The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 18, 1849.

111,666 males above 20 years of age. In the perish of
Shoreditch alone there was • gross population of 83.432;
12,642 houses, and 21,809 adult males. The parish of
Delltaalirreen bad a population of 74,000 ; 11,782 houses;
and 18,373 adult males. Notwithstanding this, there
were only 21,331 registered electors He trusted the fibs-
Wants would asks an effort to increase that number. There
was no reason why it should not be 40,000 or 60,000, sad
become the greatest coastitueney in the empire. Let them
see that every person qualified wu on the register, without
punks, any question as to how he would vote—let there be,
in reality, an enlranchisieg association. (Cleats.) Let
them do this, even though they knew that the man whom
they were putting on the regirer would vote against them
at the next elective. Is any such effort made in the borough
he should he most happy to render all the asietanoe in his
power. (Cheers.)
Mr. W. J. HALL alluded to the rumours of a return to
protection, and quoted the return, of the imports of foreign
grain, cattle, and provisions, for 10 or 12 years past, to show
that the country had not be, a capable of producing safficirnt
food fn its constantly inaresaing population.
After a few words from Ur. f. M'Estren, and Mr. T.
M. Banos. the Secretary of the Freehold Lead Society,
M. LLOYD moved a vote of thanks to the members of
the deputation.
lir. SAVAGE wooded the resolution, and expressed his
sense of the valuable service of Mr. Thompson in the House
of Commons to the people's cause.
The resolution was unanimously agreed to, amidst much
cheering.
Mr. THOMPSON, M.P., in acknowledgment, expressed
his determination to do everything, in season and out of
seamen, to support this great movement,
Mr. HOWEING, secretary of the Skoreditch Association,
moved :
" That, whilst this meeting is deeply convinced that a
great reduction of the national expenditure, and • more 'gig-
table adjustment of the burden of taxation, are imperatively
necessity, and almost aniverselly demanded, it nonce see
any reausable hope of permanently securing those important
oblate, until such • measure of elect,ral reprnentation has
been obtained as shall give the people • direct control over
the tires which they are required to pay."
Mr. TOWITSBNO, • working man, seconded the resolu-
tion, which was unanimously adopted, as were the subse-
quent ones.
Mr MILFORD moved—
" That this meeting most cordially approves of the princi-
ples en which the Natienal Et form Aesseiation is bated, and
decline its unqualified oval Moe, in its president and fenn-
el'; and this meeting rejoices in the hope that a hearty
anion b•tweeu the middle awl working clews has at length
been effected, and strenuously enforces on all who complain
of any grievances in tie national affairs, to concentrate all
their energies in the coutitutifn of such • tribunal an parlia-
meat as shall deal nut full and impartial justice to all classes
of her Majesty's subjects."
Mr. SAVAGE 4icionded the resolution.
Thanks were the n voted to the chairman for presiding, and
to Mrs. Bradley, We the free use of the chapel; and the pro-
coodiags which were of the mat harmonious character
throughout, terminated at a little after 11 o'clock.

THE
MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS,

Se be acting with scrupulous propriety, that he pro-
posed that the committee should strike out the words
et the first resolution relative to statute law, if that
would suit the counsel for the sitting member. To
MA., however, Mr. Austin observed that it would leave
him quite as much in the dark as liable.
Alter this extraordinary decision, the committee'
engaged themselves for several days in the scru-1
t.ny. The upshot was that Lord Mamie 11111
was placed in a majority, and declared the lilting
member. Previously to the committee agreeing to
their report, Mr. Austin applied to them to hear evi-
dence which should exculpate Mr. Borthwick from
the charge& bribery. The committee, however, decided
that they could not reopen the question. Upon this
Mr. Amin said—After this declaration, it becomes my
duty to state to the committee, that though In accordance
with a previous resolution or intimation of the committer,
it is still i• the power of the sitting member to continue
the defence, not of his seat, but of the vacant seat
by proceeding against one of the other sitting members, and
although the temptation is, perhaps I may say most difficult
to be resisted, yet, nevertheless, upon deliberation, he has
thought it prop-r, baying done every thing he could for the
purpose of vindicating himself, not to pious that course,
but to retire from the contest.
The committee thereupon declared that CLRoshout,
Esq. and Lord Marcos Hill were duly elected, and
that Peter Borthwick, Esq., was not duly elected.
And, further, "That Peter Borthwick, Esq., was
guilty of bribery at the last election." There sin be
no doubt that Peter Borthwick, Esq., was extremely
badly used throughout the matter, not only by the
committee, but by his own colleague. The first had
far too much some of propriety ; the last far too little.
But Mr. Roshout and his friends paid dearly for
their treatment of Mr. Borthwick. The Blues of
Evesham swore to have vengeance whenever an op-
portunity offered, and they had it to their hearts'
content.
When the parliament was dissolved in 1841, Mr.
Rushout and Lord Marcus Hill proceeded to canvass
Evesham. The former was very ill received, wh Ist
the latter found himself unexpectedly popular. In the
course of the noble lord's MUTSU repeated overtures
were made to hie friends by the Blues. " Will you
vote for Lord Marcus ?" inquired the Whigs. " Will
you vote for a blue candidate ?" was the responsive
question. It was obvious that nothing but confidence
was wanted to establish • new coalition in Evesham.
At length the two parties appeared to understand
each other, for the sturdy Bendgeworth Boniface was
nowhere to be found, and it was rumoured that be
had gone to London. The rumour was quite correct :
he had gone to London. But when he got there he
was greatly puzzled. Mr. Peter Borthwick was no-
where to be found. The Porter at the Carlton did
not know him address. The servants at his old lodg-
ings were sure they did nut know. Several other
persons said impressively they wished they did; but
no one seemed to have any clear idea of Mr. Borth-
wick's where about.
At length it was elicited that he had gone abroad,
and then a trace of him was diecovered at Parts.
Upon this scent faithful Bonito:* followed op his man.
He reached Paris, Heaven knows how, not knowing
sufficient French to inquire his way from one s'reet to
another. But Peppily Mr. Borthwick had not
changed his querters, and the Evesham deputation
discovered him in bed in lodgings, in a little street
urn' the Champs Elves.
When Mr. B wthwick was told that the blues were
going to bring him in again fir Evesham his joy was
indescribable. But when he was told that the depu-
tation had come to fetch him over, he looked as blue
as an elector of that colour could have wished. Heat
once confided to his friend that personal attendance
was impossible at that time. If, however, he should
&Airco to be elected, he promised to appear without a
moment's delay to thank the faithful Evesham voters.
Boniface was accordingly. obliged to return to
Evesham with Mr. Boreiwick's address instead of
with Mr. Borthwick'e company. But in the then
state of public feelicg in the town the address was
sufficient. Borthwick, whatever his faults, hid been
badly used : the conduct of the Scarlets had been ur-
, English and ungentlemanlike, and the Evesham voters
were determined upon retribution.
The poll was as follows : For Lord Marone Hill,
188: Mr. Peter Borthwick, 161 ; Mr. Mahout,
137. The Northwick family have nut since reco-
vered their position in the borough, and in all proba-
bility years will pass before they again are returned
to represent it.
This election of 1841 was an exception to Evesham
elections. It was almost a pure one. At any rate, it'
was not so conducted as to afford subject of complaint.
It is very remarkable that the only two elections on
record which were honourably conducted were those
in which the blue voters proposed • candidate who
was not himself present—namely, the election of
1831, with Lord Kennedy ; and that of 1811, with
Mr. Peter Borthwier.
At the dissolution of 1847, Mr. Borthwick bade
farewell to Evesham. The cause of his retirement
was very unsatisfactorily explained in his address ; it
it was understood to be occasioned by his wan' of means
to meet liabilities which bad arcrued at Evesham from
1841 to 1847. A very strong belief, however, is en-
tertained that had he come forward ho would
have obtained • seat. There is no doubt,
that, despite every thing that has occurred,
Mr. Borthwick has a hold upon the confidence and
affections of a large proportion of this constituency
which never was acquired by any other man.
The town gained nothing by Mr. Borthwick's se-
cession. The candidate who offered himself to sup-
ply his place was Sir Henry Willoughby, a regular
Tory hack, who has contested every sort of borough
from Poole down to Newcastle-under-Lyne, for
which he was elected in 1832. Sir Henry
Willoughby was suppor'ed by the Northwick party
and by some of the blues. Many, voters, however,
were not contented with his nomination, and were
anxious to bring forward Mr. Budge.
Two er three days before the nomination a new
candidate unexpectedly appeared in the field in the
person of Sir Ralph Howard, the present member kr
Wicklow. We are spared the trouble of detailing
the story of Sir Ralph Howard's appearance, for it is
written for us in a report of a proceeding in the
Westminster County Court, which we find in the
Worcester Herald, of October 6, 1848 :
In the Westminster County Court, on Wednesday, Luke
Williams recovered a verdict of 201. against Mr. Nixon, ea
attorney of Lyon's Imo for services performed at the last
election far Eveshem. 'lt seemed that Williams, on the en
el the last election, offered his services to Nixes to
reilenny gentleman returned for Morison whom he minlit
in opposition to Lord Marcus Hiil and Mr. Rudgs.
, Hader his auspices Mr. Freshfield first nibbled, but speedily
gave In after spending 701.; then Sir Ralph Howard came
forward and advanced 7601. to Nixon, whereof Williams re-
ceived and spent 4801. in a manner which he declined to
state
_en the ground that "it might criminate himself."
Sir Ralph lost his election, and on the same evening his
agent, Mr. Nixon, left Evesliam ; or, as the plaintiff deo
cribed It,' bolted from the town," leaving all the election
debts unpaid. Mr. Nixon's defence was that be and Wil-
liams were joint agents, and he explained that the latter's
name did not appear in a written agreement which was pat
in, because he, . Williams, appoind in the character of the
representative of the people of Benham, who were in *earth
of • candidate." The sum,agreed upon for Sir Ralph Howard
to Icy was 1,5001. He had paid 7601., besides a further sum
of 1081. for mad/green's bills, and an action was threatened
against him by defendant for the balance. Williams swore
that he had disbursed 6011., though he would not te'l in what
manner, and he brought this action to recover 201., sinking
the odd pound, to bring it within the county courtjurisdic-
tion. Defendant wee ordered to pay debt and costs by
monthly instalments of U.
When we add that Mr. Luke Williams was an
attorney's clerk in London, and the eon of a horse
doctor at Evesham, we think we shall complete this
pretty picture. A candidate who placed himself, as
Sir Ralph Howard did, in such hands deserved to be
beaten. The poll was for Hill, 195 ; Willoughby,
172 • Howard, 131.
Lord Marcus Hill is popular at Evesham where his
influence is maintained by acts of personal courtesy
and kindness. The other sitting member, however,
has no hold upon the town, and will probablyl .resign
his seat at the next election. By that time it is to be
hoped that Evesham wit be placed in Schedule B.
of a new reform bill. It has no claim whatever to
' return two members.
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THE LATE Exusrogirs FIRE AT NEWINGTON
CAVORWLY.—Last evening Mr. W. Payne brought to a
conclusion the adjourned tow,' y respecting th e circumstances
attending the fire which deetroyed the premien of Mr.
Hooper. a linen and lac* warehounentan„ carry log theusness at N 0.19, Alfred-place, in the same parish, and jury
returned the following grail verdict, " That there was no
evidence m to the origin of the Are but the jury think the
circumstances attending it are suspicions."
TOBACCO SoUt3RE.—On Frick last, in Bed Rauh,
the Vigilant. roveuno clatter, seized a r barge, with
won tons of tobacco on bocad, which wee emend with
trams of straw, to prevent suspicion. It ia said 70 tons
were owelpped from a vessel on the coast, and have been
disposed 914 with the exception of that on board the barge.

Duncirt, Dsc. 17.
The first of the series of protee'ion meetings with
which Ireland is to be visited was held at Cork on
Friday, the Earl of Bandon presiding. It was en
exclusively landlord meeting, Lord Bernard, Mr.
Charles Beamish, Mr. Cole, and Colonel Chatterton,
the newly-elected protectiosist member, being the
principal speakers. All advocated the necessity of
re-establishing protective duties on foreign produce,
and, with a singular oblivion of the state of Ireland
previous to the last year, joined ic attributing an the
calam ties of the country to the &lustrous introduc- 1
tion of the free-trade policy. There is, indeed, one
great evil which they admit must have had some
other cause, and that is the potato blight ; but Luis
misfortune has become a matter of only secondary
consideration with the Irish protectionists. The
speeches and resolutions were of the usual kind.
An important meeting to promote the cultivation
of flax was held at Mallow, in the county of Cork, on
Thursday last. Several gentlemen of influence were
present, and a local society to carry out the object of
the meeting was established.
The catastrophe in the Kilrush Union, briefly men-
tioned in your List Irish news, was of a most lament-
able character, and it is hoped will have the
effect of calling public attention to the wretched
state of things in that district, in such a way as to
secure some relief for the sufferings of the people.
The rates that can be collect...ll are utterly inadequate
to meet the wants of the union ; and how should it
be otherwise, when by bad management and the
calami-ies of recent years it has become so involved
that a rate exceeding forty shillings to the pound
would be required to extricate it from its difficultie s?
In the meantime the little town of Kilrush, where
the workhouse is situated, is daily crowded by some
thousands of the poor wretches from the en-rounding
districts, who come in seeking relief which cannot be
afforded to them,. and it was a boat load of these un-
fortunates who lost their lives on Wednesday night
last while endeavouring to regain their stretched
hovels. The following particulars are from the
Limerick Chronicle:
On Wednesday evening, at five o'clock, intelliger.ce
reached the town of Kilrush that a large number of persons,
meet of whom were paupers who had been seeking cut door
relief, were drowned wbile crossing the ferry on their return
to Moyarta. Captain Kennedy. accompanied by Doctor
O'Donnell, proceeded immediately to the who of the
tragedy, bringing with them such restoratives as are gene-
rally used in recovering the drowned; but none of the
bodies were washed on shore that night. Those gentlemen
remained out all night, and the scene next mooning (Thurs-
day) was most distressing. No Las than thirty-three d. ad
bodies were washed ashore at the northern side of the ferry.
They were removed to an adjacent field, aad the coreser
arriving soon after from Ki:kee, an inquest was held
on their wretcr.ed remains. It appeared upon the
inquiry that no lees than forty-three or forty-five
persons (fur they could not tell the exact number)
were allowed to crowd into • crazy and rotten boat, which
has been plying on this ferry for the last fortyyeare. The big
moved on as far as the middle of the ferry, when a sea broke
over her stern, and filled her at cue:, the wind blowing
strong from the south-east at the time. She upset intently,
and her miserable living freight were immerged in the mer-
ciless waters, while tour (who were eventually soved) clung
to her until a boat front Captain Cuss men came to their
assistance. The verdict of the coroner's jury was 10/ usual
in such cans, but imputing gross neglect, and attaching con
sure to the owners of the boat for permitting such a number
of persona into so trail a craft. With the exception of tour,
the victims were paupers who hail Inquently come into the
town iu vain to seek out door relict, and were return.
ing that sad evening to their wretched hovels in the
parishes of Koltun and Kilboliyowen. The disconso-
late relatives of the unfortunate victims came down ore
the shore bewailing with heart-rending cries the
awful calamity, and the bodies of others were mug-
Meal by the aid of the relieving officer. Captain
Kennedy distributed money to those poor creatures, and
sent into the Kilrush workhouse for cuff,.. for the dead.
There were two other bodies found on Thursday night, end
four en Friday morning, making a total of 39 teaud dead,
and two are still missing. The terry (as it is called) wit re
this most melancholy. catastrophe uccuorea is an arm of the
Shinn ,n extending into the spot call. d the "Turf Yards"
by the road to Kifkce, and the peasantry !roux the western
parts of Clare have made it from time immemorial their
shortest way home. It iv stated the uufortunate creatures
forced their way into the boat as it grew dark, and that act
would appear as if they were reckless of their lives, or as it
Heaven awarded them a more merciful death inset starva-
tion, by which they probably would have perished in a
tow days more. Tony came in many times to
Kintigh, seeking for relief, and were crowded in
squalid groups around the workhouse gate, the most
, miserable spectacle that ever shacked the eye of his- 1
sanity. The doomed beings were oblige,: fur the lest
fortnight to return to the country without receiving one
pound of meal, and the charity of the shopkeepers of Kite
rasa must have been the only means during the sad interim,
together with that of the Haman Catholic cli rgy, of pre-
e'rving their miserable lives, and thou of many others.
Toe residence of the parish priest, Rey. T. Kelly, Kilrush,
is every day beset by such forlorn and destitute creatures.
The state of this wret:hed union is almost without a parallel,
and only for some humane arrangements made by Col. Van-
debut, with Mr. M. Kelly, the Manager of the National
Book, the inmates of the workhouse would have. had au food
during the past week. Titers are daily meetings of the
board of guardians, but what can they do when the poor-
law commissioners treat their appeals on behalf of a perish-
ing multitude with indifference sad contempt. A member
of the board went specialiy to Dublin last week, and repre-
sented the deplorable state of the union to the comotinioners,
but the mignon of that gentleman appears to have been
utterly fruitless.—Limerick Chronicle.
The Mercantik Advertiser gives the following in-
teresting particulars relative to the largest property
that has yet been brought under the incumbered
estates commission :
'fie annual rental of the Portarlington estates in Ireland
is 32,6401., cowl/ling chiefly of well-urcumstanced head.
tents; and so valuable is the property, that the amount re-
ceived within one year, 1847, alter the terrible failure of the
potato, was nearly 29,00 N. Toe incumbrances upon the
estates amount on the aggregate to 617,0001, besides
about 3,00C1. a year charged as irredeemable life annuities.
Some years before the death of the late earl, the sum of
344,0001. had been r tised by " contribution.," which, with
a previous mortgage of long standing, 56,0001., which now
stands as the prior incumbrance, amounted to 400,0001.
There were subsequent mortgages to the amount of
130,0001., judgment debts, 60,0001., and some charge a under
the will of the lee earl, making in the entire 617.0001--
the amount of the incase:prances at the period of his decease.
The present Earl of Pertatlington' with a view of liquidating
the incumbrances arising from the " contribution.," under ,
which trustee, had been aopoieted, ranted a large sum
from the Law We Durance Company, who in this way
have become creditors, and that company has, he-ides, a
secondary security for those advances on the English estates
of the I resent earl. There has been a protracted suit in the
English Court 01 Chancery, between Colonel Dimmer and the
Earl of Fortarlington, under which a receiver has been
appointed ; and the case has also been in the Irish C...urt of
Chancery; but it an absolute order should be pronounced
iby the eennissionen, it would practically operate as an
e estoppel to the suits in Chancery.
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THE GREAT LONDON EXHIBITION IN 1851.

A special meeting of the Dublin committee for
promoting this great national undertaking was held at the
Mambo House, on Saturday last. The Right Hon. the
Lord Mayor in the chair. There were also present Mr. L.
E. Foot, Mr. Thomas Hutton, Mr. Richard Atkinson, Mr.
W. M. M.Csy, Mr. W. Rigby, Mr. Edward Jones, Sir Ed.
ward Stanley, and Mr. W. H. Porter.
After some preliminary business, Mr. Porter, the secre-
tary, read the communication adopted at the meeting of the
9th of Nov. and addressed to his Excellency the Lord Lieu-
tenant, together with his Excellency's reply, as folio es t—
„ November 9,1849.
" My Lord—Your Excellency is aware of the visit made
to our city a abort time Oats by Mr. Henry Cole and
Francis Fuller, members of the Society of Arts in Llndoni
They visited Dublin and other large cities and towns in the
United Kingdom, at the instaoce of his Royal Highness
prince Albert, for the purpose of eliciting an expression of
opinion in reference to a proposal of his Royal Highness I
for making a Great Collection aod Exhibition of the Art,l
Manufactures, and Inventions of all Nations in London in
1851.
" On the occasion referred to the Lord Mayor called toge-
ther a few gentlemen, whose attention had been directed
mote or less to the holding and arrangement al exhibitions
of manufactures, and after hearing the statement of Mr.
Cole and Mr. Fuller, and a brief outline, of the views of
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, so far as they bad ben
mature/ by the Prince, it was the unanimous opimoo of the
meeting that such an effort would be calculated, directly and
indirectly, and in a variety of ways, to confer most important
benefit upon every portion of the empire.
" The deputation from London, and the gentleman present
at the meeting, felt that to carry out so stupendous as
undertaking will demand a unity of action in which every
portion of the United Kingdom must bear its part ; that
the object is one in which the producer and consumer are
equally interested, and one, they felt, in which every British
sill' ct may, without any reservation, cordially so-operate,
and as cordially commend.
" A committee was accordingly formed of the gentlemen
then present, for the purpose of obtaining an expression of
opinion amongst their fellow-citizens in reference to this
undertaking, and for making known generally the objects
awl plans of his Royal Highness Prince Albert in reference
thereto; and further, to take such other steps as may place
Ireland at the appointed time in as favourable a position as
the nature of circumstances will permit.
" The committee are now about to commence their la-
bean, and being aware of the deep and cordial interest en.
teirtatoed by your E7.g:efficacy In this movement, they venture
to sotici', in the Ant place, that your Excellency will be
pleased to snore them to use your name as a patron of the
movement in. Ireland ; and further, from the great and long
experience of your Emellency in matters affecting the
intereita of arts, manufactures, and trade generally in the