The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-03 00:00:00

VAUXHALL.

Last evening the brilliant series of masquerades
which bas distinguished the present season at these garden
wee brought to a close. The inauspicious state of the wea-
ther was the came of a much thinner attendance thou hu
graced previous entertainments of the same kind ; but if the
company was not numerous, it was as lively, 4% gay, and
as noisy—the costumes were as varied—the ii were as
pointl.ss (diversified here a..d there by a little c.,areeness)—
and the dances as continuous and ever-changing, u the
mist habitual masquerader could desire. The rain, which
fell at intvrvale, though it succeeded in putting out the
lamps, by no means dumped the ardour of the inasquer,
who found in the large ba.l.roeno, which the mana,zerneat
has, we believe, opened this Sc moo for the first time—fur
we do not remember it in years gone by—and which
is capable, as the bills tell us, of accomm:dabm! sit
thousand persona—space enough to carry on their gam.
bols spite of wind and wcatn, r until many hours
midnight. Besides the masquing and the dancing, who
last was carried on by the aid of four additional bands, there
was the usual display of fireworlss ; and there were some
novel equestrian feats executed with considerable ability
by Mr. and Madame Newsome, Mies Ella, Master Leoo,
Herr Zamesou and Sig or Russelli (who, in their every.du
English, we presume, are simply Mr. Sampson and hi!.
Russell), and the great Arab vaulter, who sufficiently dis-
guises his Atiglo-Saxon or HibPritian patronymic is the
high-sounding name of Mahomet lien Said.

A MUNIFICENT INDIVIDUAL AN!) .t 110011-
SPIRITF.I) PUBLIC.--Our respected fellow•citiseu, Basil
Lawson, of Lan.downe.ertent, who has devote, a
long life to philmophicel pursuits, has munificently offered
to present his valuable coLection of astronomical and meter
rological ime.rum nu for the establishment of a Midland
Counties Observatory at N ttingham, on the condition that
10,000/. be subscribed for the necesmry expenses. The per-
sons interested, however, have only been able to rata
3,500/., alter more than u oak's eativassiug, in addition
to 1,0001. given by Mr. Ltw.ou him•elf, and, in sense-
in quence, the oer i likely to toe wit I drawn. Mr. Lawson,
a letter to ethos managing committee, says, " I con no
longer, from my age and state nt health, leave my offer or
plan an open question ; hut must withdraw it iiltogcther
on the first ot °ember neat, it rhe requisite turn of la.ooo/.
is not ready to fulfil or carry into t deut my engsgerneak
with the publie.'"f he committee t. lk of making an 11)-
plication to the Treasury,but it is not likely that the govern-
ment will do for the inhabitants of the Midland Counties
what they might easily do for themselves, if they had the
taste and spirit. Not long since the inhabitants of Glom
rester lost a valtrHe mu cum, worth 1,000!., lirealllt the/
would not provide a room for its reception. —Nark
Chrohick.
THE FATAL STORM AND FLOODS.—lnquiries have
been instituted into the I ss of life and property by the
recent flood, in Wales. It is Paid that thirty human being,
perished. Large quantities of cattle, sheep, furniture, and
farm produce were swept away. Houses aril works were
destroyed or damaged. In the county of Breton sixteen
bridges were completely d molished, and fourteen materialV
damaged. Other counties will also have large sumo to POT
for replacing or repairing bri Iges.—Cron Chronicle.

it.IRNST.4PLE BRIBERY CoMMIsSIO.V.

ba aItaTAPLE, Tit t itiDAli NIGHT.
Ike inquiry was resumed this morning at ten
o'cl . L.
Mr. J. S. Clay, principal strut for Lid Ebring!on, tor-
t)
eased the ',Weiser et Mr. Bare at viih regsrd to the
• oA et the oe...tics on the liberal side, and the strict
Loved agienat tt. aticg or uthet Alessi expendi-
tar,. K... 1. of no tame of motley paid for travelling ex-
tea... •st of time, or ahytits*.nit e f that ,tot. Na ill-feel- I
ins , Ir.stwee witness and Mr. Oil', de on account et t
cis 5..!a5...) b. ieur elected chola to the magi trate., and did I
t ..eve Mr. Grabble thou,:ht of the t arkship to the
j until ofter 11b.: election. Knew a person Rained
1..• Uam, and hod filen Lan I) tat: the t !mai sa in the •
coast, r oat for • eight due to S.A. Brune Chicheste r,
and Rat judgment against him. Ilad not heard that
he •. :soot to vote fur Lind Ebrington unl.is the
money an, repaid to him, anal would swear tint no
coo 1.,1 cepa .1 him the money na Lord Ebt.annoi's
r, numbered that Lc drinan.led the ri pay-
meat e I the amount, which was lot Witness receive el the
fifes gceneas to pay Mr. Li r.l..'e the expeasce of his
jewelry t Loudon from Lord I:hrilott L Fortcscue
had no ten into who were elect .rs ~t s so b erough, • wept
Oar •r, who uccatied a )4141 iie'.l lolotering to his
let:-!.;. Uame from C hot Men
tin the borough for the Fet yeas& of was sent
often to ye-,r pen n.e, but ignites ri Wit not say whether
they were all 'wets- liad sen or helped to make a
list of {aroma to a: ens sane nahtle. au sent advaltage
to Lord Fortuna. ..a interest in rio borough- B.lieved that
tt.oez received it sassesiai-a voted the othe r nay, but
could n toy whether they received it Lama. (I. tughter.)
Lord f•xt.reue dealt mainly uith the lila cols, and the
other sides were advocates of eaclucaos dealing, and pub-
lish. el the poll-hook as • guide to their party.
Dir. (:urge li. Kin;,stoen slieisor, and went for Lard
Ebr /•te, R. is viejonetion with ,ir fray, ;..; c irrobora-
tire evidell..,! with sager(' to the espentes ut the election.
Received 'aid/. for hi. own prof.ssional s.-rviera and ex.
pence.. Knew at no illegal es,.enititure in the part of
Lord I:hringtor, direct or indirect, bi fore, during, or
after •to• ehotion, nor of any promises given by or en -
hair of Ws licrl-hip to iedlu.nie runs.
rt Bidder, farmer, at Oa m:eigh, remembered stand-
ing a e.r the Nor:h County 1 ii whin Lord Ebriegtun
✓aw there with Mr. Cloy easifiessing. ti_veral persons
were there and asked foe some•hing to drink, hut Mr. Clay
mad, no answer then. Lord Ehriii4t.ll:l Iltoi a gla s ..f milk
to drink; Mr. Cloy hod sonsethin,z, nod also liir. K ngten
and the savant, and when poi •g away Mr. Cloy gave
wigs- es ball a-crown to Trey for it, and told him to stand she
fist tit the good of the hose°. (Louchter.) Lord Eb-
fin,r,i had out many friends at G salleigh, and the half-
crow a did not g. t him any more. (Lcughtir.) The clergy-
man there helooniot to the other -id -, 410 the people were
very peer. (Laiolver.) Ahont 10 pimple drank out of the
bait-erowte—wi•n. a. being one. Witates was not a voter.
Mr. 1/ iniel Tremblay Brew, r-114d Keen stewor•l to
Leh Formseur for about 21 years. Hot lints of peso,. to
whom gams hail been sent from C istlehhl riuet 1522.
re...laced the lit fur Itti2-3 About oac-fifth of the
was given to peteirts residing at Bernstaple
ineludiot amen and non-voters. la giving his
orders oitniio hail no instructions to consult any
list of 7-re no who hod voted on tee rat oils. Lord Fot-
tescue w. , not in 'h • habit of chmatiog at, tradesmen, but
ITC pkyed tone some now as when he rim cams to the estates
in 1.11. and whom his father hod employed before him.
Their: ea. as rota to give tires and pheasants to thole
, their rotes, and a haunch of venison to those were
gave y lamp -ra. (Laughter.) No new n-once were added
to lists to 're the tketi in in IS:2.
Tbr Chief Commitsisocr, after inspecting the list, lee
watid That there Jul not appear to lie any great MOS'
of drawl as it.
Waters had g..ve.l orders far malt to tradesmen in 15,52,
bat they bad ',applied the handy before. An order
was gives to u man aimed C..wrniu, by Lord
ilietagnea'a banal; for some plough hianess. Cowman had
avert ones employed by Lord Her:agues before, and voted
against bia 1ard.:..,. st the . Mr. &lama might
have bad as seder tor malt before the tiec'ioo, but hod no
bricks gives t him from Lor 1 Fortescue's ry. There
was an ezeoonne of bricks fur gravel in the usual way,
and mitosis knew nothing of the tram-action t.:l informed
by Lord Khriasion em sudsy n'T;ht Dist. It was all left
to the brick Darr-r, and the exocrine was upon the ordi
airy terms. %Viten sa Kul pod co money on, account of
the election, and Lad had no derninds for money made
upon him on that account. Ila.l no autliorio• to lay oat
mum; or entertoin voters at tha... election. Since the e lee-
ties witness had teal an septic .tion for game from a la rs n
who had voted for Lord Kbrington, and who said he wouli
sot ate for the family again mil, as his request were caul-
plieol with. (Laughter.)
The following letters were put in and read by the Chief
Canficassioner amid much laughter. They were to the fo,-
lowing effect :

"January 19.
"s:r,-1 shall he much ob!i,:ed if you will send me a
Ore and phe.saut, dirt cud u.e at the Ilfracombe Arms.
Barnit,p!e, a, 1 tent the p!u•••mt p.aticularly to maks a
pules% to a frimd.—Your humble •rnant,
JOHN Uoot•Ea."

A •etond letter slid :
" S.r,-1 wrote you some dap a:n to send me a hare,
bat ire received an aftswcr. I hog you will tend it to me
at 1; imt iple west Friday. I hope you will do this, or
shat :.ot vote tar the family again. I have always done so,
sad do nut see why I should he rli:thted TlV,ell than the rest.
" Your humble aervdo,
"JOHN Hooriu •

Etamination continued—Witnew did not rend the bare.
Had no mach applies ions before the election Knew a mao
mimed liotll, end recommended him for employment in the

tilery, but pot bi rause be was a freeman.
Mr. Alderman Cation, a wire merchant, and member of
Lord Ebriogtun's committee. but nut particularly active,
deposed to the purity of iviori.le upon which the elective:
was tosdected by his party. Sopplied wine, sulfite, and
pale ale to Davis's, where Lord Ebriraton lodged, to the
amount of 20/ 24. id. Had no further demands upon L.rd
Ehrington or his committee. IL, order was for his lord.
ship's private use, and commenced in the February before
the election. tVas • magistme, and had been so sines
February, 1452, when he was made ono in cunsequence of
the death of Mr. White.

After some further but unimportant evidence, the inquiry
ir Ai adjourned till the following day.