The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-10 00:00:00

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foreign um; het that he relied more eapeallally upon local
assweemists, by whisk dm agriculturist fight be relieved
from wow of thous haymow which pressed most heavily and
injuries* spas him. Sir Henry, according to the depu-
tation, pledged himself to rtand for Lincoln if invited by
such a reqmaition as had been presented to his brother.
Accorliwg to the same authority, and as the above quoted
limas show, a far better requisition was obtained, and the
tows clerk posted off to London, and Sir Henry then, for
the first time, informed Mr. Meson that, since he last saw
him, ho (Sir Henry) had accepted of a permanent embassy
abroad, and should leave this country within ten days or a
fortnight ; that ho consequently could not be present at
the election, and that lie was doubtful whether he should
suit the citizens of Lincoln, for that he should not be
inclined to support the imposition of any duty upon
imported corn, and must candidly tell them so
that he should be willing to favour the land and
the agriculturists by a relief in the shape of fiscal
amnitements, but nothing more; and that he would either
present himself at Lincoln under these circumstances, and
with these opinions, or give Mr. Mason an address declining
the requisition. Mr. Mason felt that he had nu alternative
but to accept the latter.'—Mr. Montague Merrywesither
Turner had announced his intention to come forward shuuld
Sir Henry Bulwer decline, but on the arrival of that gentle-
man in Lincoln, he found G. P. Heneage, Esq. canvaseinfi.
Mr. Ilencage was in Lincoln on the lit ; and, contrary to his
expectations was wooed and won into the candidateship;
since Thursday evening, that gentleman has been prosecuting
his avenue. the supporters of Col. Silithorp also canvass
for hint. Mr. Turner, in his second address, says : The an-
nouncement of my intention having been published long an-
tecedent to the invitation to Mr. Ilencage, I can butsuppose
that t my being a stranger to the const it nency is attributable
the reception of that announcement in a manner unusual on
such occasions. Under the circumstances, therefore, lam
not desirous of putting the gentlemen who are now solicit-
ing your suffrages to any unnecessary expense, nor to in-
crease the turmoil generally attendant upon such elections,
and from which I fear your city will not be free. In de-
clining, however, for the present, contesting fur the honour,
1 beg to announce my determination at a future, and a
first occasion, to solicit the honour of being your representa-
tive.' On the part of Colonel Silithorp and Mr. Seely,
active canvasses are still kept up. The colonel is stated to
Ise indisposed and not enabled to bear much fatigue; but
on his part much exertion is not necessary. Mr. Merry-
weather Turner addressed a large meeting of the citizens at
the Corn Exchange on Wednesday night, for the purpose
of cultivating Lincoln fur a future election. The'
speech was not an imposing or winning one. lie declared
himself a convert to proti etiou from free trade, upon which
he contested Poole in 1819 and lest ; and boasted that he
and his brother were the great promoters of Chancery re-
forms.—After the address of Mr. Turner, Mr. Seely was
called for, and that gentleman delivered one of his stirring
speeches. lie combatted the arguments of Mr. Turner
against free trade. lle concluded toy advocating the ballot,
observing that it was painful to canvass Lincoln. There
were two sorts of bullies, the bully of society, and the po-
litical bully: the one had the quality of courage, and
placed himself before an antagonist to shoot him or to be
shot ; but the political bullies of Lincoln—men of station
and wealth—free traders at heart—went about coercing
people to vote for protection.—Mr. Turner replied, and
after three cheers fur free trade, the meeting broke up.—
There was no chairman, and Mr. Turner was introduced
by a Mr. Henry Mansholt."
ROSS AND CIOMARTY.—Mr. (3. W. 11. Ross has
come forward in opposition to the present member, Sir
James Matheson. _ _ _ _

&turn LANCANITHE.—The Right lion. the Earl
of Ellesmere has addressed a letter to the press in which be
denies the statement made through the Morgan!, Chrome*
that he declined to allow his son (the lion. Capt. Egerton)
to accept the incitation of the conservatives of South Lan-
cashire. Ito says, either from parsimony or some other
cause, the register is not in an efficient state. The noble
earl's son was from home when the invitation arrived, but
it did not appear necessary to wait his return to make up
his (the noble earl's) mind and forward to his correspondent
his decision on the matter. " That decision had no refcrenoe
either to my eon's a,te or to any sentimental reluctance to
disturb the so-called place of the county : it wa.s founded on
my belief, for which I specified my reasons, that the chances
el success were not sufficient to justify the adventure.
I cannot allow the interpretation which has been put upon
my conduct to pus unnoticed and uncontradictcd, and to
have it supposed that I deprecate or condemn any attempt
on the part of others to assert their influence on the repre-
sentation of the county."

TOWER HAMLETS. —A crowded meeting of elec-
tors and non.electon was held on Thursday evening last,
at the Woodman Tavern, White-street, Waterloo town, to
hear a discussion on the question of labour, between Mr.
W. Newton and the other candidates for the representation
of the borough, all of whom had been invited. Dr. Brooks
was in the chair. Mr. A. S. Ayrton was the only one of
the invited gentlemen pri sent ; and letters of apology for
non-attendance were read from Sir W. Clay and Mr. G.
Thompson. Mr. Newton propounded his sentiments on
the question, which comprehendeo what are usually known
u " the rights of labour," the duty of the government to
provide employment on the waste lands of the country for
' every person willing to work and unable to find employ-
ment elsewhere, freedom of combination for the working
man, and legislative enactments to regulate wages, and
the hours of labour. Mr. Ayrton, in reply, expressed
himself in opposition to any parliamentary interference
between employer and employed; but in favour of giving
to every man a free right to associate for purposes of
trade, and of the abolition of the present laws of partner-
ship. At the close of the proceedings a resolution, pledging
the meeting to use their influence to secure the return of
Mr. Newton at the next election, was carried with only four
dissentients. Mr. Newton, who had been throughout very
favourably received, then said that, from the encourage-
ment he had met with at four meetings, and the number
of electors who had promised him their votes, be was de-
termined to go to the ;oil.
TAVISTOCK.—The lion. Edward Southwell Russell
has announced to the constituency that he is not again
going to seek their suffrages, and that he intends to retire
from parliament when it is dissolved. Mr. George Byng
is a candidate in his place. Mr. Brag states that ho can
refer with honest pride to the records of the House of Com-
mons, where, for three generations, and for upwards of a
century, the electors will find the name of his family unde-
viating) y and uninterruptedly identified with every measure
for the furtherance of civil and religious liberty, and the
amelioration of mankind. He is resolved, he says, to tread
in the steps of those who have preceded him, and avows
himself an humble, but scaloue, adherent of that
party who have been the uniform champions of
religions tolerance. He regards the ambiguous
language of the protectionist ministers as intended to mys-
tify the candid, to mislead the simple, to beguile the
unsuspecting; but the real principle submitted to the arbi-
tration of the country is, whether the public at large, and
the poor in particular, shall continue to enjoy the benefits
which they now derive from the diminished price of the
necessaries of life. These are the broad and intelligible
grounds on which the battle is to be fought, and to this
subject, if sent to parliament, Mr. Byng promisee to give
his moat 'Mous attention. He also expresses himself in
favour of the ballot, an extension of the franchise, the abo-
lition of a property qualification and of church rates, and
the admission of "ewe into parliament, regarding them as
entitled to assist in making those laws which they help to
maintain by their wealth, their charity, and their loyalty.

MURDER OF TWO CHILDREN, AND
SUICIDE OF THE FATTIER.

Last night, up to a late hour, a most painful ex.
eitement prevailed at Putney and its neighbourhood, in
consequence of the discovery of the bodies of two boys,
locked in each other's anus, and, close to them, the body
of a man, about 40 years of age, in • deep piece of water,
near the High Bridge, and abutting on the late Vice-Chan-
cellor's seat. The discovery was made about half-put 11
o'clock in the day, by two bargemen, named Hatherway
and Matthews. The tide has influx into this small pond,
and the water at high tide is not less than ten or twelve
feet deep. The bodies, when taken out, proved
to be two very fine grown youths, the eldest
about eleven years of age, and the youngest about seven
years. The man alluded 'to, who proves to be the hither,
was found with his legs tied with willow withies, as she his
arms. Ile lay close to his sous, who had also been OM
gether with two looped strings; they were very =
dossed, and evidently in excellent health at the
they were so mercilessly hurried into eternity. The saga
was also well dressed as a mechanic, but had no money
upon him. The bodies were got out of the water by two
watermen named Peters and Abscander, and the former
directly identified the man and two boys, as hating seen
them walking along the towing-path between seven
and eight o'clock on Thursday evening. He first sew the
two children, the elder carrying the youngest. The elder
boy said he was following his father, who was
me before him. He afterwards met the father, who was
walking with his arms down, and seemed very dejected.
It further appeared that the man had been trying on the
previous night to °Maim beds for himself and children, but
whether he succeeded is not knows. late yesterday after-
noon • woman decently dressed galled at the helm
station, and from information she gave there was no doubt
ha was Ler husband. From her account it appears dist
the man was a basket-maker named fiparkhurst, Wring
yr.... and employed several -

at Barking, in Essex, and men.
The two boys were his by a Inirinne marriage.
Bhe produced a letter which she MI waleived from
him, in which he said, that when Obi received that he
should be no more, and his boys would pa with him, and
Le only wished he had the girl with Um. lle concluded
his letter by station that his wife's temper was the sole
cause of his ruin. Information has been forwarded to Mr.
W. Carter, the coroner fur East Surrey.

'emelt Docie.—Tho preamble of this bill has
been declared proved.
DILUNAGE AND EKDANKMENT OF LANIP,.—The
Lords of the Admirelty have, under certain conditions,
given their assent to this bill for facilitating the drainage
and improvement of land, in England and \Val..., by the for-
mation mid improvement of embankments and other works.