The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-22 00:00:00

THE SICIAGEHAE7INB OP THE HOUSE OF

COMMONS.

The following is a list of the members of the House
of Commons-139 in number—who claim to be excused from
serving on election committees as being upwards of
sixty yaws of age :—Mswirs. H. Brain E. Baines,
T. Baring ; Sir H. W. Banco, Mr. W. H. Barrow,
Sir R. Booth, Sir B. Bridges, Messrs. 3. L Briscoe, I.
Brooklsburrt, B. Brooks, Major Cumming Bruce, Sir Mow
tains Cholmeley, Mann. W. J. Clement, J. 0. Cobbold,
M. E. Corbally, J. Cowen, Sir H. F. Davis, Mr. F. Dundee,
Sir D. Dundee, Mears. A. M. Dunlop, W. Ewan,
Colonel Gilpin, Mr. G. O. Glyn, Sir George Grey,
Mews. B. L. Guinnms sod G. Hadfield, Sir W. Heath-
cote, Mr. J. W. Henley, Lord Henniker ; Messrs. E.
Holland, T. B. Rainfall, and R. Memos ; Si:
J. Johnstone, Sir W. G. Jolliffe, Mean. J. Laird Cand
W. Lee ; Cal. Lowther ; Messrs. W. Marshall and 0. W.
Martin, Sir J. Matheson, Messrs. J. R. Mills and 0. Mor-
gan; Col. North, Sir H. Owen, Mr. O. W. Packs, Col. Packs,
Mr. R. Padmore, Colossi Pennant, Messrs. E. Potter,
B. G. nice, D. Bobertaoo, J. Bolt, and F. W.
Ramon; Sir W. Scott ; Messrs. G. P. Swope
and O. Seely ; Hon. W. 0. Stanley, Mr. J. Steel,
Colonel Sykes, Mesas. W. Tits, G. Trail, and M. Tre-
barns ; Sir J. Trollops, Mr. C. Turner, Sir W. Vass; Sir
H. Verney, Admiral Walcott, Sir J. Walsh, and Sir T. B.
Western.

The Countess Russell's next assemblies at
Downing-street ars fixed to take place on the 7th and 21st
of next month.
The Countess Cowper has issued cards for " at
home" parties this evening and every Tuesday and Thurs-
day during the present and next month.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon received at
dinner last evoking, at their mildews in Grosvenor-
°motet, Ms Excellency the Spanish Kinkier and the
Marchioness de Moline, the Earl and Countess Grey, Lord
Stanley, M.P.. Lord and Lady Stanley (of Alderley) and
the Hon. Mies Stanley, the Right Hon. 0. P. Villien,
LP.. the Marquis de Tamiasier, Sir AUgUitill and Lay
Paget, Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Mr. Henry Oaloraft,
The Lord Chanoellor and Lady Cranworth enter-
tained at dinner lest evening at their residence in Upper
Brookatreet, his Excellency the Netherlands Minister, the
Bishop of London sad Mrs. Tait, Lord and lady °babas-
ford and the Hon. Miss Thesiger, Lord and Lady Eusteee
Cecil, Sir James and Lady Colville, the Right Hon. Edward
and Mrs. Cardwell, Hon. Leslie Melville, Mr. William
Harcourt, U.
Lord and Lady Dufferin entertained the Marquis
of Sligo, the Earl sod Countess of Airlie, Lady Eloho, Lord
and Lady Hobart, Hon. H. Cowper, Professor Fawcett.
M.P., and s select party at dinner last evening, at their re
sldenoe in Grosvenor-square.
Mr. G. W. Hunt states that his bill will, if it
becomes law, be in force only from the lot to the 24th day
of Marsh inclusive. He reeommeads that all pathos who
are under stringent local orders, and who wish to sell
during this month, should apply immediately to the load
authorities to relax three orders in their favour. Those
who intend to have sales between the lst and 25th of
March can make it a condition of sale that the stock remain
on the farm until the last-named day arrives.
Lord Clarence Paget will move the navy esti-
mates in committee of supply on Monday next.
The indefatigable Mr. Darby Griffith will ask
the First Commissioner of Works, on the 16th of next
month, " Whether a more convenient arrangement of the
seats of the house might not be made ?"
The Speaker has appointed the following

and • distinguished circle of the aristocracy are
now on a visit to the Duke of Rutland, at members to serve on the general committee of elections,
viz. :—The Eight Hoe. S. H. Walpole, Mr. J. Horsham-
Belvoir Castle The Prince and Primmer' of Wales.
Carter, Mr. G. W. Hunt, the Right Hon. H. Corry, Mr.
attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and Major whit end Mr. Clay.
Teesdale, left Marlborough House about 2 o'clock
yesterday, and at Eing's-cross station entered a The Cattle Plague Commissioners met yesterday,
saloon carriage which was attached to the 2.45 down at 2, Victoria-street. Present —Earl Spencer, Mr. Lowe,
train ; anothersaoon carriage =Assign she Mr. Rind, Dr. chain, Dr. Parkes, Professor Spooner, and
Duke of Sutherland, Viscount Hamilton, and Colonel the sicret°l7'
the Hon. H. Singscolit The train was under the Dare Mr. Cranston, one of the members of the Glasgow
of Mr. Seymour Clarke, manager of the Great Northern deputation, corrects the statement that he urged upon Earl
Railway. After two hours and a half run (with only one Russell that the government ought to regulate the hours
stoppage—at Peterborough, where a most enthusiastic re- and the payment of labour. What he said was exactly the
osption was given to their royal highnesses), Grantham was oPPositt "1 am old enough to know, " writes, " that
reached. The platform here was covered with scarlet cloth, acts of parliament will not keep up the price of wages if
and barricades put up, behind which were a number of the there be no demand for labour, or that capitalists will oon-
members of the local aristocracy. Lord John Manners re- thins their investments in any country from Principles of
ceived their royal highnesses, and conducted them to an benevolence. Capital, like labour, will seek the best market
open carriage. The 3rd Lincoln Volunteers, commanded by for investment."
Captain Burbidge, formed the guard of honour, and along the Professor Owen's breakfast table giving evidence
route through Grantham to Belvoir number, of persons of a coming avalanche of inquiries as to the meaning of a
were assembled, and the belle of the several churches rang paragraph from a New Zealand paper respecting •
a merry peal of welcome to Leicenershire to the Prince and "gigantic bird," he asks the ()oboist who is able to grant
his consort From Denton the Lelesetershire Yeomanry I the request "only for a single vertebra (joint of back or
formed the escort to Belvoir, and in front of the cistle the I tail) and one of the supposed feathers of the gigsatte
Belvoir Rills Volanteets formed the guard of honour, bird,' " and he promises to return " the name of the
Their royal highnesses will remain guests at the castle till animal' The professor believes the remains are those of
Saturday, during which time the gaieties are to be of a I a saurian reptile.
brilliant character. I A letter from Brest states that the body of a
The Countess Russell gave her second assembly ; woman, apparently that of an Englishwoman, of about 28
last evening at the official residence of the Premier, in to 30 yean of age. was last week washed ashore on the
Downing-street, which was numerously attended, there south-east met of the Island of Merlin There were three
being about 500 of the aristocracy present. ; rings on one of the fingers, the Issoription on which Gould
The Right Hon. Benjamin and Mrs. Disraeli sot be read ;on a remnant of a shift round the neck en the
entertained at dinner lest evening, at their residence as words "Emily de Boehm."
Grosvenor-gate, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the A report is current at Paris that an agent from
Dowager Duchess of Cleveland, the Marqu,s and Mar- NCO, great capitalists and contractors who prepare to este-
chimers of Salisbury, the Earl of Tyrone, the Earl of blish a tinsel under the as. from Dover to Calais has ar.
I Beetles, Viscount and Virsocuntees Holmeadale, the Dean of rived in Paris. The agent, it is said, is oosnii•damid to
Westminster and Lady Augusta Stanley, Mr. and Lady apply to the Emperor far permission to make bawler on
Margaret Beaumont, Colonel the Bon. Percy sad lady the French sail is order to inertia the prastimbility of
Mary Herbert, Mr. De Grey, ho. the schema