The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-03 00:00:00

GALWAT.

There are two petitions in this case. The first is
the petition of John Orrell Lever, a candidate at the late
election, who complains that the return of Michael Morris
and Sir Rowland Blennerhasset was procured by bribery,
treating, and undue influence, and prays that the election
may be declared null and void. The other petitioner is
Nicholas Stnbber, who was also a candidate, who prays
that the return may be amended by striking out the
names of the sitting members and substituting that of the
petitioner, or that the election may be declared null and
I row.
The Chairman announced that the committee had
selected the following members :—Mr. Robert Culling
Hanbury, Mr. Lawrence Oliphant, Mr. Francis Sharp
Powell, Mr. J. IL Yorke, and Mr. Vivian (Glamorgan-
shire), chairman.
Agent for Mr. Lever, Mr. H. Brown ; for Mr. Morrie,
Messrs. Holmes ; for Mr. Stnbber, Mr. Allen ; for Sir R.
Blennerhasset, Mr. Lane Joynt and Mr. Starkey.

TIVERTON.
The petitioners in this case, Robert Davey and
George Laval Chesterton, complain of the return of George
Denman, on the ground of bribery, treating, and undue
influence, and pray that the election may be declared null
and void.
The Chairman announced that the committee bad
selected the following members :—Mr. Du Cane, Mr.
Locke King, Mr. Waldegrave-Leslie, Mr. P. B. Smollett,
and Lord John Browne (chairman).
`Agents for the petitioners, Messrs. Baxter, Bose, sad
Norton ; for the sitting member, Mr. Travers Smith.

THE REFORM BILL UNSCRIPTURAL. —lt appears
from the Record that Earl Russell and Mr. Gladstone, in
pushing their Reform Bill, must be regarded as allies of
Dr. Colefties. In a leading article of its yesterday's issue
our excellent contemporary remarks that " it is to bo
hoped that this question of reform may be settled once for
all, by some measure which may satisfy the pledges both
of whip and tories, and yet not altogether undermine the
foundations of the Scripture."
THE REDISTRIBUTION OP THE SEATS BILL.—The
Redistribution of Seats Bill will, we have reason to sur-
mise, create no less than 50 vacancies, with of course as
many transfers. It is understood that the vacancies will
be created neither by absolutely nor partially disenfran-
chising any place, but by the plan of grouping existing
boroughs, as in Scotland and Wales. The 50 members
thus taken from the smaller boroughs will be distributed
equally between counties and towns.—Sretsman.
REPRESENTATION OF NOTTINOHAM.—The conser-
vatives have at last fixed upon a candidate. At a meeting
of that party yesterday the choice fell upon Sir George
Jenkinson, Bart. the representative of an old Gloucester-
shire family. Lord Amberley has been received on the
whole favourably. On Tuesday evening he addressed the
electors and non-electors in the Market-place, amid cheers
and some interruption. His lordship said that the tories
found fault with the government because in dealing with
the franchise they did not deal with the redistribution of
seats. The government were now, however, going to sup-
ply that defect, and if returned to parliament he should be
glad to support both those measures. He was glad to see
that Mr. Fortescue, on behalf of the government, had
brought in a bill to remedy the unhappy state of things
existing in Ireland with regard to the law of landlord and
tenant, and he hoped it would soon become law, as he
thought it would do much to satisfy the people of that
country. Mr. H. Cossbam also addressed the meeting
amid interruption and applause. Mr. Serjeant Simon met
the electors and non-electors in another part of the town
the same evening, and met with a favourable reception.
Last night (we learn by electric telegraph) Mr. Bernal
Osborne addressed a large meeting in the Market-place,
and stated his determination to contest the borough. As
an independent candidate Sir G. Jenkinson has also con-
sented to stand in the conservative interest. There are
now, therefore, five candidates in the field, namely, Lord
Amberley and Mr. Handel Cosaham (at the invitation of
the liberals), Mr. Bernal Osborne and Dlr. Serjeant Simon
(independent), and Sir George Jenkinson, Bart. (conger-
vative.)—Mr. Morley has taken leave of the electors of
Nottingham in an address, in the course of which he says :
—" Conscious of a sincere desire throughout this struggle
that nothing dishonourable should be done or said, by my-
self or by my supporters, I forbear to reproach those, few
in number, by whose weakness or fault my name has been
associated with practices which I regard with the utmost
detestation. It would ill become me, however, not car.
dimity to acknowledge the many tokens of respect and
kindness which I have received, amidst all the bitterness
of this contest, and the earnestness and devotion which
have been shown on my behalf. In the honourable and
consistent endeavours of my friends to maintain law
and order, and the liberty of English citizens, in the
face of difficulties which I think have not been fully
appreciated, you have had my warmest sympathy, and
will ever be entitled to my grateful remembrance. I
venture, in bidding you farewell, to express the hope that
our painful recollections of the past may at no distant
day give place to congratulation that violence and corrup-
tion have ceased in Nottingham elections, and that the
stream of legislation and freedom is no longer poisoned at
the fountain-head. This result alone can in any measure
compensate for the toil, annoyance, and humiliation to
which we have been subjected."
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THE CarrEE PLAOIIE.—The act of parliament,

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which was passed on Monday, has just been printed, and
will take effect on the 15th inst. to provide for the inspec-
tion of cattle sheds and oowbouses in Scotland. The same
may be licensed, and for infringing the law penalties are
to be levied and the licenses may be suspended-

FATAL RAILWAY ACClDENTS.—Yesterday morning
a fatal accident occurred to a man named David Goodwin,
employed on the North Woolwich branch of the Great
Eastern Railway. It appears that about half-past eight
o'clock the deceased was engaged near the North Wool-
wich station in shunting some carriages from a train
which had arrived from Fenchurch-street, when the de-
tached carriages came into contact with others and re-
, bounded, the deceased being thrown across the line, and
several wheels passing over him. He was not extricated
until an engine took several of the carriages back, and he
shortly afterwards expired from the effects of the severe
injuries received. It is stated that the accident was
caused chiefly by the negligence of the deceased, in not
having used the proper appliance for shunting the carriages.
Yesterday morning a porter in the employ of the South
Eastern Railway Company, whilst incautiously creasing
the North Kent line near the New Cross station, was run
over by a train and killed.
SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE Socranr. —The annual
meeting of the friends of the above society was held last
evening at Exeter-hall ; Mr. R. Hanbury, M.P., in the
chair. The Rev. Dr. Cother, the secretary, read the re-
port, detailing the operations of the society for the past
year. Services and public meetings have been held in most
of the principal towns of the Lnited Kingdom, besides
several in London, and the principles of the society have
everywhere met with the greatest encouragement. All
persons were eligible to become members who were willing
to devote one-tenth of their annual income to promote the
cause of religion or works of charity. All the agents of the
society were unpaid. The report then gave illustrations of
the benefits conferred by the society. The income of the
society for the past year had been 2,000 f., and a balsams
was left in hand of 501. after paying off a debt incurred in
the formation of the society of 2501. The Rev. Canon
Charopneys, Mr. Salmon (a working man) Mr. G. M.
Murphy, the Rev. A. Monsen, the Rev. Mr. Chalmers, the
Rev. Dr. Thomson, Mr. Williamson, the Rev. Mr. Jenkins,
and several other ministers and gentlemen having ad-
dressed the meeting in support of the objects of the society,
the proceedings' concluded with a vote of thanks to the
' ehairrean.
CRYSTAL PaLacs. Ora Smilaxes DAY.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2.—Admissions on pavment,l,94B; ditto
by swan tiatati, 1,817 ; total visitors, 2,768.