The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-15 00:00:00

TOP LAW OPWICERS OP TI CZOWY.

According to :he Herold, Mr. Gladstone's selection of
his law officers is noticeable in Ireland as showing that
protestaatiam is at • disoount, and in England from the
fact that the Premier should have had to encounter so
many impediments, arising in part from the conscientious
scruples, and in part from the personal incompatibility,
of those on whose support and 00-operation ha bad
counted.

rAN IMMO OP WORKS.

The Stet thinks it is almost impossible to suppcas that
a solution can be found for the difficulty in which the me.
tropolis is placed without a complete revision of the status
of the Board of Works. Its members are sleeted, not by
the ratepayers who have to meet the expenses incurred,
but by the different local vestries, to whom the privilege
of returning a representative is only an appanage of their
proud parochial position. The Stor urges the necessity of
a direct and popular representation of the ratepayers, and
of a considerable increase in the manlier composing the
board.

Ton Blblior of BALlBBlTar.—This prelate is
suffering from such a severe attack of prostration of the
nervous system as to be obliged to refrain from taking
part in the human of his diocese. Prayers are offered up
in the cathedral and parish churches for his lordship's re-
00VOTy.
DEA= OF aZNICBAL °sows Berll9l7.—The
death is announced of General , colonel-
commandant of the 19th hrigadet% BoyalArtillery,
which occurred a few days since at Cheltenham, in his
b4th year. The gallant general, who was the mice
officer of the Boyal (Bengal) Artillery, entered the
Honourable East India Company's seviee all an anal=
He was present at the battle of Del& sad
the artillery in the three Sad aseaulle as Martian (where
he was wounded) ; medal He des sammanded the artil•
wry at the siege and of No am Obus la 1810, for
MA services he Se Saabs et the `race-Peed.
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November 11,1861 ; end general, Nay 18, 1869.
A meeting of the Trades Uneons Commissioners
was held yesterday, at 1, Park Prospect, Gnat
street, Westminster. Prawn% :t Hon. BB 4irliren
Erie, chairman, Earl of Lord =oho, 31. P.,
Sir Thimel Gooch, Bart., ~ Mr. Herniae Merl-
vale, C. 8., Mr. James Be++).. 0.8., Mr. J. A. Boo-
bi=a tot,C., Mr. Thomas ilogline, M.P., Mr. Frederic
and Mr. William Mathews. Mr. J. C. Treill,
secretary to the commission, was also presonL
Preparations aro being made, it is understood,
for a banquet to be given to the Earl of Dalkeith by his
friends and supporters an the late election in Mid-Lothian.
The banquet will, it is expected, take pion early in
January.
M.RCTION OF MEDICAL OFTICIBO OF flaunt FOR
Sr. PANClUM—Yesterday, especial meeting of the St.
Pancras vestry was held to receive applications and twin-
mouse)* from candidates for the appointment of medical
officer of health and examiner of gas. Applications were
reeeived from fourteen medical gentlemen, three of whom
did net make their appearance end two were declared
dispealltled, in rope of set poesesebw,both oedipal
end Porghal qu lidea ious. On a show of hands being
taken, the numbers for the three highest were—Mr. J. T.
Dickson, 21 ; Mr. W. J. Smith, (9; and Dr. Stephenson,
N. It was then resolved to send thee* three names to the
vestry at its nest meeting, in order to select one therefrom
by ballot for the appointment of medical °Hoer of health.
Sorra KINIMICITON Mumfm.—Vfaitors timing
Ow week mediae Dm. 12 :—Oa Monday, Tuesday.
and Saturday, hue, tress 10 a.m. to 10 p.a., 10,639 Lon
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (adselesien deL),
nem 10 a.ai. 4 p.m., I,9lB—tatal, 12.416 3
; avow af
Ler=lmask fa flatgag ran, 1,41 ; iota nye
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Ike mamas. 7,949,189.