The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-15 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

EDINBURGH, SIM 13.
To the great disappointment of the Edinburgh
public, Mdlle. Jenny Lind will be prevented by indis-
position from giving her intended concert this even-
ing. The following is the bulletin of Mr. Liston, of
London, and Professor Miller, of Edinburgh, the
former gentleman happening to be here on a visit,
having indeed, by accident, travelled down in the
same train with Mdlle. Lind :

We hereby certify that, in emmagnence of veeee cold, accompanied
by wee throat, htdile. Lind is conical W ber room, and cannot pot-
Ably attempt the fulfilment of her public engagement Li-morrow.—
(Signed) Roar. LSOTON, Jak )(MUM.. —Win ..trtch, Sept. 12, 1847.

As the postponement is indefinite, the disappoint-
ment to parties coming from a distance is great ; and
the staid spirits who resisted the original high charges
may yet have tickets at a discount. This week Mrs.
Butler visits Glasgow.
It is quite correct that the contractor or builder of
the Peebles hustings is to be criminally tried for his
imperfect carpentry. In the calendar of the ensuing
Jedbargh assize appears the name " Alexander Dick-
son, for culpable neglect of duty in constructing elec-
tion hustings."
It was formerly mentioned that the remains of
Baird and Hardie, the political mart} rs of 1820,
were removed from Stirling churchyard to one of the
new cemeteries in Glasgow. Saturday last was the
27th anniversary of their execution, and was com-
memorated by a soiree' When the sentiment of the
evening was given, the audience rose and sung the
" fifth hymn ;" but as the name of the collection is
not given, we are unable to judge of the appositeness
of the " musical honours " on this singular occasion.

Tun PIIIIBLES FICTITIOUS VOTlMS.—During five days
last week Sheriff Napier presided at the Peebles Registra-
tion Court, investigating the validity of male 200 county
votes. The manner in which these franchises were created
gives a curious insight into the art of manufacturing voter,.
A landed proprietor conveys to the embryo elector enough
land to create • vote ; no money is paid, but a bill of ex-
change is given, and the rents continue to be received by the
granter of the assignment. An account of these rents is kept
by the landlord, and they are credited to the voter ; while
to his debit is placed the interest on the unpaid
bill of exchange. This interest, however, is of
course always less than the annual rent received on his
account, and the balance goes in li iuidation of the principal
sum carried by the bill. It is obvious, therefore, that in
process of time the amount would bedewed off, the fictitious
voter be turned into a real one, and get the land for nothing.
But to prevent that, when a contest impends, the landlord
gets the bill paid, that is to say, the drawer of the bill lends
the free and independent acceptor thereof the cath to take it
up, which he does, giving a second bill as security for the
loan. Whereupon the voter boldly presents himself at the
polling booth, swears he is in actual possession of the
land, in respect of which he tenders his vote, and votes
accordingly. The election blows over, and when the time
has passed for opposing the return of the member thus
brought in, the second bill is returned, and the transaction
closes. Such is the system disclosed at the Peebles registra-
tion court, and by which Mr. Mackenzie was returned by an
ez facie majority of 77. By this disclosure, no fewer than
one hundred and fifty of the 200 disputed votes have been
declared bad by the sneriff, most of them Mr. Mackenzie's
supporters. The result of the parliamentary committee,
which will doubtless sit on the matter, may therefore be
very easily foreseen.

WALES.
TILE SHIPWRECK AT CARNARYON BAR.—On Mon-
day an inquest was held at Carnarvon on the body of Mary
Humphreys, the woman found drowned in the cabin of the
Vine schooner, wrecked on the bar on the night of Saturday
last. From the evidence of one of the seamen who had been
recovered, although found senseless, named W. Williams, it
appeared that the schooner was on her passage from Port-
duilleen to Bangor ; that they had lett the above piece about
3 or 4 o'clock ; that nothing occurred until about 6 o'clock,
when she struck on the sand-bank ; the captain, G. Grif-
fiths, was at the helm at the time, and he was well acquainted
with the navigation of the bar. They had previously ex-
changed their mate with one of the hands of the yacht Gem.
There were on board, when the vessel struck, the master, J.
Owen, J, Jonas, the yaehtman, and the female, who was a
passenger to Bangor. The Vine was driven over the bank
by the extreme noleace of the waves: the crew took refuge
in the rigging, with the exception of the female, who was in
the cabin. he witness saw the Englishman washed (roes
the rigging, when he tried to swim. Did not as. the others
washed away. Did not see any boat attempting to reach the
wreck. Did not snake a signal for a pilot, as the captain
knew the navigation well. Could see the shore for some
time whilst in the rigging, and thinks that the wreck could
be seen from the land. Is sun that the body is that of the
woman who was in theeabin when the vessel struck. Ver-
dict, " Found drowned."