The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-24 00:00:00

• Itnexmont seconded the moticm.
_

Mr. Goo, accouotaut. 'Leval au ear n
eteNA tLat the whetwig diaapia,,wt d
Fropcsal to tam the debeattou stock, eau
1.0 al to rues m all a further slurs ta,

Mr. 1). Ca.wrimu peconded tLe amenidai.

Dr. Do:cot-noon moved another atueuctmel
that the c awes regarding the ra.sid4
d. leted hum the bill, whom was aecosolod u.
lila+l ow.
After some divcanion Mr. WOOO withdrel
meat in favour of Dr. Donaldson's.

A rote was then taken, when tLe chairman'
carried by a large majority.

We learn by telegraph that Earl
sworn in as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, at Di
yesterday, before the Lords Justices. lie 11
land by the night mail. The Court of Cr
have refused an application on the part of
11•Clintock to change the venue of the trial t.
beds election petition to Dublin. The grouni
cation wss an allegation that, owing to
witnesses for the petitioner would be prevent
peering at the trial in Drogheda. The tai
fixed for the 13th January.

BoDrxTTlsTit,liTircTllwats.nus.'s Ils;lEsn. ILLIESTI
—MINOR Aues
ALllll.—According to ancient wage these 1,.
were distributed at the Almonry-office. in Se.
on Friday and Saturday last, and on Monday t
in the current week to aged, disabied. and
pcor whe had been recommended by clergym
various parishes in and round London to the'
Almoner and to the Sub-Almoner, and who
for participation in these bounties. Them
1,000 persona relieved. The selection was
Lord Bishop of Oxford, and by the Rev. L
The payment was conducted by Mr. Joseph Hrnt
tary and Yeoman of the Royal Almonry.
SCDDNN DRAM OF Ma. JAMES
gentleman died suddenly yesterday morning. she
o'clock. He had suffered for some months past
quent attacks of heart disease, but latterly ho
so much better as to attend at Somerset-house,
held the Lost of Commissioner of the Board •
Revenue, and he transacted business as late
aftet noon. About three .clock in the Mum,
Somerset-house, and he appeared then in
but soon after two yesterday morning he suit
attack of heart disease. which lasted w.th g
until his death. The deceased gentleman
w.
to the Ward of Inland Revenue in Us'el ; ens
that he was for some years treasurer of the
of laucolusline and Derbyshire. Mr. Dis::
brother of the Right Hon. B. Disraeli sev-Pei
and of Mr. Ralph Disrvh. one of th.•
Chancery. The deceased gentleman was a
A N Let- I.3.tuosiatA.—The Pabie
sell to he Heys that a baronetcy has been
Hazier, Brady. in recognition of hi, long se:
Chancellor in several liberal administi snow.
TUE Lola) CIIANCRLLOLI'd LEvi'
Ilatherley ('aye the lb ruld) will not re se:,
sergeants. and Queen's counsel on the tits!
Trim. This is an untuidal step fora new 1.0
to take. Thu tint day of the cum inutied:i
Mg the appointment of a Lord Chauceho:
selected by him for holding a knee and opcnn: .
eery and Common Law Courts in state. Oa ~. •
elusion the beat opportinity is Oradea to tr., r •
brethren to cougratulatu butt ou his oo:dies :..e
sack.
TUE LORD CIIANCELLOICS Ft a:r t'.-:
l'arnowaos.— Lord Hatherley has F
of Morton. near Deli% stry, to the Rev. Mr. 11 ‘.,s.
of the Dean et Chichester. Several rumours .1,
presentation have been Hosting in the dr:cc:
the pot week. and the names of two or One
men were were mentioned in connectiou with the ay.
meat • but, from what we hear, there was n.,110.:4•
in the Lord Chancellor's mind as to the gentleman ••
wheat his choice should fall. Peso Hook wo
lordship on the morning when the inforturhea •
vacancy wu received. and the offer of the hems_
or
,:.
dean's eon was at once mode and isvered• .1n
pointment is worth nearly 700 i. a yee. &zither,. a
home. Sir Baldwin Leighton. Srrt.. Lite for S. •
Shr*Pavirl the large larsh n
mucr of the do—
Uatererry drertiser.
AN latest POLICY JOE Till IIOVERNMEN:
and fr
eperfal meeting of the Limerick. Own% • • •
Farmers' Club barn beenpoundin held at Limeriek. te-•
.; •
wore adopted prog a popular Irish po.'•••)
new government. The club demands a lsinl lot i•
ing @emit to the tenant, the application of the
of the esfaWilhed church to the reauctiou ot tce
of the poorsrate and d Jury oewS end *
grand jury Ana/ramsiteg.
Tux DIAZ OF NORFOLK'S MAJORITY. .
mute are being made for the celebration et
the majority of hie (Mace the Duke of Norfo:s•
of imminent will take place in the Cutlers'
the Leighbouring and Wad gentry, the lupus:4 •
.•
ties, the volunteer forcer. the tenants of
others, to the number of about MOO. will
The bamitieta will tote place early in Januar y.. .%•:,
expected that the duke will himself be Wont
three, which will be held in one week. .• •,
Tux ROYAL Bournr.—Mr. Disraeli. jr 11:,*.,
tuftooffico,..ordered a donation liotu Barbee
of I,lonaaglts:a4b.is coataladortotior of the .114114''
merits and samara's sad valuable contribution. ,
lar R. caporal orapookAad odiatillo agriculture dlr.
tatber,-Ils. William Wallace FOP

TIMID EDITION.

lin. I'F RCO-GRE K DIFFICULTY.

LEPORTED REJECTION OF THE
iliorosED CONFERENCE.

iII:AU-AL OF THE GREEK LIMAS-
.„,.% tolt FROM CONSTANTINOPLE.

ItlzE All) SENT TO C7RETB.

EXCITEMENT IN ATHENS.

crzsouoz isirrairs maim)
CONSTANTINOPLE, Das. 11.
r.. ignatieft ha. propmed to the Porte that
nee upon the imbject of the disagreements
•,,,e should lxv held, but it is said that the
. e‘crianviit has declined the proposition.
v p, 'salmis. the Greek minister, left here yes-

erica!) Minister ha. consented to pro-
-11,, iLtetests of the Greeks domiciled in

• AMMO, Die. 17.
,•1 ately upon the arrival of Hobart Paoha
, :-‘l•3 desra•ohed a note to the Greek
• of the town demanding the exemplary
nieut of the commander of the Enosis, and

:• 11 at an engagement should be entered into
••• ! in future no Greek vessels should leave
,art with provi,ions or munitions of
v. t for the Cretan insurgent. This demand not
la en complied with, Hobart Pasha re.
r cnia at Syr& until, the French oorvette Le
}',thin having arrived from Athens, he was in-
., mud by the captain that the Greek government
vas about to send a frigate to foroe him to re-

In consequence of this information the Turkish
admiral at on.r weighed anchor, and after a few
hours returned with five other Turkish war
steamers. and came to moorings in the port of
Fvrs. where another Greek frigate, a Hellas,
wee lying. Hobart Pacha then despatched
snetherletter to the Prefect, in which his former
amends were repeated.
Up to the present date no fresh news has been
:tvived. but the situation is very serious. It v-
icars that the Ottoman admiral declines to with-
Irsw from his position, and is expecting further
r.mforcements consisting of two or three large
I'M IS of war.

While this was going on another steamer, the
tanhellenisme, left the Piraeus with munitions of
asr and other necessaries, and at the same time
Cindiotes embarked for Crete. The public
r 1141 is in a very excited state.
It .hould be stated that the commander of the
k frigate which was to have been sent from
Atlins, received orders to fire upon the Turkish
t. ,-el. should Hobart Pacha not obey the order
• . withdraw from Byre.

.17TIMPT 70 MOW UP ALIANI-STREET
.POLICI-874T10N.

MARYLEBONE.—(THIS DAY.)
A thin-looking man, with moustache and bead,
who gave the name of William Granger Barton, aged
French polisher, and reciding at 37, ljnion-atrect,
v:::dlesex Occipital. wa: brought up before Mr. d'Eyn-
•t. charged on su,ricion of unlawfully and maliciously
- • wing into the building of Albany-street police-station
!il.bive substances, thcreby damaging the same; also
t'angering the lives of the persona resident therein.
)Ir. lidge. surerinteudeut S division, watched the case
i. behalf of the Comat.isicners or Police. The prisoner
undefench d.

Dom the evidence aeldueed it appeared that about 1
, lock this moinirg s varr loud expiosion was beard in
:Le area of the lolice station in Albany-street. Many of
:Le windows were smashed. and on the reserve men rush-
'ng out they saw the pli .finer looking over the railing.
ILere was a deal of smoke, and a strong smell of gun-
owder. Mr. } idge, the i-uperintendencfound in the area
Land grenade that had not exploded, the fuse having
. ne out. He al•o fouled the remains of another grenade
:t at bad exploded. The irisoner was at once apprehended.
There was no other person near the spot.
Mr. d'Eyncourt remand. d the prisoner.