The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-07 00:00:00

to freedom of thought sad 'dice ; but I honour the
dm lat objoot of those who support the ballot, and
I walk like them, to cheek inttmidation and oor'.

that I have said I him refrained from attri.
hating unworthy motives to the Ministry. The
tendency of measures we can discern ; the motives
which inspired them we cannot. To accuse men in
power of clinging to office, and men out of power of
seeking place, is the common language of all times.
It is difficult to be sagacious and clear-sighted ; it is
easy to be suspicious and uncharitable.
I shall be ready to defend my own conduct and
my own motives in the presence of the electors of
London, from whom I have so often received a
generous support, and to whom I owe the warmest
gratitude.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your faithful and obedient servant,
Chesham-plane, April 6. I. RUSSELL.

SIR LANES GRAHAM'S ADDRESS 'TO THE
ELECTORS OP CARLISLB.

Sir Janus Graham has boned the following
eddteee to the electors •

" Grosrecor-place, April 6.

Gentionen,—The ministers of the Queen have an-
gummed that her Majesty has been advised by them to
dissolve the present parliament without delay. They had
proposed a measure purporting to be an amendment of the
laws which regulate the represeetation of the people. In
this bill it was providei that voters for cities, having free-
holds for counties within cities, should no longer ever cis,
the doable franchise, but should be disqualified from voting
In counties. In this bill, also, no provision wee made
for lowering the let. occupation franchise, on which the
right of voting In cities now rests. Whereupon a resolu-
tion was proposed sad curled as an amendment to the
woad reeding of this bill,' That It Is nsithar jest *or
politic to interim is the ramie papsesd in this bill with
the treshold Ilesataise as hitherto ansrdeed is the mantles
of Maenad sod Wales; and that w re-adjestmest of the
haschise will esti* this house en the gauntry, whteh does
sot provide for a rester extensile of the suffrage la cities
and boroughs than Is oostemplated It the present measure.'
" The m jokier, et the crown regard thie resolution as of-
fensive; they complain elm of ammo mijorities, which
hove carried the sholltion of elieral-ratie against their will.
They seek to bread the offeaders, sad to rid themselves of
thee presence in s new parliament, by appealing to the
ootustry against these dither of the majority of the present
Home of Commons. I am one of the offenders. I
vo•d for the offensive rewintion. I supported the aboli-
tion of church rates. It le for you to my whether, by so
doing, I have fattened your Donnie:tee, and have mbreprit-

sewed your wishes and opiniona.
"I leave the owe in your band,. The Queen's advisers
hays appealed from the parliament to the people. It is for
you now to tender your advice. It is open to you to deckle
whether I have faithfully represented you ; or whether you
will add law Majesty's ministers In reversing, in • new par-
Liam: n•, the declaims of which they complain. At the com-
mencement of the session these ministers recommended •
reform of the wpreemetagon u necessary and expedient ; now
tbake very man will no longer pledge themselves to the in-
troduction of • new reform bill. The question, therefore,
really submitted to you is tble—Reform, or no reform; a
liberal policy, or tame submi•elon to Lord Darby.
"I await your decision with °madame. If you prefer
plighted supporters of these minister*, I ern unlit to serve
you. If you wish to trust an old and tried servant, I shall
sot Its& bone the duty. lam Testy onus more to be your
regrestatativa fertified by the renewal of your approbation,
but detwneined to exercise an independent judgment. I
he,. the honour to be gentlemen, your faithful and obelient
esommt, J. E. G. Onitiestr."

It is probable Usat Mr. W. Lawson, nepber. of Sir Jam's
Cram, will be brought forward to oppose Mr. W. N.
Hodpon, ths carmervatire M.P. for Carlisle, at the forth-
coming alealke. Kr. Lawson is s ballot man.

THE BALLOT.

The Society for promoting the adoption of the
vote by Ballot have Issued the following sellers to the °Nee-
tore of the United Hiogdom :
"Fellow Conntrymeh,—The Qoash's Weirs re have de.
tided to dissolve perimeter to ask your opinion what re-
form shell be nude in the Uwe regulating the repreeentation
of the people. It is therefore our dr yto adderyon as we
dod at the dissolution of parliamast b 1867 on the question of
Free and Pretested Voting; le oUrr words Vote by Ballot.
The praetor dbarrion there piste trier circumstances more
favourable te the Ballet than did the lest. It is not our
•foreign polity; hat raker el perbument, on which the country
is appealed to. Allow se le :mind yea that ell red retort
depeads on ore Oleg; yea any have • shadow sad form of
represestslisk yea may bare simian sad cehearing, sad
nominetiase W pane, and members of parliament, and yet
with all these yea may bar only the form of repromen-
tation' beery* lb life sad spirit and reality, the
free and unsootrolled choice of the members by the
electors, may be wanting. We had all these fame
before the Seat Mom Bill, yet n.lerly says we hod
repnerntation &for then. We have had ell there forms
since the Reform Bell, yet Sir James Oraham one of the
authors of the! bill, referee that the demur for the ballot
increases throughout the country, se the demand for no
othee measure increases; sad why does k boner except he-
w the people feel it le the peat security for *warm of
eisetkr, the reel foundries of all their politied power. The
prey at goer neat do net offer you the ballet, they offer
yen bread a system of votleg papers which tee af their owe
eabhost ham condemned, because it will mike more seat',
bribery, betbadstion, acd the other evils of the resent
system. Their whir opponents do cot sow offsr you the
balbe, lir bear in mind tier the ballot was pert of the plea
of rdrr resecomeaded is 1831 to the whirr of Berl
Grey by • c amities d which Lord John Rus-
sell sad Illr James Graben re the evervivhig members.
F.ttew•coentrymmt, be it Gem te bibs them obis Mamma
back le reconanundlog the ballet for the proteotlee of the
rater et they did in 1831. Bs sot deceived. Yon easy bare
an extersion of the suffrage, end • te-distribnUon of w-
here, bet without the ballot pee will sot attain the fall
measure of political power which yes justly claim. Is
Irebsd there lea been an rrensitan sif the suffrage hot pro-
tected by the ballot, sad that esissuira hes not remised but
lessened the power of the people at elections. Ton may have
a re-distribution of member, bat aloes Dose where are
really chosen by the people, whet greeter power Is parts.
rent will you have attained? Let us follow the example
of our fellow. countrymen Is the Ass'relian colorer. There
colonies, each poweriog a lepers sad istlepeadrnt par-
liament, have stecsesivaly sad independently stioptel the
berme they wished te secure sad perpetuate the
power of foss sad independent deeds. At home, successive
ministries. liberal ani comervaiive, have perniirei
these lass of the colonial parliaments to pees nabs, ded.
Why are our fellow-ootantrymea Is Australia to have the
ballot, while It le withheld from se ? We are told the Leila
la unconstitutional, immoral, tan-Fraglish, but the ballot can-
not be Immoral, ust-Englieh, sad useratitutional at hems,
sad moral, Eagffeh, and constitutional in the colonies. Why

Own do anitenienlitaral or coneereative, withhold it front
se f You are told by me whir well knows the elate of public
*Woe, that the btllw le dim; if not entirely, within
the reach of the cocatitimaini ot fin United Kingdom.'
Electors. read end muk this, owl at the owning ittectiln re-

quire of throw members who iota foe the ballots more hearty
end decided supp,rt than the hare hitherto given. Reject
every mod tieto who iv opr mid to ar heehaw eta the ballot ;
By every meow in your power aid ma to gain the ballot at
csce and for ever

(Slimed, by older of the Immotiee Committee on
behalf of tiro Soctotbn.
"F. Hm F. BIRRILIT, C
" EDWARD C. WRITIRUMAT, Vite•ChAiDEW.
WM. WICIRAM, Hon. Soc.
Oflece al the Society, 6, Cleiktball.chambete. Boeing-
belhetnet, h ad ea, S.C., April 6,18511."

TUE BALLOT 111 PARLIAMENT.—In orderthat
important ekeemt of any real toemure of refines may be
fury and fairly brought before the Home of Commons and
the country before the dissolution, Mr. Berkeley will make
• motion in its favour on Tusrday next, April 12. h. The
friends of the ballot in the ematituencles will &tensity
serve the mum by writing to their numbers to be present at
the divisioe.

- _
Oa Tuesday next Sir G. C. Lewis will move the
following resolution la the House of Commons " That It Is
not competent to the Secretary of State for India, under the
' het for the bettee Govern :nest of India,' to rend orders and
hstractions through the mast department to the pewit-
' meals end presidessoies is ladle cm any subject not Wog •
matter cones,/slag the levying war or making pews, or treating
risliegotiating with say of the maim princes or states in India.°
Oa briagivg op the report of the army estimates, the right
hos. borteot will put a question to the Secretary of State
Orr Wal SO $0 the samba of lieropma troops to be was-
taloa to India dimity the merest year. and the arrange.
ands We hp her Majesty's permanent respecting them.
Lisateaant Benatt, 43rd Light Infantry, having
saceeedsd to • property of 8,0001. a yew, ir Agog to retire
from the 111,000. Ht. Desoto Is violins al Hr. Beasts, of
Pythons. so away pore M.P. he /4erth Wilts.
Major, es
Mutsu BM% wbo has be= op-
poialsl liewroareotvoreowwer r Owwweep, le twist brad*,
to lie. T. W. glade, Q C., tithe Wows Cheek