The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-19 00:00:00

SPAIN•

TEE pima or ARGYLL off ME QUirffres Rg-
rinsgraffir.—The Duke of Argyll recently entertained at
dinner the tenantry on the Inverary este* and in propoliog
" The Health of the Queen," remarked I cannot help
laying that the affection of the people of this oountzy for
their Sovereign would be something lea than Ilbelieve Mote
did they not feel it almost something of a pommel loss that
the Quern bas bees for so many years usable to take part
oa those public occasions on which they have been accus-
tomed to look for her. And Ima well undentand that this
feeling should Sad expression in many forme. At the same
time, I think that mach of the language which has been
held on this rubjeet betrays some ignorance ef the w holedr-
cumstances of the ems. Now, gentlemen, it is a remarkable
thing, as it has often appeared to me, bow ill.informed
many persons are cc the practical working of that oun•
stitutional goverutneet under which we lira. Many of you
may perhaps recollect that, some years ego, in consequence
of a reenarkthh political incident, some explanations were
made in the House of Commons upon this subject, and it
really appeared almost as if many persons in this country
then learned for the first time that the Sovereign of Erg.
had is not, and never has besa,la mere puppet, a mere
nominal sovereign ; that the sovereigns of this country
do take, and are expected to take, an active personal
share in that govemonot which is conducted in their
VMS. Now, gentlemen, I think it a circumstance worthy
' of elnerostioe, and which ought to be known to all the
yeepie et this eonatry, that daring all the years of the
Quelo's affliction, during which the bag lived necessarily in
comparative retirement, she has omitted no part of that
public duty which concerns her as sovereign of this country,
that on no occasion daring bee grist has she struck work, so
to spook, in theme public duties which belong to her exalted
posayon ; and although we may hope and earnestly trust
that time may yet enable the Queen to do many things
which hitherto the has not been able to do, yet, I am sure
• that when she re-sppears again, al I tract she may come
day do, on more polite occasions, the people of this country
will regard: her wily with Moreased affection, from the re.
collection they will have that, during all the time of her
care and sorrow, she has devoted herself without one day's
intermiesion to those ogres of government which belong to
hoc position as sovereign of this country.
NAST NoRTOLE RAILWAY.—The first sod of thin
line, which extends from Norwich to North Waltham, was
turned yesterday afternoon in • field belonging to the sheriff
el Norwich (Mr. C. Jerks). Nitrate on the north-eastern
boundary of the perish of Thorpe, near Norwich. Lady
Suffield was deputed to perform tbs oicemoay. Later in
the day there wee a kiting'? in Sh Andrew s-ball, Nor-
wich. It is proposed ultimately to extend the line from
North Waltham to Cromer and Ayisheso. The section now
undertaken la .bent sixteen miles in length, end will fall into
the (heat Easters quiets roar Norwich.
METROPOLITAN AND PROVINCIAL LAW ASSOCIA.
TION.—Tho business of the annual was resumed at
Liverpool yesterday, Mr. Hodge• A dismission
having takes plate oo the subject of affidavits, a resolution
was adopted approving of a suggestion cede by Mr. Tag-
gart, that the office of comeniszioners to administer oaths be
abolished, god that the power of administering oaths for all
the courts should be vested io every duly certibeated pracv
thiamin The fifteenth half-yearly meeting of the S elh
Gibes 13easvoleat Amosiathe was then M.lt appears
that the society now ambers throughout Ragland and
Was 1,584 members, and that the invested capital amounts
to 10,3901.
VERDICTS ON Jllirst.—Yeeterday at the Sherif&
Ca Had Lionequare, the jery Is a core postai= coos,
" per
v. the liettopoliten and St. Jobs's-wood Hail-
way Company," which seem boars, could not
agree, red both sides enraged to take the verdithellthe ma-
jority. There were only some !pawns torero, rod widow
side pay ed. a tales. e peoperty a gamble is Purivermil,
St. Jobe's-wood. The ashn by Mrs. Anderees woo for
2,6001. in respect of two camps. oad wieners were calla
on both thine. As usual the valuers differed. The own-
puny had awed 1,9001., whir& wee :ohm& tbe mast
of the or**, was 1,7751., sad being under the eon
.[red the eleisoat will have be toy bit own soots owl port
cd the sale isearrea by the ecompay.

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It is calculated that 60,000 persons have emi-
grated from Madrid since Friday last. Avila,
Segovia, Valladolid, Burgos, San Sebastian, Leon,
Vittoria, Pamplona, Bilbao, and the frontier towns
are filled with families from this city. Leon par-
ticularly is crowded to excess, and the fugitives
have taken the cholera with them, several cases
having occurred since their arrival. It is stated
that a deputation has been organised in Valladolid
to petition the Queen that the authorities of their
city should have power to prohibit the entry of
immigrants during the prevalence of the epidemic
in Madrid.
The ipoca calls upon those who have left Madrid
not to forget the poor whom they leave behind,
now so greatly in need of help. The government
has resolved to dismiss every functionary, high or
low, who shall not be found at his poet in Madrid
on the 15th October. The epidemic is described
as stationary in Seville, rapidly decreasing at Va-
lencia and Barcelona, stationary at Minorca,
and threatening Saragossa and Leon. It is preva-
lent in part of Estremadura, and still exists in La
Mancha, Murcia, and Mallorca. It is feared that
the emigration consequent upon panic may yet carry
it to that pert of Castle not yet in-
vaded, and to the Asturise, Galicia, and
the Basque provinces. The last return published
announces 125 deaths in Madrid in 24 hours, from
the 12th to the morning of the 13111. The epidemic
is now stated to be decreasing rapidly. Among the
recent victims are the ex-Progressist Minister
Huelves, and General Salado, one of the oldest
Spanish generals.
The appearance of the decree dissolving the Con-
gress has provoked severe animadversion from the
opposition press upon the inopportuneness of such
a step at the present moment. All manifest a spirit
of implacable hostility to the cabinet in power. Since
the 10th October, 1863, three parliamentary diem-
lntiona have taken place. The Cortee elected at that
period were dissolved in October, 1864? the suc-
ceeding parliament expiring on the 10th mit., ten
months after its election. During these two years
there have been five different ministries, bead"
_; numerous partial cabinet modifications.
Laterla

THE BALLOT SOCIETY.—The meetings of the com-
mittee hawing been resumed after the recess, the weekly
meeting was held on Tuesday. The following enbserlptions
were annonnosd as having been received sloes the last re-
port •.—W. J. Etches, ;Z. Watkioi, if. lc • Sir. .7.
Watts, 11. Is.; J. Sidebottom, Bd. Barri, U. 11. ;
W. Ritchoook, 11. ; Bt. Webb, 2L ; Colossi Salwey,
;B. P.osling, IL ; Sir B. P. °oilier, It. ls. ;J.
Pollock, 11. Is. ; W. Hargreaves,' 201. ; W. Een, SI. ; J.
Bpsecer, 13. ; Themes Goolsby, 11. •H. Ashworth, 11.
Inked sod Co., IL Is. ; J. T. Elibbari, ALP., 1/. Is. ; B.
Dixon, lk ; Ashworth and B°B,ll. ; T. O. RAI, 21.; John
Fades, 11. ls. ; Iris Mackie, IL ; W. Bradford, 11. ; J.
Firth, 11.1 s. ; B. B. Whiteside, C. 0., it. Is. ;J. 8.. Taylor,
U. Is. ; Sir J. Lethbridge, Bert., 11. Is. ; C. Oilptik LE.
U. Is. ; Ber)wist Clossies, ILP., 11. Is.;
W. J. Jones
IL
V. Batoteher, 11. •, A. Minds.,o, U. ; Austin, •
J. F. Bestow, C. 0., ;J. P. lipeseer, 2/. 21. ; Oun:
ningtes, 11. le. 01. Morley, 3LP.. 10k ; Crab*. IL Is. ;
J. Colman, 31. ;J. Bewnigt, 0.0., 21. 2s. ; Johmos,
;B. Beam, ;T. Barer, ELP. ;W. Bdeords,
U. le. ;W. H. Roberta, 21. ; Lord Risley, IL P., 18. ;
J. Y. Verson. U. U. ; W. Dennis, 11. le. ; W. Biresisiik.
11.; J. 8,..111wen53, IL 1..: Y. E. Amass, 214 64.4
miller sus. The soistaca secretary reported trieTsig
el a frigt to Bedford to enlist support tat the society, end
be was authedeed to proceed to Walthaaistow sad the
seighbewebeed on the llke berisese. •
Wfferas YALicat. thns r DAV. •-•
WmmtemeT. O. 18.—Aenbelma on 1.636 ;
by soma Bob* 614 Tout Theta% 7, .