The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-23 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

The official returns at Copenhagen, to the 14th of
August inclusive, announce 6,93/ cases of cholera
since the appearance of the epidemic, 3,7.36 of which
have been fatal.

In Stockholm the Gazette daily announces addi-
tional ports, the vessels arriving from which are to
be subjected to quarantine on suspicion of cholera.
The last places on the list are Danzig and all l'rus-
sian and Mecklenburg harbours, and Archangel and
all Russian ports on the White Sea.

Reports f;om St. Petersburg represent the disease
raging there as presenting symptoms peculiar to
cholera blended with those characteristic of yellow
fever.

THE REPRESENTATION OF STANFORD.—Mr.
Hcr-
ries has issued a parting address to the constituency, in
which he say.:—" When I last solicited the honour of
representing you once more in parliament, I entertained
the hope that, notwithstanding my advanced age, there
remained enough to me of health and strength to enable me
to devote Ova attention to your inter sts and to the public
business of the Horse of Commons which so important •
trust would impose upon me. I have since that time been
visited with streee indisposition, and I am compelled by the
effects of it, and by the growing infirmities incid, ntal to
increasing years, to withdraw from a position the duties of
which I conscientimsly feel that I can no longer discharge
with credit to you and with satisfaction to myself." Lord
E. G. C,cil is the only candidate iu the field. In his address
to the electors tie states that it is his desire to uphold the
Wattle political principles as those so ably and consistently ad-
vocated by Mr. Hen ice, " though of course," he adds, " not
objecting to make such cautious change', as lapse of time, or
improvement, in science, or the dispensations of Providence
may render necesssry."
ABOLITION oF MASTERS EXTRAORDINARY IN
CIIANCERV.—An act of parliament has just been printed
abolishing Ma:yrs Extraordinary its Chancery, and giving
them tho yew title of " Commissioners to administer oaths
in (al:merry in England."

'Ube court.
OSBORNE, Aro. .!2.
Ilvt. Majesty and Prince A:bert, the Prince of
Wale., the Princess Royal, and Etinee.4 attended by
the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, w,ot to Wt.,pon,tharn
pari.h church yesterday morninv, where the R. v. ii‘orge,
Proffitt-0e performed the service.

Lord and Lady Juhn Rumlt family let town yesters
day for Roseneath, Dumbsrton.liire.
Sir William and Lady Molesworth left town yesterday foe
Dublin.

_
Earl and Countess Granville left town yesterday.
Lord Stanley of Alderley left town yesterday for Dan.
held on a visit to Lord Pannsure.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yesterday
front the Governor-General of Canada, and from the Lord
High Cummissioner of the lonian Islands.

DEPARTURE OF THE CHANNEL AND ROYAL
SQUADRONS FROM SPITHEAD.

PORTSMOUTH, Accrer 22.
The Channel squadron, under the orders of Rear
Admiral Corry, got under weigh at Spithead this morning,
and sailed or a cruise. This squadron connate of the Prince
Regent, 90, flagship, Captain Hama ; Queen, 116, Captain
Michell ; Amphion, 3i. screw steam frigate, Captain A. C.
Key ; &don, 22, paddle steam frigate, Captain Goldsmith:
Valor sus, 16, paddle frigate, Captain Buckle ; Leopard, 12,
paddle frigate, Captain G. Giffard ; and Vulture, 6, paddle
frigate, Captain Glasse. They all went away under sail,
though they had but light and variable winds.
The Royal squadron to be in attendance 02
the Queen during her ♦isit to Scotland, also left
Cowes Roads last night. This squadron consists of the
Victoria and Albert, royal yacht, flag of Commodore Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.11., Captain Crispin ; Tribune,
30, screw frigate, Captain the HOD. S. T. Carnegie ; En.
counter, 11, screw frigate, Captain O'Callaghan; Barra.
couta, 6, paddle sloop, Commander G. Parker; Banshee, 3,
despatch vessel, Lieutenant commanding Ilosken; Black
Eagle, Admiralty yacht, Master commanding Pettey ; and
Fairy, tender to the royal yacht, Master commanding Bal.
liston. By the death of Admiral of the Fleet the Right
llon. Sir George Cockburn, 0 C.B , Lord Adolphus Fits.
nlarence attains the rank of Rear-Admiral of the Blue, and
shafts his flag accordingly.

The liighilyer, 21, screw frigate, Captain Moore, came
into harbour this morning to rec.-ive a new jib-boom, &c.,
having accidentally got into collUicn with the Odju, stcSIII
frigate, at Spithead.

The Conflict, screw sloop, was taken out of dock this
afternoon, the injuries received by her in getting on shore
in Stokes Bay being found to be unimportant.
By the above-named movements of the squadrons under
Rear-Admiral Cony and Commodore Lord A. Fitzclarence,
the Spithead fleet is reduced to the following, still however
a powerful squadron :—Duke of Wellington, 131, screw
three-decker, Commodore 11. B. Martin, C. B.; Agamemnon
91, screw two-decker, Captain Sir T. Maitland, C.B.i
London, 90, Captain C. Eden ; Blenheim, 60, screw guard
ship, Captain the Hon. F. T. Pelham ; Edinburgh, .58,
screw gunnery ship, Captain Hewlett ; Imperieuse, 80,
screw frigate, Captain Watson; Arrogant, 46, screw fri.
gate, Captain Fremantle ; Magicienue, 16, paddle frigate,
Captain Fisher ; Odin, IG, paddle frigate, Captain F. Scott;
Desperate, 8, screw corvette, Captain Chambers; Vesuvius,
6, paddle sloop, Commander It. A. Powell; with the Vul-
can, screw transport, Commander Von Dow (about to
convey detachments of artillery to the West Indite); and
the Prussian corvette Amazon.

DEATH OF ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE COCKBURN.

Not only the navy and army, but the general
public, will learn with great regret the death of one of the
ablest and most distinguish-d ofll.:crs that ever wore the
royal naval uniform, the Right Hon. Sir George Cockburn,
Bart., G.C.8., F.R.S., Admiral of the Fleet, Major Gene-
ral of Marines, and Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom.
Sir George Cockburn was confessedly the " Wellington"
of the navy, and, like his illustrious brother officer, has lived
to the great age of 82. As lieutenant with Hallam at
Toulon, as captain of the Meleager with the immortal
Nelson on the coast of Italy, and carrying Nelson's own
broad pendant in his frigate, Miaerve, at the cap-
ture of one frigate, and in an action with another, he
i became a hero before lie was 21 years of age. His name
then became associated with Jervis at the battle of St.
Vincent, and then for the subbcquent five years his
course was one of continuous bard fighting and glorious
success. Then, as commodore, his scenes of bottle and
victory were ashore ; and, as a flog-officer, he became a
scourge, as his name became a u trot to the United States.
It was Sir George Cockburn's daring achievements that
mainly contributed to the terml, ,'ion of the American
war, and it was he who re-estab:•:,,cl that naval suprc-
macy all over the world which h..d heen too successfully
questioned on many Orellsimn, by our then transatlantic
enemies. It was Sir G. Cockburn who was selected to
take charge of Napoleon on his pasrage to St. Helena,
and had the good fortune to be considered a "gentleman"
by the great es-Emperor. He was a junior member of the
Board of Admiralty so early as 1818, under the Tory go-
vernment, in whose political principles he coincsiled. Io
1828 be was re-appointed, and again whilst Commander-
in-Chief in the West Indies he was nominated senior mem-
ber of the Admiralty under Lori Da Grey. Before he
returned to England, however, S,r R. Peel had resigned,
and Sir George was out of office until the advent of Sir
R. Peel to power in 1841. From that time until 1846 Sir
George was chi senior naval lord.

THE GALLERY OF ILLCSTRAI lON, REGEST

STREET.

It was considered a happy idea of the exhibitors of
the Diorama of the Ocean Mail, that in the midst of the
interest excited by the Eastern question they made a beau-
tiful view of Constantinople a kind of prologue to the series
of pictures of the sea route to India and Australia. It has
been since thought equally apropos to the presumed settle-
ment of that question to add the pictorial illustration of St.
Petersburg, to succeed the representation of the capital
of the Turkish empire. This picture was exhibited
for the first time last night, and was justly ad-
mired. Of course it would not be easy, considering
the size and the nature of the site of that city to give a very
extensive view of St. Petersburg; but a point has been
chosen which gives a very adequate notion of that gran-
deur of structure, and those magnificent ranges of build-
ings for which the city of the Czar is so celebrated. The
view is by night, and the spectator looks on the fruzen Neva
with a bridge of boats in the distance. The right space of
the picture is occupied by a lengthened quay, along which
are spread in long continuity the Winter Palace
of the Emperor, the Hermitage, the Imperial. Theatre,
and the Marble Palace, beyond which the faint outline of
an equally imposing architectural display is just discernible
in the semi-obscurity of a northern moonlight. In the
back ground the domes of several churches are just visible,
while on the left bank of the Neva, some snow-covered
houses of mailer pretension, well lighted by the lamps
placed along the quay, serve to bring out the opposite shore
and its buildings in very happy contrast. Enough of ani-
mation is given to a night scene by a few sledges, and
horsemen on the river, and footpassengers on the quays.
Altogether the picture is most effective, and has about it •
severe beauty for which the soft but rich colouring of the
previous representation of Constantinople is an appropriate
preparation. The diorama of the Ocean Mail which fol-
lows, seems to have lost none of its attractions.

ROYAL ASSENT TO RAILWAY BILLS.—On Friday
the royal assent was given to the following hills .—Boston
and Midland Counties, Severn Valley, South Wales (de-
viation), London and North Western and Buckingham-
shire, Harwich and Pier, Banbridge, Dublin, Newry, and
Belfast; South Wales (power to purchase and Pemb-oke
line), Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport; Word, Worces-
ter. and Wolverhampton (extension of time) ; Welliugton
and Severn Junction—London and North Western (Crews
to Shrewsbury), Coleford, Monmouth, Usk, and Panty-
' pool ; Warrington and Altrincham, North and South
Western (Hampstead and Ci.y Junction), Eastern Union,
and East Indian. _

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.—Yesterday a parlie-
mentaty paper was printed conta'ning some information on
sericulturel statistics in Scotland. It appears that on the
20th May last, in the three counties of Roxburgh, Redding-
tun, and Sutherland there ware 1,319,024 imperial acres,
and the number of arable was 276,110 41-60. In Redding-
ton there were 373 machines used for agricultural purje..es,
of 1.988 horse power.
THE LIM BRIBERY COMMISSION.—On the occa-
sion of the fifty-seventh day of meeting of the commissioners
List week to receive the evidence of Mr. J. Brown, of
Ressington, one of the candidates at the election in 1847, it
limo ors that " s couch and pillows " were brought into the
"smoking room," and the learned commissioners having
taken their teats, the Chief Commissioner was wheeled tato
the room in an easy chair, aed the examination was then
proceeded with.
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORS FOR OXFORD AND
CAM URI Lai z east-rtes.—The following provision in a
us w Bet of parliament, just printed, will prevent the recur.
nnee of 16 days' polling, as took place in the electim
the present Chancellor of the Exchequer for Oxford Um.
versity :—" At any election of a member or members to
serve in parliament for either of the universities of Oxford
and Cambridge, the tolling shall not continue for more than
live days at the most, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday,
and Ascension Day being excluded,"

PIEBoR ELECT/W'.

The nomination of candidates for the vacancy in
Int repreeso•otauun of Cleberee, caused by Mr. itepirsll;
wiag ben unseated by a pailiantentary committee, took' I
place yesterday, being the third election for the borough
alibis thirteen months. The candidates are Mr. Gendre
Nch,..as Staskie, jun , of Hu•troyd, professing to be •
htxral couservative. and Mr. Jonathan Peel, of Scowl-
au re, in the liberal int. rest. There was a large assemblage
is treat or the hewing., and • body of about'® county
police were present to peewee order, under the command
('aptat• Woodford, assisted by Inspector Sheppard, of
Virkbure, Inspector Cermet!, of Burnley, and other
lacers.
Mr. E. 'Now" the Mayor, having opened the pro-
ceedings,
Mr. TRAPPSZ read "the Act for mare effectually pre-
rr.leng bribery and eorruptiLa." but we did not perceiee
that., was productive of much emotion, notwithstanding
the disciosures before recent committees of the House of
t anori.
'I Ito mention of it was received with a slight laugh, and
ill hurrie•l through in the usual formal manner.
Mr. J. T. W. Arristan, the unseated member, proposed,
soil Mr. Rung= I:lawmen-4z seconded, the nomination of
Mr. markie.
Mr. Geo. FOSTER m,ved, and Mr. EURO. Honosoir
s,rooded, the nominetion of Mr. Jonathan Peel.
Mr. sratirein, in the course of a brief address, avowed
houss.it a member of the protestant church, and said he
•..uid do all in his power to support the dignity of that
church, which he held to be • tolerant church; but he
was opposed to church rates, which he thought ought to be
commuted, as the tithes had been. By far the most ins•
portant question of the present day, however, was that of
e,bleatian, and he thought we should set forth some system
whereby the children or the working classes might be edu-
cated to fulfil the dtaii s of citizens. He was opposed
to oil ►tate grants, such as that to Maynooth. He
rejoiced in the commercial prosperity which pre-
vailed, and would support all those measures of
fres trade which ',mad bring comfort and OW)
tithe home of the working man. (Applause.) lie was a
supporter of the ineastre called John Fielden's Legacy to
Factory Worker, and believed that a restriction upon the
moving power would ensure employment of it more effec-
tually, while it would prevent competition and undersell-
leg among MMUS, and ensure their bringing their good►
into the market on equal term•. A reduction of taxation
should have his support to any extent, consistent with the
ssintenance of the institutions of the country, and he was
fir financial reform, whether it related to the business of
the country, or that of the community at large. He was
for law reform, and for a change of the poor law
by the removal of the central board in London,
and a system of relief that would ensure greater
attention to the wants of the aged and infirm. The col°•
nia policy of the eeuntry had of late been very deplorable.
He telieved we had nuts sufficient knowledge of the wants
of the colnniets,aud he could wish to ice them better repro
tented, whilst be would give the control of salaries among
their officials to the colonial legislatures. He was for au
extension of the suffrage, and should be prepared to give
say measure brought in by the goverment • favourable
eon ofention. He attributed the existing prosperity of the
country to the measures of the liberal conservative party,
and te the policy of that party he was prepared to give his
tappet.
la answer to questions the hon. candidate asid he would
eertaiely not support the ballot, but he was prepared to ex-
tend the suffrage to 51. householder'.
Mr. JoSIATUAN PEEL was next called upon, and COM-
rricuttil upon the vague generalities in which his opponent
had indulged, avowing himself an old and tried free-trader.
Ile pointed oat the various reductions in the taxation of
food and other necessaries of life, and the increase of reve-
nue which had resulted, while greater scope was given
to the energies of the people. lie was for an extension of
the suffre4e, because he beli••ve el with the extension of edu-
cation the power of the people ought to be extended ; and
he thought that • great extension of education having
taken place since the Reform Bill was passed, they were
folly entitled to an extension of representation. So far he
sh.uld he diiposed to support any measure that might
be brought forward by Lord John Russell, but he
would go yet further, and he should support the ballot
whither introduced by the ministry or not, believing that
If we incremed the extent of representation, we should in-
crease the necessity for protecting the voter in the exercise
of hie duty. It did not strike him as necessary, after his
printed address, to allude to any other topic; but on most
of the questions of the day it was his wish to follow in the
steps of the great man •hose name he bore, and whose
blood be shared. (Cheers.)
A show of Ands was called for, and Mr. Peel was
declared to have • large majority. A poll was demanded
fur Mr. Starkly, which the mayor fixed for this day.

STAMFORD ELECTION.

STAMPORD, MONDAY._

The election of a knight of the shire for the
borvigh of Stamford, took place in the Town Hall to-day
(Monday), in the room of the Right lion. John Charles
Herne., of Sorenosks, who, through the growing infirmi-
ties intidetral to increasing years, has retired from parlia-
ment by accepting the stewardship of the Chiltern Hun-
dreds. The new member, and indeed the only candidate
who has solicited the suffrages of the electors on this occa-
sion, is Lord Robert Gascoyne Cecil, second surviving son
of the Marquis of Salisbury. The usual preliminaries
baying been gone through, and her Majesty's writ autho.
rising the election, having been read,
Mr. ruin:Ars proposed Lord Robert Gascoyne Cecil, es
a fit and proper person to represent the borough of Stam-
ford in parliament.
Mr. HAtcoeu seconded the nomination.

No other candidate being proposed, Lord Ceml was do.
elated duly elected by the mayor, Whineup, returning
*Seer.

The NOBLE LORD then addressed the electors, in a speech
expressive of his political faith, and thanking them for the
honour they bad done him in returning him to parliament•
A vote of thanks was proposed and carried by acclama-
tion, to Whineup, Esq., Mayor, the returning officer, for
his impartial conduct in the election.
The MAYOR having appropriately acknowledged the
compliment, the proceedings, which were of a mere formal
character, terminated. Very little excitement prevailed.

CLERICAL.

THE Bisitor or CursTEE has granted a license
of non-residence to the Rev. Frederick Ford, rector of St.
Peter's, in the city of Chester, until the 31st December,
1634, on account of ill-health.

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The Rev. Roger Kent, to the perpetual curacy of Burley-
darn, is the county of Chester, void by the death of the
Rev. William Cotton; patron. Lord Combermere ; value,
100/.

The Rev. John Evans:has been licensed by the Bishop of
Chester to the curacy of the newly-licensed church at Ora.-
sandal', in the parish of Childwall, Lancashire.
The Rev. William Bishton Garnett, to the preachership
of Banbury, Cheshire, void by resignation of Rev. Thomas
Dunkin ; patron:, the Haberdashers Company.
The Rev. George Dover, to the perpetual curacy of St.
Mary's Church, Kirkdale, Lancashire, void by resignation
of the Rev. David James; patrons, trustees; value, 1601.
Rev. Josiah Coombe', to the vicarage of Wiggeaball,
St. Peter, in Norfolk, on the presentation of her Meat
Gracious Majesty the Queen.

VACANCY.

The perpetual curacy of St. Barnabas Church, Liverpool,
by ceistun of Rev. George Dover; patrons, trustees.

NAVAL.

PEMBROKE-YARD, AUGUST 21. A committee
caseating of Sir Baldwin Walker, Surveyor of the Navy;
Mr. Watts, Subsurvuor of the Navy; Mr. Wm. Ede,
Meeter Shipwright Devonport rhickyard ; and Mr. Ab-
etted, Muter Shipwright of Portsmouth-yard, have been
sitting here this week for the purpeses of investigating the
cause of failure of the launch of the Cseear, and ascertaining
the arrant of injury she has sustained, In conjunction
with the mechanical officers of the establishment, they have
been daily engaged in those objects since Thursday, refus-
ing all invitations of the dockyard ceiciala and dining to-
gether at the hotel. Oa Friday every workman engaged on
the launch warn strictly examined on the subject, and on
Friday evening the sluices were opened to admit water into
the dock for the purpose of floating the vessel. The com-
mit 'as broke up last evening. Sir Baldwin Walker re-
turn, sl to town per mail,arid the other gentlemen will leave
to-usorrow. 1-he result of their deliberations has not yet
been ma 4* public.