The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-27 00:00:00

WAKEFIELD.

The following is a report of what occiured after
the tersanatlos of our yesterday's report :
Mrs. Jeans, examiued by Mr. Picketing, slated that
shortly before the last election Mr. Leath= celled upon her,
and asked for Mr. Jackson's vote, when she said that he
would not have it es he was the wren aids. Oa the 23rd of
April Mr.llinchcliffi called. He mid, will you tell your muter
to vote for Mr. Leathern ? She raid she would not because
he always voted teethe other party, °pots which be said tut
if money will do It we are prepared, and women mrierally
like money. Witness replied yes, and if you will have him
you must give 601. for him ; nothing la nothing and some-
thing is eornethisg. He mid that was a good deal ; be did
not mind 301.. and he put his hand into his pocket and rattled
the money. Eventually It wee agreed that ehe should ask
her husband if 401, would do. Hincheltfb afterwards went
to the committee, and alter golog mescal times, he came to
witness and said, " Well, I have pot some money for you,
bet the committee would not give all." Witness said, " How
much have you got?' and he said 301. Her humbend was
there, and she took the money and signed. paper. II inclicliffa
then asked her what she was going to give him for his
trouble. At first she altered 10e., but he said that was so
little for going so many times to the committee that she give
him a sovereign. Afterward. her husband voted for Mr.
Charkerworth, and then a man, named Harrison, came to
her from Mr. Wainwright, and demanded the 301. again.
She would not give it up, and had kept it ever grace.
John Careens, a publican of Wakefield, examined by Mr.
Pickering—Oa the 27th of April a parson named Windham!
came to my inn, and asked who I was going to vole for ?
I said I did not know. He replied he thought I wanted
"sorattisg"—that it, wanted money. I replied that it I
voted at all it would he for money, on which he said, "What
will do r. I replied 601. He thin west away and returned,
and said 261. is all I can get, and put them on the table. I
took them up, but I didn't vote becalm I did not get the 501.
This was Tuesday before the election.
Jane Ingham examined by Mr. Slade—My husbandis s
VOW' be Wakefield. I know Mr. Joseph Wainwright the
attorney. About a fortnight brine the election I was told
that Mr. Wainwright wished to speak to me. I went to his
saloesad ssw him in the ;wage. He said to me " Will you
rotten with your merit to vote for Mr. leathern for 151. P"
Mr. Leathern was in the next room, Mr. Wainwright raid, and
the c wrier. was at the door. My answer was, that I would
bear what my master sad, sad I never west up more.
I wild my huabsnd's principle was always blue. (Laughter.)
By the Chairman-1 know Mr. Beverley, the draper, end
Mr. Thompson, the tailor. They were in my house revere'
times, and on one 0.10144011 he amid in the kitchen that he
would give my husband 101. if he would vote for Mr. Lea-
them, but he said be would not promise. Mr. Beverley
offered me fur It note. to persuade my husband to vote for
Leathern. That ems the night before the election. I said I
had nothing to do with it. The morning of rho slecion they
came won. Beserley took out the money in nooks and
placed them in Thouspson's hand. Thompson was to hold
the notes while my husband went to vote for Leathern. He
would not go. He voted foe Charlesworth.
Crewe:warned by Mr. Power—He never received • far-
thing bribery for voting. Perhaps la bad been paid off the
tell. debt. I swear that nore of that money wee paid by the
(miasmas. Only 101. has been pad off the debt.
Godfrey Noble, is:emitted by Mr. Slade—l assisted Mr.
Wainwright in municipal elections, and received from turn
move than 1001. for expenses. Robert Sharpley is registra-
tion agent on the liberal side. After the dissolution I wrote
to Mr. Wainwright to ascertain whether I should be retained
br the election. I went to Wakefield, and stopped with
Mrs. Ingham. I had a conversation with her about her loan
of 601., of which IN. had been paid. She requested one to
name the matter to Mr. Wainwright. I went to bra house
and mew Mr. Leathern. I was introduced to the gerlenian se
Mr. Jsffreys, but that was an aseunied name. I was to as-
sist in looking alter doubtful voters. We went to various
public-housea, and called on Ingham. Mrs. Ingham asked
MX for the vote, and Mr. Wainwright said that woo too
much. I have men Mr. Wainwright take money oat. of a
drawer, and it wag placed on the table, and Gilbert took it up
and put the money into envelopes. After the mousey was
pat in the noted wet, scaled up and directed by Gilbert.
Can't say what he did with them.
The Chairman said the witness wee trifling with the
commissioner, and if he continued he would be committed.
Examination resumed—Don't think it is a fair question to
ask where the notes west to. I believe they were taken
away by Sharpley. I dont know how many, but I suppose
there might be about ten.
At the conclusion of this vitneide evidence the commission
adjourned.

THE CROPS IN BENT.—During the past week the
weather bag been very stormy and unsettled. A large
amount of rain has &Ilea, and the grain crops have sewed
miss extent. lisivest is sow geom.!, aod shoal the
week prove fine, • large quantity of corn will be cut. The
temples of wheat are likely to be very uneven, and much
will, it is feared, be light, particularly that laid by the
stoma. of which there is a large quantity. A great portion
of the barley will be very thin, through the extreme heat;
but that which has stood the drought is going on well. The
oat crop is likely to be large in quantity, but inferior in
quality, there being a large breadth very much laid. Many
pieces of peso are still out. and want settled weather, or they
will soon be much injured. Beans ere now fit to cut; they
have improved since the raise, and will be above an avenge
ern. There are still great complaints of the potato delight,
which teems to be very general. The showers have
tm-
proved the appearance of the root crop. Hanged pews very
fan, and the swede. are now clear from the caterpillar, and
ere making f.st Anon,. Turnips are well up aud look
blettliy.—tionth Eastern Gazette.
HOP INTELLIGINCE. Kent—Oar reports this
week from the hop-growing districts are almost uniform.
The bine is still growing rapidly, and is feet corning into
burr. Even in those plantations where the bins wee slack,
the novo. anent perceptible during the paid week is beyond
espectytino ; and little doubt seem. now to be entertained of
there being a full avenge crop. Heoerstly the plain look
healthy, and In moat pieces they are wholly free from Motets ;
though in a few ground, we beat of the appearanoe of mould.
Eneeex—From every &tried in this county. as well as in the
Weald of Kest, the intelligence we have received informs og
of the improved appearance of the bop plantations, and ads*
prospect—which seems to be daily strengthening—that the
atop will be large and the duty heavy. The bine generally
I. slang, healthy, and free from insects.—Sosith Loney,
Gatetts.
Cost. ExPorts.—Mwers. W. H. Laird and CO., of
Liverpool, in their monthly circular, Ent published etats
that the total esports of cote from England and Seethod
during the month of Jone last awnings' to 711.6022 tone.
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tear,
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396,11ne,
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LONDON. lIIDIZIWAY. JULY 17.

Witets a powerful Government, hike that of Fran*
resolves to take direct and public notice of popular
feeling and popular utterances in a neighbouring
country, in order to correct them, it is very desirable
that it should do it so effectually as to remove all
grounds of misconception. The Movolaur of yes-
terday contained an t thcial statement, ostensibly
in correction of the opinion which prevails in this
country as to the relation between our heavy wee-
like expenditure and the armaments of France.
At the outset we ought to admit that the language
of the official journal differs in an important point
from that of one of the telegraphic summseies of it
which was current yesterday : it does not convey the
odious charge that " the English people are deceived
in order to further the national defences." The
article is fair enough in its tone, and not unfriendly.
We wish it were better calculated to effect its object.
The writer appears to Yin= that there are per-
eons here who attribute the whole necessity for oat'
hammed military expenditure during the last
few years to France ; but of cows, no one
among us is so foolish. We all know that in than
belligerent services which we find it necessary to
maintain as a Great Power, with interests all over the
globe, the introduction of indispensable improvements
has entailed expenses in away that is perfectly natural.
The substitution of screw steamers for sailing Ter
eels, the use of arms of precision, the greater cam
bestowed on the feeding, clothing, lodging, sod
training of the soldier, are only some of the causes
which have contributed to increase the burdensome-
nee, of oar army and navy.
But it would be aboard, if indeed it were not too
late, to deny that our warlike expenditure has boss
enormously increased witbiu the last few years by
what hos taken place on the other side of the
Channel. To combat this belief the official writer
invites us to examine the elements of the French
war budget, and see how unfounded is the
'opposition that France is increasing her orna-
ments. For oar own part we respectfully decline
the 'levitation. We find it as much as we can do to
understand oar own Army and Navy Estimates, de-
tailed and debated as they are in open Parliament.
and we are sure that we cannot pierce the mysteries
of French administration. Besides, it is unnecessary. i

When providing for our own wearily we do not ask
what the French Government spends on armies and
fiesta, bat what it can show for its money. The writer
in the Sfesiteur tells as that while we are mite(
662,000,000 francs this year for ir;litary and naval
expellers, the French War Budget for the
same period is only 463,000,000 francs. This
is very interesting information to no as
a matter of financial economy. We know
that with an expenditure exceeding that of Fiance
by 7,600,0001., sooording to the official writer, we
could Dot farniah an army of 2110,000 men even to
resist aa invaaion, much lees to aid an ally. We ham
also that our maritime position is one of inferiority
to France in the eau of Eu►ope. Financially, we
way, these facts are interesting ; bat all they esta-
blish beyoed that ie the fallacy of arguing am to the
measure of oar security from the amount of money
paid for it.
It would be a great mistake were our friends on
the other side of the Quinn,' to suppose that any
hems, of their nationel greatness is regarded with
jealoasy by the Hagfish public at large. England has
no tempt:sties to desire that her neighbours should be
weak, or that their natural tendencies to enemies
aboald be checked in any direction whatever. 114
fines the close of the Russian war we bate seen that
the works in the French naval yards have been eat,•
lied on with redoubled activity, and dating the last
three or four years French naval projects have been
enlarged to an extent previously unknown. A
writer in the Quarterly Review, from many of whose
political conclusions we diluent, they states, according
to official documents, the kind of work that his been
going ea in France for the last six year
" Daring that time the great works in the arsenal
" at Cherbourg have been brought to a sue-woeful

The extent of the arsenal at Toulon
" has been doubled. Immense works have been
" completed at Brest, L'Orient, Rochefort, Indret,
" and at erery station of the French navy, so that the
" *Cent of her dockyards and factories at lead
" equals, if it doss not exceed, our own. The umiak
" proposals of the Commission of 18-1941 Imes
" bees extended by at least one-third, and it in suss
" determined to have from fifty-five to sixty limmel-
" bottle ships, from eighty to ninety first-close screw
" frigates ; and in addition to this they are rapidly
" building a class of iron-plated vessels of a scant-
" ling equal to those of the largest line-of-battle
" ships, and much mere expensive, but which the
" best officer. both in the French and English navy
" believe will be more then a match for the largest
" line-of-battle ships now afloat. Besides these it is
" now determined to raise the number of steam

" transports to seventy-two, each capable of carry-
" ing on an average at least 1,000 men, with their
proportionate complement of horses and stores."
Now, without going either into detail or declaretr
title, we may observe that these facts do make ea
impression on the people of England. They cannot
help asking, why this enormous development of the
maritime power of France? They cannot be sure
against whom these forces are prepared. They lock
at the demands of the outlying possessions of Fromm
and compering them with those which draw away
oar own fleets into distant etas, often leaving oar
own shores naked, they are unable to regard
a concentrated Preach fleet, numerically equal
to our own, if not as an aggressive force,
at least an one demanding additional and costly
peemintions on oar part. It is impossible that two
great natioos can very long live side by side in peeve
maintaining a rivalry of this kind, iu which neither
party can hope to be allowed ever to attain a decisive
superiority. Nothing could be farther from the
minds of the English people than to provoke a war
with Francs ; yet they ese their Goverment forced
iato a coarse of which, saline it can be arrested, war
=tea he the malt. The 'scaly consciousness of

this false position of both countries gives scope and
heility to the base& prophecies end plots which ars
prodased is sash rapid sneowsion among wt.
W. base a great respect for the sovereign rights of
err seighbane, bat we ern emirs them that it they
mad only motions it with their policy to redoes
armaments to which it is dlleti,t for as to ascribe •
defenaive character, they would do more to knit the
bonds of friendship between the two countries than
any other measure they night take could effect.