The Express. — 1866-03-09 (London, England)

THE MEETING OP THE CONSERVATIVES YESTERDAY.  (From the Times.)  We have reason to believe that at the meeting of the conservative party held yesterday, at the house of the Marquis of Salisbury io Arlington-street, it was resolved that no opposition should be offered to the introduction of the Reform Bill on Monday next, but that during the interval between its introduction and the seoond reading, which it was understood would be fixed'for after Easter, the party would 4:madder what course should be pursued, and Lord Derby would take another opportunity of meeting his supporters.  (From the Mo►ning Herald.)  A great gathering of the members of the Hones of Commons took place yesterday afternoon, between 2 and 3 o'clock, at the readmits of the Marquis of Saliabury. It wee under's( od that the immediate object of the meetlag we. to &ands upon the coons to be adopted by the opposition in reference to the Parliamentary Oaths Bill. Lora Derby, after a few preliminary observations, picot...led at ones to disown the question raised by Sir George Grey's bill. He explained that in opposing Mr. Monsell's bill of lest year he had acted on the principle that it was • bill introduced by a private member, and appeared part of • great system of attack on the church. It was not • real remedy for the inequalities of the oaths; it provided a new Roman catholic oath ; but did not provide " uniformity." Lord Derby pointed out that Roman catholic were now placed in an invidious position in comparison with other persons bedooging to different denominations who were much more hostile to the church, in that they were speoially called upon to make • declaration as to not using their position to overthrow the established church. The bases on which a new oath should be framed were, in his lordship's opinion, the avoiding of any words that would offend the consciences of any clays or denomination ; the neerssity of binding the legislature to maintan the constitutional monarchy ; the abandonment of mere obsolete parts of theoath, such as the farts relating to the Stuarts, to the murder of an excommunicated Sovereign, end the repudiation of all mental reservation. He thought, however, a deals, ation or oath of allegiance oolyinaufficient, and that persons ooght to bind themselves to maintain— ', the Protestant auxeision ; 2. the supremacy of the Sovereign. On the who'e, he recommended an assent to the mooed reading of the bill, with a view to its amendment oommittee, and sketched out a paragraph upon which he thought Protestants and Romeo catholic might agree, and which they might carry in unison.  The Times correspondent at Rome, writing on the 3d, says :—" I cannot say that Lent ia a very penitential swot here, for we do everything bat dance. There is the hunt twice a week, and dinner, daily, and gigantic receptions nightly, and concerts and tableaux eivonts. Those of Mr. Fitzgerald on Monday, and of Mr. Cholmeley last night, filled everyone with admiration. At the latter entertainment nothing could exceed the beauty with which were represented the Apotheosis of St. Agues, Margherita and ifephiatophelea, the Apparition of the Guardian Angel of St. Cecilia to Valerian, St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the Studio of Raphael, the Execution of Lady Jane Grey, Dante and Bestrioa„ Story of Malys:ad, Beatrice Cenci, Othello sad Deedemona. end St. Catherine transported by the Angels. So that you may perceive that a Rumen Lent is very tolerable, and many, I believe, would desire it to last for ever. Perhaps I have not said eaoagh of Liest's Stisfonia of Dante, which has undoubtedly driven a portion of the musical world mad. There was an amiable draggle between the Abbe and Sgambati when the latter wished to crown his muter, bat the matter was compromised by an embrace and a kiss."  A Geneva watch has long been a household word. Beitancoo, however, promises to rival the city of Calvin at the world's fair. In 1855 no less then 91,595 gold and 204,418 silver watches were manufactured in this centre of French protutant.em. Among this immense number several hundred have bees sold at high prime in °megrim* of the delicate beauty of their workmanship.