The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-06 00:00:00

THE EASTER VESTRIES.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning the annual Easter vestries com-
menced in the various parishes and hamlets of the metro-
polis for the election of churchwardens, overseers, vestry-
men, and guardians of the poor. I¢ the western districts
only • few alterations will be made, but in several of the
eastern districts much opposition will take place. At St.
Matthew's, Bethnal.green, great efforts wall be made by the
Parochial Reform Association to return a number of new
' members among the board of guardians. The opposition has
arisen from the allegations set forth in the recent Poor-law
inquiry at the workhouse, neer Victoria-park, and the re-
formers are using every effort to secure the election of their
candidates. At Mile-end Old town several new candidate'
have put forth their claims. At St. Anne's, Limehouse, there
will be no opposition, and is other parishes very little change
will be ma.

MD. EDMUND YATES'S INVITATIONR.-.-LANt
Thursday this popular entertainment reached its 100th re-
presentation, and this evening great changes will be made
in it, including the production of an entirely new part,
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teemed to 'airtime tbe pretensions of thespirit-mppessand the
credulity of those who believe in them. It will be entitled
"Twenty Minutes with a Medium," the Medium being
personated by Mr. Yates, and the Visitor by Mr. Power.
The escood part of the entertainment, dealing with visitors
to the aside, will also be altered and improved by the in-
troduction of several characters written by Mr. Charles
Dickens.

Taz SPPPLL SZILDIONS.—In consequence of many
of the boys of Christ's Hospital being away through the in-
disposition which has recently prevailed In the institution,
the customary Spital sermons on Easter Monday and Tues-
day will this year be dispensed with. The Easter visit of
Blues:oat boys to the Mansion-house baa been postponed for
a time.—City Press.
THZ GILIPHAZ PROYEBBOIISHIP OP MUSIC.—

The Gresham Committee have given notice that they will
not receive applications for the Gresham Profeasorship of
Musio, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. Edward
Taylor, later than the 22nd instant. Amongst the candi-
dates for the appointment are—Dr. Deans, Dr. Wyk* Mr.
Hullab, the Rev. J. E. Cox, M. h., vicar of St. Helen's,
Bialtoprgate ; Mr. Charles Salanian, Yr. E. Clare, Mr.
G. Renew, Mr. Josiah Pitman, Mr. G. W. Martin, Mr. E.
J. Hopkins, Mr. J. Goddard, Mr. F. Weber, Mr. G. F.
Flowers, Mr. W. M. Outlet, and Mr. H. J. Linooln. The
committee have also givers notice that a selected number of
osadidatee will be expected to deliver a probationary lecture
at Graham College, under such conditions as the committee

may appoint.
KiILBENTATION OF THISTFORD.—The following
addreiw appeared on Saturday from Lord Frederick Fitzroy,
who is at present the only candidate to supply the recency
ooessioned in the representation of Thetford by the eters-
Woe of the lien of Fasten to the House of Lords :—" Gee-
tlemen,—Owing to the elevation of your representative to
the peerage, I beg to offer myself as a candidate for the
honour of representing your borough in the House of Com-
mits. My former duties in the army baring unfortunately
allowed me so few opportunities of becoming as intimately
acquainted with many of you se I could have wished, and
se my polities may not be generally known to you. I bag to
state, in a swivel way, having the greatest respect for
Lord Palmerston's pa , I should feel bound to give him
my utmost support, believing that no other statesman in
the present state of political affairs could lead the liberal
party ; and as a slipperier of him I beg to offer myself as
your future representative. In consequence of the death of
my father lam unable to appear amongst you for a few
days, but at the earliest possible period I shall come and
pensznally morass your votes, and shall then be able to
enter more fully into particulars. In the meantime I shall
beg you to reserve the poems of your votes.—l have the
honour to be your obsdiest servant, FRIDEDICK FFFLROT."
Considering that Thetford is a pocket borough, Lord Fre-
derick's entreaty to the " independent " electors to reserve
their votes seems rather rich.

Tan Buotoreic or TAImANIA.—The Right Rev.
Dr. Rummell Nixon will reign the bishopric of Tasmania on
the 19th of August, oo which day his leave of abloom from
his dicers will expire. The bishop has spiseopal juriedietion
over Van Diemee's Lad and Norfolk Island, the drowse
bang 24,000 square miles in mint, with a populate). of
74,464 sal about 70elergy. It is worth 1,2501. • year, 1,0004
of which is derived from colonial finds and 2501. a year
from the Ooluoial Bishoprics Fond. His loalsbip preached
at yesterday evemieg's service in the nave of Westminster
Abbey.
AN ALLEGED CONFIDE:RATE "liON-CLAD."—Some
interest wee created in Liverpool on Saturday by a rumour
that a new " irow clad" steamer had bees trying her en.
gibes, sad departed from the Mersey in course of the fore-
man's tide. From the outcry which has recently been made
So relation to war steamers having been supplied to the Coo-
' Monte government, the rumour referred to excited cal-
-1 thimble remark. lurestigatioo, however, showed that the
"susPicinus craft" was perfectly legitimate in all respects.
She proved to be the troopthip Orontes, recently built
for our own govermoset by Mews. laird Brothers, at
Birkenhead, which wan laturehed in November last. This
vessel, by dint of great mortice, has been completed in her
external fittinp, and was wanted to mowed at once to
Devonport. Her engines, by Watt and Co., are 600 horse
power, and have been pot on board, sad the vessel is in all
respects ready for the reception of troops, and for the cow
thrums of these she will no doubt be immediately put in
commission. She is 300 feet In length between perpendi-
culars ; is 44ft. Tin, in extreme breadth ; is 32ft. deep in
the hold ; and her register measurement is 2,811 toes. She
will Garry from 1,100 to 1,200 troops with the greatest corn-
ice* redden her own fall complement of officers and crew.
—Livespiesi
POACHERS IN NOTTING'

.—At the Shire-

hall, Nottingham, on Saturday last, three men, named
Thames Oelethorpe, George Geinthorpe, and John Heritage,
wan taken before Lord Belper and the sillies magistrates,
with being implicated is the late poaching affray
strerir emitted Abbey, Nottinghamshire. Kr. Lees defended
the primers. From the evidence of Charles Roper,
%wow to Mr. Webb, and other witnesses., it appeared that
when the affray took place, while the keepers and poachers
were Segos. the prisoner Thomas Gelathorpe attempted
to strait& Roper, and it was with very great difficulty
that the latter was rescued by his oompanions. Showers
chimes were thrown by the gang, and several of the
t7rewere severely lied on the bead and other parts
hody. After tha t had lasted some time a Kam
her ef blades/or of a fent ble char aeter were takes frees
the peen wad two of them were apprehended, swam
wee overawed a short time afterwards. The bench did sot
esseider the OWASSO sufficiently strong agaiost Clem*
thisiliorpo, and hs was diockarged. The other two prisoner'
scandliod fee triel st the neat Notts assizes. Thomas
Osithaspo is still latterly, from the biteof the keeper's dog,
• Isrge woaad haying been indicted oa his arm.