The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1867.

PRESENT STATE OF THE REPRESENTA-

TION IN =GLAND AND WALEf3.

(1,11011 A CORALSPUNDIDIT.)

The following table show. the number of county
members ; the population of the county (including the
boroughs) ; the boroughs, their population, and members;
and the total number of members for each county.

county Total
illatubera Population.

Borough Borough
Population. Mtn.

Bongsgb&

-
NORTHUMBERLAND. -
4 342,907 Berwick .. ...... 13,000 2
Motpeth
Newcastle•on-Tyne
Tyne...nab 34,000 1
Total members for county - 10
DURHAM.
4 512,125 Durham
Gateehead
South Shields
Sunderland
Total members for county - 10
CUMBERLAND.
4 =264 Carlisle
Cockermotith
Whitehaven
Total members for county - 9
WESTMORELAND.
60,946 Kendal
Total members for county - 3
YORKSHIRE, EAST RIDING.
2 271,674 Scarborough
Beverley
Hull
Total members for county - 4
YORKSHIRE, NORTH RIDING.
2 205.472 K oaresborough 5,402 2
Halton 0,072 2
Think
Racluinind
Northallertte 4.750 1
Ripon
Whitby
12,000 1
Total members fur county - 13
YORKSHIRE WEST RIDING.
4 1.4904107 Bradford
Halifax
Huddersfield
Leeds 207,000 2
Pontefract
Shellield
Wakefield
York
Total members for county - 13
LANCASHIRE.
a 2.431,916 Ashton
Blackburn
Bolton
Bury
Clitheroe
Lancaster lO,OOO 2
Liverpool 443,000 2
Man. heater 357,000 2
Oldham 94,000 2
Preston td,ooo 2
Rix Mule
ssitur.l
W arrington
Wigan
'total members for county - 27
CHESTER.
4 460,577 Birkenhead
Chester
3laccleatleld 36,000 2
Stockport
Total members fur county - 11
LEICESTERSHIRE.
4 211,636 Leimster
ToLd members for twenty - 6
RUTLAND.
_ -- ---

2 21,47.1 __ _ _.
Total members for county - 2
LINCOLNSHIRE,
4 401,350 Limon 21,000 2
istandord 8,047 2
Hugon 17,800 2
Grantham 11,120 2
Grimsby
Total members for county - 13
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.
4 321,711 Newark )1,000 2
NoWn 74,000 1
47,001 2
Total members for county - 10
DERBYSHIRE
4 203,223 Derby 43,000 2
Total members for county - 8
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
4 441,933 Bristol
Cheltenham 38,000 1
Cirencester
Gloucester
Stroud
Tewkesbur) 6,376 2
Total members for county - 15
Ii EREFORIkSHIRE
3 106,796 Hereford
Leominster
Total members fur county - 7
• SALOP.
4 260.2.:2 Wenluck
Bridgoorth
Ludlow 6.051 2
Total members for county - 12
WARWICKSHIRE
4 561,334 Birmingham
Coventry
11 &rein
Total members for county - 10
STAFFORDSHIRE
4 763,371 Wolverhampton 147,000 2
Newcastle 12,900 2
stoke-on-Trent
Taniworth
Lichneid.
Stafford.
Waleall
Total inemben for county - 17
WORCESTERSHIRE
4 294,901 Evesham
Kidderminster . 15,300 1
Worcester 31,000 2
Donley
Dente Ads 7,000 1
Dudley
Total members for county - 12
MIDDLESEX.
2 2.200,000 Pinner,
Landau ;illy)
Marylebose 436,000 2
Tower Hamlets 647,000 2
Weetndanter
Total members for county - 14
SURREY-Raiff AM) WRrt.
4 330,000 Guildford B,OOO 2
Reigate 9,975 I
Luubeth
southwark
Total members for county - 11
KENT.
4 735,000 Canterbury
Chatham
Dover 23,080 2
Greenwich
Hythe
Maidstone
Rochester 16,300 2
Sandwich
Total members for county - 18
HERTFORD:AIME.
3 177,452 Hertford 6,700 2
Total members for county - 5
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
3 147,186 A1100)017 17,000 2
Buckingham 7,600 2
Great Harlow
Wycombe
Total members for county ll
OXFORDSHIRE.
3 171.057 Banbury
Oxford
Woodstock
Total members for county - 7
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.
4 230,936 Northampton
Peterborough
Total members for county - 8
HUNTINGDONSHIRE
2 59,137 Huntingdon 6,200 2
Total members for county 4
BEDFORDSHIRE
2 140,479 Redford
Total members for county 4
CA MIMI DGESHIRE.
3 131,552 Cambridge
Total members for county - 5
MEX.
4 379,699 Sheldon
1 olvhester
Harwich
Total members fur county - 10
SVF7OLK.
4 335,400 Bury 13,000 2
Eye
Ipswich
Total members for county - 9
NORFOLK.
4 427,121 Lynn Regis 16.000 2
Norwich
Thetford 4,208 2
Yarmouth
Total members for tionaty - 12
817811LK.
4 341,827 Shoreham ....... ..... 22,000 2
Arundel 2,400 1
Brighton
Chichester ....
Rye
tinp
Has 2
Horsham
Lewes 9,716 2
Midhurst
Total members for county - 18
DORSZTSILIRE.
3 132,191 Wareham
Bridirrt .......
67,719 2
Dorchartn
Lyme Regis 3,315 1
Poole
Shaftesbury B,OOO 1
Weymouth
Total members for county - 14

County Tot* &uvula' Booms!'
Montoya Populati n. %you./:la Population. Mbn.

4 465,551 !.le of Wight
Andover
Christchurch
Lymlngton
Winchester
16,108 2
Newport.
Peters!leld
Portsmouth %WO 2
Southampton 06,600 2
Total members for county 2O
BlißliSH IRE.
3 206,611 Abingdon 5.000 1
Reading
M indoor
Wallingford 7,704 1
Total members for county ...... .... -
WILTSHIRE.
4 96,027 Calm 6,000 1
thippenhasa
Cricklade
Devises
lialmeshury 6,800 1
Marlborough ...
Salisbury
Westbury 0.450 I
Wilton
Total members for county - 18
DEVONSHIRE.
4 580,150 Ashburton
Dartmouth
Devonport 64.000 2
Exeter
Barnstaple
Honiton 3,301 2
Plymouth 62,000 2
Tanstock B,BOO 2
Tiverton
Tutors
total members fur county - 22
CoItNWALL.
0 352,409 Guinan
lielstoul 8.440 1
Launceston 6,140 1
Llakesrd
Peuryn
St. Ives 16,000 1
Truro HMO 2
Total members for corny - 14
SOW ERSETSHIRX
4 463,286 Bath 52,060 2
Proem
lirldrtewater 9,6111 1
11.100 2
'11.11111.011
Wells 4,648 2
Total members for cotinty.. . - .... -13

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Ulu intelligntre.

EQUITY COURTS.—Miacm 13.
(Before the Muter of the Rolls.)
IN 13 THE RHOS HALL IRON COMPANT.-11PARTE THE
BIRMINGHAM TOWN AND DISTRICT DAME.
In this matter an application was made to the court for
an order giving the bank leave to prove against the estate
of the Rho. Hall Iron Company for a debt of 25,000/.
Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., and Mr. T. C. Wright appeared in
.rt of the application.
r. Roxburgh, Q.C., and Mr. Fry appeared for the Rhos
Hall Iron Company.
Lord Romilly made an order giving the Birmingham
Town and District Bank leave to prove for the debt, as
asked, subject to any question of set off or other answer to
the same.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Kamm 13.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
Wloll7_r, WIGHT AND FIELD.

After our report left yesterday,
Sir It. Collier complained of the manner in which Gene-
ral Wight (who h►d condescended to get up his evidence
in person) had presented his case to the jury. The truth
was that when his wife came home, in wretched health
both in body and mind, he had consigned her to the care
of Dr. Field, with earnest entreaties to see her at least
twice a week, and as much oftener as he could. Dr. Field
was thus not only the medical adviser of the respondent,
but her old friend, and her guardian appointed by the
petitioner himself. General Wight having, however, be-
come tired of her, had in the first place attempted to get
up a charge of adultery with W. Adolphus Field, the
nephew of the co-respondent. But he had afterwards
signed the following ample retractation :—" Dec. 28, 1862.
—To Mrs. Helen Wight. —I most emphatically declare that
the late imputations and reflections I have cast upon you
as my wife with Mr. Adolphus Field are totally untrue
and without foundation, and that in making the same I
was acting under unjust suspicions and influences, arising
from an excitable and ungovernable temper and feelings.
I exceedingly regret having made such imputations. I
earnestly desire and entreat an affectionate reconciliation
with you, and solemnly promise it shall never occur
again." If this was not a can which required to be
watched with the utmost care, God help the innocent !
Sir Robert Collier then proceeded to dissect the evidence,
and to contend that it was utterly ridiculous and un-
worthy of credit. He announced that he would call wit-
nesses to contradict some of it in detail ; but the court
adjourned very shortly after the conclusion of the learned
gentleman's speech.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCIIIT.—MAIDsToNt, MARCH 13.

On Tuesday Mr. Berjeant Robinson sat for the purpose
of trying some of the prisoners ; and Mr. Denman, Q.C.,
was also engaged during • portion of yesterday in dispos-
ing of some of the ease. in the calendar, both these learned
gentlemen thus aifortling valuable assistance in clearing
the gaol calendar.
(Before the Hon. Mr. Denman, Q.C.)

Robert Cavar Bacon, • gentlemanly looking young man,
surrendered to take his trial upon a charge of obtaining
the sum of 311. 15s. from Richard Blandfield Jenner, by
false pretences.
Mr. Biron conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Ribton waa
counsel for the defence.

The case appeared to excite a great deal of interest on ac-
count of the position in life of the prisoner, who was for-
merly a lieutenant in the army, and who served in the
Crimea, where he acted as aide-de-camp to Lord Cardigan,
, and in India, and who is add to be highly connected. It
appeared that the prosecutor was • wine-merchant at
Sandgate, near Dover, and that the prisoner had been in
the habit of dealing with him, and in the month of No-
vember' /865, he owed him about 6/. The prisoner went to
him on the 11th of that month, and wrote a cheque for
311. 15s. upon the Knightsbridge branch of the London
and County Bank, and he proposed to pay his bill, and
Mr. Jenner gave him the balance in five 5/. Bank of Eng-
land notes. The cheque was presented in due course, and
was dishonoured, and was returned to the prosecutor, with
an intimation that there were no effects belonging to the
prisoner to meet it. It turned out that the prisoner had
opened an account with the Knightsbridge branch of the
London and County Bank shortly before November, 1865,
and that the amount placed to his credit was 100/., which
was paid in through Cox and Co., the army agents, but
at the time the cheque in question was given he had no
money at the bank to meet it, and, in point of fact, his
account had been overdrawn by a cheque for 11/. 16s.
being paid by mistake when there were no funds belong-
ing to the prisoner in the hands of the bank. It appeared
that the prisoner was out of the way for dune time after-
wards, and nothing was beard of him until the 23rd of
December, when he surrendered himself to I
Brennan at the Bow-street police-station, and std that
he had heard that he had been advertised in the Hue and
Cry, and a charge had been made against him of obtaining
money by tales pretences. He told the officer that there
was no foundation for this charge, and that he had no
intention to defraud, and him father had offered 20s. in the
pound to all his creditors, but they would not take the
money, and were actuated bysome animus towards him, and
he wished to clear himself. The only evidence to show
that the prisoner had no money at the bank at the time
the cheque was presented, was that of the bank clerk,
who deposed to that effect, but the books were not pro-
duced, and Mr. Jenner, the prosecutor, admitted on cross-
examination, that be had received a letter from the father
of the prisoner, Major Bacon, offering to pay him the
amount of the cheque, and that a similar offer was made
toother tradesmen to whom the prisoner had given cheques
under similar circumstances. The clerk from the bank
also stated that after the overdrawn cheque had been paid
by mistake, notice was given to the prisoner by letter of
the fact, and he was asked to pay in money to meet the
deficiency, but no answer was returned,.and the amount
was written off as a bad debt.
Mr. Ribton made an earnest appeal to the jury on
behalf of the prisoner, and be contended that in the first
place no conclusive evidence had been adduced to show
that at the time the cheque was given there were no
funds to meet it at the bankers. He also argued that
even supposing the jury should think that this fact had
been proved, there was nothing to justify them in coming
to the conclusion that the prisoner had any intention to
defraud the prosecutor, and that he might reasonably have
supposed that a man in the position occupied by his father
would have paid in money to his credit, sufficient to have
paid the amount of the cheque. The learned counsel also
contended, with great ingenuity, that after the bank had
paid one overdrawn cheque, the prisoner might reasonably
have believed that the cheque in question would not have
been dishonoured by them.
The learned Deputy-Judge having summed up, the jury
retired to deliberate upon their verdict at 2 o'clock.
After they had been in deliberation for about an hour,
they sent • message to the learned judge, to the effect
that there was no chance of their agreeing upon • verdict,
and they begged to be discharged.
Mr. Denman said he did not feel justified in discharg-
ing them at present, and he requested them to further
deliberate.
They were then locked up until seven o'clock, and at
that hour they again stated that there was no probability
of their giving • verdict, whereupon they were discharged.
There is a second indictment against the prisoner, for
a similar offence, and the counsel for the prosecution inti-
mated his intention to proceed with it.

quently seen toe mericifcen the recesses under the balms
trade of the Bask of whore he bad slept during
the night. He was well known to the police as an outcast.
The Marquis Townshend said he appeared in these cases
with a view to obtain in these instances the carrying out
of the Industrial Schools Act, passed is the LA section of
parliament. It had been ascertained that these wretched
children were in a destitute condition, and in mercy to
them he desired that the provisions of the statute
should be brought to bear in these cases as a mean, of their
education and proper training, and than to make them use-
ful and respectable members of the community.
The mother of the girl Fox presented herself with •
young child in her arms, and with • strong Hibernian
accent declared that she never sent out her child to beg ;
on the contrary, being a widow with four other " childer,"
she wanted her at home to nurse the " babby," and she
begged the alderman to let ber take her " blessed child"
home with her.

The mother of the lad Hussey made a similar apl• ,
but in reply to the alderman, wee constrained to admit
that the boy was frequently absent from his home both by
night and day.
Mr. Alderman Nilson remanded both the wretched
vagrants for • week, in order to ascertain the industrial
schools to which they might respectively be sent.
The mothers left the court howling piteously, and
their cries were echoed by their offspring from the cells
below.
WORSHIP-STREET.
. . _

A wretched-looking boy, apparently about nine years of
age, was charged before Mr. Newton with stealing 7d.,
the money of his father, who deposed that his name is
James Charles Crayworth, that he lived at No. 2, Nor-
folk-gardens, Curtain-read, Shoreditch, and that he got
his living by hawking.
Mr. Newton—ls that your son ?
Father—Yes. sir I am very sorry to say it is.
Mr. Newton—Sell, what has be done?
Father—Last Wednesday week I gave him 6d. and •
penny piece to buy something for breakfast, and he did
not come back.

Mr. iieirton—When did you next tee him?
Fatber—This morning.
Mr. Newton—Where did you find him

Father—ln Newgate•rnariet, sir.
Mr. Newton—What induced you to seek him there?
Father—l knew that he was in the habit of going there
to pick up pieces of fat, which he sold afterwards.
Mr. Newton—You knew that, and yet you did not go to
the w.arket before this morning?
Father—Yes, sir, I went last Friday, but could not find
him. He has robbed me before of a half -crown.

Mr. Newton—Have you other children?
Father—Yes, sir, four.
Mr. Newton—ls his mother alive
Father—No, sir ; but my wife does all she can for him.
Mr. Newton—Oh, then, this is your second wife?
Father—Yes, air.
Mr. Newton—Have you another child by your first'
Father—Yes, sir, a girl.
Mr. Newton—And where is she?

Father—She is away from home, but taken care of, air.
Mr. Newton—Now, shall I tell you why that boy is
standing in that dock' He has an unkind stepmother.
Father—lndeed, he has not.
Mr. Newton—lndeed be has. Why is not the girl you
speak of at home with the family? (No answer.) Now,
I shall send this boy to a reformatory, and I'll make you
pay for his support.
Father—l can't do that, . . .

Mr. Newton—lndeed, you will bo obliged. You are just
the man I shall like to punish.
Subsequently the worthy magistrate resolved on giving
the father another chart°e of supporting the child at home,
and directed a watch to be kept over him.
The father appeared to be impressed with some good
advice given him by the bench, and led the boy away.