The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-01 00:00:00

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

(THIS DAY.)

The mingling of the relief of hunger and the
communication of religions knowledge by the East London
Mission Is deprec►ted by the Timis, which thinks if there
were ever a scene which might deaden the instinct of re-
ligions controversy, it is that which the East-end of Lon-
don affords at the present moment. Every vestige of see-
, tarianLau has been banished from the action of the state,
sod to that example the societies which supplement it

ought to conform.
In other articles the Tim's treats of the speech of
AL Michel Chevalier in the French Senate, which though
vain for its immediate purpose is memorable for the com-
prehensive view it opens of the present and future position
of France ; the mischief which 'au been done to our trade
by the persistence of some of our manufacturers in send-
ing out adulterated cotton goods to India is pointed out in
a third article, and the fact mentioned that the local mills
in Lida are now beginning to supersede the worthless
fabrics Bent to them from Lancashire. The loss of the THE PRINCE AND PRINcEsa OF WALES.—Tbe
Ivanhoe, and the report of the Board of Trade thereon, Prince and Princess of Wales will probably close their
gives the Times another illustration of the dangerous pros- present visit to Sandringham in the course of the next
tier, to which it bad before referred, of sending out met. fortnight. On Wednesday evening their royal highnesses
chant ships to sea with heavy loads on the deck. gave a ball at Sandriugham-bouse to a distinguished party.
After a ;ening allusion to Mr. Arnold's lively badinage The following is the result of the sport obtained last week
on the subject of anarchy and authority, the Daily News on General Hall's estate near Newmarket by the Prince of
proceeds to observe that the liberal party in the House Wales, Prince Edward of Bare Weimar, the Earl of
of COIIIIIIOO6 has to make its choice between these Leicester, the Earl of Dunmore, Earl Tankerville, the Mar-
Bus-
two principles, and that the latter can only be quid of Blandford, the Hon. T. de Grey, M.P., Mr.
secured by bold, judicious, and conciliatory leader- sell, Major Teesdale, and General Hall :—First day-312
ship. In Mr. Gladstone's favour there is every partridges, 44 hares, 10 rabbits. fieoond day-203 par.
point save one ;he has studied every branch of tridges, 43 hares, 1 rabbit. Third day-218 partridges, 23
goverauteat except the House of Commons, and he some. hares, 4 rabbits. Fourth day—l6B partridges and 22 hares.
times appeared to confound the functions of a leader with The total kill for the four days was thus 9031 partridges,
those of a dictator. These are small things but they some. 132 bates, and 13 rabbits, or altogether, 1,07 S head.
times outweigh greater ones. All deductions, however, Viscount Jocelyn and Colonel the Hon. Strange
being made, leave Mr. Gladstone not only the best, but Jocelyn have arrived in town from visiting the Earl of
the only possible liberal leader. Lord Palmerston's be- Roden at Tollymore Park, Ireland.
ginning as a parliamentary haler was far less successful The Right lion. the Speaker of the House of
than his successor's. It depends on Mr. Gladstone him- Commons and Lady Charlotte Denison will entertain a
self to win his way to a political ascendancy as complete succession of friends at Oudngton Park till the meeting of
as that of Palmerston or of Peel. Let his followers re- parliament.
nouns a temper too critical or exacting, and let Mr. Viscount and Viscountess Halifax will receive a
Gladstone learn to humour somewhat a sensititeness in- family circle at Hickleton Hall, Yorkshire, shortly before
separable from popular assemblies, and the chief difficul. they return to town fog the season.
ties in the way of liberal unity will be removed.
Discussing the deficiency of our schools in England, the The Duke of Northumberland, accompanied by
Daily NEWS enters the duchess and their sons, the Lords Percy, have arrived
into • variety of detain statistics
at the Hotel Bristol, Paris. The Marchioness of Abercorn,
with • view of proving that whether we regard mere num.
the Earl and Countess of Kiln:my, the Earl of Orford,
bets or the quality of the instruction, England is very in
aced Riron Alfred de Rothschild are staying at the same
ferior to Prussia.
house.
The Port confines itself to foreign topics such as the
North German Confederation, M. Chevalier's speech, sad The banquet proposed to be given by the Royal
the affairs of the Prineipalities. Artillery and the Royal Engineers together in honour of
The Standard lays that an Irish reform bill is in pre. the new Field-Marsbals, Sir H. D. Roes and Sir J. Dar
potation, together with a measure on Irish railways, and goyne, will take place early in March, under the auspices
another on the land question. These are altogether ins- of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Field-
speetive of the work of the Church and Education Com. Marshal Ceninialiffinfin-eklef.
missions. No one, then, will be able to charge the govern- The following promotions (says the Army and
meat with making the existence of our Irish misfortunes Nov, Gazette) will take plans in eeneetittenee of the death
an excuse for inaction. of Lieutenant-General Sir Micheal White, Colonel of the
Noticing the carrying out of the sentence of a court- 7th Dragoon Guards, viz., Major-General Sir George Bell,
martial at Chatham on two Irish soldiers of the lit Royale colonel of the 32nd Light Infantry, to be lieutenant.
on the charge of using treasonable language, the Telegraph general ; Colonel the Hon. Petty Herbert to be major-
denounces the branding of these men as disgraceful general; Major T. Wickham, late of the 33rd Foot, to be
cruelty. As treasonable or seditious malcontents they lientenantaolonel ; and Captain R. VengitMrt Allen,
deserved all the penal servitude they have got, and at the Royal Marine Light Infaatry, to be major la the army.
expiration of their sentence they should be sent about We (Times) have authority to state that the gold
their busineu ; but it was barbarous to brand them far the of Derby has confen• 1 the pia:fleabag. of Magdalen Real
utterance of hasty words. Society is not justified in upon the Rev. Richard 11 obeli, 8.D.,wh0 has held the
stamping any human being with an ineffaceable mark of visisprinrepalship under the late Dr. latbrid• for nearly
ignominy. Ten years hence Ireland may be contented, 20 years.