The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-20 00:00:00

TR REPRSSENTATION OP STROUD.

The nomination of candidates for this borough
to supply the vacancy caused by the sudden resignition
of Mr. Scrope, took plays yesterday morning in frost of
hustings erected at the Victoria Rooms. There was •
crowd of from three to four thousand persons, who were
somewhat noisy but very good humoured. Mr. R. C.
Little, the returning officer, presided. Mr. S. B. Marling,
mtundacturer, imposed Mr. IL S. P. Winterbothaet ea a
fit and proper person to fill the vacancy. Mr. Samuel
Bowly seconded the nomination. Mn C. R. Bayneipro-
posed Mr. John Edward Dorington, jun., who, he said: was
the choice of a new party just forsned, called the " Con-
stitutionalist " petty, and which comprised moderate men
of the old whig and tioneervative pastries. The
nomination woe seconded by Mr. R. Potter,
late chairman of the Great Western liztbay.
Company. Mr. Winterbotham, in the course of his
taunted his opponent with either laying no opinions, or
else carefully concealing them, and pointed out that he
was supported by the entire conservative party, but was
trying to catch liberal votes as an " indepen&nt." He
accused his opponents of putting on the screw, and said he
had the et ideuce in his pocket of many cases of intiudda-
Don. While the conservative party had been obliglid to
reverse all their traditions and policy, and were left without
any definite principles to enunctate, he claimed to be • con-
sistent member of the liberal party, whose principles were
dear sad definite. Having addressed the elector, at
various large meetings in the spring, and fully explained
his political principles in detail, he declined to go
into the same detail now. Mr. Dorington addressed
the electors amidst a storm of greens, hiss" and cries of
various kinds, which prevented him from being heard at a
distance of a yard. He declared himself to be an up-
bolder of true conseitutional principles, and • representa-
tive on this occaiion of freedom of election against • oaken.,
who had hitherto controlled the elections. He announced
himself to be in favour of civil and religious liberty', and
on the subject of church rates accused the dissenters of
always set using the just compromise offered by the church.
He denied the charge of intimidation, and expressed his
perfect confidence in the result of the poll. The show of
heads was then taken, and was shout three to one in
favour of Mr. Winterbothaux A pull was demanded for
his deponent, which takes place tO-day. The proceNlings
concluded with • vete of thanks to the returning °Seer.

Mr. Beale', at a meeting of the council of the
Reform League, held last evening, announced with regret
that the Holborn branch had sem4e4 from the League.
SIR MORTON Pilo, M.P., AND THE ELLOTORS
OF FINIIIWRY.— Yesterday afternoon a deputation of the
electors of the boroulh of Finsbury wilted upon Sirllor-
ton Peto, Bart., M.F., at 5, Great George-street, West-
minster, for the purpose of preserting an address, numer-
ously signed by the electors of Finsbury, in recognition of
his services during the time ho represented Finsbury in
parliament. Mr. Wallis, who introduced the deputation,
said the address had been prepared some time ago, hut
from a variety of causes it bad not been presented, tad the
present time was thought the best to present it. The
address thanked Sir Morton Pete for his general attention
to his parliamentary duties while he represented the bo-
rough ; fee his particular attention to the local interests of
Finsbury. his contributions to the local charities, and
his liberality in reference to the statue of Sir Hugh Myd-
delton, at Islington. Sir Morton, in reply, said he was
much touched at this =Ark of respect from the electors of
Finsbury, and it was with much pleasure that he saw in
the list of signatures to the memorial the names of 'many
old friends. In the present state of his affairs be thanked
them most cordially for the kindness and sympathy they
had expressed for him, and which he should always re.
member.
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TEE NEW REFORM Aur.—Yesterdity moaning,
the new Reform Act, which received the royal assent on
Thursday, was issued and forwarded to all the members of
parliament before it was supplied to the public. It con-
tains sixty-one sections and a number of schedules, ex-
tending to nine folio sheets. The title is "An Act
further to amend the laws relating to the Representation
of the People in England and Visits." The new law is
divided into three parts The tint relates to" franchise:"
the second to "distribution of seats ;" and the third to
" supplemental provisions." As to franchise, every
man, "on and after the year 1668," is enti-
tled to vote in boroughs who, on the hod day
of July, and for twelve months, rented and paid the
rates. The "lodger franchiae "is a separate holding for
twelve months, if let unfurnished for 101. a year or up-
wards, and " bus claimed to be registered as a voter at
the next ensuing registration of voters"—that is, 'in the
year 1864, to be on the next registration. In counties the
value is 5/. At a contested election for counties and bo-
roughs represented by three members voter, not to vote for
more than two, and in the City of London not for more
than three. Totnes, Reigate, and Yarmouth are disfran-
chum d after the end of the present parliament. After the
present pirliament, Manchester. Liverpool, Birmitighatn,
and Leehare to return three members, the University of
Lout. ais to return one member. The forms to be used
are ei, en in the schedules to the act.
THE Scoryisu REGISTRAR-GEMMEL% RETURN.—
The return just issued records 17,464 deaths registered in
Scotland during the second quarter of 1867, being in the
annual proportion of 22.0 deaths to every 1,000 of the
estimated population. This proportion is slightly below
the average of the quarter during ten previous years, but
shove the death-rate of the corresponding quarter of Eng-
land, which was 211 per 1,000 of population. By refe-
rence to the notes of the local registrars it does not
appear that any epidemic was prevalent in Scotland ;
indeed, fever appears to be hieing its epidemic character
and falling to its normal condition, and the ordinary
diseases of childhood were not more common than usual.
No cases of epidemic cholera had been reported during the
quarter. The Registrar-General, however, directs atten-
tion to the fact that although the general mortality of
Scotland was slightly lower than that of the
ding quarter of the ten previous years,
7eetrer mortality of the town districts was higher,
the general mortality being kept down by the
much lower proportion of deaths which had occurred
in the rural districts. Thus of the 17,404 deaths
11,159 occurred in the town and 0.305 in the rural dis-
tricts ; indicating a proportion of 219 deaths per 1,1100 of
population in the town ilistricts, brit only 17'3 dentin, in a
like population in the rural districts. The mean tempera-
ture of the quarter was 701 deg. The niortalit) dimi-
nished as the weather became warmer and more genial.
30,31t1 births were registered in Scotland in the second
quarter of 1867, the annual proportion being :2..•!•3 births
per 1,000 of population. This is considendily abeve the
average of the quarter. Of the 30.393 births, 27,663 were
legitimate, and 2,730 illegitimate, indiciting thee Ni per
1,000 of the births were illegitimate. The natural limresse
of the population during the quarter was 12,929, hut after
deducting 4,689 Scottish emigrants, the increase is reduced
to 8,244. During the quarter ending the 30th of dune,
1867, 5,602 marriages were recorded, being in the annual
proportion of 7'o marriages per 1,000 of populatioe, • hick
is the exact avenge of the season in ten previews years,
but greatly below the proportion of the corresponding
quarter of 18016. At Greenock trade has been dull, and
consequently the number of marriages has been smell. At
Dundee mamages have gone on steadily increasing for
several years, the result of high wages and consequent
prosperity of the working therm