The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-23 00:00:00

OF THE BATH.

The Queen held an Investiture of the Meet
Honourable Order of the Bath at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at Buckingham Palace.
The Knights Grand Clolll of the Order having been
robed in their mantles by bitten. Bunter and Bde, and
wearing their collars, passed from the Garter Room
through the Picture Gallery into the Green Drawing Room,
where tkey were called over by Bath King of Arms, when
the following answered :—Visoniat Stratford de Radcliffe,
the Earl of Clarendon, Lieut.-General Sir James Law
Lushington, Lieut.-General Sir Willoughby Cotton, General
Sir Howard Douglas, Bart., Lient,General Sir George
Pollock, General Lord Viscount Hardinge, the Hal of
Ellenborough, Major-General Sir Henry:ll:some Smith,
Bart., Lieut.-General Lord Raglan, the ht Hon. Sir
George Grey, Bart, General Sir Pere Maitland,
Lieut.-General Sir Alexander Woodford.

ettife•Wor th7•s47ii prams ;Wring their mantles,
Dhabi, lea, wan :—Wal!ar Aston Blount.
Go t ; emu F. Orevilla BK., Bath King of
Anna ; but Mitt= Woods, Sag. (Lancaster Herald).
Gentlamaa_ Usher. _ _

11•7744«ftliore the erbium satin made and the
°oiler of the Kith; Prince Albert, Great Master of the
Order, aim were the mends mad miler. Her Majesty and
His Royal Memos were mailasted by the Lerd Chamber-
lain and the Leal Steward into the Thrateweam, and the
gasailbyhed:impli ia a chair of saes, Vie Mai alas Gard
ef the Sovaap, were summoned to
regilelaroswrosen atteaded by the-Messi of the Order.
The Knialate sad Mem baring embroil and taken Omit
usual the Right Hes.Besey Rishard Charles Lard
Cowley, her 's Amberesior Erioaradlaary and Minis-
ter to the laNtthe French, was Mtn-
dated between gamma Sir
Maitlandsad
amoral Sir Almelo W the two Junior Knights
alma gpmeat, 'resoled by lath Lig of Arms and
WK. sal wee eladustel to her Mejesty.
et Order
end the Qum, Miles& byo
invest
Eir:het
nobs Mal with the klabillmil sad fracCise% Knighr grand'
Croon (Civil Divides) if the oe4er, and having delivered
to him the Star, his Waft bad the hamar of kiriog her
Majesty', hawload *ha retired from the presence of
lititere
= Esq., was intcoduad between
Mat of AztllierliZ the Gestieman trehm of. the
had the beam ofkaighthesd seaernedtupon him by
the glom, eadwes shaverde 'Tale* by bar Majesty,
ailed the Gratllestee of the Order, with the insignia
of a Ili at Cosemodes of the Bah (Oivil Division).
lievitemant-Genoml Charles Misietd, of the East India
Compare
of
wee band:seed in like manner. received
the bgeat of Wealwad has the Qum, sad wee W-
hew liejray (=Mai es beim) with the Insignia
Cessianew (lllEbey. Division).
Be Wawa Wihes, Eng., was sonduested with similar
osameay to the Sovereign, and, kneellas, bad the honour
of knighthood conferred apes hies, and was invested as a
Knight Commaader (Civil Division)
• The Investiture of the seem liacourable Order being
eoneloded,
rt:Keitlite Greed Crow, by her Majesty's
raaOrder,
were mailed over sad, with the Olken of
er, from the prese6 et the Somalia with
the nasal morasses.
The Court was 'Minded by the MMus of lien Reba ;
the Countess of Dant, Lady is. Waillags the Lord
Steward; the Iced Climberlaia ; the Matra/the Rona;
the Captain of the Massa et Ms Ousel ; the Marquis of
G.C.8., Geld_ Si* la ; the Tamperer
:false Household ; the iiirarrabordeW; the
of the lionsekeiti Lad Iftierrama, 0.0.17:1=1:
Waiting ; Lewd asap stem, Lord is Waiting to Prime
Albert ; Biz Edmund Bowater Weent in Waiting ; Cassel
Wylde, OMNI fa Wattles N Prince Albert; Cased
Bouvet* aver Risk in Waiting; Sir George Lee, Lieut-
enant of the balm of the Guard; Colonel Colville, Field
Officer in Waiting iaLord Alfred Paget (Clerk Xembel),
&parry in W ; Lieut.-Colonel the Ron. Alameda
Gordon, Miserly Waiting to Prince Albert; Capella
Phibbe, Emu is W ; mad Mims. Henry Farquharson
and George assignYssgisem, Pages of amour in
The Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms was en duty
during the investiture, in the 'Throne Ram, under the
command of the Bight Hon. the Captain. The lieutenant
(Sir James Tyler). the standard bearer (Major Harmar),
and Mr. Joseph Skip Lloyd, clerk of the cheque end adju-
tant, The rub-ollieers, Lient.-Coionel Nevin sad
Major Cooke, were also present.
Iter Majesty's body guard of the Yeomen of the Guard
were on duty in the palace, as natal.
A guard of homer of the Foot Guards, with the bead of
the regiment, wee on duty during the ceremony, in the
quadrengle of the palm..
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by lord Alfred
Paget end the Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, visited
the Duchess of Kent, yesterday afternoon, at her residence,
Clarems-house, St. James's.
The royal dinner circle at Buckingham Palace, lest evens
ing, is:hided the Princes. Adelaide of Hobenlohe, the Doke
of Newcastle, the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de
Weyer, Lady Fanny Howard, Viscount Drumlanrig, the
Hos. M. Alezander Gordon, Lord and Lady Wocishome,
and Lord Cowley, G.C.B.
The band of the Grenadier Guards attended during
dinner in the palace, sod played an following pieces :
Overture, Dome Blanche
Romeone eon Coro, " Weiss Oxman)" Lehner.
. Bolero, " Del Res' Bouquet.
Quartet, " Der Wild Schulze"
Fantasia

A deputation from Match and Bradford, on the sub-
ject of the soap duties, bad an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resident, in
Downing-street. The deputation consisted of Mr. Alder-
man Neild, Mr. Edmund Potter, Mr. Salim Schwabe, Mr.
Titus Salt, Mr. B. C. Lister, and Mr. Williams Walker.
The deputation were accompanied by Mr. Milner Gibson,
M.P., Mr. Bright, M.P., Mr. Cobden, Mr. Milligan,
M.P., and Mr. Wickham, M.P.
A deputation from the Burslem Local Board of Health
tad au interview yesterday with the General Board of
Health, at their offict, Whitehall. The deputation consisted
of Mr. John Maddock (Chairman of the Local Board), Mr.
Jame Vernon (a member of that board), Mr. Ralph Hales,
surveyor, and Mr. Joseph Lowndes, clerk to the Burslem
Local Board. The deputation were introduced by Mr.
Rieardo, M.P., and the Ron. F. Lemon Gower, M.P.
The Duke of Montrose had an interview with Viscount
Palmerston yesterday. Mr. F. 0. Martin bad also an inter-
with the noble viscount, at the Home-offiee.
Mr. E. Wodehouse, M.P., and Mr. Lally bad interviews
yesterday with thil Duke of Newcastle, at the Colonial-
office.

A deputation from the Clitheroe Local Board of Health
had au interview with the General Board of Health yester-
day at their office Whitehall. The deputation, which con-
sisted of Mr. Edward Thomsen, the Mayor of Clitheroe,
and Mr. Edward Hodgon, were introduced by Mr.
Mathew Wilson, M.P.
Mr. Cann. Hawkins, President of the College of Surgeons,
and Mr. James Luke, had an interview with Viscount
Palmerston yesterday at the Home.office.
Tne Finance Committee of the Royal Commission for the
Exhibition of 1831 had a meeting yesterday at the Privy
Council-office, Whitehall. Present—Earl Granville (chair.
man), Lord Overstonc, Sir Alexander Spearman, Bart., Sir
William Cubitt, Mr. Baring, M.P., Mr. Coulson, Q.C.,
Mr. Gibson, and Mr. Edgar Buwring (secretary).—Captain
Owen, ILE., attended.

(PROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZITTIL)
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, FEB. 21.---Her Majesty
having been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. George Wil-
liam Frederick, Earl of Clarendon, K. 0., to be one of her
Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, his lordship was
this day, by her Majesty's command, sworn one of her Ma-
jesty's principal Secretaries of State accordingly.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, FEB. 21. Her Majesty
having been pleased, by letters patent under the Great
Seal of Great Britain. to constitute the Itigh•4;_mt. Staple-
too, Viscount Combermere, G.C.8., Coostaoir or her Ma-
jesty's Tower of London, and also Lord Lieutenant of the
Tower Hamlets, his lordship this day in council took the
oaths appointed to be taken, instead of the oaths of allegi-
ance and supremacy as Constable of the said Tower, and as
Lord Lieutenant of the said Tower Hamlets, and likewise
the oath of Constable of the Tower of London.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, FEB. 21.—Her Majesty in
council was this day pleased to appoint Wyndham William
Lewii, of Llanthetty Hall, Esq., to be Sheriff of the
county of Brecon. And her Majesty was pleased to make
the following amendments on the roll :—Oloueestershire—
John Raymond Duke:, Esq., made John Raymond Ray-
mond Barker, Eq. Wiltshire—Franeis Leyborne Popham,
of Littlecot, Esq., made Francis Leyborne Popham, of
Chilton, Seq.

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, FELL 17.—Notice
is hereby given, that his Royal Highness Prince Albert
will, by the desire of her Majesty, hold levees at St.
Janies`s-Palace, on behalf of her
:—W Majesty, on the following
days, at two o'clock Wednesday, 2nd March next ; Wed-
nesday, 9th March next. It is her Majesty's pleasure that
presentations to his Royal Highness at these levees shall be
considered equivalent to presentations to the Queen. Ad-
dressee to the Queen may either be forwarded to her Ma-
jesty through the Secretary of State for the Dome Depart-
ment, or may he reserved until her Majesty shall hold a
I levee.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 11.—The Queen has been
graciously pleased to appoint John Green, Esq., now her
Majesty's Consul at the Pirteus, to be her Majesty's Consul
at Alexandria.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 18.—The Queen has bees
phrased to approve of Don Placido de Jose y Hevia as Con-
sul at Malta, and of Doa Joaquin Gonzalez as Vice-Consul
at Gibraltar, for her Majesty the Queen of Spain; also
been pleased to approve of Mr. Nathaniel Solomon as Con
sul at St. Helena for the Free Hanseatic cityof Hanaborgh
DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 21.—The Queen has beet
graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of
Lord Cowley, K.C.8., her Majesty's Ambassador Extraor-
dinary and Plenipotentiary to his Majesty the Emperor of
the French, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division
of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross of the most
Honourable Order of the Bath.

NEW DEPUTY-LIEUTENANTS.
HIREPOILDSHIRIL
John Murray Aynsley, Esq., Thomu William Booker,
Esq., William Bridgman, Esq., Bonham Caldwell, Esq.,
Elias Chadwick, Esq., James Cheese, Esq., William Tre-
velyan Kevill Davies, Thomas Dunne, junior, Esq., Ed-
ward Griffiths, BK.. Captain Thomas Heywood, Esq. Ed-
mund Hininson. Bag., James King King, Esq., William
Money Kyrie, Esq., Captain Augustus William Henry
Meynek, Esq., Robert Baskerville Rickards Mynon, Esq.,
Reynolds Peyton, Esq., Captain Kingemill Manley Power,
and Henry Lee Warner, junior, Esq.

THE BALLOT.—MEETING IN THE CITY.
A preliminary meeting was 'held yesterday at
the London Tavern, the object being the organisation
of • society for thei purpose of diffusing information
on the subject of The Ballot, and generally of influencing
public opinion in favour of that mode of voting. Several
members of parliament and other influential reformers were
present. The chair was taken by
Mr. H. BZILLICLRY, M.P. for Bristol, who explained the
object of the meeting to be the formation of a society to
carry out the great measure of vote by ballot. Their object
was simply to disseminate truth, and to inform the minds
of the various classes in the kingdom on the subject of the
ballot a subject respecting which a great deal of
dust was just now being thrown in the eyes
of the people. (Hear, hear.) Existing legislation
might be sufficient to wants:act bribery and corruption,
but it was impossible to legislate against intimidation.
(Hear, hear.) For instance the landlord could intimidate
his tenant and the customer his tradesman, without stating
anyrseson. and thus the mischief would be dew without
the possibility of obtaining a remedy. The exisseessof this
intimidation wis acknowledged and &ahead la impost
terms by Lord John Russell and Sir James Graham. mid
them*** the only thing they bad m samidae was the
remedy, whisk remedy was. bah %MM. the bast and
nedelog hit the ballot. (Ghosts) Their Alma thew we
not rivalry to aay other reform eseociatke. net shstswation
to say ether plan of reform, but simply the fathoms& of
the ballot, without which all other ragman would be emu.
partitively useless. (Hear, hear.) The shims& asegadod
with a warm complbseat to Mr. Grate, the !Mhos MI the
movement.

Cftwvoin mond the lint resolution, the
purport of which was that the provelesee at bribery and
corruption at tandem rendered the Merlin of the ballot
impsenvely issessenty. bb *An. the recant die-
dowse set thb abed= semmillese shedd dissipate all
dolt se to the espedimey of the batlet. (Beer, bear.)
Mr. W. EL Hon LAII•TON, M.P., esesedsti the Nadu-
dos pembing ble Miasmas support is 'leftmost to the
ballot *wows it should be brought byhis cal-
ler
Carrion unanimously.
ask.
unanimously.
Lord D. &rum moved the nut neoletion, declaring
that no extension of the franchise weld be effectual with-
out the ballot. He had grealAdmemeM Noinipt that
resolution, because it embodied ble own egiaiew, and he was
quite sure It would soon be theopinia albs general
Mr. Punur, M.P., seconded the resolution.
Carried unanimously.
Mr. H. Bactiluilt proposed a resolution disdaining any
rivalry with other reform samciations, and promised his,
warm assistants in Authoring the cause of the ballot, which
26 years' expellees taught him was as necessary in the
City of London as In any other constituency. (Hear, hear.)
' Mr. Piaui= Baoww seconded the resolution, which
was also unsabenely carried.
Mr. Joni! litmus (Swansea), president of the South
Wales Reform Association, proposed a resolution appoint-
ing en executive committee, arid bore testimony to the ex-
sot to which intimidation was serried en by the landlords
hi his district.
Mr. W. J. HALL seconded the resolution, declaring that
46 years' experience election matters convinced him of
the necessity of the ballot.
Carried unanimously.
Kr. Taos. PROEM proposed a resolution inauguratisi a
subscription, and mentioning the gratifying fact that d-
esist Sir Charles Ekes had sent a cheque for 301. (Cheers.)
Mr. Lyon seconded the resolution.

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to.
trr."Tiokaixs M'Cussacsg, proposed• Tote at thanks
to the chairman, which was earned by acclamation, and the
meeting separated.

THE Loss o THZ QUEEN VICTORIA STEAMER.—
Government has resolved on inquiring for public purposes
into the circumstances attending the lees of the Queen Vic-
toria steamer ; and accordingly Captain Walker has visited
Dublin, by directions of the Board of Trade, to hold an in-
vestigation for that purpose. The inquest on the bodies of
the two women and two children that have been picked
up from the wreck was resumed at Kingstown on Monday,
and the deepest interest appeared to be excited by the pro-
ceedings. Several witnesses were examined, and ultimately
the proceedings were adjourned until the following day.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT THE TRAFALGAR HOTEL.—
Yesterday morning the head porter at the Trafalgar Hotel,
Spring-gardens, made so determined an attempt to destroy
himself that not the slightest hopes are entertained of his
recovery. At half-past eight o'clock the housemaid, on
going into the smoking-room, for the purpose of putting it
in order, discovered the unfortunate man lying on a sofa
in a pool of blood, and a gash in his throat extending from
ear to ear. On the floor, close to the sofa, she found a
venison carving knife covered with blood. The unhappy
man being removed to Charing•cross Hospital, Mr. Adkin
was promptly in attendance, but there is not the slightest
probability of his recovery. It is stated that a pecuniary
deficiency led to the commission of the rash act.
I LEEDS Tows HALL.—The Town Council of Leeds
on Monday agreed to increase the outlay in the new Town
Hall by 4,0001., which will make the total cost, with the
bad, nearly 49,0001.

'CONTROVERTED ELECTION CONISIITTEES.
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CHATHAM.
Yesterday this committee, consisting of Mr. Bram-
sten, Mr. Alderman Thompson, Mr. Heywood, Mr. New-
degate, and Mr. A. Pe!lett, again met.
Emu Driver's examination was continued. His father
introduced him to Sir Frederick Smith, at the Sun, and
told Sir Frederick be wanted a permanent berth for him In
the Docky Club, and Sir F. Smith ea'd, "Well, he shall
have it." Sir Frederick gave him a note to Mr. Kitten, of
Portsmouth Dockyard.
Cross-examined—Wm not his father's eldest son Esau.
(Laughter.) When he went down to Portsmouth, he
thought it was for a permanency, but the employment he
was put to was fixing roasting-jacks up chimneys and stop-
ping up rats' holes. (Laughter.) A clerk to the contractor
of the Ordnance, Kirtm, paid him. Dud the common
bricklayer work. Did not get back to Chatham for a week
or two.

John Driver, examined by Mr. Setjeant Kinglake, Q.C.
—As a voter of Chatham, recollected being canvassed by
Sir Frederick Smith, and Cffigote, the barber, to whom
he said he had promised, and was going to vote for Sir
Frderick Smith Oa one occasion witneu saw Sir Fre-
derick coming down Rood-lane with some gentlemen,
and he went half way across the road to him, and said
" Sir Frederick, I have a vote, and will give it you."
Sir Frederick in reply said witness could see him at the
Sun, where on his coming Sir Frederick took him into a
little side room. Witness said, " Sir Frederick, 1 have a
favour to ask you for my sen—to get him into any of her
Majesty's dockyards in England as a bricklayer." Sir
Frederick said, "It shall be attended to." This was
some time before the election. Went to Sir Frederick
again to the Sun. with his son, Esau, for whom he
wanted the wanted the place, and saw Sir Frederick in
a room upstairs, with the two Wells. Ilia son was asked,
would he like to go to Portsmouth, and witness said,
anywhere in her Majesty's dockyards, or the establish-
ments in England." Sir Frederick said "at any time he
wished to go, he was to come to him, and he would give
him a letter." His son, on coming back from the Sun,
showed witness a letter, and went with it down to Porta!
Ports-
mouth. Witness went to the poll on the polling days, in-
tending to vote for Sir Frederick; but, on his getting to
the poll, Mr. Buchanan, who was on the " blue" side,
wanted to put witness on his oath ; but witness said he
would not take the bribery oath, because he had asked Sir
Frederick for • favour. He did not vote at all.
By the Committee—Did not °tense whether the bribery
oath was put to other voters ; nor did he hear of any ru-
mour that it was necessary to put it to him.
George Buchanan examined—Was assessor in booth 2 to
Sir J. Stirling. Was there when Driver came, and he
(witness) requested the returning officer, or his solicitor, to
administer the bribery oath to Driver. Driver said' he
could not take it, and turned away and did not vote.
Cross-examined—Was clerk to the guardians of the poor
of Chatham, and clerk to Mr. Prell, a solicitor. Took an
active part on the " blue" side. There were about 300
or 400 voters in the dockyard at Chatham. The constitu-
tion of the dockyard was as follows :—There are many
shipwrights, joiners, carpenters, blacksmith, metal mill-
wrights, end sailmakers, working in the dockyard ; also,
some few hundreds of labourers, but they were not all
voters. Others were officers of the dockyard, policemen,
and those in the gun-walks under the Ordnance ; also, the
respective dull', and some officers of the army and navy.
There is also a ropiegroend, where very many mechanics
were employed under their officers; all these were
the subject of government appointments, and there
was consequently • constant succe'sion of vacan-
cies end appointments. A manifesto, called " A
Caution against Bribery," was issued by the Stirling party
before the election, stating that the bribery oath would be
administered to every one of the electors, that any one offer-
ing or giving offices or employment to any voter or friend,
would, unaer the new act of parliament, be liable to a
penalty of 1,0001., and the voter to a penalty of 3001. It
was also stated, that the candidates would be fully exa-
mined, and that though Sir Frederick Smith might escape
punishment, the voter would be sent to gaol, and that if
the Secretary of the Admiralty took a part in the transac-
tion, he would have to be examined. Witness's duty was
to get up the evidence for this committee, from those who
had been bribed by appointments or by promises to:appoint-
ments. Believed these were nearly 70 or 80 broken pro-
mises of voters of various classes, some being artisans in her
Majesty's dockyard, who had promised to Tire for Sir J.
Stirling, and who voted for Sir Frederick Smith. This
fact was notorious at the time of the election. There was
one of Sir J. Stirling's committee, • medical man, who
broke his promise a week before the day of pol-
ling ; and there was another person on the committee who
also broke his promise. He spoke of these broken promises
from the canvass books only. Several voters in the dock-
yard voted for Sir J. Stirling, who bail more of the votes
of the rank and file than of the officers. Many officers
who resided in the dockyard had been struck off by the re-
vising barrister. When Lord Enfield was a candidate the
Chatham, he stated, in his address to the electors—" It has
always been my anxious wish to prJmote, as far as in my
power, your individual interests. (Laughter.) I have
however, often had to lament my ignorance of the technical
minutiae of the dockyard system, upon a practical knowledge
of which the comfort and advancement of so many depend."
(Laughter.)
By the Committee—There were 1,300 or 1,400 voters on
the register, and between 300 and 400 of these were in the
dockyard. Witness never at previous elections saw such an
amount of government influence brought to bear upon the
electors, and believed there wee some intimidation. Some 600
voters voted for Sir F. Smith, and he considered there were
400 of that number under government influence. There
had been no contest of any consequence for Chatham since
1835. Did not know of any one being discharged for refus-
ing to vote for the government candidate, but knew of a
man who voted against her Majesty's government, and who
remained many years without any promotion. The name
of the individual was Charles Beveridge, a shipwright.
Stephen Mount, examined by Mr. James, Q.C.—War a
labouring man, and resided on the Brook, at Chatham.
At the last election he had no vote. I knew
Henry Bradshaw, who kept a lodging-house on
the Brook. Saw Sir Frederick canvassing, and
he spoke to witness and Bradshaw en one occasion, a
fortnight before the election. Sir Frederick came up to
Breel6aw, and asked him for his vote. Bradshaw said he
did not know about that, and then Sir Frederick said,
" Why net; is there anything I can do for you ?" Brad-
shaw said, " Yes ; I want to get into Greenwich College."
Sir Frederick said, " What pension do you have i to
which Bradshaw replied, " 151. a year." Sir Frederick
answered, "It is not enough for losing an arm (Bradshaw
having lest an arm in the dockyard), but if you'll give
theme ycoohiregve.o,t,e,"
Sir
Sir Frederick,
prederieksaidto "I'llß ghestw.y,o,uumto
Haves
you not a son in the yard I" to which Bradshaw replied,
" Tee ;" and Sir Frderick said, "If you promise me
your vote I will do what I can foe him and you too;"
and Bradshaw said, " give you my vote." Sir Frede-
rick Smith took his hand out of his pocket and shook hands
with Bradshaw, and as Bradshaw was withdrawing his
hand, he seemed to have either a sovereign or a half one
in his hand. Bradshaw said " Thank you." Three or four
days after the election Sir Frederick wanted to see Brad-
shaw, who left witness and went up to the Sun about
the middle of the day. When he tome out, he said " he
cannot get me into the hospital," but showed witness throe
10101Vigns he had in his hand, which, said Bradshaw, was
better than a kick on the backaide.—(Luoter.)
Thomas Beveridge, house agent, Chatham, examined—
Remembered being at the York Tavern, at Chatham, at a
public of the blue interest. Henry Bradshaw
was the:, made a statement that he was going to
vete for Admiral Stirling a week or ten days prior to the
&dim. _ _

Cron-e zamined—Was one of the petitioners, but did not
prosecute the petition. Thought the election was not con-
ducted fairly. Had not been sailed on to pay any money,
and supposed he should, not be. He had no notion who
we to be the pa aster of the petition.
By the Committee—Thought that government influenee
had bees Mill used at the last election than at any other.
Chatham had always had a candidate who designated him-
' self- he government candidate, and the government candi-
date had always suoseeded. Witness enumerated various
elections at which thie had been the case. The Officers to
different establishments had inguenoe over thevotere.

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Could not say what proportion of those who held allow
under government voted for the government candidate, but
there was a line majority.
William 3M gate, shipwright, and voter in the deck-
yard—Promised Admiral Stirliw, who canvassed him for
his vote. Stigand, his inspector at the dockyard, tam*
20 or 30 times to witness, who told him he had promised
Sir T. Stirling, upon which the inspector said, " You'll
be sorry for it. His inspector, who canvassed
many other voters in the dockyard, then tried it
on another day and said, " You've got a widowed mother
and you would like to do all you could for her. Would
you late to get her into the colour loft of the dockyard "
where the women are regularly employed in making gags
for the navy. Witness said he would not alter his opinion
if Sir Frederick could do it. "If you like to do it,' said
the inspector, "there will be a meeting at the San to-
night, and I will introduce you to Sir:Frederick." Did not
think the Dockyard officers wished people to alter their
political opinions, and could not recollect any ease of non-
promotion where the party had not voted according to the
canvass of the :party in the dockyard. It was not cus-
tomary for the inspectors' to exercise any influence over the
voters, but still they did do it. (Laughter.) Did not
think any officers above the inspectors took any interest in
politics. It was only weak-minded men in the dockyard
who were coerced into voting contrary to their wishes.
They ought to vote as they liked, but many of theta
were easily led away. Had never heard a case in which
a voter suffered for not voting according to the wishes of
the authorities.
Adjourned to eleven o'clock this day.
BLACKBURN.

The committee re-Assembled yesterday morning.
The first witness called wu
George Gorton, examined by Mr. E. James, Q.C.—Tkin
witness caused much merriment by the oddity of his man-
ner, shaking hie head very solemnly when a question was
pat to him, and occasionally railing his voice to a stentorian
pitch, and waving his hands and arms about like the sails of
a windmill when giving his answers. The witness said—At
the time of the last election be was landlord of the Water-
loo Inn, at Blackburn. Saw Joseph Jobson abeut • week
before the election. They wanted to know what he'd charge
for a committee-room in his house. Witness said 61., and
they said it was low enough. Jobson then went away, and
came back accompanied by one of the young Messrs. Eccles,
and they took the room at 51. Mr. Eccles addressed the
people from that room two or three days afterwards, but no
committee sat there at all after he had done so, "not to
do any business.' On the morning of the nomination day

there \befra great many people at his house having break-
fast, and on the polling day. Witness made out his bill,
and Mr. liollinsbsd has it. The hill was 331. 9. Ed. He
received nothing for his bill. Mr. Hullfnshei said he must
wait. There was about half a word shoat the •• urutinv,"
meanie g the petition. When he lent the bill to Mr. Hol-
Bashed he asked him who was to be paymaster. The ma-
ma be sent his bill to Mr. Hollinshed was because Johan
sad Henry Heels. told him to do so.
Mr. James—flow did you vote ?
Witness—For Eccles and Holiday.
Mr. James--What are the politics of the Waterloo Inn?
Witness—l'm for " the old Duke." (Lau;hter )
Cross-examined by Mr. Mercestber—Witness had some
people liviag at his house permanently all the time. Buten%
think there was anything like " bottling a voter " done at
Blackburn. No one canvassed him for his vote for Mr.
Eccles. Has breakfasted this morning. lied cr.ffee, mutton
and toeS. Didn't drink the toast. It wasn't "the old
Duke" he toasted. (Lsugliter.)
Elinbeth Gorton, wife of the last witness, examined—
Some onetanvassod her at the last election fur boss husband's
vete; it was Mr. Copland. He asked it for Mr. &vies.
She said she thought they could not get a vote from him,
as be used for Mr. Hornby before. About a weok after-
wards Jobion celled about the committee-:con', and asked
what they wanted for it. lies husband said 51. Jobeon
then left, and came back again. After that there were
blue bills posted on her house—" Eccles' Committee Room."
No committee eat in the room after Mr. Eccles addressed
the electors from it. The night before the nomination,
young Mr. Henry Eccles desired her to boil a ham, and
provide breakfast fur about 30 persons is the morning.
There were about 50 at breskfut. In the afternoon of
that day she saw Mr. 11. Eccles, and he, in reply to
her question, said she was to get another ham for the
nest morning, and if it was not used he would pay for
it. It was used. About 30 or 40 lc ro at breakfast on
tue pelting day. Did not know if there were any voters
among them. Identifies • copy of the bill sent in to
Holiinshed. Henry Eccles was in and out of her
house frequently during the day. There was drink given
away that day. Mr. Copeland first gave her orders to do
so, and Mr. Henry Eccles did so afterwards. There was no
limit. People kept coming into the bar, and said Mr. H.
Eccles sent them, and then they got drink. They had no
papers. Mr. H. Eccles was in the house at the time. He
was in a private room up stairs. Au order was sent down
by him through witness's servants, an-I then drink was sent
up. There was drink of all sorts, but most of brandy. That
occurred all day, the day 'before the nomination day, on
that day, and the polling dgy. She charged only Is. • head
for breakfast. The rest of the bill—about 251.—was for
drink.
Crow examined by Mr. Merewether—Mr. H. Eccles, so
far as she knows, wee in • private room—not where the
drink was going on.
11l the Chairman—Some of those people who cams to
breakfast were Illaokbara people, but can't say if they
were voters. The Magma part of the 251. was incurred in
the three days.
Joseph Casks sumbed—ls nephew of the first witness.
On the asssimatisa day, was sent for by bis uncle to wait
on the pimple at breakfast. There were about 50. Some
of them had lunch afterwards. Mr. Henry Eccles sat at
the heed of the table, and carved the ham. The people at
tweakist isms many of them Blackburn people. Some of
thee he knew were voters—Henry Morris, Rickard Dew..
burst, a 1111111 IIIIMed Porter, and • man named Rawston.
On the pollimpley there was a party at breakfast, between
40 awl Baiaves those whose names he had mentioned
IMO lbws Ilse essond day also. Carriages came on the
pelting-og fse lbs wlto who had breakfast.
samsemaida the witness said the man Morris,
when be Issdjuel stantioued, iv not • voter, but hie father
is, sad be ow la ids Misses place.
By tits Clalanes—lkir Mr. H. Eccles in and out of the
hones frequently. Be pee orders to give the people
"glioess,'• Waist to lot Shwa have too much. He gave
similar mimeses the pelling-dry.
Henrylletesis estandsad—Waneses father keeps a beer-
shop atlbelftwa. Whams asked Mr. Eccles what the
eastemage " were to have to drink, and he treat ordered
Om two pikes, but afterwards said, " fill for them in •
reneannbile way." Mr. H. Eccles then went away, and he
(wiMees) implied customers with beer to the amount of '
about 21. Witness was at the Waterloo Inn on the nomina-
tion day. Oa the polling day was them also. Barnes was
with him. They were both very ill, having " got far in
liquor " the day before. They asked for semi braady, and
Cooke (the last witness) filled them two glasses, and said,
0 Come, sup it up, and have as murk more as you like ;
you west have to pay for it, it'. given to yon." Whams'
Men went to the breakfast. Was at the Waterloo many
times chariest the day, and had what he liked, and wasn't
tasked to pay for it. Saw tickets given for drink, and wa-
wa said li'd have one toe, and asked for one, and got it.
It wee fee three gallons of ale " at present."
After Marius some farther evidence, the committee ad-
josraed to this rsonsing.

The MlUMMittei 0111; sass morning, when the
mandsmisra et winsome was premeds' with.
/antes Wildness asimissl-Wont to Clitheroe in July
lest, at ths litho eloseiss_hel_h_at Browalow
Arms, to pod tbe satios leadlog to Wlssat'she easnadtbe-
roes. • Maar amid limp= hid bees mai, Musk
there es die Soft beime the dolls% sad put to bed.
Mr. Wilms wastbere, and a dales won mut for to see
Simpson. The sat day Simpson made lb agape, and was
trying to get mot the wall of the gram Mr. E. Thomp-
vas mid to whams, " Why the 41-1 Mil you let hint go ?"
sad witness west abet aim sod Bind him bark. Had
ass Mr. Dewbniat (wolahmaker) Ind Mr. Hybus go in
sad out of the sommilaps4llllln6 Re next day saw p•
seta (the palm lIM mom up stairs. Si's
wilt samosa tbs -7,- Wit, and he wasted to go
beam ha was put t bat ins add he must stop. Tame
wade • pal many Wm sits sp stairs cm the Monday sad
Teenier. The witawn this care evidence of treating
olbeemillen at the Deowslow Arms. Nobody was allowed
to up Mans " without% orders."
eater and John Spasm, post-heys, gave similar
mamma Most driving Dolan:et into the country to differ-
Milglases
Mks lionside essenbed-Cockshot, one of his landlords,
gain Wilms Min Om& if he did not vote for Wilson—
OM ism at Ss Oair. Mad. It was after that Dewhunt
bad tea wlNhim
Oa amManmallalks wham said he kept two farms, and
had bees in Ilso sdilt of saggizigg W. B. Dewhant with
milk mad Misr ltd elms peon. Witness's son voted aphid
Mr. Wilms.
To dose this examination, it was proposed to call a wit-
tier to pews agency, but
The Chairman said the committee had a very Moog
opiates that agency had been established with Tepid Is
Dewhant.
Mr. JIMISI thus said he would call witnesses to prom a
distinct case of bribery by treating. He called
Hoary
Haworth, who deposed to having beet treated six
or seem times at a ahooting-bm of Mr. M 's, at
Hades, he remained there with others frees the Meaday
till the Wedsesday (the polling day) ; a mesh esiss fee
them oa that day and took them away ; mime people aims
whilst they were there, and got IWaas, sad tried m est
them away ; they came cm the Monday sight, and isms
barb with is. es Tuesday night, and made • great dia.
turbos/a, having alias and dubs with them ; it was 11 oe
if Weis* ashes they west away.
W. Lid aim gave 'videos of being detained at
Marfors; sad aberwarde voting for Mr. Wilson ; whilst
Sore Wm bail gianty to eat and drink, and paid nothing
hr it; Vann bid previously promised to vote for Mr.
Aril slabs of the Old Church at Clitheree, was
seat mid eorroborand the two previous wit-
mosm.
After limeng seems further evidence to establish the
tgeney, the sommittee adjourned to this morning.

The committee net spin yesterday morning, when the
Manes was matimed.
Thos. Wilson essained—ls an motions? at Bridgnorth.
sew Sir IL Pivot at Kr. Knox's ones daring the election
pee sone of the voters weaq to get ale. flaw Mr. Knock
glee ilte seney, not sore than Is. at a time, end that not
sere this Wis. Witness himself hail given then Italf-a-
mews st a time.
Cress-ensatined by Mr. Whiteley—The money witness
goo* to the voters for drink was entirely withal& Kr.
Whitmore', knowledge.
The Hon. F. Cadogan was than called sad mamba by
Mr. Jainee—Witness wee • endadate in the late imam
for Ibid.'s*. Wa segspi actively in esaineles
a eswelleeshie Use before the deities. There eft a
pima heay pahile.hemes he Nageweth. Believes Is ble
=Lam be en pa se wham ken say publish.
a said them we mini helmet of
to vote he Ida lel yoke bin, dee by ligrasi
were pit. Osa imam wee a hew of the
new d a palates. who raid dithielly he WSW
vest he whore If a due Is Lay Plot sal WM-
mese ghee the puede= eielles, wee set yea beim ihe
stades het elsehea). The int puha be
sew st D IR the =West of the shades, was Mr.
Clemson, • of dot lowa. The lay previrow to the
sheiks whom mei tlie Mims el the liberal party ; there
wee erwamblag elms might voters who would not
vele without moot
The eimmittee sigemmee to this morning.

EITIPAOIDINAZY Pur.Nomixost. Oa Boaday
evening ket Mr. J. Omen, jun., veleelmeairagoes, of
Oresawidt, wee mat he to salmi a low - be Xe.
0. Tam tithe Oliyialsal leMery, Dottie'. be
he heel lie salmi waft imenelberly Lana pia, sail
shoat Ave been Oft I ogle& Oa making ea aseeelaa-
Ilea, ea iimasese Metz seelaring as leer than 27 Whoalles,
yea dienvered,
abash I=lle brrewsZtillenal by totem Tao
OHM piesesee aMa mire ea Omagh
ft W SIM hewgli= the . mai la eeer
Moeda imet solnaroary uposioni. Ile dee ea&
weight The append ISOM 'Meth wee memo w the
bleelimq whole by the aniatel having bees alleehei
misted m. tibia elemslead a rupture by the aphor-
She HIM while do hem was plunging sleet—
SionMek Mereary.
DEATH ET THE BlillOP OT SYDNET.—The Right
Bev. Dr. Willis. Great lareghtea, Bishop of Sydaey, sal
itea et Aliamlia, aid as auaday last, is the 64th
reeeOrible age. SY leedship MIMI is Eagleal a few
weeks Aimee by the Ls Tiara While Dr. Brougham MK
way years SON the &winker et the Tower of LIMAS.,
the Duke el W alined Ms the arehdeaceary
New heath Wales, ablelt be essepled. Deviation pus
risteytelisissel »Destiai, Is be eeeepented Bishop of