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

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 5,186 S.

After a few observations from Mr. D. Gsurrmi,
to which the hone listened with much impatience,
Mr. BRIGHT asked why they were to depart from
constitutional usage in order to keep Mr. Disraeli
and his friends in office 7 Could they give them a
reason, a fact, or even a decent pretence for this '1
One reason alleged was that the government might
carry the Scotch Reform Bill, but Mr. Disraeli
knew very well that he could not pass the Scotch
Reform Bill in its present shape, and that the ma-
jority of the house intended to carry it as the
Scotch liberal members wished it to be. And the
same as regarded the Irish bill.
Mr. Kendall, Sir P. O'Brien, and Sir R. Collier
having also addressed the house,
Mr. DISRAELI said her Majesty gave an unquali-
fied consent to a dissolution of parliament, without
any reference to the old or new constituencies. It
was at a subsequent interview that he suggested the
plan of relinquishing all attempts at legislat.
this session, oxcept the Boundary Bill and the two
Reform Bills for Scotland and Ireland, so as to
have a dissolution in the autumn, by which he meant
November. If the Boundary Bill were carried in
June, he could bring in a bill to %ring the Reform
Bill into earlier operation, so that the dissolution
might take place in November. He denied that
the vote on the Irish church resolutions was equi-
valent to a vote of want of confidence, and chal-
lenged his opponents to propose a vote of want of
confidence.

Tho motion for adjournment was then with-
drawn, and the subject dropped.

The house thou resolved itself into committee of
ways and means, and a lengthened discussion
took place on the first resolution, to increase the
income tax by twopence in the pound.
Mr. GLADSTONE pointed out that two millions
and three-quarters had tacen added to the estimates
during the time the present governmett had been
in office, and urged the absolute necessi'y of
retrenchment, witlimtt which he warned tho house
there would he a financial crisis.

Sir J. Pexiwurox complained that the subject
had been brought 011 without notice, and accounted
for the increased expenditure by the necessity for
providing for the armament of the new fortifies,
tions, which ho said would cost from four to five
millions, by the increased cost of the improved
artillery, and by the increased pay to the troops.
The discussion was continued by Mr. Goschen,
Mr. Samuda, General Peel, the Marquis of Hart-
ington, Sir Charles Russell, Mr. Cogan, Mr.
Laing, and Mr. Childers, who all dwelt more or less
on particular items of expenditure.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER contended
that the increased expenditure was in a great mea-
sure due to the legac!es left to them by the late
government, and that they were merely carrying
out the views of those who had gone before them.
The resolution was then agreed to, as were also
the other resolutions authorising the borrowing of
a million on exchequer bonds.
Mr. Scrjeant BAnny obtained leave to bring in a
bill for the amendment of the poor-law in Ireland
by substituting an anion rating for the present sys-
tem of rating by electoral divisions.
The house adjourned at half-past 11 o'clock.

STAMPOItD ELECTION.—The nomination took
place yesterday—the mayor (Mr. J. Clapton) presiding as
returning officer. Mr. It. Thompson proposed and Mr.
H.C.Haudsou seconded Viscouut Ingestre, the only candi-
date, who was declared duly elected. Lord Ingestre,M.P.,
in addressing the elector e, said he should give to the present
government • cordial support, hut, at the same time, he
should not forget that he went to the House of Commous
to support conservative interests. He should give his atten-
tion tu the great question of the Irish church. That church
might require some amenduivnte, and it was perhaps an
anumaly that • comparatively small portion of the popu-
lation of Inland should hive the ascendancy in religious
matters ; but if the Irish church were done away with,
the proceeding would be the brat step towards the disesta-
blishment of the church of England in this country also ;
and holding :,s he did that the union of church and state
was necessary for the prosperity of the nation, lie should
strongly oppose Mr. Gledstone in his second and third re-
solutions. in conclusion, the noble lorl stated that
although be propoaed to give a cordial support to the pre-
sent government, he still went to parliament as a "free
conservative."

REPRESENTATION OF EXETER.—Mr. J. C. Bow-
ring has addressed the electors of Exeter, and has lamed
that he shall he ready to come forward as a candidate at
the propor time, but not in any way to endanger the seat
of Mr. Coleridge. Lord Courtenay, the present conser-
vative member, offers himself for re-election, and a second
conservative candidate is spoken of.

The EalA:Wished Church (Ireland) Commission
sat yesterday at their ollces, 4, Westminster-chambers,
Victoria-vtreet. The Commissioners present were :—Tbe
Earl of Meath (Chairman), Earl Stanhope, Viscount de
Vesci, Sir J. Napier, Bart , Colonel R. A. Shaf to Adair,
Mr. J. T. Ball, Q.C., LL.D., Mr. E. P. Shirley, Mr. C.
Clive, ALP , Mr. E. Howes, M.P. The secretary, Mr.
J. Faviere E!rington, LL.D., was also in attendance.
THE ENGLISH CHURCH AT DUNKIRK.—We
regret to learn, by a letter from Dunkirk, that there is real
danger that the British snbjeote at that half English
colony will be deprived of their only church. The property
is held on a lease which is about to expire, and the free-
hold has been bought for an order of nuns. Witbsthe
recent changes in the commercial tariff there has been a
vast increase in the commerce between Enclaird and Dun-
kirk, favoured by its position just opposite the Thames ;
and 11l hundreds of English sailors now frequent the port,
English labour being aieo employed in burns of the menu-
factories, it is all important that the Christian ministra-
tions existing among such a population should not be lost.
The small community resident at Dunkirk has long been
labouring to establish a fund for a new church—a work
which was at once approved and aided by the Bishop of
London, the Society fur the Propagation of the Gospel,
and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. But
all its resources are totally inadequate, even with the help
of the government grant, upon which, as a consular eats•
blishinent, the residents are relying to double their local
contribution. A considerable sum still remains to be
raised, after all known means of help are exhausted, and
the bruit remainder of the present lease forbids any delay
in the execution of the work. An excellent site has been
supplied in a generous manner by the French authorities.
Such a kindly act on the part of our foreign neighbours
towards an English national and religious work may well
call for genetat acknowledgment in the way of liberal help
from England. The lease expires in November, so that
there is no time to lose.

The Belfast papers mention that the Rev. Dr.
M'Cosh,one of the Queen's College profresora. hasorithout
any apj.lication on his part, been unanimously elected Pre-
sident of Princeton University, United States, and has
just received a telegram announcing the fact.
CRYSTAL PALACC.—The great choral festival of
5,000 voices will be held at the Crystal Palace to-morrow,
commencing at 3 o'clock, under the direction of Mr. G.
W. Martin, The programme will include "Martin
Luther's Hymn," accompanied on the trumpet by Mr. T.
Harper ; also the national part songs, " Home, sweet
home,' "Men of Harlech," " The Campbells are coming."
and " The Minstrel Boy." Madame Florence Lncia will
sing " Let the bright seraphim," trumpet obligate Mr. T.
Harper; and the band from the Duke of York's School
will be present, and play between the parts.
Ma. HENRY Lr.sLiE's CHOIR.—At the Orchestral
and Choral Conoert at St. James's-ball to-morrow even-
ing. "The Italian Symphony," overture, Guillaune Tell,
and Beethoven's "Choral Fantasia" will be performed.
Solo pianile, Mdlle. Anna Mehlig. Mdlle. Clara Kellogg
' will sing Nati, batd," " Qobla-voce," &c, The pro-
-1 gramme includes some eelecdions from CEdipate and ef Ittigone.
Mr. Carmichael, thepainter. died very suddenly
at his residence at Scarborough on Saturday morning. He
bad been out walking, and on his return was seised with
a fit, which resulted in his death in a few minutes. He
was 68 years of age . _

ASTLUY'S THLATRZ.—This well known trans-
pontine theatre, which has in its time been devoted to so
many dames of public) amusement, is to fall under the
auctioneer's hammer on Tuesday, the 19th instant. It was
entirely rebuilt by Mr. Batty in 1843, and is represented to
be capable of seating 3,500 people.
THE PROBSCUTION AUAINST ZI-GrOVERNOII EYRE.
—Yesterday, Monday, it will be remembered, was the day
to which this case had been adjourned at the Bow-street
Police-court, upon the understanding that in the mean-
while an application would be made to the Court of Queen's
Bench for a mandamus. It will be remembered that in
adjourning the case Mr. Vaughan said be should be guided
by the result of the application to the Court of Queen's
Bauch. If the rule was refused he should dismiss the one-
mons. If a rule nisi were granted, he should adjourn the
summons to await the result of the argument in the supe-
rior court. The rule nisi having been granted by the
Court of Queen's Bench, Mr. Vaughan adjourned the sum-
mons till the 15th inst_

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