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

THE REPRESENTATION OF NORTH DEVON.

There is every chance that the vacancy in the
representation of the northern division of the county of
Devon is likely to be filled by E. S. Drewe, Esq., of the
Grange, near Exeter, a gentleman of liberal principles, and
well known and respected throughout the county of Devon.
A requisition to that gentleman is now in course of signa-
ture, and the document is being most numerously
signed. Sir Stafford Northcote, " the Knight of Pynes,"
is the candidate on the other side. A public meeting
to present a requisition to Sir Stafford Northcote,
was held at the London-inn, Exeter, yesterday morning,
which was attended by a large number of the tort' wty.
J. C. M. Stevens, Esq., the chairman of the North Devon
Conservative Association, presided, and presented the
requisition to Sir Stafford, who, in addressing the meet.
Mg, said it was a very common expression that one
felt more than one could express, and he need not say
that on the present occasion be felt more than he could
express, especially when such a handsome tribute had been
offered to him by his friend Mr. Stevens, and by those
whose names were down in that requisition. Last week he
received a communication that something of the kind was
likelT to happen, and on Monday he was told that •
requisition was in progress, and that there was to be
an opposition to the conservative candidate. With him
it was then a matter of grave consideration whether in the
event of • requisition being presented to him he should be
qualified in accepting it. His position was this. He was
already • member of the House of commons, and a mem-
ber for • constituency which he had represented for about
eight years, and by whom he had been treated with uni-
form kindness, and he should certainly feel regret at sepa-
rating himself from those whom he at present represented.
Re felt also that it would be wrong in him. He should not
be justified to himself and to his family to throw up
another seat and come to Exeter to engage in a
contest of the county unless he had very strong
probability of success. Therefore, he felt it was his
duty to come down and ascertain for himself what the
prospects of success were. Yesterday he made inquiries
as to what was really going on, and as to what the real
probabilities of success were in case of a contest, because
they could not conceal from themselves that a contest
might take place. Sir Stafford next referred to the poli-
tical opinions which existed in the northern division of
the county, and proceeded to say that six months ago the
government was returned by a majority of 70 or 80, but
now they would be glad if they could get a majority of
seven or eight. He could not do better than accept the
requisition, as from personal inquiry, by letters from pri-
vate friends, and other reliable sources, he found that he
would stand a good chance of being returned even if there
was a fight. A vote of thanks was accorded to Sir S.
Northcote, and the proceedings tertuinated.—Sherborne
Journal.

A COMMERCIAL PARTY IN PARLIAMENT.—At the
monthly meeting of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce
on Tuesday, it was reported that a commercial party in
the House of Commons had been formed in connexion with
the Associated Chambers of Commerce, to whom proceed-
ings relative to the commercial interests of the country
could be referred, Lieutenant-Colonel Akruyd, M.P., being

secretary.
HORRIBLE ACClDENT.—Yesterday Mr. C. Si
Clair Bedford, coroner for Westminster, held an inquest
at St. George's Hospital, on the body of Charles Congdon,
a painter, aged 33 years. James Collis, &painter, who had
been working at Lady Truro's, 83, Eaton-square, stated that
deceased, who hail also been working there as a painter,
ascended a ladder with a rota colourin his hand. He was in
excellent health and perfectly sober at the time, he being
generally a sober and steady man. He fella depth of 14 feet
and was caught on the spikes of the area railings. He stuck
there firuily, and it required some force to lift him off. One
spike was driven deeply into the fleshy part of the thigh.
James Lintott, of Winchester-street, Pimlico, joiner, said
he found deceased lying upon the pavement, and on asking
him how he came to fall, he said he went up the ladder,
and having got to the top of the cornice his foot slipped
and he fell on a spike. Gal ard Bamford, house surgeon
at St. George's Hospital, said the deceased was conscious
when admitted. He had a large wound in his back and
an incised wound in the thigh. He suffered great pain,
sank gradually, anti expired on Sunday, the 22nd inst. A
verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.
DISTRESSING OM URRENCE.—DuTing yesterday
morning William Jardine, the porter of the Wolverhamp-
ton workhouse, died of the effects of injuries sustained at
the hands of Mr. William Aston, of Barton. Aston is
the contractor for the supplying of bread to the union, and
on Thursday last, whilst he and the deceased were in the
bread-room of the house, weighing a quantity of bread
which the former had just delivered, he called the porter
by an opprobrious name and pushed him so violently that
he fell with his side against the edge of the table, and re-
ceived injuries which sent him to his bed ; and the two
surgeons who were called in pronounced the case hopeless.
Before he died his denotation was taken by a magistrate.
In explanation of the cause of the violence, deceased said
that he bad found that the bread was deficient, but Mr.
Aston, who was present in custody, said that the wales
were not balanced. Aston will be brought before the
magistrates to-day.
THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S SUMMER TOUR.—A
Paris letter, in the Independante Beige, says :—" The
latest information gives the following as the itinerary of
the Emperor for his summer tour. As already known, 1• if
Majesty purposes to visit Auxerre on the 6th May, on the
occasion of the regional competition, afterwards returning
to Saint-Cloud. In the month of June he will visit Vichy,
the Empress going to Fontainebleau. From Vichy the
Emperor will pan to the waters of Aix, in Savoy, and
visit various places in the annexed province, natticularly
Evian, Chamounix, etc. ' • after which he will return to
at
Paris, and on the 14th July be premat at the fete
Nancy, to celebrate, as has been stated, the hundredth
anniversary of the union of Lorraine to France. This
would naturally be the moment when the journey arealy
announced for the eastern provinces, to Strasbourg, Col-
mar, etc., would take place ; then, after again returning
to Paris, the Emperor is to leeve for the camp of Chalons,
and probably pass there the 15th of August. It is likely
that their Majesties' summer moon will terminate at
Biarritz, which will bring then to the period of their
autumnal residence at Compiegne.
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