The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-08 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

Letters from Berne state that the note of the fede-
ral council to the Austrian government was sent on
the 3rd to the Swiss minister at Vienna. The coun-
cil declares, after inquiry, that the Austrian charges
against the canton of Ticino were unfounded. The
measures adopted against the canton of Ticino as a
reprisal for the expulsion of the Capuchins, are not
justified, the more so as the canton declared it would
pay an indemnity, the amount of which was conside-
rable, in proportion to its finances. After this
Switzerland could hardly expect reprisals so severe,
but has the satisfaction of reflecting that they were
not called for by her conduct. The note further
expresses the regret of the federal council at the
course pursued by Austria,"and makes an appeal to
the justice to which the Austrian government alludes
to in its note. In conclusion, the federal council,
although unwilling to imitate the example set by
Austria, reserves to itself the right to adopt all mea-
sures which may appear necessary in the interest of
Switzerland in general, and of Ticino in particular.

GERMANY.
PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Menem 3.
A proclamation, announcing the demise of the
reigning Grand Duke Augustus of Oldenburg, and
the accession of his son Peter, promises on oath, "to
maintain rigidly the constitution, and to govern in
conformity with constitutional principles and the
laws." This voluntary declaration is worthy of ac-
knowledgment, because it is not unusual for Ger-
man princes, on succeeding to the government, to re-
pudiate the pledges of their p.redecessors. The health
of the new Grand Duchess ts, unfortunately, in an
alarmingly precarious state.
The new law for the organisation of towns and
parishes, enacts " that only members of a Christian
confession can be admitted to a communal office."
Against this clause protests have been raised, on the
plea that article 12 of the charter says, "The enjoy-
ment of civil rights is independent of religious con-
fession." The commission of the first chamber rejects
this protest, and quotes article 4 of the charter,
which says, "Public offices are equally open to all
capable persons on fulfilment of the conditions pre-
scribed by the laws." Hence, it argues, the chambers
are authorised to prescribe, in the laws which
they make, conditions for eligibility to public offices.
The chambers have, it is true, the right to impose
conditions, but only such as are not contrary to the
charter, which prescribes the limits of special legis-
lation. The reactionary party, however, is intent on
nullifying the charter, and is well aware that the
most effectual way of doing this is to overrule it by
the most flagrant contempt for logical reasoning.
In Schleswig, too, the Jews, it seems, are to be de-
prived of their civil rights. A new form of oath has
been published for the swearing in of citizens, who
have to swear by the New Testament. Allegiance
is sworn to the monarch merely as King of Den-
mark, and no longer as Duke of Schleswig, of whom
there is no mention.
In spite of the formal and official contradiction
given by Austrian newspapers, it is indisputable,
that a plot, in which the Hungarian military was
implicated, had been formed with a view to seizing
the fortresses of Comorn and Ofen, and that it was,
when discovered, very near execution. No less than
500 persons were arrested at Peath on the 21st ult.
The Austrian papers say a " row " was to have been
got up! On Monday. last, when the Prussian go-
vernment received private information of the affair,
the president of police hastily conferred with all the
ministers, and there was quite a stir in the upper
official regions, indicating some extraordinary news..
As a specimen of the rigidity of penal proceedings
in Hungary, I may report that the ambulatory court-
martial has hanged a shepherd at Szolnok for having
given, for two days and nights, shelter in his hut to
a robber. What makes this the more shocking is
that the Hungarians are a half Oriental people, and
entertain, to a great degree, the Oriental notions
about the sanctity of asylum claimed by the pursued
stranger, and even the criminal.
The Berlin police has just done a very clever thing.
A Jew, occupying an old dilapidated house in an ob-
scure street, and suspected as a receiver of stolen
goods, was secretly arrested in the night, and carried
off to prison. His shop, however, was opened as
usual the next morning ; a policeman disguised as a
Jew was stationed in the back room, and several
others of the force lay hid in the cellar. It was not
long before customers began to make their appear-
ance. They were requested by the supposed Jew to
accompany him to the cellar, whtre the proprietor of
the shop was busy, and would discuss the bargain.
They were there seized, gagged, and handcuffed,
and kept till they could be conveyed at night unob-
served to prison. By this stratagem the police has
succeeded in entrapping not only the chief profes-

sional thieves, bat several servants, who unsus-
pectedlyrobbeil their masters.

The Wanderer of Vienna states that Count Leinin-
gen did not succeed in obtaining from the Divan the
surrender of fleck and Suttorins.

fhe Zeit of Berin, which is regarded as the organ
of M.Manteuffel, says that Prussia has had nothing to
do with making representations at London respecting
refugees.
The judgment in the case of Gervinus was not de-
livered on the appointed day, but was postponed to the
Bth (this day).
The Austrian Curresponden; the semi-official cha-
racter of which is well known, contained in its num-
ber of the Ist an extremely violent article against
England on the subject of the Madiai. It calls upon
the government of fuscany to firmly maintain the
sentence against Francesco and Rosa Medial, and
carry it out in its utmost rigour; declares that a
politico-protestant propaganda has to be defeated,
and says that the English parliament would be better
occupied in respecting the rights of continental states
and fulfilling its duties towards them by expelling
refugees, than in making hyprocritical appeals to
the principles of religions toleration, and talking
about the rights of humanity.

ELECTION EXPOSURES.
CHATHAM.

SIR FREDERICK SMITH UNSEATED, AND PRO-
POSED WITHDRAWAL OF THE FRANCHISE
FROM CHATHAM.
Yesterdav this committee—Mr. Bramaton, chair-
man; Mr. *Newdegate, Mr. Alderman Thompson, Mr.
Ansley Pollan, tad Mr. lleywood—re-ametabled at 11
o'clock.

The day, up to 4 o'clock, was occupied by Mr. fierjeent
Weasels= and Mr. Sesjeant Kinglake, in arguing upon the
present state of the law, and the bearing of the seta of par-
liament se applicable to the ease.
The room was cleared at 4 o'clock, and the committee
having ask leave to sit, remained in deliberation until 6
o'clseh, asked
esek,, when, on the dean being opened, there was a per-
feet theassical rash into the roam_ _ _ .

The HAT Chairman the; said—l am directed by the
4.1111111119, to inform the home and the parties that they
Mesons to the following resolutions:
" Sir J. Mirk Frederick Smith is not duly sleeted a
boreal he serve in the present parliament ter the borough
of Cheilbus.
. . _ . . .

ti.a last election for the said borough is a void
olostios. _ _ _

;;?hat it was proved to dos osumafttoo that Josopit Great-
lorarl.s sector at Chatham hoil has bribed by a situation
is Woo wrier io tho OSUMI Pon oSoo, obloimmi for his
som. Ohoolos Oreathead, by se tboosgh dui lailamoo of Sir
Tooloridi _ _ _

That ft wM p,er.d Min W essaittee that a hags
amber of theJ softm larsaah eiChstimm sue us-
played to her Idelestes deitysed sad other sable deport-
moats, sad that they ere sager the iallseass of the govern-
alma for the time twin, sad that it spasms then it no la-
mus of a candidate Wig dolled ter the beeeeelt at Chat-
ham who has sot bed the moppet of the
so Theft magic these eireeneemeee, rwel=tkir the
been b ieleenime whether the right of tseemeisi a mem-
ber dwell set la him be withdeswa ban the bomb if

" That it is the Ogaden of the eamitlee eat there are
Wei* OM& Itir haltering that ene Stighes Meat, ta
&ns Et Wiliam Ware the. amble% ties patty of wit-
tionollt

The emanate; tin- leeks far, idler the 12th day of ar-
tily,. It is caterdated that the eget el this inquiry oa both
aides ream* be meek her Ikea 10.0001. or 12,0001.

KINGSTON-UPON-HULL.

VISCOUNT OODERICH AND MR. CLAY
UNSEATED. _
__

On the meeting of thimcomrnittes yesterday, Hon
H. Labewcher• chairman, Mr. Bagge, Hon. H. F. Berkeley,
Mr. R. CUM*, and Mr. Davison,
Mr. Milgrim lasses rid, on behalf of the sitting members,
backs, considered the evidence that had bees offered for
the petitioners, they had came to the resolution to advise
their sliest& to withdraw all further opposition to the
and to consent to a reeolut'on being passed that the
assess was a void election, and that they by their agents '
had'
had bets guilty of bribery and treating, but without their
psrormal knowledge and consent.
The room having bees cleared for half ma hour,
The Chairman maid the committee have come to the fol-
lowing resolutions:
" That James Clay, Eq., aM Gram Frederick Benamiel
Robinson, commonly called Vilma* Geaseier, ere set daly
elected te serve is
Rua ads peseest pediment for the
btilel the ha fee the add borough is a void
eitstirs." _ . .

—The Chairmen—l am directed by the committee fur-
ther to Winn ale lease that the committee bare mini-
niously agreed W the tellowiag resolations:
" That James Cliety and Viscount Ooderick were, by their
agenda guilty of Win and trtatingat the last election for
the laid bores..
" That it wasn't proved to the committee that the sets of
bribery sad treaties were committed with the knowledge
and tamest of the sitting members.
"That Jobs Walker was actively engaged as an agent in
carrying into effect a mat extensive system of bribery and
treating at the last election.
"That there is reason to believe that corrupt practices
have extensively prevailed at the last election for the borough
of 8011. . _ . . .

0 That the committee also And that then is reason to be.
Lesotho, a system had existed in the borough of Hull of
bribing the poorer elms of voters in great numbers by
the payment of about 30s. a head at the lest and at former
elections."
The committee then broke up.

RYE.
MR. MACKINNON UNSEATED.
lIIINDLTION TO Till ROM FOR FURTHER
INQUIRY.

On the twassembling of this committee yesterday,
Mr J. Pia is the chair; M ; present, Cot Knox, r.
Moserals4 Mi. OeAely_sad Mr. Tadway,
The essamitese 100146001 is deliberation for nearly two
Men I Min the lapse of whisk period
TM ben. Chairman, milleesehig the patties. said—l have
W Wham pee that the eammittee have adepts' ether reso-
lution is addition is these which I commesimileil to the
Cries !at Met, and I will now read the whole of
elseistioss whist the committee have determined on
report's( to the beam :
That W. A. Maddasos, Esq., is not duly elected a
bums to serve la the present pulisamd for tie borough
p.
.•• R
That the last 'hoar fm the said bower% is a void
abode&
That W. A. Mackinnon, woe trybellasts guilty
of treader st the last election for the mid
" That ea the first day of the sitting et the essesittee,
the said W. A. Mackinnon, Esq., by his seem, dieslaredi
to beim/amble to disconnect his spats with the treaties
whisk leek ASO at the dinner given to aortae sinuses of
the bees* of Rye oe July Xad, 1852, he woe satisfied
that as semedelee wait come to the decision that his elm-
ties wee midis the peal of treating, and, therehre, he
shield ae Worm &WA his nat.
" That Were km bona submitted to this cosemitne a list
of tea Means of the Immesh of Rye, who are adored to
bare receded bribes stirs lest election for the said bercegb,
and a lid ub roommesi:= with giving the end bdbes ;
sad elm a Est of Id hones and beer hewn at
whicheleMimi le have taken place is the interest
of the odd W. A. Mosidemen, Esq., between the let day of
Jaw sad Ist Awed. 1862.
" The% esasig the nature and esunt of the above
oesamittes consider it to be their duty to
resimwend that a tanker Inquiry and inmetiaatioa shall
be made swift the bribery at the said election, in the
lIIIIIMIR_ possr- Med by the 6 KS Vic., e. 102., see. 2.
Is That Me reasons alleged by counsel as to the abandon-
MOM of the trial of the said charges of bribery appear to
lisleesaosailue to be suMcieot to justify such anmdmment,
emit Shedd therefore have not fen it necessary to examine
the Albs eamatser, or the candidate or their agents,
millet ale powers given them by the first section of the
aid se.
sm That it is the opinics of this committee, that if it I
deseki be the pleasure of the house to act as the above re.
etiMetedeties, as to further inquiry, so sew writ
eel& le be Weed foe the said borough until the result of
gga malty Mali have bee. reported to the house."
Iles Webby ea the part of the sitting member, said
they bed bees reedy throughout the inquiry to resist and
Viwla the strongest manner the allegations of bribery
psiesml treating to which the rs s..iiiitions refer, and are
sill pospeped eo do to. The only allegation on the part of
the Wain =saber they found themselves unable to alga-
tin el mein. wee dist relating to the dinner.
The loss. Chairman said it might be satisfactory to the
parties to know that these resolutions were unanimous on
the.part e'
The

state of boor, sad that was all Ito had to do with Ilia lest
oleotioa. There won a zombis of other iooplo at break-
_

dot at imam's.
George Warns, a beer seller and voter for Southampton,
voted at the eleetio• lost July for Cochrane and Vansittart.
Was canvassed by Sir A. Cockburn in company with Mr.
Sharps in his field. Witness said he would not give them
an answer, but that they knew when he lived. Ten ad-
mutes afterwards they came late his bow, Sir Alexander
Shupe, and four er Ave eases. The
called for three glasses et dews
half-a-crown. The ems
2s. lid., but Sir Aisseedez pima ever he lel=
again, saying, "Yee mil tee obese bore." WiMemeeiMel
the money, but did not take it as a bribe he
Sharpe then said, " You will want a Own" wea'ter"l::
Witness said, "I've beam liyins." WA, eras
you know the party who ma get It Sir yea. M. Andrews
was at the time Mayor et Seadmiimion, mad doom had a
good deal to do with the granting of diem Smarm Witness
said to Mr. Sharps, that is dillies' hem what yea mid last
year when I asked he a Swam; bat now yes turn mar
and my you can it he me when I have esmatlekg that
you want. The fa Southampton is in Septem-
ber, and witness did net mean his license. It was Mr.
Sharpe's duty. to appose the granting of spirit li
Cross examined—Wm certain no ginger-beer was
on that occasion. (Laughter.) Harmand, who wee present,
observing Sir Alexander pass witness over the 2e. lid.,
jerked him on the elbow in a significant manner, but Sir
Alexander persisted, saying, " Ob, never mind that."
Sam. Gordon and John Spark.., proprietors of flys, were
next called and examined by Mr. Sewell, with a view to
establishing the bribery of Apses, which had been referred
to in the opening for the petitioners. It was shown that
these Hymen received 21.5.. on the election day, but they
all swore that, considering the hard work, the change of
hones, and damage to vehicles, that amount was far from
being exorbitant. The usual charge in Southampton,
within the five mile circle, and not exceeding on the whole
day a distance of eighteen miles, is 145., but no fly was
ever let at an election at anything like that figure. On
municipal election days, even when the work was mash
lighter, and the day skeeter than on a general election day,
the usual fare was 355., end that was always received.
Two flymen, Davie mid Sibley, wen called, who bad
been paid at a mei mimed rats in consequence of their
non-poese•sion of • Mee ; but it turned out on CrolleWillb
nation that their lba was of an inferior description.
Mr. Haraeld, Wormy, of Southampton, was then salad
to peeve that he bad mgegod Nap at 11. per day, will h.
to the him.
Mimes was beteg memexambed with rehreses le a
ehampapie homer to 000 voters alleged ae base bomb=
by Cohn's, end //smitten, whoa Se immalase
to allow OM quota= to pressed.
Edwin lYisr we dna soled in eappeet of Mr. Alex-
ander'someabgeletionsatabeaatrormeat of " travelling
penseer bud Ohs whams swore that he bad met
realm&es tarthing. He hew at very little expire I
indeed. end Mel be =ebb sun rant.
Wiltlambe , bed been at HAI&
ing at the Hilt% bet dudes. There be resolved twitti-
tees from Ma OeMis end ems beet Mr. Leaked., boobs
him to aim M Southampton to vote aa the liberali harem
end gwarembidep bis mews; and thee letters ke medusa.
Allor Mies it Oeddouen and Wilke: he Galled, es he bed
lieendlaveasion Ns. Tuber, who paid him IL ; the telel
arbasing Wen 14e. 4d.
eetwelneeteetion, witness Mated that that petrateat
bed nediag whatever to do with his vote; that he would
have gems at his own expense and voted in the semi way,
abbess! be Warne been offered any meaty at all.
Tit esemillse this adjourned.

DERBY.
ISAIILNATION or 110111111.
Yetterday the Derby committee re-aseembled at
12 o'clock, when the inquiry was reiguned from the polat
where it left aeon Saturday.
Henry Sharroek, examined by Mr. Roe. Witness said
—Last summer I wee ia the ampleymest et Mr. Way.
butcher, at Derby. I'm a voter of *hi lignengh. I gaemboll
to vote for Bass sad Heyward'. My master wee en the
opposite side. On the palling-day. a man named
Bab came to me in my master's field. He said, "=
along, Harry, there's a pig for you.; you must lONS dews
to the Malt Shovel (public-house),l weat bum Into awl
afterwards met a person named John Clark, a seal-dielee.
Clark caked me what I wanted for my vote. I said I didart
know. He said he would give me 21.—that was the farthest
extent—to vote for Mr. HorafaU. I said. " Very wilt"
After that I went to the committee room is Wardwick foe
a ticket. Mr. Clark's son and Cyrus Balb came with me. I
saw Mr. Athens= in the committee room down stairs.
Ackerman gave me a ticket to take to the polling-booth.
The ticket was Wed ismy presence by Ackerman. Hs
wrote my name in it. Clark and Balb came with me to
the polling-booth, and I voted a plumper for Honfall.
After that I went to the Northern Star with Balb and
young Clark, I got directions from young Clark to stop
there till I was wanted down stairs, and I was to go with a
stoutish man to the County Tavern to wit 21. His name is
William Savage. (Savage was called into the room, and
identified by the witness.) I went with Savage to the
County Tavern. We went in by the back yard, sad up-
stairs. Savage went up first. There was a man standing
at the top of the stain. He allowed Savage to pass, but
stopped me. Swami west into a room. He galled me to
the room door. We pat his hand ea my shoulder, and
turned me round with my beck to the door. My right hand
was behind my back, and I got two sovereigns In it. Men
went away.
Some additional evidence of a Mailer character to the
above having been given,
Mr. Ilse then said Information had reached him that
morning, ea which he believed be could (aI4 rely, of a large
sum of mossy having been eared to the Maass (Flewker)
during the progress of this inquiry, if he would sumer his
testimony. He was quite ready to examine Misty r then
on the insect.
Mr. Montagu Smith, for the sitting member, having
to this proposition,
llawker gave the hewing additional evidence :
Dating the sitting of this imansittee as application was
mode be me. after my beteseulaation on Friday last, by •
whereat at Ulm eimagar to me. He came to
The
lam aleppleg—the King's Arms, Palms-
yard—and after etegging Meal time he went away, and Se.
turned in about es hoarend • bra He said he wished to
speak with ate, sal embed me to am to the deer. I did
so, and thin be Maid see if I wield go ee !Maws swat
morning if be would lay me down 1,0001. wen the Suble ?
I told hiss I could do no such thing, and referred his to
Mr. Mom and Mr. Cop k. Previous to this the gentle.
man gars me his card (the Mums here produced the gaud),
and on it was written " Captain Clark." While I was
talking to Captain Clark another gentleman (Mr. Thomp-
son) came peat, and told me to be en my guard against
Crass-ezasalaed by Mr. M. Smith—l never saw Clark
before. I was sitting with tome gentlemen in the coffee-
room at the Bias's Arms en Friday evening, when this
occurred. Mr. Johnston cad some other gentlemen who
were in the room wished to joie Is at dinner, and did so.
After dinner Clark same in and Masi as insists wine and
then went away and came bask end seed MI to the door
la about en boor and • half demwerie. Ma asked me if
malts= atelftn't be insuged, and if I aenbial go away. I
go
&alito Ined. end Ms
thee sanile a g
end &au propulsiontrall to me to
1141 kip next mornin I als have 1,0001.
down apes the table end all upsasee. Thumps% told me
the next made, to he an my guard about Clark, as he
aboraloort) bed istio=yeftli him in the Blackburn
election. g after Clark made that pre-
position to sallstrilir. Moss, at the British Hotel, Caliper-
street, iafeemiag him of it. I was crowezeimined the seat
day, and said nothing about it.
By the Committee—Thompson told me he had bus
asked by the " little Boatiosom" (ems Wf the party at the
King's Arms) to join Clerk in trying le get me away.
Mr. Mom was receded and atifinned Mr. Flowker's
statement of the latter laviog written to him on Friday
night appridtqg Mu of MA's am Mr. Mee added that
be fully inhaled le bawl salieftled the het of the oar to
the essmeittee on liatweary, oat ems uhappeeheesion es
the past of the keened seemed engaged he the petitioner
prevented this being carried est.
Mr. W. Flanker Jun. wee next examined, and stated
that he was an artiiied clerk to his father. la the electing
week he was sent Ile le the conimittes-room of Mr. How
tall in Wardwick (a street in Derby), end there he sew
Lewis, Welsh, Johnston, and Wilson, with Wien. Hsi&
asked witness if be would go to Nottingham ter the pur-
poses of the siesties, toil asked Ma to est as a pen dirk.
Witness said he would eenenk his Miser. and did sot when
the latter said he bed been badly treated by the oonsievo-
lives, and he would not allow him (witness) to act for them.
On the 17th of het Noronha a person named Wilcock.,
connected with the Derby Aram came to his (witaewe's)
father's house, end said • gestiosen from Liverpool wbbed
to see Mr. Flewker, sea. The latter was from home, and
Wileocks called agars the neat day, and then mid he came
from Mr. Forshaw, who wished particularly to see his
(witness's) father on the Widier of the election, bat that be
must see him alone, or is presence of no one bat Mr. Wile
cocks. Mr. Wiliseeks did am see his (witness.* father en
that enemies either. bat he left word with whines that Ku
Porabaw wee grin to London, and would be et the Tarim.
took Hotel, and Mr. Flewker could call upon him It he
wished to see him, but he must be alone.
Richard Thompson examined—l am an eludes
l
and have been so for some years. List Friday nightift
at the King's Arms Hotel, Palace-yard. I saw in that
house Mr. Flewker, of Derby, in the colfewroona, I should
think between nine and ten o'clock. Captain Clark was in
company with him, and a third man. After that I saw

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