The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-28 00:00:00

adjourned.

REIGATE.
Yenterday sateen 'Masses were eramine44
of whom voted et the Lest election for Mr. Goow.
John Evans, a labourer, was engaged on Me
side, for which he received tl. down and 1L a mill
three weeks afterwards. He received 51. thorax
voted for Mr. Gower because Mr. Mews was sr
behind that it wen no no. voting for him.
roundl3.°rwglthltambi:isor:gy andd eatitetoPdethleirerver' hire=
up voters. He was to pi 51. for kis work, net faecal
for Mr. Gower. He spoke of " election " hew Wilma
fasts, which he explained to mean beer Mg hell*
that were not paid for by the Collgllmert.
Thomas Dale—Made no bargain for his sots esonit
Gaughterl—but understood that he was to nabs Moog
ea ethos. He wee to have a fortoiglit's week. lend
not say he did any work, but he received 30e. sadmw
there was another 11. due.

George Jun (a journeymen carpenter), Aims Mal
bitch/Ayer), Henry Barnes (labourer), Joba Nit ■
Thanes Stone (gardeners), end others pre widen d
similes. character.

William Church, who keeps a little grown AIL*
—John Afted offered me one paltry 51. to leave Q.
for seven weeks. I said if I carried the electles
ought to have 101., and I tell you, gentlemen, I
have had 201. (leinghter.) The work I did was
il
I e_ out preaching occasionally.
1 The inquiry was adjourned till to-day.

LaiManna. —The cmuminaioners apprind
inquire into the existence of bribery and erne p
noes at the last and other elections for this two
opened their investigation in the Shire-bail ys
The commissioners were :—Mr. Thomas hen Sin
Mr. Robert Hilnes Newton, and Mr. Alma& eleh
Hill ; Mr. Patteson acted as secretary. To L.a„,
attendance in the courtthe interest taken in
in the borough itself is not very exerting. Its
commissioner having opened the peooeedisp,
was taken respecting the customs at election,
extent and nature of the constituency. The intim
then adjourned.
1.01•21118. —The inquiry was resumed year
Mr. Bern in the chair. William John Rai
Bastard said he was a gentleman out of bean
member of the corporation, and an Lidera& 110
made a councillor a second time in 1863. *ail hail
begun to shower down pretty thick. He as apnea
and it eon him 501. or 601. He had paid in earn*
election not less than 1001. He had ben ea St
servativiererriurit es mrstta committees. Wag MI
Treit7 that he could set he a
without money. He told the colonel GI 111
deal would be required, and should lisie
3,0001. or 4,0001. if he had been AA
Coleridge: So that it is six to one and Wades
the other. He had hairdo( the Duke of Sonnesaln
being turned out of their occupations far neigh
conservatives. John G. Mitchell said he vas 4 411
and a native of Totnes, and became a voter fir
time at the election of 1847. There was a wide
bribery then. Ha had heard that the prima paid b
conservatives for votes raced from 401. to 601.
evidence, but not of an important character, ne
and the prooeedings were again adjourned.

THE ELECTION COIMISSIONB.—The Mimi
an epitome of the act of parliament reistive to then
commissions. It is an act to provide for mere di
inquiry into the existence of corrupt pretties at elm
of members to serve in parlirent. By ais
sel ti*
missioners are empowered, 'by all mich lawful usi
to them appear hest with a view to the boom i
truth, to inquire into the manner in which the alai
elections has bees conducted, and whether say el
practices have been committed at such elecMs, ref
whether by way of the gift or loan, or the promise i
gift or loan, of any sum of money or other mirth
persons on t°onal'his7 "or rthweivr°ten4behalf,"f: apithe lilmemeMri
giving of his or their vote or votes, or for bh a
refraining or promising to refrain from velise n
election, or for his or their procuring or uscisrlsi
procure the votes of other electors at snob then
whether by the payment of any sum of money, rah
other valuable consideration whatever, to any TOW
any other person on his behalf, before, during, sr 0
termination of such election. If such persons shall
to be sworn or to answer such questions as ere pet 6
touching the matters in question as shall be pm le
by the said commissioners, or to produce any bosh
which may be IWlir.d. Or if any person shall be p
any contempt of the said commissioners, or their II
commissioners shall have the mine power, to be a
in the same way, as any judge of her Majettll 0
courts." " Every report which such oomensime
to her Majesty in pursuance of the act shall be hid
parliament within one calendar month after its se
THE PROPOSED BATH INO-PLALE IT RN
PAlL—Last smiting an open-air meeting of eke i
auto of Camden-town, favourable to the Maas
a bathing-place on the ornamental lake, Regent
was held in the tprounds of the Edinburgh delis
Mornington-road„ to receive the report tem nil
time who waited last week on Lord John Masse
misnomer of Works. Mr. Turner occupied the 1
having lose stated that the Duke of Sutherised ad
an blew effect that he should leave been happy to/o
the meeting, but was compelled to be absent ha
The reply of Lord John Manners, to the effsa thee
lake time to consider the proposal, hiving b.° all
sated to the meeting, Mr. William Hewitt pf,
het resolution approving of the course Min ei
, and stating that as Sir Prowls Otidsa
pursuede iso near the proposed bathing-place° tbol
man should be respectfully memorialised and
therein that every precaution to exclude observsti
ensure good conduct would be adopted and stre
forced. This was carried, and also another rs
urging the expediency of encouraging daily bait
Prolowed to hold another meeting in a few dsys.
THE LATE MIL ALOOCK. —ln alluding
death of Mr. Alcock, the Surrey Smodent
" It may probably be many loam years Well
again to record the death of a gentleman when mg
in every good cause was such as constantly teeing
warmest admiration. Personally, entirely ems
with Mr. Alcock—knowhig him only as the alo
bar for East Surrey, whose re.electioe it ea
II
our duty to oppose, we could not refine our me
butes to the handsome contributions he ass Oil
on every occasion to offer when the best interest
people were involved. To county objects. to *3
movements, he was ever liberal ; but when alt
Um of anything on his own large edam,
than liberal—he was princely. Mr. Moon th.dj!
Mend, been staying at Great Malvern net
August, and on Wednesday last he was taken e
a apoplwry, and died before 8 in the omelet Bi
left Great Malvern for Kingswood on lel
Fridej, the teth inst. he fee SO
Mr. C. H. ffrewen, sat nextlate mem
to the hoe. It
dinner only the day before his death. In Fast .
named . Aloock will long be cherished mil I
Churches, school', prisons, roads, bridges, hare l
is his largerhearkd munificence."
DEATH OE THE Raw. DE. EN/in.—ll
byterian aura not only of Ireland, but of aryl
in which that fans of the Christian religioll buil
itself, will learn with extreme sorrow of tbe del
Rev. Dr. Edgar, which took place on Sunday ii
The disease with which he was originally ac
ts
ffelypes of the windpipe, upon which R heat
roar
supervened, which was, we believe, the im en
of death. The deceased bed been several leen, CI
care of Dr. Sinyley, of Dublin, prior to hi
Edgar had done more perhaps than any
titagessegiay fitorothyeeanextefuusuioyn
seofventhe
op:et:the:at:l
big haws inn Belfast have been e by ki
and threeehout Ireland at loam fifty of Ise
worship beleogiag to the presbyteries fifty
existence to his persevering efforta.—Yorterrs w
The Mayor of Halifax, at a recent dime
Halifax Liceased fro'Vieth stated that se4
had been made lio hfun clays ago bl " t
s testimonial of character. The mayor told tor,
had never seen him before. The bides":bri
mimed, " Faith, your worship, end trilwid
I MOO to you. I have never been
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