The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-04 00:00:00

PRINCESS.

Yesterday, the Grated Duchess Olga, daughter of
the Emperor of Russia, and ha consort, the Prince Royal
of Wurtembcrg, arrived at Woolwich in her Majesty'.
steamer Vivid. They were received at the royal Dockyard
by Baron Drunnow, the Russian Ambassador at this court ;
Commodore Superintendent H. Eden, Colonel E. C. Whin-

yetis, C. 8., K.C.11., commander of the garrison, Brigade
Major Birgharo, and Captaira Riddell, Royal Artillery,
Flag Lieutenant G. E. K. Dire, of the Fiagard flag ship,
and other officers of the establishment. The interval of
ground between the steamer and the carriage of the
Princess was covered with green baize. A royal salute was
fired en her Imperial Iligheriss stepping on shore, from a
field battery of tho Royal Artillery stationed in the Dick.
yard, and a guard of honour, consisting of 100 rank and file
of the Woolwich division of ltiyal Mariews, with the baud
and colours of the corps, under the command of Lieutenant-
Colonel Julhffe, with Captain Bider and Lieutenants Free-
land, Delacombe, and Lane, presented aruu, the band
playing the National Anthem.

EARL FITZWILLIAM AND TILE ELECTIONS
FUR PETERBOROUGIL

'tinned
of witne.ses reopecting the Peterborough

Yesterday the

the exam
election.

J. Eiger, grocer, said that on the occasion of being settled
with lately by Mr. Gibbs, one of Lord Fitzlliam's stewards,
for goods supplied at Milton, Gibbs told him he had re-
ceived orders not to deal with him again. Witness had
voted for Whalley, and told Gibbs that even if he was a
tenant of the earl's he would not vote against his own will,
to which Gibbs rejoined, "I wish I had the management of
the houses hero. I would see if the tenants voted against
Milton. I consider those who are in his lordship's houses
are as much his servants as I am." Witness's custom at
Milton was quite lost.

Sarah Chapple said she applied to Mr. C. Simpson, Lsrd
Fitswilliam's steward, in March Ism, for a house, on the
understanding that her brother should be the nominal
tzsat, and received a letter from Mr. Simpson, stating
" he regretted that th. proposition wit unavailable, ac the
veto of a non-resident could not Feasibly be scented ; and
this portion of his lorda:iip's property having at all times
commanded a vote, it is of the utmost consequen cc to ex-
isting privileges that it should not be diminished."
Mr. Charles Simpson, steward to Earl Fitswilliam's

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Peterborough property, said Lord Fitzwilliam had 300 1
tenants in Peterborough, but could not say whether 200 of
them were voters out of the total constituency of 500. He
acknowledged that the letter to Mrs. Chapple was in his
handwriting, and that the notices to quit and raise rents
were in pursuance of instructions from his lordship, who
acted in the way usual with landlords in the regulation sad
adjustment of their property. The constituency had fallen
below 600, and witneso's object in letting Lis lordship's
houses was to endeavour to keep it up to that mark, end
to make the occupants to command a vote at elections.
By the Hon. Chairman —The rents were raised in con-
fidential of kaa fide improvements. No one had the
management of the property but himself, and he was Lot
aware that tte condition precedent upon letting a house
wee the giving a vote fur the Milton interest. Had nevar
held out threats to maws, either as regarded their •oting
or abstaining from voting ; nor had this ever been done
with his authority, or under the promise of repairs.

C.4.UBRIDGE BRIBERY COALVISSION.-MORE
DISCLOSURES.

Yesterday the

appointed to inquire

into the existence of corrupt practices at elections fur Cam-
bridge resumed their sitting.
Charles Clarke deposed that he was a gunsmith in
busi-
nese at Cambridge. In 1810, at the election between Grant
and Starkie, was despatched to Norwich by Mitchell to pro-
cure the services of one Quinton, alias Thompson, 4 bribery
agent, and that 3501. passed through his hands to Quinton,
to be used in bribing the electors, and witness himself laid
out 501. in paying the rates of defaulters, and personally
bribing " Nummer " Newman, who trapped him and in-
formed spinet him, and witness had to fly the town in eon-
sequence. That 4001. came from the Conservative Com-
mute*, and was left at witness's house. Witness went
abroad, by arrangement, and remained there two year,
during which period between 2001. and 3001. was forwarded
him by the conservative party in Cambridge.
J. Goldsmith, formerly a publican of Cambridge, said
that on the day of the election in 1843, he and a man named
Shears, were directed by Gilbert, a butcher, to go opposite
Use town gaol and they would are a man in a cap and
gown, they were to ask if his name was Brown, and if he
s :id yes, they were to tell him their names. All this hap-
pened assisted, and Mr. Brown," turned round and gave
Shears betwixt two and three hundred nice new sovereigns
done up in fifties, and walktd otr. Witness invited such
men as he knew to be in the market" to a dinner, and
finally gave them 101. each to go and vote for the conserva-
tives, but charged the party 121. 10e. a man, and divided the
excess of 21. 10s. a head between himoili and Shearn. At
other elections witness had been engaged, both sides, in
kidnapping or watching voters, and described with some
humour some of the tricks to which he had resorted to
carry out his purpose.

Plum°Nr.—Mr. J. Brett arrived at Turin on the
30th ult , on bia way to Li Spesia, where he is to com-
mence operations for laying down the submarine telegrarb.
to Sardinia and Algeria.