The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-05 00:00:00

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OSBoRNE, MONDAY.—Lord and Lady John Ron&
left °Morns this forenoon, for Southampton, in Lir Majesty'
yacht the Fairy.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the
Princess Mary, arrived at their residence at Kew yesterday
afternoon from Brighton.
Mr. Bernal, Mr. Hodges, with some grntlemea,
forming a deputation from Rochester, and Mr. W J. Fos,
M.P., and Lord Seymour, had interviews with Sir Ours,
Orey yesterday, at the Home office.
Mr. H. A. Herbert, M.P., had an interview with
the Chancellor of the Rechenuer yesterday. Mr. Primly,
Secretary to the Board of Stamps and Taxes, had slot en in,
terview, yesterday, with the Right Hon. Bergner, at his
official residence, in Downing-street.
Lord and Lady John Russell returned yesterday
afternoon to Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, from her
Majesty's manna residence, Osborne. Isle of Wight
The Right Hon. Fox Mack, Secretary at War, and
the Hon. Mrs. Fox Mauls, have arrived in town from Scot-
land.
l tches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office, egr a
the governors of the West India colonies.

Boaouon or LIeKEABD.—It is very generally re-
ported that Samuel Trehawke Hekewicb, E q., who fre-
quently contested this borough with Mr. Buller, bat
without success, will be a candidate once more. The friss&
of Dr. Cereals, an advocate of Doctort'-ownsions, who op-
posed Mr. Buller at the last general election, are also midis
exertions to ensure that gentleman's return. Mews. T.
Babiogten Macaulay, W. Hawes, and Coition, have bete
solicited to stand in the liberal interest, but have, it is ow
derstood, declined.
STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN INDIA AND
AIIIIIIIALIA.—Mr. W. Hawes, the Colonial undereewstary,
has written to inform Sir J. B. Birch, the member for Liver-
pvel, that the Lords of the Treasury are negotiating sa
gagement with the India and Australadan Steempecast
Company for the conveyance of =ells between Singsponed
Sydney for a period of not lest than seven wars.

THE STATE APARTMENTS IN WINDIOR CASTLE
are open gratuitously to the public on Mondays, Taoism
Thursdays, and Fridays. The Lord Chamberlain's tickets
may be obtained in Leaden, gratis, of Memo. Paol sad
Dominic Colneghi, printablen No. 14, Pall Mall But; Mr.
Moon, printseller, No. 20, Tlireadneedleetreet; Mt. Kit-
chell, bookseller, No. 33, Old Bond sheet; Mews. Acker-
mann and Co., printoellen No. 96, Strad ; Mr. Wright.
bookseller, No. 60, Pall lt;11. Of whom also guide boob
may be obtained, for one penny each. The tickets we
available for one week from the day they are imbed. They
are not transferable, and it is contrary to her Majesty's eta.
mind that t tor' or in reference to, them be mate is
any parson=er. The hours of admission to the seate
apartments are, from Ist April to 31st October, Warne
11
and 4 ; and from Ist November to 31st March, bounds U
and 8.
CHOLERA.—Fresh oases of cholera reported to the
Board of Health yesterday, Dee. 4 : Landon and vitinifit
attacks 6, deaths 5 ; the provinces, attacks 9, deaths, x;
Seetland, attacks, 13, deaths 5. Total, 27 cabs, 20 deaths
DEATH OP PROFESSOR SAMUEL COOPER, FAS.—
This eminent surgeon expired on the 3rd inst. at his mashy
redden, Sheppertom. He was the author of two of the
beet 4r06 estonal works of the day—.the "Surgical Dien s.
cry; and First Lines of Surgery.' The deemed ens ed.
silted a member of the College of Surpces, Ueda, •
long ego as 1803, soon after which he entered the army, sad
became staff surgeon. In 1807 he obtained the Jooksindet
prise for an elaborate treatise on the joints ; cm the 26th of
May, 1827, wee elected a member of the oonacil of the 011.
lege and in 1845 enjoyed the highest probsionel homier
he could obtain—President of the College of Sil/VCOL
Cooper was for 17 years connect d with the University Col.
and Hospital, said was a most popular to thee.
Tint SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW will i•
Tr:to the public to-morrow. The judges will nod°,
edam and make their awards of the prizes tossli
This evening the bazaar will be open for • private view d
the noblemen and gentlemen connected with the e is
public Ati. Ou Saturday tbe exhibition will dies It
is expected that Prince Albert will honour the club 87
visit on this occasion.
ST. 011,18'• RAGGED SCHOOLS.—The fifth snail
report of the committee of this benevolent and betel bidet.
dc wee reed Inn night at a public m.eting of its supporta,.
in the Store-street rooms, the Him. and Rev. VOW
in the ebbs. The report stated that, during the pest MA
316 boys bed been received into the school, the abbe
of attandiab being 62. In the girls' echool 200 had anew%
the avenge attendance being between 60 and GO Thanes
three pill and forty volunteer teschers ; she whole mar
of ass Wool being about 2001. a veer. The school has loNli
been rem red to O' dorgeztreet, St. Giles's the former WM
being required tor other purposes. A itrong will.
grounded appeal was made by the committee t.) the bob*/
of the persons attending the seediest for the per?
of raising a fund to en ble them to bni:d a new doe
' room, the expense of which is estimated at about 8001., ,
which 2101. only has as yet been coilec'ed. The
- mint during the last year has sant out to Pt
: 16 of the meet promising of the bat end young men 9,
log this school, at an expense of 3201. ; and other. •
expected, be sent out in the same manner next year. Abe
Mr. Williams, the excellent honorary seentery, bad M.
the report, the meeting was addressed by the Rev. W. Shen
- and inn* gentlemen in sod ol the school; and sfqr *Saki
- were voted to the charmer, the eseembly dissolved.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—Two PEIWONS hILLED'
Yesterday an accident, attendrd with the loss of two live,
occurred upon a portion of the But and West lndta Dodd
_ and Birmingham Junction Railway, now in course of car
'traction. Three of the arches of a viaduct recently tibia
- falling in canted the accident. The ph ce of the
teen,
known es Bargees. Fields, between Bridge•strcet„ Sta.

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saes eseente. Breed sad Lamson IMO pessesiseed to be
liege end, end were tesemed to tee Woolgeek 111, Bridge-
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wry. TM seeidest is artribatesi to the too estirreaavel of
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mai wed—
Before Mr. Bedford, at the Plonk Cong.
(mom ea tbe bar of Jabs TOMeray, who, together with
so Mk, lest ki" life at the lire which broke oat at No. 112,
esserian•lane. denim dm morning ot Friday kW. Ths
impel ea tbe athatesate female it will a remembered
wee OM ea Bator. eg lest, Wore Mr. Milk, wb.s as apes
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OUR REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.

CIIIPPING WYCOMBE 0

Wyeembe, suavely enough, hes very frequently
bem • refuge far the outcast ma =bees or Bucking-
asieshire. Mr. Robert Smith resigned the county
it the town in 1830. la 1832 the members returned
fir Backs were the Marquis of Chandos, Mr. John
eolith, sad yelling Mr. Deshwood, at West Wickham
Peek. In 1838, Mr. John Smith resigned and Mr.
Dmliwood was thrown oat. The latter stood another
gisils coldest for the county in February, 1837, and
was beaten by more than two to one. When the
reseal election came, in that year, Mr. Dashwood
sawed himself for the borough of Wycombe, and was ,
retuned, together with Mr. Robert Smith, without a
shadow of ea oppositioa. His property in the neigh-
beerbood gave Idea great advantages, and be was
Cbead's.
11838 the Ant Lord Carington died. His only
may " the Hem Robert John Smith, member for
Wycombe," eneoseded him. The litle private door
in the Abbey wall, that lea is from the park into the
Higb-shear, was opened for the funeral of the peer,
and it admitted also into the towo, Mr. George
Robert Smith, of Lombeird.street, fine cousin of the
late representative, who offered himself u a candi-
date to supply his relation's place.
There were one or two of the Wycombe voters who
baked rather coldly at this propoeal, and murmured
amd ,bing about nomit atlas boroughs." Bat Mr.
Norge Robert Smith smoothed away these oiflicul-
tila, His liberal tarn of mini, kindly disposition, ro-
bed manners, and unvarying good temper, won
hearts which would have turn' d away from a man
of less popular manner and opinion. Mr. Oeo. Robert
Smith came in unopposed, and sat for Chipping
Wycombe until 1841.
The " Abbey family" during the period we are
speaking of had obtained, according to their way of
Waking, considerable advantages in worldly position.
In 1839, her most grader's Majesty granted, at the
noble baron's special request, her royal license that be
sad his domendants might drop the commercial and
too popular name of Smith, and sesame that of
Caruigton, with one R instead of two, as
it had theretofore been spelled. " Carington,
Baron Cerington," rose several inches in his own
'etiolation in consequence. The height to which hs
rase when her most gracious Mleaty boned another
royal communion to him, appointing him " Lord-
Leutenant and Codas Rotalourm of the county of
Buckingham," can scarcely be conceived, =deed:ll)ly
saver poribly could be described. With the name of
Carington he was permitted to take a peacock for his
nest, dropping the elephant which was the ensign of
the Smith& The chines was quite appropriate : and
didn't he spread his tail !
It was the whips who beeped upon the abbey all
them distinguished honours. They expected tome
little favour in return. " Blessed are they who
expect nothing," at least, in the shape of gratitude.
la 1841, when the whip were gradually ooming to
a dead lack, Lord Canngton was utterly unmindful
of this party, which snaked him to subscribe his
mass with a single R. When they proposed to repeal
the con-laws, the one-R'd Carington distinctly repu-
diated them. Mr. George Robert Smith, true to the,
priatiples oil which he had been returned, and in&
:Unity move faithful today nectars than to the Abbey,
voted for the government " What," thought the
Abbey, " what can you exped frogs a Smith P" The
little door in the blank wall was locked and bolted
wry tight indeed against any such ondirthed
cadent upon the majestic Caringtee. No intercourse
was held between the Abitey and the member, ex-
cept through " the agent, a solicitor. W her
the dimolution came, Mr. Dashwood, the independent
member, came down to airmen the conettueacy.
Mr. Geo. Robert Smith did net appear. Anxious in-
quiries were made for him; bat so ape could tell
where be was, or why he did not show. One day,
however, there drove into the town a ample of un-
veiling carriages. There alighted therefrom Mr.
Freehand, the esisbrated solicitor, and Mr. Alan-
ender, an East India merchant. The Freshfiekla are
the 'elicitors of the family of Smith—Mr. Alexander
was • gentleman well known to them. Mem&
Freshfield aid Alexander put forth an ad-
dress soliciting the suffrages of the electors.
Rol "conservative"
~principles, and they commemeed
a canvass, in which it immediately bees= evident
that they were supported by the Abbey iIIaTIMOO.
The independent elector, surprised at this prom&
celled a meeting inißently. They very properly
decided that theirant step ought to be to dl
aderatiese from Mr. George Robert Smith. That
mamma was written to accordingly. It was ex-
) thold that the electors were highly 'added with him
el the_ sopsovellative, and were most anxious that
be amid sentises in that petition.. A re.
* cos sessieed by return of post, in which
ear. Smith regretted the necessity he was under of
lot!theleg hem soliciting their irages. Upon this,
I ilfslaVas was appointed to go to London and get
I madidete. They first resorted to Lansdowne
Renee, when they were most kindly received by the
dithgehhed representative of the aid Wycombe
bleily. Lord Lansdowne, however, had so relative
to retewmind to them, and they were diked to re-
sist to the Treasury. There they were Mired a
Mae It owe or three ambitions young
ithatessag whom they selected Mr. Bar=
hater known new a days as Mr. Bend Os.
lean Mr. Oaken, wee selected rather as as geed
ago to give on a tare them ea
swam of the higher qualithedwoo he has
ohm szeibited. Down he went to Ilirrolobe•
la a en* of hors his dub and daring had sash-
robed his pepelarity, He eclipsed the recellestiene
coca of Mr. Dimarli. A volley of albs and pesquin-
ides of every lend was at " the Abbey "
lailessee, and he had not been ewes dare in the town
him the Cativo:a were in the mad The " Old
Tom Cot of the Abbey," as the great man ins sot
',politely christeeed, dared not to show his fail.
!..rtis was the Dog to worry the Cat "—and worry
sea be did, in such a way se never yet
les been foegotten or forgiven. On the day
at *hale despite • lavish expenditure by the
• .no the exercise of very sort and kind of
nimble influence the Abbey scrubs, Mews.
Dellinood sad Beeial were returned by considerable
liejensee at one ddock, when the other eendidates,
'Wag the came hopeless, resigned despairingly. Mr.
genial Osborne, who had been caricatured at every
deb in London for going down, returned with a
Meath of laurel. and was the lion of St. Jamedootreet
he int•and-twenty hours.
it will scarcely be believed the effect which this
defeat exercised upon the ti.rkrant representative of
the Smiths. " What," said his gnus of Buckingham,
Asti as only a rival knows how to exalt, "cannot'
sy lord Carington, the new lord-lieutenant of the
rAt,
.• miry a
Rule single member for his own town P"
= private door in the abbey wall was locked
faulted tighter than ever. The abbey itself WU

demi The family left the place almost
visited and deserted. The noble lard's
=rptta un
in wire withdrawn hem the keel chit-
' rides. The Carington party cared he nothieg in the
henget or connected with ft—except the reenter.
That they tried to work. The Abbey lodge-gates are
within the aad their essispants advanced
claims as dieters. They was of coarse objected to
instantly, as eseepying as servants and not us
tenants. Airmails* however, win peedaced, showing
thatt.herelations of lardkedandtiosatexiMedbetwess
Lord Grine= and his gate-keepers The Abbey
party also made an attempt to SSI'O majorities in
the corporadem A militant incemnisa of fights mi-
ned. Annually the town has bees engaged ever
sines in dinned and in broil. People being driven
more and more into theme sort of contents, naturally
looked less and leis after their own affairs. The town
oannequestly began to decline. Trade got dull; work
got slack ; everything went wrong. Far six years
matters thus became worse and worse, and then came
the dissolution of 1847.

Mr. Bernal Osborn went down again tooanvass his '
coastitaents. He relied, as he might fairly do, upon
what he had effected whilst representing them in
parliament. He referred to his votes. his speeches,
mid his position. "We are exceedingly merry, sir "
=idly theoleotors, " but for six years we have been
1 • here ; and we think at is from returning
you. tell us if you are not here my lord will
some back to the Abbey and spend 20.000. a year in
the town. We have got wives and families, and really
we must look to our own interests." What could
Mr. Osborne say to this ? He endeavoured to show
that on. of the paper m lie in the neighbour-
hood outplayed as many men as the Abbey ;
but this, though quite true, was ineffee.
teal against the cry—" 20,0001. a year!" Mr.
Oalsonse's game was gone. No moose was that
assertaised that the litde_private door in the blank
wall ones more *posed. Through it there cams into
Wycombe Mr. Martin Tucker Smith, " my lord's
cousin.' "M. 1. Smith " issued his address, and ho-
pe his canvass. Mr. Osborne had his little bit of
revenge, by salcsatically re-christening him " Entp-ty
Smith," and than left hue in pomession of the field.
" M. T. Smith, Erg.," was returned unopposed.
" The family" came back to the Abbey. Whether
the 20,0001, cams into the town we have se
moans of knowing, and no wish to entertain. One
thing, however, is certain, this borough is beoomisg
daily less and less enabled to boast of that indepeod-
sum which was once its characteristic. Those best
acquainted with it will tell you that they sesdailyade-
cline is the moral feeling of the Pop with fetud to
the fulfilment of their public duties. There are ar 60 1
out of this small electorate who are notoriously par- 1
chartable at any time, and that number is known to
be iocressing. Tbs electorate, which was
446 in 1837, has dwindled to 399, and
is likely to be still farther diminished. Unless
something be done to improve it the place will
assuredly sink in a few years to a mere nomina-
tiou boroogh of the Abbey, or to a very corrupt and
venal constituency. The probabilities are, that it will
fall to the level of the first, until some one is found
with sufficient money and morass to fight "the
family," and then it will become the property of the
highest bidder. Nothing can save it bat an extension
of its boundary, and a better security fur its electors
trout annoyance and improper influence. In the
article on Great Marlow we suggested the amalgama-
tion of that borough with Wycombe. These parishes
adjoin, and we may confidently assert that their junc-
tion would satisfy all but the interested parties in
both localities. Then " the little door" in the blank
wall might be closed for aye and ever.

WEST RIDING ELECTION.