The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-07 00:00:00

THE ELECTION COMMISSIONS.

The four seta of commissioners continue to meet
and take widows. At Lancaster the commissioners found
it flowery to speak rather sharply to two of the witnesses.
One of them being pressed to state from whom he
obtained • list of voters for bribing purposes, cold be
wished to give • truthful answer if he know
how. A exanmirioner rid be had strew doubts
of that, and the man retorted that he believed
the gentlemen waked him to say somethiag thee
was more than true. Another witness, pectic in his
statement that he did not know who pre roc
voters to p to • man who had messy for art ; the lour"
missioners warned him that they had 'heady sufficient
against him to have him indicted, and that if he did not
mind they would withhold his certificre. It seems that
in electioneering tires in Lancaster • elm of rasa known
as worthies " are of ossaidsrable baptisers. The
same was given as a pros of irony, for it applied to
plet who were worth little, and who were noted for their
fondness for drink. The conservative candidate of one of
the districts, thinking to be exceedingly gracious to his
voters, hired banjo and burdy-gunly women to play in
his district.—At Great Yarmouth yesterday the oommis-
rioners examined a great number of voters who con-
fessed to having been bribed, and some who were ludic-
neat at the idea of having received mosey for their votes.
It appeared that still more roan had been paid to per.
sons who gave in the names of voters without having
authority. Sometimes the voters themselves bad been
actually paid by the other side. Two or three wives
of voters were called, and one of them seemed very
indignant with the conservative agent who had split
upon her. She took money for her husband's vote, but
would never have done it if she could have thought that
there was this expire in store for her. She thought
the agent must have bra " half biked" to have split as
he did. Or witness seemed to be purled by bootleg
frequent amerce of liberals and conservatives and being
called upon for evidence, he could only remember the lad-
named party as " Servitudes." He was astonished that the
word caused loud la hter, and in answer to questions,
said that he had no " lerning ;" he had only known the
two parties as Blues and Reds. Oonsiderable amorous
was Gauged by the answers given by witnesses to questions
response; the " secret" money man. One witness only
I looked at ate side of his far, another only at the money,
and a third thought he had a " turn" in his eye. One
voter said that up to 1865 he had always voted for the
Urals, but in that year personal interest caused him to
change his opinions—At Trees, Mr. Ousootte, of the
firm of Smith and Gusootte, told how it was that
Colonel Dawkins became • candidate for that borough.
He wanted to get into parliament that be might
expose what he considered the injustice with which
he had been treated. lie consulted Messrs. Smith and
Garotte, in the hands of whose bankers he had placed about
9,ooBl.,respecting the best place for which be should become
• candidate. Exeter was spoken of, but there Mr. Cole-
ridge rood in the way. Kidderminster was also men.
trued, and at last Tories. After inquiries it was thought
Tomes would coat about 3.000/., which Colonel Dawkins
considered rather high. At last he consented to stand.
Mosey was rut down, Mr. Smith taking 1,500/. in gold
with him at once. arn Dawkins lost the election,
and when the petition against Mr. Fender's return was
preparing, rumours of an offer to compromise were pre-
valent. It was and that Mr. Fender would give 20,0004
if the petition was withdrawn. After all that was said
to him, Colonel Dawkins persisted in carrying on the peti-
tion unless his ore was laid before the House of Commons. '
The commissioners were again baffled inf their attempts to
trace Mr. " Mum." They examined several withers.,
amongst others the servants of the hotel, but they failed ha
learn much respecting " Mum." •

METROPOLITAN WORIROIME INFIRYARIER.—The)
report of the Committee of Council of the Metropo.
litan Poor Law Medical Officers' Association, appointed
to consider and report on Dr. Edward Smith's report to
the Metropolitan Workhouse Infirmaries, has just been
published. With reference to the cubic and floor space
which should be allowed in the sick wards, the committee
differ from Dr. Smith in his estimate of WU cubic feet ,
bed, and, after investigation, renew their demand for 1, 11,
cubic feet, and 80 feet of floor space per bed. The com-
mittee concur, however, in his suggestions as to size, shape,
and general arrangement of the wards. On the subject of
ventilation the committee deny that they are indifferent to
it, but though they cannot decide upon the best mode' they
dissent from the conclusion that ' the corridors should be
the groat ventilators of the building." The commit.se ob-
serve with satisfaction that Dr. Smith admits the necessity
of abolishing the system of pauper nursing, and are fur-
ther of opinion that the proper work of the matron is
sufficiently onerous without imposing upon her the duty of
• superintendent nurse. They consider also that upwards
of 130 additional nurses are immediately required. With
reopen to the medial °Mops, thocommiefoo*Biole It would
have been more generous in Dr. numb, and, indeed, but
common justice, to have assumed, until the contrary had
been proved, that medical officers had discharged their
duties, instead of condemning them, without proof, for the
neglect of them. The committee state that it has often
happened that the most energetic and faithful of the medical
officers have incurred the ill-will of their respective bards,
and unmerited odium and unpopularity, by doing their
duty in urging necessary improvements in ventilation,
dietary, he. The committee concur that the guardians
should provide all medicines and • dispenser, and observe
with satisfaction that the President of the Poor-lawlioanl has
expressed his resolve to do justice to the legitimate claims
of the medical officers respecting remuneration and duties.
The committee, in conclusion, object to the manner in
which some of Dr. Smith's personal inspections were con-
ducted, and express their deep regret that they should
have been under the necessity of reflecting upon his (lin-
nets and sound judgn.ent. They appeal, with confidence,
against the unfavourable verdict Dr. Smith has given
upon the medical offioers, and compare it with that de-
livered by Mr. Farnaß, which runs as follows :—" Upon
the whole, I am enabled with satisfaction to report to
you that the medical officers of the metropolitan work-
houses appear to me to do their duty to the best of their
ability ; but I am obliged to add that, in many instances,
their duties are very arduous, and their salaries Wade-
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METROPOLITAN RENIUTT SOCIETIES' ASYLIIM.—.
The seventy-third half-yearly meeting of this institution
was held on Friday evening at Salters' Hotel, Victoria-
street ; Mr. Henry Canipkin in the chair. James
Sann-
den, of the Loyal United Friends Society, was elected an
inmate. Mr. J. F. Peters read the Auditors' report, which
showed the present capital to be 7,107/. 6s. 10d. The com-
mittee's report stated the new buildings were rapidly pro-
greasing and would be soon complete. There would ulti-
mately be accommodation for 66 married couples. Usual
votes of thanks closed the proceedings.
Tun hiriencnnseffit AMALGAMATED ENGINEERS.—
The members of this association in Manchester had an
aggregate gathering there yesterday. About ten thousand
of them walked in procession through the leading tho-
roughfares of the town in the morning with bands of
music and banners. The only badge worn was a niece of
white silk ribbon in the button-hole of the coat, on the
left breast. They were exceedingly well dressed, and
walked four or five abreast. Generally they were aMs
body of men, anti their demeanour and appearance both
physically and intellectually drew attention to them as
spectacle such as is seldom seen in a street precooks.
After the procession they assembled at Belle Vue Glue
dens, where Mr. Jennison, the now renowned caterer foe
assemblies on a monster scale, had provided a dinner for
them, which was to be followed by dancing and • grand
pyrotechnic display in the evening.
THE RECENT CONFLICT BETWEEN ENGLISH AND
FOREIGN NAVVIV4. —Yesterday (Thursday) iefore Major
Moore and • bench of magistrates, two Frenchmen and
two Luxemburgiass, named Elie Jean Piguigoiout, Henri
Freyons, Joseph Levee, and Martin, were charged with
rioting and also with unlawfully and maliciously anaulting
and wounding George Holton and Edward Bassenden, two
English navvies, on Saturday night last, at Iffecklisin•com-
mon. Mr. A. C. Le Quesne, engineer, acted as interpreter,
and the court was crowded', several navvies,
both English
and foreign, being present. Caleb Sherlock? who keeps •
beerahop on the common, deposed that the prooner Freyons
was in his house on Saturday night and began " showing
the English what kicking and boxing was." Rix or eight
others came in, and they began bghting. The Eng
ish
put the foreigners outside and locked the door, upon
which the latter got hats and broke the windows. Mr.
Mshony, a surgeon, deposed that the two injured men at
the East Grinstead Union, who were suffering from con-
cussion of the brain, were not yet out of danger, and had
been insensible for some time. Samuel Walker went with
the two injured men to the scene of the disturbance. Saw
about a dozen foreigners knocking into the shanty. Martin,
one of the prisoners, struck witness on the arm, and Pinyon
aimed a blow with • large stick at him, which he ended.
Joseph Seekins' who lives in one of the huts at Blackham,
saw Holton and llassenden struck, but did not see by whom.
He recognised all the four prisoners as being present at the
time the blows were struck. They all ran away. Upon this
evidence all the prisoners, who denied the charge and had
deel to say, were remanded till Monday next.
Thee English navvies, named Brown, Stokes, and Snap-
son were on Tuesday committed for trial on • charge of
riotous assembling, ht. Two others, similarly charged.
were &mobs:ed. On. et the witnesses in this case wee
Rosalie /WM; • Frenchwocuus, who deposed, " I reside
in one of the huts at Inscicham-common. On Saturday
eight about 30 of the English navvies broke into my room
and searched Oder the bed, as if they were looking for
some me. I had hid myself under the bed. Several of
the men with bars of iron or wood drew me out, and one
of the ben stem* my leg. I was on my knees, and prayed
them to lame we elem. and they then left. The meb
after/Fedi returned, broke everything up, and went away
again.' The two wounded Englishmen were yesterday
glingoday) net ex peded to live.

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LONDON, FRIDA Y, SEPTEMBER 7.

Ir is undoubtedly a considerable advantage for
the Romiah Church in this country to have at its
head a man of such taste and refinement, such
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wide, general culture and rare oratorical accomplish-
ments, as Dr. Mewirrwo. If he discuases the pro-
spects of the Papacy, even in these troubloas
times, he is sure to do so in a tone of greaier
moral elevat; on, as well as in language far more
chastened and select, than his fellow-dignitaries on
the other side of the Channel. This in itself is

no small gain, as it secures a respectful and atten-
tive hearing for anything Dr. MANNINO may
say amongst the intelligent and reflective, who
turn away in impatience and disgust from the
coarseness and truculence of the Irish Cardinal.
It is the more unfortunate that the superiority of
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the Burnish Archbishop of WESTMINSTER should
not be equally marked in other and more impor-
tant respects than those of taste and manner. But
so it is. Having eulogised his command of
refined and expressive speech, his grace
and purity of style, we can go no fur-
ther. It is impossible to read the
discourses on the prospects of the Romiah Church,
delivered this week by Dr. MANNING, at the dedi-
cation of a new church, without feeling that with
all the'r superiority of form they are in substance
elm ,at as confused, inaccurate, and extreme as the
eft lions of a C cum( or a GILLOOLY. They have the
mark of extreme one-sidedness, of feeling in ex-

cess of judgment, which, singularly enough, seems
stamped on the productions of all Roman digni-
taries. Whatever may be the reaaom ...perhaps, 'n
part, because they are denied the free exercise of in-
tellect in religious matters—the fact isnotoriousthat
the authoritative spokesmen of Rome, from the
POPE downwards, make a point in their public dis-
courses of gratifying, almost without restraint, the
prevalent feeling of the hour. The natural influ-
ence of passion is to exclude from the mental
view all that does not harmonise with itself, and
any statement of facts given under the influence
of such a state, will be at once partial and highly
coloured. According as hope and fear may hap-
pen to proaominate, the lights will behrighter and
the shadows darker than they are in reality. Dr.
CuLLExt, taking a gloomy view of the prospects of
the Papacy, sees all Europe in league to dethrone
the POPE, and the gates of Hell about to prevail
against him. Dr. MANNINO, on the other hand, pre-
siding at the dedication of a new cathedral, takes a
sanguine view of the prospects of Roman Catho-
licism. To his excited farcy the Romish Church
appeals on a pinnacle of unexampled:power, going
forth conquering and to conquer, internally
more united than at any period since the day of
Pentecost, and externally more active and *recess-
ful. " The day of heresy is over." There are, ac-
cording to him, no longer any rival churches to
dispute with Rome the dominion of Christendom,
only " fragmentary faiths" that lurk in its ob-

acure and unnoticed corners. Lutheranism "is a
" thing of the past," and " Protestantism is dead."

The only remaining foes the Church has to en•
counter are Rationalism and Infidelity, and these
essentially transitory forms of evil once subdued
the Church will be universally triumphant.
Such are the state and prospects of the Romiah
Church, as depicted by Dr. MANNING. It need
hardly be said that the representationis throughout a
profoundly erroneous one. The glowing fabric
reared by the facile rhetoric of the sacred orator
falls to pieces at the profane touch of secular
criticism. With regard to the " unity of the
" whole church with the Holy See of St. Peter—
" the infinite union of heart and soul, of pastors
" and peoples with the Vicar of Jrans Ceram,"
which Dr. MANNING so much insists on, it is
enough to remind him of the Rescript issued by
the POPE little more than two years ago against
a liberal movement in the Church more serious
from the number and influence of its adherents
than any movement since the Reformation. Has
Dr. MANNING fo-gotten the " Munich Congress,"
and the widely-diffused liberal party of Souh
Germany, under the leadership of Dr. DOLLINGIR,
which it represented t This party, it is well
known, has a large following in Northern Italy,
and it commands the support of the cultivated and
intelligent Catholics in this country, represented
for a time by the Home and Foreign Review. The
liberal movement represented by this wide-
spread organization, though censured and
for the time silenced, is not suppressed or even
arrested. It attracts to its side much of the
genius, learning, and intellect of the Church, and
as, amongst other objects, it maintains the rights
of the Church against the extreme and exaggerated
claims of the Papacy, it may yet seriously affect
the future of Romanism. But in the presence of
facts like these, of a movement so powerful
and so opposed to the extreme claims of the
Papacy, it is idle to talk of the unexampled
unity of the Church with the Holy See. What
Dr. Mayiriso really means bj the increasing
unity of the Church is, it may be fairly
assumed from the drift of his discourse, simply
the recent growth in numbers and influence
of the Ultramontane party. Identifying the unity
of the Church with the spread of Ultramontaniam,
he denounces ecclesiastical nationalism as a fatal
disease. In all this, in exalting the claims of the
Papacy over those of the Church, Dr.
MANNING, no doubt, speaks as an ecclesiastic
recently returned from the Court of Rome, and
in sympathy with its prevalent opinions.
Whether in accepting and propagating such views
he acts as an enlightened friend of the Romiah
Church may fairly be doubted. His words are
rather those of a zealous Papist than of a good