The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-20 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH 20, 1880.

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RIPIMANTATION Or NOnwten. —Oa we stated
yesterday, the conservatives have fixed upon a candidate in
the person of Mr. Lew* Q.C., who has made hie appear-
lace in the city, and respired a formal promise of Ruppert.
Yesterday large placards were ported about, " earnestly"
exhorting the electors to abstain from giving .in their melbasion to the liberals, as a second conservative candidate would
be announced in the course of the day; but up to 3 p.m. this
t: bad not bees fulfilled. The candidates men.
yesterday were Mr. Tyres a gentleman of
landed property in Norfolk, and also powiessurg consider-
able property at Hackney ; the Hon. P.
i Walpole brother
of the Flail ii Orford, and author of " Travel, n Syria,"
" Pour Years in the Pacific," and Misr verb ; and Lord
William Hay, a brother of the Duchene( Wellington. The
liberal candidates, Sir W. Memel' and Mr. Warner, will
00131111•11,20 their canvass to-day (Tuesday) ; and there seems
to be a feeling that the contest for the two vacant seats will
be a severe one.

Rzrensmwrartow or KiNanrown.—A public
meeting was held et Kingstown on Saturday, at which • re-
solution was passed, and a petition to parliament adopted in
favour of giving arepresentative to that town under the
new Iriah Reform Bill.
Tits Wins Laczroot BlLL—Yesterday afternoon
a=ne deputation representing the United Kingdom
the British Temperance League, the West of
Finglead Teee=e Associate" and the North of England
e, waited upon the Chanoellor of the
l=eriat his uncial residence, Downingstreet. 'The
deputation were 13km:heed by Iffr Michael Seymour, M.P.
for Devos sad Jam* Crook, Esq., M.P. for Bolton.
Joseph Faq., allialiaz read memorial signet
ou behalf the shore amaniitions, a
representing 1,400
ten ram moieties In England mid Wales It expressed
the alarm and regret of the tueniorialids at the poop cal to
extend the system of granting excise licenses for the sale of
wine to all places when any kind of food is sold for coneunip-
tion us the premises, or where movenietioe is afforded to the
public for the cousoniption of eatables ; and dm for the
retail sale of wine to all shopkeeper. of any description, for
nna.coueumption on the premises, practically establishing
an omen trade in one of the most seductive
kinile of intoxicating liquor. They consider the proposal
fraught with Innumerable moral mid social mils. and pray
the government not to proceed with it, but that, in what-
ever measure may be adopted affecting the liquortniffic, a
chum may be introduced meowing upon the ratepayer,, of
cities, boroughs, parches, and townahips, the power
to prevent the panting or renewing of any licenses
within their own houedaries, whenever • majority
of two-thirds of the votes taken shall so deckle.
Meier.. Thorp, Cunliffe, Rums, Riper, Wright, Dr. Lees,
and others enforced the sentiments of the memorial. The
thancellor of the Exchequer replied at considerable length,
admitted the importance of the object aimed at by the de-
putation, and stated his conviction that the provisions of
the bill would secure its operations from the anticipated
evils. The interview Wad an hour aid • half, and the de-
putation retired rotas., with the consideration given to
their statementa by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
ADOUTIoN or CNUnCw RATER —A public meet-
ing was held last eveoing at the Cowperatreet Sch. .I.n .oni,
to madder the propriety of petitioning parliament in favour
of Sir J. Trelawny's bill for the abolition of church miss,
and for the introduction of • dame to extend the temente of
its provisions to the parish of St. Luke. The 'Meadows was
imrp,, &maiming pruicipally of ratepayers of St. Luke ; Sr
& M. Peto, II.P. took the chair, sad after giving his rat.
moms why he considered church rates ought to be alsolished,
be apolopsed for the absence of his colleague, Mr. Dun.
combe, who was detained in the Rome of Commons. Mr.
Horn, after a speech of some length, in which he detailed
the reasons why the parishionem of St. Luke should tome
forward in suomrt of the movement, moved, "That
this meeting is of opinion that the time has arrived
when the ling-endured evils arising from the peaeeat date
of the law as revinls church rites ought and must be re-
es.sed by legislative enactment; that the bill intoduced by
Sir John Trelawny and now before parliament, for the six,-
Idiom of church rides, deserves it. cordial support ; bat in-
sane& as is its present form it would not relieve this
petteb, end probably some others, from the burden d church
eaparea it is earnestly dawned that the following addition
be made to the find clause orf that bill, via., 'Nor shall any
mosey raised under any other Bath be applied to anyof
the purpooe* fir which • church rate is levied.'" Mr.
Palmer mounded the motion, which was carried by accla-
mation. Petitions founded upon the foregoing to both
homes of parliament were thou adOptert
SUNDAY FUNINAIA. —At a meeting of the St.
llamas Burial Board last week, 1L Brettangliam, EN. In
the chair a deputatioe of undertakers, heeded by Mr W.
Sem ;Mg's-cross, introdacod and pmentesl.a peti-
they signed by Afty.five members of the trade, praying for
the cooperation of the Beard in the &tenths of Sunday
funeral,. Mr. Tagg said, it was felt some time am, that •
necessity existed for putting • stop to interment, taking
plane uu the tiabbath-day, and with a view to effect this
object, many signatures bad Men obtained to • similar me.
mortal, which had been presented to the directors of the
Ithaial•green Brompton, Highgate, Nunhoad, Norwood, Abney-Park crineteneri, and the prayer of the memo.
limileto panted, sad he hoped the present initiation would
meet with the consent of the board. Several members of
the deputation having eildreesed the boast, ft member of
the Serial Board asked, V their prayer was greeted, would
it prove a boon to the poor who generally used that day
fur the interment of their relatives or friends. Mr. Tem
said that, although the burying on • Sunday was thought to
he • oesvenience to the peer man, hi. experience had taught
I him it was anything but • boom as considerable extra ex.
penes woe incurred, and it was desirable that Dot only the
undertakers' men, but the gravediggers and others, should
have one day's rest out if the seven. The chairman pro.
!Mead the subject *Muhl have their oonsideratiun at their
next mor lug.
VOLUNTILIC GININALORDIERA.—Mesere.
of Adelphkennee, Strand, have commenced the weekly
publication of • " Geueral Order" sheet fur the Volunteers
of the Metropolitan and Suburban diatricta The ,oters are
issued every Oatunlay afternoon, and contain the announce-
ment for the easuing week of say fixture determined upon
is amps' to the drill, practice, general parade, inspection,
review, marching out, he. of each of the volunteer corps in
the district. above mentioned. When it is remembered
that the attendance of volunteers on three occasion, is, to
• great extent, optional-- and consequently nasertain—end
that is their idmisse some alteration is the dem and hears
of drill may have km made, or some spaded coder Weed.
al which they are sot by reason of such abeam* aware—it
bemires unmeemary to point out the importance of this
sheet."

Winn Kaxsurerow Mossum.—During the week
ending Yard 17, 1060, the visitors have ban as Mow :
0. Monday, Taseday, sad liattudithe• day 4 5,117 ;
as Malay sad Tawas (he. evasiap 3,90& th; diatla.•
seedeats' days tu tie 64), 1,04
di..duds'*vein (iradasiN), pa 11,101, nags; has
Ilk miming of tie Maeram. IMAM.

NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THE PARALYSED

AND EPILEPTIC.

The inaugural meeting of the governors and
friends of this new charitable institution wee held yester.
clef afternoon at the hospital, 24, Queen's-equate, Blooms-
bury, a specious and substantial building, with dam ad-
minthly adapted for the benevolent uses to which it is in
future to be applied. The chair was taken by Mr. Alderman
Writ; one of the principal founder.
X agiee for absence, accompanied with expressions of
so concurrence in the object for which the meetinLoewnts
convened,S2 was stated, been received from his
hag the Minister, the Rev. Canon Dale, the Rev.
W. *ed. the Rev. Brnilius Bayley.
Mr. T. Natant, deputy-chairman of the board of manage-
ment,
reed the report of the committee, which, after
recapitulating the facts connected with the origination of
the institution, Meted that the house hail been taken for ,
one year, at a rental of 110 f., and that the donations and
enbeeriptions received and promised amounted to 1,8151.
le. 6‘1., and the expenditure to 154/. 12s. LI. It was
eddied that Miss Buntett Coutta had promised 50/. per
ft:Nhavbigalready presented a donation of 100/.
UMMI, in moving the adoption of the report, said
coaddmintly hoped that in every case treated
r4.Blltiqtlel there would be an amelioration of the con-
dition of t e patient, and in many a partial recovery. The
r-dodota were, he observed, to be divided into three dames—
or patients, out-doer patients without pensions, and
patients with pensions.
' The motion, after being areondod by Mr. W. A. C. 0.
BAIDOMII3, was put and carried.
Mr. PALLOR, efts readhig the rules, moved their scion-
' and aniaamaf an earner hops that all Parira•.a rela-

wan
MiiiiTElrim In the parsnips of eases" would
H. atW in support of the object.
Hr. A. W. CURSE seconded the motion, which woe
ad
rtiddlAN WILIUNIIION proposed • vote of thanks to
petresesses, vice-presidents, and subscriben.
Mr. E. H. CHANDIAII, in seconding the motion, said he
was gratified to be able to et re that the contributions had
not been confined to their own countrymen and country-
women to this country, SOL having been received from
Bruges, and another subecriptsou from Nice. (amers.)
The motion having been adopted,
A ladies committee was afterwards formed to act with
Miss Chandler, the foundrees of this institution, in collect-
ing subscriptions on behalf of tbs charity.
A resolution was sir passed, to the effect that the insti-
tution should he opened forthwith for the reception of pa-
tients.

Amy tie fresh donations announced before the meeting
were the folluwing:—Mr. E. Burkitt, Al. 5e.;
7salason, 25/.; Miss E. Jason, Mi.; Admiral V. O. Her.
court, Wt.; Mr. Norman Wilkinson. 101. 10s.