The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-29 00:00:00

TO TNT IDITOB OP THE =PRIM.

Sll,—Just u I anticipated, Lord Adolphus Vane,
the unseated of Durham, has not judged it discreet to make
any response to the courteous challenge contained in my
letter of the 17th inst., which appeared in your columns
on the following day. His lordship, though not esteemed
by good judges to be pre-eminently wise, has yet sagacity
enough to discern that in such a matter discretion is a safer
game to play than pugnacity ; and accordingly, not, I will
be bound for it, without many a wry face, foregoes the
temptation of wielding his beloved pen in answer to my
invitation. The world is probably not much of a loser by
this enforced restraint on his lordship's combativeness;
yet I cannot but lament the cruel necessity which has put
kim under control of the muule, knowing as I de his noble
eagerness for controversy, and consequently with what
agonies of impatience he will " foam in fetters." Perhaps
the " eccentricities " zeterded of him during the recent
contest at Durham are to be ascribed to this eatery of
" noble rage ;" for, " oh, 'tis a parlous boy," and eager for
loquacious controversy, wherein he excels after the fashion
of Gratiano, who, we are told, talked "an infinite deal of
-nothing,.,
So much for_his lordship—something too much perhaps.
What I now want to direct your attention to is a much
more important matter ; it is the result of the late contest
for the city of Durham. In my former letter I informed
you that the Marquis of Londonderry, Lord Adolphus
Vane's father, had always on hand a bond of servile voters,
numerous enough on most occasions completely to swamp
that constituency ; and that this respectable body had, it
was understood, recently been considerably augmented, in
consequence of some of the late contests for Durham
having been drawn rather too fine for the comfort of his
lordship's nominees. In fact of late years they have out-
fered more than one defeat. Well, things were "made
llevant" for the future by increasing the number of his
ordship's chain-gangs of voters, by giving more freemen
Quasi employment at his collieries, and by other pro-
cesses known to the Marquis's conscientious and public-
spirited agents and attorneys ; so that it was estimated
that, for the purposes of this election, this incorrigible
boroughmonger and most noble Marquis had no less than
110 votes bound hand and foot to be tossed by him into the
scale of his nominee ! They were so dealt with, and to
• bat purpose ? Why to achieve the return of that nominee
by a majority of 86. But put aside these 110 faggots, and
what becomes:of Mr. Mowbray's majority ? I ask, is it to
be endured that a peer of the realm should be allowed with
impunity thus to over-ride and baffle an English consti-
tuency? I hope that there will, as is threatened, be another
parliamentary inquiry ; that there will be a petition
against the return of Mr. Mowbray; and that Lord Lon-
donderry will be sufficiently reinvigorated by the German
waters to be able to give evidence during its session. Should
such be the case you may then expect " awful disclosures,"
indeed !—I remain, sir, your obedient servant,
London, June 27. BUFF and BLUE.

ACCIDENT ON TIIE BOUTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.
—A sailor belonging to • Sunderland collier, called the
Diamond, now at Southampton, was cut to pieces on the
South-Western Railway yesterday morning. In a state of
drunkenness he had trespassed on the line near the Bevois-
street station, which is situated about half a mile from the
Southampton terminus.
LIvERPooL, JUNE 28.—Tho screw steam-ship'
City of Manchester, Capt. Leitch, arrived in the 111ersey
last night from Philadelphia, with 162 passengers, and
20,000 dole. in specie. She left on the 11th inst.