The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY

Lord DZIMIT'S government make the. only policrj
which his party in the House or in the oountcy
will acct at the hands of Mr. Dtenseu
acceptable to the constituencies to which he has
I given birth 1

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
(THIS DAY.)

NO,

THE NEW MINISTRY.
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The government wheal Wt. Disraeli ham under. I
taken to form will be lika the bet administration ' The Queen dro.
of Lord Russell—a continuation ministry ; and the
members of Lord Derby's cabinet, with one or two r,ulPsaled by Pthl°l
exceptions, will compose Mr. Disraales ministry.: ' °""""'
It is believed that Mr. Disraeli will fill the offices The Queen drove out this morning, aooompanied by
of First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Prince Leopold.
Exchequer. Lord Stanley is expected to lead the : The Prince of Wales, attended by Lientenant-Colonel
House of Lords, while continuing to hold the seals . Keppa left Marlborough-house yesterday morning, on
of the Foreign-office. Lord Chelmsford will retire, a visit to the Date and Duchene of Beaufort, at Bad-
and Lord Cairns take his place in the ministry. ndaton.
According to other expectations, Mr. Disraeli will The Print of Wales drove out, attended by the Conn-
find the duties of ministerial presidency sufficiently teas G
eal
de rey.
engraining. and Sir Stafford Northcote or Mr. i Count Vitstinim arrived at Frogmore, on Monday, on
Hunt will be transferred to the Exchequer, ladle
Colonel Wilson Patten will go to the India-oflioe. i a viii
The royal eommissioners appointed to inquire into the '
The House of Commons stands adjourned until I Coinagequestion of establishing an international glisten, of
Friday, and may possibly be again adjourned until ' held their tint meeting yesterday at No. 6, Old
Tuesday. The duty of re-enacting the Habeas i °ma-yard, Westminster. The commissioners present
Corpus Suspension Bill requires that the Lords Pal I
were—Viscount Halifax, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers,
should sit to-morrow, but they will meet for this I the Right. Hon. Stephen CRS*, M.P., the Right
single , and AL other business will be de- 1""
Hon. J. Wilson Patten, M.P., the Right Hon. W. Long-
forted y them also until Friday afternoon.
field, Sir John Lubbock, Bart., Thomas Bering, Beg ,
The Times observes that fortune is kind to Mr. Baron L. N. de Rothschild, DIP., J. B. Smith,
Disraeli. A condemned parliament is sitting, and ! ”....16IP''
M.P., Thomson liaokey, K q., ALP., the Governor
yet while any House of Commons elected after this
of the Bank, the Astronomer Royal, and the Master of the
year would be chosen by new and enlarged coned- 1
1 mkt. Mr. Rivers Wilson, the secretary, attended the
tuemcies, a general election during the current
twelvemonth would be an appeal to the old elec-
tors. It may be assumed, therefore, that no generai
election will be held before next January.
According to the Owl, General Grey, who arrived
in London on Monday from Osborne, was the
bearer of her Majesty's autograph letter to Mr.
Disraeli communicating her command that, Lord
Derby having resigned the Premiership, he should
become her First Minister, and " submit what
alterations in the Cabinet his experience vig-
gelded."
A clause of the Reform Act of last rear will ob-
viate the necessity for the re-election of any pre-
sent minister in the House of Commons on Ids
changing one office for another.

RL'ITY. FIT OF !ME XL/ESTI' TO WINDSOIL—AE-
cording to present arrangements her Majesty the Queen,
with the junior members of the royal family and suite, is
expected to leave Osborne on or about Tuesday next for
Windsor Castle. A special 'eye! train will be provided
by the directors of the London and South Western Rail-
way for the use of her Majesty, who will, on landing from
tho Isle of Wight, proceed, rid Gasped and Winchester,
to Basingstoke, and thence by the Great Western line to
Windsor. Preparations have been commenced at Windsor
Castle for the reception of the Queen and royal family.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will
preside at the ensuing anniversary festival of St. Patrick's
Benevolent Society, which is to be held at Iran's Rooms
on the 17th of March.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary and the
Prince of Tees have returned to Kensington Palace from
visiting their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Edward of Saxe-Weimar, at Holcombe, Sussex.
The Earl and Countess Granville arrived in town
on Monday from spending several days on a visit to the
Duke and Duchess of Beaufort at Badminton.

Had the Chief Secretary for Ireland had an
opportunity yesterday (Tuesday) evening of presenting to
parliament an expo.ition of the Irish Miniaterial policy,
the Ow believes there is little doubt that among other re-
solves he would have announced the desire of the cabinet
that a charter should be granted to the Catholic Univer-
sity of Ireland, without any reference to Trinity College
or the Queen 'e College'. _ _ _

We (Owl) hear that the late government of Lord
Derby inten.led to infroduce a bill into the House of Lords
to amend the law relating to railways. The bill, we hear,
would not have been objected to by the railway interest,
as it would not have interfered materially with the re-
sponsibilities of the railway authorities, or have con-
fined on the Board of Trade large or excessive powers.

The lion. Seymour Egerton is composing an
opera foe which Mr. Whyte Melville has consented to write
the libretto, and in which Madame Titiena and Madlle.
Nilsson will appear. _ _

The thrl states that Mr. Vernon Harcourt, Q.C.,
has consented to act as arbitrator in the referred ease of
the Countess d'Alteyrao r. Lord Willoughby De Eresby.
Willi►m Alexander, at first selected, found that he
could not accept the office, and Earl Granville, to whom it
was also offered, pleaded indisposition and previous en-
gagemsntt

Thirty-one years ago, a contemporary relates,
the young Benjamin Disraeli, when asked by Lord Mel-
bourne, upon his introduction to that nobleman, what
position he expected to achieve, replied that he meant to
be Pri:ne Minister of England.
The Brand Testimonial Dinner, at Willie's
Rooms, at which over 200 members of the Houses of
Lords and Commons are likely to be present, will have
for its chairman Mr. Gladstone. The day at present
named is the 7th March.
On going into committee of supply, Mr. Bmollett
intends to call the attention of the house " to the very
unsatisfactory manner in which certain joint stock com-
panies have for the List eight years performed the fur °-
dons entrusted to them of supplying irrigation to public
lands in India from their own funds, so far as the pecu-
niary results of their operations have been communicated
to parliament : and to move, that the system adopted by
the late Secretary of State for India, Lord Halifax, and
continued by the present Secretary of State for India, of
supporting in their present position these companies of
adventurers in enterprises nnsustaineri by private credit
through me ins of enormous grants of public looney drawn
from the Indian Treasury is impolitic and should be dis-
continued."

Saunders's Nevis-Latex mentions that the peti-
tion which originated with the senior and junior fellows
of Trinity College. praying for the maintenance of the
protestant character of the university, has received 6,632
signatures ; of these 4,235 are the signatures of graduates,
the remaining 2,399 being those of non-graduates. Amongst
the signatures are thaw of 17 noblemen and noblemen's
sons, 31 baronets and knights, 34 church dignitaries, 17
Queen's counsel, 2,079 clergymen, 113 lieutenants and
deputy-lieutenants of counties, 767 magistrates, 345
physicians and surgeons, and 320 barristers and solicitors.
The authors of the petition deny that they wish to bar-
gain a chnrter for the catholic university against non-
interference with Trinity College.

On February 11 the effects of the late Sir Frede-
rick Bruce were sold by auction in 'Washington. A large
crowd was in attendance, and the articles brought fair
prime. Many persons purchased articles as souvenirs of
Sir Frederick's stay in Washington, and it is understood
that a considerable portion of the most desirable furni-
ture was bought for Mr. Thornton.

The death of Mr. William Cory, well known in the
coal trade of London for his experience and connexions
as a coal and shipowner, has been sIAIIOUXIOII4. It was
mainly through the exertions of Mr. Cory, by the establish- ,
meat of the large floating derricks on the river, and the
erection of extensive hydraulic machinery at the Victoria
Docks for quick despatch in the delivery of coal at a low
ant, that the trade in coal by sea has of late years been at
all enabled to compete with that by railway. It is said
that of the whole quantity yearly arriving in London by
ssa—viz. 3,000,000 tons—at least 1,000,000 tons passed
through ;he hands of his firm.
During the fine weather in the beginning of the
week the Belgian royal family were often seen driving
about Brussels. This Queen is particularly fond of hones,
and her Maisety shows her talent in managing two beau-
Uhl assapsiaa poise, a present from the Emperor of
Laski&

--
Alumna AND BRIBURY.—in committee on
Election Petitions and Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill,
Mr. Robertson (Berwiskshirs) intends to are the follow-
ing clause :—" On members coining to the table of the
house to be sworn, after taking the usual oaths, to make
else the following declaration A. 8., hereby declare
that I have not directly or indirectly given any money or
equivalent for money, or thing of any kind, or the pro-
mime of any such, or authorised or sanctioned others to do
so, to any person or persons whomsoever in connexion
with the election, under which I am now about to take
my seat in this house, other than what is allowed
by law, and as each given in to the election auditor,
or will I hereafter do so, or be any party
directly or indirectly to is being done, and to the beet of
my knowledge and belief no other pesos or perms& whom-
soever have directly or indirectly done so on my behalf, or
to hansom said election in my favour. Further, I hereby
declare, that if it hereafter come to my knowledge that
any person or persons whomsoever have directly or indi-
redly given any money or equivalent for money, or thing
of any kind, or promise of any seek, to influence mid elec-
tion in my favour,other than acenedng telaw, I shall imme-
diately make the mine known to this house. I hereby
make this deolantion unequivocally and unreservedly, on
my word of tumour as a gentleman, and as • member of
this hour." The same hoe. gentleman in committee on
Representation of the People (Scotland) Bill will move
" that the piessmion at a residanes within the county
shell form • meonsely part of the county franchise."
The Rev. Newman Hall delivers his lecture
ea Americo to-night at lit Jemm'rk•R. Pieeadilly. Ns.
Height Sakes the elan at eight Vase.