The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-21 00:00:00

MARCH 21,

MP nen the French Zigll/o"wrote his " Life of . like, ekeirksre. net ersily and iruketentielly the 1
"letter ca" 1:, the • peallsoeonet ermines form of tie leg% ie worth • So long as the Alga
of the pen in As** oomplehied that their Bove- in liegiend baa 64" s bmeatirto bilis" lull W jil l
tadb.
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reign was taking 4be bread est of tbeir mouths. eked of d, the will stand unmoved
ignommbu, 0,- is bah iiFi;bo„it„ to it, boad tot
They were willinet holeeTet. to let the ' matter ease. help WI vim. aii 60..... the aura is Weed
peas for that once, in the hope and berm, tbat is not and uses: wee fin any mese meaceptibled argument)
the EMPEROR would not enter into comillitition the church of Ireland, that it bee always bean in danger,
with them again. The same complaint was and that at 104 it ii now to fall.
raised by English authors whelp •9seen VICTOIIa i The iko"°mut say. that Kr' Glad"'", in forcing on
the Highlands. published her Journeys iii
"Irish church question now, is only playing the part of
I
Although it would not be denied that the Qua's a true
hor what steel an,
will gtreytingwtohicooh niatenttkolreland ew if by. ebowinge.
had a good plea for the publication of a diary of this kind, is almost the same as getting it, just
which possessed so much interest, and al a promised apology is almost equivaleet to the
was calculated to offer a good example of apology itself--and compelling his advarssrim, if they
virtuous and simple life to all dame, appeal to the new constituency, to lay the issue
tforefithanat emostituency in time, and in a form to allow
1
of her subjects, still the fact of the publi-
cation, resulting in the sale, for profit, of many
tvolves a
llhyanre omfahmiennispuytheimrrmDinda.
1i1,.f his.,edoindgosob.i.an;
thouaands of oopies, supplied the market end ab• will be a the more perfectly secured. Thpe question irill
sorbed for a time the capital of the booksellers be submitted to the householders, not in the form of am-
end librarians. This touched the professional Wimpy, speeches, easy to explain away, but of a concrete
author nearly. When he went to his publisher measure, explained Ey a premier, and published to the
I 1 country, which has finally to accept or reject it. The new with a three-volume novel or a book of travel, he
; was told that there MY no chance with the °°nst'ilusaoy, no doubt, has rights, but those rights me
,
libraries just then, for they had expended all the most °`"tly recognised when a enhetentiee proposal
ready difinal money allotted for that period of the publishing j aludgin.t.scussed is laid before It for its
year on the Qusas's Diary. I The Spectator mentions a. rumour that Mr. Disraeli will
Now the English authors, like the French, hint a willininess to concede disestablishment, but not
might well be content to let royal rivalry and disendowment.
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competition pass for the nonce ; but the latter
certainly have grounds of complaint when
an Imperial author becomes " book-maker," and
enters into competition with them with the
rakings of his cltsk, offered to the public for the
low charge of oae franc. It will be no excuse for
his Imperial Majesty to plead the verdict of
our correspondent, that there is " nothing in
it." People are curious to read what royal
authors write, even when they have nothing to
write about. And thus thousands of francs are
diverted from the professional market. There is
no sin of the professional author with which the
critic deals so severely as with that of book-making ;
throwing together a number of old fragments with
a few scraps of original matter to give an appear-
ance of novelty, and so deceive the purchaser. If
this practice is reprehensible in the author who
writes for his bread and cheese, how much more
so is it in the imperial or royal amateur who
writes merely for amusement or to indulge the
°Graeae* scribendi !

The new government, says the Spectator, if raised to
power, will not bee whig government of the ancient type.
It need not in the public interest be quite as weak in the
peers as the present one admits itself to be ; but Mr.
Gladstone, a Scotch merchant'. eon, owes as little
to birth or connection as Mr. Disraeli himself,
and be must this time come into power wit# new
men and strong men about him, men whom the
new parliament will trust as well as this one. It would be
easy, though it would be premature, to name a cabinet at
least as anti-aristoesstio am Mr. Disraeli's, with its four
dukes is esse or is pow, and one which would leave the
country nothing to regret in the change of ministry,
except perhaps the removal of Lord Stanley from the
Foreign-office. That, no doubt, it is to be regrettea ; first,
because the country has a confidence in his judgment
which, whether well or ill founded, is of itself a source of
strength, en►bling him, as it does, to act with decision
even against the prejudices of his own followers ; and
because the liberals happen to be without any man
marked out by common consent for the Foreign•offce ; but
it most be remembered that for the day our important
foreign business is with America, that the Cabinet must
contain several men who understand our relations with
the union as well even as Lord Stanley, and that one

°film, even when well tilled. deem not make a ministry.

Iv is said that Prince NAPOLZON will be back at
the Palais Royal on Monday. The result of
the " mission," is to have ascertained that
armaments are going on, and will go on, every-
where ; that Prussia and Russia are firmly allied
with the intention of resisting any combinations of
France and Austria which may seek expression by
arms ; that Germany is thoroughly resolved to
consolidate her unity ; and that France is isolated.

the (curt.

WINDSOR CASTLE, MARCH 20.
The Queen walked in the grounds this morning
and drove, accompanied by Mama Louise.
Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also want out.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain MRS, hunted
with her Majesty's stashounds yesterday.
The Princess of Wale, drove out, attended by the Mar-
chioness of Carmarthen.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
(THIS DAY.)

In the evening the Prince of Wales, attended by Lord
Alfred Hervey, Captain Ellis, and Mr. Maximum, went
to a lecture at the Boyal Institution of Great Britain.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governor of Heligoland. Despatches were sent
to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, Hong Kong,
Labumi, the Straits Settlement', and the Australian
colonies.

While entertaining no apprehension that the
doctrine of perpetual allegiance laid down by our text
writers can involve us in any practical difficulty, the
Tines thinks that a declaratory enactment on oar part
would be advisable, and would be far better than any con.
ventions with • single foreign power. If we were to
declare that any Englishman who becomes naturalised
abroad ceases at once to enjoy the privileges and to be
liable to the duties of an English subject, and, in order to
recover his status, should he afterwards desire it, must be
naturalised here as if he were a foreigner born, we should
lay down the true principle on which to act.

The International Coinage Commission sat yesterday at
6, Old Palace-yard. Present—Viscount Halifax, the
Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P., the Bight Hon. Stephen
Cave, M.P., the Right Hon. J. Wilson Patton, M.P., the
Right Hon. W. Lone.ld, Sir John Lubbock, But.,
Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., Baron L. N. de Rothsokikl,
M.P., Mr. T. B. Smith, M.P., Mr. Thomson Monkey,
M.P., the Governor of the Bank, the Astronomer• Royal,
and Mr. givers Wilson (secretary).

In other articles the Tunes comments on the Abyssinian
intelligence, the new imperial pamphlot, and the question
of fortifications.

The objection which the Bishop of London and hie
thirty-five friends entertain to admitting dissenters to
college fellowships or the government of colleges is
declared by the Daily News to rest on a surprising miss!).
prehension. It is not correct to say that the colleges
discharge the (onetime of educating the young men
ail clergymen, their religious education being the
same sort of general instruction which every edu-
cated man ought to receive. Dr. Tait must
be aware that there is no religious test for the professors
in Scotland, and yet their lecture rooms are ►ttended by
young men, the majority of whom afterwards become
ministers, some in the established church, some in the
free church, and some in the epiaoopalian church. Doe.
Dr. Talt mean to say that these young men are lea °Alio-
dox—lesa sectarian we might ay—than they would be if
the professors belonged to a particular denomination ? The
young man who proposes to enter orders must attend the
Theological Professor, and the opening of the fellowship.
to dissenters will have no effect upon this arrangement.
The case of false accusation of poisoning, Dr. Begers's
relations with the Strand Union, aad the expatriegien
debate of last night, are among the other topics disclaimed
by the Daily News.
The Poll says that if the government are beaten on Kr.
Gladstone'. resolution a dissolution will unquestionably
follow, and it is simply a question whether, in order to
avoid the expenses of a second general election, the liberal
party will leave the present government in oboe for some
years to owns.

LORD CluatalllLLlN'S Orrice, Manes 6.
Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty's birthday will
be kept on Saturday, the 23rd of May next.—Gantac.
It is said to be not improbable that her Majesty
the Queen will pay a visit to London about the week after
next, and stay for a few days at Buckingham Paths.
Tun QUERN'. VISIT TO ALDRRSHOT. In Con-
section with the Queen's visit to Aldershot on Thursday,
the following order was issued yesterday by Lieutenant-
General the Hon. Sir J. Y. Searleti, K.C.8., to the troops
under his command :—" The lieutenant-general command.
ing has been directed by his Royal Highness the Field-
marshal Commandingth-Chief to express her Majesty the
Queen's approbation of the steadiness of the troops on
parade yesterday, in which his royal highness concurs."
I THE PRINCZ OF WAILS AND THR ROYAL HUNT.—
Yesterday morning his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales, attended by Captain Ellis, left Paddington by the
10.10 a.m. train on the Gress Western Railway, in order
to hunt with her Majesty's staghounds, the fixture for the
day being at Wokingham. A large num! er of hunting
men went down by the memo train for the prize is des-
tination, which was Twyford,that being the nearest point
to the meet from the Great Western line. Mr. Harry
King, the Queen's huntsman, provided • first-rate deer
for the day's sport, and there was in eonsequenes • good
field upon the ground, notwithstanding the mugginess of
the weather. His royal highness after the chase returned
to town by rail.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
had • dinner pasty yesterday evening at her residence in
St. James's Palace. The company included their Royal
Highnesses Prince and Primes. Christian and Princess
Louis' attended by Lady Sean Leslie Melville, him Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, his Highness Prince of
Teak, hoc Royal Highness Princess Mary Adelaide of Teak,
his Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours, the Princess
Marguerite d'Orleans and the Duke d'Aleneon, the Duke
and Duchess of Marlborough, the Duke and Duchess of
Wellington, Lord William Paulo!, and Lord Frederick
Pratt and Lady Geraldine Somerset, in waiting on the
Duchess of Cambridge. Later in the evening the Duchess
of Cambridge was visited by • select company, including
the principal ambassadors and foreign ministers and some
of the leading aristocracy.
The Duke of Hamilton passed through London
yesterday on his way to Paris. The treaty in negotiation
by which Hamilton House would have become the Junior
Athenaeum Club has been abandoned.

There's • hitch somewhere, says the Herald, referring
to the subject of Ireland. The resolution prepared with so
care on Thursday was not forthcoming at the appointed
hour jesterday afternoon. Appearances are very much
in favour of the genendly-sooepted theory that the reso-
lution abet with criticisms of • very unfavourable charac-
ter from some of those influential members of the party,
to whom, by the graced Mr. Gladstone, and through the
medium of Mr. Glyn, it was communicated on Thursday
evening. The Herald doubts whether the resolution win
ever go to • divison or even come on for discussion.
The Star complains of Sir Bounden Palmer's remarks
last night in the debate on British citizenship, and is
thankful that though the details of the coming settlement
of this question may be left to lawyers, its principles will
be clearly laid down by statesmen in harmony with those
generally received views which Sir Bounden Palmer ban
vainly attempted to disturb.

0684 0011 IN
PROBANLR VIED IVE PRINCESS OF
WALP 10 11110 LAND.
The Ifmnicipsl Council t Dublin met yester-
day in 'ermines of the whole house, for the pur-
pose of preparing an address to the Prisms of
Webs on the occasion of his approaching visit.
An iattniiMon was conveyed to the Council by the
Lord Mayor to the effect that circumstances had now
rendered it not Improbable th►t the Prinoe might still be
occomponied by the Princess of Wales. The intelligenos
afforded groat mathdastion,aad In consequence the meeting
adjourned to a future day.

The arrangements for the royal 'jail are approaoh-
ins *repletion. The aperient of the Lord-Lieutenant for
Baresseourt yesterday morning will enable the Board of
Werke at once to take pommies of the state apartments
In Deblia Castle, and carry out the improvements, refer-
nishinp, and decorations which have been approved of by
his excellency. The plans for the arrangements at St.
Patriek's Cathedral are so far &dummied, under the super-
vision of Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arcot, and
Mr. Owen, architect to the Board of Works, that work-
man will be at omen placed there to execute them.
These arrangements are of such a nature that every seat
within the cathedral will be so designated that its alone,
will have no difilenty in dissevering it, and that
no disappointment can possibly occur, as no seat can be
occupied unless by the holder of the ticket corresponding
to it. The labour of selection from the number of appli-
cations for admission already received has proved so for-
midable that Sir Bernard Burke has found it necessary to
associate with himself • committee for that purpose. The
programme of the installation has been prepared by the
Ulster King of Arms, and forwarded for approval to the
Lord Lieutenant and the Prince of Wale'. It provides
for • ceremonial display scarcely, if at all, inferior to that
which took place on the occasion of the great installation
in MI.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S PROPOSAL
FOR AMENDING TEE BANKRUPTCY LAW.

This morning was published the text of a
short bill presented to the House of Lords by the Lord
Chancellor, baring for its object the repeal of
various enactments relating to bankruptcy and to matters
connected therewith. At the same time was also issued
the draft of the substantive measure proposed by the
Chancellor for the amendment of the bankruptcy law.
This bill is divided into twenty-five parts, awl it contains
no lan than 503 clauses.

Another bill, prepared by the Lord Chancellor, and pub-
lished this morning, is intitaied, " A set to abolish arrest
on final process in civil actions in England, and otherwise
to amend the law relating to judgments, decrees, and
orders, and to arrest."