The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-31 00:00:00

FORTHCOMING ELECTION.

Miootmsxx.—Yll*erday7 a meeting was held in the town-'
hall, Uxbridge, to hear addressee from lib. Ralph Osborne,
Col. Wood, and Lord Robert Grosvenor, candidates for the
representation of Middlesex.—Mr. M. Swaby, a magistrate of
the county, and deputy-lieutenant for Bucks. was unanimously
voted into the chair.—Colonel Wood explained his reasons
for abandoning the corn laws, and said he would vote
against the repeal of the malt tax and the taxes on tea and
tobacco ; would not pledge himself to vote against esthetic
endowments ; would vote for educational grants if connected
with religious instruction ; and would be wry glad to see
the question of what he called the, to many persons, slue-
ceptable and vexations church rate. settled ; but the church
mast be supported somehow —Lord Robert Grosvenor said
that he was a whip; but by no means a finality man ; was a
friend to education, and expected that the working classes
would by and bye have the suffrage, when they were better
educated.—Mr. Osborne then addressed the meeting,
and, in the announcement of his views and prin-
ciples, so thoroughly satisfied the electors, of his
soundness as a puhticsl reformer, that, on a show of
bands, he received an universal demonstration in his favour.
Nearly, if not quite, the same was exhibited for Lord Gros-
I Tenor. For Colonel Wood only two hands, in the large
assembly, were held up—those of the chairman of his com-
mittee and one other elector. The question of an union of
interests between the two reform candidates was then mooted,
when a tnemt er of the committee of Lord Grosvenor stepped
forward, and said that, originally, he expected that no
second reformer would appear, but that now be should
give his second vote to Mr. Osborne, and that he
hoped that every other reformer in the county would do the
same. Lord Robert Grosvenor also stated to the meeting
his belief that although some of his committee might pos-
sibly be neutral, for he could not speak their intentions,
under the present circumstances, yet that he was well
I assured that the others of them would vote also for Mr. Os-
borne. Thanks being voted to the chairman, the assembly
separated, with three vociferous cheers for Mr. Osborne and
Lord Grosvenor.

IRELAND.
DUSLIIT, JULY 29.
The extermination at Charleville, on the Earl of
Cork's estate, has been explained by Mr. Leahy,
agent to his lordship, and, in some of its harsher fea-
tures, much softened down. Mr. Leahy says that,
it being necessary to take possession, he proceeded
with all due care and mercy to execute the haheres;
but, in no case where fever existed, were the patients
disturbed. After recovery of possession, the former
occupiers were classified, and received gratuities
ranging in amount with the extent of their holdings.
Lord Cork is described as an excellent landlord, who
has contributed to every improvement within the last
seventeen years in the town of Charleville. The gist
of the whole is, that an immense number have been
evicted, but not accompanied with the acts of cruelty
detailed in the first report.
The Rev. Mr. Daly, parish priest of Nicholas, Gal-
way, has memorialised the Woods and Forests, as
chairman of a public meeting, urging the inexpe-
diency of the crown transferring its rights over
Lough Athalia, an extensive inland lake in the
vicinity of the town, to the Lough Corrib Company.
Mr. Eyre, on behalf of the commissioners, replies
that no grant has been made by the crown, and that
in any future arrangement with respect to these
matters, the public interests and private interests
connected with them will be duly protected.
SCOTLAND

EDINBURGH, JOLT 29.
I understand that Captain Robinson, of her Majes-
ty's steam-ship Shearwater, now survey ing the coast of
Scotland, has had the honour to be appointed to pilot
her Majesty in the waters of the western highlands.
The Grand Duke Constantine during hut tour in
that region, visited the islands of Staffs and lona in
the Shearwater. It chanced that he arrived at the
latter on a Sunday. The stern old keeper of the cathe-
dral keys refused to unlock the gate and admit the
party to see the tombstones, for that would, in his
11 opinion, have been to desecrate the Sabbath. In vain
did Captain Robinson ask imploringly whether he
was aware who the illustrious stranger was whom he
refused to gratify. Donald " didna exactly ken "
He supposed, " from what folk said, it was only the
Emperor of Russia. But he wadea gie up the
key to his aini Queen on the Lord's day. There was
a Tower aboon, superior to onie earthly power, and
be couldna gie up the key."
So if her Majesty desires to feel her piety, like'
that of Johnson, " grow warm amid the ruins of lona,"
she mast be careful not to visit them on Sunday,
Donald is just the man to " steek the door in her
face."

PROVINCIAL.
NORFOLK.
RIOT ATTER THE NORWICH ELECTION.— During the
after part of the day of golfing at the Norwich election on
Thursday, about 200 "navvies," wishing probably to give an
extra cheer to their master, Mr. Peto, one of the successful
candidates, came into this city, and regaled themselves
rather too plentifully with strong drink, and perambulated
the streets, uttering the most vociferous cheers for Mr. l'eto,
till the closing of the poll. Mr. Peto had beaten the popular
candidate, Mr. Parry, and that was enough to stir up the
ill-feeling of the Norwich mob, hundreds of whom had
nearly all day filled the Church-mall of St. Andrew's. When
thesejolly fellows, unarmed and waving their hats, came
past, an attack was commenced upon them. The Norwich
men were chiefly armed with sticks and bludgeons, and
chased the " navvies." The half-inebriated men turned
round, and, having no other weapons, tie stones fell thick
u hail amongst the crowd. A light followed, and the
" navvies " were driven through the market-place, along
Davy-place, acmes the Cattle-hill,taking refuge in the Cattle-
market-Inn. Here the windows were dashed in, and in the
fight nearly forty of the men were severely injured, chiefly
about the head. The police force was called out, and drove
back the mob, taking the wounded men to the police station,
from whence they were afterwards removed to the railway
station to be sent home, followed by the infuriated mob,
who were with difficulty prevented making another attack
upon them. The rest got off safe.