The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-21 00:00:00

REPRESENTATION OF KIDDERMINSTER.

KIDDERMINSTER, TURODAY.
The writ for the election of a member for this
borough in the room of Mr. Bristow, who has accepted the
solicitorship to the Admiralty, wee received here this
morning ; and the Mayor (Mr. Pemberton Talbot) at ones
issued a proclamation axing the nomination for next Moo-
ds,' At nom, and the poll for Tuesday. There are two
candidates' actually in the geld ; and, from present appear-
ances, there will be a sharp struggle. At the last contest
Mr. Bristow beat his conservative antagonist, Mr. J. W.
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Huddieston, Q.C., by a majority of Die* ;Oka, _ numbers
being 207 and 216. Mr. Haddieston, however, nothing
daunted, came down here last night, nod to-day has issued a
very short address offering himself again for election. His
political principles. be says, are well known, and therefore
he need not repeat them.

On Friday Sir Robert Clifton will call the atten-
tion of the House of Commons "to the inctaued expendi-
tore for national defectors, in time of peace," end move for
papers respecting the armaments of France.
The terms of the motion which Mr. Stanefeld in-
tends to bring before the House of Common,, on the Std of
Death mouth, are "That, in the opinion of this house,
the national expenditure is capable of reduction without
compromising the safety, the independence, or the legiti-
mate influence of the country."

Mr. Doulton intends asking the Secretary of
&ate for the Home Department (to•morrow) whether it is
the intention of her Ma government to take any action,
during the present session, upon the report of the committee
on tree in the metropolis. The same gentleman will ask
the First Commissioner of Works, '• whether there is any
probability of the commission on the embankment of the
south aide of the Themes making their report before the
prorogation of parliament" _

Mr. Ayrton, on report of supply, will move, as
an amendment on question for rending the resolution of the
committee a second time, that a select committee be ap-
pointed to inquire into the amount for which the harbour
sad forti6cetions at Alderney will be completed.

Mr. John Benjamin Smith, on going into com_
mittee of supply, will call the attention of the house to the
obstacles which exist in India to the increased growth of
cotton, and the importance, to ladle and to this country,
of their removal ; and to move an address for copy of
further correspoodence relating to the improvement of the
navigation of the River Godavery.

SEWAGE or TOWNB.—The select committee on
sewage of towns have agreed to the following first report :
" I. That careful and exact experiments are necessary to
elucidate the agricultural value of sewage, and the best
mode of applying it. 2. That such experiments have been
carried on at Rugby by the commission appointed to inquire
into the beet mode of distributing the sewage of towns, and
applying it to beneficial and profitable use. 3. That it is
desirable that these experiments shall be continued daring
the present year."
FESTIVAL OP THE SONS OF THE CLERGY. --Cram
llar.)—The 208th anniversary of this institution was eels.
brated this afternoon under the dome of St. Paul's Cathe-
dral, with a full choral service, in which the choirs of her
Majesty's Chapel Royal, St. Paul's, Westminster Abbey,
St. George's Windsor, in all about 260 voices,
assisted. The Loid Mayor, sheriffs, aldermen, and common
councilmen attended in state, and occupied seats to the
right of the new stow pulpit. The sermon was preached
by the Rev. Anthony William Thorold, M.A., of Queen's
College, Oxford, rector of St. George's-in-the-Fields.
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION"POSTE REITANTL"
Dar.)—This morning by command, of the Post.
master-General, for the accommodation of persons visiting
the International Exhibition to pass, a day there • Paste
itestante was opened within the building to whisk Litres
may be addressed, and in addition to the penis's moss for
whom it may be intended it must be directed, "Poets
Hematite, International Exhibitioo, Landes, W."
ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE AT SHEwromm.—A most
extraordinary outrage—one of a clan with whisk the town of
Sheffield has unhappily become associated—was easomitkd
at midnight on Monday in that town. An attempt was
made to blow up the premises of Means. Craven, who are
builders in • large way of business, in the Wickes. About
midnight the family of Mr. Hardy, draper, next door to the
Messrs. Craven's premises, were alarmed by • loud explo-
non. Mr. Hardy got up and obtained the snistaoce of •
constable, and they discovered that an explosion had tam
place in the premises of Meson. Craven. A search was made,
but in the imperfect light nothing wee discovered tc account
for the explosion though • strong smell of gunpowder was
iv perceed. In the morning, however, the retrains of a tic can
—the usual form of the "infernal machine "—were found
in the lower story of the extensive range of workshops,
The am had been heavily charged, end baud round
rags in order to increase the force of the explosion, and it
had been exploded by the familiar promos of • slew
match. The infernal machine was thrown into the pre
miser through • &tidily panel of a door in the lower nary.
The shop was filled with wood is various stages of mans-
facture,. and • large quantity of shavings was strewn shred
but, singularly es nose of these irtflaninsable
materials were gaited by the explosion of the powder. The '
names of the explodes mewed no further result than
scorching a piece of Umber reseed net the panel. It is
mervelloody fermessit thee the s who threw the
can did not emceed in estilag Ire te Use pine, which °De-
tained, besides • very bre mrstity el mesh wood. • ••11-
able 'tack of premed oods. TIM mews el the attewriwi:
not known with certainty, but It it' 119.16141 tkai Ms been no trade dispute between the ass and their em-
ployers.