The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-23 00:00:00

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ADMIRALTY, Nov. n.—APPOINTMENTS.—Lieu-
tenants H. Kent, td? the Lion; A. T. Brooke, to be Hag-
lieutenant to Rear Admiral the Hon. G. F. Hastings, C.B.
Paymaster H. Perry, to be secretary to Rear Adniral
G. F. Hastings, C.B.
Assistant Paymasters C. R. Drew, to the Zealots., as
secretary's clerk ; M. Wellington, to the Zealous (addi-
tional), for Rear Admiral Hustings' (Ace Hyde, to
the Pembroke ; J. N. ('olborne, to the Donegal; F. C. M.
Saddler, to the St. George-
Mailur's Assistant J. T. A. White (additional), to the
Formidable, for the Lizard.
Clerk F. E. G. Dent, to the Zealous, as secretary's
clerk.
Naval Cadet Hon. H. de Percy, to the Zealous.
Chief Engineer H. Cook, to the Indus, for charge of
machinery of the Malabar.

REFORM 'MEETING AT NEW MA RE ET. —NEW-
mARKET, Nov. 22.—Therefomiers of this town and neigh-
bourhood have fixed a banquet for this day, to which
numerous members of parliament and other gentlemen
have been invited. Letters apologising for non-acceptance
of the invitation have been received from a number of
gentlemen of political eminence. Mr. Robert Lowe, M.P.,
writes:—" The object of your meeting is one which com-
mands my hearty assent, and I regret the rule which I
have laid down for myself compels me to decline your very
!tattering invitation." Mr. J. S. Mill, 3l.P.,writing from
Avignon, says :—" It gives me great pleasure to receive an
account of the emancipation of such a place as Newmarket,
and the progress there of the refonu cause. If there were
many towns of that size and character which could tell a
similar tale, reform would speedily triumph.
the It would
ded be
very interesting to me to be pwnt at
banquet, but I regret to say th at. independently of my absence
from England, the calls upon my time and exertions are
such as not to admit of the visit." Professor Fawcett,
writes as follows:—" I am reluctantly compelled to
decline the very kind invitation to attend the reform ban-
quet at Newmarket. My professional work has now be-
gun at Cambridge, and when my lectures have once com-
menced I remain as much as possible in the university. I
have for this reason lately refused to attend public meet-
lugs, and if I went to one meeting I must to others. Ex-
cept in my own constituency, I scarcely expect to speak
until parliament opens. I sincerely hope your meeting
will prove thoroughly successful." Expressions of cordial
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sympathy with the objects of the meeting and regre
important engagements prevented their attendance have
been received from Baron Rothschild, H.P. Mr. N. de
Rothschild. ; Mr. J. Brady, M.P. ; Mr. ;A. Hard-
castle, M.P. ; the Hon. R. Grosvenor,
Bryan, M.P. ; Mr. G. H. Moore, late M.P. for Mayo ; the
Lord Mayor of London, the Mayor of Cambridge, Sm.
Mr. Richard Garth, Q.C. , and Mr. W. W. Po-
cock, of Uplands, yesterday morning issued addresses to the
electors of Guildford, in anticipation of the elevation of
Sir William Bovill to the bench. Mr. Garth is a conser-
vative and Mr. Pocock an advance.' liberal.
MR. BRIGHT'S REFORM SPEECHES. —We leant
that Mr. Bright is engaged in revising his recent reform
speeches in England, Ireland, and Scotland, with a view to
their republication in London and Manchester.