The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

Mr. T. S. 1...“..1, a cahiaetmmktr, was examined, to
show that Coionel W,:ridge to,k .'" artier part in canvass
ittic for Sir T. limb. rt, and cAnesised witness in company
with Sir T. Richert.
The committer then adjournea to this morning.

COCK El:Nita:TU.
When the committee met yesterday, the first wh-
am called.
John Wharton. stated that he was canvassed by Mr.
Wile's' and Mr. Berms°. He did not promise Ills vote, cad
would not get, any derided answer. On the Mendes- before
the election he saw Mr. Benson at Gate's public-house,
where lbs was brothel-it by Wilson. Witness had five or six
glazers of brandy. and lie was asked to vote fur Aglionby
and Horan's, but he would not promise. Wilson also gave
him a bottle of whiskey, which lie took home, and Wilson
came with him. Witni is was then in Wilson's employment.
11, afterwards voted for Wyndham.
Beefier' Bell, waiter at the Sun publicheute, spoke to see-
ing Mr. Aglionby in the committee-mom, and Mr. Hors-
man. There was .5 dinner party each day at the committee-
room, consisting of Mr. Aglionhy, Mr. Horsman, Mr. Ben-
son, and Mr. Steel. This witness was minified at con-
siderable length as to the gentlemen he saw at the com-
mittee-room in the evening when speaking war going on—
particularly Mr. Wfison—and his evidence varied so much
that the Chairmen told b.ei the committee were of opinion
th it he had not spoken the whole truth, in accordance with
his nab.
An old ction was taken that the mere fact of Mr. Wilson
asking for the vote was nut evidence of agency.
After some discussion, the room was cleared ; on the re-
&amis....inn of strangers,
The Chairman isnnouneed, the committee were of opinion
that the evidence of the last witness was not sufficient to
establish any connection or agency by Mr. Wilson.
Evidence was then gone into with respect to the proceed-
ings of Mr. Aglioutey and Mr. Horsmao, (or the week before,
and ou the day of the nomination, and dewing the election.
The committee then adjourned to this morning.
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LEICESTER.
In this committee yesterday Serjeant Kinglake in-
sisted on being heard with reference to the intimation the
committee had made on the preceding day in respect to
his and Mr. Macaulay's absence, and after a discussion of
half au hour it was agreed that the obnoxious words should
be struck out of the minutes.
The rest if the day was spent by the petitioners,notwith-
standing the 'monstrance' of the sitting members' agents,
in examining witnesses in direct contradiction to those
whom they 13111 called on the two preceding days. The
evidence possessed no public interest, but was explanatory
of the meaner in which the petitioners had been what one
of the witnesses called "let in and sucked" in regard to a
great portion of their case.
Mr. Thomas Spooner, an attorney, of Leicester, described
various meetings which he hail with the witnesses Kirk
and Ludlam, with a view to discovering whether the stories
they had told of their haying been bribed were true. At
the first meeting, Kirk denied having received anything;
Put in conseqttence of a conversation which the witness had
suosequently with a person named Samuel Berridge, he had
a second interview with Kirk, and said, " You're a nice
fellow ! you told me you had received nothing for your
vote, but I have heard you received about 71. kirk replied
that he did not like to split against his party, but they had
behaved so blackguardly to him, that then he would ; that
ho ha I. never been so ill-need in his life as he had been by
V.:- people of °silky ; that they kicked him down stairs,
and otherwise iiltreated him, and he wouldn't stand it any
longer. Kirk then told witness that he had received money
' feat would not mention any particulars. He said he would
obey the Speaker's warrant, and added that he knew enough
himself to upset tho election, without any other witnesses.
Kirk wanted to know what he would get for going to Lon-
don, and witness said 10*. or 16s. a day and mileage. Wit-
ness.' questioned him about a breakfast at Chamberlain's.
He refused to say who paid for it; bet afterwards he said,
when witness asked him if Mr. Corrah paid for it, that he
might be farther off the mark. He had various other inter-
views with Kirk end Ludlam, at one of which Kirk said he
had had 71. to distribute among the Oadley voters; and
Ludlam, who was present, admitted that he had received
1.04. of it, adding that he had .. always received massy at
ciections, and would never vote unless be was paid."
The committee adjourned to this morning.

DEATH OF lab COUNTESS DOWAGER OF CAlTll-
teinis.—We have to record the demise of this lady, who
ezpircd on the 2nd inst. in Edinburgh. Her ladyship was
the mother of the present, earl, and was the daughter of
Oeneral Alexander Campbell. of lisleardine.
GAROTTE ROBBERT.—Between 8 and 9 o'clock on
Saturday night last, • daring robbery was committed in
Lincoln. Mr. Thomas Winn, one of the most opulent of
the citizens, resides in a large mansion in Newland—the
mansion itself being a short distance from the strzc
aad approached by. • carriage drive. Mr. Wian bad
been to his extensive brewery premises ; and, after
calling at his High-street place of business, walked
down Newland to his private house. Several
were passing up. and down Newland at the tr:ill°4
Saturday night is a busy market night. As soon as
Mr. Winn bad got within the gates of his own premises,
and closed the gate, he was seised by three men, one of
whom grasped his throat tightly and threw hint upon
his hack on th- ground. Several persons in the street
heard faint screams of " Murder," but until the villains
had effected their purpose and got off, the direction of the
try was not ascertained. Mr. Winn, who is advanced in
years, was then found just inside the gate in a state of great
exhaustion, and suffering much from the
ban and fright.
The robbers obtained five la notes of the bank of Smith,
Ellison, and Co., of Lincoln, a purse containing six sove-
reigns and several half sovereigns, with a gold watch. The
watch has the name Arm Id in the centre of the dial, and it
winds up, not in the ordinary way by a key, but by the knob
to which the ring is attached. The robbers are not known,
but 100 guineas reward has been offered for their detec-
tion.
CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETTer-TOMINday a ge-
neral meeting of the members of this estaigg vas held at
the Freemasons' Tavern. Lord Raselegb, wise resided,
stated that about 3,600 shares had been tassel, amieramairsd
a capital of 110,0001.; of which nearly 20,0001. bail akeady
been paid. They had a reserve fund of 8,0001., wittiest
touching the pockets of the shareholders. It would be
proposed, in revising the rules, to abolish flues, and to
make other provisions for the benefit of the members.
During the time the society had been in existence, the
whole amount of fines paid only reached the sum of 21. 91.
a circumstance which showed with what alacrity and punc-
tuality the periodical subscriptions had been paid up. The
amended nuke having been agreed to, Lo d Ranslagh, the
Hon. Colonel Lowther, M.P., Alderman Thompson, M.P.,
and Mr. J. Cobbold, were elected trustees of the
society; and the names of the following gentlemen were
added to the executive committee :—Mr. T. Booker, M.P.,
the Hon. Capt. Dunrombe, M.P., Mr. Cobbold, M.P., Mr.
Huddleeton, Mr. Holmes, and Mr. H. B. Ray. A billet
for 42 rights of choice on the eociety's estates dual the
proceedin_gs.
THE ROBBERY OF MR. HOWARD'S SHOP AT MAI
cugarna.—The three men who have been in custody IS
suspicion of being concerned in the late robbery of Kr.
Howard's shop, in Market-street, Manchester, were sgagain
brought before the magistrates yesterday. Mr.
the chief superintendent of police, stated that he had me
further evidence to offer, and M'Alahon and Hasehims
were accordingly discharged. Robinson, who was seen out-
side the shop whilst the robbery was taking place, driving
pimple away front the window, and afterwards seen to get
bet. I cab with the man who was taking up the jewellery
'adds the shop, was committed to the wises.
MEL.AIeCROLV DEATH HT FIRE-AH.118,-411 Good
Friday last, Robert Lamb, game-watcher to Sir W. Milner,
Dart. ; Mr. William Raines, druggist, Sconegate ; and Mr.
Thomas Crok, commercial traveller, Peal-street, went in
company together to Appleton Roebuck to spend the day
in shooting rats for amusement. After the shooting had
been going on for some hours, a ferret started a rat from
its hiding-place, and Raimee was about to shoot it, when
his gun unfortunately went off by accident, and the
charge entered the thighs of Lamb just above the knee.
Lamb excla mid, " Oh, Raimes, you have shot me," and
walked to a haystack close by, where he lay down. It was
thought advisable to have Lamb conveyed to the York
' County Hospital, and he was consequently very carefully
brought to that institution, where be arrived the same
seining. The surgical skill brought to bear upon Lamb's
tem answered exceedingly well for upwards of a week, and
every hope was entertained that he would be speedily re-
Wood. Unfortunately, however, on Saturday last adverse
symptoms manifested themselves, and on Sunday locked
jaw set in, which resulted in Lamb's death en the evening
of that day. On Monday last, John Wood, Esq., coroner,
Mid an inquest upon the body of the deceased, and the
Stem detailed having Seen proved in evidence, the jury
unturned a verdict of " Accidentally shot"— Yorke/lire
Osssite.
HORRIBLE MURDER AT OUNDLE.—On Wednesday
Mr. Lenten, surgeon, of this town, was trolling in the river
Num, when his hook caught against a heavy substance, and
la trying to raise it to the surface of the water, his lino
bade. A net was then procured and thrown in the river.
On being drawn up it was found to have enclosed the bag
of a child ; its throat was :tut, and a string, one end attached
tem large stone, round the neck. It was the body of a
newly-barn child, and supposed to have been in the water
about 21 hours. Information was given to the police, and
en inquiry it soon transpired that a young woman earned
Novell had very recently given birth to an ill
atilt!. On examining the premises where the • resided
' with her father. a hole in the wall, which appeffieed le learin
been made very lately, attracted attention mien
the stone taken nut of It:: river with the body, it was=
to at exactly. A r r r belonging to the father, covered
with blood, was also discovered in the house.—Bedford
SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE AMENDMENT OF
Ittz LAW.—Y 4 sterday evening a general meeting of this
society was held at its rooms, Mr. Cooks in the chair. The
committee reported, end the meeting adopted a series of re-
solutions on ecelss,as.,cal court,. 'The unsatisfactory state
of the present testamentary jurisdiction was recognised, and
it was agreed that it should be transferred to courts having
jurisdiction over real as well as personal estate ; that the
creation of a uew curt is undesirable, but that the existing
common law and county courts, for want of equity
powers, and the existing courts of equity, for want of
power to empanel jUnt s and decide on matters of fact, are
at present unequal to, and sh..uld not be intrusted
with the enlarged jurisdiction; and finally, that no satistsc-
tory settlement of the question pending with respect to the
testamentary jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts can
be come to, except by its being exercised by a court of coa-
-1 joined law and equity having jurisdiction over wills of real
and personal estate.