The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-25 00:00:00

THE GOVERNMENT PRESS AND PABLIA-

MENTARY REFORM.

The Globs wishes to know where we found state- I
sents in the Ministerial journals that there would
be so Reform Bill next session.
The Times is to be regarded as the leading organ
at the Government; and on the 9th instant we find
It saying :
" Under these circumstances, we do not think the
subject of Parliamentary Reform will stand much
chance in the next session."
Again, on the 18th instant, the Times summed up
its reasons against a Bill next session by :
" cannot but think on the whole that Parlia-
mentary Reform had better wait."
The same evening the Globe itself wound up an
article depreciatory of the question by disclaiming
"Any grand expectation for the session of 18,58."
And next morning the Morning Pose—better in-
spired, perhaps, then even the Times or the Globe—
frankly remarked, in foreshadowing the measures of
next session :
" We do not expect to hear anything of • Reform
BilL"
This is where we find the Ministerial Press pre-
paring the way for a Ministerial abandonment of
the promise of a Reform Bill next session.
At times, however, the Ministerial Press is not very
well informed es to Ministerial intentions. For
instance, on the 12th instant the Globe took 118 to
task for insisting that the circumstances of the
country required an instant relaxation of the Bank
Act of 1/544, and ridiculed the notion of the Gnu rn-
ment interfering as it had done in 18-17. Yet, in a
sewed edition of the (nobs of the same evening ap-
edthe Government Letter to the Bank of Eng-
Me
,authorising. the Bank to employ those means
of enlisting suffering trade and commerce which the
Governmental Globe had a few hours before de-
scribed as " empiricaL"
Bo it will in all human probability turn out with
Parliamentary Reform. We shall have a Reform
notwithstanding the assurances of the Ministerial
Press to the contrary. And thus they will learn
another lesson of the inconveniences of subserviency.
.Daily News.

!lit Court.

WINDSOR, Trzen►T.

The Duchess of Lent dined with her Majesty yes-
terday, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce. The party In-
cluded the Princess Royol, Ptince Frederick William of
Prussia, and the Fitt of W. Gamow, who remain. on •
visit.
her kLaMety's private band was fa attendance to the
mining and performed, in the dm. ing-room, the following
Overture, " Hand Prodiguo" Aga.
Selection from the works of lista&
Leider ohre Pions Mendelmohn.
The Queen, with the Princess Royal and l'llocesa
rode in the Riding-how.
The Pi nee Consort, arooencenied by Prince Frederick
William of Prussia. want out shooting.
The Prince of Wails west to Claremont, attended by Mr.
Gibbs.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
oMcial residence of the First Lord of the Tres-
sari in I/owning-street. The ministers present
were—Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Harrowby,
Sir Gawp Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secre-
tary labosehere, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith,
Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Duke of Argyll, and
tho Right lion. M. T. Bailie,.

A deputation from the Committee of the British sad
Foreign Anti-slavery &nay bad an interview with the Earl
el Clarendon yesterday, at the Foreign-office, to present a
at menial against the Immigration save trade from the Croat
Africa. The depilation was composed of the following
gentlemen The Hon. A. Klanard, M.P. (Scotland), Mears.
R. Banbury, M.P., Charles Breton, M.P., Carla Gilpin,
11LP., Captain Wilmot, R.N., Captain Coote, R.N., the
Raw. J. Shame (Blackheath), Merin J. H. Hinton, Wm.
Owes, W. Richard, P. Latrobe (London), Dr. Carle
(Woolwich), Mann T. F. Bata, J. 11. Gladstone, W.
Jams, Thomas Blow, "cash Foster, Juieph Cooper,
R. N. Fowler, Wm. Niles, George Lashley, R. Aber,
G. L. Neighbour (London), Joseph Clorge, R. C. Barrow
(Bisminghani), W. T.blair (Bath), J. ('sdbury (Hatay),
R. Carleton (Bristol), John reop (Bury St, Edmunds),
Jobs Candler (Chelniaford). Thomas Graham (Colebrook'
Dale), J. Bars Mardoch, jun. (PAinburgh). Samuel Booby
(Glooossar), B. Willa (Woburn), James Cropper (Kendal),
E. A. Crawl (Lakaard), Jobs Barrow (Lancaster), W.
Deady (Jamaica), Was. Rohm (Stockton), Dr. N. Shaw,
and L. A. Chassooosow.

We regret to learn that Lord Panmure is suffering
boat • moon attack of gout, which proventi kin star:Amos
at the westiugu of the embitter-
Th• Marquis Coop:Them has left the St. George's
Hotel an s tour of visits. -

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The Fart of Anneuley has arrived at the St.
Georgia Hotel.
Lord and Lady Loodesborongh knee London
lige day, to pm the winter months at their castle, at
Como, la the IPS* of France. They have been receiving
a meneks cd 'Yaws la Yorksbire during the naturals

Sir Williams sad Lady bliddltton have been enter-
taining a watessien et Adios at St•rubland Perk, do•;og
the pot weak. The gismo baye incleded the Countess of
Jeremy and lady Chesenliin Valley, the Earl sod Counties
et °vetoed and tbe Ladle Anienew, Unity Howard de Wal-
den and the Has, Meer Ills, Lord Welter Scott, Lady
Caroline Cud, Barry Celled, and Hr. W. Peel.

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lima Ur& &whys from E4wardi Ilosel for Maslow
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Wigs.

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