The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-10 00:00:00

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

(THII3 DAY.)

The Times this morning discusses the subject of '
the Reform Bill, the propositions of Mr. Thomas
Hughes last *unit!' relative to railway companies
sad the dwellings of the poor, the dealinp of the
Admiralty with Mr. Reed and Captain Colon, and
ibe politioal crisis in the United States. In treating
of the first subject it describes ministers as being in
the presence of three impossibilitit s, ell utterly impos-
sible—no bill, a double bill, and a single bill. Is such a
dilemma its advice seems to be that defeat is
better in the at'empt to carry a really geed measure
than one which is only politic or plaueible.
Mr. Hughes's propositions, the Times considers, are coo.
trary to sound eocioomical doctrines and obstructive to
legitimate enterprise. They would check any plan for the
improvement of the metropolis and the great towns of
England. The more enterprise hu full play the better will
the workpenple be employed and paid, the more will they
be able to spare for re .t, an I the more ready will builders
be to provide them with suitable dwellings.
The Daily News points out bow the experience
of the session has hitherto falsified the vatkioa-
Coto' of politioal prophets baud on the supposed weakness
and disorganaatiou of the government. The cattle plague
is the only instatice io whic t the government has not been
entirely successful. By admitting the introduction of the
Reform Bill the cons .vetiver admit that they are boned
to consider, and if possible settle, the question. They are
as deeply committed to the sassier, of some Reform Bill as
the liberals are ; but difficulties which lie to Lori Russell's
path lie also in theirs. He may surmount them ; they
can not.

The speech of Sir R. Peel oil the smoke liniment* is
praised by the Daily News, which enlarges on the
manner in which this evil shortens life, depresses the
temperament, deteriorate. ptoperty, end defaces the
beauties of art, gni this though it bag been proved
by experiment, aid was admittel yesterday by every
speaker in the &caution, that the consumption of
furnace smoke within the fo•n c+ is practicable and advan-
tageous. Sir R. Peel, by e'ititing from the Home Secre-
ts!' tbe confession that Vs existing law, for the preven-
tion of amok. in req ti-e tt be secoode Iby further legis.
la'i an, has done a real publics reice.
The Deily News has r a I the correspondence of the
mantel of the Nations: Rile Ass ci .ton with the Birming-
ham Small Arms Company with intuit misgiving, by rea-
son of the went rf con tesy, cooei lentils, and fairness
towards eminent menu .ctur s whino it displays.
In another artiole the Dai' y Nava sets forth the various
points of debate end inv st.t.gation to which President
.Inholl'n has I.d 0 'ogress end the people, concluding the
'statement cf *hi case with the remsrk that they will
nit be like Ameri ans if they do not God the way to save
the negross while restoring t'!e lapsed States to the Union.
The Herald predicts that Count Bismarck will win the
day as to tit+ f eta of th• Duthie', and says that the reel
choice left for Austria is wbether she will sell her half
share or have it token ft om her.

The Herald my np•thie+s strrngly with M. Ferguson,
the circumstances of whose struggle with • policeman dis-
g ised •n rL o e.o h • •^e wsll knowo, sod rebukes the
Hone Ste-rtarf for •ttem:tiog to pooh-pooh such •
E•[rc t abuse.

The other subjects tres'e I of by the Herald are the
eharacter of the n.s•ore of the French Ch ember and the
dispute in the Terrill, as t t tre sd►ries of the clerks of
the Inspector-General of imputtr sod exports.
The Post explairs the prey lions of a bill which is to be
considered after the Ets'er meet, intended tr codify and
amend the law in rastion to the keeping together and
discharge of juries in criminal eerie'. The pecuniary posi-
tion of officers and ell and the management of the
Queen's bounty are the serjects of the retnrinieg articles in
the Post.

The Star thinks it hieocuseivable that a reform bill less
than the Reform Bill of 1860, which was to reduce the
franchise in mantles t, 101. occupi.ys, and in boroughs to
61. occupies, can now be offered by men of ordinary sense
to parliament and the c-inotry. Mr. Bright has always
urged a household franchise, and ooly supports the propo-
sal of 1860 in his desire to ohtaln some substantial improve-
ment in the representation of the rountry. Monday eight
will tell us whethor Lord Russell is chief in his own cabinet,
and will give proof of Mr. Gladstone's reel quality.
The Star sappoits Sir Robert Peel on the subject of
smoke. and in a third sulk], gives some account from a
recent return of the health of the navy.

The Telegraph saspeeds the enunciation of its opinions
ea to what the Reform Bill should oostain until it hag
reed to the alramseas of the Chasesllor of the &chi-
gger. It is mid, the Tekgraphireows sot with what truth,
that he Iselin.■ t the b lief Veit, in aoatrerison with
lowering the fear chive, a red stribution of seals is of infini-
tesimal iesportasoe.
In soother article the 2Wegreph shows that Yr. DIE
:soli'. 1 i t son el hay, admia id 400,0'30 fresh voters te the
oa'alog tea; so that toes, an not to be trightoool