The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-24 00:00:00

THE BUPPLEILENTARY BUDGET.

The Times believes that a larger estimated surplus of
income over expenditure should be provided for than it has
lately been the custom of our finance ministers to secure ;
• good surplus is the most straightforward means of
seducing the national debt. Mr. Gladstone's scheme of
terminable annuities waa • manoeuvre by which be
attempted to secure an annual surplus of • million, de-
voting it, however, beforehand to the redemption of our
permanent obligation*. The device was a good one, espe-
cially as it could be set aside whenever it would be inex-
pedient to act upon it ; but its merit depended very much
upon its being hidden from the House of Commons. It is
evident, from what took place last night, that the house is
alive to the possibility of throwing the scheme overboard
at any time.

It is only when& statesman is in opposition, remarks the
Pod, that he can afford to speak as Mr. Disraeli did of
bloated armaments. It is doubtful whether it be possible
for even the most economical of cabinets to make any
sensible reduction in the annual estimates for the army
and navy now submitted to parliament, unless indeed the
European powers should be brought to agree to • general
disarmament.

the Court.

OSBORNE, JOLT M.

Divine Service was performed yesterday by the
Rev. George Prothero before the Queen, Princess Louise,
Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice.

The ladies and gentlemen in waiting were present.
Her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning with
Princess Louise. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also
went out.
The Hon. Mrs. Wellesley has left Osborne.

Her Majesty will hold a council at Osborne ea Thurs-
day nest, at 1 o'clock.
A deputation from the Metropolitan Board of Works,
consisting of Mr. Freeman, Mr. Pew, Mr. Richardson, Mr.
Dalton, Mr. Newbon, and Mr. W. J. Pollard (clerk of the
board), bad en interview with the Lord President of the
Council and the Vioe•President, at the Privy Council.
office, yesterday, on the subject of the Cattle Diseases Pre-
vention Act (IAW) Amendment Bill.

A deputation, consisting of Earl Grosvenor, M.P.; Mr
Tollemache, M.P. ; Mr. T. B. Smith, M.P. ; Mr. Chest.
ham, M.P. ; Mr. L T. Townshend (Chairman of Quarter
Sessions ); Mr. Watkin, M.P. ; Mr. Coppoek (Town Clerk
of Stockport), Mr. May (Town Clerk of Manchester), Mr.
Laird, M.P. ; the Hon. W. Egerton, M.P. ; Mr. Evans
Mr. Latham, Mr. Alderman Chapman, Mr. Travis, Mr..
Myatt, Mr. Barker, and others, had an interview with the
Right Hon. S. H. Walpole, at the Home-offiee, yesterday,
to receive the answer of the government in reply to a
former deputation.

A deputation, introduced by Mr. Crum-Ewing, M.P.,
and consisting of Mr. Manning, Mr. Greene, Mr. Adam-
son, and Mr. Swindell, had an interview with the ILA of
Carnarvon at the Colonial-office yesterday.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of Canada and the Bahamas.
Despatches were sent to the Governors of the Settle-
ments on the West Coast of Africa.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prineeas
of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the infant princes, attended
by the Countess Morton, Major Grey, and the Hon. Mr.
Yorke, left London for Osborne yesterday afternoon, on a
suit to her Majesty.

Prince and Princess Teck arrived on the 17th at
VlOlllll.

The appointment of Mr. Morris, Q.C., M.P.—
who is a Roman catholic—to the vacant Solicitor-General.
ship of Ireland is announced.

Sir Hugh Rose, who had been at first inclined to
take his title from the river Betwa, the scene of a brilliant
operation in his Central India campaign, has determined
upon consideration to assume the title of Btrathnairn,from
an ancient seat of his f►mily, the Rams of Kilravock, near
Inverness.

The Star publishes a correspondence of an edi-
fying character. When Mr. Stephen Cave, the new Vice-
President of the Board of Trade, was speaking from the
hustings at Shoreham, he attacked Mr. Bright,
and stated that the manufactory belonging t
the hon. member for Birmingham was one or
the worst conducted is the kingdom. For this Mr. Mills,
manager to Mann. Bright and Co., has takes Mr. Cave )
task, and the latter gentleman has replied by withdrly •
what he said and apologising for saying it. When he re
the report of his speech the next morning, he regret!:
he mys, having made the allusion at all. Mr. Mills, ac-
cepting the apology, adds : " Should official duty or sr y
other circumstance ever bring you into this neighbour-
hood, and you will favour the humble individual who now
addresses you with a call at the works, he win show you a
population as well paid and eared for, whether in the
workshop or the sick roan, as any either in the north or
mouth of &island."