The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-26 00:00:00

NEW ":1(.1' UNIFOILVITY."

Tb•• rirl of Sliafirsliiiry ha% prewmtstil a bill to
She 11ou•e of Tools the olojert of which is, apparently,
give effort to the report of the Ritual Commissioners, or,
the Innguage of the title of the bill, "for better °afore-
: enifeiniity in the performance of public worship in
l'oitsd Church of Englund and Ireland."
Ile text of the bill was published this morning. By
; with clause it is provided that every minister,
• saying the prayers to any church."
wear a surplice with sleeves, and shall
liberty to wear over the surplice, as at present, a
. lilack silk scarf. If he be an university graduate
7!1,y slso wear the university hood ; and if he be not
•-•,,liiate he may then, if he think fit, wear " some
iit tippet of black." No other kind of ornament is

Neither incense nor lighted candles are
allowed, except for the purpose of giving light,
:t any minister disregard these regulations, the
I,wanlen, or any five of the parishioners, being also
of the Church of England, may petition the
to restrain the offender until his diocesan has made
inquiry into the matter, or appointed a commis-
that purpose. It is proposed, however, to give
titioncr or respondent the right of appeal
archbishop, who may order the petitioner
,:iv prosecuting to give security for the costs of the
it in error. The bill also gives the right of final
A to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. In
• of any minister offending against the provisions
• : .ith in this bill, the Earl of Shaftesbury proposes
aron conviction, the bishop shall for every offence
wercd to inhibit the offender from saying the
• privers for the space of throe months, and a sub-
t. he provided, whose stipend, if necessary, is to
for by sequestration of the income of the

,VAROCIS TOWNSHEND'S SCHEME
I,ll' 'if PRO I'LNO 22LE GO VALYMEXT OF MB
Af I,IRoPUL.I.Y.

This morning was published the text of a bill
to the House of Lords by the Marquis Towns-
••to provide regulations for the government of the
4110 hs in certain matters." The noble earl seeps to
be 4 n anxious to make his bill sufficiently comprehen-
, to bring within its scope a variety of "matters" which
net hitherto been deemed of sufficient importance to
.1t with by specific legislation. He proposes to
kr it opens' offence to drop fruit peel on a footway ;
:rt.- millet) a thoroughfare at a greater speed than six
siau hour, or, when travelling at a less rate, in n0g-
',14.; to keep near a kerb; to stop, when driving, with-
* I:iiAing band or whip ; and to use a cart which has not
pen space at the side near the driver's seat, the object
which provision, however, is not quite obvious.
• pi-must* be subjected to the penalty not exceeding
•ty shillings to be imposed upon the foregoing
fenders are persons exhibiting or distributing
mplileta relating to diseases ; women who place them-
:es outside of houses for the purpose of cleaning the
,h,ws; and persons who place flower-pots, &c., out-
their houses without securing them. To the Corn-

,mer.; of Police is to be entrusted the power, on the
uou of householders, to prohibit organ playing in
•tort. Other persons who are not, according
NIL to be tolerated are those who sing in
h., or exhibit drawings to excite charity,
io,,itig-sweepers who have not been employed
" • guardians of the district in which they
ir calling. Another clause the object of
not quite apparent, provides that public soup-
• not under the control of the guardians are to be
unlawful, and the manager of an "unlawful
~ to be liable toe penalty not exceeding forty

~g, for every day " during which such kitchen may

.v.,1 to have been open." Another , object
*. • bill i‘ to compel all stall-keepers to take out
Other clauses impose penalties for retaining
-he.. in rooms occupied by living persons for
In twenty-four hours, and for conveying in
• our-laps persons suffering from infectious

• NEw CorriTS OF Jrnicz.—This morning
• ,w. re ed fur by Mr. Bentiuck, was published, con-
: 2 , -pies of the award of the judges, and some
~rospondence relating to the new courts of ins-
', L,• latest communication is a letter addressed by
-.:• to the Secretary to the Treasury, containing a
t.. the protest which Mr. Barry published in refe-
' Mr. Street's appointment as architect of the new
del which, Mr. Street alleges, is a most incom-
• very one-sided statement of facts." Referring
• •arious bodies to which the plans were referred,
.1 says that it is on the preliminary report of
Shaw and Pownall (who were appointed in 1868 to
independent investigation), to the entire exelu-
all the others, that the whole of Mr. Barry's
,- founded, and he has rt.. 44.41 his case on this pre-
1, put "c,,r the very obvious reason that it is, as

N much in his fav4.ur." But Mr. Street contends

n his opi ola lit's plan be examined in connection with
,1111111111110.1011 of Ui, but and attonieys' committee,

I the li,4,lution, fouti.led on thi-in, nod agreed to by the
it will hi• f.itl that it on hdiger gtamts in
1..• it h ii which Ii i !aim:, for it upon the ,trength of
uth r

The three days' cricket match between the All
!,1.1 Eleven awl the twenty-Iwo gentlemen of 'retina,
t..ok place in the College Park, Dublin. terminated
W.-day in the victory of the professionals. The
"need WI in their first and 167 in their Kecond
'fhc Eleven reared ISt in their fiat inning. and
with nine wickets to fall at the close of
11.,14

DL. gentleman engaged in the pot-
'. • !,. obtained a verdict against the
•• W k' Railway Company on Thursday in
''", Q•.• • n's Bench, Dublin, for 5001. dam-
i•• .••!•;•:..., 1.• 100/. lodged in court, as compensation

by Lim on the occusion of the mil-

• .o. nt at Islay Head last August.
I • E. I PRESTON, THURSDAY
I'Li. it,' noon a deputation waited upon Lord
' low:oil. :it Manchester, for the purpose of in-
•l m to come forward as a candidate fur Preston in
iiitcle,t at the next election. Lord Edward lc-
' • fh.• ,ipphiation. He will secure all the catholic
y 1111111er, ;US in Preston), and it is said that one
• L. r IJs ral candidates, either Mr. German or Mr.
• oale,ce with him.
OF Mu. ABEL SMITH'S BILL—It will
1,..111 our report of the conclusion of the labours
1111 l ittce, which has been sitting for nearly
this hill, that the measure has been, in
• • tilt: the committee having decided, by a ma-
- sin 10 six, that any further restrictions on the
.Im.is on Sundays were uncalled fur.—ildcrrtiei..
ltEvlEw.—At the review on
t v last, three di.abled men were taken to the
Infirmary. One of them had sustained an injury
. another a severe sprain of the ankle, and
fill nut of the ranks profoundly faint, trembling
", sunstroke.—Lanal.