The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-20 00:00:00

APPOINTMENT OP BOROUGH MAGISTRATES.

(From the Liverpool Mercury.)
What will the intelligent foreigner who is always
amongst us taking notes think when he hears that the
Secretary of State for Home Affairs in England, in search
of the two best and most fitting men for Liverpool borough
magistrates, has let the rays of his lantern rest as two
persons conspicuously connected with the recent election
scandals' It seems incredible, but it is so. The revela-
tions elicited by the bribery commissions which are now
sitting in different parts of the country, and at Lancaster
among others, have been considered (we had nearly said in all
quarters) as something like a national disgrace; bet, even
before they are completed, we hear of honours being thrust
on theft by whom, or on whose behalf, offences against
law and political morality have been committed. Actually
Mr. H. T. Wilson —who, on his own evidence, as given the
other day before the Lancaster commissioners, empowered
his " captains " to pay 101. a-pieos for votes—and Mr.
Edward Lawrence, the gentleman on whose behalf the
money was expended—have been picked out from all
other men to be made borough magistrates of. If the ap-
pointment had been accompanied with a gold
medal for extralegal services at the Lancaster elec-
tion, Mr. Walpole could not have more distinctly
expressed approbation of political practices which even
those who are not altogether unaddicted to them usually
consider it decent to reprobate.
We cannot call to mind an appointment involving so
shameless and cynical a defiance of public feeling and
opinion. We should not be surprised if even Mr. Wal-
pole's lucky proteces themselves were a little scandalised
as well ae surprised by the good fortune which has come
to them at this particular moment.
It remains to be seen whether so gross an outrage done
to political morality and propriety will not have to be un-
done again in deference to the public indignation which it
will, we trust, not fail to excite. Certainly, if the nomi-
nation of Messrs. Lawrence and Wilson to the Liverpool
bench is allowed to stand, it will be no small misfortune
for the Derby government.

THZ BISHOP OS LONDON'S GHWERAL VISITA-
TION.—It has for centuries been the custom of the Bishops
of London to hold a general visitation of the diocese ones
in every four years. According to rotation, this event will
(D.V.) occur late in the autumn of the present year. The
following is the order of proceedings intended to be ob-
served at the visitation in St. Paul's Cathedral, 1868:
—First day, Tumulty, November 27: half-past 9
a.m., the churchwardens who are cited will appear in the
Consistory Court before his lordship's vicar-general, to
malse their presentments; quarter beforel2, morning service
with litany and administration of the Holy Com-
munion ; service ended, the clergywho are cited
will exhibit their papers in the Consistoty Court;
3 p.m. evening service. On this (the first) day,
the clergy, churchwardens, and parish clerks of the
rural deaneries of Fulham, Kensington, Barnes, Blooms-
bury, Chelsea, Ealing, and Enfield will be cited to wait
upon, and to be presented to, their diocesan. On the
second day, Wednesday, November 28, at the same hours,
the clergy, churchwardens, and parish clerks of the rural
deaneries of Greenwich, St. George's Hanover-miner.,
Hampton, Harrow, St. Martin's-in-the-Melds, St. Maryle-
bone, and Paddington, will be cited to wait upon, and to
be presented to, their diocesan. On the third day, Thurs-
day, November 29, the visitation sermon will be
preached at the midday service, and, as on other
days, the clergy, churchwardens, and parish
clerks of the deaneries of St. Pancras, Staines, Uxbridge,
St. James's Westminster, St. John's Westminster,
St. Margaret's Westminster, Barking, Hackney, and la-
liniton will be cited to wait upon, and to be presented
to, their dioceses. On the fourth day, bloaday, Decem-
ber .3, the (derv, churchwardens, and parish clerks of the
St. of " Nest City." " West City," City of London,
St. Sepulchre, Spitsdfields, and Stepney, will be cited to
well upon, and to be presented to, their diocesan. On the
fifth day, Tuesday. Deoember 4, there will be service at a
quarter to twelve, and afterwards the bishop's charge will
be delivered under the dome to the assembled clergy of
the dionese and such of the churchwardens se can attend,
the publis being admitted on all the days. The citation
tor writs will_ be issued from the Consistory Court of the
the Bishop of London, Doctor's-commons, to all intern-
, .bovia, enrales, churchwardens, kc., about the .first week
in November.