The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-22 00:00:00

GRIGCS.

The cane of the unfortunate victim of the Buckhurst-
bill tragedy has aroused general sympathy. It will be
remembered that she is now a prisoner in the county gaol
of Essex for debt incurred by having forfeited her recogni-
sance by refusing to appear to prosecute the wretch who at-
tempted to murder her. The sum required was 40/., and
much more than this amount has already been sent for her
to the oilier of the Telplraph. Mr. Rualrin's cheque alone is
for that sum. Another correspondent also sends 401.
The titandaftl, while of opinion that the fine must not be
remitted, warmly supports the subscription by which it
will be paid. It is expected that she will be released
to-day.

/118 TOPICS.

Returning to the subject of the Alabama controversy,
the Titers says it is content to regard the submission of
our recognition of belligerency to an international tribunal
as open in theory, but with one reservation of vital import-
ance. However it may despair of agreeing upon any foreign
power to which "the whole controversy between England
and the United States" could be referred without reserve,
it forbears to reject such a proposal, beforehand, as hope-
lessly impracticable. All that the Times says for the pre-
sent is, that the proposal cannot be entertained for a
moment, unless the United States will meet us on equal
terms, and allow the conduct of their government in 1861
to undergo a like scrutiny with that of our own.
Referring to a letter of Mr. Herman Bidden, of Playford,
in which it is Mated that the great difficulty in the way of
giving education to the children of agricultural labourers
is the worth of their labour, the Doily Nein trusts that
farmers and their advisers will not fall into the error of
supposing that legislation for the better education of the
rising generation will be arrested by their arrangements
for the payment of their labourers. The condition of the
British agricultural labourer is the opprobrium of our
civilisation, we might say, of the civilisation of Western
Europe ; and the pity of it is that our farmers, so far from
seeing this, too often think that the little education the
boys of their labourers got is a rest deal too much.
The Searle for accepting the United States' offer of ar-

bitrstion with their terms and conditions, and asks
whether the people of this country are going to renounce
the grandest opportunity the world has ever seen of in•
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attg;rating an international policy of peaceful &Akre,
went, for the sake of maintaining • point of supposed
national dignity hardly worthy the consideration of any
intellect higher than that of • muter of the ceremonies.
The Standard says that the Bishopoi London has proved
himself, both in parliament and in convoc►tion, ono of
the staunchest supporters of whom Dr. Colons, can boast. '
Our contemporary has no doubt that Bishop Gray will
proceed to consecrate a new bishop for the church in
Natal with the assurance that he has ample warrant for
doing so.

Wire Court.

OSBORNE, .7... x. 21.

The Queen drove out yesterday
accompanied by Princess Christian and Princess Henrietta
of Schleswig-Holstein, and her Majesty walked in the
grounds this morning accompanied by Princess Christian.
The other members of the Royal Family also aunt oat.
Mr. 0. D. Engleheart left Osborne yesterday, and the
Bea. Mortimer Saarille West, Greem-ia-Waiting to ber
Maissty, left today.

A meeting of the Judicial& Commisaisa tem held yew
terday. Present :—Lord Cairns (Chairman); Sir William
Ras ; Sir R. J. Phillizame ; Sir W. P. Wood ; Mr. Baron
Bramwell ; Mr. Justice Blackburn ; Mr. Justice Smith ;
Sir Bounden Palmer, Q.C., M.P. ; Mr. W. Y. Jsatee,
QC ; Mr. Qualm, Q.C. ; Mr. Rothery ; Mr. Ayrton,
M.P. ; Mr. F. D. Lowndas ; Mr. Hallam ; and Mr. Brad-
shaw, the Secretary.

His Royal Iriglmam the Prince of Wales, at.
tended b Major Teesdale, lett Readringham Holm en
Monday oftentoon, shortly alter tour eels*, sail pro-
ceeded by train train Wolferton, to Six Mlle Bottom, to
pay a visit to General 'HAM His Royal Highness
under present arrangements, remain the guest of General
Hall during the remainder of the week, sash day of which
will be devoted to &sodas.