The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1853

THE AITST.RALIA; GOLD FIELDS.

We have received by
the Saab Bands copious
Sire of Australian papers, from which wg :elect the
following extracts :

VICTORIA DIGOIRGS.
The Melbourne Argus, of Feb. 10, in reference to
yield of gold, and the social prospects of the district,
we:
The statistical table drawn rap by Mr. Westgarth exhibits
as accurately as possible the produce of the Victorian
wines up to the end of last year. It will be seen that the
total represents the astonishing amount of four millions
eight hundred and ninety thousand ounces. Our own cal-
culations made it something lower, but they were founded
upon less carefully collected data, and we have no hesita-
tion in expressing our belief in the superior accuracy of Mr.
Westgarth's estimate. Since the commencement of this
year the quantities brought dawn by escort have been as
under :

ELECTION EXPOSURES,
LIVERPOOL.
Yesterday the committee re-assembled at 11 o'clock,
consisting of Mr. Ingham, the chairman; Mr. Frubfleld,
Mr. W. Williams, Hon. .1. P. Maxwell, and Mr. J. Ball.
The oonsmittee.roota was much crowded throughout the
da
Mr. Serpent Kinglake opened the cue for the petitioners
at great length.
Mr. W. Bathbone, jun., merchant, of Liverpoal, was
the flat witness examined, and said he had paid a portion
of the expense of the petition-100 guineas—and a number
of Liverpool gentlemen had subechbed to pay the rest, in
all he believed 2,0001. Did not make any formal proposi-
tion to Mr. Bold, to the effect that if the seats of the sitting
members were given up he would withdraw the petition.
He was never authorised to do it. They had conversed
about it. The object of the petitioner was to stop the sys-
tem of bribery that so degraded Liverpool. The eubsenp-
don was entirely by the whig party in Liverpool.
Mr. R. W. Ronald, the second petitioner, stated that be
was not aware of the proposition alluded to, and that he
paid 251. es hie share of the subscription.
After a long technical argument as to certain informalities
in the bribery I.st handed in,
Felix Maelevy, a freemen, and ship carpenter by trade,
examined by Mr. Bodkin—Voted at the last election hit
Mackenzie and Turner, and at the time of the election was
in the employment of Mr. Msjor, a shipbuilder. Kam
Evans Jones, who kept the Old Oak beer-house, Tortoti-
park-road, aad was is his house on the polling day. WI.
nese saw him at half-put 7 o'clock in the Park-road close ta
a polling-broth, and Junes told him that if he came to his
house he would get breakfast and be paid for his day's work.
Witness went to Jones's house and took some drink, and
Jones told him he should be paid for the day and for loss of
employment. He had not at that time made any promise of '
his vote, nor did Jones mention anything about the vote.
He had three or four glasses of ale and his breakfast. When
he went there at eight o'clock he was shown into the front
room up stairs, which was full. There might have been
thirty people there. Those the witness knew were (tee-
med. He remained there three-quarters of an hour, and
then walked up to the polling-booth with Maxwell, who
was also a freeman, attd who was in the breakfast-room.
The polling day was on. Wednesday, and
.witness polled
nine --

between , sad ten o'clock. He returned to Jones's in
the afternoon, but having taken too much on the road,
which he paid for on his own account, he did not know
what took place. Oa the Saturday following be went to
receive his 65., and a female at the Oak asked Jones if
witness was oneof the men that voted from his house. Jones
said "Yee," and the money was paid to witness at the
time, Jones and his wife being there. Witness went to
Jones Weans* he was told by Jones be would get paid for
his day's work. He had more drink after he was paid,
He saw William Dod in the house when he went to be
paid. and Dod and witness had same drink together, and
witness borrowed half-a-crown of Dod, who was in the part
of the Dense where the money was paid. Saw also Croft,
who was a freeman and voter there, but did sot remember
seeing any other person. Witness was told to go to the
room at Jones's, where the monej was paid, by some other
men (freemen) in the Liverpool Docks, who said they were
also geese to get paid for their day's work. Witness had
voted twice before, and on the "liberal " side on both as
but could net inactly say whether he was a liberal
in politics. He scarcely cared about it. He knew bir.Wil•
Liam Buckley Jones, a shipwright, and saw him oaring the
election at Jones's bringing up men to vote, and taking an
active part, and going from the house with voters in omni-
buses to the poll. The omnibuses were full, and a Liver.
pool omnibus held twelve persons. W. B. Jones !eft the
Old Oak with cargoes of the voters from the breakfast-room
twice while witneu was there, i.e., in the course of three
quarters of an hour.
By the Chairman—The ship hands were knocked off on

the anodes day, the melds not regains. the men to
eisithret inns thefts Malay.
Ermine, examined by Mr. &rimed Ringlike
Mated that he was freesia of Liverpool for nearly thirty
ran, and a shipwright by avocation. Worked for Mr.
at the last election, and knew Ashton, Clayton, and
OLP **dip-builders. He knew also Edward M'Evering•
Ma,atte of that firm. Humphrey Smith was fare-
sift if de marks, and witness met dmith in Mili-
aria, Weir going to the poll, and had some talk
Milk lam •en Om subject of the day's pay. Smith
wembeLmbesm his day's pay, and guaranteed it to him,
shag with him for Mackenzie and Turner.
'with Yftiet mention the sum, but every one knew what
k was, asst that it was according to their wages. Witness
west and polled, and Smith was at the poll bar along
with him. He did not get his money until a week after,
wiles he sent his wife to M'Evenngton's yard—witness
he beard something about payment there as the likeliest
pals—Bed abut seeing the foreman she came back, and in
of what she told him he sent her afterwards to
4111=C;e8mith, to whom she went twice, bat got nothing.
TM die of Humphrey amdt, however' ease afterwards
save him to understand del mud Oder person had
he witness's name and gel the mneep g but she atin-
gle& paid him the 6e. Witness ffiffmegeligien the Se., that
Warday's wore, and would diebeibcp about
Prise, refrimsker eed beenee, ermined—At the
WS Maid be std kr Teem ad Mackenzie, and had
amp dad es tia °ter Me. Ede Wm. Coward, a
did diem to blegellepany on 'Widening of the dee-
ded Dellis and Oaken were in • beam with them, and
Orr met Arthur Darden" star. lielariesten's foremen.
Daub asked them it they led their dime a beaked," and
wends told Davis he woe going to vets ter Terser and
Mackenzie, but said the, hod not their fella booked, and
they were told to go to Ames's, at the White Lies, in Bt.
hineee-strest, to get their names " booked." Davis also
led a book out of his pocket, and put their names is it. He
eedentood by this that they were to get their 6e. for the
has of their day's work, as he told them they should be paid
emir day's wages. Witness vas paid the week following, at
M•Everington'ii yard, and dew M'Everkeglee give Coward
W money with which Coward paid weeds. There were
good many voters is the due at the time. Witness at-
tended a meeting of the ropemelrese a meek beide the else-
tieeiraeVect of the meeting being memege to carry
idea Talbot, brass moulder, and a based of Liver-
peel Mee 1170, examined—Had voted et meat of the slin-
ging eltele that period. Voted for Keelmeds sad Turner at
fib bet deeds. He knew a Mr. Durehell, who kept a
draft's and broker's shop. On hie seeing Barthel! before
Mks election, he said, " How are yea mem to vote ?"
Wit-
sss said, "Oh, on the old side," ma that he belonged to
Osethi-street Ward; whereupon Bezeliell invited him to go
to a public-house in Christian-street, celled the Pontack,
kept by Clegg, and told witness be understood there was to
be something like "a day's wagee ;" and white= said, if it
was so, "so far, so good." This was on the no-
mination night, at eight o'clock, and when he went
to the Pontack, he saw three or four doses freemen
there. Burchell was there in the course of the evening.
He saw there also John Weetsore and Brown. Witness
stayed there an hour, and on the next day went and voted,
and then went with Westrnore and Brown back to the Pou-
ted'. Harebell was there on the following day, knocking
about, and taking the voters away to vote. Burchell de-
sired them to get out the coaches, which were had, witness
presented, to do the business quick, and they went off and
polled. The next morning he went to Bluebell's house,
and bid him good morning, and said " Ws voted for Tur-
ner and Mackenzie." He said, " How do I know that,
Robert ;" and witness said he would soon find out that,
and he would not come there and tell a falsehood. Bur-
shell put his hand into his pocket and gave witness Its.
for himself, Westmore, and Brown, and said he gave it as
long as the three voted together. They told him they bad

Ito the actual wealth of lb: enalmulati is "Odd% PETERBOROUGH.
Pr"imee the gold ie Prwenred• :rim bewedli Isj dw' When Hicommitteet - t a 0 me )c, er ay,
rived, not from its existence, Lux from -^ ""• Bailey, printer,. who had been examined
von Saturday,
Both coldeies wit: ye: have to learn that gild is but a vim-
thee it ii us of tillage had
been a voter forPeterborough for five or six years. He
mast yield the palm to LI" Pr°d°c--L''..,,.„ will -h.. had printed for Mr. Cornewall
modity, vakelme till brentbt into commerce ; and that even 7'l" cr""" examined h 7 Mr. Serjtant Allen—N duets said be
Lewis's party as well as for
I es: PS°finsts is made in date discover.. 7, w__,."' "—,„inTr.„-ii Mr. Whalley's par.y. He was employed to print for Mr.
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as‘lts!'"d'. `Meanwhile the cobasy abound, in .-"...e.. ••••.74,7,t Cornewall Lewis, not directly but by a third party. Printed
:nom tise.7l than gold, which are ever being 0..74". ; tome tickets for him in that way with " lisi treating "on
but which await the applies's!' of Industry to make .
tiles. ..tb. • 'ln. Wittier was one of the parties who signed a requiavailable. We may state here, that the Argots newspaper i ...,,z..,, ,;,..• My, Whalley. Mr. Vergett, awl. other person.,
estimates the total yield of gold at the Victoria diggings to , '''"'",.. ''f,.. It.i.silsr at a meeting at the Corn Excharcr, at
Twhamitiwodu lisa.aco:nerymititneeconmveene4.7aps.
.....
the close of last year, at 3,998.321 oz. Our government entLi'ers •,:i,,,,5• alio au.' :4d...7.11e first meeting, which' he
has forwarded 10,0001. to 2 egbuid for a mint apparatus for
~ „ was at the Golden Lion.
Sydney, which will necessarily include an assay office ; and vt of the town and the
when this is secured, the value of our gold, whether pro-
cured from oar own diggings, or those of Victoria, maybe
committee ant...equently adjourned Wen maeimis
Black Boy publis•-house, which was more central. The
expected to be much enhanced.
one. Witnees Our basking institutions are satisfactorily progressing. meetings at Lb° 2111:1 B°3" were open tw Way • • h
frequently went to those meetings, and brought !Wenn. IT
The new erection for the Ba..k of New South Wales is
him, but he never saw any drink In the room. .Mr. Whale;
to the
nearly ready for use. That of the Commercial Bank is in
progress. Bath will he ornament, to the city. The former was frequently asked at those meetings if he testi); intended
to stand for the borough, but he did not give • deciei.:4 en.company had a meeting on the 20th, and the latter on the
ewer till very shortly before the nomination day. He said
25th inst., for general and special affairs. It has been
he would first canvass the oofistituency thoroughly, and he
determined by both to establish branches in the City of
would be guided by the result of his canvass. The monster'
London, with a view to conduct their own augmenting ex-
tea party allude* to was attended by people without distinc-
changes. The Commercial Bank, after deducting 25,000/.
don of party. He knows that many women, wives and dough-
for the payment of the new shares recently allotted to
ten of these who voted for Mr. Lewis, were at the tea
shareholders, and setting aside a profit and loss account of
5,8941. Ts. Id , declared a dividend of 10 per cent. This party. Mr. Whalley and other gentlemen made speeches at
that party. The speeches were chiefly on the taxation of
may be taken as a sample of Wanking progress. That of the
the country, and did not allude to opening public houses or
Bank of New South Wales is, perhaps, still more wonder-
treating of any sort. The speakers said the condition of the
ful. The New Joint Stock Bank, which was opened for
women with regard to political questions had hitherto been
business on the 24th inst., has, we believe, received a
larger amount of support than was anticipated by the dim- neglected, and their position in that respect ought to be
on or shareholders. raised. Drunkenness was spoken against by all the gentle-
men who addressed the tea party, and the ladies present
were urged to use their influence with their husbands to
prevent drunkenness. After the tea was over a large
number of gentlemen of both parties came into the room.
A short time before the election a large number of low
persons—strangers—came into the town. They had sticks
mostly. Thinks they came in the day before the nomi-
nation day. There was an alarm generally among Mr.Whal-
let's supporters, in consequence of these persona parading
the town. They had Rags and music also. Then ight be-
fore the election there were a great many of the non-elec-
tors so alarmed, that as application was made to the ma-
gistrates on the subject. The night before the nomination
day, and daring the nomination and polling days, the town
wssin • Eats of excitement and alarm in consequence of
the presence of those persona. On the polling day he was
about at the polliag-booths nearly all the day, but he heard
of no threats used to any of Mr. Whalley's supporters. On
the night before the polling da3 witness and two or three of
his friends were out through the town, and they were ac-
costed by some of thou) stickmen in a threatening manrer,
end they were considerably alarmed, and went home as soon
as they could.
Mr. W. D. ()eche examined by Mr. James—Witness is
a solicitor of Peterborough, and was engaged on the part
of Mr. C. Lewis. The character of the speeches made by
Mr. Whalley was most democratic. He would call
them inflammatory to the lower orders. The substance
of them was to exhort the lower tattlers to com-
pel thee* who bad votes to support Mr. Whalley.
Those speeches were addressed principally to noa.electora
A printed placard was handed to the witness, which ha said
be saw extensively circulated over the town. It was signed
by 606 non-electors, and called upon the electors to vote for
Mr. Whalley and to defeat the Milton interest. It was in
consequence of that placard that the staff.men were appointed
lay Mr. C. Lewis's committee in order to preserve the peace.
Witness believes the majority of those who signed that pla-
card were the scum of the neighbourhood, and many of them
were not ratepayers. Thinks there were about 300 staff-
men employed, and the staves were entrusted to Mr. Brie- ,
tow, the head constable, to distribute to the men. They
did this in order that their voters might not be impeded on
their way to the polling booths. The men got directions not ,
to use thaw staves except far their own protection. Those
staff.men came from the suburbs of the city. Witness saw
various houses placarded "Mr. Whalley's sub-committee
room." (The witness here named the different lanolords
of thorn, public-houses who voted for Mr. Whalley, and
pointed out the positions of the houses on a map of the
borough, which was prepared for the occasion). He
saw any of those places used as committee-roams, though
they were placarded as such. Mr. C. Lewis had but one
emosaittee-room. That was at the blue-room, and they ,
sgetiolly avoided all taverna, or public-houses. Mr. Cross
eallml split witness once on some matter connected with I ,
dm thighs. .

Cross-examined by Mr. Cook—When Cross called upon
him, either Mr. Vergett or Mr. Heady was with him.
Thinks between 100 and 200 of the electors are tenants
of Lord FitantHim. The number of the electors is 612.
Bristow, to whom the staves were entrusted, is sheriff's
officer. Can't say whether or not Bristow was one of Mr.
C. Lewis's committee. He does not know by whom the
head constable it appointed. Does not know that half the
magistrates of the borough are appointed by Lord Fitz-
william.
William Holland, examined by Mr. Power, deposed to
fern tickets being left at his house for the tea party at 'the
blue-room. Himself, his wife, daughter, and niece went.
He paid for nothing. There were a great many wives of
rotas at the party. Witness was not convinced by Mr.
Whalley's speech, or the other addresses, and be voted for
Mr. C. Lewis. Was a tenant of Earl Fitewilliam. He was
personally canvassed by Mr. Whalley, but he told him that
his father and grandfather had always voted for the Fits-
william party, and that be should do the same. Mr. W hal-
ley said if he voted for him, he would see that his land was
not taken from him or his rent raised. On the morning of
the poll, Mr. Burstall told his wife that he was not to vote
until he had seen him, and that he wished to have some
private conversation with him.
Cross-examined by Mr. &desist Allen—He did not apply
for the tickets to the tea party.
Thomas Percival, landlord of the Great Northern Hotcl
at Peterborough, stated that he gave a dinner at his house
to 110 persons, to celebrate the return of Mr. Whalley. The
dinner was ordered by Mr. Whalley. The tickets were ss.
each, which included wine. The bill for the wine was
361. 10s. The total amouat of Mr. Whalley's bill, including
the wine, the dinner, his own private expenses, and ear-
ri,ges and horses, was 91. 7s. 7d. Mr. Whalley had not
paid any portion of that, and he had given directions to his
solicitor to MO him for it.
Cross-examined—Had charged four guineas a day for two
pair of harem Could not say whether that was the ordinary
•
Robert English deposed to seeing several electors at the
dinner.
Matthew Wilkinson said that Mr. Whalley cams to the
office of his father, who was agent for Mr. C. Lewis, sad
offered to accept service of a writ in respect of Mr. Perci-
val'. bill. He complained of no other item in it except that
fee horses, carriages, and postbnys.
At four o'clock the committee adjourned until this
fig•

Yesterday, when the committe again met, the first
whams, called was
Mr. Laurence M'Ternan, who said he is a solicitor in
Sligo. He saw Mr. Towneley on his canvass, attended by
Mr. Stoner, and priests Phillips, Quinn, end White. Wit-
ness attended regularly at the Friary Chapel, which he con-
sidered a more prep►r plate than the Sligo Chapel, at which
Mr. Phillips officiated. Witness proposed Mr. &men, on
which Mr. Phillips shook his fist at him in • threatening
manner, which was the signal for a general uproar. He
attended Mr. Somers in his canvass ; but the rioting at the
foot of the market-place was so great they could not proceed.
On the following day witness was present at George
Gethia's. The priests oa that day were actively engaged
in conducting voters to the poll for Towneley. The Rev.
Mr. O'Gara was on the hustings, sad when Mr. Somers got
up to return thanks, Mr. O'Gara said, " Don't allow him
to speak" Mr. Towneley was at that time standing behind
Mr. O'Gara. _ .

—brose-examined—Witness took an active part on Mr.
Somen's behalf at the election of 1848, but he had no vote
on that occasion.
Mn. Winnifred O'Brien, wife of Patrick O'Brien, a
broker at Sligo, said—Father Phillips came to her house the
evening beide the election with two or three other person..
He asked for her huMand, and he came to him. She doesn't
know what wee said, as she never interfered in election
matters. This was late M the evening, and an alarm was
created outside that they were besting the priest. She was
not struck that night, bat she was the next morning, by a
woman who was out of her mind.
This witness was not eremmxemined. _ .

Patrick O'Brien. husband of the last witness, said Father
Phillips called on him the evening before the election.
He (witness) was never stench in his own house except
when his wife and he had a row when he was tipsy. He
wasn't " sworn to it" when he told some people he had been
beaten.
This witness was not cross-examined either.

Thomas O'Connor said he war a voter. He met Father
Phillips on the market day before the election, who asked
hint to vote for Towneley. He (witness) replied that,
"Which ever side Father Phillips and the clergy took, he
would take." He would not swear that ha did not tell
Graham (Mr. Bonen' agent) he would vote for Mr. Somers.
He did not remember whether or not he told Graham that
Father Phillips said, if he did not vote for Townley, he
would denounce hire from the altar.

Croee•aumined—Wken he saw Graham he (Graham)
treated him, and he wee in consequence "a little lively."
Some other 'witnesses were examined, whose evidence
went, like the t of the foregoing, to show the influence ex-
ereised by th•, priests to procure votes.
The oornroittee then adjourned to this morning.

LETTERS FOR SAVANNAH AND THE BaumAs.—
GENERAL POST-OFFICE, MAT, 1863.—The Royal Mail
Steam packet Company have established a packet to run,
OF,CII • month, between Savannah (in the United States)
and the Bahamas and Jamaica. This packet leaves Sa-
vannah on the 4th of each month, and arrives at Nassau
(Bahamas) on the 6th, and at Jamaica on the 11th; and
any letters or newspapers addressed to the Bahamas or to
Jamaica, may be fOrwarded by it in a closed mail through
the United States, if specially directed " viA Savannah."
Letters that may be sent by this route will be liable to the
following rates of postage—vie.: Two shillings if not ex-
ceeding half an ounce in weight, four shillings if exceeding
half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, and so on ac-
cording to the scale in operation for charging inland letters.
Newsmen will be chargeable with • postage of three-
pence each. These rates of postage may either be paid in
advance, or lett to be paid on the delivery of the letters and
newspapers, at tVte option of the sender.
THE SLAVE TRADE.—Yesterday was issued a paper
showing that a new vote is required for the current year—
namely, 2,175!. as " nerards for services in suppression of
• the dun ink";

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At the same congregation the Rev, Thomas York, RA
fellow of Queen's College, incepted for his M.A. degree. Conoco n.ort's ENGLISH ESDALLIST.-11.1t. IL Use
Chancellor's English medal fur the best English *le or
poem in heroic verse has been adjudged to Herbert John
Reynolds, scholar of King's College. Subject, Wanner
Castle."
MINI/MRS' PRIZEIM.—The members' four annual
prices for the best dissertat ons in Latin prose have lecen
adjudged to:—Bachelor.—l. J. Chambers, S.A., scholar
of St. John's College ; 2. C. H. Chambers, B.A. Trinity
College. Subject, Quotients' nobs'veterts in col'ocin de-
ducciunadtnese—xeml.
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Sale,qn scholarodiniteet
ofr rTelriqinuiety College ; 2
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Foley, St. John's College. Subject, " Utrum cx giurim
cupidino an ex honest' ergs rempublicum studio, magna
plerumque et bellies facts oriantur."
CORPUS Casten CoLLEoz.—This morning a gratifying
testimonial of respect was presented to the Rev. T. T.
POSCWHP, fellow of Corpus Christi College, some years cit-
rate ot.St. Michael's parish, under the late lamented Pro-
fessor Scholefield, and who is now resigning his office. Mr.
Perowne has during his curacy been the active superinten-
dent of the parish Sunday school. The testimonial con-
sisted of a handsome pocket communion service, with *suit-
able inscription, and was subscribed for as a mark of respect
for the rev. gentleman's beneficial exertions by the
teachers, parents of the children, and others interested in
the school.