The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-09 00:00:00

ST. ALBANS ELECTION.

Yeaterday, thin committee cc-aaticnt'elca. at 11
o'clock. Present: Mr. L. Ether, jun. (e.lr.orman;, lion.
Y.Charteris, Kr It. Mall, Mr. Malt, and Mr. Stuart.
Mr. h rjeant Wrangham, addressing toe committee on
behalf of the petitioner., said with reference :o the powers
that have been exercised to compel the attendance of wit-
nes= a, he did not know whether there might be any
improsiiin in the mindsof the committee that unless a witness
should have reeci,, it a special warrant the committee
would here no jurivlictiou over him. This, however, WAS
10%. .0. There was a case in th, I,oks in obieh a witness
wan reported to the lime of ennini ,c, b) the select commit-
tee non an eke:ion petition for having absconded in order to
avoid the service of the S ...xi ant. 11 there ever was
ea • e in who Is eitncou, Rot nut or the way to
stool it was in the ea, of the •1,11 ati.cnt witnesses.
like g.ts and ihrthissore. both old tofu without the means
of MA intrining t':. MIN ISO, except by their daily labour as
tarns .creams, both of whom lead undergone a privet_
prelieuilioy.exauliztatiqa by the .tens fur the pitititioncrs,
mod 'mil their it few hours before
the attcnipti il service of this Speaker's warrant had ab-
sconilcd. Inc cause to which he (tine learned stricazati
tr-
fern d WAS that of the C anterhury elertems reported in
Per tt utd banivirs Election 1.:•-a, dated 1819.
)Zr. Jaw-, Q.C.—Just 31 years ago.
1.,. l'iwind.m.—We found a ea, yritcolicy, further
tack !ha* that, whim a witness was examined under

auwein,
Mr. &rjetnt Wranigham—Tkirtymne years ago ; awl
to re Lan sot Into a eas,• •ines. lu the I, port of tit, VAT-
• (1., 244, a witnes- named Italie-it, 4.1. St. Mary Ale,
aboand4.l, in order to avoid beta;; munitioned to
give cyan. te,s. Irefore the committee. The committee re-
pented the • ircutustanees, and the Imam derided that the
Stan sio4ul.l he Ma. n into wastmly.
The Chairman-I think flue committee are en possession
Otrautheimst tots to enable tle.m to deliue the course they
amgld V. promise.
Ihe room was then eleand. The enmmittee were in
about halt an hour, at tit:: expiration of *chid:,
mons, I awl th 1 anentowery first milt il in, and sulsosiusut.y
the public, Mann which the costunittee iutimattd that tbly
int 14.1 t../.1,1141i11(11 Mr. law, the otrent tor the petitioners.
M'. L.,w ',atm.( been .warn, the chairman, whircssinti
lit., ...lid, an application I,as lo en made to VA by counsel
for the mirp.e. ul otitaining the ottetolanee of the two tarn,
Itirehmore, but hitt we mint. to asm.rtain
whe-
th r y,w think w two wen matt rial witnesses in the el*.
coialion of your Vibe ?
- I /1/1, sir.
Th. l'hairmaii.--t;pon the derwitions they hare given, do
yrm consid. r that there is any greater dt girt of probalnlity
Ili.* th, y will threw light wan the case it we had it
ne. in :Anita*. O. that already ralhd, and in addition to
that of the wits.aa • for %hose attendance see adjuunitd ton
a I,l*. s 11/14141141,11/1/ITII
Mr. La..- I lite V. ri mason to believe that they will
pro.. .listi.set bribery.
1 h. Chairman -M ill it he proof, Icy substantiation of
g a. a br.lory, or of obstiuet acts of bribery against the
to so.. r or lit agents %
Sir. 1.314 4tilet acts isle bribery committed by the
totting meniber's agents.
1 he (*aims us - What steps have been takenlatterly, and
sin. ,• the m 4 tilig of the e.mrndD v, I's your knowledge, to
ohm the at:end:ans. of pulkse
Mr. Law y 11.441: M, n advertised in the way 1 have
&Will. 4 in a 11.131/14 4 same, nate ; awl the otlim'r of the
house has lict.n Void to go r th. in. I have alai wade
impsirk 4 INV -Of 01 their employees., and I find they have
Mut ellen:v.4l I, their work.
'the t hairin.u* Tim add you had tome of the detective
police in your
Mr. Law-- I hive.
11. e Cltainntin Ave they ...AI in your serviee ?
1•1/. 1.411, - 4411/- or 1111111 a 4, and 1 Lave uuw also a *el.. -
pier ollicer for the purpose.
'the - That is all we require. Clear the mom.
The ram having limn el, and, at ;he evpinttion of a
quart. r A an lunar the euhlie were re.olmitt..l, when
t:114tiff11.111 1,11111 vanmittee hams ogried to
adjourn until to-morrow at lair pot 12 o'clock, awl in the
Ti• they me P. make this •pecial 111.1/011 to 1111.
'lll, 111111..11, .wan then mid the following apart:
The agent for th., petition. es has Mt; hien evitnin.
before ill, comusitt.4,•„ 1134 daland that the 111411,11 C, of
John Slimit;:s and Thomas Ilirehnion• is most mates kit fur
tits patio.. of solistalit di-tinet acts 4.f twittery amaia.t
the agents.4l th.• .icing menitor, and notwitlistuoling that
the warrants of the of the of Cmunems have
horn i•+urn awl the utmost exertions 11 Vie 1141'11 1144-11 111
sane thi,e viarrant. 1111 the sail John :41.eves awl Thomas
Mrelonare, and to marlin their uttelidaire lota, this
eoininittee, all ouch atteuipt. have hitherto failed in . curing

that olgeret."
The 1•!..1,1111an •.11.1 that in the inea•ure Of adjournment
the eourtuitte, wi 'lied to rumult the runeenienve of all
parliu ~ and it thry wished an u,ljourninent to a MOT:
distant iLit• , hr woukl ask tit/• 1u1u..., h. rause iglu rich.. they
were Imuml 1.. put their lorri, 111,.1111: 1111 rt
form al.,y to .1 ay, in the event of the w ituesses in ing forth-
forning.
Mr. James said they felt this to he a great injustice to the
rittiot• meoilo r. They could ar.4 enter into any Arnow.-
Wilt, and thouvlit thud they lord better nave it entirely in
etas limots of the uomroiUrr.
Th. the rommittee would thee feel it their
linty to me. t from I• •to tin... TIN.; wuuhl b( anal, that
it woad not he at all an Jet,. able ditty.
Mr. Serjeaost P crlra rve.l that the other ride were
at liberty hi make an lapplie.ttion.
TIH. I bairns= •aid tle.ught thi y ought not to .1t it
without the c.a.. nt of Iruth lartim. or to tumult the flin-
V1.111,11,ri• tf our mum than an-aher. If any one .4 th.
Urn• in restudy, he felt they wruied
the parties to unjust , it they liVn. not 14 ally
to i.v.11,1, ; it W WO 1.41.4•111%. to the euinuicittce to huve
tln -ors. pre:r...•ted.
Mr. JAM., yid he Itwl 41,Nnily prot.sted against proceed-
ing at .1 bit: it wan like the oister pruttsting against bring
opened. cls.111411:er.)
Mr. I'l ar., it would he an object of gnat ron•idern-
lion to ..diouro to 4riday instead uf fnun thy to day, and
with ti, es/sen.. keeprorg tire siu attendanee.
Mr. seri...art ninctlake mid he pruswol for a sists dy hear-
ing 011 behalf on the sitting member, and should oppuse
everything that could pcmils4 1.-Cpunc• a der:isnot upor. the
Ott,i. Cl.
Ti.' l'h.ririumo tliotiglit that tlrey luul better mljourn to
bali.p.vt 12 ..'etas:, to ; and an the home met at 12,
they could agate their appliration bi•forelvaid.
Mr. Lean s t•u„4..t 1 that, if his leamt•il friend wished to
save ..xperm. they main agree to adjourn uutil attar the
niesolutiosi of parliament. (I.aughter.)
Sir it. 11,111 olee•rv, .1 to the pettthocir. they would bear
I mind that th, other side wen• prepared to go un.
Mr. Viarke—lf they will give us our wituesw•s we will
astl..rtakr to go on alw.
110. Jaws--W l• Mice not got poor witneuu•s. (Laughter.)
After tome further desu-sion the pructv.liugs were ad-
journed to half-past 12 u'eluek this clay.

On the iieresion of the habeas rorpus being pranted hj
Kr. Justice Mt JA:111, r •liresentesl to the
learned pstg.. that the SpeaLer's warrant 111.1 A at rretitt. in
011..ep griieulais e not stating that William Lanes
was.' witness, or that he was 11•4111 i ttt .1 upon oath, or that
his pr•saeiration or inisheluieiour was in aiving hi. r•ti-
dcne-. Siv Ju•tie.• Wartitimin declined es ',orge to decide
on the validity or non-validity of the warrant, hut granted
the• writ, to which at the tint.: it WM returnable then• was
no appeat.ne.•. liest,rihis a writ was issued against toe
rierjeantsul-Arnis (Lord (lurks Ititoc11) to try the question
of the toiliility id* the• warrant in the toilet of Queen's
Iteneb. One 01 the Forrester is in pursuit of the still
niissisor witnesses. :toil the witness Henry Edwards, who, on
the 'aware' of Sir Q. I:my, in the house, on Monday, was
tioleu into custody by the Serjeantsat-Arnali, now occupies
the —prison" front whirls Lyme* was diochsrsed.

FAMILY COLONISATION LO.IN SOCIETY.—Lost even-
ing a tingly group meeting of the migrants VIM arc about
to Sail in tips Mundell, the soei, ty's first ship of the reason.
which leaves England early twit month, took place at the
Royal British Institution. 'falartiacle•row, eiteiroad, for
the litirplih• of being introduced to each vithjr, and 111,
ranging all the pan linituarii" for their voyage. It up-
psi, al that :::to :kr‘ going nut by the neat ship, til
of who!u haie Imgher. and sisters in the ; am! 1S
aged parent.. who hive liven sent for by their children,
who in most cows hail forwardill M, towanls the expense
of their voyage. The expense (:.reach individual was I_/..
and this society lent 4!., on the payment of which tie
party repaying it nominal,' a relative, to whom 41. is again
lent, with an additional pound. w that the debt from
the family IX.C.Olteintmaxed is they became more known to
the %witty. 'lle payments from the working dossesitionsintyl to between Cal/. and '.lOO/., and the society could
*end off fiveships ley September neat. if they could advance
• .014 i. unoilivr It I,ins to each adult. ‘.l
1;2 had lain paid by the parties now about tomtit, and
every atteutbm would be paid to thi ir comfort and act OM-
111...datiOn. Ti,,. 1111111 b, of children going out this voyoze
amount, to oat, and a whoid-roona would be fitted up for
them tin hour& so that the time passed on the voyage I
might not thrown away. A son of friendly compait
was then established astionzst the intending emigrants
tinder the direction of Mrs. Chisholm. the originat.g of
the society% .iint various arrang melds were acre"! upon
with a saew to their comfort on the voyage. The tattling
then broke up.
Tin METAL BUTTON TIIADF.--..rtillee Albert IV-
ceived a deputation from the button burnishers of Mir-
naingliam, at Ilurkinghtto ratter.' on Saturday Lama. The
deputation consisted of William Lucy, Esq. (Mayor of Bir-
mingham`. Mr. Joseph Stinton, Mn. Edwin Smith, and
Mr. Joseph Climes; and was accompanied to his Royal
Highness's presence by G. F. Munts, Esq., M.P., W.
&hot. Held. Esq., M.l`., and R. Spooner, Esq., M.P. The
°Nee! of the deputation was to submit to the Prince's in-
al, ti,n stwieimens of the 'gilt button manufacture, in the
hope that his Royal Ilifthuiva might intim! his patronage
to a drooping branch of industry by wearing gilt buttons,
and thus render them CialtionAtde. Prince Albert nyi iv,
the deputation vin graciou.ly : and after heating the in,
moyial rail and tin. remark, of tin deputation. mildews
himself highly gratificd to harp that his patronage on a
former occasion hail proved beneficial to a deserving body
of operative-, snit stated that it would give bias gnat satis-
faction if the same result followed his support on the pre-
sent occasion, by again promoting the revival of the fashion
of wearing gilt buttons. His Ikea! Highness assured the
deputation that it would afford Lim much pleasure to en-
courage the usanafacture of such beautiful articles as those
then exhibited. His Royal Highness was graciously pleased
to accept several sets of gilt buttons, and on his own behalf,
and on that of the two al Princes, thanked the artisans
presenting them, sail szprossed his intention of wearing
these. and of the two goons Prisms doing the NM.

THE FRIMLEY MURDERERS.-ANOTHEt
CHARGE 0 BURGLARY.

Yesterday Samuel Ilarnmod_, one of the persons
charged with the murder of the Rey. G. Holiest, and who
was acquitted on Tuesday, the Ist inst., at Kingston, was
brought before the magistrates at Horsham, Sus-ex, charged
with James Hamilton, one of the tekfield burglars, by
Mr. Bitlillescombe, the active superintendent of the Surrey
constabulary, with baring broken and entered the dwelling
house of Mrs. Harriet Stoner, of Kirdford, Sussex on the
4th of June last, together with Jame Jones, Lavi liarwood
(now under sentence of death in ilorsemonger-lane gaol
fur the Erimley murder), John Stones alias Smith (trans-
ported for life for the I:ekfield burglary). and John Isaacs.
It appeared from the statement of Mrs. Stoner that on the
day in question her house was entered at about 3 o'clock in
the morning by six men, from 20 to 30 years of age, each
with a mask on, an i five with their shirts outside their other
clothes. On.' had a dark round frock on, another had •
pair of dirty yellow troti.ers with a dark stripe up the out-
side seam ; tan of them held her deism in the passage. each
pits' acing a pistol to her head, and threatened to blow her
braises out unless she gave up her money. he mask fell
off one of them, who wet., of sallow complexion, about 29
years of age. Witness Care them l'cr pocket. in which were
twoeenvani bags, ointaining 71. las. in gold, and 41. in
silver, after which they left the plats.
on., of the prisoners, then made the
*glowing statement, haling been previously cautioned Ly
the hemeh:
Last spring was the first time I met with Is.mes. I met
him ou ltarnham-commoo. Ile has no regular resists Ittn
but Sr Sin a travelling waggon. lie came to me there.
Ile had two dunks y.. bought one. Ile told me it was
stoles. 1 afterward: sold it. He then planned it out to
tnake a robbery at KidfOrd near I'etworth. Ile went to
Guildford for two men to help, and brought back three,
L.si Harwood, the primmer, and James Jim's. John
Smith went with hint to Guildford. Isaacs told me to meet
thins at a plate called Hidings Ball in Guilahning, and
briog their old clothes and a dark lanthorn. They all live
came and met me there, wilting six of us. We agreed to
go two at a time, and meet in a wood between Ridlbnl and
Hall's Cru.s. We all sin met there. When night came two
of us went forward to watch the place we intended to rob ;
the other four, of whom I was one, remained behind until
the two came back to us. We then all stripped, and
disguised UUTS,IT,K and put on masks. We all went to the
house on tudford Common, the residence of Mrs. Stoner.
The Guildford men broke through the shutters, and took
out the whole frame of glum, whin one went in and let the
others in. We all looked about to Clod the money, but did
not lied any. They then went into the kitchen, unit found
the stairloot door fastened. Mrs. Stoner le aril us then,
mot said, "Who is there ? " Several of them burg open
the door, and we all ran up stairs. Mrs. Stoner screamed,
and ran into another room Issues took h,M of her to stop
her noise, when his mask slipioti off. She then gave ono
of the men her pocket. I only hail 3s. fid. We parted,
and I did not see the Guildfoed men any more. This was
the first time I was led into it.
Lt order that the migistrates ?night eonsilter whether
they would accept Il mlltun Ito approver against liar-
weosl, inquiry was adjuitru.d.

SPORTING.

NEWMAILKKE CRA7VEN MEETING.—TrEsomr,

14 Attn. A.F. 100, h It.
lamohstirso's lieewe Basso y Sot MO (Mtmoatm) I
Mr.ississde.t.ses i.e, 110%; tuber) 2
Betting: 7 to 1 on Joe mm' sot. Won by four lengths.
11un in min. 30 sec.
Syr MAINTARLs of 10 tors earh ; for :1-)7 olds, 7st ; four,
Rol lib ; tire and upoa:sls, list I llb. The winner to he sold
I),r 444) soya., if dianandm.d; lee. First half of .tb. 31. (3
subs.)
lied trim's Alboni, 3yn . (0. T Sharp) 1
lard 'Atom.' Chance, 1 yrs ................ ... (Ilona.) 3
Mr. Ilrldo. re• Iu o. Syr. (Bar holumoor) 3
Swill .T %kV. of 100 tow each, h M; Gor 3-yr old col'.,
71b; hlli.ar Sot Ilb. Ab. 31. 41b and Gib allowed, mte.
QS Mao.)
Lord Umeernekt's Heim Breslow, tot Marssa) I
31r. Grrulleo A rlodo, Sot. lb
Lord bartre. harm Pon. A 110- ........... 3
Olmtrsa.o.ro SFAX F. 1., of 200 ores. each, li ft, foe
old eolto, Sot 714.; tellies, hot lib; 31b. and lb. allowed, Cs,
1/.31

Lewd taateld'a llerinutra, N 4710 (tlatman) 1
44r It. W. Iwitr:era'll.44iew snorry. h 4410 . ITrennlemau
NEW/CAW): VoT it xmear, of 2.1 rot.. each, 10 ft, and 5
wily a del ficr., with 2110 added ; for 3-yr °WA and
ward.; the winner of tlw Nowthamptuu,hire Stakes, or of
the Metropolitan Stakes at l.prom, to carry Tilt; if both,
110.1. extra ; the ...mud to receive lOU cocc. out of the stakes.
Clermont mune. (49 auto, 'Lief whom decland.)
Mr. Gralwirke'• litter it...burg, 3 yre, %4 SI. (r. Swath)
tr'nl taiter'• 'fortune, ei yr., tat lilt) Q3. Maori) 2
Co sect ALF•rse.. Chaupua, S err, 74t
It i. rather 'angular that Mr. tiratwirke 104 the
3letropolitai Handicap but year with Chet rful, and won
the- New:marl:et Ilandicap with her, and that w ith ',and-
!grave he teat hcateu tar the Cesartw itch, and
won the Cambridgeshire.
Thin, was a much better company on the of than OD

,
the lira 46y, awl thc meant; iv...A-Y.4A very comb!, rable in-
tYre .t ; but the weather WIL4 told and ulyouty enough for
Noterober, “r.l the day, for what u.uafiy bveu u
grand day," in all reila.eta below the average.

LITEST OLITINO.
TM: IVA! 61.000.
to 1 tut liectsuato
2,001 i CATO AS sruies.
3 b 4 allot Grrelaa
OILS i tit CC.%
10 to 1 alt Montagu S 35 t. I art Ibsee Utrr.borg
0 to I art Woolobr.b
111f.RBT.. . . .

7 to I NO Crtrian n'
I 13 to I opt Ilearthreatior
12 so 1 Tedslooos 0 to 1 leeaer

NIILITAILY.
(Front lug 041b4'. (iwarfle.)
OFt otti,NANete.. AVAIL 7.
It'. WO. of Arkter T. C. limn. 1.. be IletitoelL, lice
t,ek, re'. up o f ; eoc ('apt. MIALT to be apt.. r;ee Hobe,
I int I..ettt. 01.1 a to be tire. mot., vice Itubrrly; tee.
Lieut. %S. 11. te.ootto..tt to b. ti-nt Lieut. vice CliArelier• Kee.
Liter. A. 11. W. W,o tn. to be test ieut.. vice M.ttincan, ;et
ARRIVAL 111 THE 9.27 i lIIGIILANDEIN AT CORFr.
n giment, woke the command of Lieutenant.Coloncl
Atherlcy, urris r at ('orfu on the 27th ultimo, in the
Apollo, 'non ("irk. In conwiincnce bowery:, of several
casc.. of measles and sniall pox on board, the disembarkation
of the regiment was delayed for some days.

THE PEEL NlosustENT.—Three packages have
lately nrriveil nt lassrpnol trim Rome, containing rusts to
Ise used in the eteeution of the monument to the late Sir
Hobert Peel. The Lords of the Treasury hare nutliori.,ed
their pawmge through the Cubtum-hows without es.aiti-
natiou

;
rim L.tTE BOILER EXPLOSION AT STOPEPoItT,
After our report of the fourth adjournment of this inquest
had been despatched on Monday afternoon, the proceedings
were brought to a close. Professor Salem llodokinson,
F.IL.S., and honorary member of the Institute of Civil Eu-
anwers, who had examined the boiler at the invitation of
ow coroner, presented a report to the jury, from which
we extract the following passages, deseriptiee of the CILUACS
of the failure of the boiler:—This appears primarily to be
attributable to the valve supplying steam to the hawking
liers being closed. But the failure would not have fol-
lowed bunt that emcee if the boiler had been capable of sus-
taining a pressure of 32. albs. per square. inch, or 2.076 tons
' perisquare foot, . ith which the safety-salve was Wade d. The
firemen, which ix el' an oval kind, and iticapable of bearing
gnat pressure iu the bottom, 4 specially as it was not stayed
down there, though the pressure of t'he water upon it was
greater than at the top—gave way tint in that lower part or
its connexion with the front of the tire-box. The arc:ie.(
the section of the plates of the lower part of the tire-box was
considerably more than 40 square feet, each foot being sub-
jected to a pre ware of more than two tons. Those pious
being utterly uniupportell, except at their edges, and
pressed upon by $0 tons or more. must always hoe,• had a
to iidency to be bent inwards and destroyed ; and this, to-
gether with the unequal expansiou of the external and in-
ternal plates of the boiler, would apparently make the
joints connecting the loner part of the fire-box with the
end to be weaker than others, and in this part I conceive
the fracture took place. It Keno probable that the lower
part of the tire-box was mush too weak to bear perma-
nentll the pressure it was designed to be subjected to.—
Mr. Samuel Morris, boiler maker, Stockport, said he made
the boiler w hieh had burst on for Mr. Maryland, se-
cording to a plan furnished. It was made as a law-pressure
boiler, and he agreed to make it carry 30Ibs. pressure by
putting two extra stays in it. lie never thought of staying
the boiler beneath the firebox, nor had he ever seen one
stayed in that part.—By Mr. eobliett : 116 estimate was for
! a boiler of greater weight than this. and consequeutly of
thicker plates.—By Mr. Oldham: Ihe plates over the tire-
place were to-Piths of an inch thick. There was the same
pressure beneath the firebox as above it, but they gathered
their practice of not staying the lower part from odar boiler
makers.—By the jury : Had placed thinner plates of iron at
'I the top to reduce the weight, in cousequence of an order
front Mr. hlardiend. if he had had his own way, should
I hove made the top of $ (instead of 6-16) plates, the ends 441
touch, and the lire-bus of 7 16. It was rather too weak.
.titer the fire-box wa- made, it woe ordered to be made
more oval.—Mr. Charles Iluelsou. the carom'', addressed
the jury, commenting on the evidence for nearly two hour.,
and they retired to consult on their verdict. It was nearly
two o'clock on Tuesday morning before they agreed,
and they then presented the following verdict in writiug :
•• Verdict • Accidental Death..—lt is the opinion of this
Jury that the junction valve upon the boiler, leading to
the bowkingkiers, was closed at the time 44 the explooton•
and that the overloading of the safety valve prevented
that relief to the boiler which was necessary Seethe i scope
of the steam: and these coojoictly caused the explosion.
' But that this jury has au evidence before it to show by
whom, UT by wiled means, the said junction valve was
clewed ; sad that the overloading of the safe ty valve is
1 attributable to the act or sanction of the engineer, Joseph '
Ilyde, of whose conduct in this matter this jury express
their unqualified censure. It is also the opinion of this
jury that the appling of this boiler to high pressure steam
lis highly censurable; and, although the extra stays were
applie el. such application has been done without due cote ula-
lion and judgment. That• with a view to guard against
imperfect boilers for the future, this jury recommend a
ec Riau standard to he adopted—say twice the extent of
pressure intended to be applied; and that all boilers be
tested and stamped or registered by a responsible and
appointed authority prior to their removal from the makers'
premissa."