The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-23 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING,

conviction, as the result of study and investigation,
that democracy is the ultimate destiny of European
society, they mean by democracy the abolition
of class distinctions as grounds of political privi-
lege, and government by the whole people in the
equal interest of the whole. But when West-end
and County society bears of the statement, and
shudders with well-bred horror at its vulgar des-
tiny, it carries its own class feelings into its inter-
pretation of the principle which contradicts them,
imagines that education, and intelligence, and
wealth are henceforth to go for nothing, and
fancies that a democratic Europe will be an Europe
governed by the poor in the interests of poverty.
But it would be well for all classes to understand
that the great liberal movement of the age has not
been one to substitute the predominance of a
multitudinous class for that of a numerically
smaller class, but to establish predominance of
the whole body of society over any or all of its
parte. A Government which alienates any
class by special injustice towards it can-
not exist for any length of time in
Western Europe. It may alienate the nation's
intellect, or alarm its wealth, or oppress its poverty,
but in either case it is doomed. Time and the
great social forces are against it, and its eventual
overthrow is certain. The only government which
is hereafter possible in this country is one in
which class legislation will be impossible. We
have not accomplished a transfer of power,
but a distribution of it. We have not
thrown off one class predominance to take
on another, but have taken in the people be-
cause all class predominance has become impos-
sible. A cordial acceptance of the situation by
all classcs will enable us to enter on the new era
of our legislation without the shock of premature
transition, and without raising wild hopes on the
one hand or wilder fears on the other. The one
fact which all classes have to realize is that there
are no longer " two nations " in England, but
that from henceforth there is but one people,
sharing in the duties of one free government, and
owning allegiance to one law.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
(THIS DAY.)

the work within the next two months if we are to de it I
at all, for we must take advantage of the favourable sea.
son for operations. An expedition, indeed, from Boisbay
to the Red Sea would be no novelty in Indian history, but
a march of some 300 miles from the coast into the interior
would be a very serious novelty indeed. Bing Theodore,
however, has been reached by mission after minion, so
that we may hope he can !be reached fy an army, but bow
that army will fare, or to what extremities we may be
exposing our troops, is more than can be even conjectured
at present. Duty binds us ; and, if no altersative offers
itself, we must act.
The manifesto addressed by the Sultan to the Grand
Vizier, in which he declares his gratification at the sym-
pathy and goodwill he has received from the rulers and
the great nations of Europe, gives occasion to the Tines
to remark that the Sultan and his advisers have a difficult
task before them, and it may be that despair or habitual
sluggishness will prevent them from labouring steadily
for its accomplishment.llßut at present the Times be-
lieves them to be really sincere; the dangers that threaten
the empire, the enmity of Russia, the weakness of Austria,
the apparent vacillation of France, the intrigues of the
Greeks, and the restless attitude of a part of the subject
population, are stifficientito convince the Sultan (that a
crisis is at hand. _ The welcome of the Western Powers

encourages him to anticipate it by useful exertions., ,

Che Court.

FLOORS CASTLE, KELSO, AUGUST 21.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince and Prin-
cess Christian, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, Prince
Leopold, and Prince Christian Victor, left Windsor at
ten o'clock last night for Floors Castle, in a special train,
and arrived at Carlisle this morning at half-past seven.
After remaining for about an hour, the royal train pro-
oesded to Kelso station, where her Majesty was received
by their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Rozburghe, the
Ddke of Buccleuch, Lord-Lieutenant of the county, Lord
Bowmont, Lord C. Ker, Major-General Hamilton, com-
manding the forces in Scotland, &o.
The Queen and royal party then proceeded in carriages
to Floors Castle, escorted by a detachment of the 14th
Hussars through the town of Kelso, the streets being
lined by volunteers.
On arriving in the market-place, her Majesty received
an address from the inhabitants, which was presented by
the chief magistrate.
The suite, in attendance on her Majesty and the royal
family are :—Lady Churchill, Lady-in-Waiting ; the Hon.
Harriett Phipps, Lady Susan Melville, Lord Charles Fitz-
roy, Major-General Sir T. M. Biddulph, Lieut.-Colonel
George Gordon, Dr. Jenner, the Rev. R. Duckworth,
Miss Bauer, and Mdlle. Norele.
The Duke of Marlborough is the minister in attendance
on her Majesty.

The Earl and Countess of Derby left St. James's-square
yesterday afternoon for Knowsley.
The Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy has left town for
Roasted, Staplehurst.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and!Mrs. Disraeli left
Grosvenor-gate yesterday for Hughenden Manor.