The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-25 00:00:00

ONE PENNY

THZ HOED MAYOR'S RECENT MEETING.

The meeting over which the Lord Mayor pre-
sided this day week appears to be causing an amount of
Weeble to Its promotses out of all proportion to the
•
notice ft has obtained from the public. The John
Bull, in an endeavour to ascertain why its success was not
more conspicuous, observes that "the determination to
thrust forwarittlie rd protestant by the City Committee
was in itself a mistake, but not so fetal as the ultra-
protestant character of many of the speeches."
This is some what remarkable at a time when
tfr. Disraeli's party is !siting • "No Popery " cry.
The Joh* 17c11 thinks it letter t • try "No Gladstone."
Our contemporary premeds —" That the bulk of the
meeting, however, did not sympathies with ultra-protes.
tent views was apparent from the circumstance that the
applause when the government were praised was far louder
and more general than whin mere protestant assertions
were indulged in." This si .7 readily be believed. Of Sir
W. Rose, who has leen spoken of by the daily consents-
tire Amamis as the grist orator of the meeting, we are
told by the .1,,h4 DIM that while be was making some
" silly " anti "• ants%) I-for" remarks, a leading Louden
beaker was making hie way to the platform, but left the A
weer declaring that be could not support a meeting where
such language was used. Oar contemporary puts his
cam very fairly. " In' a queMion !where the kW
=ist agaer f the
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elethent. We are quite prepared for it, sad is its wey
are prepared to welcome and co-operate with it. We
should be the loss► to refuse the ver
airlA aieistiince it cars
render the eoneerrative party at the polhao tootlut ; and we
earnestly trust that our high church friends will not take
umbrage at fellow-workers for a good cause, the real ins-
portacoe of which they hardly appreciate ; but we protest
most emphatically against the suicidal policy which would
drive churchmen into the arms of the Liberation Society
by mocking their most cherished convictions. ' It is very
hard that • sound party journa'ist should ho driven to
choose between the cries of " Church and State " and
"Protestantism." and prefer the former ; but nothing
ought to be diMeult to those who believe that Mr. Dis-
raeli has been providentially ra:se,l' up to preserve the
national religion.—Laity News.

A LONO MINISTERIAL Cersig.-A telegram, cf
April 26, states that at that date Governor :!:ir Manners
Sutton bad not been able to obtain new advisers capable
of carrying on the government of Victoria. Mr. M'Cullook
and his colleagues resigned their oftioea on the 13th of
March, to that the crisis bad hated more than six weeks,
and continued.

O'FARRELLS CONFER/MR.—The telegr,on which
announces the execution of O'Farrell states tbat shortly
before his death be withdrew the statement made at the
police court tLat he had been selected from a number of
Fenian& to perpetrate the horrid deed, and Lad committed
it under orders. Either, therefore, his first statement was
false, intended to intensify the fears of the excited popu-
lation, or in view of the scaffold Le retracted a fact inad-
vertently disclosed. The former opinion appears to pre-
vail in Australia.

His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury pre-
sided at • special meeting of the governors of the Corpo-
ration of the Sons of the Clergy, held at their house, No.
2, Bloomsbury-place. on Saturday, there being present
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Lord Cran-
worth, vice-president, the Earl of Fowls, the Bishops of
Oxford and Gloater and Bristol, Lord Chelmsford, Lord
Fitzwalter, the Rev. Dr. Vivian and Mr. Pownall, trea-
surers ; Rev. Canons Jennings and Thome., Rev. Dr.
Coney, Revs. Daniel Moore and George Ainslie, Mr. Alder-
man Finnic, Messrs, Thomas Wpm, J. W. Thrupp,
mood Pepya, John E. Johnson, I'. C. Capper, Bert*
Drew, W. Foster White, F. Knyvett, and Robert Few.
EAST WORCESTERSHIRE ELECTION.—WORCESTER,
SATURDAT.—Both candidates for East Worcestershire
having determined to go to the poll, and there having
been no contest in the division for upwards of nine yews,
the greatest activity prevails among politicians of all
parties, and personal canvassing is carried on daily by
both the liberal candidate, Mae Hon. C. C. Lytrelton, and
the conservative, Mr. Lahti. To-day Mr. Lyttelton can-
vassed Droitwich, and Mr. Leslett was at Worcester. The
nomination takes piece at Droitwich on Tuesday next, and
the poll on Thursday. The declaration by the sheriff is
expected to follow on Saturday.
COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS.—A meeting of the
council of this coreoration was held on Saturday last.
The diploma of associate was conferred on Mee. Milling.
lan, of Castle Donington; and the following persona were
elected member. of the college :--Mr. James Cheri, certi-
ficated master, Helminghem, Suffolk ; Mr. F. W. Disney.
Bath House, Margate ; Mr. G. Foster. Sydenham Howes
School, RocLford ; Mr. W. Parrott, 8.A., Trinity College,
Dublin, 8, South-terrace, Cork ; Mr. 0. Smith, Arthur
House School, Greenwich-road; Mr. T. B. titephenern.
Dovecote Park School, Wood-green; Miss Derrick, 4J.
Springfield-road, St. John's-wood ; Miss M. S. Francis, 13.
Castle-street. Hereford ; Mr. W. H. Kennedy, Myrtle-
hill House, Rurnney, Isle of Man.
FneaLE MRDICAL SOCIETY.—The fourth yearly
meeting of this society will be held to-day at St. George's-
hall, Langham-rlece. Lord Sbaftesbury will take the
chair at three o clock, and will be supported by various
other distinguished persons. Addresses are expected hone
Lord Houghtou, Mr. BWart, M.P.. the Rev. W. Cadman,
Dr. Edmunds, and others proliab'y including Professor
Huxley. The general public are invited to be present. Ph
EAELSWOOD IDIOT A KYLI., kl.—The Board of
Managers have elected Dr. Grabham, of the Wandswortk
Asylum, as resident superintendent, in place of Dr. Down.
THE METROPOLITAN HOME Snow.—The 370
odd entries which have been made for the forthcoming
horse show at the Agricultural-hall have been classified.
and it appears that of that number no leas than 140 speci-
mens will represent the four classes devoted to hunters;
therefore, sot • very severe competition but some fins
jumping is anticipated, as the large preponderance of the
stock entered in these chases are from the best studs in
the kingdom. The thorough-bred stallions are also more
numerously represented than on any previous occasion.
and amongst the competitors with the Arabs entered by
the Prince of Wales will be the celebrated Arab bred is
Arabia, the property of Prince Orioff, which excited so
much attention in Paris last year at the show of horses
by the Paris " Hippique " Society. Another class
which will assume • more prominent position in point
of numbers and the character of the eatriee ere
the much admired Norfolk trotters. Of ponies there will
be a great show of perfect animal:, and in the harness
clearer there are seven pairs of ponies, which in regard to
colour and as extraordinary steppers aro said to be beyond
all precedent. Indeed, all the classes are will filled, but
there is strong evidence that the exhibitcrs in the mass
think more of the sales they are likely to effect than of
winning the prizes ; and tins circumstance no doubt
accounts for the fact that there were nearly 180 MOM
entries applied for than the ball child accommodate. Nest
Saturday, the opening or " private view " day, the judges
will enter the ring at nine o'clock, and commence with
judging the hunters, then the stallions and tho hacks
will follow, and it is hoped to get at least through the
whole of these classes on that day; het the ponies
and carriage and Iterates horses will in all probability
be reserved for judging on the following Monday. The
preparations of the -hall are now complete, and the &moat-
modation for the feneral public is male more perfect.
With a view to obviate the necessity of ladies standing is
the crowds round the ring, spacious galleries have been
erected, capable of accommodating some 500 or 600 in
each, at the western and eastern ends of the hall, whilst
on the southern side there has been a gallery run along
its entire length ; in the centre of this a large space has
been partitioned off as a sort of box fur the public press,
immediately facing the royal box, which forms the centre
of a series of boxes erected on the northern site of the
ball. The royal box is above the others, on a level with
the ordinary galleries, and will be handsomely fitted up
for the Pilo:mot Wales and other meinbers cf the royal family.
METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.—EXTEN:,ION WORK&
—The directors have made an inspection of the works In
progress on the extension of the Metropolitan Railway
between Paddington and Gloucester-road, Kensington. -
They were accompanied by Lord Coll and other directors
of the Metropolitan District Railway ; the contntetors,
Messrs. Kelk, Waring Brothers, and Luca, ; the engineers.
Messrs. Fowler and Johnson, and by other dilate of the
company. The whole of the works were found to be in an
advanced state, and it is confidently hoped that in the
coarse of the summer this very important ling of the Mimi
circle of the Metropolitan Railways wall Le opened for
rib& trains.
For some little time pant the judge of a metro-
voltam county court has been unable to sit, having been
arrested at the suit of a creditor. We do not stabs
i=
callers, because the scandal is sufficiently wide
already, and we hers desire only to call attention to the
fact that there appears to be no power of removing a
county court judge who, by reason of Lis liabilities, is as
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