The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-09 00:00:00

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OUR CONTEMPORAtiIth.
(THIS DAY.)

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1867.

THE LIBERAL SCHISM.

Yesterday a meeting of liberal members dissa-
tisfied with the course recommended by Mr. Gladstone
was held in the tea-room of the House of Commons. Mr.
Owen Stanley presided.
The following are the names of the members present :
H. Russell, A. Russell, Sir F. Crossley, G. Clive, Grant
Duff, C. Seely, .1. Clay, J. 11. Smith, R. Dalglish, H. Lewis,.
Colonel French, H. Fawcett, H. D. Seymour, L. Oliphant,
John Locke, J. I). Dent, M. Biddulph, C. Samuelson, J.
A. Sammie, Colonel Akroyd, James Wyl,l, Colonel Sykes,
Sir H. Rawlinson, Sir E. T. Colebrooke, W. Morison,
Crum-Ewing, W. T. M. Torten', L. L. Dillwyn, E. Potter,
Alfred Seymour, D. M'Laren, lion. A. Kinnairi, Right
Hon. J. Ileallam, Sir .John Hanmer, Serjernit Kinglake,
Goldsmid, W. Jack-en, John Candlish,('. M. Norwood,
J. 1.. O'Beirne. John Steel, D. J. Bearden, Captain
Gridley, G. lhalgkinson, J. Pun.
Mr. Clay moved a resolution to the effect that Mr.
Gladstone should by requested to withdraw, or to direct
Mr. Coleridge to abandon, every portion of the instruc-
tion except that which gave power to the committee of the
whole house to alter the law of rating, and that in the
event of this policy not being adopted by Mr. Gladstone"
an amendment should be moved to Mr. Coleridge 's " in.
struction," limiting it to that point to which the ministry
were willing to concede. Mr. Locke was the seconder of
this resolution, and among the members speaking in
support were Mr. Harvey Lewis, Mr. Fawcett, and
Mr. Jackson. Sonic considered the instruction alto-
gether unnecessary, and that an effort ought to be
made to consider the bill in committee without
any further delay. Among these was Mr. M'Laren ;
Mr. Candlish, Mr. Edmund Potter, and Mr. Dent spoke
against defection from the recognised policy of the liberal
leaders. Mr. Dillwyn also protested against the course
taken by the meeting. Mr. Morrison declined to commit
himself to the proceedings. Mr. Oliphant and other Scotch
members fr.,nkly acknowledged, it is said, that they favour
the government scheme because, as there are no compound
holders in Scotland, it will introduce household suf-
frage there. Forty-eight hands were hehl up in
favour of the resolution, and it was stated that
there were nearly thirty other men in the liberal
ranks, including Lord Elcho and Lord Robert
Grosvenor, who, if a division were taken, would vote
against Mr. Coleridge. It was next agreed that a deputa-
tion should immediately wait on Mr. Gladstone to com-
municate the determination of the meeting. This duty
devolved on Sir John Haniner, Sir Francis Crossley, Mr.
Seely, Mr. Jackson, Professor Fawcett, Mr. Locke, and
Mr. Harvey Lewis. Those gentlemen lost no time in
proceeding to Carlton House-terrace, and had an interview
with their leader, accompanying theirstatement with many
protestations that they intended to behave with the ut-
most loyalty during the discussions in committee. In his
reply, Mr. Gladstone expressed his regret at the conclusion
to which the meeting had come, but intimated that he
should not refuse to acquiesce in the arrangement so
strongly urged upon him ; on the understanding, however,
that the government should distinctly accept the earlier
Part of the resolution. A communication was subse-
quently made to Mr. Coleridge, who, it will be seen, even-
tually carried out the suggested arrangement.

the Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Aria 8.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
drove out this morning.
l'rince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, has left
the Castle for Greenwich-park.
The Right Hon. Spencer Walpo'e and the Dean of
Christchurch have also left the Castle.

The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a meeting of
the PmviNional Committee of the Central Hall of Arts
and Sciences. Present—Earl Granville, Lieutenant-General
the Hon. C. Grey, the Right Hon. H. A. Bruce, Mr. H.
Cole, Mr. E. A. Bowring, Mr. H. Thring, Mr. S. Fowler,
and Lieutenant• Colonel Scott, R.E., secretary.
The Japanese troupe bad the honour of being preseued
to the Prince of Wales yesterday.
A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Council sat yesterday at the Privy
Council-office, Whitehall, on the subject of the cattle
plague. The lord■ present were the Lord President, the
Duke of Richmond, Lord Robert Montagu, the Eight
Hon. Spencer It. Walpole, the Right Hun. H. L Corry,
and the Right Hon. Stephen Cave.

THE PRI NI 'E CONSORT'S MEMORIAL CHAPEL.
WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Thin morning shortly before 12, her
Majesty the Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
the Princess Louise, drove from the Castle in a pony car-
riage drawn by two greys to the Chapel Royal of St.
Ceoige, fur the purpose of inspecting the progress of the
works in the Prince Consort's Memorial Chapel, formerly
known as Cardinal Wolsey's Chapel. This fabric, it will
be remembered, is being magnificently embellished with
appropriate subjects in mosaic work by celebrated Italian
artists, at the expense of the royal children. The ceiling
is now completed, and the artists are now engaged on the
paneling over the door-way. Her Majesty and the Pi M-
emo; Louise were received by the Dean of Windsor and the
Hon. Mrs. Wellesley, who attended her Majesty and
Princess during their stay at the Chapel. The Queen ex-
pressed her satisfaction at the progress of the works,
a Bich amoot be completed for some months.

The Earl of Derby has slightly improved during
the last few days, but is still very weak. Some days must
yet pass before his lordship will be able to leave bis bed-
room.

The Duke do Nemours, the Duke d'Alencon, the
Princess Marguerite, and the Princess Blanche have left
Hadley's Hotel, Southampton, for Twickenham.

His Excellency Baron Bentinck is suffering from
a very severe attack of gout.

THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.

(THIS DAY.)

At the 58th quarterly meeting of the share-
holden, held at the Norfolk-street offices this afternoon,
after the reading of the advertisement convening the
meeting, by Mr. GRUNZISEN, the secretary,
The subjoined report of the executive committee was
presented.

" The executive committee of the Conservative Land
Society have the satisfaction to submit to the shareholders
the annexed returns for the two first quarters of the
present financial year :