The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-02 00:00:00

LUCKS COUNTY ELECTION.

The polling took place yesterday at the several
districts into which the county is now divided—viz.. Ayles-
bury, Arnersharm Bletchlev, Brill, Buckingham, Newport
Pagnell. :Slough, and High Wycs.inbe. The proceedings
altogether were of the quietest character possible, and the
occasion was unattended by the excitement which is usually
expected at an election, as will be seen by the total number
polled ; cot half the constituency voted, and the remaining
section—those who did not vote—is composed almost ex-
clusively of the liberal party. Dr. Lee came forward en-
tirely unsupported by the liberals of the county, and
even in his own behalf has made no effort whatever to secure
his return. His reason fur offering himself, es was
stated in one of his addresses, WAS merely to give the liberal
electors an opportunity of voting. He declined to be at the
expense of bringing the voters to the poll, and neglected
the ordinary aids even of legel agents, check clerics, Szc.
This he calls purity of election. On the other hand the
tones have left no means untried to bring in every stray
voter on their side, and endeavoured by every means at
their command to swell the majority of their candidate.
As we have before stated, Dr. Lee did not receive the
support of a third part of the liberal electors. The result
of the contest must not, therefore, be taken as a fair
criterion of the stremlth of parties in the county. Had a
man hero brought forward who would have received the
support of the party, the result would uo doubt have been
different. At the close of the poll the numbers were
—Harvey, 2,311; Lee, 312.

For Monday next Mina L. Fyne and Mr. Harrison
promisee° operettaby Messrs. Haddisan, *lrian, and
Fairtotte, to be Oiled before the pantomime.

The Westmoreland Se!iolarship in the Royal
Academy of Music, the foundation of which was announced
the other day, has this year been gained by Mbs Edith
Wynne.
TIIE RI.,NIAN ARMY OF THE CAI:CAM:B.—A cor-
respondent, writing from Anapa, under date of Dec. 5
says :—" You have been already informed of the state of
the Russian army of the South, I am enabled to-day to give
you some particulars about the army of the Caucasus, which
forms a separate cot., a d'armee. It is divided into four
divisions ; numbered 19, 20, 21, and one of grenadiers ;
each division consists of four regiments of six bat-
talions each, and a brigade of artillery, amounting in all
for each division to 27,000 to 30,000 men. lo this
' force, there are 7 battalions of rifles. The 19th division
occupies the line from Taganrog to Staveropol ; the 20th
(ruin the latter place to Soulak ; the list from the Soulak
to Balton ; and the Grenadiers from Bakoo to Tiflis. Be-
sides this force, there are 37 battalions stationed on the
frontier, 4 battalions of Rifles, and 2 battalions of Engi-
neers, • division of 8,000 Dragoons, 50 regiments, of from
sOO to 1,000 each, Cossacks of the line, 10 battalions of the
Cossack' of the hoe, 20 regiments of Don Cossacks,
15,0110 Georgian and other militia. This imposing force of
over 200,000 men, under the command of the Grand Duke
Michael, has for its support, if the communication be pow-
the other troops of the Don."
METILOT.U.ITAN BENEFIT SOCIETIES' ASYLUM.—
The usual annual dinner is to be given to the inmates of this
institution Balls-pond-road, on Monday next, when it is
auticipeter; an unusually pleasant meeting will take place,
many subscribers having promised to attend, end the
committee having provided liberally for the aged people. Pro-
vost G. M. Stephen', of the Manchester Unity, will occupy
the chair, and 1). S. C. R. Knowles, of the }wester; the
vice chair. A course of ten lectures has been arranged for
the winter quarters, to entertain the inmates and neighbour-
Mg residents. Thera will be given in the chapel of the
asylum every Wedoesday evening.
A REFRACTORY CHERCH WEAT/IF.ECOCIL —About
20 years ago the church of St. Lawrence in Southampton
wee rebuilt, but from want of funds the spire was not
erected. By great exertions made a short time since money
was raised, and • spire was added, which was surmounted
by a heavy sane. Soon afterwards this vane became re-
(rectory, and would not revolve, and the wind had such
power over it that the stone ball in which it was inserted
apparently became loose, and it was feared that unless some-
thing was does an accident which might he serious would
take place. The cost of erecting a scaffolding would be
more than could be defrayed, but at length a working man
offered to take down the roue for the sum of 10/., and
he was employed for the purpose. From a window
in the tower he dragged up a plank, and laid it
'cross some of the masoury, and on to this plank he raised
a ladder. Through some eyelet-holes in the spire he pro-
hacted wooden bars from the inside, and hung at them other
olders, fastening the bottom of one to the top of anotber.ln
a short time slender ladders were trailed all up the spire,
and the workman was seen lashed to the nave, nearly 200
feet high, cutting away the portion that caused the mis-
chief. He was to be paid for all extras, and he informed
an officer of the church that the stone ball of the spire was
so loose, that repairs were necessary. That officer doubted
this, and he was issued by the man to go up and amnia*
for himself. This incitation was, however, declined,
although several friends of the official offered meort bias
;to the church sod witness his ascent. The result will be
that the repairs will have to he made without a survey—a
course which is somewhat irregular.
Tai EXTRAORDINARY CAREER OF CRIME BY
THREE BOYS AT HULL—Our readers will remember that
some short time ego we published particulars of an extra-
ordinary career of crime which had been pursued by four
Hull bora, three of whom bad been raptured by the Hull
police oa several charges of felony. The names of these
boys were respectively Joseph Morse Wriggleeworth, sixteen
years of age, Richard Wm. Lord, sixteen years of age, and
James Joseph Reynolds, fifteen years of age. At the Hull
sessions, on Wednesday, the prisoners were brought before
the Recorder, Mr. Samuel Warren, charged with having
broken into the counting.bouse of the Electric and Inter-
national Telegraph Company, and stealing a large sum of
money therefrom. After bearskin into these premises, the
youthful burglars bad gained an entname into the large
warehouse of Messrs. Young and Pool, ironmongers, Wal-
tham-street. Here they attempted to break open the free
safe, but in this they failed. They however took away
with them a comber of spoons. forks, knives, Lc., which ,
they afterwards attempted to dispose of at a low prim I
When they had committed all the depredation they could
do iu Hull, they decamped in a dog-cart to Drifilea On She
road they smashed the vehicle, and left it is • fit
and the borne •
they took to the neighbouriag
attempted to sell for . It is stated by one oflri,-
-whether seriously or romantic—that the party had deter-
rained to leave Hull in a cab, and when ea the read to taro
upon the driver and murder him. but one of tie boys bad
certain misgivings, and would not be a party to this mur-
derous scheme. The lade were tracked from Hall to Drif-
field, and two of them were apprehended by comet the super.
inteodents of the East Riding Constabulary._ The Recorder
sentenced Wriggleeworth to twelvemonths' imprieonmeu.,
sod Lord and Reyoolds to nine month'. inimisonment each,
the three prisoners to spend cue week in solitary coofinemeat.

THE YEARS EXODUS PROM LIVERPOOL;

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.

The Goverameat Emigration Officer, at this port issued
to-day their usual annual return of the Dumber of emigrants
which hays left Liverpool during the year 1863. Accord-
ing to these returns, the emigration from Liverpool,
when compared with 1862, is enormous in its Moreau.
The following are the returns of the exodus to the United
States, for the quarters, ending March. June,
September, and December. Li the March quarter there
riled bathe United States "under the act "51 ships, with
339 cabin and 16,630 steerage puseogers' of which 3,02.3
were English, 403 Scotch, 12,796 Irish, and 406 foreigners.
lo the June quarter there sailed ta7 ship., with cabin
and 39,902 steerage passengers, of which 9,511 were Eng-
lish, 1,004 Scotch, 27,115 Irish, and 2,212 foreigners. In
the September quarter there sailed 83 ships, with
1,018 cabin, and 13,539 steerage passengers, of
which 8,891 were English, 934 Scotch, 12,-;:,9 Irish,
and 1,275 other countries. In the December quarter there
sailed 76 ships with 743 cabin and 1,4.397 steerage pas-
seogers, of which 7,063 were English, 835 Scotch, 8,960
Irish, and 1,529 foreigners.
There was no emigration to Canada for the quarter ending
March ; bat in the June quarter there sailed four ships,
with 42 cabin passengers and 938 steerage. of which
727 were English, 159 Irish. and 52 other coun-
tries. In the September quarter there sailed 7 ships,
with 137 cabin and 933 steerage, of which 723 were
English, 21 Scotch, 96 Irish, and 93 other countries. In the
December quarter there sailed 5 ship, with 99 cabin and
1406 steerage passeogene 399 of which were English, 2
Scotch, 66 Irish, and 139 other countries. To New South
Wales there was no emigration in the March quarter. In the
J9llO quarter there sailed 762 steerage passengers, of which
297 were English, 99 Scotch and 366 Irish. In the September
quarter there was likewise no emigration, but in December
there sailed 3 ship with 1 cabin and 1,019 steerage passers.
gees, 177 of which were English, 94 **itch, 744 Irish, and 4
other countries. To Queensland, io the March quarter,
there sailed 4 ships, with 24 cabin and 1,271 steerage passes.
gen, of whirls 850 were English, 110 Scotch, 309 Irish. and
2 other c °entries ; in the January quarter their sailed 3
ships, with 19 cabin and 1,31,4 steerage passenger., of which
492 were English, 269 Scotch, and 57.7 Irish ; i n the September
quarter there sailed 1 ship with tO steerage passe ugers. of
which 48 were English, 2 Scott!), and 30 Irish ; in the
December quarter there sailed 1 ship, with 275 steerage
of which 82 were English, 16 Scotch, and 143
r faMlageTfl4 o Victoria there sailed in the March quarter 10
ships, with 155 cabin and :4,183 steerage passengers, of
which 1,369 were English, 335 Scotch, 1,788 Irish. and 96
other countries ; in the June quarter there were 9 ships,
with 56 cabin lied 3.947 steerage passengers, of which
1,467 were English, 304 Scotch, 2,015 Irish. and 161 other
countries; is the September quarter there sailed 9 ships,
with 8e cabin and 3412 steerage passengers, of
which 1,374 were English, 366 Scotch, 1,571 Irish, and 81.
other countries; in the Decemher quarter there sailed
8 ships, with 147 cabin and 2.:,5.2 steerage passengers.
of whom 1,162 were English, 231 Scotch, 1,953 Irish, and
136 other countries. Only one ship sailed during the year to
New Zeeland, and that was in June. This vessel carried
out 406 steerage passengers. of whom 353 were English, 11
Scotch, mid 42 Irish, all beiug distressed cotton operatives.
To South America there sailed in the March quarter 1 ship,
with 11 cabin and 76 steerage passengers, all of whom
were Irish. lo the June quarter there sailed 1
ship, with 37 steerage reaseegers, 36 of whom
, were Irish, and 1 Scotch. There were no sailing.
in the September quarter, but in the December one there
was one ship with 11 cabin mid stectaire passengers 7, of
whom were English, sod the remaining 79 Iriab. The: shim
railing not under the act were--To the United States, 108
with 5,522 cabin, and 2,911 steerage passengers ; and to
Canada 19 ships, with 950 cabin. and 4,025 steerage pas-
senger. to New Bruus wick. 7 ship with 32
cabin and 51 steerage ' • to Nova Scotia, 9 ships,
with 25 cabin and 7.1 steerage passengers ; to
Newfoundland, 2 ships, and 6 passengers; to Priam
Edward's Island, 3 ship, and 17 passengers ;to Van-
, couver's Island, 2 ships, 6 cabin and 23 steerage Pal-
! seogers • to New South Wales, 11 ships, with 21
cabin and 168 steerage passengers ; to Victoria, 11
ships, with 52 cabin and 301 steerage passengers ; to
West Indies, 17 ships and 103 cabin passengers ; to South
America, 40ships, with 201 cabin and 213 steerage passengers ;
to Africa, 12 ships and 293 cabin passengers ; to Cape of
Good Hope. 1 ship and 6 passengers ; to East Indies, 7 ships
and 38 passengers ; to Hong Kong, 1 ship sod 4 passenger, ;
to Mexico, 4 ships and 15 passenger.; to Sandwich lahieds,
1 ship and 10 passengers ; making • total of ships of 256
ships sailing "sot under the act," 7,595 cabin and
6,850 steerage passengers. The total number of steerage
passengers sailing under the act was 119,772, and of cabin
passengers 3.765, making a total of 123,537. Added to this
t: re are the passengers carried out in the short ship!,
which number 14,445, making • greed total of 137.98:„.
When compared with last year there is an increase of
76,66 e. The immigration was 2:ki ships, with 10,442 steer-
age passengers and :049 cabin. The above figures will
show -and.iodeed, the immigration officers assert it-that the
tide of emigration is principally accelerated bythe enormous
Irish emigration, whic'i appears to increase daily, monthly,
and quarterly. It is also a fart that the Irish emigrants,
are much better clothed, more usefully equipped, and apps.
really wealthier than the ernicraots whose homes have
been in England or Scotland. This is generally attributed
to the high ray now being given to all sorts of labourers in
the United States.