The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-17 00:00:00

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WINDSOR CASTLE, Aran, 16.
The Queen and Princess Beatrice rode on
ponies in the Home Park this morning.
Princess Louise, attended by Lady Churchill, went out
walking. Prince Leopold also went out walking, attended
by Mr. Legg.
Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington,
the Hon. Flora Macdonald, and Lord Alfred Paget, went to
London last evening, and honoured the performance at the
Haymarket Theatre with her presence. Her royal high-
ness afterwards returned to Windsor Castle.

Lord Skelmersdalc has succeeded Lord Raglan as Lord
in Waiting. . _ _

APRIL 16.
The Princess Christitn's recovery goes on favourably,
and the infant prince is quite well.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial.
office from the Governor of Heligoland. Despatches were
sent to the Governors of the West India Islands, British
Honduras, Bermuda, and British Columbia.

The Duchess of Cambridge and the Grand
Mohan of Mecklenburg-Strelitz have left town for Cam-
bridge Cottage, Kew.

The Duke of Marlborough left his residence in
St.. James•s-square on Monday for Paris.

Viscount and Viscountess Sydney leave Cleve-
land-row, St. James's, to-day for Paris, to pass several
weeks.

Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley and Hon.
Miss Stanley have left Dover-street for Alderley Park,
Cheshire, to pass the holidays.
The Countess of Granville was confined on Sun-
day last, and gave birth to a daughter.
THE Raw BISHOP OF ROCHESTER. —The Rev.
Thomas Claughton, Vicar of Kidderminster, has been ap-
pointed by Lord Derby to the Bishopric of Rochester.
MR. GLADSTONE AND REFORM.—Mr. Gladstone
has sent the following letter, in reply to a vote of confi-
dence which had been passed in the right hon. gentle-
man's leadership by the Guildford Reform Association :
" No. 11, Carlton-house-terrace, April 14.—Sir,—I beg to
acknowledge with gratitude the letter and resolution you
have been good enough to address to me. You will have
observed the division last night, and it will probably lead
you to an altered estimate of any power possessed by me to
improve the Reform Bill of the government. I beg, how-
ever, to assure you that my attachment to the great end
in view is unaltered.— I have the honour to be, kn., W. E.
GLADSTONE.—Mr. K. W. Brooks."

We learn by telegraph that at a numerous
meeting of the Norwich Political Union last night • pro-
test and remonstrance against the government reform bill

wu adopted. A copy will be sent to every member of the
House of Commons.

THE PRINCESS OF WALES.—It is universally
regretted that the health of her royal highness continues
to give causes for anxiety. Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Pol-
lock have both seen the royal patient, in consultation with
Mr. Prescott Hewett and Mr. Paget. In deference to the
well.known wishes of the illustrious family we have all
along ebstained from comments on the case, except such
as were really called for by the public interest excited on
behalf of the Princess, who has endeared herself to the
nation. We shall continue to maintain what we consider
a judicious reticence, merely repeating that the informa-
tion we have given as been absolutely correct, while the
attempt of some of our contemporaries to give a different
version to the facts is as erroneous as it is uncalled for.—
Kafka/ Press and Cirmior, April 17.
A CONSEZVATIVZ VIEW or CONSERVATIVZS.
The brother to the Earl of Carnarron, the Hon. Auberon
Herbert, who was an unsuccessful candidate in the conser-
vative interest for the representation of Newport Isle of
Wight, at the last general election, addressed his friends
and supporters in that borough, at the Star Assembly-
rooms, on Monday evening, when he withdrew himself
from further connection with them on the ground that,
since his contest for the borough, a change had taken place
in his opinions, and he now differed in certain points from
the conservative party. He had hoped to find it possnble
to return to his own party, but felt that one mistaken step
on their part had almost necessarily been followed by
another. He remtted the way in which they had opposed
the Reform Bill brought into the house by Mr. Gladstone
last year, and thought that they should now have confessed
that they misunderstood how the heart of the country was
set upon reform, and how great was the need for passing a
large and comprehensive measure. They should have said
that reform had never been their business, but that of the
liberal party, and that, having voted and spoken against it,
they would admit the necessity of the party subjecting
itself to the will of the nation, and expressed their willing.
ness to resign and let their opponents carry a measure.
Such • course would, he was certain, have done more for
the reputation of the present ministry, for their party,
and for their future influence, than that which they bad
pursued. There were but two bright spots in this mist
and darkness—the resignation of three members of the
Cabinet, between whom and himself there was a very
narrow political sympathy, but be respected and admired
them for their disinterestedness; and the conduct of Mr.
Gladstone, to whom he felt bound to give credit for his
manliness and courage amid the mass of insincerity he
had met with on the subject of reform. It was • difficult
thing for the leader of the liberal party to say that there
was a certain point below which it was not advisable or
expedient to draw the franchise line, and the conduct of
Lord Cranborne, the Earl of Carnarvon, General Peel, and
Mr. Gladstone, by acting up to their convictions, deserved
the admiration of all true patriots. It bad cost him a
a great deal of pain to sever an old connection, and even
to break with those of his own family with whom he found
himself at difference, but after what bad taken place
between them, it would be still more painful for him to
preach to them any other political doctrines than those
which be bad already delivered in the borough.
SURREY CHAPEL POPULAR LECTURES. The
closing lecture of the season was delivered last Monday by
the Rev. Newman Hall. In the absence of the Lord
Mayor, the chair was taken by Mr. Alderman J. C. Law-
fence, who expressed his deep sympathy with the efforts
thus made for the working-classes. The Rev. N. Hall read
• statement of accounts, from which it appeared that the
money received for reserved tickets and in the boxes had a
little more than covered all the expenses. The lectures
had been delivered every Monday evening since the first
week of November. The subjects and lectures had been
as follows :—" Pompeii," by Mr. Layard, M.P. ; " Explo-
! sides in Mines," by Dr. Bemays ; " America," by the
Rev. W. Brock ; Switzerland," by the Rev. L
Byrnes " Power," by Mr. H. Cosham • " News-
papers," by Mr. W. Saunders ,• "Palestine," by
the Rev. A. Hall ; " Women and Watch-work," by
Mr. Bennett ; " Jamaica," by Mr. Gorrie ; " Life in
London," by the Rev. G. Werra ; " Bores of Social Life,"
by the Rev. J. Stock ; " Ride to York " and " The Lions,"
by the Rev. G. Murphy; " Battle of Hastings," " Early
Closing," and " Working Men's Objections toChurch.going,"
by the Rev. N. HaU, &c. Among the chairmen had been Mr.
Thomas Hughes, M.P., Lord Ebury, Lord Shaftesbury,
The concluding lecture was by Mr. N. Hall, on the late
I charge of the Chief Justice on the Jamaica prosecutions.
He read extracts from the charge, and mud that, as •
member of the Jamaica Committee. he had no personal ill.
will to Mr. Eyre or any of his subordinates, but merely
desired a vindication of English law as against arbitrary
authority. This had been nobly given by the Chief
Justice, who had confirmed all that had been urged in
reference to the illegality of Mr. Gordon's trial and the
insufficiency of the evidence on which he had been con-
demned. Some poetical readings were then given, and
several anthems performed by the choir. After • cordial
I vote of thanks, the crowded assembly of above 2,000 work-
ing people aspirated at about halepast 10 o'clock, with the
assurance that the lectures would be roamed in the
autumn. Testimony was given to the invariable good
behaviour of the large assemblies to whom the building had
been thrown open, and the various good results, social and
spiritual, which had followed.
DRESSING UP biZMOIRS.—A volume appeared
not long ago in Paris, entitled " Anne-Paule-Dominique
de Noailles, Marquise de Montagu," purporting to be an
authentic memoir of that amiable woman, the fourth
daughter of the Duo d'Ayen, and a sister of Madame de
Lafayette. Nothing could be more interesting and affect-
ing than this narrative of her blameless and heroi-
cal life. It was originally printed as • " reeueil
de souvenirs qui n'etait point destine au public,"
by the children of Madame de Monu, and
with the sanction of the illustrious house of Noies. The
facts and details were stated to be taken from the journal
of Madame de Montagu herself, or from her correepondence
with her sisters. "On ne petit avoir," say the editors,
" dllementa plus certain et plus sincere', pour raconter
la vie de quelqu'un, et pour se faire une idea de ce qui la
compose et de as qui l'entoure." We know from the best
authority that these statements are true, as far as the
materials of the work are concerned ; but unfortunately
they were placed in the hands of • person who grossly
abused the confidence of the Noeilles family.—Edintargli
Review, new number.

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