The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-26 00:00:00

DANBURT.

The petitioner in this case is Chao. Bell, a candidate
at the lete election, and be complains of the return of Mr.
Bernhard Samuelson, on the ground that he was incapaci-
tated, disqualified. and ineligible, by reason of his being an
alien, and not entitled to the rights and privileges of a
natural born subject of the crown, and prays that the
return may be amended by eraaing his name and =then-
' tuting that of the petitioner.
The Chairman announced that the committee bad se-
lected the following members :—The Right Hon. W. Mow.
bray (chairman), Mr. William Bovill, Mr. G. G. Glyn
(Shaftesbury), Mr. John Locke, and Lord R. Montagu
Agents for the petitioner, Messrs. W. and H.
for the sitting member, Messrs. Dyson and Co.
No objection to the selection was made in either case.

REPRESSNTATION OF HELSTON. —Both parties
are hard et work canvassing, and the borough is much ex-
cited. Mr. Brett, Q.C., the conservative candidate, and
Mr. Campbell, of Buzeott-park, Berke, the liberal candi-
date, have addressed the electors, and it is certain that the
contest will be very close indeed. The unseated member
obtained a majority at the general election of 11 rotes, and
since that time the register has been revised, rather in
favour of the conservative side. Liberals and conserva-
tives are alike sanguine of success, but at the same time
both admit that the victor will have very little to spare.
The nomination will take place on SatuA_al.
THE BUILDING TRADE WAGES MOVEMENT. —A
meeting of delegates from the carpenters and joiners was
held last night at the Brown Bear, Broad-street, Blooms-
to consider the resolution adopted by the master
builders at their meeting on Thursday last, as follows :
" That we agree to pay Bd. per hour to the most skilled
mechanics, the less skilled to be at liberty to accept a leas
rate, and that the hours of working on outdoor jobs be
' 9 per day from the 9th of November to the 14th of Feb-
' nary the hours of working in shops to remain at 10
as at present." A long discussion took place
whicleresulted in the following resolution being carried with
' but three dissentierta out of 150 delegates :—" That we
consider the resolution of the master builders indefinite
and unsatisfactory, and that it ought not to be received
unless the masters consent to make Bd. per hour the stan-
dard rate of wages, they having at all times the right and
power of discharging Inefficient workmen ; and further,
that we are of opinion that the hours of working from the
9th of November to the 14th of February should be the
same both in shops as on out-door jobs— viz., nine per day."
It was further resolved that the above resolution should be
submitted is the constituents of the delegates for confir-
mation, rejected, or amendment, in shop meetings, and the
result reported to an adjourned meeting. It was also re-
solved that the opinions of the men should be at the same
time taken as to the propriety of a joint committee of mas-
ters and men being appointed to draw up a code of working
rules for the London district. The meeting then adjourned.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS OF UTAH. IS with
no ordinary pleasure that we present the following tables
of the agricultural statistics of this territory. Our corre-
spondents there have ever been prompt and painstaking,
and have interested us in the progress of an agriculture in
the midst of the Rocky Mountains, and so different from
that of the Atlantic States. What will much interest all
is the table relative to irrigation. We have here an ex-
penditure of 1,768,939 dole. to irrigate 153,949 acres, being
11 dole. 50c. per acre. Washington county, which is the
most southern one in Utah, lying between the 37th and
38th degrees of latitude, raised last year 384 acres of cotton
and 92 acres of grapes, yielding 5,200 pounds of groper
The enemy that is accomplishing so much is worthy of all
commendation.—United States Government Aries/tarot
isport for Pet/ewes, 1866.
CRYSTAL PALACE. Ores SHILLING DAY. --

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