The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-07 00:00:00

land, and the provinces, and the Bank of England.
brought to • suspension of spi per:lento throstlb
the direct operation of a haw which vie designed to
place such a contingency teyond the sounds of pos-
sibility. We will not dwell upon the incalculable
ruin endemism which would have ensued; we would
not even have indicated thus far the contingencies
which were brought within arm's reach; were it not
that a portion of the press is still so mad
as to urge the future enforcement of the
Bank Act without say relaxation, and that
a millionaire leer rises in his place in the House of
Leeds to declare publicly hie regret that the Act
was relaxed. It is well that these instances of un-
patriotic recklessness and blind adherence to a
theory stand in solitary relief ; for the anger of the
nation might be kindled in a dangerous degree were
it to be long troubled with the complaints of a
clam whose professions, on behalf of a principle, are
regarded by many as ill concealing bitter disappoint-
ment at the vanishing of grand opportunities for
making money. The realisation of the hopes of the
grasping capitalist could not be attained except
through the destitution of millions of workpeople.
The with& views of the monied class received due
castigation from Mr.Otvx, who, on Friday night,
after premising that the limitation of the note
issues was a primary calm of the late alarm, boldly,
and like a worthy representative of commerce, main-
tained that any Cabinet which attempted to carry
the Bank Act through to its strict conclusion would
" be speedily hurled from power, not by any vote of
" the Heave, but by the physical force of the
" anatay."

elit Court.

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WINDSOR, SATI 'DAT.

Ha, Majesty's dinner party yesterday included
the Decker of Kent, the Prince of Walea, and the Prime'
Royal, the Rev. Lord and Lady Wriothsaley Russell, Lady
Anna Marla Dawson, Lady Augusta Bruce, the Dean of
Windsor, and the lion. Mrs. Wellesley and Mr. Gibbs.
The Queen, with the Princes' Alice, drove and walked in
the Home Path this morning.

The Prism Conaort, accompanied by the Princess Royal,
WI Windsor by a special train of the Great Waiters Railway
at s quarter put 9 o'clock for Leedom. The Prince Consort
drove from Paddington to St. Jesus's Palace, and afterwards
presided at a meeting of the Patriotic Fund at the Palace of
Weetraiuter, end returned to the Castle at nineteen minutes
past 4 o'clock.
The Prince.. Royal, 'Mudd by the Duchene of Athol.,
Mr. J. °nutty Gore, and Captain du Plat, drove to Mill-
ivolt, and inspected the Leviathan. Use royal highness
returned to Windsor at half-peat one.
The Earl of Sr. Germans, Lord Steward, and Viscount
Cast/messe, Comptroller of the household, arrived this day
with the addreens from both Houses of Piurbanient, in
wee to bee Majesty's gracious speech from the throne.
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The Naos of Kent,„„ attended by Lady Anna Maria
Dawson, dined with her Majesty this evening, and also the
Marquis at Betedalbane, who arrived on a visit in the
saneness.

S% DAY.
The Qum and Prince Consort, the Prince of Make, the
Printer Royal, the Prhiceee Alice, and Princess Helena,
the Duchess of Kent, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the
bilge and gentlemen of the court, and the domestic house-
hold. 111118114011 divine service this morning in the private
ehapeL The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor
peollinnod the 'eerie*.

Tha Prime Consort presided on Saturday at n mating of
fhb Boyd Canuotariocers of it. Patristic Fund bald et the

Pelee of Wesisolaster. The

_present wo.r7

the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl of Derby, Eer' Grey, Lad
Raksby, Lord Cokkeeter, Lord St. Laments, the Right Hon.
Sidney Herbert, Colonel the Hon J. Lindsay, the ltight
Hen.dif. L. Cony, the Right Hon. Sir John Pekingtoa, Sir
Robot Throckmorton, Sir Hew Roes, the Right lion. the

Lord Kepi., J. G. Hubbard, Esq., sod Co J. Wilson
Patios. The Prins Consort srrived at ll o'clock, attended
by Calomel Biddalph. The meeting broke up at a quarter
pit 3 o'clock.

A Cabinet Council wee held on Saturday at the li
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury
in Downing-street. The ministers present were :
Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of
Harrowby, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon,
Mr. Secretary Labouchere, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R.
Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Duke
of Argyll, and the Right Hun. M. T. Baines.

• wet* of the Oxford University Commissioners was
hied a FMay at 17, Great Queen-street, Westminster.
Pesesat . The Earl of Harrowity, Mr. Justice Coleridge, the
Hew Edward Terteleton, the Dean of Wells, end &r John
Aettry.
The Judicial Committee of the Trivy Coencil sat on
Saturday. An appeal from bmal,.. lege Boom and others
T. the Queen," was heard. The_ lords present were . Lord
Wensleydale, the Cheneellor of the Derby of Cornwall, Sir
W. Menlo and Sir E. Byes.

MARRIAGE OP THE PRINCESS ROTAL—We hear
that the merrier of UM Priam, Royal of England with
Prince Frederick William of Prismia, is likely to take pleas
in this third week of Jenvary—Frobably an Monday, the 18th.
The newly married princes, will hold a farewell reception at
court previous to bar departure from England.-06erorr.
The Duchess of Buckingham Lace returned to
Hemptca•oourt Palma from visiting the Marquis sad
Marchicams of Westminster, at Eaton Hall, Cheshire.
The Duke of Cleveland left his residence in St.
Jamareqsars, on Saturday, for Raby Castle, Durham.
The Duke of Hamilton has arrived in Arlington-
strict, from Hamilton Palace, N. 8., in rout( ►o join the

ducte;e2 end family et Nice.
The Marchioness of Exeter s seriously indisposed
at the family =ion 6 Groeveam-square.
The Earl and Countess Spencer have left town

far Altborp Park, Northamptewhirs.
The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina

Villiers lIISTO town to-day for iliddleton Park.
The Coaster of Westmoreland and Lady Rose
Fate hoe solved at the Bedford Hotal, Brighton. The
Earl and Cooler etTaztorolgh and Lady Sophia Pallas,
and Mr. and lady Augusta Start and Kin Start, are

staying at she same sisgaiskonsit.
Viscount and Viscountess Villiers have returned to

town from visiting the Part of Cardigan, at Dean Park, near
Kettering, wheys a Urge circle bars been staying doing the
wag.
Lady Frederick Bentinek has been seriously in-
itials:eel for some day. past.
Lady Brougham leaves town to-day for Dover.
Tho noble sad learned toed le pealing the season at Ceases.
Lard and Lady John Russell have arrived at
Yeressee's Dotal, Belgravia, from Woburn Abbey.
Lord Dunkellin, M.P., who, since the close of
hostilities in Persia, his been staying at Calcutta with his
uncle the Ouvwser-Oensmil, le sot expected to retain to
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this cewstry until the spring.
A shirtier is arranged to take place between
Major the Hes. R. Comas, son of Earl Howe, and Miss
Arra, olsegtitar of the late lamented Gas. the lion. George
Um.
A marriage is Axed to take place between Mr.
Orevide Vows, sen tithe Right Hon. Vernon Smith, and
Kiss Oedema, West step-daughter of the Earl of Egliatou.
The marriage, already announced, of Capt. the
Hon. W. H. North with • younger sister of Miss Cockereli
will take place early in February nest.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury have
entertained a surcenelon of distinguished visitor' during the
put west, at HMSO Howe, Herb. From Monday till
Thursday there was a banquet each evellißilt, covers being
laid for 38, followed, later In the evening, by a carpet dance—
the band of the Marquis of Selisbory's regiment performing
in the gallery. On Wednesday night the marchioness gave
• grand bell, at which nearly 600 of the nobility, clergy, and
gentry of the county were present.
Property to the amount of 50,0001. changed hands
In the Incumbend Hessian Court, Dublin, hat Friday, be-
fen Mr. Commissioner Hargreave. The rates of purchase
were petty much the same se those which have ruled the
marketable value of Led to some few years peat. The
estates were Waste in Mayo, Galway, Longford, and Cask
counties.

The Aberdeen Herald says :—" Our towns...
Mr. Jolla PbOYp, A.8.A., who hes for some time been
engaged In painting a portrait of Prince Albert for the
Town Hall here, was honoured with the final sittiog on Se-
The Emperor Napoleon having been present at the
Grand Open at the ascend representation of the ballet of
La "Seenumeink, has sent to Madam Rosati a magnificent
bowel* ornamented with diamonds, rabies, and emeralds.
DEATH OF RAtell, THE SCULPTOR.—The cele-
brated statuary, Reach, died on the 9ed inst. at Dresden. Hr
was born on the 2nd of January, 1777, at Orono's. In 1811
Its wee sent for to Berlin to ornament the monument of
Queen Leona, bat his most important work is the monument
of Frederick the Chest, at Berlin.
SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAT.—Prince Alfred, at-
tended by Liestessnt Cowell, leaded in the docks this day
Mosher Mejesty'ey eat Rita, Master Commander liallestom
Mrs hie residence, Angled...a (near Gosport), for the purpose
of whiting the Ordnance-office and works of QM place. His
royal highsem, who appeared in excellent health, was re-
caved by Mr. Hedger and Mr. Levy. The royal hones,
carriages, plate, linen, to, in charged the principal servants
of her Majesty's komeshold, were shipped from the docks this
day and conveyed to Osborne, to which realism the Queen
and Court will remove oa Monday.
GOVERNMENT Aeectinnaracra. Mr. Serjeant
Pigott, of the Oxford circuit, is appointed Recorder of 'Here-
ford. Thomas Chown, Pagt., is appointed lobe a mentor of
the legislative council of her Majesty's mitlemeots in the
Gambia. Mr William Hoary Pledge and Ms. Omer
idaßcz
are appointed district police megistrales la the
Islands. Thomas JOINS, Baq., aped Impactor of
Schools under the Ennead= Ace of Antler—Ginner.
TuE REPRESENTATION or THETTORD.-11 is not
Moly that the lam for this bereeib, jam maidared sweat by
the reelPettlem of the Hoer. F. Mee g, will be contested.
Mr. A. Barba, KC of the late member, is pretty certain to
be his successor. Mr. Bann, Jan.,* en address just imbed
to the electors, dwells chiefly an the connexion of his family
with the borough., and fa quite devoid of any expremion of
political opinion.
HARWICH Etuc-rtom.—The only candidates for
the mac rendered vacant by the death of Major Warburton
are Mr, Arcederinte and Mr. Bagshaw, jun. The election
takes place neat week, and the contest promises tote a severe
use.

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBiiit 7, ,1857•

ITALY.

PIEDMONT.

(now ova owx COSULISTONDIUI7.)
TURIN, Dec. 2.
We shall have nine priests in the new Chamber,
and one of them a monsignore. Forty or more
wealthy middle-class men, who have not been re-
elected, are superseded by titled members of the
nobility, almost all of whom are sent to parliament
by the clerical party. That party now, therefore,
raises a note of triumph ; the Armenia, the Univers,
and other ultra-catholic journals, cackle with exulta-
tion, and are confident that they shall be able to
lead the country along with them, docile and obedient
to their direction. The Armenia said the day before
yesterday, " Either you shall govern together with
us, or we will govern without you." But the less
fanatical portion of the clerical party does not share
this great feeling of security, and continues to talk
of moderation and conciliatory measures. This more
moderate section regrets the admission into parliament
of reckless and extreme men, such as the priest Don
Margotti, the Canon Ponzetti, the Marchese di Bi-
mg°, and their like ; it would rather that Count
Revel should be acknowledged by the entire Right
party as their head, and that their utmost efforts
should, therefore, be employed to secure his return to
parliament, and make up for the sudden rebuff
which has been administered to him by the seventh
electoral district of Turin, whose representative he
had previously been. But the " Armoniosi," as the
out-and-out clerical party are here called, recognise
as their leader and their standard-bearer the Count
Solaro dells. Margherita, who has been elected, in-
deed, by four constituencies, besides obtaining a
great many votes in several other districts. He is an
honest and sincerely religious man, but in his princi-
plea and opinions at least five centuries behind his
age. With scanty knowledge and an intellect beneath
mediocrity, it is matter of astonishment that he
was ever enabled to remain for fifteen years at the
head of Piedmontese diplomacy. Under his Ministry
the Jesuits became the very soul of the State, whilst
a relentless war was waged against the press and
against every liberal and Italian idea. In his own
writings he himself confesses, with laudable sincerity,
that he opposW to the last the national sentiments
entertained by Charles Albert, and his notion of be-
stowing a representative government upon the peo-
ple. Re is now old and getting weary of it, so that
he gives way to constitutional usages and forms,
but with as little relish as if he mingled with a
set of youthful fops in their dances and flirtations.
In the Chamber he sometimes reads, with all the
emphasis of a sermon, written speeches, the princi-
ples of which are those of Bellarmine, and the effect
produced by which most frequently is that of • pro-
longed
fit of merriment, finally joined in by himself;
but notwithstanding this, the Univers takes care to
publish a translation of his harangues, accompanied
by superlative praises. It remains to be seen whe- ,
ther in the new Chamber he will be able to under-
take the duties and to assume the gravity and im-
portance of the leader of the party ; and whether all
the Right party will combine to recognise him as
such. It is' very desirable that the party
should
commit such a blunder. In the meantime, Count
Solaro dells. Margherita has put forth a sort of pro-
fession of faith, in which he declare' that he accepts
the Constitution if it be properly understood and in-
terpreted, and protests that he has not the least
notion of endeavouring to obtain a change in the
form of government. The present form of govern-
ment, he says, is legal, because it has emanated from
the will of the Sovereign, which is enough, for those
who acknowledge, as he does, the principles of the
" right divine." For the rest, he speaks of liberty
and free institutions in so restrained and awkward
a manner, that it is evident such words are not his
own language ; he might as well try to speak San-
scrit or Chinese.
A few days since, in consequence of Count Selopis
and the President of the Tribunal vigliani, having
had a long interview with Count Cavour, some of
the journals circulated a report that it was intended
to give portfolio* to those two personages, who hold
opinions akin to those of the Right Constitutionalists.
I am in a position completely to deny this suppo-
sition, and I can repeat to you of my own certain
knowledge, that the Ministry is very far from think-
ing of any reconciliaion either with the clerical
party or even with that other party which is led by
Count Bevel. A.