The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 7,' 1860.

THE EIGHT BON. W. Z. GLADSTONE.

We are glad to state as the result of inquiries
madie at the residence of the Chaneellor of the Exchequer
this morning, that the night hon. gentleman is ping on
very favourably. He is better than he waa yesterday, and
war up this morning for the dist time dace his attack.
Dr. Ferguson has strictl► enjoined that the right hm
gentleman should not think of leaving his chamber till to.
sorrow at the earliest, and in submfeslon to that idyls it
w.e determined that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should
defer his daaatial statement until Friday. Much waist)
err evinced derlag yesterday sad to-day as to the heath
of the Cheacellor of the Exchequer, end among those who
pare sally celled In Downing-street to make Squires wen
the Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Newcastle, the Right Hon.
Sir W. 0. Hinter, Dr. Philllmore, Lady Wealsok, Lady
Willies Fowlett, Karl Jeri:era, Lady Theresa Lewis, Gem.
Sir William and Lady Oomm, the Earl end Countess of
Derby and Ledy Emma Stanley, Count de Platen. Lord
John Manners, Mr. 0. G. Maroons. M.P., Hon. A. Eger-
toa, Lord Robert Montague, Sir W. H. sod Lady Mary
Farquhar, Lord Herb, the Right Hoe. Sir Geese and Lady
Grey, the Right Hoe. Sidney and Me.. Herbert, the Coun-
tess Beauchamp, the Right Hon. T. Miles sad Mrs. Gib-
son, the Vice-Chancellor Wood, Baroness Brays, Bir Staf-
ford Noritic•e, and • great many of the ambers of the
House of Cosmos of all diode* of pinks.

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort will entertain
• soccer ion of distinguiabsd company during the next fort-
night, at Badminton. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess
of Cambridge and Pruner Mary will arrive this evening at
Badminton from tewn. The dab's to:hotrods meet "on
the lawn" to-morrow (Wednesday), when, in compliment to
the royal visitors, there will be a splendid and brilliant geld
of the sporting gentry for mile. around. His Royal High-
ness the Prince of Orange, aoompanied by hie Exestleney
theNethsrlands Minister, attended by Count Bylandt and
the other gentlemen of his royal highness's suite, will visit
the duke and duchess early la the amain weak at Bad-
minton.

Tn. Marquis and Marchioness of Saliabury have
arrived in Arlloton-street from Hatfield Hones.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford left
Hamilton-piiiss ysisrtlay, ea a kw of visits.
The Bari of Dalkeith, M.P., has taken Lord
Wharnaliffs's mansion, fa Carma-stritst, fora brief ants.

Colonel the Hoe. J. Lindsay, M.P., and Lady
Sarah /daddy, have arrived at their riddance in Portant -
pears, (ran leureahire.

Sir John Bowring is in Pans.

Mr. J. H. Parker, F.S.A., proposes to commence
his series of lectures on the "H4togaf Architecture in Eng-
land," at Ozford to-morrow. Tea first lecture will comprise
the periods of the Ancient Britons, the Romsnised Britcse,
and the Angio-Sszons. The Wares will be ceatinnsd on
the following days:—Wednesday, Feb. 16; Townley, Feb.
21; Tuesday, Feb. 28; Tuesday, March 16; Tuesday,
Kara 13; each evening at il o'clock, in the society's rooms,
liolywell.

A. J. B. Bereeford Hope, Esq., delivered a keeling
last evening, in the St. George's Han, Canterbury, to t►e
inemters and Moods of the Church of England Young
Hen's Literary Association. The subject of the lecture was
" How are we governed f"

Tne Lord Bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross (Dr.
Fitzgerald) is at direct issue with • portion of his clergy
upon the subject of extemporaneous prayer meetings, or re-
vivale, similar to those which had agitated the north of In-
land for the better part of the year just closed. His lordship
him, in fact, prohibited them from &Mewling such meetings,
and h•e addressed • long letter on the subject to the laity of
his dimes.

The vestry of St. George's-in-the-Eeet have ap-
pointed Thursday, the 16th instant, for the *Motion of a
lecemeir la the room of the Rev. Ilogh Alias, LA., who
has boa premeted to the rectory of St. Georgie, South-
wark. There us a ocosiderable camber of candidates, but
It le thought *et the cboioe of the vestry will fall upon one
of the following:—The Rev. Cheep lastreas, 8.A.. of St.
John's College, Cambridge, new et Disytoo, Futhall,
Wiltshire, late carats of Storm ; the Rev. Thomas Riots-
ordeals, of St. Bess Theological College, Incumbent of St.
Matthew's Cherub, St. Gouge's-le-the-But ; the Rev. J.
P. Courts oay, 8.A., late carats of Whinschapel.
Ote Sunday the Rev. H. Caddell, LA., vicar of
St. Peter'., Colchester, requested the payers of the moire-
Baths on behalf of the Lord Bishop of the Maw, who ie
suffertng from SitiOila ii:60•11 j also It, the Rev. Dr. Marsh,
rector of Beakeuhama, Kent (formerly vicar of 81. Pews's,
Colchester), who is likewise alarmingly indisposed.
The Sussex AdeertUer states that at the interview
of the hop-planters with the Chancellor off the Exchequer,
oa Friday, it appeared that it was wet Kr. Gladatoss's
laisetka to touch the tax ; nevertheless be wee fully alive to
He emequal pressure upon certain districts and planters, with
whom it rested to propound scare remedy.

ECLIPSE OP Ti MOON eels MORNING —A
partial eclipse of the moon took plan.. Ude seereleg, soon
of 1 o'clock. TM state of the wailer yes pettallerly
Tearable for the eborvaties of t►i beautiful passonssom,
the sky befog without a eked. Of late there have been few
opportunities of taking " glimpses of the moon," as it has
reined almost every night, and clouts have been so pre-
valent that the ally way of know* whether there was a
fall moon, or no moon at all, was to commit an
alms:tack. This morning, however, the mom shone with
all her wonted splendour until about eine Wastes O'er
1, when, about an hour after she bed pared
the meridian, an obecuration to k place which extended
slowly but sorely for more than so hour. Wass the Wipes
was at in maximum, eight-teethe of the moon were
darkened. It u some years slaw a loner eclipse has taken
place the rarities plosse of which could be watched
without interruption from clouds or fog, and a long time
may elapse before the recurrence of such as extensive and
well-dedned obscuration of the " gentle moon" may be
observable. About an hour mad a halt after a great portion
of the oda had looked " as dark as Ei oho" she presented
more then her ussal brilliancy, and the planets in her
loomediate violably also appeared to be more resplendent
then ever.

ROCHESTER ELECTION.—ME. MONET AND HIS
itecrtos foie:mop swim". in lb. Ilasiereies
Jeered :—" Ceases Club, 13t. hellea 0. Feb. 4, 1860.-84,
I toe, by • Neobseter aewepapsr that the amounts of the
late eke** have bola published this week. Now that Nary
pabildied, marling that I may like to pay MAMA be
regarded hot as • pare gift. I hare by this post, with the
ideate assaptiost of two bad owes that do mot de-
mire It, seat • eitequs to *very trideessaa whose
°fished would woe reduced by my committee, ler my share
of the .am so Mooed. I Mist you will do me Mu jostle. to
publiob this huer la your mat impreasoo. I regret to hoer
of all that has occurred in Raohestee daring the lam le•
=oaths. Oar party might hive found. if they bed kaowa
me better, that the sore they were brought tow from 'ay
teuipmery difficulty, the mon maleuely would love swik
to then sad their seas.—Your faithful servant, Galatia
BOOZY Motley." _ _

ST. PANcpAS AND NORTH MIDDLESEX NITLE
BILIOADI.—The senior of this important corps hove Jest
bees ateepted by her Majesty, snd an intimation of the
Ism was nods 'someday assails, to the ossabere es drW st
the Vestirbal. The lest compthy is amity blond, sod
its seem will haws ben elected by ballot by to-Norm'
evoehdt. Time aro s stacieot number of enrolled effeinlvs
menstmo to brut two other companies, and stops will shortly
M lass fur tlist%til.cluegotistions are, msreover, la
for as of the corps with that be•
isto Uolvereity e.
usicrit ow PATINTI, Shure lLsitaxorox.—
Xembro of visitors kw she week estilai Feb. 4 :--11lorsises.
sossu
1,048 ;m
koe daily ((My armies's, 774; soul, 1842.
1868), 186,124. z•isto tie epos* of die
e 12,

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