The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-31 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

On the 24th instant (says the Stamford Mercury),
James Rut, Erg., of Aleciabury, issued an address to the
electors of the County of Huntingdon (in the room of the
Duke of Manchester), soliciting their suffrages upon Con-
de* principles. Since then, with other friends, be has
been quietly cinvaseing the different villages. Mr. Rust
is a native of the county of Huntingdon, a county
magistrate, Recorder of the borough of Hunting-
don, and much respected by all climes. Mr. Rust
will probably be returned without opposition so soon
as the writ shall be tuned.—We leant from the Ply-
mouth Jounsal that Mr. J. B. Y. Buller hu already offered
►imself se a candidate far Mites in; the room of the Duke
of Somerset, whose political principles are, we hear, con-
servative. Mr. Buller, in his "addrem," presumes to be-
lieve his political principlu are well known in the borough;
but from his having addressed the town, or, we be-
lieve, any public body, it is quite impossible that his prin-
ciples should be known ; unless we are to imagine that be-
cause his father, Sir John Buller, advocates conservative
principles, he must necessarily do the same. He bin, how-
ever, promised to explain them at en early opportunity. The
Dublin Daily Exp►ess reports that in anticipation of Mr.
D. Duffy vacating his seat, Mr. P. R. Welch, of Newtown-
welch, county Kilkenny, has addressed the electors of New
Ross, offering himself on the principles of independent
opposition, and as a friend of vote by ballot and tri-
ennial parliaments.—The Sligo Champion states that Mr.
Edward Joshua Cooper, of Markree Cud', will stand
for the coanty of Sligo at the next general election.

CLOSING OF TUN Bamsn Museum.—Today the
British Museum was aimed, and will not be rs•opsaed until
Monday, the 10th September, when the hones of admission
on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, will be from 10 till
4 daring the Winkler months, instead of 10 till 7.

MILITARY PRISONEL—TRie morning wall issued
Col. Jebb's report for 1854 en the management and discip-
line of the military primes. The military prisons in opera-
tion in 1864 were as follows is Ragland :—Chatham, Gos-
port, Walden, Dsvouport; in Scotland: Orsonlaw (near
Rdieburgh ; in Ireland : Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Athlone ;
Abroad: Gibraltar, Montreal, Quebee, Kinpton (Canada
West), Halifax (Nora Sootia), Refined', Vido (lonia*
Islands), St. Elmo (Malta), Mauritius, and Barba-
dos., making a total of 19, capable of accocamoda-
Sag about 1,400 prieonen. The number of prisoners
is isonfinentent in the home prisons during the year
was 3,897, and the amber of punishment. for minor
offence., 2,169. Then is little varieties' in the
prison statistic of 1854 as compared with 1853. The ave-
rage 'meth of matinees is 1848 was 116 days; in 1953, 92
days ; bat in 18.54 it bad fallen to 87 days; while the
number of corporal punishments fir prison offeaces has
bean reduced from 13 is 1848 to 6 in 1843 and 4 in 1864,
and the number of lashes from 482 in 1848 to 238 in 1853,
and to 125 in 1854. The table of crimes shows a fonskter
able leers... of &sorties as *compared with every year ex-
cept 1847, bat the crime of drunkenness has greatly de-
creased.

C,oxvicr PatenNlL—This morning was issued re-
ports of the Director, of Convict Prisoes on the Discipline
and Msaarement cf Pentonville, Parkhurst, Millbank,
Portland, Portsmouth, Dartmoor, end Brixton prisons,
and this balks for the year 1854. The num-
ber of prisoners remaining is Pentonville on the
31st of Dee. 1854, was 638; the total expenditure of the
pier woe 19,6731. Si. Parldwint 636, expenditure
16,6231. 124. 11 d. ; Millbsak 697, expenditure 40,2851,
12s. 4d.; Portland 1,512, expenditure 48.8331. Bs. 7}1.;
Dartmoor 1,050, expenditure 39,0971. 14e. Od.; Portsmouth
1,022, expenditure 31,4061. 121. 4d. ; Hulk establishments,

1,291, sxpsnditors• 44,0311. Its. 4d. ; and Brixton 643, iti-
penditurs 16,7091.7.. 6d.

MILITARY AND WARLIKE STORES FOR THE
Cats►.—Tbia morning upwards of 150 extra labourers, in
addition to fatigue parties from the Town garrison, were
most natively engaged la shipping largo quantities of small
arms, including rifles, ordinary peresesion muskets, rifled
sad Victoria carbines, cavalry sabres, naval rattan's and
revolvers, wooden buts, hospital bedsteads and ►adding,
waterproof and regimental clothing, peat coats, fennel
under clothing, hosiery, sad ex-hide b3ott, the whole of
which will be transhipped at Sheerness to her Majesty's
service transport Urgent, for eonveyesee to Halals's.

Till 64TH ANDB6TR FOOT.LTkis wow aing orders
were forwarded to the eseasaadiag Akan of the depot
aewpaaies et the 64th Ragiateat to the Tower, awl the depot
of the 66th Foot, la Portages street Barracks, to lave the
&Whitest. ostler orders he Weiss lorries is readiness Is,
isawdisto aabarkatisa to jots the service eampaake
their respestlos regiaseate, at Gibraltar. These regiments
will embark for the Crises immediately they are relieved
by the 67th Biases Light Ishatry, sad the 94th Foot, both
of whisk have sailed kr that statism (Gibraltar).