The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-23 00:00:00

IRE COSIETET PRACTICES BILL.

The Daily News hopes it is not even yet Pao late to save,
Mr. Fawcett's clause and the consistency of the house
which has twice affirmed it. The determination of the
government to apply the bill to Ireland and Scotland
merits all praise. Their anxiety to make the bill com-
plete and efficient as far as it goes condones their
opposition to some important amendments yesterday. Mr.
Schreiber's proposal to put off the municipal elections in
England until after the general elections was treated
the worst of all the amendments, although it
was the most important of them. Unscrupulous men will
bribe profusely on the first of November, with the cer-
tainty that their liberality will be remembered in their
favour at a later and more important time. Mr. Disraeli
expressed a hope yesterday that this bill would put a stop
to corruption. By refusing Mr. Schreibes clause he gave
bribery one more opportunity, and put his own bill at the
worst possible disadvantage on its very first trial.
The Telegraph does not regard the loss of Mr. Faw-
cett's clause as of v:tal importance, from the fact that it
is sure the reformed house will hasten to re-adopt and ex-
pand the proposed enactment.

the Court.

OSBORN-Et JULT 22.

The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ae-
eungsmied by the Duchess of Coburg, and her Majesty
and the royal family walked in the grounds this morning.
Prince Christian returned from London yesterday

Mr. Benson, of Old Bond-stench had the honour of
submitting the Clifden Cup manufactured by him to the
Prince of Wales.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, Malta,
Gibraltar, the Australian Colonies, and from the Governor-
General of Canada. Despatches were sent to the Governor-
General of Canada.

Tax LONDON ARTILLERY VOLUNTEER CORPS.—
The Court of Lieutenancy recently appointed his Royal
Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, honorary colonel of the
First London Artillery Volunteer Corps, and Lord
Napier of Magdala honorary colonel of the Third Lon-
don Rifle Volunteeer Corps; and the Queen's approval of
those appointments having been received, the court yes-
terday signed the commissions of his royal highness and
of Lord Napier.

The Earl and Countess of Derby left their
residence in St. James's-square, on Tuesday, for
Knowaley.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon have left
town for The Grove, near Watford, for the season.

Lord and Lady Foley were honoured by the
presence of their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz at dinner yes-
terday evening at the family residence in Grosvenor-
square.
We (Herald) have reason to believe that Lord
Feversham will shortly be raised to the dignity of Earl of
Feversham.

Mr. Headlam to-morrow will move " That, in
the opinion of this house, it is expedient that ample powers
should be vested in the Privy Council, as well to prevent
the importation of foreign cattle from places where there
is reason to suppose that the cattle plague exists, as also
to isolate places in this country where it prevails ; but that,
subject to the exercise of these powers, there should be
perfectly free importation of foreign cattle, and free cir-
culation from all home markets."
THE Ptrmie &moms BILL.—The Duke of Marl-
borough has given notice of his intention to move a series
of amendments in committee on this bill. They relate
chiefly to the property of Weetzninaler School, and the
last of these amendments provides that, in the event of the
school being removed beyond the city of Westminster, all
the property and income desired from the ecclesiastical
commissioners, or the dean and chapter of Westminster,
or their estates, shall revert to and become vested in the
ecclesiastical oominknionere.

The Ring and Claeen of Sweden and her Royal
Highness the Princess Louisa, leaving the Palace of Be-
kaskog, pealed through Berlin on the 18th of July to go
to Muchlau, in Silesia, on a visit to the Prince and Princes
Frederick of the Netherland& The King of Sweden will
return to Stockholm about the end of the present month.
The Prince Royal of Denmark has also quitted Bekaakog
to rejoin the Ring, his father, at the Danish camp in
Jutland.

- - -
THE UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR.—Mr. Re-
verdy Johnson has taken farewell of the Senate, and will
leave for England after a visit to his home in Maryland. In
the course of his farewell remarks he aid:—" In the new
office of public duty which I am about to enter I may find
subjects of controversy that for a time, as they have done
already, may more or less distract the friendly relations
between the governments of Great Britain and our
own. But that this disturbance will be tem-
porary Ido not doubt. The interests of both nations
are so firmly dependent upon a mutual and friendly
understanding that the people of each cannot tail to see the
duty of having it observed • and I believe that this can
be accomplished by the manifestation of reciproce_tr!
will. As our government is actuated by such •
all the complications of the present time, I am sat. .1.11
will soon be removed ; and whatever part, under instruc-
tions of the President, I may take in the negotiations pre-
liminary to such a result, I shall be influenced by a sin-
cere wish to secure to both governments an adjustment
honourable to each, and I have every reason to think I
shall be met in the same spirit by the British Government
in all that I may do."