The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-04 00:00:00

THY RUMOURED SPLIT IN THE CABINET.

The Herald and Standard make merry with the report
which the Scotsman has circulated of a break up in the
cabinet on the subject of reform. There is not one
word of fact—there is not the slightest vestige of truth in
the whole statement. No conservative fears that Mr.
Disraeli will introduce a democratic reform bill, or that
those statesmen whose names have been so unwarrantably
coupled with his in the same imputation would ever give
their sanction to such a measure. The Herald greatly
questions whether a reform bill has ever yet been dis-
cussed in the cabinet councils, though it must no doubt
have a place in their thoughts. The Standard is yet
more definite in its statements. There has been no divi-
sion, it says, upon the subject of reform or any other. If
Mr. Disraeli introduces a reform bill into the House of
Commons next year it will be one that all his present col-
leagues will heartily support ; and if the government re-
solve to leave the subject alone, and ask parliament to
devote itself to other and more urgent questions, it will
make the appeal by the mouths of the statesmen whom
both houses acknowledged as their leaders at the close of
the session.

THE NEUTRALITY LAWS.—The royal commission
to inquire into the state and working of the neutrality
laws of this country will be constituted as follows :—Lord
Cranworth, chairman ; Sir W. Erie, Sir Hugh Cairns,
Sir It. Phillimore, Sir Rouudell Palmer, Mr. Vernon Har-
court, Mr. Baron Bramwell, Dr. Luahington, Dr. Twine,
Lord Houghton, Mr. T. Baring, Mr. W. Forster, and Mr.
Gregory.
THE REPRESENTATION OF ARIIAO H. —.John Vance,
Esq., has left Dublin for Armagh, to commence his CAW.
vase. It is probable that the vacancy will take place in a
week or ten days, and the Speaker's warrant will then be
issued for the new election.—Dublin Ereniag Mail.
THE REPRESENTATION OF COLCHESTER.—We
understand that Mr. Serjesnt Ballantine, who, at the
Mahlon liberal festival, signified his intention of becoming
a candidate for the representation of Colchester, on the
retirement of Mr. T. J. Miller, will not now solicit the
suffrages of the electors, but another gentleman, in the
person of Dr. Brewer, of Westminster, will probably
offer himself as a candidate in the liberal interest. Dr.
Brewer was chairman of Mr. Stuart Mill's committee,
and took an active part in promoting that gentleman's
return to parliament as member for the city of West-
minster. Last week a deputation, consisting of several
leading liberals of Colchester, and a representative of the
working men of the town, waited on Dr. Brewer to ascer-
tain that gentleman's views in reference to the borough
representation, when be expressed himself perfectly wil-
ling to become their candidate if the electors gave him a
cordial invitation to do so. We are informed that Dr.
Brewer has been invited to address a meeting of liberal
electors on Wednesday.—Eavz Herald.
MR. MONCREIFF ON REFORN.--M F. Moncreiff
addressed a crowded meeting of the electors of Edinburgh
last evening on the question of reform. He said he did
not regret Lord Russell's resignation if for no other reason
than because it would restore confidence in public men. A
settlement of the reform question, to which everything
else must be postponed, was now inevitable. He regarded
representation as the right of the community, not of the
individual, and, like Mr. Fox, he thought the beet prin-
ciple of representation was that which should bring Into
activity the greatest number of independent voters.
He commended the advanced liberals for their support to
the late bill, and said Mr. Bright's speeches in the house,
whatever they might be elsewhere, were calm and mode-
rate. He thought the advanced liberals were unjustly
suspected as having had too great a baud in preparing the
late bills, which, in fact, came far short of their own
i views. He advised the working classes to give up the cry
OYSTER AND MUSSEL FISHERIE-i.—A series of 1 for manhood suffrage, and take up that of the old re-
formers, " The bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the
Board of Trade regulations for the instruction and guid- I bin." He would not give the present government a fac-
ance of persons applying for fishery grants under the tious opposition, but hoped the liberals would return to
Oyster and Mussel Fisheries Act, 1866 (29 and 30 Vict., 1 parliament with more united ranks. The speech was re-
cap. 85), were published yesterday. ceived with great cheering, and followed by a vote of con-
THE Qu999'B UNIVERSITY IN IRELAND.—We i fidence.
THE FENIAN ii ovum-Hr.—Th e Dublin Express
learn by telegraph from Dublin that the Master of the I says :—" A deputation of gentlemen connected with the
Rolls yesterday granted an injunction to restrain the legal profession, who had been appointed by a meeting
Senate of the Queens University from granting degiees or I held at the Four Courts on Friday, waited upon the Chief
taking any other proceedings under the supplemental ' &enter! at two o'clock on Saturday, at the Castle, for,
I the purpose of inquiring whether any organisation of
charter until further orders. 1 loyalists was at present desirable. Lord Naas, who re-
The Secretary of State for the Colonies, on the , oeived the deputation most courteously, and freely dis-
recommendation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, has cussed the subject of Fenianism, stated that there was
submitted the name of the Rev. Chalks R. Alford to her really no emergency to require or justify such a course,
Majesty for the vacant see of Victoria. Mr. Alford was and assured them, at the same time, that, should the occa-
for many years principal of the Metropolitan Training In- sion arise, the government would at once avail itself of the
stitution at Highbury, and his experience will be of great services of the loyal people of the country."
value to the important training schools which form the 1 DEPARTURE OF TROOPS TOR IRELAND.—LIVER-
nucIeus of missionary exertion at Hong Kong. POOL, MONDAY.—According to previous arrangements the
The foundation stone of a new college at Trent, 39th Regiment, 729 strong, with 40 officers, 68 women,
near Trent station, on the Midland line, between Not- 150 children, and 6 horses, the whole under the command of
tingham and Derby, was laid yesterday by the Duke of Lieutenant-Colonel Carry, arrived here this morning from
Devonshire. The college is to be especially adapted to Manchester, en routefor Ireland. The regiment arrived at
the middle classes for the education of youths intended the Lime-street station about eleven o'clock, end marched
for professional and commercial pursuits, public schools direct down to the Prince's landing stage. Here they were
being ton expensive, and private establishments not offer- embarked on board the government transport steamship
fag au education sufficiently advanced. Trent College is Tamar, which arrived at Liverpool on the previous day.
established by a company. The buildings are planned for The embarkation was meat efficiently conducted, in the
the accommodation of throe hundred boys, with a suitable sight of a large concourse of spectators. The Tamar
house for the head master. The site fixed upon for the sailed for Belfast during the evening, but it is generally
college is about two miles from Trent station, and con- expected that &regiment willproceed from that town to the
tains fifteen acres. Amongst those present were Lord F. Curragh Camp did Armagh. The Liverpool authorities
Cavendish, M.P., Mr. Evans, M.P., Archdeacon Hill, Mr. have not yet been informed that a regiment is to be
Wright (chairman of the Trent College Company), &e. The , despatched from Chatham, to be stationed in Liverpool. tie
building is in the Tudor style of architectui e. is reported in IMO of the papers.