The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-28 00:00:00

lISIt 11aCTIONS PISITIONS BILL.

The Herald congratulates the country that the House of
Lords will give no chance to the motley advocates of thiap
u they are in the House of Commons by making any
amendments which might delay the passage of the
bill.

The Timm confesses to feeling some relief in reading
Lord Russell's speech, for it Inds nothing in the diffi-
culties conjured up but what it believes to be easily sur-
mountable.

The Deily News takes Lord Boninly's assurance that
the judges will cheerfully perform the new duties to the
best of their ability as • promise by the present bench
that they will take their share in them. It is • promise
that would be broken did they at once cast the new duties
on the new colleagues yet to be appointed, instead of
cheerfully and to the beet of their ability sharing those
deities themselves. It is a promise which can only be
kept, and which will be kept by an impartial distribution
between all the judges, new and old, of all the duties,
new and old, which belong to their office ; and in spite
of the opinion of the two noble lords who represented the
legal profession in last night's debate, we are certain that
when the time for the new duties comes, all the judges
will be content to share them.

THE WEBLZYAN ColrFEßwrcE.—The General
Education Committee met yesterday in Brungsrick Chapel,
Liverpool, the Rev. John Bedford, president, in the
chair. The Rev. Mr. Edwards, secretary to the com-
mittee, read the report for the year, which embraced a
variety of statistics relative to the progress of education
in the body. The past year, both in regard to the deve-
lopment of Sunday and day-school educatioo, had been
one of unprecedented rumen. A subject of painful interest
in connexion with the committee's proceedings was the
notice of the death of the principal of the institution, the
Rev. John Scott, to whose memory a high tribute of
praise was offered by the Rev. Mr. Arthur, Mr. 8. R.
Healey (of Liverpool), and other ministers and gentlemen,
and a resolution was unanimously adopted expressive of
esteem and regard for Dr. Scotts eminent qualities and
great worth otcharacter. A discussion followed upon the
question whether the instruction given in the Sunday
schools of the denomination should be exclusively re-
ligious or united with secular education. The Chapel
Committee met later in the afternoon, and to-day Me
Home Mission and Contingent Fund Committee, the
Sabbath Committee, and the Theological Institution Com-
mittee of Review will hold their meetings. The proceed-
ings are private. The first open session of the conference
itself will be held on Thursday evening.

THE UNElarkYlin Pool.st evening a
meeting of unemployed working men was held in Horton
Market-place, to all upon the government to relieve the
existing distress, by utilizing the waste lands of the
country, and providing free emigration to the colonies.
About 1,000 persons were present, the majority evidently
belonging to the class for whose benefit the meeting was
called. Mr. Joseph Cook occupied the chair. He said be
could speak from personal knowledge of the vast amount
of want and misery arising from the dearth of employ-
ment, and said this want and misery was daily swelling
the ranks of the criminal clank and augmenting the
large amount of prostitution already amsamir. It was the
duty of the government to step in, and adopt such mea-
sures as would at least alleviate the terrible state of things
now existing. Mr. Weston moved the following resolu-
tion : " That in the opinion of this meeting, it is the duty
of the state to provide work for the unemployed upon
public works, especialls upon the reclamation of the waste
lands of the country." Reeontended that thus legidation had
produced the evils now existing He trusted that the re-
formed parliament would compel the g vernment to attend
more to the wants of the poor. Mr. O'Neill seconded the
resolution. He warned the government that unless some
remedy was found for the present distress there would be
a terrible servile war in the country. Mr. Bligh supported
the resolution, and contended that the monopoly of the land
was at the bottom of the evil. They must not expect that
this single meeting would effect what they desired, but they
mast hold meetings in every district of London until they
compelled the government to listen to them. Several
other Takers addressed the meeting in similar terms, and
the resolution was carried unanimously, as was also
another calling on the government to provide free emigra-
tion for the unemployed. The proceedings, which were
very orderly throughout, concluded with a vote of thanks
to the chairman.

TUE LATIL ONNIEITS Aoaromcr lT TRITRO.—
The sad accident to a Truro pleasure party which we re-
corded on Saturday resulted in the death of the young
man Richard Icaltbrook on Satarday morning. An in.
quest has been held before Mr. E. T. Carlyon, deputy-
coroner. Evident)e as to the circumstances of the aoci.
dent having been given, the broken pole was inspected by
the jury ; it was of ash, and had been broken and mended
in several places, but at neither of these bad any of the
present fractures occurred ; but in the opinion of the jury,
and mpecially of M.r. Beale, coaehmaker, the wood was
fairly sound and tough, and a new pole might have
broken under similar circumstances. The jury, after a
long inquiry, found a verdict of "Accidental death," but
strongly advised that in addition to the drags a catch.
chain should be provided, and also that &conductor should
accompany such large prrties. The young man, Lash-
brook, was in his twentv-tint year. He was light porter
in Hewn. Job's establLiiimilit. The surviving sufferers
are roirg en satisfactorily.— Wrsterm Mormiug .lexce.
CRYSTAL PALACR.— ONR SHILLING DAY.—
YosTAY, Jost 27.—Admisioos by season tickets, 2,970 i
ditto on pr t, 14,en ; total vAltors, 17,a7.