The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-10 00:00:00

TO THE ZDITOII 07 THE ZXPRE3&

Sin,—The leading article in your impression of
this evening on the Coventry election, states that Mr. Tr*.
borne contested Coventry as a tory before the Reform Bill.
This is an error. Mr. Treherne was a candidate for Cambridge
after the Reform Bill on the liberal interest. After the
passing of the Reform Bill a public meeting for the
choice of candidates decided upon Mr. Pryme and the
Hon. Mr. Osborne, now Duke of Leeds. Mr. Osborne de.
dined, and the late Mr. Hovel, who was chairman of the
meeting, brought forward his nephew, Mr. Morgan Thomas,
now Mr. Morgan Treherne. The other leaders of the party,
headed by the late Mr. Ebenezer Foster, brought forward
Mr. Spring Rice, now Lord Mouteegle. Although Mr.
Thomas displayed considerable ability, the liberal electors
decided in f►vour of Mr. Spring Rice. It was perfectly
understood ►t the time that Mr. Thomas was a liberal. Hi
uncle, Mr. Hovel!, had, long before the Reform Bill,
been a prominent supporter of the liberal cause in
the town and county of Cambridge. He also received
the support of other well-known liberals, particularly by
the late Mr. Weston Hatfield, editor of the Cavnifridge In.
dependent Press. When Mr. Thomas afterwards contested
Coventry os anti-liberal principles, it is well known that his
supporters at Cambridge felt themselves placed in a rather
awkward position. This, however. was modified by the
fact that the Coventry speeches of Mr. Thomas were not so
decidedly tory as those of Mr. Treherne.—l am, Sze.,
Cambridge, Friday. A CAMBRIDGE LIBERAL.

THE LATE ASCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN.—The re-
mains of the late Archbishop of Dublin have been removed
from his country residence to Stephen's Green, from whence,
we understand, they will be removed for interment on
Thursday MlL—Dodolin Evening Mail.
The illustrated London Nco.3 thinks the phi-
losophy of the matter as to aerial navigation is summed up
in the dictum of the veteran ostler who was discussing the
comparative safety of stage coaches and railway trains. " If
a coach upsets," said this sage, " there you arc; but if a
train smashes, where are you r
REPRESENTATION OF WORCDITEIt. —A notice
appease in last night's Gazette that the Speaker's warrant
for the election of a repressotative for the western division
of the county of Worcester, in the room of Vicount
Maley, will be issued at the expiration of six days.
WESTMINSTER REOISTRATION.—The revision of
the lists of voters for the city of Westminster was yesterday
relearned and concluded. 'There were 31 reform claims
allowed ; 264 reform objections sustained ; the reform gain
Wag 136 votes. There were 3 conservative claims
allowed ; 98 conservative objections sustained ; the comer-
vative pins being 42 votes.
DEATH OF SIR GEORGE BONHAM, K.C.B.—The
late Governor of Hoag Kong, Sir Samuel George Bambara,
dial on the Bth instant, aged 60 years. The late henget,
who wee born at Faversham, in Kent, in 1853, was de-
weeded from the ancient family of Bonham, long seated is
Eau. He married, in 1846. the eldest daughter of Mr.
Thomas Barnard, late of the Bombay civil service, but her
ladyship died in 1859. Sir George Boatman was for nearly
tea years Governor of Prince of WHIN'S Island. Singapore,
sad Malacca, and was appointed, in 1847, Governor and
Oanimander-in-Chief of the Island of Hoeg Kong, and Pleni-
potentiary and Chief Superintendent of Trade in China.
which pod In held till December, 1813. He was nominated
a C.B. BD 18486:0,KiC.8. in 1830, aod was created a baronet
'in 1852. Sir is sucoseded by his son George Francis,
' who wee born in 1 7.
KING'S COLLEOE EVENING CLASSIOL—Lset night
the evening classes of the winter erosion in oonnexime with
Klee. College, London. were inaugurated by an adding
from the Rev. J. E. Rogers, N.A., Tooke Proton/2c of
Political Economy, in the presence of the Rev. Dr. Jelf, the
principal, the professors, and a large number of neither.
The classes will commence their ordinary business in
divinity, Latin, Greek. French, German, Italian, Spanish,
Dutch, English history, mathematics, commerce, and other
sal:deed ea Monday evening.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVER.SITY.—We are again at the
sosmoseemest of another academical year, and Cambridge
is beginning to pot on its usual term-time upon. In eon-
memos of recent alterations, a freshman now derives no
particular advantage in having has name entered early oa
the college books, and many do not enter or even choose
their college, before the day they come up ; it is therefore as
yet too soon to ascertain accurately what is the number of
freshmen that will come up to each college this term;
we believe, however, that we shall not be wrong if we
my that, taking the university generally, it is considered
s&at is usually called • "good year." The entries on the
whole are as numerous as we can reasonably expect, for is
sited recent improvements which render &degree-residence
at the usiversity both shorter and cheaper, the run men
who now come up are fewer in number than formerly, foe
the simple but sufficient reason that there are now so many
mattress of honourable employment which pay better and
ty2Lukker than than profession@ to which a university
is indisproothie.—Cambridge Isdepraciatt.
"Er NEW Durr sale Beaa Licaucse.—The new
duty on licences granted to beer retailers takes effect from
sad after this day, Saturday, the 10th of October. It is
provided that on person who are authorised by justices of
the peace to keep a victualling shop and who sell beer to be
*gummed oe the premises, and who do not sill spirit', the
sew duty is V. 3e. and 5 per cent. thereon in lieu of the
expiring duty.
CORPS OF COMMISMONAIRRS.—The band of this
corps, having finished their open air promenade concerts at
the Cambridge enclosure, St. Jarnes's-park, an now per-
formiog every evening at the Agricultural Hall, Islington,
where, in addition to the band of the corps, Mr. Schmuck.
the master, has engaged the services of several professional
singers.
THE CRAWLEY COURT-MARTIAL—The trial, we
believe, we may now onfidently state, will take place
at Chelsea Hospital ; and in all probability in Novem-
ber neat. As little delay as pantie is onteraplated oa
the part of the authorities, as the express is likely to
make rather a formidable item io this year's accounts.
60,0001. has already been mentiooed as the probable cost
el thh trial.—Tfisifeel Service lte.
ENCLOSURES ON WANDSIVORTH-COMMON.—Yeeter-
day a deputation consisting of the Rev. J. S. Jenkinsoo,
vicar of Battersea; the Rev. W. Hodgson, member of the
Wadsworth Board of Works ; Mr. James Walton. church-
warden of Battersea ; Mr. W. Todd, Mr. IL Season, Mr.
Buckmaster. and Mr.Corsellicvestry-clerk of Battersea, had
an audience with Lord Spencer, lord of the manor, relative
to the enclosures on Wandsworth-common. After a memo-
rial to his lordship on the subject had been read, Mr. Bock-
master made a statement to his lordship epee the dealt.
ability of open spaces being preserved for the recreation sod
enjoyment of the public. Earl Spencer replied that he was
most anxious to continue the friendly relatiouship which had
always subsisted between himself and the parish, sod that
at preset be had no intention or idea of any scheme for en-
closing any portion of the common ; that be coacut red in the
views expressed by Mr. Buckmaster concerning the deer-
ability of providing open spices for public recreation to
populous localities, and that if at any future period such
a plan should be brought under his condderatioe he would
bear this in mind. He believed that outdoorgames arid
exercises greatly contributed to the happinesi and morality
of the humbler classes, and any future scheme for 'echoer"
would be considered with, reference to that object. 11.11
lordship did not no bow the recent enclosures of the rail-
way, which were, be believed, the oely considerable ones
that had been made since his succession to the propertr,
could sow be interfered with but there wee not the slightest
objection to further inquiry being made in the matter
parochial authorities ought to have urged their objections
at the proper times. After some further explanations from
Mr. Walton and Mr. Todd, the deputation thanked his lord-
ship for the very favourable consideration be had given the
matter, and then withdrew.
FATAL EFFECTS OF Foot Ara.—Yesterday af ter-
woe au accident took place at Leicester by which four per-
sop have been killed. It appears that at the back of DADS
premise adjoining the Blue 'Boar public-hoar* in HoilthEste"
dram is a groin hie, about seven feet deep, which re-
wetly has been converted to etch purposes after being
used as • rain-water-Cistern. A large qusetity
grains had been stowed into this pit and vier pressed
down. Yesterday, abort 2 o'clock, a roan named Curies
Gregory, 77 Jean of age, went to the pit and mind it for
'the purpose of taking out a quantity of grains. He lifted up
the treploor and descended, but does not appear te have
discovered that there was foul air in it. He became nuns-
dbl. and fell. His daughter, Charlotte Gregory, 31 years,
maw bee father in this position, and went down to reuse
biro. She also grew faint and fell among the grains. The
alarm was given, and two von. Charke Freeman sod
Joseph Tam, the landlord of the Garibaldi publiehouse. to
High-street. seeing no danger, descended into the pit nip
also fell powerless to the bottom. The presence of carbooto
acid gas was at length suspected. and other mean were
quickly &Timid raising Mom who bad halloo into the The
-
Hooks were procured, aed the bodies were drawn up.
eseiatsnee of two surgeons (Messes. Full ma sod Marriott)
wag of no avail, life being extinct in the four caws.