The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-09 00:00:00

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

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(THIS DAY.)

by experience, went through
of fres trade. They opposed
they, brought it about, and m
that they approached the bill in a friendly way, and asked
to substitute 201. for the lower figure in the counties, to
stop at 8/. rental in the boroughs, and to oppose a
large invasion of leeeeholden in the county oonstitnen-
cies,—the Times cannot think the liberals would disdain
an compromise, and simply try the issue which shall be
use
Host.
Therald finds that should the Irish Reform Bill be
adopted, three conservative boroughs will be virtually dis-
tram:hind, and a, fourth vote gained to the whip through
the representation of the Queen's University. Whether
New Roes may not be lost to the conservatives by its amal-
gamation with Ennio:a/thy, and Colersine by its junction
with Ballymena, remains to be seen. Enough is known to
convince the conservatives of the absolute necessity of
offering the most strenuous opposition in all its stages to
a one-aided measure, which must so materially diminish
the numerical strength of their party.
The Star says the opposition must clearly understand
that the measures now laid on the table are only compro-
mises suggested by her Majesty's ministers in the hope of
settling a question which all parties have professed a de-
sire to settle ; and that they are not in any sense such
bills as could in any other circumstances receive the sup-
port of reformers.

Eke Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, MAT 8.

The Queen, with Princess Helena, drove out
yesterday afternoon, and drove in the grounds this morn-
ing, attended by Lady Churchill.
Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice also walked and
drove in the Home-park.
Prince Alfred, attended by the Hon. E. Yorke, arrived
at the castle this morning.
Count Gleichen visited her Majesty, and remained to
luncheon.
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar dined with the Queen
and the royal family yesterday.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince Teck, rode
on horseback yesterday morning.
The Prince and Princess of Wales took a carriage drive.
In the evening the Prince and Princess of Wales,
attended by Viscountess Walden and Major Teesdale, went
to the Royal Italian Opera.
The Hon. Mrs. A. Hardinge has relieved Viscountess
Walden as lady in waiting to the Princess of Wales.
A committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honour-
able Privy Council oat yesterday at the Council
chamber,Wltitehall, on the subject of the cattle plague. The
Lords present were :—The Lord President, the Duke of
Somerset, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, and the
Right Hon. H. A. Bruce. Colonel Harness and Mr. Helps
attended the committee.
A deputation from Cheshire, consisting of L. P. Town-
shed, Esq. (the chairman of quarter session), Lord Egerton
of Tatton, Sir P. Grey Egerton, Bart, M.P., Mr. Tolle-
macho, M.P., Mr. G. Cornwall Legh, M.P., and the Hon.
W. Egerton, M.P., had an interview with the Right Hon.
Sir George Grey, at the Home-office, yesterday, on the
subject of the cattle plague.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the governors of the North American provinces.
Despatches were sent to the governor of the Falkland
Islands.

CABINET COUNCIL.—There will be a Cabinet
Council to-morrow, at Earl Russell's official residence in
Downing-street. The council is appointed for one o'clock.
The Ow/ says that the Prince of \Vales will
occupy Titness, the residence of Lord Annaly, during the
Ascot Race week ; that Lord Otho Fitzgerald. M.P. for
the county of Kildare, is about to be appointed Treasurer
of the Household, in the room of Viscount Bury, who lost
his seat at the last election ; and that the Marquis of Nor
manby, late Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, will be
appointed lord-in-waiting to her Majesty. The Owl also
believes that the goveniment intend to amalgamate the
two bills—for extension of the franchise and redistribution
of seats.
Captain and Mrs. Washington Hibbert received
a distinguished party at dinner yesterday evening at their
residence in Dover-street, Piccadilly. Covers were laid
for 40 guests. There were present—His Excellency the
Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff, the
Duchess of St. Albans and Viscount Falkland and Lady
Diana Beauclerk, the Marchioness of Waterford, Maria
Marchioness of Ailesbury, his Excellency the Italian Minh,.
ter, the Earl of Shrewsbury, the Countess of Wilton, the
Earl of Bective, Lord George Gordon Lennox, Lord Dun-
kellin, Lord and Lady Proby, Mr. and Lady Margaret
Beaumont, Mr. and Lady Gueudalin Petre, Sir Robert
Gerard, Baron Meyer de Rothschild, Lord and Lady Otho
Fitzgerald, Lord Albert Leveson Gower, Lady Molesworth,
Lady Susan Vane Tempest, Hon. Mrs. Dudley Ward, Lord
William Hay, Mr. Edgar Washington Hibbert, Mr. and
Hon. Mrs. Dawson Darner, Scc. Mrs. Washington Hibbert
had a reception after dinner, which was numerously at-
tended.

Aloft.

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VIENNA, MAT 9.

The outbreak of war is considered to be immi-
nent. Great pneasiness )Isll been. created here by
the speech of the Emperor Napoleon to the reayor
of Auxerre. The goods traffic on the Northern
Bailvray will shortly be stopped.
In the event of war the Archduke Carl Ludwig
will go to the Tyrol, where he will superintend
the formation of rifle corps. It is expected that 30
millions of florins in small coin will be issued by
the government.

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