The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-13 00:00:00

ELECTION PETITIONS.

This morning were issued, with the parliamentary
votes, the petitions against the returns fur Rochdale, Sligo
borough, and Pontefract.
The petitioners against the return of Sir Alexander
Ramsay for Rochdale, two electors of the borough, allege
distinct acts of bribery, corruption, and undue Marlowe
against the hon. baronet, and pray that the election may bo
declared null and void. _ . .

The petitioner in the case of Sligo borough is the Right
Hon J. A. Wynne. lie complains that the votes of several
persons recorded fur Mr. Somers were illegal • that voters
were personated by non-electors; that force and intimidation
were practised, and that manyvotee tendered for Mr. Wynne
were refused on false and frivolous allegations. Mr. Wynne
accordingly prays that the return may be amended in his
favour.
Mr. Oliveira petitions against the return of Mr. W. Wood,
alleging acts of bribery, mating, &c., and also • want of
qualification.

On the 26th instant Mr. Ayrton will move for a
'elect committee to inquire into the causes of the inequality
of the poor rates in the metropolitan district, and whether
any measures should be adopted to render the rates more
equal.
To-morrow night Mr. Thomas buncombe will ask
the Secretary of State for the Home Department—" Why
William Coffey hen not participated in the general amnesty
granted in the spring of last year by her Majesty to all
political prisonerer'
SMALL-PoN IN ENGLAND.—This morning the an-
mud report of the National Vaccine Board to the Secretary of
State for the Homo Department was issued. The board, in-
viting the attention of the government to certain statements,
observe that no evidence yet exists that small-pox is tending
towards extinction. The fatality in those en whom the di.-
ease is not modified by vaccination is quite as great as it has
ever bean. The mortality in this clue in about one-third of
those attacked, or 35 per cent. ; under five year. of age it is
50 per cent., under two years much greater. It is least be-
tween ten and fifteen years of age, sad after twenty years et
age it rises rapidly, and at thirty it tweeds the TOODi.ality of
infancy. After sixty can of it hardly any ware. 24.
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,:thStaithils.s.rteodowim°"ll7lif.P°o:4.llPitih:lv.t."o3,4l-bebe
further stated in favour of the dicey of vaceination that
DO nurse or attendant in the Small-pox has taken
the disease certainly tor the List twisty years, all the tenet
Obeen vaccinated csu maw into the hoopital.
Out ot 3.53 patients admitted ink. the hospital within the
last are years, after treceinetitam. only one died. The board.
thevekre feel fully justified im unhesitralsgly reiterating.
that vaceination,moperly pOe.- is all but a completes
wwwion; it 'Ways the disease and 'utensil,
indoences the et/awe of lib, the rwagias produced hy eta
dimes in the side being Gee. and the iisfigurement
peevented. The bowl sae of opinion that it woad be •step
vaviseble that all the miteopailiten hospitals stoned instrute
the plan of having .as of their home DIUT.IOIIII spesfelly
amounted to the duty et vaccination.
NEW Nlisolatitnt.3.—The Dames ofi the following
gentlemen have been added to the commission of the peace,
by the Led Chancellor, upon the recotionculatiat of the
lord lieutenant of the county. the Marquis of WilisitterN.K.D.
Omni et them have alretdy qualited —Wm. Grefilils.
go+, Idr. Alderman Hale, Edmund Sharp, Melia
Eli Baker, Esq., Mr. Alderman Lawience, Alderman Sir H.
maarmidge, Knight, C. A. Weed, Esq, C. E. Mw WT,
Bee*.l . 0. Itsusiden, Ese., Sir Mule. Deatts Ctusaley,
t, Mr. Alderman 'Bow, W. Eastastd, Bag. W.
U ' Esq., Sir S. D. Scott, Mr. Alderman Sidney, Baths.
aka B. Acworth, I. Max's, Eeq., T. Fauliviarr, Esq.,
J. Ball Brooking, Req., the Hon. lassie Emilio William
Oseeeigne Cecil ((seamanly called Vicrount Cemborsf), the
Ron. Itched Gitactigne Cecil (rmouseaily mitre iced-Robert
Cecil), W. A. )•`. Amherst. Bei., I. p. nether, E.q., Mr.
Bares De Bbas, Utak-Cobol L. 8. Diksida, tad Behastain