The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-19 00:00:00

THE WEEKLY PRESS.

The Satorday Remo regards the parities of affairs is
the East in • somewhat serious light. The truth is that
Turkey and Greece are no lamer quite masters of their
own actions. Something may be done by either of them
at any moment which will make it difficult, if not imper-
ial* for the other to set matters straight again by a
simple meal= of the points in dispute. The question,
however, which moot Illeitsmeariosity is not so much what
these Powers will do hereafter, as what has induced
them to do what they have done already. The
suspicion naturally suggested by the rejection of
the Turkish ultimatum is that Rama is, if not
urging Greece forward, at any rate not taking
any unusual pains to prevent her going forward of her
own accord. Lord Stanley's recent speech indicated •
reversal of the traditional policy of England ea this ques-
tion, bat there are not wanting symptoms that the Em-
peror of the Preach has ends in view which might be
materially furthered by the maintenance of friendly rela-
tions with the Czar. Rorie might, perhaps, sot be dis-
inclined to take French neutrality on the Bosphorus as an
adequate payment for Bus inn neutrality on the Rhine
The Ilsamisor lays that the Int ministatel traits of
houselsold suffrage show that every prophecy of abet,-
sin change in the Conititutioa has been fakilad. Not a
single artisan has been returned to parliament, or a single
demagogue ; and, cm the hit opportunity, • goverment
has been formed se essentially emanative in its ele-
ments as any that have gone before it in resent years.
The Spectator contends that the statute which compels
members of parliament who take alba to submit them-
selves to their constituents for re-election, is inconristent
with modern arrangements, and not required by modern
necessiths, end ought, in the interest of the com-
munity, to be at once repealed. The whole
country is injured by the fetters imposed by the law on
the arias of its sovereign, by a system which makes the
appointment of peers always a temptation, and by a scheme
of appointment that often gives to single constituencies a

power greater than that of the satire aation. The consent
of Greenwich is sure, but the consent of Greenwich ought
not to be as important as that of the House of Commons.

the daunt.

ossonikrz, Dso, is.
The Queen, the Crown Prince and Prinoess of
Prussia (Princess Royal), Prinoen Louise, Prises Leo-
pold, Prince= Beatrice, Princes' Victoria of Wales, Prin-
cos Charlotte, Princess Victoria, and Prince Waldemar
of Prussia, attended by the ladies and gentleman-in-
waiting, arrived at Osborne shortly after 2 o'clock yester-
day afternoon from Windsor Castle.
Her Majesty crossed over from Gosport in the royal
yacht Alberta, Captain his Serene Highness the Prime of
Lsiningen, G.C.B.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Loiligr, walked
and drove in the grounds this morning, and the other
members of the Royal Family also went out.

Sayyed Mahomnied bin Salim, envoy from the Sultan
of Zanzibar, Sayyed Ahmed bin Suluman, second envoy,
and Halm Mahommed Bakushmir, secretary to the
mission, accompanied by Major-General C. P. Rigby, late
her Majesty's consul and political agent at Zanzibar, in
charge of a special mission from the Sultan of Zanzibar,
arrived at Osborne to-day, and were presented to her
Majesty.

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General the Hon. C. Grey and the Equerry in Waiting
were in attendance.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor General of Canada. Despatches
were sent to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon,
Ilong-Kong, Imbuan, and the Straits Settlements.

The Duke de Medinaceli and mite have left the
Clarendon Hotel for Madrid.

Tho Duchess of Roxburgh has arrivod at the
Clarendon Hotel.

The Earl and Countess Spencer have left
Spencer House, St. James's, for Althorpe Hall, North-
amptonshire.

We ( Post) have to record the death of the Hon.
Mrs. A. Lefroy, which took place on Monday last. Wm
was the eldest daughter of Robert Edward, first Visoount
Lorton, by his wife Lady Prances Parsons, only daughter
and heirs= of Laurence, first Earl of Roma. She married
19th July, 1824, Mr. Anthony Lefty, M.P.
Colonel and Mrs. Villiers Stuart, family, and
suite have arrived at $3, Berkeley-square.

Mr. George Otto Trevelyan hie been appointed
Junior Lord of the Admiralty. .

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of
Prussia Thited the establishment of Mann Howell,
Junin sad Co., on Wednesday, sad honoured than with
hie ocumnands.

THJI ROYAL BARON OF BEM—To-day thie
baron of beef intended for her MajoiWs Christmas
is on view at the establklunent of Mmes. Hedbeseegli
end Son, purveyors to the Queen, at Windsor. The baron
is from a Devon, bred and fed on her Majesty's Norfolk
fun, in Windsor Great-perk, under the
of Mr. James Heebner. A oompasi es7stalberiviessmilrbl:
baron was, by her Majesty's nonmed, Neaelsl b be
supplloeiovtlitlear. MT
beroegh mad
her flom *sem
fore, two. The owlwas from Majesty's
Nort farm; the other a Boot hem
_ DeakMii-
court, the estate of Mr. M.P. ilse Mask&
authorities at Windsor Castle seiseted her Maj's
Devon, and it was slaughtered on Thursday. The
will be roasted in the Mahan at Windsor Castle on Mon-
day, and on Tuesday it will be sant to Osborne, to gram
the sideboard at Christmas, with the famed boar's head
and great geses.pie.

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