The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-27 00:00:00

[STAMPED id. ADDITIONAL.] ONE PENNY,

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
(THIS DAY.)

The Times finds the debate in the Lords last
night somewhat dull, the only argument of any force
being that the Suspensory Bill as it stood would kill the
Irish church "by inches,' through stopping the present
succession of its ministry without providing any subeti-
tate for it. This is an argument addressed to the ma-
chinery of the bill rather than to its principle, and the
assumed danger could be met in committee. But the
danger is imaginary.
In other articles the Tina dwells upon the return
of the Duke of Edinburgh, and the withdrawal of the
bill for the amalgamation of the southern railways.
The Daily News rebukes Lord Relesdale for the ,manner
in which he referred to her Majesty's conscience. His lord-
ship even followed the Monarch to the last tribunal, and
in the presence of the Prince of Wales spoke in solemn
tones of the awful responsibility incurred by any sovereign
who should consent to the disestablishment of the Irish
church. With a discretion as small as this impertinence
was gnat, his lordship pleaded the noble reception of the
Prince in Ireland as a proof that the Irish people were
not disaffected to the established church. Such an
argument met with but little reprobation in the house,
but it will be universally reprobated in the country.
Park-lane, the Metropolitan Foreign Cattle-market
Bill, the conviction of the Circular Delivery Company, the
debate on the Peel statue, and the Duke of Edinburgh's
arrival, are other topics discussed by the Daily News.

The Herald feels it difficult to resist the belief that the
Earl of Carnarvon would sacrifice everything that
conservatives hold most sacred, if by doing so he could
hurt the Ministry. Lord Salisbury, on the other band,
never spoke with more eloquence or more effect.
According to the Telegraph Lord Redesdale assured the
house that if the Queen broke the coronation oath she
could not, at the day of judgment, shelter herself behind
Mr. Disraeli. The Telegraph trusts that the House of
Lords will witness no more of such trifling with hallowed
themes.

The Star, criticising the debate, quotes u a special ex-
ample of Christian conciliation, the averment of the
Archbishop of Armagh that Ireland would have to be re-
conquered if the church were disestablished, and pleaded
that the country: should be saved from the sword and
gibbet by the maintenance of the faithful protestant gar-
rison.

ARRIVAL OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE
DUKE OP BDINBORGH.

PORTSMOUTH, Puma Emma".

Her Majesty's frigate Galatea, under the com-
mand of Captain his Royal Highness the Duke of Edin-
burgh, arrived at Spithead this morning. The vessel was
sighted shortly after eleven o'clock, and the find intelli-
gence was received by telegram, from Hurst Castle,
soon afterwards. The appearance of his royal high-
ness favourably impressed all who saw him. He is
robust, somewhat sunburnt, and outwardly betrays no
ill-effect from the recent dastardly attempt upon his
life. His royal highness, too, has grown since he left
England, and resembles somewhat the general appearance
of the Prince of Wales, although somewhat taller. We
learn that the Deletes sailed from Sydney on April 6, that
she touched nowhere, and that she had a fine passage with
light winds throughout. The members of the Portsmouth
corporation arrived at the dockyard about half-past two,
and at once proceeded towards the official residence of the
port-admiral, into the drawing-room of which they ware
introduced to await the pleasure of his royal higlumm.

Mr. Alderman HellOrd proceeded to read the ad-
dress, to which his royal highballs listened with evident
interest, betraying at intervals a slight feeling of emotion.
The address, which was neatly illuminated, was as
follows: