The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-02 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

REPRESENTATION 017-IirNCTESTER.—MANCHESTER,
TVESDAY EVENING.—The requisition of Lord Lincoln has
only received an accession of about 12.5 names to-day, on
'Change, though this being the principal market-day, when
the manufacturer from the country, who are out-voters,
come in, was looked forward to with much expectation by
the Tory-Whig coalition. It has evidently caused much
disappointment, and doubts are expressed whether the par-
ties will proceed to act upon it. Our correspondence yes-
terday said there would be a difficulty in bringing the
number of requisitionists up to two thousand. At present,
though four days have elapsed since it was submitted for
signature, the number has not reached 1,200, according to
Tory rumours, which must be received of course with some
allowance.
.VEKSHIR.E.
SHORT TIME FACTORY MEETING AT LEEDS.—On Mon-
day evening, a numerous meeting of the inhabitants of the
borough of Leeds, convened by the mayor, in compliance
with a numerously signed requisition, comprising the names
of several members oi the town council, and members of the
medical profession, was held in the Music Hall, the largest
room in the town, "to consider the propriety of petitioning
Parliament for a legislative enactment to limit the hours of
labour for women and young persons employed in factories,
to ten hours per day for five days in the
week, and eight hours on the Saturday." The
Rev. Dr. Hook, vicar of Leeds, took the chair.—
After much animated speaking, rebolutions in accordance
with the requisition were unanimously adopted.

bWirollar.+l r.
COMMISSION BY THE LORD LIECTENSNr.—H. L. Bean,
Gent., to be Cornet of North Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS.
30.-15.1.1.101. Col.l.rut.—Thii mormner .I.lemm. J.

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Schaal, and Mr. H. Gordan, from Shrewsbury tricho-.1, were elected
Scholars on the open foundation. and at the same time Moms. Firm
and finder were nominated Exhibitunters—the former on the Viot,
castershire and the batter on the Sumersetabire foundations.
CAMBIUDO4 1/11C. I.—At a meeting at the Master and Fellows of
Christ's, held this morning, the Rev. A. H. Wratislaw, O.A. fellow
on Finch's and Baines' Foundation, was placed on the college founds.
Vac

pa„varaiwycr. .—Rev. J. P. Alcoa, to Woodnesbarough, V. Rent,
• (;,:nt., value ?301. with residence ; patrons, Dean and Chapt.,
Roduster. Rev. N. It Curry, to Rallymackay. C. din. Killaliw. Rev.
0. 0. Fitsmanriee. to Kilcurnan, C. rho. Limerick. Rev. I'. Magna*,
to the prebend. of DitinifOrii din. Down. Le.
Vat, NClES.—atabley; P. 0., did,
_Werea_vallse 58/.; patrons, Dean
end Chant, Wore., vacant by the death of Res. W. Prosser, whose
decease also vacates Chaseley 'V., dia. Wore, value 131" ; patron.
'Vicar of "kingdom, and Walton Cardiff It (1., din. (dons. and
value SU. ; patron, All Souls Oxford. Raffingarry R. end Prebend.
of Killinellick, din. Emily; by the death of Ore Rev. J. Whitty.
Eceirmunrieki COVAIIMION.—An inquiry commenced on Thursday
last, under the "Church Discipline Act," before the Rev. Chancellor
Martin, Archdeacon Fronde, J. Yonge, F. Pym, and T. Fur:leans.
clerks; In execution of a commiraion ironed by the Bishop of the
Diocese of Exeter, to inquire Into a complaint preferred by the Rev.
E. Golding, P. C. of Haseenford, against the Rev. W. J. St. Atthyn,
rector of Stoke Damen.), for having (Mended against the laws
ecclesiastical, for that the said W. J. St. Aubyn did, on the 15th day of
April in the present year, solemnise matrimony between W. Chia.
well, of the pariah of Moretti, in the county of Cornwall, and Lydia
Whitfield lace, of the parish of St. Germans, in the said county.
without license, the bonus of the said parties not having been pub.
Bribed according to law, the raid parties not being reuilect. or Mita-
Intants within, or puishioners of, the said parish of Make DernereL
Evidence of the facts having been given, the Worshipful the Chan.
senor stated that the Commissioners had resolved upon reporting the
cane to the bishop. Ile remarked upon the increase and a nsegwoos
of these marriages, and upon the nice mity existing for the fulkß
inquiries on the part of clergyman. Ile also drew the attention el
Mr. St. Autism to a clause in the Church Dinelpline Act, which per-
mitted the bishop to sentence the defendant in a penalty never
more than the law decreed, to prevent continit 41 litigation,
provided the defendant and the complainant joined in •
representation to him. Ile was afraid the full penalty was
unalterably &sod by the law.--Mr. Golding expressed hie willing-
ness to Join Mr. Kt. Aubyn in a representation of that nature, and
hoped that as far as possible the penalty would he mitigated.—Mr. St.
Aubyn said if he had said any one thing which had been painful So
Mr. Golding, in the course of the inquiry he begged to retract it. and
he hoped any future intercourse would not be rendered lens comforta-
ble and pleasant, by what bad taken place. As far as Mr. Golding's
offer was concerned, it required some eonsideration.—Arehdenerni
Fronde then complinwntesl Mr. Golding for the manner in which the
case had been brought before the Comminsioners, and hoped it would
stop those continued complaints from country clergymen, which for
the last six or seven years he had received on the whits" of the indict.
criminate marriages in the neighbourhood. At the same time be said
that he was perfectly aware of the difficulties with which clergymen in
populous townn, had to contend, to prevent imposition, which couhl
not always be guarded against, but they could not be too particular.