The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-27 00:00:00

TO OUR READERS.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

A late edition of the Express is published every
evening during the racing season, containing the
results of the day's races.

Tile reasons or accidents which have determined
the choice of a Liberal Candidate for the City, and
the alienation, hesitancy, and divisions which pre-
vail among the Liberals of the constituency on the
eve of a most important election, reflect and illus-
trate but too well the disorganization and misrule
which have brought the Liberal Party in Parlia-
ment to a state of inefficiency unexampled since
the Reform Bill. We have reluctantly kept
silence hitherto in the hope that something might
be done to remove the dissatisfaction which noto-
riously prevails among an important section of
Liberals in the City. Now that that feeling is
finding loud expression, and threatens to give
Lord JOHN Russet's seat to a Conservative, it
would be folly longer to ignore it. The persons
who manage election matters for the Liberals in
the City have put forward as a candidate •
gentleman whose political professions are not
simply defective, bat in antagonism with
the convictions and strivings of a numerous
and energetic section of the party. They have
done this knowingly and needlessly. The conse-
quence is, that, judging from present probabilities,
when the battle is hot, a division of the Liberal
army will stand aloof, passive observers of the
war. The folly of this conduct of the Liberal
leaders in the City is inexcusable, and may be
disastrous.

DM hew has it come to pass that so many Dis-
senters are resolved to take the extreme course of
abstention ? Such has not been their custom.
There are no more public-spirited politicians than
the Nonconformists, none who are more manage-
able with efficient and fair treatment. Nobody
who remembers the opinions on Church Rates ex-
pressed by eminent Liberal statesmen at the epoch
of the Reform Bill can accuse them of impatience.
The fact is, the peculiarities of this City election
cannot be understood apart from the present condi-
tion of the Liberal party throughout the country
under the management of Lord PALIERSTON.
Special circumstances intensify the interest of
-

in the Church Rate question just
now; but they would never think of separating that
interest from the larger interest they have in the
general political progress of the nation, if they could
recognise a vigorous and efficient championship
of the greater cause in the members of the Go-
vernment. It is because Lord Palitzarrox has
fallen back on an inactive, stationary policy which
offers no occupation and which holds out no hope,
that Dissenters, and not only they, but all earnest
reformers likewise, are turning aside to cultivate
limo particular objects for which they feel a real
concern. As long as there was anything at all
doing for liberal progress the assistance of Dis-
senters could always be depended on, because they
felt that all reform must, in one way or other,
work for them. But to appease the Tories Lord
PALitsarrox has become like the Tories. The
result
is what might have been expected.
The cry that "the Tories will come in" is met
with a smile and the remark that "they are in
" already." It is this state of things which is pre-
judicing Mr. Woon, and aggravating the objec-
tions to him on the ground of his opinions on
Church Rates.

We have stated these facts plainly because we
foresee that if the fatuous policy hitherto pursued
is persisted in, the consequence will be a complete
break up of the Liberal party. But now, laying
aside susceptibilities, and trusting to events to
awaken Ministers to a sense of their position, let
us narrow our ',:ewe to the duties of the next few
days. Mr. WOOD has been chosen as their candi-
date by a majority of his party. At their call,
and not at the instigation of personal ambition, he
has come forward to do battle for the
Liberal cause with an opponent who has
great advantages of temporary station. This
alone should entitle him to the consideration of
those members of his party who do not find in his
opinions the exact reflection of their own. But
he has personal claims of a high order to which
justice has not yet been done. He has been
most unfairly contrasted with Lord Jolts Amoral.;
as if the City could reasonably expect that a
statesman of the first rank should be ready at a
moment's notice, with or without reason, to
solicit its favours. It has been said he is an un-
known man ; as if the son of Sir Marrnzw WOOD,
the head of a great mercantile firm, and the Prime
Warden of the Fishmongers' Company, • corpora-
tion as liberal as it is hospitable, could be un-
known. Mr. WOOD u not a great statesman, but
be is one of a class in which the City has always
sought and found its best representatives. He
belongs by birth, by interest, by knowledge
and sympathy, by habit and association,
to the constituency he seeks to repre-
sent. He unites a high personal charac-
ter with education and genial manners. His
convictions, save on one point—and that one on
which we cannot consider his present opinion as
having a character of finality—are those of a
thorough Liberal. Is this gentleman, who has
come forward to serve the cause of his party at
great expenditure of time and money, to be aban-
doned to defeat, and defeat, too, by Lord Mayor
Coen?? Is the seat which Lord Joan Ruessr.u,

held for twenty years to be usurped by a Tory f
We cannot believe it. We have shown that we
cau understand the grounds of the resentment
which is holding a portion of the Liberal party aloof.
But we put it to Dissenters seriously whether
they will not better show their confidence in the
justice, the permanence, and the final success of
their cause by frankly rallying to a candidate who
is on all but one question Liberal, than by re-
maining isolated and leaving the victory to a
member of the party of avowed reaction ?

ebe (nun.

OSBORNE, JULY 26.

The Queen, the Crown Princem of Prussia,
Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and Princess ',Guise, drove
out yedtenlay afternoon.
Lard Alfred Paget attended no horseback.

. --
Her Majesty's Commissioners for the International Exhi-
bition of 151.2 held a meeting at their offices, in the Strand,
yesterday._

Despatches were sent yesterday horn the Colonial-office
to the Governors of Malta, Ceylon, the Mauritius, Labuan,
the Australian colonise, the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands, and to the Governor of the North American
provisoes, and Gibraltar.

His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador will
Leave the Turkish Embassy early in the ensuing month for
Belgium and Holland, and is expected to be absent about
two months. In the meantime Madame Mumma and
family will sojourn at St. Leonard's-on-Sea.

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland leave
Northumberland House on Thursday next for Fronton Hall,
their marine residence on the coast, near Alnwick.

The Earl and Countess Spencer leave shortly for
Spa, Belgium, with the intention of staying a few weeks
at that watering•plaee.

Lord and Lady Ashburton have left Bath House
for The Grange, Haute. After puling a few weeks at their
000ntry seat they go to Scotland for the shooting season.

Loral Browulow Cecil has arrived at the Bruns-
wick Hafal, Jerroym4treet.

. _
The Countess and Mdlle. Milochevich have left
the Brunswick Hotel on a tour through Ireland.

Lady Bereaforil 'tax left Portland-place for Per-
mines end the Continent.

The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., kens
town on Monday for Dublin. lady Ewily Pool goes to
(Senors to piss a fortnight or than weeks.

Sir George and Lady Co'thud have left Wilton-
eras:eat for Ireland.

Colonel and Mrs. Daniell have arrived in town
from Brighton.

Mr. and Mrs. M‘Garel have left their residence
is Belvave-mquare for their se►t is Inelaod.

It will be seen from our parliamentary report
Wet sir Maurice Berkeley's title is not to be Baron
Berkeley. The Tina believes he will be raised to the
poems by the title of Baron Fitsbardinge.

- We (Globe) hate reason to believe that Earl
de Grey will resume the office of Under-Secretary for War,
which he formerly tilled with conspicuous moons ; sad that
Kr. T. G. Baring will return to the India-office, as Under-
Secretary of State. Kr. C. Stephenson, of the Treasury,
now private secretary to Sir George Lewis at the Home-
office, will ad in a similar capacity to the right hon. Woad
at the War-office.

" Mr. Layard," map; the Times, " who, it will
be remembered, was for e short time Unda•9ecretary far
Foreign Affairs he Lord John Russell's government, will
succeed Lord Wodehouse in that °Moe."

"Captain Parker Snow's appoals to the public,"
remarks the AgAVICIUNI, "for subscriptions to enable him
to equip another expedition to search for relics of the
Franklin expedition have been partially sucemehil. Capt.
Snow has nearly fitted out • small ship, The Endeavour,
which now lies in the Tyne. But money is still wanting to
complete the undertaking, and should the necessary fame,
about 2001., as we understand, not be forthcoming within a
fortnight, Capt. Snow will, we believe and trust, abandon
the enterprise this year. For, while willingly conceding to
C.apt. Snow high praise for the snow and heroism which he
has displayed in former Arctic expeditions, we hold that this
work of searching for the Franklin expedition he. been
done, and that it would be both rash and wrong to im-
peril more lives in a small and inefficiently-equipped expe-
dition."

Mr. E. W. Wyon has (says the Illustrated London
Nears) completed hie statue, cornmieamed by the Corpora-

tiers of London, for the decoration of the iiansion House.
The subject is that of Britomartis, from Spenser's " Fairie
Queene," and she particular passage illustrated is that
(book iii., canto 1) when being attacked in the middle of the
night by certain knights, she stands upon the defensive :

the werlike maid,
AU In her snow-white smock, with locks unbound,
Threat'ning the point of her avenging blade.
The subject is well selected for exhibiting females of a high
order of beauty under an heroic aspect. The face is of a
noble character, the pose spirited and dignified in motive,
and the drapery, which is loosely thrown on and finely
treated, is sufficiently ample, without concealing the ele-
gant contour of the figure.

A letter from Baden Baden of the 25th (says
Gestignoni) states that the Kiog of Prussia has been gra-
ciously pleased to receive an address from the English resi-
dent' most numerocudy signed on the occasion of his Ma-
jesty's late providential escape.

LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S ELEVATION.

(From the Saturday Eerier.)
In his funeral oration over his past career, Lord
John Russell can happily still look forward to years of
mature activity and usefulness. His relief from the ordi-
nary labours of parliamentary life will enable him, if his
party remains in office, to discharge with greater ems the
special duties of his department. His administration of
foreign affairs has been moccasin' and popular, because, on
the most interesting question of the day, alma been national
and It happened that the formation of an Italian
ki was on the whole favourable to English interests,
bet the enthusiasm which was felt for the regeneratiob
of the Peninsula was wholly exempt from selfish considera-
tions. Lord John Russell and Lord Palmerston have been
able to wield the whole strength of Englaod, bemuse it was
knows that their diplomacy expensed the strong convictions
of the nation. A Lireige minister, while he exercises an in-
t discretion, ought to a certain extent to make him-
-23 tit:Mouthpiece of his countrymen. It was the fault of
Lard Aberdeen, though he was segoeloos, upright, and eon-
ciliatory, that he neither shared nor affected to short ths
feelings of the community. Lord John Russell's defe, as
well as hie good qualities, are well adapted to the ofda
which he holds, for the beet security against
excitement in international disputes is furnished by rpeo=
on the sympathetic zeal of the government. Earl Russell
will take his mat in the HOW of Lords in the midst of
gearsl respect and goodwill, not unmixed with a friendly
andlopeful cariosity. The local impulses of the House d
Commons will gradually wear away _and the transition from
the party leader to the impartial statesmiu will be
gradually accomplished. It is well for a country when
reformers ripen into practical conservatism without re-
nouncing the liberal antipathy to wrong which inspired
their earliest efforts.

Houma or COMMON:4.—Thu office of Accountant
of the House of Commons has become vacant by the death
of Mr. J. J. Wilkinson. It is one of considerable valne,
sad is in the gift of the Speaker.
Tats DUILE OF BEDFORD AND STEAM CULTIVA-
nom —Some four years ago, Wll4ll steam ploughing had
scarcely barna to attract public attention, a tenant farmer
on the estate of the Duke of Bedford was enterprising
enough to purchase for his own use a steam cultivating ap-
paratus, which he has successfully employed upon his farm,
consisting of poor and strong clay land, on which he has
succeeded in growing heavy crops of both corn and roots.
The late Duke of Bedford took great interest in the exm
riment, sod from time to time witnessed the results. Yes-
terday this enterprising tenant, whose name 111 • pioueer
in steam cultivation is well known throughout Eng-
land, wu presented with • handsome silver tea
service, bearing the following inscription :—" Pre-
sented to Mr. William Pike, of Stevington
of Lodge Farm, in
testimony his being the first tenant on the Bedford
estate who showed the practicability of cultivating a clay
had farm by steam power, by his landlord, William, eighth
Duke of Bedford, who by this
.preaat carried out the in-
tention of his pantomime, Francis, seventh Duke of Bed-
ford, ILO." The armload/la took place at Bedford, in
the preemies of a number of him grace's tenants, and was
accompanied by the following letter :—" Belga
July 24.-BM,—I have pleasure in caning out the Ma-
tson of my father. I congratulate you on the mass
which has attended your spirited ezertions. I hope that
success will continue, sad that you may be amply reenuae-
rated for year outlay of capital, and lave geed health sad
long life to enjoy the fruits of yew eaterprising labour.
It will be gratifying to me to lien hereafter that these an-
ticipations are realad.—Yours faithfully, BEDFORD. Mr.
William Pas, hitotingtos."