The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-17 00:00:00

EARL RUSSELL ON IRISH ATPIJES.

'Alin Arms CLINTON'S RESOLUTIONS.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, in Downing-street. The Ministers present
were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Marl-
borough, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Right Hon.
Gathorno Hardy, Lord Stanley, the Duke of
Buckingham and Chandos, Sir John Pakington,
Sir S. Northcote, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, the
Duke of Richmond, Lord J. Manners, the Earl
of Mayo, and the Right Hon. Spencer H. Walpole.

Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Colonial-
office to the Governors of the West India Islands, British
Columbia, the North American Provinces, and Bermuda.

We are authorised to state that his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales will hold levies at St.
James's Palace, on behalf of the Queen, on Tuesday,
March 3rd, and Tuesday, March 17th:
Taa Counr. —Her Majesty's departure from
Osborne House has been delayed by tho recent serious
illness of Prince Leopold, on whom Dr. Hoffmeister is
still in comtant attendance, though his royal highness is
now quite of danger. As at present arranged we hear
that the court will not leave till the 3rd of March, and
then only for • short time, her Majesty returning to
Osborne to spend Easter.—Hants Advertiser.
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Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales,
attended by the Countess of Morton, paid a visit to her
Royal Rieman the Duchess of Cambridge on Friday at
St. James's Palace.

The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of
Commons will commence his parliamentary dinners on
Saturday next.

The Earl and Countess De Grey entertained a
select party at dinner on Saturday at their residence in
Carlton-gardens.

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and
Mrs. Gladstone had a dinner party on Saturday at the
family residence on Carlton-house-terrace.
The Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P.,
and Frances Countess Waldegmvo received at dinner on
Saturday, at their residence in Carlton-gardens, his Royal
I Highness the Duke d'Aumale, M. and Madame Van de
Weyer, the Earl and Counts., Russell, the Earl and
Countess of Kimberley, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson,
M.P., Mr. Goldwin Smith, and Mr. Hayward. Later in
the evening her ladyship received a select company.

Mr. Henry G. Sturt, M.P., and Lady Augusta
Stud have been entertaining the following company during
the put fortnight at Critchill House, Wimborne, Dorset :
—The Earl and Countess Granville, Viscount and Vis-
countess Somerton, Viscount and Viscountess Walden,
Lord and Lady Ulrica Thynne, Lord and Lady Ashley,
Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, Lord Rivers, Hon. Colonel
and Mrs. Foley, Hon. Mr. Portman, Colonel Napier Start,
Mr. Radcliffe, dm.

The Lord Bishop of Salisbury (says the Salisbury
Journal) has appointed James Parker Deane, E.q.,
D.C.L., Q.C., and Admiralty Advocate, chancellor of his
lordship's diocese, in the room of the Right Hon. Sir
Robert Joseph Phillimore, D.C.L., Dean of the Arches
Court of Canterbury, resigned.

There has been a borough bread fund raised at
Poole, in Doreetshire, for the relief of the poor in that
town. It has furnished 4,000 fourpenny loaves during the
last six weeks.

There was a bachelors' ball given at Winchester
on St. Valentine's eve. At 1 a.m. on St. Valentine'a Day
• postman gave a rat-tat at the hall-room door, and
delivered • handsome valentine to every lady and gentle-
man in the room. Many of the valentines were very
quaint and humorous ones. This additional postal deli-
very caused much amusement. _ _

The Standard contends that the series of resolutions to
which Lord Arthur Clinton would pledge the House of
Commons are of a character, not to allay, but to aggravate
the general condition of the malady which is the subject
of treatment. As a mere expression of opinion the mein.
tons are both too vague and too explicit. The remedies
proposed are of the wont kind of quackery, because
quackery which, if it fails, must inevitably lead to the
death of the patient. Parliament cannot undertake to
satisfy every demand which the feelings and wishes of
every section of the Irish community may have to dictate.
The protestant church is in the ascendant because it ix the
church of the richer, the mare powerful, the more thriv-
ing, and the more loyal portion of the nation. As to the
1 educational arrangements. to charge the government with

France has again purchased a largo number of
horses in Hungary. It is said that no less than 25,000 will
be successively despatched from Pest& to Strasburg._

The subject of debate at the Cambridge Union
Society to-morrow evening is, "That this house would
approve of the extension of the humbles to women who
are otherwise qualified." Proposed by Mr. O. 0. Whiteley,
of St. John's College, late president of the moiety.
A oonferonoe on the position and prospects of
the national education question, attended by school
Mothers and others was held on Saturday afternoon in
the Social Science Rooms, AdelphL
Tim ROYAL Sociarr.—The president will have
formerostioute on Saturday, the 7th of the ensuing month,
and on Saturday, the 36* April, at Burlington Hoar.

M. Auber's new opera, Un Premier Jour de Bon-
helm, was brought out at the Opera Comique last
night. ft is the fortieth work of the composer.
His first one, La &jeer Militairc, was produced
fifty-five years ago, on Jan. 27, 1613, when ho was
thirty-one years old. The litfoniteur's critic will not
say that the latest production of the evergreen
author of Masttnictto betrays no signs of old age.
But ho compares it to a tree in which there are
some dead branches, but at the same time beautiful
tender buds showing vigorous sap in unexpected
places. Most of the fofilletonists are agreed that
it is a better work than Auber's last, the Fiend du
Bui de (Aube. The principal parts were played by
M. Capoul and Madame Cabel.
The statement in several papers that the Duchess
de Morny was married to the Duke do Sego yester-
, day can scarcely bo true, because she was seen in a
black dress in a box at the Opera Comiquo last
night.

In historical drama is about to be produced at the
Gatetd, with the title of La Famille des Gueux. It
is the joint production of Signor Petruoelli della
Gattina, lately a deputy in the Italian parliament,
and M. Jules Clhretie. The authors of the Dernicrs
des Mintagnards and the Mintoires de Judas have
chosen as the subject of their labours an episode of
the struggle of the Dutch Protestants in the 14th
century against Philip 11.
The literary lectures authorised for a short time
in the Athende of the Rue Scribe, which has now
become a minor theatre, are to be resumed to-
morrow evening at No. 39, Boulevard de Capucines.
M. Cremieux promised to deliver the opening
lecture, but will be prevented by indisposition.
M. Henry Schneider, son of the President of the
Corps Legislatif, gave a bad wrench to his leg the
other day while getting out of a carriage at the
door of his father's house in tho Rue Boudreau.
There was very nearly a repetition of the accident
to the Princess Baciocchi.
Father Hyacinthe leaves Paris for Rome to-
morrow to preach a series of Lent sermons in the
Church of SL Louis des Francais.
The famous astronomer, Gassendi, died express-
ing his regret that he had never had an opportunity
of seeing the planet Mercury with the naked eye.
If the evening of Monday next, Feb. 17, shall be
fine, the rare sight may be seen in Paris under
more favourable circumstances than at any time
for the last thousand years. Immediately after
sunset, at sh. 21m. on that day, Jupiter will ap-
pear in unusual brilliancy as the evening star, and
from that time to the setting of Jupiter, at 7
o'clock, red Mercury, at a distance of a degree and
a half, or about the height of three full moons
above him, will be observable. There is no moon
on that evening, so that Jupiter and Mercury will
be the leading lights in the heavens.

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EARL RUSSELL AND 31/t. GLAuteroxr. —in the
course of his letter to the Right lion. Chiebey.er
Forkseue on the state of Ireland (published to-dsy), the
following mange, in allusion to Mr. Ghils t .ine, oc.
curs :—" For the great task of pacifying Del, rii. by I oit
and righteous measures, a man is required, • Jt .:IfeLtCl
with the weakness of age, but vigorous with tie. ,tren.,th
of manhood, having a seat in the House ii; Co nn.. ne,
and possessing its confidence. Mr. Canning p -,,e-ril
that confidence from the power of his oratory,
and the generosity of his foreign policy. Dos! Alt', rp
possemed that confidence, not from his e1i...,.....n.:e : .. ;:t1
orator, for he was no orator, bat from his tr miliaria
honesty and liberal principles. When Lord t.t. N. tel
obtained from the King sufficient security ion s.iiry.
lag the Reform Bill, Lord Altho:p said, ' 1 1,1 a
full assurance that we can entry rho Ls t' :ai Lill in
its integrity. I cannot give you the grim: Is iif that
assurance, but I trust the house has sutliiient i ontiiiince
in me to accept my word.' When Lord Alth^,p strived
at the words • confidence, in me,' there was such
a about in the House of Commons ra I LOCI
heard before or since. If, then, we can find a n,an
with the brilliant oratory of Canning and tl.c liter.
Hug honesty of Althorp, it is to such a man that the (Ica.
tiny of this country and the prospects of Ireland ought k
bo consigned. The University of Oxford, cvertlow ie.
with bigotry, might indeed reject such a man, but I tad
persuaded the great county of Lancaster would never tai
him, nor would the country at large cease to celebrate hit
pure and immortal fame."
Mr. John Clarke, the comedian, formerly of the
Strand and Prince of Welines Theatre., and now playing
at Covent-garden, has been engaged by Mr. Ilenj.mir
Webster for the Olympic. Mr. Clarke will appesr 'lords
in one of the most famous characters created by Mr
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lishment. It is signed by twelve peers, bur right honour
&hies, fourteen baronets, twenty-six members of parlia
meat, fifty-eight deputy lieutenants, and three hunilret
and twenty-two magistrates, besides a roamerona array o.
the learned professions.
I'ItIVATC BILLS IN PARLIAMENT ror. Tnr, lice.
SE/PT SEASION.—Of the tr.l.:t pria ate bill. introditzed ink
parliament for the present session, the following Lee I eel
withdrawn altogether, viz.:—Tye Isiingtou I:..ilway.
Newry Waterworks, London Street Tramways. Wroble
don end Wandsworth Canal, Lywhigton Ila!!your ant
Docks, Dublin Abattoirs, Markets, and Improvement
International Communication between lin;land ant
the Continent, Great Eastern Railway (Manage
ment), Monmouthshire and Great WLst, no dano
thin Railways, Chichester Water, Westminster l'ssiit:ard
Stockbrokers' Bonds (Dublin), Liverpool and I.:C.:.l.lkead
Railways, Ferry Junction, Rosa and Monmouth ;.:Al n red
of Dean Railway, Silverdale Improvement, Thi.t l'iritica
flan, Birmingham Proof Haw (No. 2), Lnnhon. 'Mantel
Raven, and Kent Coast Junction Railway. Kistein Mitre
politan Underground Railway, and the Kingston aid EAT
disk), Railway.
THE OXFORD AND CANCRIDCE BoAT II At I:.—Wf
rnderstind, upon good authority, that in con*e.ineure of
this untimely event (the death of the Hen. 31:, i erdal
combined with other circumstances, which we ate mit at
liberty to mention, tie e. the challenge suit to 0:.: GI il first
the Cambridge University will be withdrawn. IVe c.u.not
help feeling very sorry should this be true. vs in nun
opinion the events wbic:i have occurred can li.,rilly justify
such a course. We feel that the position of the i rodeo(
in forreie4 a crew is very difficult; but acre is yet
plenty of time to do so. If there events had secured
within a week or two of the race, there would I are been o
very cogent reason for withdrawing the challen; e : as it is.
with all deference to the superior judgment of the club.
we do not think that it is sufficiently strong, aril we trust
that it may not be rashly acted upon and prevail.—Caw
bridge Independent
THE GREAT VOLUNTEER REVIEW AT EASTER.—SC
current was the report yesterday, on the authority of those
whoonght to knowsomething of the matter, that thecorning
review will he held on Portedown-hill, and not, as formerly.
in our
ltrig hcotolunm, thatnL wceertaivennituyrento.
better
dtter
place
crepetitionoldby of
poaau*bility be selected, looking at the situation in all its
bearingsand military aspects.—Hampthire dcliyrriiu.
SUICIDE OF LORD DERBY'S VALET.—On Ml*
Tae PRESS PROSECUTIONS IN IRELAND.— I day last a distressing suicide was committed at Knowsley!
I Immderstand that for some time the second valet of
DUBLIN, SATURDAY.—The trial of Mr. Sullivan for pub-' - -"WS* Darby has been trusted temee-e4-the female domes-
11°°6°° of seditious libels in the Weal). Nevi wee Me- UM at the ball, sad that a marriage between them bad
ceeded with to-day. Mr. Pigott attended in court, and peen arranged, and was shortly to have taken pleaa
pleaded not guilty to the indictment for *editions libel. Within the last few weeks, however, the deceased hers
Be then entered into hieown recognicancein spa to wend impressed with the delusion that he had been suppl.
ed
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another in her affections, and this circumstance prey
in court from day to day, and commission to commission, iguch upon his mind. On Thursday afternoon he was
until tried. In the ooune of the day the grand juries found found dead in his room, having apparently committed sell:
true bills against J. Martin, A. AL Sullivan, J. C. Waters, , destruction by orating his throat. An inquest verdict
and the other travereesseharged with unlawful assembly. I co the body at Knowaky,
turned. ede ond,FwrihdaoulazigtroppeonTheyears
The city grand jury also found a tree bill against Mr. rehieselorduip.s service, wu much respecia—Lireepeel
Pigott for seditious libel. The county grand jury handed Awe*,
in a recommendation that Constable Wllwaine, who was MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. —A very extraordinary
reduced from the rank of sergeant after the attack on incident occurred on the South Leicestershire branch of
Stepaaide, should be reinstated in his rank. Mr. Justice the London and North-Western Railway on _ a_t_erdel,. I
Ifitegenld said he would forward the recommendation,
waa approaching Narborough the driver observed
accompanied by his own, to the Inspector-GeneraL thing lying between the metals, and at once took means
MR. GOLDWIN SWITH.—This gentleman is an- to cap his train, but was unable to do so until he had
morning. As the train which left Nuneston 10.10.0.m.e.
smutted to preside at the dinner of the Loyal Wellington proceeded some 300 yards beyond the object which •
Lodge of Odd Fellows, which will take place in the Town- tracted his attention. When be had stopped hs
ball, Oxford, on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The rector of Lincoln he went down the line, accompanied by the suFe.
College (the Rev. M. Pattison, 8.D.) and the Rev. J. R. i and several of the passengers, when they_ d•
Bogs are among those who have accepted invitations.
Saturday, at tiro police-office, Birmingham, drunk and fast asleep. It took the united. b.r. Animal,
glutei the hearing of an important orgery cue, Mr. I men to reuse him from his peril' "mbiw bei was per-
Omar Edmonds, clerk of the peace and formerly a pro-' the whole of the train had over _ . danger
mitt member of thePolitioallanion, made hie feetlY etheiureels and was quit WiltaUtit" of toe
bank, stating that his life was in
in WU*. and in a load voice claimed the i covered • " navvy" lying between thometadtuhelpletestshly.
Kynnersley, the stipendiary. refaced him to the eaperia. declared that he would not move 1131
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tendent of police ; out Mr. BilimendOn a hands INOMar, . inataYle "trolly" which Wag thins an lin --slirfiTuity
said,
_" I cannot leave this gime; lam ia great ear& i I the foolish fellow was hid spas whit B.•••
am hailed about by etzt el earewhels, Whiten sod' seamed to the teals, and le lisisieWr, where he
in Leamington, and use seeddsed tagelhet IR OH 'MU locked up in a Mal at the Pehee4tehan, and kept
attempt to rob me." limbb whom nisi be. there to mover his Mem Wei/month
become diseased. was tbea Inbred le leave end in , Three coffins have been dug up near
imeellanY with two *Seem bat his air in the tehby end filled with human beam The oeffim cell
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on dm staircase intertapted the proeesdinip of the evert Mon was due north sad meth, after ths lamest
for sone thew meted.