The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-17 00:00:00

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Accepting Mr. Henley u one who sees readily the
various aspects of any important question, the Times dig.
cusses his remarks on the subject of labourers' cottages,
maintaining that, notwithstanding Mr. Henley's statistics,
the labourer and his family are not so healthy and strong,
or so long-lived, as they ought to be at the present rate of
wages and the present abundance of employment. The
reason lies in the state of the cottage, and that im a matter
of the greatest difficulty. It is in the hands of the country
gentlemen, and if some of these would apply their minds
to it, in all its bearings, they would do more good than
by any amount of learning or invention in ecclesiastical
architecture. Let ns have the cottage, the materials, the
cost, the sitting-rooms, the bedrooms, the offices, the capa-
city, the proper aspect, the water supply, the drvn, the
garden where posidble, all discussed in a bzurinese-like way.
so as really to help those who have both the means and
the wilL

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The Post treats of Mr. Henley's opinions on reform, and
his declaration that in his opinion the question wall con-
tinue to wreck governments until some administration is
found wise and prudent enough to settle it.
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It is quite time, the Hernia thinks, that the fallacy that
onlyone party inthe State is competent to dealwith reform
should be abolished. Tho history of the late bill which
was rejected by liberals is sufficient evidence upon the
point. The conservative party is the most competent of
any for the purpose, though it would be premature to
assert that Lord Derby's administration is bound to pro-
duce a measure. The autumn clamour which was pro-
phesied has turned out a very tame and unmeaning
" demonstration," terribly weakened by the silliness of its
promoters, and it is certain that parliament in its present
humour will not be hectored into enacting inthedarkanew
constitution for England. The alternative seems to be,
then, that any government which happens to be in power
would render a service to the nation by removing this sub-
ject from the public view, not as a method of excitement,
but as a means of restoring, so to speak, a balance between
the claims of the two great political parties, and putting
out of sight a bugbear. So far, we concur with Mr.
Henley in believing that the question must be settled some
day ; but next year is not our property yet, and a hundred
events intervening may determine the course in this, es in
every other respect, of the administration.
The Tdegraph tells Mr. Henley he must not delude
himself into the belief that a patchwork conglomerate, a
hasty omnium gatherum of selections and siftings from the
unrepresented mass, such as the bill of 1859 proposed, will
either calm or modify the public resolution. But by all
means let Mr. Henley induce his friends in the present
cabinet to introduce some measure or other. He has
done something, if it is only to strike the key-note from
which other conservative members may, during the re.
cess, play with variations on that fruitful theme. Reform
' is emphatically a problem that must be solved, and one
I that can now be solved only in one way.

Witt Court.

BALMORAL, SEPT. 14.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian
and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and attended by
Lady Churchill, drove yesterday to the Lynn of Dee.
Princess Louise, attended by Miss Grey, went out
driving.
The Right Honourable J. R. Mowbray; Judge Advocate
General bad an audience of the Queen, and left the Castle
yesterday.
Mr. Helps arrived at the Castle.
Mr. Walpole had the honour of dining with her ;Majesty
and the royal family last night.
BErr. 15.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, drove out
yesterday morning, and also in the afternoon with Princess
Christian and Princess Louise. _ _ .

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Her Majesty, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh,
Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Princess
Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, went at hall-past six to
Abergeldie, where the Prince and Princess of Wales gave
a Dillies' Ball, which the Queen honoured. Her Majesty
and the royal family dined with the I'rinoe and Princess
of Wales, and went again after dinner for a short time to
the ball.

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The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting were in atten-
dance.

The Queen held a Council yesterday morning, which
was attended by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edin-
burgh, and the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole.
Mr. Helps, Clerk of the Council, attended, and has re-
nained on a visit at the Castle.
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar left the Castle yester-
day.

Despatches wero received on Saturday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of New Zealand, South Aus-
tralia, Tasmania, and Queensland. Despatches were sent
to the Governors of the North American Pros inoes, the
West India Islands, British Columbia. and Vancouver's
Island.

THE PRINCE OF WALES AT ABERDEEN.

ABERDEEN, SeNDAT.

The Prinoe of Walee has consented to preside at
the inauguration of the statue of the Queen, his mother,
at Aberdeen, on Thursday next. The statue is of marble,
and has been executed through public subscription as a
companion work to the statue of the Prince Consort, un-
veiled by her Majesty here two years ago. It is expected
that the Princess of Wales and others of the illustrious
' party now on Deeside will be present at the ceremony of
Thursday.

A communication, written by command of the
Queen, was received on SaturdaybytbeMayor of Liverpool,
in reply to the invitation sent by the corporation to her
Majesty, requesting that she would honour the town by
presiding at the inauguration of the noble equestrian
statue of the Prince Cowart which has been placed in
front of St. Georges Hall. We understand her Majesty
" regrets that she is unable" to accept the invitation. A
local paper states that the Lord-Lieutenant, the Earl of
Sefton, will be asked to inaugurate the statue, but this is
contradicted.

His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador left
Bryanston-square on Saturday for St. Leonard'.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort will shortly
entertain a party of friends at Llangattook, after which
they go to Troy House, Monmouthshire, to receive cora-
Pull%
The Earl and Countess of Scarborough have
entertained a select party during the put week at San-
beck, Yorkshire. Among the guests have been the Earl of
Zetland, the Earl and Countess of Bradford, Viscount
Canterbury, Colonel Hon. H. Forester, Colonel Hon.
James and Mrs. Macdonald, Mr. and Lady Augusta
Stuart, Mr. J. Lumley, Mr. H. Chaplin, Mr. H.
&vile, &o. _ _ _

Mr. John Bright, M.P., telegraphed on Satur-
day night from Scotland that he will be present at the
Northern Reform Demonstration at Manchester en Monday,
the 24th inst.

The expense of the Hampshire sr d Lie of Wight
Loan Exhibition, held at Southampton, is gagman:a at
2,1201. The receipts up to the present time amount to
1,5301. It is expected that the exhibition will remain open
about a mouth longer. The Duke of Edinburgh has been
solicited to preside at the ceremony of closing the exhibi-
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tion'.