The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-02 00:00:00

SOCTR-RABT LLICCABNIIII ILECTION.

The Daily Nix's observes that the division of South
Lancashire into two constituencies with two members for
each, offers an opportunity for the full recovery of liberal
ant udancy in the free trade county. Of the candidate'
for the south-east division it says that Mr. Peel is as de-
cided in his opinions as the most pronounced liberalism
could desire. Mr. H. Yates Thompson, his colleague, is
already well known as one of the younger and of what
are called the more advanced liberals. He fought the
battle of Lancashire liberalism against overwhelming odds
at a previous election, and his gallant conduct on that
occasion naturally pointed him out to the electors as their
champion in an easier fight.

bt court.

BALMOJL&L CASTLE, Sur. 30.

The Quern wont out yesterday morning, at-
tended by Lady Churchill, and in the afternoon drove
out with Prince Leopold, attended by the Hou. Mary
Lamelles.

General Sir William, Lady, and Miss Knollys had the
honour of dining with the Queen and Royal Family.

To-day the troops in Portsmouth will parado
on South. -common for a march past before his royal
highness the Cuwmander•in-chief and for review innpuc-
tion.

Hie Grand Ducal Diglineits Prince Alexander
of Hesse, brother of the Empress of Bessie, accompanied
by his son, Prince Louis of Battenburg, and Mr. T. M.
Everett, private tutor to the latter, arrived at the Star
and Garter Hotel on Tuesday last, from London. On
Wednesday morning the visitors, accompanied by Mr.
George Baker, Russian Vice-Consul, visited the dock-
yard, and paid their respects to the Commander-in-Chief
and Admiral Superintendent, and in the evening dined,
by invitation, with Sir George Buller. Prince Louis is
about to enter the private establishment of Dr. Burney,
at Gosport, to go through a course of studies preparatory
to entering the English navy.

The Eurl of Mayo yesterday ceased officially to
be Secretary for Ireland and a cabinet minister. He will
leave for India, it is said, early in November.

Lord Henry Lennox and Lady Honand are in
Paris.

The Right lion. Charles Baron 'Leadley (says
the No►thern Whig) ham been chosen by a majority of
votes to be a poor to sit in the House of Lords of the
United Kingdom, in the room of the Earl of Bantry, de-
ceased.

The committee appointed by the Right !Ton.
Sir J. Pakington, M.P., Secretary of State for War, to
inquire into the construction, condition, and cost of the

and wont' of &stenos in course of

erection at the principal military and naval stations, as
well as those on the coast, have paid a preliminary visit
to Chatham. for the purpose of making the necessary
arrangements for entering on their inquiry at that port
and garrison. _ _ _

The foundation stone of an English church at
St. Moritz, Upper Engadini, Switzerland, wee laid on the
let ult. by the Archbishop of York.

The Archbishop of Dublin, on opening the pro-
ceedings of the church congress on Wednesday, having
remarked that hissing was not a human utterance, and
objectionable, because it not only expressed dissent from
the speech, but dislike to the speaker, requested that dis-
sentients should, as heartily they pleased, say " No, no,"
instead of Liming. Mr. Gladstone's Irish church policy
and the report of the commission have been vigorously
criticised. The Bishop of Derry has not hesitated to say that,
so far from the number of prelates in Ireland being reduced
they ought to be increased. The new Doan of Ripon Dr.
M'Neile, maintained that the Irish church wassurreunded
by special dangers, inasmuch as she was exposed to
" political conspiracies directed against the political liber-
ties of mankind." It was sought to reduce them to a
nation of tyrants and slaves—tyrants ruling without fear
of God, and slaves obeying from the mere servile fear of
man. They must either overcome Rome, or they must
submit to her. These declarations were received with ap-
plause. The Bishop of Oxford, in a more temperate tone,
testified to the earnestness with which the Irish clergy
were defending the threatened establishment, and inti-
mated that the English clergy might well act upon the
lesson.