The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-27 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX REVISION OF VOTERS.

• The approaching revision of the list of voters for
the metropolitan county (says the 01serrer) proruhes to he
more niteresting and important to the liberal interest than
nose that bar preceded. It is understood that a very large
had has been subscribed by the chiefs of the Wry party,
to enable the New Conservative Registration Ansocuttion to
make goad the threat. held out at their late meetings, and
at the banquet at Willie's-rooms; as a consequence, durir
the past week an immense number of notices of objection
have been served by the association against the rights of the
liberal registered electors—not less, we are informed, than
between ;1,000 and 4,000 being called upon to attend before
the revising barrister. Three objections are taken chiefly
cm the ground of tnisdescription in the lists, arising (men
=of residence, or of tenants, kc., aimsnants, registration,
the liberal party in the county continue to exhibit
the apathy and iniliffensos to the subject of registration
which has characterised that party for the last four or he
y'SLTS, it is to be feared that the security of the liberal re
peesestation will be cessiderably conipromised by these
peemedings, as • very !tarp number of electors will be ex-
punged owing to nowettendenee. The p►oceeding%of the
Morin party appear to be of a defensive rather than of :us
; nevertheless the Reform keg! tertian
&misty have, at considerable cost, served upwanls of 2,OUU
objectioes, principally against the Wry new chunianis.
upon the list by tine opposing association. It will
tali
e' nfrom these facts that as the registered constituency
of the amity is only 14,561, the right of upwards of one- •
third to be retained upon the lists will have to be fought '
oat before the banister. The revising barrister has already
appointed the following days for holding his soot.: At the
ampere Inn, Usbridge, on Monday, the 17th September,
et 11 am. ; at the Black Dog, Bedfoet, on Wednesday,
the 19th, at 11 am. ; at the Loudon Coffee-house, Ludote-
hill, fur the City of London district, on Thursday, the 10th,
at 10 a.m. ; at the Lords Justices' Court, Westminster-
hell, on Friday, ilat, at 10 a.m. ; at the Belvedere, Isling-
ton, for that IGeie-croin polling district, on Hatnnlay, the
2tbid, at 10 a.m. ; at the New Globe, ifil•-end.read, on
Thursday, the 27th, et 10 am. ; at MA Prince of Wale,
Beasses-road, Victoria-park, far the Bethnal-peen
ea Friday, the 28th, et 10► m. ; at the Windier Cast*
Heanmeramith, on Satarday, the 29th, et 10 a.m • at
the Castle la; Brantford, on Tuesday, the 2nd of October,
at 11 a.m. ; at the Ealleld Arne, knfiehl, on Thursday,'
the 4th of October, at 11 a.m. ; et the Cheados Arms,
Edgware, oa Friday, the sth of October, at 11 a.m. , and at
*Alt of October, the Jacktober, at 10 ads. Straw's Castle, Hanipstead•heath, on Haturday, the

Mr. Spooner to-morrow will present a petition,
eery numerously signed by therdergy praying for an address
of the Hawse of Commons, that her Majesty may be gra-
are* plissed to isms a proclamation for a day of national
Iterniliatices sad prayer to Almighty Cud for such weather as
may enable the harvest to be secured.

Tut Bud°, Or throne AND ruts RA RTISIIT. -The
Whop of Oxford has addressed the following letter to the
archdiocese of hie diocese :—" Aug. 24. My dear Arch-
aisms.— The time appears to as. to bare come when the
matenumoe of wet weather, by preventing the pthering in
of the fruit. of the earth in their semen, may be considered
as one of the judgment... Almighty Uod, to be averted by
oar humble prayer and intercession.. I therefore request
you to inform tb• clergy of your archdraconry that it is my
desire that they will ray in the service of the church the
appointed prayer for Ihse weather. —I remain, my dear arch.
deacon, your faithful friend and brother, H. Oxon."
MATH or Mu. SYMONS, THZ LATZ CILIZP CLIStIC
Or MI TRAIN" POLKT•CoVIIT.-- We regret to have to
record tie death of Mr. Edward William 8 who was
dm fortymmes yeses chief clerk of the Thames • mart,
eel for twenty-foor years clerk to the harming magiffitrates
tithe Tim..r ohs IP t..n den-•.eseelw.winhisMeltyear,and
died on Kstuolay, at his reaidenee, Lee-grove, Blacklmstli.
He performed the duties of chief clerk for nearly half a