The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 26,

Ron= recognised even more emphatically the
gravity of the oonstitutional question at issue.
The noble lord, indeed, spoke throughout with
the calm and judicial earnestness inspired by
an ardent love of the constitution, and a profound
desire to maintain intact the privileges of Parlia-
ment. Every sentence breathed not only a deep
sense of official and personal responsibility, but a
firm determination to discharge faithfully the duties
It imposed. The noble lord said at the outset,—
" It certainly appears to me that there has not
"been within my memory a question of greater
" importance. It is a question which undoubt-
" edly affects the most essential rights and privi-
" loges of the House of Commons; but for that
" reaaon, and especially bearing in mind the ob-
" serration which the hon. member for Birmingham
" made, that there is no reason to suppose that
" say portion or section of the members of this
" House are either indifferent or lukewarm in the
" maintenance of its most sacred privileges, I
" would endeavour in our present proceedings to
"do that which would most enlighten the House
" without prematurely coming to anything in the
" nature of a decision."

Mr. Dusiroatinex amendment was finally lost, in
fact, because it did not sufficiently recognise the
constitutional question which the House is called
upon to discuss and decide. The member for
Finsbury proposed, rather innocently for so old
a member, that the decision of the Home of
Lords to postpone the Paper Duty Bill for six
months should be literally interpreted by the
House of Commons ; and that, accordingly, an
opportunity should be afforded the Upper
House of reconsidering their verdict in the
month of November next. This would clearly
give the constitutional question the "go-by"
altogether. The Lower House has to discuss what
the Upper House has already done, not what it
may possibly do hereafter. As Mr. CLAY justly
said, the real question is whether the House of
Lords had or had not trenched upon the preroga-
tive of the Commons. Mr. Dt-Ncomer's motion loses
sight of this question, besides being exposed, as
Lord Jolts Rcxsar r pointed out, to other objections
almost equally serious ; and it was, therefore, very
properly withdrawn.

The Committee of Inquiry proposed by Lord
PatantavroN, though at first sight rather a formal
and tedious machinery, is probably, after all, the
best method of dealing with the subject. It is
certainly more in keeping with the importance of
the question, as well es with tho respect which
the House owes both to itself and the Upper
Chamber, than the immediate and hasty action
which several members seemed at first disposed to
recommend. Now that the importance of the question
raised is fully recognised both in Parliament and
out of doors, there is no danger of its being dealt
with in a one-sided, careless, or inefficient manner.
It rather befits the dignity and power of the
House of Commons to deal with a question affecting
its own rights and privileges in the most methodical
and deliberate manner. We quite agree, therefore,
with the declaration of Lord Joins Rosanna, which
the House unanimously cheered last night. "Now
" I think it would be wise for this House to furnish
" itself with every kind of information, to enlighten
" itself in reference to these historical precedents.
" There can be no harm in so doing, for our
" powers are very great. lam not one of those
"who think that the powers and privileges of the
" House of Commons are about to succumb to the
" great authority of the House of Lords. I be-
" here that our privileges will be maintained, and
" I believe that by taking time to consider the sub-
" ject, and by taking care that we walk in the
"paths of the constitution, we shall at last arrive
" at a right decision upon the question."

The appointment of the Rev. Charles Kingsley,
the well-known rector of Eversley, to the profemorship of
modem history will (says the Cambridge Independent) be
perfectly satisfactory to a limited number only ; but still it
is likely to evoke no particular or appreciable amount of
opposition or comment, and in general it will be accepted
with far mom of hope than doubt. If we may judge from
bis writings on other subjects, his teaching wfl be cha-
racterised by the enunciation of decidedly liberal views ;
and, as a member of the governing body of the university,
we shall require the aid of a stirring and active advocate of
as education suitable to the requirements of the age is
which we live.

The darn/rim states that the amount promised
as a guarantee food for the Exhibition of 1862 amounted
yesterday to 312,7001. The council of the Society of Arts
hare applied to the commissioners of 1851 for a lime fur a
term of sixteen acres of the land purchased by the coin-
minsiowers with the surplus of 1831, as the council propose
ea this occasion to erect a portion of the building of a per-
using character.

Lords Derby and Palmerston met in the paddock
at Epsom os Wedneeday. After cordially shaking hands,
sad passing the onlinary compliments (says Dews Life),
Lind Palmerston asked Lord Derby if he expected to wia
to-day with Cape Flyaway, to which Lord Derby replied
in Use negative, adding that he "had done pretty well
lately, having won Ave times out of six." To this Lord
Pahnenstou rejoined :—" yes, sad you aanot expect to win
en Wonders and Wednesdays too !" Lord Derby—" No,
but I suspect you would rather win on the Wednesday!"
The two elevens--a list of which we gave last
week—meet on Monday and Tuesday as Lord's. Thursday
sad Friday will be rather busy days, as the M. C. C. and
Orem& play the University at Oxford ; Berrey contrasts
eases at the Oval, and the Household Brigade plays the
Quidnunc:a at Lord's.

On Wednesday the Royal Thames Yacht Club
bass a mil* match with their smaller elase yachts round
t. Fan from Erith. Thursday is appointed for the Royal
Massey flub trip ; and the Prince of Wales Yacht Club
else ma their club yachts of twelve tons and under, and
eistrwassill lasts of eight tow and under, from Erith to
Asmara ad back, far the vine commodore's and the club
prim

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/MTN or JOHN HOUMA, EAQ., or COTHAII.—
Ow obituary of this der records the departure of another
ef the loot! of Bristol worthies, in the demise of Jobe
Hopes,.. Cotharri, whose munificeoce was of a
character litt e thought of by timee who knew his quiet and
eneeteatatious life. Living the greater part of his daps in
this ear. although not a Native, he. during his long life,
distributed his means with so scanty hand, to many of our
local charities .and also towards the erection of smarms pleas
of worship. both national and nonconformist, as well as to
7.11... and to innumerable other more private objecltt:
gin his lifetime a large portion of a
'l7;aTia'amaanting to lath, lees than 140,0001. Mr. Holmes,
w trams, although speechless for the day preceding his
death, was conscious to almost the last mama
the eausificent donations we remember having bees glAtin
him were 5,0001. to the Rev. Mr. Bpurgoon sew chap.
3,0001. to Mr. Deeideey's church, at liednninster ; about
4,0001. to Gide., chapel, Newfousdleadaneet: neer 2,300 f.
to Arley e=al :realm/0406d and MU each to the
Hospital. We believe, too, it will
b:=l abe that the Orphan House on Ashley n 0,.. has
melded by his liberality to the extent of several thoomads,
and est Easy other pious and benevolent societies ham
/*seised smaller gifts from him.—Beised Afriverp,
AllailallorTanon or THB Duns! OF YONS.—
Al lot week briefly announced that the lamer consected
wi dr &emery of York had been cemeiderably augmented.
The emengemeut took place at a court Mid at Buckingham
Pair, es the 10th day of May instant—preemst, the queen
Coueell -when the Eoclesiastioal ,MlillaoollTO for
England and Wales rerauseeded sad
scheme, that there be paid by than so proposed
Dam of the Cathedral Church of BR Peter, at York,
and to hie sucemems, deans of Vas same church,
melt a MI as shall (tomtits/ with the meets which ue"e
lequiry sad adonis/4m shall appear to Monne der
la oath year to the deaa of the eaH ehturl. Lod out of the
enrpocate revenues thereof) he walkient to make up the
Meow of the dean, for each year, to the sum of two thou-
sand polish.. Her Majesty in Council was pleased to
&move and ratify lb. said NIMINIO, sad is order sad dr at
tt the rime shall be saline' to M(taco
and after the thee of Na mildimiletrin tie Leeds*
aid that a copy of enelt eider he militheediretheuVruar
et the arm of Ts& The prisfiris
amp we bailed le VOL pot coos—led Area

Cbt Court.
OSIPORNI. MAT N.
RU HATINTTS BIRTHDAY.
The band of the Royal Marine played a matinale
at T a.m.

The Queen, the Prince Consort, the Prince el Wales, and
the junior members of the Royal Family, afterwards walked
in the grounds.

In the afternoon, at balf•past Are o'elock, her Majesity
and the Prince Consort drove in a char-a-beau, with four
horses, accompanied by the Princess Alice, the Prince of
Wales, and the Printer of Leiaingen. The Princesses He-
lena and Louise, Prince Arthur, and the Lodies in Waiting
followed in a second carriage. Colonel Ponsonby, Equerry
in Waiting, was on horseback.

The Dncliees of Kent also took a carriage airing, mea n.
panied by her Royal Highness's Lady-in-Waiting.
Her Majesty's dinner party in the evening included Um
Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Alice,
the Prince.. of Leiningen, the Prince of Leiningen, the
Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, Major-General
the Hon. C. Grey, Major-General the Hon. R. Bruce, Sir
George Couper, the Equerry to the Prince of Wales, Sir
Jamas Clark, and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell.

The hind of the Royal Marines played during dinner.
In the evening Mr. Coot* and band had the honour of
attending.

Her Nejeley, with the root of the royal party and suite,
aimed the Conned-chamber at ten o'clock, when dancing
arenaenced, which was kept up until twelve.
Captain the Hon. J. and Mrs. Denman had the honour of
being invited.

Meetinp of the Cambridge lJniversity Commissioners
were held at 8, Adelphi-terrace, on Tuesday, the 22nd, end
Thumday, the 24th inst. The commissioners present were
the Rielt Hoe. Lent, Stanley, M.P., the Rev. Dr. Vaughan,
and Mr. Homtio Waddiegton.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-ofike yesterday
from the Governors of Canada, the Cape of Good Hope, Bt.
Helena, and Natal. ea were sent to the Governors
of Canada and Newf

(FROM LAST molten ciArrrre.)
WHITEHALL, MAY 24.—The Queen ban been
pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the
Great Seal, granting the dignity of • Knight of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto William Mar-
tin, Fitt: Chief Justice of New Zealand ; Francis
Bi ady, ~ Chief Justice of Newfoundland ; James
Hurtle Fuße%, President of the Legislative Council,
South Austral; ; Christoffel Joseph= Brand, Esq., Speaker
of the Roues of Assembly of the Cape of Cool Hope
Priedh Mnrph , Esq., Speaker of the Home of Assembly
of Victoria ; Barry, Em., Senior Puisue Judge
of Victoria ; Thomas Maclear, Eeq.„ Astronomer Royal at
the Cape of Good Hop; Walter Currie, Esq., Corriman-
dent of the Armed Mounted Polio. at the Cape of Good
Hope.
Dowxnro-snumr, MAY 24.—The Queen hen been
earto appoint Malor•General Pringle Taylor, K.H. to
Yd of ember the Privy Conseil of the Island of Jamaica.
Her Majesty hoe also been pleased to appoint Patrick
Kough, Jelin HcpMt, and Robert Kent, Emits, to be Hem-
hen of the I,egiafative Gamma of the Island of Newfound-
land ; and Jeremiah Simpson, Eel., to be • Member of the
Oossall of the Island of Prince Edward.
' t. JAM Bee Patrca, Mar.—The Queen has been
*and to appoint Captain William Berton (late 96th Re-
giment), Lion of her Majesty's Royal Body Guard of the
Yeomen of the Guard, vice Captain Morton Herbert,
"VtdmoN-onficr., MAY 23.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. Henry Hamer Gideon as Con-
sul at St. Helena, for his Majesty the King of Portugal.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at-
traded by his governor and equerry (Major-C.(o(Tel the
lies. Robert Bruce and Major Teesdale), landed in the
Southampton dock yesterday afternoon from the royal
yacht Fairy, the Hon. Captain Denman, on his return
from a visit to her Majesty at Osborne, and left by the
3 o'clock train for Basingstoke, en mute to Oxford. The
Prince was received on landing by Mr. P. Hedger and Mr.
J. Levy, to whom his royal highness expressed his Sank,
for their attention.

The Marchioness of Ely and family have left
town for Ireland.

The Earl and Countess of Derby and Lady Emma
Manley leave town today for Knowsley Park, Lancashire,
for a few days.

The Countess Cowper's first ball will take plane
oa the 15th of June, at her mansion in St. Jamee'sequare,
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston learn town
to-day far Broadlands, for a few days.
Lord and Lady John Russell and the Misses
Russell leave town today for Richmond.
_ _

The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli
have left Grosvenor-gate for Hughenden Manor, Bucks.
- . _ _ _

The Earl and Counteea of Derby gave a grand

entertainment last evening to their Royal Highneeses the
Duchess of Cambridge and the ?enema Mary. The follow-
ing were invited to meet their royal highnesses :—The Duke
and Duchess of Beaufort, his Excellency the Prussian
minister and the Countess de Berustorff, Viscount and
Viscountess Newport, Viscount Chelsea, Viscount Elmley,
Viscount Royston, Lord John Manners, Lord Skelmersdale.
Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald, Colonel Home Purves,
sad Lady Geraldine Somerset were in waiting on their royal
highnesses. Later in the evening her ladyship had an
amannbly.

Earl Cowley entertained at dinner on Thursday
evening a select party of English gentlemen, in honour of
Queen Victoria's birthday. The following are the mums
of the gusts:—Hon. W. Grey, Hon. J. A. Ellis, Mr.
Adams, Mr. Falconer Agee, Mr. Smyth, Mr. Egerton,
Mr. Clay, Colonel Claremont, Sir Joseph 011iffe, Mr.
Consul Pickford, Rev. Mr. Swale. General Lord Howden,
Lord Gray, Hon. S. Cowper, Horn. F. Baring, Hon.
H. Howard, Sir T. Wyss, Mr. Atlee, Captain
Lynch, Major Kemball, Mr. Otway, (LB., her Ma-
jesty's Consul•Oeneral at Milan; Captain Bobbins, Mr.
Cobden, Mr. Ogilvie, and Mr. Mallet. In consequence of
indisposition the Marquis of Hertford was tumble to be
present. The hotel of the embassy was brilliantly illu-
minated at night.

Yesterday evening the Lord Mayor and Lady
Mayoress, in accordance with • time-honoured eustoni,
entertained her Majesty's judges, with the leading member•
of the bar and the °Moan of the corporation, at • banquet
in the Egyptian Hall. Corers were laid for about 150
guests.

_
The officers of the Hon. Artillery Company en-
tertained at dinner hat evening the officers of the Royal
London Militia, Lieut,Col. Palmer, West Essex Yeomanry
Cavalry ; the officers of the let Surrey Rites, Colonel
Filer, 12th Lancers; Major Lamle, late 11th Hussars;
Captains Ritherdon (Madras Army), Robinson, &c. The
Captain-General and Colonel of the corps, his Royal High-
ness the Prince Consort, seat a fine haunch of venison to
the mesa.

The Army Gazette says it is highly probable that
Colonel Studholme Browning, C. 8., now Deputy Adjutant
General in Ireland, will succeed Major General Forster u
Deputy Adjutant General at the Hone Guards, on the
latter succeeding Sir Charles Yorke as Military Secretary.
Sir Charles resigns his dice on the Lt of July.
Colonel Daubeney, inspector-general of army
clothing, is at present in Paris on an oMcial visit, in order
to investigate the system and economy of the clothing de-
partansate of the French army.
We (United Service Gazette) much regret to hear
that Admiral Sir James Gordon, Governor of Greenwich
Hospital, is seriously ill. Hs wee reported slightly better
yesterday, but his state of health is considered very pre-
carious.

Part of the Channel fleet passed Dover on Thurs-
day stbersone, under the command of Admiral Elliott,
eapisia of the fleet, and is now lying in the Downs. There
are seven lineof•battle ships and two frigates, vis. :
Abatddr, Centurion, Conqueror, Algiers, Trafalgar, Mars,
Daerspl, sad Diadem and Mersey. The weather was beau.
allay ins as the Beet passed, and a vast number of per-
seas on the parade.
Marl De Grey and Ripon will preside at the
annesl dinner of the Geographical Society, to be held on
Monday at the Freemasons' Tavern.
Mr. Watson has been unanimously elected secre-
tary to the Society of Antiquaries.
On Thursday evening the Academicians met in
Trafakarequare to elect a full member of their body. The
choice fell upon Mr. Augustus Sesg.
The students of St. Martin's School of Art will
hold their manual rearerearione on Thursday evening next.
. _

We hear, says the Derbyshire Courier, that it is
highly probable that the Newetend estate, including the
Abbey will be purchased by the Duke of Portland.
The Werify Register of to-day announces addi-
tional eabecriptious to the Papal Food, includhag 3001. from
the Due of Norfolk, 1001. 6u Lent Ifteurkin, he. The
war paper states that the Roma catholic diocese of
Liverpool hes forwarded to Some T,2201.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

GARIBALDI'S EXPEDITION.

A telegram direct from Palermo, dated at 10
o'clock on the night of the 23rd, and proceeding
from the best possible souroe, has been received
in Paria. It announces that the troops
of Garibaldi were up to that date still in posi-
tion at no great distance from Palermo, that
20,000 Neapolitan troops occupied the heights com-
manding the city, and at two miles from it, and
that the/ were in hourly expectation of being
attacked by the troops of Garibaldi. Nothing
more recent than this despatch (which has oome by
Cagliari) has been received.

The Patric publishes s despatch from Sicily,
dated the. 23rd but., which states that Garibaldi
had been joined by some of his officers, and par-
ticular!, by Colonel Medici, with considerable
reinforcements. He was menacing Monreale, the
surrender of which would lead to the fall of
Palermo.

TURIN, MAY 25.

The Official Gazette contains a despatch, dated
24th inst., which confirms the encounter of Gari-
baldi at San Martino with Bavarians in the service
of the King of Naples. Garibaldi had approached
nearer to Palermo, the heights round which were
occupied by the insurgents. An attack was immi-
nent. General Lanza had demanded an armistice
of Garibaldi without effect.

An Austrian flotilla, composed of three vessels,
arrived at Naples on the 21st.

A despatch from Masdna, dated 21st instant,
states that an insurrection had broken out at
Paterno, Aderno, and Branco-Villa.

NAPLEI4, NAY 22.
The despatch of troops to Sicily continues. The
city is tranquil, and the police are ready to repress
any popular movement.