The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-20 00:00:00

THE LORD WATOIL

Referring to the part taken by the Lord Mayor ►t the
civic meeting in defence of the Irish Church, the Star
sty' his lordship has ►ltogether forgotten the nature of
his position. The truth is, politic form no part of his
business. There is a difference between a bishop and a
lord mayor, and what may be natural and not out of
place for one to do, m►y not suit either the capacities or
character of the other to assume. Mr. Allen is chief
magistrate of London. The Star no more wants to have
him agitating on the subject of the church and state than
it wants the bishops, to whom be modestly compared him.
self, to preside at the hospitalities of the M►nsion•honse.

DEATH OF BIZ BENJAMIN Las Gularisiss, M.P.
—We regret to announce the death of this estimable and
benevolent gentleman, whisk took place last night at his
residenoe, Norfolk-street, Park-lane. Sir Benjamin Guin-
ness was in his 7lat year.—ddrertiser.
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.—EDINBURGII,
MONDAY.—A meeting of the members of the University
who supported the election of Lord Brougham as Chancel-
lor of the University was held in Edinburgh to-day ; Sir
J. Simpson in the chair. It was unanimously resolved to
propose Mr. Gladstone, M.P., se Lord Brougham', succes-
sor.

UNDERGRADUATE OPINION ON THE ADMISSION OF
NON-CouSGIATI MIUDINTS TO THE iTxtvssarrv. —The
propriety of the admission of non-oollegiate students to
the universities was the subject of debate at the Union
Society at Cambridge on Tuesday (lest)eveninc ; Mr. Moul-
ton (St. John's), the president, was in the chair. The sub-
ject was opened, in the affirmative, by Mr. A. S. Wilkins,
of St. John's College, who proposed " That this house
approves of the proposal to admit to the university
students who are not connected with any college."
To this Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald, of Christ's College,
moved as an amendment, " That thin house,
though willing that Mr. Ewart's ache= should receive a
fair trial is of opinion that university reform would be bet-
ter effected by a thorough and sweeping measure than by
perennial inlation." The speakers in fawner of the mo-
tion were—Mr. Wilkins, Mr. Fitzgerald, Christ's (the
amendment having been lost by 13 mesas against 1:1 ayes),
Mr. N. E. Hartog, Trinity ; Frank Watson, St. John's ; J.
H. Slakes/ay, King's ; S. Tleackrah. Trinity. The opposi-
tion was led by Mr. J. E. Symes,Downiug, sal there spike
in ..idition against the motion—Mr. H. A. Rigg, Trinity ;
N. Moen, St. Catherine's, and T. Maxwell, King's. On a
division the original motion was lost, the numbers being—
Ayes, 21; noes, 35. Majority against the motion, 14.
CoNvocaTtoN.—The Archbishop of Canterbury
yesterday morning formally adjourned the convocation of
his growing* until Tuesday. the 30th of June. Is the
announoment nothing was said abrint " The despatch of
business." Almost half the Lower Holm expires with the
House of Commons.

20,.186

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
The following questions will be caked in the
koise of Ooensona to-monow :

Mr. Herbert—To ask the flocretaryor Slate for War
whether it is tie case that the brigade of guards have very
lately beau obliged to abandon the usual annual nfle prac-
tice at Aldershot ou aocount of some serious defects in
the ammunition, which it is said caused some of the rifles
to burst, and others to be so damaged as to be useless ;
and whether be will state to the house the cause of such
serious defects ; whether any casualties happened to the
men on account of them ; how many rifles wore damaged,
and, what steps will be taken to remedy these evils for the
future.

Lord John Hay—To ask the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs whether the attention of government
has been called to the reported sale of ironclad, by the
government of the United States to South American
governments who are now in a state of war; if this be
true, whether such an act is consistent with the principles
of neutrality laid down by this country and by the United
States; and whether he will lay upon the table of the
house any papers oonneeted with the reported sale of such
vessels.

Mr. Long—To ask the Chief Secretary for Ire-
land whether his attention has been drawn to the follow-
ing statement of facts, sir., that • elergymaa of the
United Church of Bngland and Ireland, the Reverend
M. A. C. Collis, has been threateada with assassination by
• person Galling himself " a good Catholic," unless he,
Dr. Collis, would undertake to claw the Bible depot et
Queenstown within four day.; whether the above state.
ment is correct; and, if so, whether the government have
deemed it their duty to take any steps to discover and to
prosecute the person who subscribed the above-mentioned
document.

On Friday Mr. Monsen. will ask the First Lord
of the Treasury whether the report of the commissioners
upon Irish railways has been considered by her Majesty's
government, and whether they propose to submit to those
commissioners for report the proposals on the Irish rail-
way system drawn up last year by a committee of Irish
peers and members of parliament ; and, if not, what
steps it is proposed by the government to take with re-
gard to the Irish railways.
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Next Tuesday Sir C. O'Loghlen proposes to
call attention to the practice of requiring naval and
military Knights of Windsor to attend Divine Service in
St. George's Chapel, Windsor; and to move an address to
her Majesty humbly representing that, in the opinion of
this house, it should not be obligatory on any naval or
military Knight of Windsor not being a member of the
United Church of England and Ireland to attend Divine
Service In St. George'. Chapel, Windsor, daily or
at all, and praying that her Majesty may be graciously
pleased to direct such alterations to be made in the statutes
regulating theWaval and military Knights of Windsor as
shall exempt from attending Divine &Moe in St. George's
Chapel, Windsor, all naval and military Knights of
Windsor who shall not be members of the united church
of England and Ireland.

On Friday week Mr. Beall. Cochrane will call
the attention of the house to the site of the New Law
Courts, and move that it is not expedient to commence
the new buildings until this house has expressed a more
distinct opinion as to the most desirable site.

On the 16th of next month Mr. Bright will call
the attention of the hones to the petition/ from Nora
Scotia. presented 15th May.

Mr. Henniker-Major on an early day win call
the attention of the house "to the danger that arises
to life and property from the careless use of limiter
matches."

In committee on Representation of the People
(Scotland) Bill Yr. Baxter will move to add to claim 43,
words disqualifying persons from being registered ea
voters who were exempted from payment of poor's rates
on the ground of poverty. Colonel French will move
that no county having less than 1,000 electors be entitled
to send a representative to parliament.

Sir Colman O'Laghlen in committee on Promis-
sory Oaths Bill intends to move the following clause :-
1 " (Sovereigns of Great Britain and Ireland, after the
passing of this act, shall not be required to take the de•
claratlon againss transubstantiation at their coronation or
at any other time.► Alter the passing of this act no
sovereign of Great Britain and Ireland shall be required
Ito take, make, or subscribe at their coronation, or on the
first day of their first parliament, whichever shall first
happen, or any otter time, the declaration commonly
called the declaration against transubstantiation and the
invocation of saints and the s►crifice of the mass as prac-
tised in the church of Rome, anything in the Bill of Rights
or Act of Settlement to the contrary in anywise notwith-
standing."