The Express. — London, England, 1853-05-16 00:00:00

_ • ts telt. tha t he Wily uodentond their ailments . ose rlooked no symptom however tri-1 . s pa slighted no es p lanation however tedi •• h. , looked on e b7.glit and hopeful side est•— , • ‘• ~t , ,n do and always left them with that sense' iou i , f etc( ort winch so otters so oaten illy assists iu lost ,'sootenfe. The feeling of regard end esteem :JI loin by :all who knew him deepened into and .ithetion ansomrd those whom he visited, end his 1,, in the prime of life and in the midst of his useful 'ol; 1.4 iiworrasions a feeling ei deep end general sorrow. 11 9 it,: been I A KAM netii4 suffering from dysentery, which, .. , rtra. ll : took so storming a tarn as to prevent t .. of his I/4 removed from the pre. iia s ey • eel for the vast ten days he bad been dassreriu4y ill that the announcement of the sad event winch !as win occurred would at no time have occasioned egasubeseet. 110 bad been for some years a widower, mid tsar iliddren being educated at home. In May last lie sawed tlie w.duw of Mr. lloyrenson, who hes thus become bwaved seco a io nd time within a twelvemonth of her mar• e sets occasn left with an infant • few weeks ;ir d : or Watkins served with the 3rd troop Morse Artil key daring the whole campaign in Scinde and Alfghan ,Ani sal eaksailer Sir J. Means, and was present at the storm turc of tibuz nee. He received a fahusnee medal. NIZAM'S We have many rumours too tedious to relate, but 'adduction is arrived at trunk the general character, that though the Nizam has given his assent to Col. Loa's propositions, yet practically he evades them in tch particular instance. lie could not give a better proof of his intention than by retaining Suraj-00l- Wolk to carry out the accomplishment of the pro .oo.olmeasures. I fear everything is lost to the !i al co. It is difficult to understand whether the 10171 is influenced by incapacity, which cannot co mprehend the views of the Governor-General, or b y Li" d uspicions, which ascribe to them a sinister statics. It is just possible too he may be puffed up w,th a false sense of his consequence, and may pro pude to himself the rejection of the propositions u humiliating .to his dignity. What strengthens min the opinion beyond the common rumours of the day. that there is entire rejection of the Governor (horrors proposals by the Nixon], is, that instead of an acti% c communication between the parties, which would have waited upon a good understanding and the earning out of mcasoree, there seems to be an entire suspension of it. Hence lam disposed to be here that Col. Low may have reported to bis govern ment that the Nizam is inaccessible to good advice end altogether impracticable. The Governor General wel of course bide his own time (there is always wisdom in that) for carrying out his measures. The natives do not understand the delay and be come confirmed in their opinion that because the Goveruor-General does not act, he dare not act. This opinion is generally expressed by . the more reflecting io adverting to the moral restraint which treaties sod the English people impose upon the Indian go vernment by the mass to his lordships fears of a con ;let in arms. The Friend ,f India says this country is in no weer condition than it has been. Lord Dalhousie du affirmed the contrary to the Nizam himself. I take this to be the bette r authority, and yet I believe his lordship is not informed of one tithe of the mis deeds of this minister. Take it once for all that the "we'd violence and rapine is such that capitalists do not quit their houses till they have provided ee cone from their military friends.—Madras Spectator, March 30. THE PCNJAUB. We have to report another inroad on the frontier, mush lower down, however, than the Sheoranee out break recorded the other day. Four hundred men of the Meet and Lisharee (Ooorcharee) tribe came down on the village of Digree, south-west of Dhera Ghsose Khan, on the morning of the 21st of March, and carried off all their cattle. Two of the villagers were killed, and three of the unfortunates wounded. A small detachment of some twenty men, of the 3rd Punjaub Cavalry, is posted at IJigree . They sent immediate information to the parties on their right and left, and to the garrison of Hurand, but before a suitable force could be collected, and assistance given, the marauders had made good their return to the hills.—Lahere Chronicle, April 2. We are happy to learn that Brigadier Hodgson, commanding the Punjaub irregular force beyond the Indus, has, at last, made up his mind to give the Sheoranets a lesson, and we trust it may be a right good oue. The exciting cause has been the raid they made the other day in the vicinity of Theban, where Captain Bruce managed to give a fair account of some of them ; but there is a long arrear of offences to be settled with them, and we hope the thing will be done handsomely, and in proper workman-like style. The brigadier came up from Dhera Ghazee Khan, on purpose to see to the required preparations, and having made all the necessary arrange ment., and collected what he considered the re quisite amount of troops, was to enter the Sheo ranee Hills, on the 29th of March, at the head of some two thousand men of all arms, aceameamia lry two guns, and by Major Nicholson, the deputy- commissioner of Dhera Ismael Khan. If with sush a force, and so led, the brigadier does not yield a good return of those who imagine they may come down into our plains, plunder, burs, and murder with impunity, and then rush ba ck with their booty to the hills and laugh at us, we shall be surprised, that is all. Successful amongst tne Sheoranees, he should follow up his blow and give the Khusranees and the Mutes the beat possible reasons for be lieving that they are not allowed to do with impu nity jest as they please with what is not their own. CA BUL. We learn from Cabul that Mahmood Khan, the ruler of Suze-i-Pool in Turkistan, had been brought to Cabul as a state prisoner. He was at first crualy blinded, but shortly after sou put to death. Dost 'Mellowed issued orders for a levy of 4,000 foot, 4,000 hone, and 4,000 Jazarurees., to be de 'patched for the protection and extension of his new acqnisitions in Turkistan. Zafeer Khan Boort has been sent by the Dust on an embassy to the Gads bar aief, on the receipt of news that some Persian troops had reached Herat. Word had also reached Cabul, ria Herat, that the King of Persia had again been wounded on the left foot by an aleassin, who, wheti seized, confessed that he had been hired by an influential man, whose name be refused to reveal.— Delhi Gazelle, April 2. CHINA. THE REBELLION. Troops are stationed at various parts to the north of cos ba the city and guards patrol nightly. In et &communication from the British oonsal at lite 0. Bonham, with his diplomatic saite,hod there in her Majesty's ship Hermes. bed a* arrived when the Ganges, which started ken Hew Kong nearly two days after the Hems& We Wee sung on her return voyage. The ammieslies referred to turns eat to have been awl the Toaster (the intendant al the circuit in width Itheesthse is comprised) had requested that her Majesty'. ship Lily, on that station, might forthwith pressed to Nankin to 00-operate with the awned Lashes foss the coast is the protection of the emits]. wend by the butyrate, until stamen meld be brought from Hoeg Bong, by the aid d wbl the rile brood might be utterly exterminated. At Shanghee there is neither selling nor buying, and many at the Chinese who have dealings with the foreigners see entrusting property to their care. An immense number of trading junks have eon gregated in the Woosung river off the city of Shang hne, and the grain junks are detained by the dread of pirates waiting for them outside. According to the latest account, Nanking still holds out, but the government exhibits the utmost anxiety lest the southern capital should fall into the i hands of the rebels. The French minister in China has erected a flag staff in the Factory-yard at Canton : a considerable portion of the community held a meeting to present and adopt a remonstrance to M. Bourbolon on the subject. HONG KONG. In our list report on the sanitary condition of the garrison we mentioned the severe sickness among the detachment of the 59th just arrived in the ship India. Since then as many as seven of nine landed in the last stage of dysentery, together with one from consumption, have died in the regimental hospital. The dolts at home within whose pro vince lies the duty of despatching troops for Indian !garrisons at proper seasons of the year, should be , indicted for manslaughter now and then when such instances of mortality as these occur. Whilst fast siding merchant Tonle can be depended on foe making passages to China in reasonable periods, without the necessity of calling at intermediate ports for water, almost invariably troop ships for this gar rison are extraordinary lengths of time over their voyages, entailing the consequence. we have now to record—dysentery and fever of the worst des cription, occasioned by the use of water obtained at Timor, and undue indulgence in fruit and vegeta bles. Independent of the draft, the troops are gene rally healthy. Since last despatch there have been two deaths—one in the artillery corps from dis , ease of the heart, and a gun lamer from fever. The hospital list yesterday stood as follows :—Ordnance, ; H. M.'s ath regiment, 37; Ceylon Rifles, 18; Gus Lascars, s —total, 65. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. CASUALTI as by death in India fines the departure of the mail en the 29th March. BOMlAT.—Ensign S. V. Munro, her Majedy's 78th Highlanders, at Poona, on the 11th April. Dr. Watkins, civil surgeon, at the Presidency, on the 2nd April. MADRAS.—Eusigs Clarke, 51st K. 0. L. 1., at Rangoon, on the 15th Feb. Lieutenant Taylor, 9th Native Infantry, at Rangoon, on the 19th March. BENOAL.—Major Leadbeater, invalid establishment, at D. b, on the 23rd March. Ensign Boileau, 67th Native Infantry, at Rangoon, on the 19th March. Assistant-Sur geon J. Orant, of spasmodic cholera, near Contillah, on the 27th Much. gbe Court. OSBORNE, SATUZDAT. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by Princess Helena, Princess Louisa, and Prinee Arthur, drove out yesterday afternoon ; Colonel the lien. C. Orly attended on horseback. SUNDAY. The Queen and Prince, accompanied by thelCridicess Royal and Princess Alice, attended by Colonel the lion. C. Grey, drove out yesterday afternoon. &r Edward Landseer has left Osborne. The Marchioness of Ely has succeeded the Counter of Mount Edgcumbe as Lady-is-Waiting to the Queen. The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester on Saturday, at Gloucester-bouse. The Duchess of Kent attended divine service yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street; Lady Anna Marta Dawson was in waiting on her Royal High- A deputation, headed by Mr. Ansley Pellatt, M.P., had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Trevor, of the Inland Re venue Department, bad an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer oa Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Matthew Forster and Mr. Brodie Cruickshank bad an interview, on Saturday, with the Duke of Newcastle, at the Colonial-office. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone left town oa Saturday, on a visit to the Hen. Mrs. Talbot, Falconburst Lodge, Edenbridge, Kent. The right hen. gentleman will not return to town till Thursday afternoon. The Duke of Newcastle left town on Saturday for his grace's seat, Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire. Despatches were sent to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope on Saturday, from the Colonial-aloe. Viseouat Palmerston has left town for his seat, Broad lands, Hants. Deep itches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Canada. Despatches were also re ceived yesterday from the Governors of Malta and Gibral tar, end from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islaxds. Aeropirmzsrs.—Lord Robertson, one of the Lords Ordinary of the Outer Howe, succeeds Lord Cun .ningharne, as one of the Lords of Session of the Inner House. George Deas, Esq., advocate, called to the bar in 1828, and Solicitor• General for Scotland in 1881, is appointed a Lord Ordinary of the Outer House, in the room of Lord Robertson. Mr. Oeorge Shield, Assistant Clerk of Session in Edinburgh, is appointed Depute Clerk of the Court, in the room of Mr. John Hay, resigned. Mr. William Hamil ton Ball is appointed assistant clerk of the Court of Ba sica, in the room of Mr. Shield. AMENDED CUSTOMS An amended schedule of the alterations in the Customs duties proposed in the budget has been laid on the table of the House of Commons. These amendments are supposed to be the final determination of the govern. sent, after patiently hearing and earefully ocasidenng all the representations which have been made by the various parties interested. On a close comparison with the original schedules, we find the following alterations in the new and amended schedules : 1. In the case of clover, grass, and other seeds, the egg Is proposed to be wholly repealed, except on carraway weft which are used in confectionary only. The duty ob from ends last year was 40,0001, of which 31,0001. will be thus relinquished. 2. In the case of nutmegs, iu :place of a uniform duty of Is. a lb. on all kinds, the present duty on cultivated nut- I mess will be reduced from 2s. 6d. per lb. to Is., and the duty on the sort known as wild nutmegs will remain as heretofore, at 6d. the lb. 3. Bilk plush used in making hats will be reduced from 2s. the lb. to Is., and varnish made of alcoholic spirit, from 30s. the gallon to 12s. the gallon. 4. With regard to dare), the duty will remain as pro posed in the first schedule, but the duty on rice, as a raw material, will be reduced from ls. per cwt. to 40. 5. With regard to Guinea grains and the extracts, they will be struck out of the schedule, and will remain the same as heretofore. 6. With regard to iron and steel wrought-iron wire and rough iron castings will be admitted free and machinery, wrought or polished castings, tools, cutl ery, and other ma nufactures of iron and steel not enumeresd, at 24.6 d. the cwt., instead of 55., as in the first schedule. 7. Walking sticks will be charged at 6s. the 100 in place of 4a. the doses. 8. Chicory, dried and raw, will be charged at 41. a ton till October 10, 1854, and will then be free. Chicory, routed and ground, will be charged 4d. the lb. in pleas of 6d. Coffee, roasted sad ground, will also be charged 41. la place of 6d. 9. Vinegar, in place of being admitted free, will be charged with a duty of 3d. a gallon, to countervail the duty on malt, Act. 10. Bosp will be charged with an impact duty of 2s. 4d. a l cwt. to countervail the duty on tallow; and Maria, will also be awed 2s. 4d. the cwt. for the same potpies. 11. Miens will be struck oat of the side altoge ther, eel amide as at present. I& Oeshe-squared will remain as in the echedule Int seimeed from 16s. to 4s. Bd. the ewt. ; bat ands whelk iamb will be reduced from 84. the lb. to ii hapless 13. Wilk velvet ribbons, with cotton backs, will he Aerial 3s. 6d. the lb. ; and broad silk velvets, with Geese baits, at 3e. the lb. 14. Caelselissery, swaths, ite.-la placed 10. the lb., the duty will be IL tin July 5,1864, when the sugar duties will be opialkei, led lid. lb. after that date. 15. Toys milieus" to be charged at 4d. the lb. in Men of 6d. 16. Lispesdee sest.-la plisse et Wag free at ewe, to be charted the the wt. for few yeoman.. saw dot to be fres. ri P japer, bash, As.-laiplem an. a lb. teammesevall the eerie dray, Y Is In he ipat Al Weis gels Hebei paler se MI to be whoWlet iety leas dl be is pseud SiMO9 pet 'writhe) at lie. hem eeepelse web wheel we have treaties or intanstliesl espyeigter easen, cwt. 18, 80s. et d the oves to be admitted at L. the lb. in place el ha ll. Tobasea-This article is Week oat of the new sibeemba, sad remains as hermehre in every respect. IS. Window Gises.-Ths duty to be 2s. the owl. to April, UK eel Is. to April, 1857, and then fres. U. Beer, ! Mw ßeer, ea-These articles are with balsa from the esisseiles, eat will remiss se heretofore. 1111. Bran sad Fibril to be admitted free. IL Albumen to be frac 91. Xusered, mixed or manufactured, except mustard leer, 64. a mt. 16. Bailee, in plan of a reduction from 16e. to 10e. per g Asa are 4 1 7: 111 at 15s. lbe ewt. ibliswie made to die resolutions Ile segeledem he plying duties : 1. regard to *sees, the new duty of 2s. 6d. the cwt. 3. 1e be paid on the landing weights in place of re "no 1 *est as tea is sheets of more than 28 Ile.. almallderto as a deinstion from the quantity oa whisk MeV is paid, is no huger to he made, but the duty VI be levied oa the toll weight of the tea.- Ecorsoesia. ExatErno:t or AIISTIALLtIe GOLD.—On Situ . day the public were Invited, and not uasnixemfaUy, to wit ness a novelty at the Great Globe, in Leicester-square, °ovulating of a collection of Australian gold, and of speci mens of rocks and precious stones from the same attractive region. This collection was formed by a gentleman, named Calvert,who was residing inAustrelia at the period when gold was first diseorared,and who,with an impulse partly mientide and partly commercial, appears to have at 0009 sat about sequiriag some of the most precious samples of the new trams. Among is a specimen of quartz vein, anima round in , and cheat two inches in diameter, whim is so rich la pmeirmamietal ss to yield at the rate of 111,0001. per ton d seek. TM owner stases that be obtained with 00•9 about II cwt. is a military spun fa in tM beselor. There an sone Mason water ways simple inn New loath Waite, as beipp as though W indliateived their bit pelts as manna aim Among the maw Wm" besides eneallint eat dittleadwakm. there are sem tiseseaimia Oa hen Mena easgirmerate, th:lrainenen baying bean paved by Wit awing as ei penal. Mr. Went is ea aides experinentalist in gold, sal hams his epsilons Mikis gene particles of gold dun obtained by anew peens at Me wiss beta De could» granite in • dennopinnli MM. 8a own% in deed, that granite format at s orbit spelt will, tinder de conpmition, invariably ]tilt *job-sins substance; but, graaing this, it by 119 00000 Mows that the yield would be sealant to nommen, dis operator. In the oelleatios I viewed es whets thus it au* to interest the *lex. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING MAY 16, 1853. ELECTION EXPOSURES. CORK. EVIDENCII ♦8 .TO TREATING.- polled, which was • good d:4l owing to the refusal' or colour tickets. While I wee treasurer last year, 4361. Co. 11d. pissed through my heeds, for tie two candi dates jointly,. The band, at 251. per day, was much cheaper than we had been able formerly to obtain it. John Burgess was paid 25L for a committee-room, with a few little items included. We hid the room about 80 days. I never sanctioned direct mosey bribery in my life; but I have heard of cues after the elections. There wee bribery at Mr. H. Wilson's election, and I think alas in 1847 ; but this was after the election was over. lam speaking of my own side. Is 1847 Mr. Smythe said, " These are the votes I bought from you in 1841. • And he also said, "His elec tion had toot him 7,0001., and he wanted to know how he was to get hie money back again." In 1847 Mr. Smythe was not adopted by the liberals as • "red," a " blue," or a " pink," bat as a sort of " nondescript ;" in feet as • good card. (Laughter.) In 1847 it cost the blue candi dates, Lord A. Conyngham and Mr. Smythe, about 9001. each, so there must have been bribery. Colowneen and messenger same to about 5001., and other legitimate ex penses 6001., so that about 8001. was left for briberf ; but 1 hardly think so much wa s so spent. I never saw any one bribed, although Goodwin was employed to get • good number of votes. (The Chief Commissioner instantly betted instructions to summons Goodwin forthwith.) The witness hue inquired whether the commissioners bad power to go beyond any election at which no corrupt prac tices had been proved. Mr. Slade replied, that ifs gap occurred the commis sioners had power to go no further. The witness submitted that no corrupt prattlers had been preyed in 1850. Mr. Anatey said the election of 1850 was only a by elec tion, and that only one seat was then vacant; therefore the objection did not apply. Mr. Slade: Besides you have not yet proved that no inch practices prevailed is 1850. Mr. Antsy: Did you hear any reason assigned for the retirement of Mr. Vance, just before the election in 1850?—Witness: Yes, I heard a very wild statement that Mr. Vance was paid 1,0001. to retire. Mr. Slade : To go back to 1847, what do you know about the expenditure of the money in bringing them? Wit ness : t know that it was said that some one went up to the committee, and offered to secure a certain number of votes for 15W., and the offer was accepted. I believe they were reckoned at N. a head, but we afterwards learned that be got them for much less, and some said they had only received 11. It was Mr. Goodwin who sold " the tally." (Langhter.) He is a brewer. Mr. Cullen and Mr. S3uthey also got voters, but I cannot tell how many. Mr. Rutter can tell nll about it. I think the book produced (a small sumorandam) is the 1817 book. The entry, " Cullen, 75," Is, I presume, for • number of voters. It is in Mr. Ratter's handwriting. By Mr. Anstey : I was chairman when these items wen submitted to the committee, and they were not disputed. The first two pages and a half of entries amounting to 4631. end an entry following of 621. relate almost entirely to cases of money bribery. The colour tickets ere 4791., and the total expenditure of the two candidates 1,7851. The eleven items entered as " gifts, " amounting to 601. 10s., might all be bribes to voters. The entry 201. for flags was for hone fide labour done ; and was not paid too much—(laughter)—another entry of 401. for flags was also for flap for Mr. Smythe. The total (or Hags, ribbons, &c., is 1061.4,. I think the word " gift" was applied to sums given to parties who had rendered valuable services during the election. (Laughter.) I think heed money was never paid in this city. Before the Re form Act, the daughter of a freemen enfranchised her hus band. In 1850, Mr. Vence retired at twelve o'clock et night before the nomination day. Ile knocked up Colonel Rontilly to inform him of this decision. lam satisfied it was done without previous communication, although some of Mr. Vance's committee said it was owing to a corrupt understanding. I have an account of our expenses fur that election ; they amounted to 2101. 15s. Bd. Col Romilly bad paid me 4501., expecting a contest, and I returned him the balance, M. 14s. 55., which was paid to the sheriff. I don't know who audited the account* M 1347, but I think Mr. Smythe did. I don't know whe ther Lord A. Conyogham interfered with it. I have no books nor papers for 1841. In 1862 it was said that the opposite party were going to set down as many as 2,000 oolour tickets. The fact of the freemen being mostly colourmen is owing to their being in more indigent drown. stances than the 101. householders. I think if both parties bad distributed colour tickets at the last election, nearly one•half of the constituency - would have Pent in recommen dations. The Chief Commissioner thanked the alderman for the valuable evidence which he had given, and the proceed ings were then adjourned CASE FOR THE PETITIONERS CLOSED. The committee re-assembled for the seventh time on 8 iturday. Sir John Yarde Duller in tko skair. The other members were Viscount Newport, Mr. Manor Gibson, Mr. Crowder, and Mr. Ferguson. The ease on the subject of "intimidation and violence" having closed on Friday, that of " treating " on the part of z eLts of the sitting members was opened and proceeded lat. rein intimated that this closed the cue for the pe titioninti and that he would sum up the evidence to.day. Mr. 'Mr, on behalf of Mr. Scrjeant Murphy and Mr. Fagan, stated that be proposed to call evidence on behalf of those gentlemen to rebut the evidence of the petitioners to day, to which day, at eleven o'clock, the committee stan ds adjourned. iTERBURY ELECTION COMMITTEE. SATMODAT, HALF-PAST Fivpb.ii. Yesterday the committee appointed to inquire into the existence of corrupt practices at Parliamentary elections for the city of Canterbury, commenced their sittings at the Guildhall, Canterbury. The commit/Amen were—Mr. Slade, Q.C. (chief commissioner), Mr. Chisholm Anstey, and Mr. T. B. Bireham. The warrant of her Majesty having bees read, Mr. Nett, town clerk, was examined. There were two qualifications for voting, the one by freedom of the city, and the other under the Helms Act. He produced hits of freemen and household electors; the former ameauting to 953, some of whom were also upon the household list. The last election was in July, when the candidates were Mr. Johnson, Colonel Hominy, Mr. Smythe, Sir W. Somerville, and Mr. °app.. Mr. Ballantine here said he attended to watch the in terests of certain parties who had been mentioned in eon nexion with election events, and who were anxious that the inquiry should be fell upon both sides. Mr. Slade thought the learned counsel ought to name the parties for whom he appeared. Mr. Ba.lantine handed in a list, at the same time staticg that he only intended to interfere is the event of the parties named being attacked. Mr. Slade said he would take the list ; but could give no opinion as to Mr. Ballantine's right to be heard until a call for interference should arise. hir. Slade said the commissioners would begin to Inquire into proceedings at the last election, and go bask as far es the state of the case might require. Mr. Avis said the practice was then general. Before WC last election it was general on both sides. At the last des. tion the " Blues " did not practise it, hems. Colonel RoraiUy and Sir W. Somerville were determined to pre vent it. They both stated to witness that they would not pay a shilling more than the legitimate expenses. They made this declaration in consequence of the recommends lions for tickets being sent is as usual. I have here a large packet of recommendations then sent in (produced). Some of the committee, in 1852, wished to continue the practice, but the majority were opposed to it, and wished to adhere to the old practice. Witness had always been opposed to it, but had no power over it. Witness first became a legal agent for elections in 1837, and believed he had always op posed the practice, although he filed the recommendations. By Mr. Burcham—Mr. Cooper could explain how the tickets were distributed at the election of 1850. Witness was not concerned in the distribution. The arrangement was then a new one. Had no doubt the colour tickets would have been honoured if Mr. Vanes had then eons to the poll, and that Mr. Vance would hart beaten Colonel Hominy. By Mr. Slade : Thought the molt of the election of 1852 would have been different ifieolour tickets had been issued. Voters went away from the committee rooms is disgust, beesase their recommendations were not attended to. Mr. James Cooper sworn and examined : lam mayor of the City of Canterbury. I handed the letter produced to Mr. Ayers, as clerk to the magistrates. It came to me through the post. He advised me: to seal it, as it appeared to have something to de with the royal commission, and I did so. Ido not know the bendwriting. The witness was here requested to withdraw, but to ap pear again at a later stage of the Inquiry. Mr. George Cooper, sworn ad examined by Mr. Made : I em a stonemason by trade, sad haw been a enema all my life. The freedom is g ained Abu by ill* or eggren tieeehip. I belong to the Liberal yaw% sod have taken an active part, and been • die amonittee. M a t the committee at the last election, Nary was a nenamittee, for we were glad of the service of anyone who came into the room. No particular duties fell to my diem, but I under took toc e t it he swi tielesir-men. Andvari mere sent in fur wises and the praises wawa we. to give the debits, they e i=tlAper imp This was not the system at the last Them were no colour tickets at the last election, bat I paid the asenel men who carried the colons. At the previous demises these men bad colour ticker; henthey very rarely, Meyer, carried the colours. The essumitese did not knew who married the colours: but when the debts were predated they were paid. 300 tickets were ones hosed, and semethses more. Some of the ticket holders eineetisses perhemsd work. There were a vast way eggiisetions at the last election, but none were honed. I war mode oat any tickets ; that was Esse by the ennanittee, amain to a list made out sod kept Ia the semmittee room. I have issued tickets. The tiers had no sass, but bore a number, or I think so. I sea set positive. I sever paid without having a list of names et puttee entitled. By Mr. Anstey—The list wee approved by the mussels** before the colour tickets were limed. The wiloor tickets hen the initials of the committeemen, and would be paid to any ens presenting them. 3y Kr. Slade—No one presented tickets for payment at Wo &Oder of 1552. I paid for the parties who carried the ININIO. Then was a general understanding be tween Col. IWO* sail Sir W. Somerville and their ands that no disile shag* be issued. They did not wish it because it was Mr. They had found that out. Witness: They had knows that a long time. (Laughter.) Mr. Slade—Was not that stated to be a mode of turning the other candidates out ? Mr. Slade—Wee it not so said in the cocaraitte-room ? Witness : No, not publicly. Mr. Slade—You made a calculation that by this mode, whether at the head of the poll or not, your candidates must ultimately be returned ?—Witaer: Yes, I think so. Mr. Slade—Did not this calculation par through the minds of the committee mug generally ?—Witness: I'm afraid It did. (Laughter.) Mr. Made—Did not yen communicate this to each other ? —Wiener: I think we did. Mr. Wade—Why you told me just now it was not so Whig. Oh, I meant there was no formal resolution oaths Si r i al&-r ter.) r. ad Dot Mr. Ayris, the legal agent, talked of this ?—Witaess: Oh yes, that he did. (Laughter.) ' Mr. Blade—l thought se. Did not he state that this will hi a capital way of going to work ?—Witness he on't know whether be said it quite so strong as that, but said soma. thing very like it. Mr. Made—Did yes communicate to Mr. Alderman lined, your chairman, this '. artful dodge ? " .(aughter)— Witmer : I don't think I did. Mr. Slade—But he thought it was a alpha' dodge not to bribe yourselves; but to let the other aide bribe all they Ikea, end this unseat them, and get the seat for your owl member ?—Witness : No doubt he did. (Leighton) By Mr. AnWey—Twenty sesessagen sad f iby or sixty esker kee wise employed in 1882—I think abet eighty or in die weak Mr. Smythe wee =d tse ithe I El,' Mims' is OKI He mussed the in the Nagy port Whet year, oe I think so. I mew of usigheenet between him and Col. Heneillkp at that = di % wasknows that he meant to stand bakes Sir W. Sweenilis sew hewerd. Aksemis Brent examined by Mr. have been as eifermsa dam the year 1830 and have vesed for a = aa pseisd as a Mamas In the Liberal interest. I was of the lihaml amisittee in 1862 sad is ad 1847. Ia 1810 and ISHII elm sated as treason& I Kink I have been oweidered chairmaa without beliag homily NM, when Mr. Smythe ad Mr. Ilewiker sleek Were was a great expenditure. This was a bye duties. At a subsequent electien In the owe year ILr. Smythe wail Mr. Bradshaw were returned; Lel A. donor sad Mr. F. Villiers were defeated. Th e Wear 'yams wu . izr . el e zZLlB4o, wail* I was seasestod with the Cam While the peti tion wee pending egelasr " al A. Coombe= in 37, pe ts tics agent from London said every one of such tickets was a epodes of bribery ; and I sad Gem determined to have middy more to do with them, but we only supposed It weak' disqualify the vote open • scrutiny. It was then spud that the plan should be altered, by giving the voter power to nominate parties for two tickets, instead of re labial it himself. Mr. Blade—Was this system introduced after the passing of the Reform Act ?—Witness: Yes ; but I have heard that formerly it was a custom to give the freemen a gratuity of half-a-guinea at Christmas. Mr. Slade—Can you say when the colour tickets were first introduced into the city ?—Witner : No, I cannot; but I think Allen, Anglian, and Mr. Cooper can. We had no idea that ft was bribery, se we must have colounnen, but we knew it would disqualify the votes. There was no goassalesent about it; it prevailed notoriously on both sides. The money might o ft en go into the voter's pocket; I have no doubt it generally did so, as it we. often gives to his children. It we. certainly looked upon as a bonus to the voter. Mr. Slade—And did not that occur to you, as a man of I sear, to be bribery ? (Laughter.)—Witness We did not think so formerly, but we have thought so since, about 1849. Mr. Slade—Did it never enter into your mind that you were debanehiag the poorer electors by bribing them ? Witness : We knew it was a very wretched system, and we were desirous of pawls; an end to it. We found that we were going down the decline, from bad to worse, sod that the system must be stopped, and we act differently now. Mr. Slade—You go very near the wind, now, I think. (Laughter) Witter—Colonel Hominy in 1860, and Mr. Paget, will was with him, dwelt very much upon the evils of the syb tem, and we resolved to put an end to it, lest it should demondise the whole constituency. 1 do not think we decided upon purity, because it would enable us to sear, our candidates ultimately. We lad good hopes trio, the canvass, and I think the petition we. not 'seriously thought of at the time. I believe it was not I until after the unfortunate duel between Mr. Smythe sad Colonel Remaly that our chance of success was last. Our promises no up aline 200 more than we MAIDSTONE ELECTION. —-. " -- 1111.1DSTON71, MAT 14. This morning, at eight o'clock, the polling own mowed. The (needs of Mr. Lee mustered very strongly at the ecomnesinisent, and upon the first return being made at eine o'clock that gentleman had a majority of 125, the numbers beim Lee 368 Martin Majority for Lee, 125. At three o'clock the numbers given by Mr. Lee's com mittee were : Lee 724 Merlin 696 Majority for Lee, 28. According to Mr. Martin's committee, however, this return was not correct, and they gave the numbers at follows : Lee 728 Martin Majority lot Loe, 6. This announcement occasioned a great deal of meellement. and upon the report being raised that there woo a meal derabie number of electors in the oommlttee-oreen of Mr. Martin, at the Corn Eachenge, ready to be takes Oa vote sad donee the election, a number of Mr. Lee's hliewass, the greater part of whom were intonate:l sod is the mess embed state, proceeded in a body to the Infhengh Then INN folding doors opening to the steps kealksitellte cow mittarroom, at which three policemen 11111111piessi, sad the 1111111111 e• was a sort of lobby—into this the sesit rethed,l =ly blocking up the punts, crashing the ametables the door, so that they were unable to new head m hot, and entirely preventing all egress or tarn' She I semmittee-roam. Upon an intimation of this state ether befog made to Mr. Joy, the mayor, he immediately gn ash& to the spot, amempittisi by two or three policemen. Hie worship requested the semi to remove frees the Mese, bat * B 7 oulf 14 1 10 till an& jewel at him, and on fis at• tempting, with the MA of the rise, to forgo an gnome, tits mayor and the poisons wen very roughly Moiled, mil were compelled le sod" hating the plan in the heeds of the mob, who MO w mmoittes sempletely until four o'clock, the bow ire he dohj of the prig sum it was understesi, eMeirro to eiMin some *Tithes, of the fact of voters being I. sammiltee mom who teem prevented by the proonikg ram& te hem Mae tke poll, but was usable toeesh say Imes which set, or to justify him in sinurning As ball pest three Kr. Lee's committee put forth the fol lowing number as the state of the poll : Lee 748 Martin 731 Majority for Lee, 16. And at feu the pall hishiwees dila: It Was some time before any_ll4llol Mai eherillas* sad thus the amebas givea by Mr. Mertia's molt*. were Lee 738 Maga 7U te; Lie, 4. A great mewl thesisil mead the balker, sad the inmost ezdtement prevailed. The Mayer, after a brief eimerhatisa with Mr. Mmtehrea. tie Town Clerk, decided he wail art alatally &slue pell on that day, aad that shortly aftmemeas a placard to *at tho abet wee pasted as the hustings, peelpeaig the Wield deelentlea of the poll to Monday. Kr. Lee than briefly affirmed the people assembled, sa id them apes the glories , triumph which he said 11101 had achieved, and amounting hie version of the state oldie poll to be : Lee • 748 artiahus73s M T giving hinuelf a majority of 13. . The announcement was received with loud cheers, and Mr. Los and his friends, after exhort*/ the people to be namable, and not to commit any br of the law, retired Lem the e, hustings, and the crowd soon after separated. DEATH OF SIR WALTER RT. RALEIGH GILBERT, BA I I 1 The announcement of the death of Lieutenant- General Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert, Bart., G.C.8., and Member of the Council of India, will be received by the entire body of the Indian army, and by the portion of her Majesty's fermi which served recently in the But, with deep sorrow. This sentiment will be largely shared by Sir Walter Gilbert ' s late commanders, Lords Harding* and Gough. Sir Walter Gilbert had attained the age of 68; yet his death is retarded by his oomradee as prema ture. Sir Walter Gilbert entered the Bengal army in 1800, and in the following year was posted to the 15th Regiment of Native Infantry, commanded by Colonel (afterwards Sir John) Macdonald, of the Bengal army. With this distinguished corps he was present at the defeat of General Perron's brigades at Coal, at the siege and capture of Allygbur, at the battle of Delhi, and capture of 68 pieces of heavy artillery,l3 tumbrils, and 11 standards, taken from General Louis's force; at the storming of Agra, at the memorable battle of Laswaree, where 70 pieces of cannon with the whole of the enemy's ammunition and baggage were captured. In this battle thA 15th Native Infantry was particularly distinguished. He was present at the battle of Dies, in which the enemy lost 87 pieces of artillery and all their ammunition ; at the subsequent fall of the kenos of Din and at the desperate, but nameplate' moults on Bhurte pore, under the wand commemilWear et Lord Lake, who i i hhly 41191111111 11* perm for llant ry. In ig ail these sedum etivisesTionAmat his ga Gilbert exted Ibe tar bombm width later in life induced him to dia logist what he head that his horse would not approach • begs boar which threatened the life of his friend, and limp the enraged animal on foot with his single spear. As captain, major, and colonel, be was subsequently em ployed in various responsible offices; but it was on the ilutiej and in the Punjab that the public notice became axed on Sir Walter Gilbert as a first-rate commander. His last crowning act finished the campaign in the Pun jab, 16,000 old and tried Sikh soldiers haring grounded their arms to him. SPORTING. LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END. THE DERBY. After 5 to 2 had been token to some money about the favourite, 3 to 1 was *Berea in hundreds on the field ; this may be accounted for by various investments being made on Umbriel at 11 to I. Bto 1 was taken to 1001. about Sittingbourne; 850 to 100 about Honeywood ; offers to lay 1 7 to 2 against the two—take 400 to 100. 11 to 1 taken about Pharos to 1001. 11 and 10 to 1 about Orestes, the latter odds takea to 1001. 13 and 12 to 1 taken about Claes' ; 25 to 1 Jerry Kent 0,000 to 30 Peggy ; 40 to 1 each against Talfourd, Cheddar, and Bracket (taken). Closing prices: THE SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. 5 to 2 sgst Mr. Chilton's Audubon (t) 5 to 2 Duke of Bedlord'aDionindie (3 to 1 t) 100 to 80 on the two (t) DERBY. 3 to 1 apt Mr. Bowes's West Australian (t and off) 8 to 1 Duke of Bedford's Sittinghourne (t) 81 to 1 Mr. Surtees ad Iloneywood (t) 10 to 1 Baron Itothschild's Orestes (t) 11 to 1 Duke of Richmond's Pharos (t) 11 to 1 Lord Derby's Umbriel (t) 12 to 1 Mr. Powney's Cineas (t) 25 to 1 Mr. Rogen's Jerry Kent (t) 1000 to 30 Mr. Wilkines Peggy (t) 40 to 1 Mr. Knowles's Talfourd (t and off) 40 to 1 Lord Clifden's Cheddar (t and off) 40 to 1 Mr. B. Way's Bracket (t) OAKS. 4 to 1 agst Catherine Hayes (5 to It) to 2 Misletoe (t) BATH RACES. These races will commence to-morrow, and although they clash a little with the Manchester meeting, some good sport ands large attendance of company are expected, espe cially on the first day, when the principal feature of the programme, "The Bomersetahire Stakes," wall be run for. In the number of horses arrived are, Oliver, La Mal heurense, Harry, colt by Alfred, dam by Dr. Faustus, Monte Mow, Amazon, Ireland's Eye, Lmaartine, Gossip, Audubon, filly by Venison out of Wedding-day, Share vogue, Red Lion, Dabchick, Chase, Tweedside. ORDIR OP RUNNING. TUILSDAT.—First race at two o'olook.—The Lanadown Trial Stakes. Second raos.—Ths Biennial Stakes for 3-yr-olds. Third rare: The Biennial Stakes for 2-yr-olds. Fourth rack—The Somersetshire Stakes. Fifth race.—A Selling Stake. Fifth race.—Yembers" Plate. WEDNEBDAY.—First nee.—The City Cup. Second race.—The Weston Stakes. Third race.—The Dyrham Park Stakes. Fouyth raos.—The Aristocratic Stakes. Fifth rack—A Sweepstakes. RAILWAY Courtvkvots.—The 6 15 a.m. train arrives at Bath at 10 20 a.m. The 9 46 a.m. Basses Train arrives at 12 25 p.m. COUNTY MEETING. 17. &WM. Ones round, about CAT. ex lb. Economy La Ida Entireties 66 6 12 Corybautes 3 611 The Chase 4 6 9 Octavia Young Norval Ferret 4 6 6 Oossip 3 6 4 Lady Emily 3 6 4 Tweedalde 3 6 4 Eliza Don Quixote Harry (b 4 510 Ceres, Kitty Darling Miasma 3 6 7 The Arrow 3 5 0 mu.. Ones round. Bolton Ag 4 10 lb. 9 Tame Waterfall Lima MEETING, Jorz 29. LUMBEILLAND PLATE. Age. at. lb. Dome Tattle 4 6 Snowdon Dunhill 3 6 Pelopidas Audubon Miusive 1 The Surveyor 4 6 Tomato 4 6 King of Troy 4 6 Ammonia Helen Ponca 4 6 1 Constantine Rocha*. Dick Turpin Coomberland Bta thesmon 3 Beverlac 3 Break-o'Day-Boy 3 ceiTy - oat of KW Bant'e dam 3 Hobby None 3 Pug Ono& 3 Aan Eliza Sprinelower The Hatchet eocirliah --- •--- 3 6 10 6 10 6 10 6 10 6 10 6 8 5 8 6 8 5 8 6 8 b f by Vendam, oat of Sher aton's dam 3 5 8 Georgy Ireland's Eye April Fool 3 6 8 Peg Fife 3 5 8 Melrose Helena (h b) Mary_Aielabie The Event 4 6 6 Nem 3 6 6 The Major 3 6 4 Charity Moscow Friday 3 5 4 Doublethong Fairplay 3 6 4 Jacqueline 3 6 4 Dear Polly 3 5 4 St. Andrew Banshee 4 pays ft. 1 or before the 17th of May. MAY 18. or.—Ons mile and. quarter. st 1 Countess of TWIN' 6 6 Farmer's Boy 4 6 Ammonia 4 8 Agnes Wickfleld 4 6 Tordesillas Snowdon Dunhill 3 6 Common Seam Mira Bill Michaelmas Maid 3 6 Tinted 4 6 Ibis 6 Harp Chilton 100 by the Emperor out of Begun 3 Incense Preventiou ... • 3 Valour 3 Ganymede 3 The Varmint 4 April Fool 3 Break-o'-Day Boy 3 Jack Learning Richard Primmer 4 Lalias 4 f by Faugh-a-Bal- Ugh out of The Bra 3 Vest 3 Lady Flora 3 Placid 3 The Gift 4 Skit 3 The Judge 3 1 Gaffer Green 1 Minerva (11 b) 3 1 Madeline 4 —One mile. .—..--- —. Age stab. Little Davie 4 7 4 Farmer's Boy 4 612 The Surveyor 4 612 Game Tommy 3 6 The Hetehet 3 6 ... 'Lady Vernon 3 6 4 Maid of Colborne 3 6 2 Bold Davie 3 6 2 The Gift 4 512 Whittington l i Dressmaker Me mile and a quarter. Atest.lb. Phantom 2 The Reaper The Surveyor 4 10 Jack Leeming Game Tommy The Hatchet Bold Davie...... 3 0 Vest .......... 3 10 Little Bloom .. 3 5 BATH AND SOMERS anAT Walowra for the DTBMAX a mile and a half. Age. et. lb. Rusaborongh 6 810 Lamartine Clothworker Sharavogus Cardinal Wiseman 5 8 7 Stapleton Ethelwolf lanthe Abdallah Montague The Hero (lt b) Sleeping Partner 5 710 Orpheus Bourton (h b) a 7 4 Tomboy . 7 Convict Grand Duchess 4 613 Wilmont 6 612 Ago. at. lb. Abdallah The Hero (h b) a 11 0 Captain Phalan mo t tagu bY • 1 4 , 1 1 0 0 1102 NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE WEIGHTS for the NOR/ Age. et. lb. Weatbergage 4 8 7 Kingston Newminster Daniel O'Rontke 4 8 3 Goldiinder 5 713 4 7 10 can tress 6 7 10 Chief Justice 6 710 Woolwich Leopold Joe MWer 4 7 8 Prime Minister 6 6 7 8 Nancy 6 7 Red Lion Indian Warrior 4 7 4 Father Thames 4 7 4 Bird-oa-the-viing 4 7 2 Unity 5 613 Muscovite Merry usco Bird Ludo Lindrick 4 613 Colsterdale 6 612 b e by Melbourne out of Sally Warfoot 4 612 CardinalWiseman 5 612 137;17ibet7r. — . -- .. i 12 Claverhoum 4 12 Bardolph Garforth 6 10 St. Michael Honeywood Haricot Little Jaek 6 8 Cleveland Major's Remedy (laterancyFree) 4 6 BeIMY 3 6 east Lambton 3 6 Lough Hawn 6 6 Brassy...., 4 4 Talfourd 3 4 Palmy Girl 4 4 John Dory 4 Gadabout Snowdrop Forfeits to be declared on Wtlasra POI TEA UNION CI Age K 1 Mountain Deer 6 I Hobble Noble 4 I Longbow Daniel O'Rourke 4 Ariosto Troth 6 Fraatie Rossborough Prime Minister 6 MoUrolops 4 1 Camara 4 1 Woolwich Chassaway 6 1 Waehawk Lem wheut Osbaldeston Father Thames 4 Lady Agnes . • Nabob 4 Kitsilyer CardinalWiseman 6 b c by Melbourne —SallyWarkoet 4 Ruins 4 Little Davis 4 Candlewick 6 Redmond O'Hon lon Sanity 4 Mrs. Birch 5 Trousseau ' Timid Fawn Sir Rowland Trenchard 6 Morning Star 4 King O'Neill 4 Richmond 4 7 6 7 6 7 0 7 0 70 7 0 7 0 6 10 6 10 6 8 Kimura -- Aga at.lb. Truth 5 8 7 Longbow OsbaWrit= Lady Alum The Nabob 4 711 Griot Little Jack 6 7 81 Evadne Gafiad .h . farday a 7 4 iroareatt HANDICAZ &DAIL ( Ate stab. Truth 8 6 Kohinoor oobaldacton Lady Agnes Grief Endue 4 7 4 Little Davie Tittentone (h b) 6 7 4 Osylad Trotuseas lIARPENDEN RACES.—MAY 20. AcctrrANess for thy HAIirENDEN HANDICAP. Two Age at lb Odibam 3 8 4 Selina Wilmont Herbert Young England 6 7 8 Economy Sleeping Partner 6 7 8 Billy Boy 4 7 7 Miss Talbot Theodine [ hese 5 7 5 Ago at lb La Malbeureuse o 7 4 Ven•re-a•Terre 6 7 3 Handsome Doe 6 7 2 Dame Tattle 4 7 0 Mow. Wharton 6 6 13 D4O Quixote 3 5 12 Eliza 3 612 L4mpedo Lsdv ?dary 3 6 9 Hook 3 69 HORTICULTURAL FETE AT CHISWICK. The first fruit and flower show of the Horticultural Society took place in the grounds at Chiswick, on Saturday The day was very fine, and the display of plants very bril liant, the azaleas and roses being as usual in great force sod beauty. Among the company were the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, Duke and Dueheu of Suther land, Lord and Lady Bridport, Earl of Carlisle, Marchioness of Hastings, the Turkish Ambassador and suite, Sir John Boileau, Sir Thomas Acland, Sir William Middleton, Lord Grey, Lord William Fitzroy, ite. The following is the list of the prizes: AWARD OF THE JUDGES. Cum) I. _ New Pelargoninme in 8-inch pots.—Private growers: Certificate of excellence, Mr. Kuser. Nurserymen: Gold Banksian, Mr. Turner; silver gilt, Mr. Dodson; certificate of excellence, Mr. Westwood. Fancy Pelargoniums.—Private growers : Shyer gilt, Mr. Reser ; certificate of excellence, Mr. Robinson. Nursery men : silver gilt, Mr. T • certificate of excellence, Mr. Ayres; large silver, Mr. Gaines; silver Banksian, Mr. Westwood. . Calceolarin.—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Constantine ; large silver, Mr. Pcstridge. Pansies., in twelves.—Silver Knightian Mr. Turner ; silver Dinkins, Mr. Bragg; certificate, M r.i Dobson. Cmerarias, in 8-inch pots.—Silver Knightian, Mr. Tur ner; silver Banksian, Mr. Constantine; certificate, Mr. Wiggins ; certificate, Mr. Dobson. Crams 11. Stove or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of 20.—Large gold, Mr. May; Gold Knightion, Mr. Fraser. Stove or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of 15.—Gold Banksian, Mr. Green r silver gilt, Mr. Dods, gardener to Sir John Cathcart; certificate of excellence, Mr. Speed ; large silver, Mr. O'Brien. Stove or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of 6, in pots or tube of not less than 20 inches in diameter.—Gold Bsnksian, Mr. May; silver gilt, Mr. Carson. Steve or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of 6, in pots not exceeding 13 inches in diameter.—Silver gilt, Mr. Mere dith; certificate of excellence, Mr. Taylor; large silver,Mr. Over; silver Knightian, Mr. Jarvis; silver Banksian, Mr. Kieghorn. Exotic Orchids, in collections of 20.—Gold Knightian, Mr. Franklin; gold Banksiao, Mr. Williams. Exotic Orchids, in collections of 15.—Gold Banksian, Messrs. Veitch ; silver gilt, Messrs. Rollinson. Exotic Orchids, in collections of 10.—Silver Gilt, Mr. Blake; certificate of excellence, Mr. Woelley ; large silver, Mr. Carson; silver Knightian, Mr. Dods. Exotic Orchids, in collections of Dix.—Certificate of ex cellence, Mr. O'Brien; large silver, Mr. Ivison ; silver Haightian, Mr. Kinghorn; gold B a nkaian , Mr. *nen ; certificate, Mr. Summerfield. 12elichrysums.—Large silver, Mr. Taylor ; silver Knigh tian, Mr. Stuart. CLAIN 111. (B)—Pine Apples, in single specimens : 1. Queen'e.—Certificate of excellence, lemon queen (51b. 40z.), Mr. Hoare. 2. linvilles, Cayenne., Black Jamaica's, &c. —Certifleate of excellence, pri ckly Cayenne (41b. lox.), Mr. Bray; large silver, black Jamaica (31b. 2os), Mr. Davies; silver Knightien, smooth Cayenne (31b. 50z.), Mr. Turnbull. (D)—Grapes ; in three bunches for private growers, and six bunches for market gardeners: 1. Black Hainburgh.—Certificate of excellence; Mr. Bradley ; large silver, Mr. Davis, Oak Hill; silver Knightian, Mr. Jennings. 3. White Muscadines or Sweetwaten.—Certificate of ex cellence, Mr. Jennings, Sweetwater& ; large silver, Mr. Davies, Oak Hill, Sweetwater. 5. Frontignans, or other sorts distinct front the foregoing. —Certificate of excellence, Mr. Martin, black frontignans; large silver, Mr. Bradley, grizzly frontignans; silver Knightian, Mr. Allport, black frontignans. (I)—Nectarines, in sizes.—Large silver, Mr. Fleming. (o)—Figs ' in size. . — Silver Bsnksian , Mr. Busby ; Cer tificate, Mr. Fleming. (H)--Cherries, in dishes of Ilb. each: 1. Black.—Silver Knightian, Mr. Jennings; silver Bank elan, Mr. Fleming. (K)—Strawberries, one dish each : 2. 11[0•11 . 1 Seedling, and similar kinds.—Silver Knightian, Mr. Turnbull; silver Banksian, Mr. Perkins; certificate, Mr. Benjamin Dew. (L)—Melons, the best flavoured 1. Green•fleahed.—Silver Knightiei gage melon ; silver Bsnksien, Mr. melon. Mr. Munro, green- Tindall, Pontypool CLADS IV. Single specimens.—Large silver, Mr. Fairbairn, erica Cavendishii; silver Knightian, Mr. Veiteh, he:acentric mysorensia ; silver Banklian, Mr. Over, boys imperialis ; certificate, Mr. Frazer, epaeris Greenhouse Aimless, in twelve distinct varieties.—Gold Banksien, Mrs. Lowrance. Greenhouse Aunts, six of the newer kinds in 8-inch potc—Silver gilt, Mr. Taylor ; certificate of excellence, Messrs. Rollisson ; large silver, Messrs. Lane. Greenhouse Azaleas, in six distinct varieties.—Silver gilt, Mr. Canon; certificate of excellence, Messrs. Frazer; Large silver, Messrs. Lane; silver Kaightian, Mr. Falconer ; oertificate, Mr. Over. Indian Ithododendrons.—Silver gilt, Mr. Ivison ; certifi cate of excellence, Mr. Gaines ; large silver, Messrs. Lane, Hothouse Ferns, intermixed with Orchids.—Large silver, Mr. Woolley. Miscellaneous Single Plants.—Silver Knightian, Messrs. Veitch, Cattley, and Morrice ; Silver Bookman, Messrs. Holliason ; certificate, Mr. Edmunds, rhododendron Victoria R ritellaneous Collection of Plants.—Certificate of excel- Messrs. Itollisson, variegated plants ; large silver, I l e rfurner, auriculas ; Silver Knightian, Mr. Wilmer, asrienlas. CLASS V. Roue, in pots, in collections of 12.—Private growers; Geld Beads's, Mr. Torrey; silver gilt, A. Rowland, 80. Nurserymen Gold Banksien, Messrs. Lane ; silver • gilt, Messrs. Paul ; certificate of excellence, Mr. Francis. CapeHeathr, in collections of 10..—Gold Banksian, Mr. May; silver gilt, Messrs. Benison ; certificate of excellence, Mr. O'Brien. Cape Heaths, in 11-inch pots—Silver gilt, Mr. Reser ; certificate of excellence, Mr. Jarvis ; large silver, Mr. Over. Cape Heaths, in 8-inith pots.—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Taylor; lane silver, bit. Dods ; silver Knightian, Mr. Sr. CLASS VI. New Planta in Flower.—Silver gilt, Messrs. Venda, Ilium gigasteuns ; large silver, Mr. May, pultances eriei folia ; large silver, Mr. Green, tetratheca *Halton& ; certifi cate, Mr. Woolley, hifrenaria, sp. n. ; certificate, Messrs. Lee, Weals pedunsularis ; certificate, Mr. Moore, tritonia B°6 (rother kinds of fruit of peculiar excellence and value.—Large silver, Mr. Ivison, for specimens of caries papaya ; certificate, Mr. Flemiug, miss Cavendishii. In- The two specimens of the caries mays, or papaw of die, from Sion House, which were exhibited in the fruit teat, were perfectly unique, and, as it is believed, had never been previously seen in ISktland. CLERICAL. The Lord Chancellor has resented the Rev. George Craig Neeley to the vicarage of luihton, in the county of Northampton, and diocese of Peterborough• NAVAL. MAT 16. &me moat important and y interesting practice took place yesterday and Friday (tom the Excellent's twe-gan battery, with the York, old convict hulk, which has been placed up the har bour for that purpose. A quantity of line shells and pow der had been placed between the beams of the York, and in other parts of the ship, hitherto supposed to be out of the reach of an enemy's shot, the object being to test the practi cability of blowing the ship up. During the trials several sheUs exploded, but the vowel has not been blown up yet. The commander-in-chief, the lieutenant-governor, the ad miral-superintendent, and a large number of artillery and other officers, have been present at these trials. Prince Albert was expected over on Friday to view them, but un favourable weather prevented his coming. On Thursday experiments towards knocking a hole in the York's bottom were made, and this ebj•en was effected, causing her to sink on the mud. The utmost meresy has been observed;in regard to the exact character and results of these trials, but an officer who was present describes them to have been of the highest importance. The Star, 8, Commander Chatham.Wrren. arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from B Sb luk e is mag to plowed ., Admir eitter ty stoteaintheyßacrttlearorrivtle h r e ac re i fi fro c. Ea T the he 4 river this afternoon. 4 itn- THE CILMERLAINeIrIr OP LONDON.—The paired health of Mr. Brown, the chamberlain of the City of London, has given rise to a belief in some quarters that that gentleman will n et offer himself for re-election to the common hall on Midsummer -day next, and the possibility of a vacancy in so lucrative an office has already brought candidates into the field. For a considerable period this office has been conferred as an honourable and profitable retirement for some alderman who, either from seniority or pecuniary circumstances, has presented stems to the good feeling or *impassion of the livery. The salary arises front various sources, and is estimated at at least 3,0001. per an num, while the duties performed in person are almost nominal. The impending commission fer reporting upon tka reform of the corporation has, however, created no small stir in the City, and a strong opinion has been expressed dap that the of wositby sioseares Imo pissed away. 4/`- z- _tr! OMB 'IN ;!,.Xt 7 \. .'► iL - '