The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-21 00:00:00

GREAT YARMOUTH.

The select oomnuttee appointed to try and determine
the matter of the petition of Jamul:3mM and two other elec-
tors against the return of Sir Edmund Moony Xoowhe
Locos and Mr. James Goodson, on the wand that they
were by themselves and their spate guilty of bribery,
treatisg, sod nodes influence, sod prayin etecition and
retturn may be declared mull and void,
theerday at one
o'cloick.
The members of the committee are the Right Hoe.
John Robert Mowbray Rainald Knightley,
Mr. Runnel Ling, Sir John Ogilvy, and Rear-Admiral
George B. &mow (Antrim county).
Counsel for the petitiooere—Mr. Oripps, Q.C., Mr. Sop
good, and Mr. Mellor ; parliaatestary agents, Messrs.
Wyatt and CO. Counsel for the sitting members, Mr.
O'Malley, Q.C., Mr. J. Clarke, and Mr. Cherry ; podia-
!watery agents, Marra. Baxter and Co.

Monday afternoon three placards
appeared upon the walls of the borough of Wigan. the firth
from Majer-Gesera Lindley, who is at pretest in Canada,
inhumes the electors that in sonasqueses of the provinces
being deliberately threatened with an attack by Irishmen
in the United States commonly called " Fenian*" he is not
able to return to England, and that as there is so chance of
his being AL to take part in the parliameatery proceed-
ing this session, be considers it his duty to place bine& in
the hands of the electors, tied he has therefore requested
his brother Lord Lindsay to lot for him, in Inch a manner
as may •
ale oonsonant with tbe wishes and feeliep of the
body, sad meal undusive to the Satirists of the
bed. The second address was from Lord Lindsay, an-
nouneiog that he considers Geeeral Lindsay's resignation
; inevitable, and introducing to the oosetituency Mx.Nathaniel
I &kerchief, who in his address states that be comes forward
in cousquenee of the lodise manifested in his favour to
Jelly last. He weeders his polities] opinions (eoreervatbre)
well-known to the electors. Ott,Maaday evening the liberals
held a meeting sad the result of this was sees yesterday
is the appearance of an address from Mr. John Lancaster,
of Hindley-ball, who says he complies with the request
of an influential meeting of liberal electors to offer him-
self as a °iodide*. The government aneure of parlia-
mentary seform would, in its en
principles, receive his
cordial sopport, sad the numerous and important MlL-
sues which have been curled into effect daring the put
tow year for the szteseion of trade and the improvement
of the oteditioe of the people have had his hearty sym-
pathy. Mr. Eckersleigh is a partner in the local hankies
firm, and Mr. Luc ate is one of the principal members
of the 'Wigan Coal end Iron Company. Both gentlemen
are supposed to pones' considerable influence in tie town,
' and es the register Is pretty evenly divided a very close
mutest is ezpested.
Tae New Bisons( BILL—A demonstration in
favour of the reform bill took pleas at Leicester last night.
A town meeting, at which about 2,500 persons were pre-
sent, was bold in the large ball of the tows, the Mayor
predding, and renolettlwes is hour of tbe bill were carried
unsnimousty. speciel geseral sooting of the Working
Men's Truth's* Aromatic° was held hat evening at the
Brougham Diehl
.Ball, Fleet-street, for the purpose of
expressieg an opium upon the bill. Mr. George Potter
occupied the chair, and then war a amerce' attendeace
of members. Itreoholoas owe passed to the effect that
the lodger asue, ea it sew elands. will be very little ]shat
is the working dames, and the sleeting trusted that it will
Iha simplified by exciludiug the words " clear yearly
I value," and allow the inmost of 101. per annum for rest
only to give the lodger the right to le put upon the
register ; that In order to afford greater facilities for
votes, the hours of polling in the metropolitan boroughs,
and ender large conetitsenthes, should be extended from
8 a.m. until 8 p.m., instead of, as now, from 8 a.m. till
4 p.m.
Tae 3111 M Orrr TRAITIO BlLL—Loodoneas are
likely to Ices the benefit of the large sad commodious
threwheree canalhaess whisk attracted so math attention
diming the Exhibitive year, and have since lieu worked on
several of the leading metropolitan thoroughfares by the
Ludas Genteel Crenalbas Ooropany, ff clauses of tbis bill
Waxen law, es by that dues ft is proposed be wasted
that 4' Bury per who shall drive or wand nay
verbkie laving the spllnier-bar et wood, or ironwork to
which the truss are fixed, cosittanghig the foot-pavement.
Crbee liable to a penalty of sot more tban Eve pounds."
Wee horses work @breath it is leewerry to ass
splinter-bet emdag within the above dessiptioen.
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