The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-06 00:00:00

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The first *tips have been taken towards the
realisation of Mr. Thomas Fairbeitn's mhos", for a fen art
gallery in Manchester: A nameroue and inflotaitial meeting
wee had yeenslay le the !layer's pylon, at the Town-ball,
the Mayor Irmading, to cosaaier the
Mr. reirbairn, after explaining his scheme substur=s
in a letter reesealy published, dwelt particalerly on
two petals eonsweted with it—first, as to whether
the working cleanse, as such, would be likely : to.
take advantage of the fuelled= when estahlhhed gad
secondly, ea to how it wag imegiaed that a collection of
Lutenist mad value could be got together without purchase.
The first point he considered to be amply supported by the
entleties of atendeace at the Kensington binewas, the Art
Treasures itabibilion, and • smell exhibition more recently
held at the Peel Park Museum, in Salford. On the second
point be believed that, to begin with, • good and interesting
collection, not of andeat but of modern modem would soon
be raised by &matins, if • suitable building were provided ;
but, apart from this, there were many is authority who
thought that the animal Vonore, of an ought to
be so dealt with as to be of most benefit to the
greatest number, and that the opportunity of mein them
' should not be confined to those who happened to live near
the buildings in which they were placed; nor was there
anything to prevent the loan of most valuable works, by the
trustee', from the National Gallery and other collections.
What be meant could be illustrated by • clans is the
bequest of Mr. Sheepshanks. The* gentleman, is the
clearest terms, provided that while not one of the pictures he
presented should ever be sold, they should be, under condi-
tion to be stated by the trustees, allowed to he sent for ex-
hibition to any place where there was • building fitted to
receive them, or where there was a public school of art
or other Institution that would derive benefit from the
exhibition of the iwhole or any part of the collection. Mr.
Fairbeirn proposed a reetlation to the effect that such a gal-
lery as he had in view would be of greet benefit to the
people, and that the wealthy Inhabitants, especially em-
ployers of Manchester and Sallord, might properly be celled
upon for liberal ocatributioas.
Sir E. ARMITAGE seconded the motion, which was aaani-
moody agreed to.
A mooed resolution was proposed by the MAYOR,
sommded by Mr. _J. PINDER, sod marled tinenisiougly, to
the Wirt that an immediate and vigorous effort bmade to
Mee not lees than 100,0001., in order to realise the project on
a stale worthy of the wealth, enterprise, and importance of the
oily. Dominate to have the option ofpeyingtharmartributims
in equal annual instalments extendiug over five yens, and
it is to be oaderetood that no promise of money shall be
Nadia, antil 80.0001. has been satecribed for.
The Be,. W. Gaga zu. moved a resolution inviting the
co-operation of inhabitants of the surrounding towns and
villages, it being understood that the exhibition should be
open free at least four days a week.
The motion was unenimoutly adopted ; and the meeting
concluded with the appointment of • committee to initiate
proceedings.

THE REFORM BILL.
TO TEI EDITOR OT THE ESTRUS.

SlR,—The effect to be produced by the proposed
Reform Bill epos the constituencies will be very consider-
able In some of the borough. end very itammidmable in
others. In the former instances it may not unreasonably be
anticipated that the difference will be vary likely to tavola-
fields' the represest.tion—i. e., to secure the return of
more popular oandidttes in the place of one or more of the
present mimben ; parbape to replace whip for toils*, or
radicals for whip. I have therefore compiled the satgoined
table, for the information or amusement of your many
readers, should you deem it worthy a space in your valnab4
columns. There are 34 boroughs in England and Wales of
which the ecrostituancise will be more than doubled. They
ere as follows :

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A or ougho.
r 8487.8 Altucag. Pa 4111{.
Llo,-.1
36Ba&emer
Birogaghao
Leeds
ahead/ 7,381 12,752 172
Wohabasptaa
Brailimi 3,699 3,991 106
!!epee!
-.. 6,060 138

Stoke

Palings*

2,M7 i,eo9 zee

Bolton ?,060 MI!! 148

141°r
4 207
-....- 4,248 101

2:22
1,624 2,282 160
2,802 169
FalaPiet_
_„. 4l
2 ~605 3,76 160
1,073 2,9170 271
992
1928,
663
1,263 127
24498 129
902 106
1,246
1,698 128
Ta.IIWIA

trebrii 1,6161669 116
1,166 1,762 161
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frbe 386
447 403 103
668 102
868
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4,110 308
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Yr. Vibes, and jut palailial.-1 am, ka.
JAPES ACLAND,
Paiileaustery sad Electoral Ageat.
18, Caanon-atteitt, E. 434 Mardi 6.

The costatittoil Olt lbw Deter *intim petition met
agais yesterday morales., Ne. IL Choke lit in the chair
sad proceeded with the examination of witnesses in senor;
of the petition.
A NEW MARITIME TREATY WITH FRANCS—We
(Soineleriaruf 7 ivies) have good grounds for stating that le-
fiuential parties are now engaged, sad with rod pooped,
of BUCCOSO, in endeavouring to arrears a rearilime treaty
between this country and Frames, which will be is harmony
with the principles of the commercial treaty lately ooucluded.
Mr. Cobden, in this case, too, we have reams to believe, is
headily co.operatiue, and giving the benefit of his ezpsei-
awed counsel and valuable infitt•DCO. The mamma( these
efforts will be the most imp Aunt bum to the shipping Inte-
rest which has been secured In our day.
THE MARCHEITIR OTJARDIANB An D THE AUDITOR.
—Mr. Roberts, audit* of the Pow-law accounts for Booth
Lesmahlre, attended a meeting of the Manchester guardians
yesterday, to resume his audit of the accounts of the bored.
It will be recollected that toms months ago Mr. Roberts ad-
jeered the audit on the ground that the guardians refused
to allow hire the assistance of his own dark. Yesterday he
had with him in place of his own clerk Mr. Fitagmzia, of
the firm of Child, Fitzgerald, sad Taylor, professional ac-
countants. The board again &Weed to allow their books to
be essaitned by a stomper, sel the auditor, sad Mr. W.
Heron, their a•torsey, stated of mew tenth the legal
grounds en which the objection WS Pilled Mr. Roberts
replied, but the guardians maiatellied their objection, and the
audit was further adjourned.
SCARCITY Or FACTORY Orintalvie.—ln oon-
empram of the warelly biter, held* ha 14011101119
seemelerehls stair et pewees bum Wee heseight Item the
:=.411 Macao 010 lb• Mildewy which bas been
The if so-operative mills is mid to
have sided to tirtypbty a searcity of bands in the die-
MM. Ow of lbws Welfigafte mespeelse a short time
eine aselemet • dleldlemila46 Mem& &mai C."Pera.
die Wei set to be arestei &Wag the Bra
snanivir, sad
at eiregerm active °parttime hem already oomateeeld.-
9711 Palos or Barran--At a mooting of the
Isheilleate of Irwell Vas, It hr bees umaimossly newleed
that they would pledge themselves to abstain from the use of
batter will such time as that weld article of dies shell
be se reduced Is price as to place it within the mach et
' every saw

CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELEcnom
The seleidt oommitte• appointed to inquire into
the operation of the Corrupt Practices at Elections Alf met
Kr.
; Mr. Sourer ia the chair. Sir George Grey,
Kr. Walpole', Kr .l. James, Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Eger", and
Mr. Philp. were present.
Mr. Ptdaxt, Q.C., was rementald by the =airman at some
length. He said he thought the signing of • declaration by
a member that he bad not sanctioned bribery would have
very little effect to preventing corruption. With regard to
election committees, he did not think that they alioltsihor
worked satisfactorily. The ridpurnounts were frequent,
the grounds upon which a decision was arrived at were not
stated and the decision of one committee was frequently
totally at varier* with the decision of another. Sire the
prang of the act fur consolidating the laws relating to
bribery and treating decisions had been given which were
irreconcilable with each other. For rumors, in the two of
Bath sal Wareham, it was decided that on a scrutiny the
vote of a briber as well as of the bribed ought to be struck
of; bat, last year, in the Huddradd ore, a de-
cision entirely contrary was come to. He thought
there ought to be a legal officer to advise with
election committer on legal points. last year,
sitar cense/nag for several days, the Leicestershire
committee sent foe the Speaker's counsel, and after consult-
ing him upon a point of law acted diametrically opposite to
his advice. The resolution adopted by the Dungannon com-
mittee in 1858, presided over by Mr. Napier, the late Lord
Chancellor of Ireland, had introduced the greatest =cer-
tainty into election inquiet/4, es that resolution declared that
the sitting member end his immediate agent must have con-
nived at corruption in order to invalidate ea thution. That
decision was in his (Mr. Phinn'e) opinion opposed, to the
general tenor of the law, and had done much to minas the
Inquiry before election committees. Very few mem-
bers had been wrested latedc,hewhare ranted sus-
tared a well-fought battle. only instances he
remembered were Berrerrry, Hail, and Aylesbury, end
in the latter are the decision was thought very harsh.
He thought that no petition ought to be withdrawn until the
Speaker's tunnel was enabled to satisfy himself that there
was no :Fs oomproasies. At present petitions were dealt
oat like • of cards—oat on one side and one on the
ether, some were presumed purely in order to extort
money.
"Mr. Rigby Mum, formerly M.P. for Ipswich, was next
szaralned, and sealed that the plan he suggested for prevent-
ing corruption and rearing purity of election was to leave
the conduct of the election in the hands of the electors
themselves, declaring any payments on the part of the candi-
date. except for personal express and advertising,
• Mr. Joseph Pules was acquainted with the woiking of
the Corrupt Practices Aet, and believed that It had not been
without many heesficial consequences. It gave the pub=
a knowledge of the ordinary and legal expense@ of an elec-
tion. In the counties and in the parer boroughs it had par-
tially economised the expenditure, and had been valuable to
those who desired to incur no expenses but those which were
legal. He did not think than had been any increase of cor-
rupt practices recently as compared with former election.
The committee adjourned.