The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-10 00:00:00

WEATHER REPORT.

THURSDAY. MAY

1 12 F.. F. Extrema.
S. I. W. lto ,---• W. 1.. Itit
1). it
I ,--'—
Nairn 129.69143 S.W. 1 4 S.W. co 9.38 1
Aberdeen 1211.70!161 W.S.W. 2 6 ; W.N.W. i rut 2
Leith
ArtIMIII&B ltft 771611 N.N.W. 3 S I N. cb 2
Greencastle 20.81153 W.S.W. 3 4 I W.S.W. re 0.03. 2
\relent's_
o*;ei Clear._ 21/.96,521 W.N.W. 4 4 I NW. m 3
Liverpool r4.01151, W.S.W. 5 6 W. co 0.07 3
Holyhead
Penance 30.11153' W.N.W. 4 5 W.N.W. c —I 3
Brest ..
Lenient 130.1252' N.W. 2 4 W.S.W. cb 2
liochefort 30.20 54i N.N.E. 2 2 N. ob 2
Plymouth lo.cerim W.N. W. 4 7 W. be 2
Weymouth ...30.06.531 W.N.W. 3 5 W. cr 2
Portsmouth 30.00,53 W.N.W. 0 5 N.W. oc 4
London -
j
Yarmouth
_ 20.66.51 W.N.W. 6I 2 N.W. c— 4
Scarborough. 20.78 5- N.W. 3 6 W.N.W. b 2
, Shields
I Helder — . -' -

PRODARLI
FRIDAY. 031 NORTH'S' SATURDAY.
N.W. to &W., fresh to Own. Chiefly westeely, fresh
stroog,souse showers. or strong.
As above. WISTRRA. As ease.
N. NW. to W.8.W., 800TH"'. atimilar to above.
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leeitto strong.
As next above. lamas. Similar.
Northam—Scotland. Western—lreland. Wale., and adja-
cencies. Southern—English Channel and No of Biscay.
Eastern—Eastward England and North Sea.

THIS PRORPECTR OF THE WE lOR.—" An Old
Whig," dating from Brookes', writes a long letter to the
Times on the position and prospects of his party. After
attempting a definition of a whig he proceeds to treat of
the coalition, which is rejected by many, between the
younger and more vigorous of the conservative votersorith
the more moderate of the other side. The result of a
government so formed would be, he believes, the
existence of an opposition consisting entirely of extreme
liberals, reckless partisans of indiscriminate change, and
uninfluenced by the softening whig element. He cannot
conceive a greater calamity. It would be bad enough as
long as the new government remained in office, but when
the new opposition came—as all oppositions must some
time or other come—into office in its turn, it would be
infinitely worse. Then, indeed, might come to pass
all the evils predicted by Mr. Lowe and others
as likely to result from an unbridled democracy.
Moreover, who would be the chief of this new liberal
party± Would it not be Mr. Gladstone, whose career has
been one of gradual advance in liberal principles, and
whose leadership the conservatives certainly would never
accept± But should be, on the contrary, be supported by a
strong body of moderate but sincere liberals, he may rt.
main where he now is. Let the whig party therefore cordi-
ally take Mr. Gladstone as theirchief. Onlysfalesexelusivea
nese arising from the fact that he docent spring from one of
those families which, according to the misers of some,
have established in the eyes of their party a kind of pre-
scriptive right to govern the country can prevent it. Buck
is a reetirai of a communication of "An Old Whig,"
which cecupies so conspicuous a place to-day in the co-
lumns of the Times.
Sinuous AMIDENT TO MIL. ifol>csorf, M.P.—
While driving into Carlisle in a dogcart yesterday, Mr.
W. N. Hodgson, M.P., met with a serious accident
through his bone taking fright on the steer hill to the
north of Edenbridge, war the city. The animal ran away
and dashed the vehicle against the parapet of the bridge.
Mr. Hodgson was thrown out, and fell heavily on his head
upon the edge of the flagged footway, an exten-
sive scalp wound which bled profusely ; he also bad a rib
broken. He remained insensible for more than an hour,
but rallied a little at night. His condition is still den-
, genus.