The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-30 00:00:00

TH VACANT NEE 07

The Pao remarks that them are times of conflict and
agitation. There is a groat tilting going on in all the
schools of religious thought. Theology is undergoing a
crucial diminution. Fcclesiestical institutions are upon
their trial. The line that farts the human from the Di-
vine, the natural from the supernatural, is being drawn
with increasing i•harpness, and hems all that in any way
stand upon that disfuction•• holy orders, sacraments,
dolma, church asithority—are necessarily involved in a
like ellistustieo scrutiny. To this add the changes that
have begun to spring up in public opinion on the
relations between church and shit°, on the sacredness
of ecclesiastical property, the limits of the royal
supremacy, and the principles of public alum-
tion. The Ids' of such a man as Dr. Donley

at such a crisis is really great, fur be was not only blessed
with great abilities and happy opportunities, but had the
further gift of be:ng able to urn• both to the bout advan-
tage. 'The Post can wish the church no greater blessing
U. an that the crown may that for the see of Canterbury
another man as good.
While doing justice to the excellent spirit in which the
life and the works of the deceased primate have been dis-
cussed, the Standard feels bound to protest very earnestly
against the singular exhibitions of bad taste which have
marred there well-deserved eulogies, and which have
taken the form of " fussy gossip as to who is
to be his successor." The Standard, however,
indicates the kind of man who ought to fill
the Twomey. Ito must be a man of conspicuous
learning and piety, of high a•lministrative capacity,
of well-balanced mind, and of large and catholia
instincts. Ile must possess firmness of character and
impartiality of judgment. Ile mud be able to rule,
ant yet be capable of winning rather than extorting
obedience. lie must have the nerve and the courage to
be inflexible at times. and yet he must never assume the
bearing of a tyrant. Abyre all, he must not be a party
man.

bt court.

BALMORAL CASTLE, Ocr. VI.

The Queen went out yesterday morning, amain-
pealed by Princess Ladies, and in the afternoon her Ma-
jesty drove to the Marian Mel, attended by tho Duchess
Dowager of Athole and Mies Macgregor.
Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold drove to Birk Hall,
attended by Mr. Duckworth and Mr. Pickard.
Sir Stafford Northcote had the honour of dining with
the Queen and Royal Family.
The Marchioness of Ely arrived at the Castle yesterday
morning.

The Princess ..f Wales drove out yesterday, attended by
the Countess of Morton.

In the evening her royal highness, accompanied by th.)
Duke of Fdinburgli and the Prince and Princess of Teck,
cud attended by :meral Sir William Knotty. and the
Comae., of Morton, went to the Olympic 'Theatre.

THE RErrnsr OF HER MAJESTY TO WINDSOR.
—lfer Majesty the Queen, with their Royal Highnesses
Princeeses Louise and Beatrice and Prince Leopold,
attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the court, will, it
is expected, leave Balmoral about Monday or Tuesday for
Windsor Castle. For the accommodation of the royal
travellers the directors of the London and North Western
Railway Company will forward • special train from
Ruston to the north. It will consist of about fourteen
carriages, including her Majesty's and other Illioollll,
and the whole will be fitted with a cemmuni.
cation between the passengers and guards. The Royal
travellers will proceed from Rallater along the Beesone
line to Aberdeen, and thence via the Caledonian, London
end North Western, and Great Western Railways to
Windsor. The railway arrangements will be under the
control of Mr. W. Cawisrell, general manager4assisted by
Mr. C. Mason, of the London and Ninth Western hue;
mud Mr. J. Grierson, general manager, and Mr. Tyrrell,
of the Great Western Railway. At Windsor Castle the
private apartments of the palace are being prepared for
the reception of the Queen and royal family. Their Royal
Highnesses Prince and Prince's Christian are expected to
return to Fregmine when the Queen leaven the north.
Tux Piinscr.ss OF WALEB.—The Princess of
Wales paid last week • private and quite unexisx•ted visit
to the Children's Hospital, showing a deep interest in the
little latient", to whom she talked freely (they being un-
acquainted with the rank of their visitor), and examining
with care and pleasure the arrangements for the welLsre
of the sick children.— British liedscal Journal.

THE PalNcioo4 short stray of
the Princes* of Prussia and her children at flutings is no
way connected with any failure of health, but is dictated
solely by the de.ire for sea air (nut easily to be had at any
ionvenicnt spot near her home), and rumps of temporary
convenience conneehll with the existing locality at the
moment of the Queen's household. The health of the
princess and her children is excellent. --British Medical
Anneal.

To-night the Duke of Edinburgh and -suite, in-
cluding Lieutenant Haig, the Hon. Flint Yorke. and 111 r.
George Bamtridge, will go on ls,ard the ship Oulutea at
Ilymoutb, and it is extwctod will set sail direct for the
Cape on the Ist of November.
The acmuchentent of her Royal Rigluiess the
Princess of Hesse is (says the Brihni Maim! Journal)
expected in about ten days. On Monday next, Dr.
Brodie, one of the physicians of Queen Charlotte's Hos-
tas], will start for Darmstadt, in order to be in at-
tendance.
The funeral of the late Archbishop of Canterbury
will take place on Tuesday next at Addington Church,
near Croydon.
A Dublin telegram says that at the opening of
the *mien of the Boman Catholic University on Wednes-
day, the Nev. Dr. Woodlock and Bishop Deane, of Cloyne,
said all they wanted was either an endowment for the
Catholic Unaersity, or the direndowment of all Iri.h
universities.

TnF NEW FELLOW OF EroN CoLLEoE.—Yel-
terday. after morning service, at a meeting in the chapel
of all the college authorities, the Rev. Edward 13alstou,
D.D. formerly headmaster of the school, was unani-
mously elected to the Fellowship which had become va-
cant by the elevation of the Rev. George John Dupuis.
vice-provost. The vi ean of Burnham, Bucks, vacant
by the death of the Rev. 'las Carter, the late vice-w-
-vont, was not filled up yesterday, but it is expected that
the college will shortly give it to the Rev. William Adol-
phus Carter, ILA., son of the late Rev. Thomas
and one of the Fellows of Eton College, in which case he
will resign his present living at Radiant, Bucks.

TILE YELVERTON CASE.—EDINIIVROTI, TIIITRS-
DAT.—The mum of Mrs. Yelverton came will before the
Court of Session in Edinburgh this morning. Mrs. Yet-
vcrton applied to have the former judgments of the mina
and of the House of Lords set aside, ou the groundm that
the Scotch court had no iurimliction to try 411.4.11 in which
the parties were not resident in Scotland forty slays before
citation. The court dismissed the action, on the ground
that it had uo jurisdiction.

f4ERJEANTS'-INN.—The ancient Ktato Thal of
Perjetuds'-iun, Chancery-lane. ban, midst tho atinpicosi of
the rritoent treasurer, Mr. tiorjeant Ibis, ban ouperbly
re-decorated and thoroughly renovated, prior to the
banquet of the judges and serjoants there, according to
to cubtom, on Monday next, the find day of term. Ou
thin occasion no law than four now serjeants will loin the
fraternity—vin., Mr. Juntica Brett, Mr. Baron Oloanby,
Mr. tiorjosat Weigh, and Mr. Surjuout &mood.