The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-05 00:00:00

OUR REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.

TO THE ZDTTOZ OT TIE aiIIZIAL

Ria,—As the Reform Bill of Lord Pahnerston's
government was withdrawn in consequence of
motion by Mr. Mackinnon to postpone the con-
sideration of the bill till the results of the Census of
1861 were ascertained, the publication of such por-
tion of the enclosed statistics as you may please to
insert in your paper will doubtless be acceptable to
reformers.-1 am, dm, CENSUS.
Craig's-court, Dec. t

TOWNS IN INOLAND corrals' s° mom THAN 10,000
INHABTTANTS AND UNDEPRESNIFTID IN PASLIAMINT
1. Chelsea, with Kensington, Hanseesmith, and Ful-
ham, Middlesex
2. Clapham, with Streatham, Battersea, Wands-
worth, and Putney, Sony 70,000
3. Croydon, Peoge, and Dulwich, Surrey 50,000
4. Lewisham, Lee, Eltham, and Plumstead, Kent 65,000
5. West and East Ham, Essex 40,000
6. Hampstead and Horsey, Middlesex 30.000
7. Burnley, Lancashire 28,000
8. Staleybridge, Cheshire 24,000
9. Glossop, Derbyshire 19,000
10. St. Helens, Lancashire
11. Dewsbury, Yorkshire
12. West Bresewi* BtaMorAshin
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13. Leamington, Warwickshire
ili=t2=llB37-orivrobanwcwww. 17,4:1°°
16. Torquay. Devoe OOO
17. Luton, Beds.
18. Dukinfleld, Cheshire .4. • ... .. 16,000
19. Darlington, Durham
20. Morley, Lancashire
21. Wedneabury, Staffordshire
22. Keighley, Yorkshire 13,000
23. Oyer Damen, Lancashire t 14.000
24. Hyde, Cheshire
25. Stockton, Durham MOOD
26. Tunbridge Wells, Kent
27. Accrington, Lanesaltim 13,000
28. Barton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
29. Congleton, Cheshire l 12,000
30. Hartlepool, Durham 12,000
31. West Hartlepool, Durham
32. Sheerness, Kent
33 Heywood, Lancashire
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34. Raiinsgat-e, Kent . 11.000
35. Todinorden, Lancashire
36. Runcorn. Cheshire
37. Bacup, Lancashire
38. Leigh. Lancashire
30. Loughborough, Loiesi44abir•
40. Louth, Lincolnshire
41. Leek, Staffordshire
42. Lowestoft, Suffolk
TOWNE( CONTAINING LESS THAN 10,000 INHABITANTS, AND

3. Abingdon, Wallingford, sod Windsor—Berks.
6. Buckingham, Great Marlow, and Wyombe—Bocks.
10. Bodwin, Manton, Launceston, and Liskeard—Corn-
oslL
11. Cockermouth—Cumberland.
12. Chesterfield—Derbyshire.
16. A.shburton. Dartmonth Tavistock, and Totnes—Devon.
22 Bridnort, Dorchester, Lyme Regis, Poole, Shaftesbury,

and Wareham—l/Oriel.
24. Harwich and Maldon—Rawm.
26. Cirencester and Tewkesbury—Gloucester.
27. Hertford—Herta.
32. Andover, Christchurch, Lymington, Newport (dada of
Wight), and Peterstield—Hauta.
33. Huntingdon—Hunts.
34• Stamford—Lincolnshire.
35. Monmouth—Monmouthshire.
36. Thetford—Norfolk.
37. Woodstock—Ozon.
39. Bridgeport& sad Ludlow—Salop.
40. Fron,e—Somerset.
41. Lichfield—Staffordshire.
43. Eve and Southwold—Suffolk.
45- Guildford and Reigate—Surrey.
50. Arundel, Chichester, Horsham, Lewes, and ilidhtunt—
Sussex.
52. Caine and Chippenharn—Wilts.
54. Knaresboroogh eud Ripon—Yorkshire.
55. Bream— Breck nockshire.
56. Haverfordwest—Pembrokeshire.
57. Radnor—Radnorshire.

THE PICTURES AT THE INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION.

The following report has been made to her
Majesty's Commissioners for the International
Exhibition of 1862, in reference to the removal of
the pictures from the various galleries

My Lords sod Gentlemen,— The British pictures in the
International Exhibition being now removed from the walla,
and the greater part of them already returned to their
owners, I think it my duty, as having been specially en-
trusted by you with their collection and arrangement, to
report on their condition and safety. My duties termi-
nated with the opening of the galleries to the public, and
Mr. Sketchley was charged with the superintendence of
them during the exhibition, and with the removal and re-
turn of the pictures. But I have, in company with him,
from time to time, examined the collection, and gives
especial attention to those works whose condition, prior to
their reception, was unsound or doubtful, and have also
been present from day to day at the removal of the
pictures from the walls ; and it is with great satisfaction I
am enabled to say that the precautions taken for the wife
keeping of the works committed to your care have been so
successful, that, with hardly an exception, the pictures are
uninjured, by damp or otherwise. I have also every reason
to hope, that from the careful attention which is given to
their packing, and the arrangements for their transit, the
whole will reach their owners in perfect safety. ltanay be
worth while for future information to record the precau-
, tions adopted. The substantial brickwork of the galleries
had been completed some months before the pictures were
received into the building, and bad bad full time to dry.
The walls were lined throughout with wood planking, nailed
to battens, so as to leave a clear space for air between the
planks and the brickwork, and the whole then canvassed
and coloured. Prior to arranging the works of art, and as
an additional precaution, large fires in pipe-stoves
were kept burning night and day in the galleries,
both in the principal ones for oil pictures and
in the smaller side galleries for water-colour paintings,
For additional security, the water-colour paintings, as being
the most delicate, were so hung as to leave a clear space for
the circulation of air between the back of the picture and
the boarding ; and, in the lower rank, where this space was
necessarily small, I had your sanction to the works being
backed with painted cloth quite impervious to the damp.
Every precaution also was taken in all the galleries to pre-
vent any direct sue-ray from falling on the pictures, and to
subdue the light in those rooms appropriated to water
colours ; while, to guard as much as possible sgaMst dust,
the whole floor was covered with cocoa-nut fibre matting,
and rails placed to keep the spectators from approaching
within four feet of the pictures. I have no doubt that Mr.
Sketcbley will concur with me in this report ; rod 1 have
the honour to be, my Lords and Gentlemen, your faithful

servant, RPDCaLt% Y..
Nov. 26.
I concur in Mr. Redgmve's report.
It. F. SKercitur,
Superintendent of Fine Art Department.

TILE MALBON LIBERAL CLUB.—Tho third anni-
versary of the Mahlon Liberal Independent Club was
celebrated in the Public-hall in that town last even-
ing, and was attended by upwards of 100 gentlemen.
The hall was hung with the customary banners and
devices, and it was a significant sign of the times that
one of them expressed the belief that "economy and re-
trenchment" would be "the best means of reducing the
public burdens," a fact which "nobody can deny." The
gathering possessed some special local importance, 9.11 a strong
effort is about to be made to secure the return of a secood
conservative member for the borough of Mahlon in the
person of Mr. H. J. Selwin, so as to make up the "con-
servative ten," which is one of the cherished traditions of
Essex conservatism. The liberal electors consequently
rallied round the present liberal member for Maldon,
Mr. T. Suttee Western, whose near relative, Mr.
T. B. Walrritas, occupied the chair. Among the gentlemen
at the principal table were Sir T. F. Buxton, Mr. C.
Buxton, M.P. for Maidstone; Mr. J. A. Hardcastle, M.P.
for Bury St. Edmunds ; Colonel Western, Major Russell,
the Rev. Sir J. P. Wood, the Rev. B. G. Luard, Mr. R. J.
Bagshaw, late ILP. for Harwich ; Mr. G. Courtauld, Mr.
Q. de Horse Valley, Mr. R. Hoeywood, &c.