The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-23 00:00:00

TOMES ELECTION.

Mr. BOUVERIK brought up the report of the Totes'
election committee, which deplored that Yr. John Ponder
had sot been duly elected. and that Mr. Seymour bad been
duly elected ; that Mr. Feeder had been guilty of bribery,
and that oorrupt practices bad prevailed at the last u well
u at previous elections for she borough of Totem.

REGIMENTAL SAVINGB BANKS.
Mr. DISRAELI brought forward the case of a Budder 1
hamshire lad, who bad enlisted is the army, and died In
India, having previously deposited 13(. in the military
savings bank. The War Department only paid if. Id. The
father died, and shortly after 2s. 2d. was sent by the War-
office to him, as the balance of his son's account. He ob-
served that this might not be an individual case, and it
deserved atteetion.
Mr. FERRAND stated almost exactly a similar ease.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the Secretary for War wee for the moment absent ; and
observed that there was io the statement oo evidence that
the persons applying were the legal heirs of the deceased
soldiers ; but it was a matter which required serious stile.
tion and inquiry.
FENIANISM IN IRELAND.
On plug into enmities of supply,
Mr. WHITESIDE called &Westin to the circutastasees
of the escape of Mr. Stephens from Richmond pneon. He
stated that Stephens was an side-de-amp of Smith
O'Brien in 1848, escaped to France and studied French and
" other" revolutinary neompliehments. Be returned to
Ireland end gave lemons in French. In 1858 he was the
orgaoiesr of a conspiracy In Ireland, sad having then fled
to America, subsequently returned to itched, sad became
the bead of the Fenno conspiracy in 1863, and enlisted into
it 60,000 men in Ireland and 240,000 in America. lie was
the conductor practically of the Fenian journal ; was known
to the government &synch. He wee not, however, the first
conspirator arreeted ; and was not taken for some time, bet
lived unmolested neer Dublin until his arrest. He wee put
into Richmond pelane, and thence escaped. He (Mr.
Whiteside) urged that the executive in Ireland was respon-
sible for that escape, so proper precautions having bees
taken for the duo enstody of the prisoaer, who bad never
been recaptured. He thought the matter deterred the at-
tentive of the boon.
The ATTORNEV.GENERAL for IRELAND, in re-
format to the charges of delay on the part of the executive
la Ireland in taking proceedings spinet the Fenner, said
that they were not taken until sufficient evidence was ob-
taised to justify them. The right hon. gentleman went on
to casement on, and deny many. if sot most, of the neer-
tins of Mr. Whiteside, especially as to the conduct of *DI
executive ie regard to the escape of Stephens. He pee-
wised to produce any paper which weld throw light on this
matter.
After observations from Mr. GEORGE,
Sir R. PEEL indignantly denied an sesertion of Mr.
Whiteside that the Irish government postponed the Peeks
trials until after the general election, sod baying used the
words " mean sad rainy," as applied to such assertion,
Mr. WHITESIDE ron to order—but nothing came of
his appeal to the Deputy-Speaker.
air R. PEEL urged that the whole-gentle° of the &M-
-allet of the Irish government in the matter of Fenisnimn
should be brought as soon as possible before the house,
when it would be tally justified.
The diorworioo was continued by Lord Nets, the Solid.
tor-Geeeral for Ireland, Mr. S. B. Miller, sod Sir 0. Grey
(whined that Lord Woiehonse acted under the advice of
her Majesty's government in regard to the time at which
schism was taken against Feeianiam), Mr. H. J. Bailin, and
the. dropped.
THE NEW COURTS OP JUSTICE.

Hr. C. BENTINCH mom i that in ;be **ion of the
• !saw is is not expediest that the competition for the
lorlid.ng of sow Gommof jost'oe should be limited to
'Mt ushiterts may.
M. B. HOPE supported the motion.
. COWPER Bud that the arrangement whit had
bees made had bolo settled by set of parliament, and be
loped that this motion would net be pressed. He pointed
, out the difficulty of obtaioinu ambibroto of the first mi-
aow, to cempete for s work of this kind.
Pir G. BOWYER Merited that, is ardor to mime en
linaroompetitios, titers ought to be mote than. sit
Mr. ?PPE kteg strongly is fame ot competition,
prebend ea *plepeaain est the number seathisies was