The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-17 00:00:00

NIALDON.

The committee resumed their sittings yesterday
morninz at eleven—Lord R. Grosvenor in the chair.
Evidence was then gone into in support of the charges as
to treating.
Elias 'liilbrook, ostler at the Blue Boar, deposed that
during the election a great number of pervoas were about
the rremises, sitting and drinking in the open air. Ho saw
both Mr. Miller and Mr. Ducane there, anti also Mr. Oxley
Parker ; it was his duty to take care of and start the horses.
Recollected Mr. O. Tucker leaving on horseback, awl re-
ceived from him what lie afterwards found was a sovereign.
Thomas Dennis recalled, and stated that be was nut a
voter for Maldon, but for the county ; the only money he
received was for his expenses.
Mr. Hawkins then proceeded to sum up the evidence in
support of the petition, and said the issue the committee
had to try was not whether Mr. Lerman', or Mr. Dick, or
their agents, had been guilty of treating arid bribery, but.
whether Messrs. Miller and Ducane, the sittii,g ineinhers,
upon the evidence had been proved to have been so guilty.
Mr. Serjeaut Wrangliam was then heard in support of the
sitting member; and, at the close of his address,
The committee adjourned until this morning.

THE MILITIA.
(From Tuesday'‘ Gazelle.)

Tho following commissions have been aimed :
John Roiciam Spencer Stanhope, E,q., ti be captain, in
the lit Regiment of West Riding Militia.
Edward James Maude, Esq., to be captain, in ditto.
John Mieklcthwaite, to be lieutenant, in ditto,
Richard Hewley Graham, to be lieutenant, in ditto.
Henry Robert Baines Graham, to be lieutenant, in ditto.
Thomas Marshall, to be lieutenant, in the 3rd Regiment
of West Riding Militia.
Captain Alan Frederick Cathcart, commonly called Lord
Greenock, to bo major, vice the Earl of Mulgrave, resigned,
in ditto.

The Hon. Amias Charles Orde Powlett, to be captain,
rice L.rd Greenock, promoted, in ditto.
Lieutenant Alfred Hurst Lowe, to he captain, in the
Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regiment of
Militia.

Robert John George Henry Hewitt, gent., to be ensign,
in ditto.
Captain Montague Joseph Folder, to be major, rice
Hindle, deceased, in the 3rd Regiment of the Duke of Len-
caster's Own Militia.
Captain Thomas Townley Parker, to be major, vice
Hornby, resigned, in ditto.
The Hon. Edward Henry Stanley, commonly called
Lord Stanley, to be captain, Tice Feilden, promoted, in
ditto.

.7.
Lieutenant William Nicholson, to be captain, vice Parker,
promoted, in ditto.
Frederic Townley Parker, gent., to be lieutenant, vice
Meade, retired, in ditto.
Ensign Thomas Woodcock, to he lieutenant, vice Gee
man, promoted, in ditto.
Ensign Thomas Ellames Withington, to be lieutenant,
vice Worthington, resigned, in ditto.
Thomas Hargreaves, gent., to be lieutenant, vice Clarke,
resigned, in ditto.
Ensign Frederick Brash, to be lieutenant, in the Queen's
Own Light Intantry Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia.
Maurice Jones, Esq., to be captain, in the Royal Mont-
gomeryshire Militia.
Henry Nicholls, gent., to be lieutenanr, in ditto.
IlsrberrOwen Jobnes, gent., to be ensign, in ditto.
Ensign lohn Crichton, to be lieutenant, vice Charles
M.Vitie, deceased, in the Prince Regent's Royal Regiment
of Ayrshire Militia.
Arthur David Wilsey, gent., to be captain, in the Hunt-
ingdonshire Regiment of Militia.
Francis Madryl Checrr, gent., to be captain, in ditto.
Frederick Nicholson Vane, gent., to be first lieutenant, in
ditto.

Gilbert John Ansley, gent., to be first lieutenant, in
ditto.
George John Rust, gent., to be first lieutenant, in ditto.
Arthur Pearce, gent., to be seeondJieutenant, in ditto.
NEW DEPUTY-LIEUTENANTS.
DERBTSHIRIII.
William Wootton Abney, Esq.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE.
George Ruddle, Esq.