The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-10 00:00:00

labal mar inititarg.

ADMIRALTY, Pm. 9. APPOINTMENTS. -- Sub-
lieutenants D. C. Stuart. H. Russell, and F. A. Morey,
to the Doris.
Snrgeon J. B. Anderson, to the Favourite.
t-Sugeoes Dr. T. Cans, to the Impressahle. for
service in the Squirrel ; J. T. Comerford, to the Cumber-
land, for service in the reserve ; A. Scott, to the Favourite;
D. B. Thomas, to Greenwich Ho,pital.
Assistant Paymasters J. R. MI, to the Victory ; T.
Silk, to the Princess Charlotte.
Naval Cadet (nominated) W. T. Warren.

THE ENFRANCHISEMENT OP CHELSEA
AND KENSINGTON.

On Wednesday a numerous and influential depu-
tation of the inhabitants of Chelsea and Kensington waited
upon Earl Russell at his °theta' residence, Downing-street,
for the purpose of presenting him with a memorial in pur-
suance of resolutions adopted at public meetings recently
labial the inhabitants of the two parishes. Amongst those
present were Mr. Heywood, late M.P. for South Lancashire,
ands rattiest in Kensington, who introduced the deputa-
tion ; 'Fawned Enfield, M.P., Mr. Banbury, M.P., Mr.
B. W. 'Toms, chairman of the Chases Enfraochieentest
Committee ; Mr. Churchwarden Wilkins, chairman of the
Kensington Committee ; Mr. Freeman, Mr. W. N.
Finch, he.
After some observations by Mr. HITwOOD in introducing
the deputation, Mr. B. W. one read the memorial, and
observed that it was signed by some eighty or ninety of
the roost respectable inhabitants forming she enfranchise-
meet committee of the two parishes, and as chairman of
the committee he begged to direct his lordship's attention
to the fat that the parishes of Chelsea and Keimingtoe are
towns in every sense of the word. They were in no degree DUBLIN, Fit /Mar.
whatever identified either in interest or in local position, or
in any other respect, with the county of Middlesex. The i The police, to-day, seized in a house in South
inhabitants do not follow agricultural or rural oocnpetioes, Earl-street, in the Liberties, 1,300 rounds of En-
but were strikingly ea urban and town population.oll
field rifle artridges, with powder and bullets, all
that
ground alone it
was
a great
anomaly that theyshould oomnle• • 1 rifle bullets, a great quantity of
be looked upon merely ass portion of the county of Middle- - e'
wax, and have no direct representation. Another point to cartridge paper, cut by machinery for cartridges;
which he called attention was the very large amount of several wooden models used for the purpose of
taxation which is levied in these districts, and to the lance shaping cartridges ; three powder casks, which had
number of depositors is the savings banks, who are mostly
poor people. The amount deposited to the account of these
the appearance of having been recently emptied of
poor personas upwards of a quarter of a million of money.
Upon theme grounds he trusted his lordship would think their contents ; and a measure for filling the cart-
ridges with powder, so that the charges should be
they were entitled to favourable consideratioa. Upon the uniform. The house is occupied by a widow named
grounds of population and property he thought they bad a Carney, who lived with her nephew, John Hayden,
claim which it was not very easy to answer, to direct repro.
saltation in the Hones Goannosa,aod theytrasted,thera
• lad of sixteen years of age, who is a bricklayer's
tice Hayden was arrested, and on being
fore, that the memorial would receive bin lordship's favour- Yen • •
able consideration. I searched there were found with him a number of
Lord Eerrnmn, LP., Mr. HAsytyny. and some rifle bullets, percussion caps, and a brass detonating
other members of the deputation having also spoken in , mould. He was brought up at the head police-
favour of the claims of Chelsea and Kensington. office, and was remanded for further examination.
Earl Roan= said—l cannot deny that on the grounds of The court martial on the artilleryman, Flood,
numbers, property, and I may add intelligence, Cholaea has been adjourned until Monday.
and Kensington are entitled to be represented is a measure
by which may seats may beam, vatssat, and may after-
wards have to be distributed. I doubt very mush whether
the present House of Commons, if there were three or
four seats to he redistributed, as there were on the last
ootaudon, would tura from the decision of the former House
of Commons. But, supposing the ease of a number of
boroughs iosiug one member each, or any small borough
bang diseafranobbeed, this ease would arise, and would be
coosideted by the goverment. Bat this is • question on
which I most beg to defer asy statement on the part of the
governeeest until is is made by Mr. Gladstone in the
House of Commons. I cannot at present, therefore, give
you any information on the subject.
The deputation, hairleg thanked his lordship for his
watery, UM withdrew.

ANOTHER SEIZURE OF AMMUNTTION IN
DUBLIN.

THZ GOTZIOTWINT urn THZ Buts CHARTKI
ACT.—Ths following letter has beau received from the
Chancellor of she Exabequer by Mame. Charlet Holland
end Freacts Soul, of Liverpool:—" Feb. 5. Gentle:nee,—
The Chancellor of the Exchequer desires me to acknowledge
the receipt of your memorial, and he wishes to assore yell
that he is very seatible of your considerate centime in
waiving at the premat memeat a prreoeal diseemion on the
important arid very extended questions involved ia the Act
of 1844, and in the present aad recent circamatthess of the
mosey market and of the admioistratioo of the Bank ot
Eagles& To all those eireaeasterees her HOMO govern-
ment are giviag their most weft' sheathe% sad Mr.
dolmas can oaly wore you that they are at all times
at
dolmas to be wellanformed as to the °ethics@ sad dews
leflueettal bodice seek as the Ilisreheals all Liverpool.
have the honour to be, geetlessee, yoir obedient terthat,
W. B. Guinea."
NATIONAL RIF= 'locum". —Tie winter
geseral meeting of the National Rifle Amociatios will be
hold at Willie-rooms, o. Wednesday, the 20th het., at
Field-Moths! his Royal Highness leo Duke tot Clins.
bridge, LG., Ithiliale. in Met shalt.

The 16e-Wester says the Bodeen Bay Mammy
retest* forwarded to St. Paul six thousand mist aids%
costaiaod in timbre oedlearpeined boxes—probably tho
sawn saleable pasbage of fors4vor sent to St. Paid. They
won add at name ddLa owth.—diew York iltrski.