign. What wsuld have been if a republic had gone
to war with foreign country to extend its own in-
flows., arrest that of a neighbour! And what mune
would the A 010606.11 governmeet take at the present
moment if, instead of consulting its own character and
maxims, it acted to the spirit of the policy thus &vowed by
the French Emperor!

OTKEI YO ON TOPIC&
The treatment of the Prince of Augustenburg by Austria
and Prussia, and the peculiar features of the Prussian go-
stormiest in Slcewig, form a strange realisation, the Times
remarks, of the independence for the sake of which the
German population of the Duchies have agitated isms.
reify for so many yore, have broken their ancient eon.
nation with the llenish mooaxchy, and bare been contest
to bear the omit of an expensive war. Yet the National
Artesia which resolves that the convocation of the Sleswig-
Holstein Estates must be delayed no hmer, actually pro-
poses a reconstitution of Germany with Prussia for a
metre] authority, and links all its aspirations with the
aggrandisement of that encroaching power. It Is this
wonderful patience antler outrages on popular or national
rights, and this trauscendental preferenoe of ideal to prao-
'Joel objects, that make German politics so incomprehen-
sible to us, and justify, if anything can, the high-banded
proceedings of Count Bismarck.
The mow* of secularisation of masque lands which le
new being framed in the Sultan's council is regarded by the
Post aeons of so much Sammie' Importance that ita snores
would replenish the Turkish treasury for many years to

come.
The Herald predicts • series of disasters for It•ly, if
the King's government does not put forth the whole of its
I vigilance' and strength to prevent the hitching of anti.,
1 Pepsi coaspir•oies within his dominions.

tcbt court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 2.

The Queen, with the Crown Princes/4 of Prussia
and Nimes Louie of Hesse, walked out this morning, and
afterwards took a amine drive.
Princess Helena rode in the Home Puk.
Princess Louise went out driving.
The Crown Priam, of Prussia and Prince Louis of Rime
went out shooting.
On Wednesday t►e Crown Prises and Princess of hurls
hollowed Miss Durant with a vied at hes stadio in Radnor-
Plum
Their Royal Highnesses also visited University
Gowerhtreet, to inspect the " Marmor Romericum."

Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-oaks
to the Govereors of Canada and St. Hakim
The Right Ron. Sir George Grey left town on Weans.-
day erasing for Talinden.
The Right Ron. W. and Mrs. Hatt leave town today for
Gibeide.

THE PRINCE
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(PSOM OUR OWN coaaeVeßtemer. •
The magnificent richly wooded park, six miles
Totted, abounding with game, and studded with evidences
of care and artistic taste in matters of arrangement, hes
punished ample mesas of entertainment for the distin-
guished party whose visit has been the greit event of the
week, not alone to Knowsley, but to Lancoshire.
The
Prieee's "bootie, ;party, on Wednesday, made the drat raid
known for • long time--bs judge from appearsames—
amoingst the preserves of the estate, and accounted for
something like 1,600 head of game during the day. The
splendid weather which had prevailed since Monday
continued during the whole day, and the soort
was pursued under all the circumstances which
could make it at once agreeable and safe. The
Earl of Derby, whose health is not yet sufficiently
litres' to enable him to enjoy the active sport in
which the Prince rejoices, was able to be present during
several hours, and to witness from his carriage the havoc
reads by the royal sportsman mid his friends amongst the
feathered and furred denizens of the park In the evening,
II after the visit of the Princess of Wales, the Earl and
Connties of Darby, nod a pasty toffee Ravemilead glassworks,
• dinner was enn at the hall, to which the following were
1 invited t—Mr. S. R. Graves, M.P., Mrs. Graves, Mr. and
Miss Irelsad Blackburn., Mr. and Mrs. T. Edwards Mom,
theßev. Rector and Mrs. Campbell, and Mr. It. Hutchinson.
Yesterday, the sudden and totally unexpected change is
the weather was the cause of greet disappoistment to the
whole party at Knowsley. It had been Intended that, the
pellet:ten continuing their efforts to clear the coverts, the
Prince's, the Countess of Derby, and the other distin-
guished ladies at the h ill, sitsuld join them at Windle, sad
lurch with them at covert. With the view of carrying
out this arrangement a large and elegant marquee had been
sent out two days before, and planted in the spot @sleeted
for the meeting; the weather, however, was in-
exorable and when the drenching rain had fallen
for several hours yesterday morning, and the park was
as dismal as spongy grosed sad dripping trees could make
it, it was evident that the excursion mud be struck oak
of the programme. The Prince and his party, however,
were not to be deterred from a second visit to the pre-
leaved ; and derma the day they repeated their raid
with • mosses which may well "Ambit those who an
not acquainted with the sbundance of the Knowsley game.
The Prince returned to the ball somewhat earlier than ow
Wednesday evening (when the sport had been prolonged
till after dusk), to prepare for the festive engagements of I
the night. The party at dinner was oomparahvely small,
is consequence of the bill which followed. There were
present:—The Earl and Countess of Wilton, Colonel
sad Mrs. Blackburn', and the party at the house.'
The ball was the mart brilliant event of the week's
feetivitimi. The limited dimensions of the bell-roors
preveated any sacemsful attempt to make mob • gathering
extensive ; but last night these dimensions were partially
ignored, in compliance with the dictates of loyal hospi-
tality. The company included Mr. sad Mrs. Rigby
sad the Misses Rigby, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, '
Mr. and Miss Longtoa, Mr. Arthur Earle, Mr. and 11
I MM. Gilbert Moss, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs.
Blundell (Oreeby), Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Gilmour, Mr.,
Mrs., sad Miss Thanes= ; Sir John B. Richardson, Bert, 1
sad Mw Richards's ; Captain H. S. B. Bernie, Colonel J.
H. and Mrs. Chambers, Major Swinburee (Prestos), Mr.
Watt (Spoke), Mr. Sevwrigbt, the party from Croxteth,
sad the party from Admiral Efornby's. The band of the
Grenadier Goads, whole conductor, Mr. D. Godfrey, the
iteinposer of the new " Hilda " waltzes (written in hewer
of the Prince's of Wales), boa been during the week homonym&
by several special commands from the Prince, occupied the
orchestra, and pertormed an admirably-selected programme.
The Pianos and Princess took part in the proceedings with
all possible spirit, and aided in bringing to a brilliant can-
elusion the moot memorable visit Knowsley has received
daring the present century.
Their royal Milanese's will leave Lancashire for Searing-
, ham to-day (Friday). The royal carriages will leave the
1 hall about half-past tee, and reach the
learailwy station
' about eleven. in time for the ttp-exprssa. to the
saloon carriages will IA attached. The niece and Ninon,
will probably be accompanied to the station by the Earl
sad Countess of Derby ; sod "hoed the weather be tie •
large concourse will undoubtedly be present. Their royal
highemess will reach Sandziegbain in the slotting, so as
to receive Priam and Maass Louis of Home, who will,
it is understood, arrive there co Saturday morels'.

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