The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-12 00:00:00

EtPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER lt, 186 L

as it affects the classes who live by labour, is now
criticised and assailed as it never was before in this
country, and there are unmistakeable signs that
we have already entered an era in which this topic
will claim the attention due to public questions of
the first order. Hitherto we have been accustomed
to regard with satisfaction that interpenetration of
classes of which Mr. GLADSTONE spoke, and have
been prouder of a FARADAY or STEPHENSON than
of a dozen born dukes. Now, however, not only
by the discontented workman but by Professors
in our Universities the sentiment which kindled Mr.
G LA ONTONE'S elo.l uence is denounced as " individual"
—an epithet destined to convey infamy—and anti-
social. Counsel such as Jlr. GLA DSTON E others is
denounced as foolish and mean, selfish doctrine,
which may be li.tened to by those who are only
anxious to extricate themselves from the strug-
gling mass, but to which the thoughtful working
AMU stops his ears. It is the "great Protestant
" principle—every man for himself : make the
" beat bargain you can with your neighbour in
" this world, and Goo in the next." And in com-
plete accordance with this doctrine is the praise
or blame bestowed on the working man. To shut
himself up in his class is fraternal ; to league
against society is moral, and, above all—social.
Wu are happy to think that there is too much
vigour in the English character for any general
acquiescence in a doctrine which strikes at the root
of the prosperity of the age, makes the principle of
association a source of weakness instead of an
organ of power, and carries us back to the obstruc-
tiveness and ineptitude of the middle ages. As
long as our countrymen retain their old senti-
ments of liberty they will never permit any man
or combination of men to tell them that they in-
jure their fellows by making the utmost use of the
faculties which Gun has given them. As long as
they value development they will resist schemes
devised to annihilate their individuality. We
believe with Mr. GLADSTONE that the men who,
by making • full and regular use of the gifts com-
mitted to them, attain to the foremost ranks of
society, set an example that may well become
the spring of honourable industry.

EV Court.

BALMORAL, OR. 10.

Her Majeqy awl the Prince Commrt, accompa-
nied by the Princests Alice and Prince Louis of Here, and
attended by Lady Churchill arid Geeeral Grey, left the
Castle on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock, end drove by
Cast!stun and the Lieu of Dee to the shepherds' huts on the
Geauley Water. at which piece ponies were in readitiess,
and the royal party rode across .co Glee Fish* where car-
riages were again in attendance, and the royal party drove
by Kingupie to Dalsrbinuie, where her Majesty and the
royal party passed the night, haviug arrived at half-past 8
o'clock.

At hairiest 'J o'clock on Wednesday morning the royal
party left Dalwhionie Inn, and drove by Dales Cardock to
Blair Castle, having been received by the Duke of Athole
at the entrance of the new approach, and escorted to the
Castle, where the Duchess of Athole was in waiting to re-
ceive her Majesty and the Prince Consort. Her Majesty
remained for half•ao•bour at the Castle, and then drove in
the duke's carriages to the Forest Lodge, where ponies were
in waiting.
The royal party then rode up Glen Tdt (escorted by the
duke) to Braid' Lodge, at which place the Duke of Athole
took leave of her Majesty.
The Countess of He received the Queen at the Bynock,
where the royal party took tea, after which, carriages being
in readiness, the royal party returned home to the Castle,
arriving at $ o'clock in the evening.
The Prince of Wales went out deer stalking on Tuesday,
and in the evening proceeded to Alt-os-Guithesack, at-
tended by r.iptaiu Grey, and passed the night, and yester-
day went uut deer stalking again, and returned to the
Castle in the evening.
The Princess of Ifolienlohe and the Ptinceases Helena
and Louise and Prince Leopold drove out.
Prince Arthur went to the Dim Loch.

There was no addition to the royal dinner party.

Viscount Palmerston has arrived at his meat, Broadlands,
Hants, from Weymouth.
Mr. Lynn Mc Leod had an interview with Mr. Lapse',
yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colooial.office
from the Lord High Coenmiasioner of the lonian Islands, sod
from the Governors of British Columbia, the Mauritius, and
VIIIICOUVIeII Island. Despatches were sent to the Governors
of Gonda, Malta, and Gibraltar.

Hi 4 Excellency the Italian Minister leaves town
to-day cos a visit to Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston,
at ikosillaalc

The Duke of St. Alban€ has takeu his departure
from the St. Georges Hotel.

The Earl of Harruwby arrived at his residence
in Grcovenovequere hat evening fee a few days.
The Countess of Glengall has taken a mansion in
Grosvenor-square, late the residence of Lord Paltimere.
Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Radcliffe
are ow a tour of visits in the north of England.
Viscount Lismoro has taken the Countess of
Gleasslre residence, in Groevenoretre3t, for a term of
yeses.

Viscount Falkland has left the St. George's
Hotel.

Mr. Lefro), Q.C., son of the Chief Justice of the
Qw•s.'s Bench, has received the appointment of treasurer
to the Baird of Irish Ecclesiastical Commissioners, the
Wary of which is 5001. a year. It is stated that the officers
of the board were passe l over because, though otherwise
quaffed for the situation, they could not give the amount
of bail required, which, however, was doubled in this ease.
The Lord-Lieutenant's visit to Lord Castlerosse
has terminated. flu Wedateday his Excellency was present
at a grand stag-bunt on the lakes.
At a dinner amongst the Leicestershire Free-
sisisies, on Tuesday last, Earl Howe, as chairman, coupled
with the toast to the royal family the name of the Crown
Priem of Prusais. In the course of has observations in sup.
port of the toast, Lord Howe stated that he had the honour
• being acquainted with the present King of Prus,ia, who
bad bon Grand Master of the Freemaeous of his country—
that in such capacity he had many interviews with him,
and he had every reason to be satisfied that his Majesty
was • zealous, energetic, and sincere friend to the
emit. His son, the Crowe Prince—who was now closely
allied to the royal family of Crest Britain—was an amiable
and most estimable young man, and be could assure the
meeting that there could not possibly be a happier house-
hold than that enjoyed by "the daughter of England."

Sir Archibald Alison, the historian of "Europe,"
and the defender of Marlborough against Lord Macaulay's
numspessmatatioes, is engaged In writing "Lira of Lord
Caolilsesagis sad Sir Charles Stewart, Second and Third
Mambas of Lowdouderry," from family papers.

Lady Llanover has in a ',ate of preparation a
agog to the May Granville Corriupoadenos.
The second Tatum: of Dean Hook'e "Lives of
the Archbishops of Canterbur." is nearly ready for the

- The admirers of Elizabeth Barrett Browning will
be glad to heir that she bas left behind her a number of
unpublished poems, They are being prepanxl for the
dune ; and a volurae of them will be, probably, published
in time for the givers of Chridinas presents.
The

(ova the At4mA-um) Las made
so smaisition of the hizhest historical moment—no-
thing len than the Books of Orders and Decrees is
Cleessm, and the Books of Reports of the Masters in
Ohneensy for the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,
The miss include the cum heard and decided by Lord
Basea, sad in these contemporary papers, many of them
aisuailsy his hand and enriched with his observations, we
Car Iheirst time read the true history of Lady Whartes's
ens, of Lord Clifton's case, of John Wraynham's ease--
he Ant time learn who Lady Wharton was, why Lord
Clifton (panelled with his son-ia-law the Earl of March,
sad what injuries provoked the foolish threats which
gamed the madman Wrisynham to be sentenced to lose his
enms. The whole bi.tory of Bacon's reign as Lord Chan-
sonr is written is these Books of Orden and breves.

THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.

The African Royal Mail Steamship Company's
screw-steamer Athenian arrived at Liverpool yestiv-
day morning, with the mails, 4,000 oz. in specie,
and 34 passengers.
Her dates are—Benin, Sept. 7; Fernando Po,
Sept. 2 ; Cameroon, Sept. 1 ; Old Calabar, Aug.
29 ; Brass River, Sept. 6 ; Nun, Sept. 6 ; Bonny,
Sept. 5 ; Lagos, Sept. 10 ; Accra, Sept. 12 ; Cape
Coast Castle, Sept. 14 ; Cape Palmas, Sept. 16 ;
Sierra Leone, Sept. 21.; Bathurst, Sept. 25 ;
Tenerife, Oct. 1 ; Madeira, Oct. 3.