The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-09 00:00:00

PARLIA7WITARY RZFORM.

DEPUTATION TO EARL RUSSELL.

(The report of Earl Russell's reply yesterday to the
deputation from the National Reform Association appeared
is a Late Edition of hit night's Express.]
Earl Rosati.[.—l must tell this deputation that I
have listened with great pleasure and interest to
what has ►een stated by the various speakers, and
stated by every ow of them with great form.' sad at
the same time with the force of reason and with-
out any undue vehemence. The first speaker seemed
to think he was a little transgressing the
usages of parliament. On the coetrary, I heard
nothing to which there was the smallest ground to object.
I did not require to be informed of the industry sad wealth
of the working classes, of the wealth they have Greeted,
of the providence sad prudence they have shown, of their
peat forbearance and patience under adversity—and,
with regard to political matters, of their loyalty
to the throne, and their attachment to the
honour and interests of this great lotion. Of
these I have long been persuaded ; sod is 1851 I stated to
the House of Commons, though not pledging myself to any
measure, that I thought it would be neorsaasy for perils-
meat to consider the changes which bad taken place, the
great advances that had been made in wealth sod prosperity
owing to the exertions of the working chases, and
the superior intelligence which they had acquired,
from the means which had then been more amply afforded,
and which of later years has been still more amply afforded
to them, and to the nation, to acquire political information.
(Cheers.) I hope is is sot expected, end it is oert.isly sot
my duty, that I should Sate the nature of the measure
which the governmest will propose. I felt very deeply the
expressions which have been used with respect to the confi-
dences felt is my former conduct in parliament— ,
(cheers)—the attachment I have shown to the prin.
Spies which with me you all profess—esetiments, f I
trust, favourable to the liberties, civil and religious, of this
eoustry. (Cheers.) Whatever may be my satisfaction at
bearing expressions of this kind, it will he my duty,
together with my colleagues, to propose that measure
which will be hest adapted to promote the widen of
Ile ecenatry. We shell serAtily madder lie windy
of the information which we have received, and the
statements which have been made at this meeting,
and which I *hall report to my colleagues ; but
in the end we must do that which we conscientiously
think is for the best ; and whether that meseare,
succeed or fail, we shall at least have the muscleman' of
knowing that we have done that which we eassiellared
best for the country.

Mr. GIORGI WILSON then thanked his lordship for the
manner in which the deputation had been received, and it
withdrew.

The Dtbats of yesterday has a long article on
Ent Charles Eastlake, from the pea of the diatisguished
. .

critic, M. Charles Clement, in which the decamped wade
mician Is spoken of as an artist who deserves a public
token of respect and recognition.
COPITOOATIOtt 07 7112 PIROVINCIS 07 CANTIR-
BUIT.—YestsnIay monis( the Archbishop of Canterbury
attended for the purpose of formally authorising soothe!.
sitting of the Convocation ; but in the Upper Mouse no
business was triturated. The Venerable Archdeacon
Bithersteth presided in the Lower Houtz The Very Rev.
Dr. Harvey Goodwin rose to propose the following resolu-
te* :—" Tait this house, recognising the evils which may
arise from the sloes' of Ritualism. deprecates Devertheless
any attempt to avert those possible evils by the introduc-
tion of changes into the Book of Common Prayer ; that the
house regards as the thing most immediately necessarya
distinct declaration of the aelmal state of the law with re-
gard to ritual ; that the howl' therefore humbly prays his
grace the president, with their lordships of the Upper
Howe, to take such steps as may appear to be to them
necessary for ascertaining the actual state of the law ; that
the house believes that if the limits within which the
ritual of the church is confined were made distinctly
known, the clergy would willingly restrict their ritualistic
practicewithin those ascertained limits." The Viewable
Anthony Greet, D.C.L., Archdeacon of Rochester and St.
Althea, seconded the resolution. The Arehdethou of Taus-
toe moved es so amendment, " that it was not desirable to
proceed in the matter by way of resolution of that loose."
Dr. Leighton easooded the stthodment. After some further
discussion had takes place, the Archdeacon of Westminster
moved the adjournment of the debate, sad cm its being
serried the house adjourned.
Msmorouts DmionGravioris or SCOTLAND. —ln
the report of the Regietrar-Geseral for Seo.iland, for 1862,
which has joie been protested to parliament, it is stated
that of the 20,597 marriages registered in Scotland during
the year, 9,307 were celebrated according to the rites of the
established church, 4,930 according to limos. of the hee
church, 2,846 according to those of the united prothyterlan
church, 1,778 according to the rites of the Roman
catholic church, 371 according to those of the episcopal
church, 990 according to the several rites of the
smeller religious denominations, while in 318 clam
the denomination was not stated, and in only 27 eases the
marriage was irregular. These numbers yield proportions
very similar to those of former years, end indicate that
45.19 percent. of theimarrithes were celebrated by ministate
of the established church, 2311 per cent by those of the
free church, 13'81 per cent. by those of the trolled peal*.
church, 8.64 per oath by those of the lierniab elm*,
110 per cent. by those of the ethooopalian church, 410 per
mot. by ministers and others belonging to the smaller reli-
ethos denominatioos ; while in I'B2 per cent. the religions
dthomioation was not ailed.
Hones or Comatose Nuns.—One in every three
members of the House of Commons has a =mambo in the
bona. There are in the hones five Russells, five Boners,
five Hamilton" ; and there're four Borings. four Rgertoos,
sod four Bala. These siz names
uentwere the az meat fre-
qin the lat parliament also ; they had 25 members
thee, and they have 27 now. There are also 14 surnames,
each of which is berth by three members—namely Omen-
dish, Deeds', Grosvecor, King, Leslie (with Wiadegrave
Leslie), Lindsey, Lowther, Miller, Rothschild. Saymoes,
Smith, Stanley, Wyss (or Wawa), sad Youag. This is a
larger number of triplet" than the last paharneo4 had.
There are above 70 other members who have one colleague'
in the house of the saws snisame. The same most ouos-
mon out of doors are sot the same. most 000711108 to Par-
liament. The three names most frthosst Entialtd and
Wales taken together me Smith, Jones, sad Williams.
Thailand of ha was heavy apse the S
he ba
the
ths ithishal
election of 1865 ; there were eight of than lath per-
Himont, and there are only three in this, sod eel, Ihrao
members bear the same either of Williams et Jams. Ws
et Williams. seal the of ham
ROYAL COLLROIS Or SIIRODONS 07 ENGLAND.--
The following members a the college heels' be elested
fellows at previous meeting of the council, wdmitted
as snob yesterdsy. the Bth betook viz. :—Mseers. Clarke
It:Rowe, iflutheeth Minster, diploma of hiesisther-
Jthe 6, 1888 ; Mown Mears HMI*
-Edge, Desember 81,1838; sod Thanes asy,:Dere-
either, July 2, 1841. The following wear admitted at a
eeevlooa meeting of /MY a :—llessre. William Allard,
11, ; end Man Gimp Iltybok.
Oniblkril, Alas 12, 1840.
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Vistibtrilitp Entriligtace.

CANSEIDOZ,
ANATOMY AND ZOOLOGY. 001 rtiptios
day, the Viee•Chanosllor prodding. grease were submitted
haviag for their objest the adoption el Me report td the
'reboots appei trd to amides of the hest mode d pro.
siding fee the teething of anatomy and zoology is the
university. Them were three grams. Thee propoein
adoption of the profaner of anatomy el the department et
Humus Anatomy sod Physiology, swats from tin ether
departments, and that the 14111 of 1031. per annum be
eostisued to him from the lesiversity
_sheet, on ormo
is
luconditions, was ace-plamited, bet eerried hy 102 P1G6•48
13 nos-plaests. The gram proposing the appoistment el •
detnasetrator in anatomy, at a idipmel of 1001. per tinelems
was not opposed. The gram proposing the appointment
of • profaner of zoology and onsperatani eastemy, whom,
so arrange, his course is eatiPswities with the professor al
matainy, that the lectures of both be mutually depeatdszs
and supply the seeds of the medic:a u well as the
snows stadents, the salmi of thin preform to be 3001.
per annum, was also sue-pie d, bat mated by 11$
placate to 17 acs-Aseets.
The undermentioned degrees were conferred :—LL.D. 1
Jobs Dos Denman. St. John's College. : Frederick
Mackenzie Williams, Trinity College ; George Lax Far-
thing, St. John's College ; Edward Amami Adams.
Edward Jahn Holloway, sad John Webster, Chine Col-
lege ; Wm. Lewis Mills,Quetais' College ; Thelma Oollias,
Sidney College. 8.A.: Edward Thomas Lusk, SI. Jahs's
College. L.L.B. : Edger Edwin Larking, Jena Oollege.
and Arthur Yount ioy Matt, Jenne College.
A meeting was held this sit sons, at the eimidnelem of
the Gong:natio% is the hall of Men SWIM
tuning for its object, aid to the bishop sad othirCalit=
rides of the diocese of Rupert's Land, is astryin out their
work of evaagelimeion.