The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-21 00:00:00

8.11 0.11011011 GUT AND YES CAPE 07 GOOD
HOPS.

=POTATION TO THE DUKE OF

Yesterday a deputation of gentlemen connected
with the Cape of Good }lope welted on the Duke of New-
castle, Secretary for the Colonies, in pursuance of a
resolotlon cocas to at a meeting recently held, to press on hie
grace the desire of all donne of the colonists for the re-
appointment of Sir George Grey to the government of the
colony. The deputation wen introduced by Mr. F. W.
Rowell, M.P. for Limerick ,• and onnitisted of the following
gentlemen .—Sir Charles Fun, Maws. J. It Thomson,
Godl •nton, Searight G. Latham Browne, Forster, G.
Boabell, Hamilton &eh J. Barry, Cawood, P. Vanderbyl,
S. Vanderbyl, Birkestrutb, Meeenthel, Saxon, Beery
Robinson, C. J. Bask, B. Poulain; end the Rev. J.
Bersant. . _

Mr. L. Baowtra wee about to state the object of the depu-
tation, when
The Doke of ItTivicthrut Interposed, and said that as be
saw that reportms were present, he thought it right to say
that in a matter of this kind, when a deputation was received
by a Secretary of &ate on a question involving the exercise
of the prerogative of the crown, it was not a convention
worm to allow reports to be published of what took place;
that such a course altered the nature of a deputation, and
neceisitated the adoption of a reserve on the part of the
minister by whom it was received which would not otherwise
exist. Had he been aware that it wee intended that the
deputation should be accompanied by reporters, he should
certainly have postponed receiving It for a week. He be-
lieved that deputations to mini.tere being ecosupasiid by
reporters was the exception and not the rote.
Mr. OODLONTON said that the members of the deputation
were not aware that it was to be accompanied by reporters.
It was stated oaths part of the representativee of the news-
papers that they were present in coneequenee of a letter
eddreased to the editors of the respective journals stating that
the deputation was to wait on his grace.
Mr. LATIIAM Bauwsa aid that he had certainly written
to the edut.rs of toe newspapers, but he had made no request
with reference to reporters.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE paid the letter was tantamount
to an levitation. It must not be suppoesi that he desired
the exclusion of reporters, bat all he could say wee that if
reports wore to be taken of what occurred he ninst exercise
the utmost reserve, and in fact say nothing. Perhaps it
would under the circumstances be the best course to postpone
the reception of the deputation notil that day week.
This did not sppes to meet with the approbation of the
deputation, and the reporter•, therefore, were about to with-
draw, when
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said—Before they retired be
wished to say that, se it had got wind that he had written a
certain despatch to Sir George Gray, he might mention that
that deepatch had crossed Se. George on his pesetas hone,
that a copy of it had bran handed to him. and that be (the
Duke of Neercaetle) was to see Sir George to-morrow (this
day). what the purport of that despatch was he need not
as,.
the remainder of the interview was carried en in private.

THE GREAT CONSERVATIVE I)EMONSTRATION AT
LIVIMPOOL.—The arraignments for the forthooming
banquet goals Earl of Derby and other leaders of lb* comet-
vette' party, at the Philharmonic Hell, Liverveol, on the
evening of the 29th Ingmar, are now nearly completed. The
committee have hod a most difficult and invidious task in
awarding tickets—though the price will be ewe gnineee—to
the numerous applicanta, whose number for exceeded the
space at the oututuitov'e dioporel. The dinner, which will
he odd, will be supplied by Mr. Lyon, of the Waterloo
Hotel. The hoees will be devo•cd solely to the ale of the
Indian (at 6s. a bead), and after the dinner the galleries will
be thrown open to po,letorn, at the rate of lir. in the two
trout rows, and 2a. 61. in the b rows. The ladies, it is
said, will be requeetol to wear the c ineervetire coloors—rod
and blos—sa liberally ea peuble, but, as the hall bee been
recently r.d.u.d, no face or other ornaments will be
nude we of. An ietstremental bend and a company of glee
Natters will be stationed is the °rebottle.
ATRSHIRE ELLCTION.—The writ for the election
of • member for the county arrived on Tuesday, and the
stitenr,iffantideaFfirity7thedenes.2Bdihe.y.. tbtl,2llothiii.neetd...l7 thisabno.titindoti:
dates have now concluded their cans hot, end both, from the
terms of new addreeeee leaned to the CoAntitliuSlCy, are confi-
dent of succese.—Xollt Dritish Daily Mail.
THE LORDS' PROTEST AO.tINST THE REJECTION
or TH... BALLOT:A ball foe enabling the Scotch peers to
elect the Id repneentetive potent for Scotland by ballot sea
moved la the House oi Lords in 1734, and wee rejected Maoy
peon molested, " bemuse (to quote the words of their pro-
teat) the method of voting by ballot appears to us infinitely
wettable on many recounts ; for as it is well known there
are Several *Maass among that body of nobility, many of the
peers may be put under great difficult.., their alliances
drawing theta one way and their opinions and inclinations
another way. It is ale) powible that by peo.ione from the
crown, or by civil or military picfarmenre, eome of them may
be under obligations to • wort and be reduced to the hard
neceasity (ender the power of an arbitrary toieider) either of
Swing their employment or of voting awaited Choir tiozoot re-
lotion, and their ova opinions also. We apprehend that no
election can be celled perfectly ties where soy number of the
elsetors are ender soy lettuces whatsoever by which they
may be biassed in the freedom of their choice."
CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAT.eee
'IrIIt:ILIDAT, OCT. 20.—Admissions on playtime, 1,167 ;
ditto by season tickets, 40; total visitor; 1,913.