The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-28 00:00:00

"ATION OP FINSBURY.

&XP4

Yesterday evening a meeting of the inhabitants
It=wee held at the Trryford-hall, Twyford-street,
.road, for the purpose of hearing from Mr. W.
Tomos, who is • candidate for the seat shout to become
vacant by tbe retirement of Sir S. Morton Petri, Hart, an
exposition of his political views. Mr. T. H. Bolto's, who
was milled me to preside, referred in terms of praise to the
ooaduot of Mr. Terme in the House of Commons, while
reptemating respectively Dundalk and Great Yarmouth.
He said it was only by such meetings, aided by the press,
that a ceadidato could be expected to reach a vast coma-
tummy hire that of Finsbury ; it was out of the question
to seppose that a man weld mike a personal canvass of
85,000 electors, Mr. Tomos, ea being introduced to
the meeting, was greeted with loud applause. He said he
was strongly in favour of a 'competitive examination in re-
to a selection of members of parliament, although
he was not, quite so strongly in favour of the system of
competitive examination which prevailed in many depart-
manta of the government. Previous to the Crimean war, the
government oMoss were tiled with persons who bad influ-
ences with the goveimmeet a system which led to the gravest
ahem. He and others launched the Financial Reform
Aaeociation, sod the governmeet were obliged to abandon
their syskun. Sir Chutes Trevelysa, who was a peat
doctrinaire, and Sir Stafford Northoote, mid they would
try another system, and the melt was the invention of
ampetitivs examinations. That had led to the extensive
employment of a ekes of persons whom Lord Macaulay had
: not Ineptly designated "boys in breeches"— peremi who
were utterly wanting in the waders required for the pur-
poses of goveromeat, and as unlike to obtain that work
isi any set of human beings in the world. For such work
parsons mast pogrom sot merely a kaowlsdge of books, or a
ospability of nosweriog catch um soinstitomegons whiegh an ingenious
examiner raiert set igrea, the &ad.
time and the sufferings of those who were from day to day
engaged in the hard draggle for life, otherwise competitive
examination in the governineet departments would become
a shear and • shame. He was prepared to run this mar
petitive race is Finsbury, for, after three months' at:quoin-
; Mime with the electors, he felt so much confidence in them
that, if he were a living man at the next general election,
be should go to the polL (Loud cheers.) He heard that lord-
bo be mot from Pall Mall, were is the field ; but be
, did not fear such competitors as those. There were plenty
I of them who might easily be disposed to come forward, of
every plumage, from the brightest orange to the lightest,
palest green. (Laughter.) The electors of Finsbury on
their first opportunity sent Robert Grant to the House of
Commons as their representative. Then they sent
Thomas Dunoombe, sod everybody knew bow the last word
he uttered ran through the booms. (Loud cheers.) Theo
they seat Wakley, who was always Wormed to with marked
attention, and they had tent also Sir Morton Peto, who in
a different way end in a different sphere was always listened
to, because he had been connected with great works which
had redounded to the prosperity of the country, and was
always full of good matter ad mound sense. Mr. Torreos
proceeded to descant upon the report recently issued by a
committee of the House of Commons with refereoca to the
relief of the poor, and said that having fully considered it
he was of opinion that it would be highly injurious to
such parishes as those of which the borough of Finsbury
was composed,' and which had the management of their
own poor. The only principle on which that report I
went was uniformity, but he was strongly of opinion '
that uniformity in such cases was not desirable, and
be should strenuously oppose such provisions being
carried into law. Having dwelt upon foreign
he said that while he should attend these he
should to
not forget the weightier matters of the law, which
were of more importance to the people, justice, judgment,
sod mercy. (Hear, beer.) In answer to a variety of clues.
tioss, Mr. Torrens said that though a churchman be should
vote for the abolition of church-rates, to favour of a lodger.
(mediae, and the ballot.
On the motion of Mr. CHAPMAN, a vestryman. seconded
by Mr. Rose, a resolution was unanimously adopted ex-
pressing full approval of the political views of Mr. Torreos,
and a committee was appointed to take the necessary means
to secure his electioa.l
The proceedings then terminated.
Other meetings in the various districts are shortly to be
held, and the election of Mr. T.rrens appears to be looked
upon as pretty certain whoever may be the second candidate
on the poll.

THE REGISTRATIONS.
MIDDLESEX.

Yesterday the Revtjag it.Critister, Mr. Edmond
Bodes, bold his court for the revision of the lists of voters
for the knight of the shire to serve in parliament for the
°aunty of Middlesex, at the court-house, E litmus, to re-
vise the Lets for the perish.. of Edgware, Fiochlev, Great
Stassooro, Morrow, Hoodoo, Kingsbury, Little Stanmore,
sod Planer.

-7-11;.1KAdbare Jimmie appeared oa behalf of the Liberal
Registratioa Aseociatioa Mr. T. Alley Joules sad Mr.
Alley Jones, also Mr. H. Smith foe the oonservative in-
terest.

Before proceeding with the bonuses of the day,
The Revising Barrister said—l wish to advert to a report
which I have seen in the newspapers that is not quite
correct. It seater that I decided that in the case of Mr.
Stribling (en independent miriister), his vote wee bed
on account of his appointment being not for life. That was
not the ground upon which I disallowed the vote, that point
was not entered into"; it was one that would require very great
consideratioe. The ground on which I held the vote not to
be good was that there was nothing to connect the 4l
gentleman with the property; under the deed there was
nothing to show that be bad any interest who in the
property in respect of which he claimed to vote. 1 wish
that to be dearly understood. The question as to whether
a dissenting sinister claiming in respect of an appointment
fee life is entitled or not is one that involve* a very serious
questioo, am that I should have entered into at much
greater length before I decided the vote was bad on account
of his appointment not being for life.
Mr. James—l have not seen the reports to-day.
The Revising Barrister—lt is a serious question as to •
dissenting minister's appointment not being for life, and I
should require it to be argued and to consider it carefully.
The ground on which I refused the vote was because, under
the deeds, he did not show his appointment wee for life, or
that he bad any interest in the property be claimed foe.
F. W. Phipps appeared on the list of claimants to vote
for Stanmore parish, his qualification being described as
" lees, 58/. per year," the property not being described at
all. He was objected to by both parties.
The Overseer suggeseed that the omission could be
supplied.
On behalf of the conservatives and the liberals it was
argued that the barrister could not alter the qualification,
or insert • qualification where Done was given.
Mr. Beale, agreed in this view, and the name was ex-
punged.
A similar case occurred in the Edgware polling district,
where Mr. Dunciac Davidson claimed as " Proprietor of the
Hermitage and and his name was struck out.
Several other cases occurred io which the qualification
was not sufficiently described, and the parties not attending
the barrister was compelled reluctantly to strike them out.
In reply to an overseer, be also stated that where claims
were insufficientlyll tilled up, the overseers might correct
them before publishing them.
['We, of course, insert the revising barrister's explana-
tion ; but • reference to our report will show that be is not
correct in this statement. The whole of Mr. Smith's argu-
ment, as reported, was, that the claimant being removable
on departing from the "articles of faith,"or for immoral
conduct, the appointment was not for life, and, therefore,
that the vote was had. Theo follows the statement which
the revising barrister says be did not make, that he held
that the &motet/tient was not for life. Our reporter arr.
tainly understood him clearly, with the deed in his hand,
to say that the appointment was cot for life ; arid there-
upon followed Mr. Smith's corollary, "and, therefore, the
vote would be bad, even if the two deeds were connected,"
a remark that would be totally out of place but for the pre-
viously reported remark of the banister. What was the
ground of the decision is one thing ; what the barrister said
may be another. Our reporter does nut remember that he
gave a reason for his decision.]

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.

ENTRANCZ EXHIBITIOICEL —Examinations will be
hAd ou Tuesday red Wednesday, the 4th and sth October,
for six eatunce exhibaboes, Harm for the Arts &Loot mud
three for the Medical School, viz.:-1. Three Andrews
exhibitions—me for classics ; one for mathematics, pure
and applied ; ose for classics cud mathematics combined.
These will be of the value of MI. per annum, each tenable
for three years. Candidates must cot be above the age of
lit on the let of October, IM-I. 2. Three entrance medical
exhibition of the respective values of 301., 201., and 10/. per
annum. tumble for two years, for gentlemen who are
about to attend their first winter session in a medical
schooL Notice of intention to oompete for either of theme
exhibitions, should be delivered at the office of the
college, on or before Saturday, October 1. Good programa&
hu been made during the vacation In the erection
of • raquet and two fives eourta by friends of the college
end of Umieweity Hall, on ground famished by the college.
The exterior and roofs are completed, and the courts will
be soon reedy for use. One of the fives courts, revered,
will be for the juice stool excluevely.

THE AFFAIRS or FHB EARL OF Y•RBOROUGH.—
The biracial affairs of this soblernan are causing a good
deal of excitement in the neighbourhood of Brigs, York-
shire, wham bie property is thiedy situated. It is rumaired
that his lordship'a tenantry are coosiderisg the practicability
of meeting his liabilities, so as to precast the breakin up
of the esteseire establishment at Brecklesby Ball. The
immediate claim is said to be about 90,0001—Zerern
, Morning Noes.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE
PROMOTION OP SOCIAL SCIENCE.

YORK, TUISDAY, Sum 27,
This morning the general meeting of the associa-
tiou was held stilts Festival Coaoartuansjes nue], and an
address was delivered by Sir Ottawa:a 1:U8111E06, 3L D.,
President of the Departmest of Health, the subject bass,
`• Public Health."
The usual vote of thanks we. mo►d by Lords
who presided, sad voted, and the general meeting separated.
The bushiest of the several departments was this rammed
at their respective plums of assembling.

FIRST DEPARTMENT. - JURISPRUDENCE AND
AMENDMENT OF THE LAW.

Atristuran Lunen presided.
The special question for consideration wee— "On what
principle should the law deal with Uwe questa/mg of responsi•
res Wily and y mental competenw in Civil Lod Criminal Cases
pectivel r
Mr. J. Fannin Stephen, barrister-at-law, road a paper
on this subject.
In the discussion which ensued, Canon Trevor denied that
the question of criminal nepoosibility was one which was
to be decided either by legal or medical judgment, but was
a moral question, which was to be decided upon general
principles, on which every thinking man was capable of de-
ciding. He denied that there was 50 legal test of insanity ;
it was simply whether a person knew what he was doing
and that it was wrong. There was no such thing as moral
' insanity, unless it meant vice and crime. There was mental
! iasasity, which might follow physical disease, and this was
followed by tonna poombilit Oa the whole be saw
nettling in Morriegat giriMbli—lFlTailarr which re-
quired alteration • the considerations which were often
pressed upon the warts in this matter were immoral, and
oweratially materialistic.

The discussion which ensued was kept up with peat
Wide irit, and this department was the moot fully attended
y.

FOURTH DEPARTMENT.—ECONOMY AND TRADE.
Mr. EDNIN CHADNICK in the chair.

The question for discussion was—" In what respects and
to what sztent should 'went security and supervision
be applied to the . est investments of working men?"

There we, no paper, but a discussion took place, which
was commenced by
Mr. Strachan, of Neweestle-00-Tyne, who pointed out
that already the goveromeat by Post-office savings bank,
sod the Annuities Act had extended government security to
the working clam. Mr. Gladstone, in his great speech
on the Annuities Bill, referred to the frieodly
societies, and made statements which had consi-
derably shaken public confidence in those Institutions,
mid it was now proposed to state the means by which it was
possible that the faith of the people iu those societies, which
numbered about 20,000, should be restored. At present any
society might be registered, although it was evident that the
rates propounded were not surticieut for the benefits pro-
mised, sod he would therefore suggest that before any
society was registered its tables sod rules should be certified
by competent authorities as sufficient. After a society was
established it should be seen that it contioued in a healthy
state of business, and that would only be done by • value-
' lion of its liabilities and assets from time to time, so that
members should see that the society was going on regularly
and was able to meet its engagements, and for this purpose
• professional auditor should be appointed by government.

Mr. Dearing Litho did not Ili.; wky goie7nment should
not undertake the business of benefit societies ; Mr. Robin-
son thought that the responsibility should be divided partly
between government and the local authorities, nod that
audit anti supervision should be left with the local
managers.
This discs/rim being closed,
Mr. Pollard Urquhart. M.P.. read • paper on "Taxa-
tion," in which be expressed doubts whether the landowners
were wise in desiring all taxation to be placed on articles of
commerce and consumption ; whereas if those articles were
left free, the result would be the soil:rental ion of the value
of estates upon the surplus profits arising from the occu-
pation of the Lad • and as ell burdens even-
tually fell on the land, it would be a better
policy on the part of lanilloid's to consent to remove all re-
striction on trade. By au elaborate table of statistics he
sought to show that the amount of property taxed under
' schedule A. amounting to 14t/ million., a tax of 2e. in the
pound on the would yield 14 millions ; and if to this
were added • alight augmentation of the Loom-tax, and
a moderate duty on iceases sod trade. so framed as to fall on
the extraordinary profits which pad took of the nature of rent,
millions • year might be obtained. The reduction of the
estimates to their amount in 18110 would place 13 millions
more in the hands of government, sod they would thee
be able to dispense with the income tax, rel.od 21 millions
of onittens and melee duties, oe melt, tea, sugar, and coffee;
while the programers increase of the revenue would enable
the dispensing with all remaining taxes on article of con-
sumption with the exception of spirits. The proposed tax
of ten per cent. ought to be divided equally between owner
and occupier.
Mr. J. Noble next submitted • paper on " Free-trade and
Direct Taxation," on behalf of the Couueil of the Financial
Reform Associatios, in which he advocated the principle of
direct taxation and the removal of customs duties, so as to
I promote the free exchange of commodities between us-
Mona„ contending that the removal of obstructiou to in-
dustry was the true basis of nationel prosperity.
This questim was ably discussed for ionic time.
Dr. J. Yeats read • paper on the " Nations/ Exodus, its
Consequences and Results."
A number of Americas gentlemen were present, among
them Mr. E. C. Fisher (agent to the United States sanitary
commission), and Mr. E. B. Elliott (delegate from the
American Statiatioal Society), took part in the dimmers
that followed.

--foir:iti;achard Jerrold presented a paper eoutaiaing
observatioaa ea some of the plans adopted fur the relief of
the poor of Paris.

AGRICULTURAL SECTION.

Mr. M01.1.1.1,1D, M.P., in the chair.
Mr. E. Chadwick. Presidest of the Department of
Economy and Trade, read a paper oa "Piece-work le Agri-
culture."

JOHN BROGDEN.

ORIGINAL GOLD CHAIN MANIIFACTORY,
10. RZNIIETTA4ITILLET. OCITINT-GARDIN.

JOHN BROUDZWS OOLD CHAIN&

JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD GUARD CHAINS.

JOHN BROGDEN'S G OLD ALBIERT CHAlla

JOHN BROG DEN'S GOLD BROOCH CHAINS.

THE LOCH MOOR, and MOUNTAIN
TOURIST and TRAVELLING stunk Three adness, to
all the new isatertals,
Better than ever and sore than ever,"
at ALFRED WEBB MTLES , 73, BrookSreet, Hanover-Kase.
Removed from boadetreeL Rafatdisbed

NZGRETTI and ZAMBRA'S Ono Gaines and
Two OaDna FIELD °LASSO sae TELESOOPLE are war-
ranted as anrlvaled for power sad bialam7. Els. and Us. la
are eosaplete.-1, Hatton-garsles. LO. .• fw Owrallll, LC.; 122,
Reseatretraes. W.: 153. Fleeietreet sad Crystal Mae*.

DEAR DOCTOR, what do you advise I I
&iris' Alfred Itstioe's Coooerts : afterwards to EVANS',
POVICST4ARDILN. hear some charming singing, order oae of
theircapital chops and magailicalt potatoes, and that la the bed
advice I ean give yea.