The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-23 00:00:00

OUR REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM

BUCKINGHAM PALACE.—The enlargement of Buck-
ingham Palace is now completed, sad the ornamental deco-
rations of the wing fronting St. James's-perk are entirely
finished. On the extreme centre is • triumphal arch, the
buttresses supported by emblematic reproestatlons of Learn-
ing and Wisdom, lacked by Britannic and St. George and
the Dragon ; on the crown of the arch is pissed • shield,
inscribed "V. B , 1847," enclosed within the rose, sham
rock, and thistle, and surmounted by • wreath of laurel; on
the front of the north turret is plated a copy of the celebrated
group from the Palace of the Alhambra, sad oa the south a
copy of the Apollo Belvidere, either extremity being filled
up with military trophies. There an three entrances to the
quadrangle, which now comprises 4,000 square yards, the
central being for the exclusive use of her Majesty. The
internal decsrationa of the new wing, on which 14.00 W. will
be expended, ere rapidly proceeding, and already • portion
Is occupied.
ROTAL biIIRMART FOR DIBEABE6 OP Tug Eat.—
The quarterly meeting of this institution, founded for the
relief of indigent piteous labouriog under deafness and other
diseases of the sir, was held yesterday at the dispensary,
Dean-street, ebo-equare, Dr. Richards in the chair. The
secretary read the amount of subecriptioos, from which it
appeared that the charity bad been aided by the contribu-
tions of by r Majesty the Queen Dowager his Majesty the
Kin, of the Belgians, the Ladies Taney' Long, Atkinson,
aad Trundle, Rev. B. A. Scott, the Lord Mayor, Captain
lanes, &a. The committee solicited the aid of the affluent
for this useful charity, which was dependent upon the volun-
tary subscriptions of the benevolent. This dispensary had
afforded relief to en increased number of applicants during
the lest quarter. The statistical account of the new admis-
sions from July to September is 260; discharged oared, 69.
The committee, therefore, solicit the contribution of the be-
nevolent and charitable to enable thus to mot the expenses
of the charity and to permit of its more extensive usefulness.
A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Harvey, the surgeon, for
his unwearied attention and kindness to the poor patients
attending the dispensary, In which he was also congratulated
for the general success of his treatment. Thanks having been
vet, d to the chairman, the mistime separated.
LIVERPOOL CHAMBER or COMMlXE.—Yesterday a
meeting, presided over by his worship the Mayor, was held
in the Liverpool Town-hall, to adopt 111111111001 for establishing
a Chamber of Commerce, end resolutions accordingly IMO
carried nassimoudy. Messrs. Heath and Levi were nomi-
nated secretaries Iwo tees.
THE EXPELLED WESLEYAN MINISTERS AT MOD-
DanonELD.—By far the most influential meeting of
Wesleyans, held in Yorkshire, to receive the Rev. Messrs.
Everett, Duna, and Griffith, took pace at Huddersfield, on
Wednesday evening, to receive • statement from those mi-
nister, relative to their expulsion from the denomination.
The chair was occupied by Joseph Webb, Esq., en icfluen.
tial merchant is the town, and • gentleman who his filled
every office in the denerainatien except that of preacher. There
were present a very large number of office-bearers end other
members of the Wesleyan Society, and the Philosophical
Hall, in which the meeting took plea, was crowded to the
coiling Very animated addressee were delivered by the
three ministers, after w lacit resolutions of sympathy with
them, and of condemnation of the acts of the late Conference
were paged, with only one or two dissentients. Besides the
exoelleid ministers the motto; was addressed by Geo. Mol-
lie-son. Esq., and Messrs. Benj. Hey, Joseph Spies, Richard
Tinker, and John Taylor. The same moisten attended a
meeting at Iletkenondwike last night (Thursday), and to-
night they will be at Leeds.
THE LANCASHIRE PCIILIC SCHOOLS ASSOCIA-
TION, the bead-quarters of which are at Manchester,
unweariedly pursues its object of agitating the public
mind on the plan of secular education of which it
is the anther, and loses no opportunity of discussing its prac-
ticability and is adaptation to the state of society, whether
as regards the wants of the public or its probable results upon
exisung institutions and feedings which it is desirable should
remain unimpaired. At a mini, given co Wednesday even-
ing, Mr. Peter Ryland', of Werringoce, read an interesting
paper on "The facilities for the religious education of the
people which might be afforded in coanexion with the plan
of the Lancashire Public School Air sciatica." A. Hamer,
Esq., M.P. for South Lancashire, presided on the occasion.
EDUCATION IN GLOCCESTEISIME.—The Bishop
of Gloucester, some time since, suggested the establishment
of liaising mho& for masters and mistrosee ; and the propo-
sition has now aseumed eloegible form. A union has been
effected with a mishandles diocese, and while Gloucester
will provide one school for masters, Oxford will provide a
second for mistresses. The money required for the masters'
school is 6,0001. for the building, end 8001. a yor for its
maintenance. Of this, donations to the amount of 4,8001.,
and annual subscriptions of 2401. have already boa ob-
tained : and with so good abeginning there can be no doubt
that the balance will be rain& The bishop has offered a
site, and a committee has been appointed to mature the hod-
tution.—Hereforel Amnia
NARROW ESCAPE FROM SUFFOCATION AT NEW-
caenn-ox-Tvea.—A female, named Mary Killer, and her
sea Thome, a boy about twelve years of age, narrowly
escaped a premature death, on the ril?ht of Saturday last,
nadir the following circumstances : he female occupied a
cellar under ems of the arches tithe railway bridge, Castle
Garth, in this town, as a green grocer. It appears that
the boy of the sells, door was lost on Saturday. Being
unable to same the door, a lamp wee procured, and a fire
Ughted with coke, for the purpose of watching the pro
perty, the mother and von placing themselves on a cool
near to the lamp. The door was secured about one o'clock
in the morning, and both MI asleep shortly afterwards.
About 3 Kn. Miller was awakened by her son vomiting,
sad she immediately hasteeed to his assietance, and got
hold of him, bat being overcome by the effecte of tho
coke, she fainted, and became quite insensible. Her sea also
was reduced to the ease situation, and they remained lying
oa the floor till about hail put aeon In the morning, when
• man, who was passing by, had his allantion attracted to
the spot, and immediately inklillilld a pales officer on duty.
The door was breed, and the pads, hued quite insensible,
their bodies being much email, eel lib nearly extinct. Mr.
Eltringhem, serge= wee immediately mat for, and he
promptly alliraded, and had them mewed to his own house,
where every mablames was mined them for nearly three
hours, whoa be ameeeded la resewrieg them to consciousness.
The preesemelea of limir lives is 1011, attributed to the eir-
ewmailms dam Wm laving bees mat in the door for the
Purpose dwMieiw, elberwise it weld hare been impos-
sible lee *BM Se kayo eareived so many hours, enveloped is
the anima /mass of the eake.—Nemeartle 'Nowa.
THE BERIETITI or Csoriaa.— The dreadful
visitation which will soon have ssoM over the face of all
hasbrought with it many alms& that, it is to bo
we shall not tenet when the evil has passed away.
Iro=d it will accelerate the Aglaia elitist 'bonds-
obi* and disgraceful nuisance—lnterment kt Mew Oa
the ointment it has demonstrated the aseanW et Mode
toting parochial medial relief, and measores bays begs
taken already in some of the lampoon states, fir the
supply of gratuitous advice and media's, to the poor.
Thus in Belgium, for example, the government per
to create • clam of ditrice physicians," ear
powous to our poorlaw medical officers, who are to
receive salaries varying from 600 to 1,000 traces, or boa
241. to 401. per annum. Even Turkey, as we lately regerted,
doss not remain behind hand. The Ottoman govainment
has recently published • decree for the eppoinhusat of phy-
sicians to be paid by the Oats. They are brand to trent
gratuitously all—both rich and poor—who dat demand ad-
vise; but, if the method man show any probreaes to the
rich, he will be punished severely. The stale plesideoe awe
also bound to soak qua:tally reports orate enashor side
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EVESHAM (oortrincren).
The unexpected mesas of their petition, and the
issue of a new writ for Ben Evesham, in the room of Sir
Charles Cockerel' and Lord Kennedy, both disquali-
fied, threw the Whigs of Boehm into eateries.
Their troubles, they antkded, were now over. At
a properly conducted elesi they were stronger than
the- bless. Mr. Raphael would, no doubt, get the
mat, and of coarse he would then ash up his 4,0001.,
and redeem the party from the pecuniary difilcaltiesl
into which they had faller.
Great, therefore, was their dismay, when at the
eon next meeting of the Homo of Commons a super-
' sodas to the writ was issued! The discussions whtch
'Wowed, and which threatened the immediate and
total disfranchisement of the borough, were not cake-
listed to allay their anxieties or relieve them from the
Ikon without. Those who bad managed Mr.
P. election had managed to cajole the credi-
tors and keep everything fair and squire by promises
to pay, and assurances that it would " all be right"
But now that it was only too public that everything
was wrong, the publicans became clamorous, the poll-
clerks threatened actions at law, the unpaid out-voters
sent quires spun quires of letters fullof tbeiroomplaints,
the resident electots shook their fists at the agent in
the streets, and even the very band threatened con-
dign punishment on all concerned if somebody did not
cash up instanter.
The agent, worthy man, applied to Mr. Raphael.
In the first instance he begged and entreated ; after-
wards he bided and threatened. But both to en-
treaties and to threats Mr. Raphael was inexorable.
He clutched his money bags tighter and tighter.
He insisted he had been deceived, deluded, and im-
pend upon. Why was he rot returned ? He had
been soured rumors. He had been led to expect the
seat He bad promised to pay when be got it. He
would do so. More they could not possibly expect
from him. and more they would not get
The whig egret, hereupon, well knowing the use-
levant:mot returning to Evesham without the "ready,
and having the fear of the enraged victims very much
before his eyes, wisely determined to improve his in-
formation and cultivate his tastes by a little continen-
tal traveL After the fatigue and excitement of the
late contest be required change and relaxation. His
health would not allow of his paying any
farther attention to business at that time; so
taking the coach to Dover, he crossed over to
France, where he was at once out of the way both of
the electors of Bentham and the Speaker's warrant.
It was in February that all this occurred. The
Parliament was dissolved unexpectedly in April. At
the period of its dissolution the whig agent was still
upon his continental tour. Everything was in confu-
sion at Evesham. It was no use his returning there
without providing money to pay Raphael's debts. But
how was that to be managed ? Who would be pre-
pared to lay down 4,0001., besides the expenses of
another contest, tt e result of which could be by no
means certain, whilst, in the then state of politic and
parties, the seat might mutely be worth six months'
purchase P
Under these circumstances it was that the whig
agent, as skilful an old fox as could possibly be met
with, determined upon playing a now game. We
have mentioned a negotiation which occurred in 1830
between the blues and Mr. Hudson. The whig
agent, who had previously been in communication
with that gentleman, reopened his communications
with him. He advised him to place himself in the
hands of the blue agent, and promised him the sup-
port of the whig party if he stood. Mr. Hudson
acted on his recommendation, was accepted by the
blue agent, and proposed by him as a candidate for
Evesham.
But to all the blue party in Benham this nomina-
tion did not prove acceptable. They wanted to know
why Lord Kennedy was not again brought forward,
and the explanation upon that point did not satisfy
them. Lord Kennedy, uneappey, was at the time ;
upon his death-bed. He had been ill previous to his
first election at Evesham. The rnxieties and mor-
tification' connected with that contest bad not tended
to improve his health. Besides this, the noble lord had
no inclination to represent a town with which his
name was not very honourably associated. Accord-
ingly, when a party of the blues came up to Lon-
don to have an interview with Lord Kennedy, and if
possible to take him down, Lady Kennedy told them
positively that her lord was neither able nor willing
to offer himself for the representation of the borough.
However, the blues who had formed this depute-
tion were an enthusiastic ss well as au independent
body. Perhaps they were not a very pare body of
men. " Coalitions" and " walks over " were never
Penis: at Evesham. The electors had no idea dB
; system of " one and one." They wanted an opposi-
tion, if only to make " t'other man " spend his money.
So on their return to Evesham, despite all they had
been told in London, they announced Lord Kennedy
as a candidate, and raised his banners, " blew and
white" the white being a distinction and en
emblem, possibly, of the purity of their intentions. I
The most curious feature of this election was that
for the first time in Benham contests, the voters ab-
solutely were to be found paying the expenses of
their candidate out of their own pockets. The agent
who had acted in London for Lord Kennedy in 1830
knew where to get at every London voter. He was
an innkeeper at Bengeworth—a jolly good fellow—in-
finitely esteemed in his own sphere—of whom we
shall have to say a good deal more hereafter. Boni-
face went up to Loudon. He represented the state',
of the borough to the out-voters—the unholy sort ofl
coalition which there seemed to be between
the old blue agent and the whigs—
the improbability of their being taken down
by the other side—the noble payments they bad met
with from Lord Kennedy before, and the propriety
of supporting him on this occasion. By his persuasion
he prevailed upon them to go down. Many of them,
when they got there, sold themselves to Mr. Hudson,
as might have been expected. A great majority,
however, polled for Kennedy, and the consequence
was a close election—the only one, as we shall here-
after see, in which the Beecham " blues," properly se
called, have ever been defeated.
The poll on this occasion stood as follows: Cockerel',,
208 • Hudson, 157 ; Kennedy, 136 ; majority for
Hudson, 21. The poll was open six days. The
electors polled consisted of 126 residents and 196 non-
residents; total, 322. It was, considering all things,
the fairest election that had been fought in Bushes;
since the days the borough had been free from private
influence.
This was the last contest that occurred under the
old system. The statistics which were taken
preliminary to the introduction of the second Reform
Bill saved Evesham its second representative. The
boundaries were not altered, nor was it possible to
alter them with advantage, for there are no towns
that could be altogether well included with Evesham
in the franchise. Broadway and Petition, are the
two nearest unrepresented places. The former is a
straggling agricultural village of 1,700 inhabitants.
Pershore is a town with several hamlets, containinga
population of 4,000. But both of these are rather
distant from the borough, and neither of them are
connected with it by any local or peculiar ties.
When the outvoters of Evesham were disfranchised
by the passing of the Reform Bill, it was natural'
supposed that the cost of elections in the bc
would be cheapened. There was no longer the ex-
pense of post-horses and tavern bills in briaging
some 300 voters from distant parts of Eng-
land, nor was it supposed that the ten guineas
per
enhead and etceteras which had an
paid to all who came to poll would
be demanded or expected by the new 101. consti-
tuency. The cost had previously been the great evil
of the Evesham contests, and it was now expected
that that element would be considerably modified.
A Reform Association had been formed in Eve-
sham, and nearly all the new electors were pledged
only to support men who voted for reform. Sir
Charles Cockerel' had done so. He again stood ups
the old family influence, now no doubt considerala
increased by his own long connexion with the boron
end the support which he had given the Reform B
Mr. Hudson, anticipating a less troublesome election
even than the last, also presented himself. As a
supporter of the bill he was popular with the
slowly-enfranchised voters. Some time previous to
the diesolation, Mr. Budge, whose name wee mew
timed in the earlier portion of this narrative, oilseed
hinseale not as a supporter of any political party, bat
es • Likud and neighbour, a member of the sorpoes-
tism, and the largest landed proprietor in and sear
the bersugh. Sir. Budge, however, although no
doubt respected in Evesham, had no element ope-
lenity to assist his cause. He was a local magistrate
—true—but he was generally regarded as a strict