The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-15 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

CANTERBVILY.—In consequence of the name or
Mr. Butler Johnstone having recently appeared in the
parliamentary division bat as voting against the ministry,
a section of his constituents at Canterbury a short time
ago sent him a remonstrance against his thus sacrificing tke
interests of the party he was *ant to the House of Com-
mons to promote. The hoe. member's answer to
this was that he entered the House of Com-
mons as an independent member, and would not
allow Lis course of action to be defined.
Pending the coming election it seems that last week a
requisition was forwarded to Mr. Johnstone, signed by a
number of his political supporters, salting him not to vote
against the ministry in future. This has been met by Mr.
Johnstone forwarding his resignation as member for
Canterbury to the chairman of the Local Conservative
Association, and at a meeting held on Monday evening to
consider the matter it was determined to accept it. An
amendment to this proposition that the hon. member be
allowed further time to re-consider his determination
being lost.
ESSEE.—At Maldon Mr. Sutton Western has
finally declined to become a candidate in the liberal inte-
rest, and the gentleman selected to occupy that position is
Mr. Swanston, Q.C., a son-in-law of Lord Bomilly.. Mr.
Swanston addressed a meeting of the liberal electors held
last night in the public hall.
GRAVESEND.—Captain Bedford Pim, R.N., bas
consented to stand in the conservative interest for the re-
presentation of this new-parliamentary borough.
TOWER HAuLrrs.—A public announcement
has just been made that an influential committee has been
formed, under the chairmanship of Mr. R. Wigram, who
will be prepared to bring forward a gentleman of sound
constitutional opinions as a candidate. The conservatives
are relying on the division of the liberals, there being no
fewer than four whose names are mentioned, with others
in perspective, namely Mr. Ayrton, one of the sitting
members, Mr. Edmund. Beale', Mr. Samuda, and Colonel
Chambers. Mr. Butler becomes a candidate for the new
division.

PLYMOUTH, JULY 14.—The Urgent, last from
Malta on July 6, arrived here to-day, with Prince Dejatch
Alamayou (I have seen the world), the son of King Theo-
dore, by Queen Terruwork, in charge of Captain Speedy,
and attended by an Abyssinian man-servant, Shellika
Kama. The Prince and Captain Speedy landed, and
breakfasted with the Port Admiral, Sir W. F. Martin,
visited General Spencer, the military commander-in-chief,
and then went over the dockyard. Thence they pro-
ceeded up the Tamar in the steam-tug Carron,
to view the Royal Albert Bridge, returning to
the dockyard, lunching with Admiral Superintendent
Drummond, and dining with the port admiral in the even-
ing. The Urgent has received orders to go into harbour
to-morrow and discharge. No directions bad been received
up to a late hour as to the Prince's immediate movements.
He is an interesting little lad, tall for his age (seven years
last April), and is already mach delighted with England,
exclaiming, "Oh this beautiful country; I shall never go
back." The servant, who is a very intelligent man, on
going over the arsenal, observed, with regret, " Theodore
should have %seen!" A little Abyssinian slave girl, a
protegee
Let.
e of Biz Robert Napier, was also brought by the
ORDER OF A LAD BY nra FATHER.—Yester-
day morning, at about half-past four o'clock, a dreadful
murder was perpetrated in the village of Prinoethorpe, •
few miles from Rugby, Warwickshire, which, on hammerer
known, struck horror on the usually quiet neighbourhood.
The perpetrator of the act is a labouring man about 66
years of age, who had been for some time employed at the
Princethorps priory, but having been discharged some
time ago has sines been working as a briokmaker. Some
twelve months ago hie wits died, which seems to have had
a very depressing effect on his mind, which, on Tuesday,
culminated in the capital offence with which he is now
charged. His victim was his own eon, a lad about 16
years of age, of whom rumour says he was ex-
tremely fond. This lad was to have left home
on the day on which he was murdered, to go
to a situation. His father slept with him on the
previous night, and having got a notion that the lad
would come to want, at the hour shoe, named he get out
of& el, and went down stairs and fetched his razor and
while the poor fellow was asleep cut bill throat in a dread-
ful manner. The poor boy at once jumped out of bed and
ran out into the yard, but in attempting to get back up-
stairs he fell down, and died almost immediately from loss
of blood. The prisoner on being apprehended, after
having been duly cautioned, said, "I killed my son ; and
this is the band that done At the police-station be
expressed F orrow for the act. He was at once taken before
the mugatrates, sitting in petty sessions, and remanded.
THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.—LIVERPOOL,
JuLY 14.—The mail steamer Athenian, with the West
African mails, arrived here this evening. Her dates are:
Benin, June 17; Femaudo Po, 9; Cameroon', 8; Brass
River, 16; Bonny, 16; Lagoa, 19; Accra, 21; Cape
Palmas, 24; Sierra Leone, 27; Teneriffe, July 6; and
Madeira, 7. The coast and islands were generally healthy,
and at the principal stations trade was improving. Thu
ha ripe Negress, of Bristol, was wrecked at Testier Pine
on the 16th ult. All on board were saved.

RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT.
—Yesterday, in the House of Commons. in committee
group 9, the Cambrian Railways (Revived Line to
Dolgelly), havutg been adjourned from the previous day,
sera again proceeded with, and again al journed till
this dnv._ _

CRYSTAL PALACE. Ohs SHILLING DAT.—
TUPDAY, JULY la.—Admissions Imams tickets, 1,713;
ditto on payment, 6,079; total. 6,7_2._

• • • -
The Tee Duty being reduced, Horniman'e Pure
Tea is sold M. per pound &caper. This Intoreating fact will. whin
fully known, even further increase the demand for thane choke
long arprovedVeas. They are not Pohl loose. but only In packets,
Signed "Ilanatiama. "—tihdrostionnonlkl

" heal are the two words expressing
the proceedings of the camp to-day. You hear them
uttered approvingly on all aides, and even old
soldiers admit that, this year the volunteers have
in discipline and external arrangemenrteeiisiproached
very nearly to the perfection of a ar camp.
The happiness to which the nation without • his-
tory has a proverbial right belongs to a gathering
which nnoothly fulfils every promise, and the
routine of to-clay has been uneventful only_ be-
cause of the regular order of its success. When
the Prince of Wales's prize was won by • Lincoln-
shire man everybody was glad. This was the prin-
cipal event of the day, and the first " big thing "
carried eff from Wimbledon by the country of the
fens. The news soon-spread from the firing-place to
the camp, and the steadily large attendance fur-
nished by Lincolnshire to Wimbledon was gene-
rously quoted, together with little playfulnesses
concerning some " sleepy shot," us a glad reason
for the county's good fortune now. The pro-
gramme, as given in yesterday's Ittpress, was
faithfully carried out, and with the following
results:
ST. GEORGE'S CHALLENGE VANE.-57REIT STAGE.
Seven aborts at 600 yards.
Ensign Grieve 4th Roxliornbe, 27 points, £25.
Private Bentrii, Ist LamiMire, El twists, no.
Sergeant Miekie, 16th Middlesex, 16 'minim,
Private Deem, nth Berbatire, 25 points, LlO.
Private Waimea. lath 33461evra. M points, M.
Private Dawson 4th West Yorkshire, 25 points, Lb.
Lientenent Porehas, 14th eestset *points, M.
Private Smith, 23rd Middlesex, 26 points, lA.
Major Robinson, 2nd Lineohishire, 24 points, £4.
Corporal Brom, 6th Dersoishire, IN points, £4.
Private M'Kerrel, 15th Middlesex, 24 point.% £4.
Sergeant Young, let Sommetriure, 24 points, /.4.
Sergeant Mendum, 17th tiomenietabire, 24 points, £3.
Private Burgess Ist Newcastle 24 points, £3.
Prink , Ist idosenbs, adieberti, 114. points, 63.
Private Woreell, 6th Surrey, 24 points, .
Sengeent W*M, Eh Erect, 94 points, 13.
Corporal Booth. sth Middlesex,9l points, £3.
Private Market, 214 Middlesex, 24 points, £3.
Private ilw•!•••sn,fad Leiesster, 94 pointe, EL
Corporal Schmidt, Est Middlesex, 24 plaints, S. a.
Corporal flagrant, tird imark,s4 £3.
Sergeant Roper,_9lst Kept, 24 points, £3.
Sergeant M•Mullen, let Hertford, 91 £3.
Sergeant Ferns, Ind Oxford, IN points, £3.
Corporal Cooke, 4th Samsex, 24 points, £9.
Private Benbrow, 20th Middlesex, 24 IMAMS, £3.
Battery-Sert-Maior Cooke, 14 Norfolk Artillery, 24 points, £2.
Sergeant Oilstone, 14 Barks, 24 point.% LI.
Colour-Sergesnt York, 17th Eafford,llllpoists, £2.
Corporal Webb, 2nd Chraird, 28 pain* -
612neimiEdWards, Middlesex,
porn Polio* £2. •
Corporal Ca 20t 23 te, £2.
Corporal Bird, Middlesex, 16 points, L 2.
Lieutenant Atkinson, Cambridge, 23 points, £2.
Corporal Dutton, eth Cheshire, 29 points, Lt.
Corporal Brown, 20th Staffordshire, 39 poiabi, 62.
Private Nimmo, 60th Lancashire, 29 points, £2.
Captain Tomlinsoe, Ed Cambridge, 25 points, ft.
Corporal Brooks, 14 Devon, 23 points, £2.
Private Cubbin, and Ayr, _23 points, £2.
Corporal Wright, Est Middlesex M points, Et
Lieutenant Huntington, 12th Middlesex, 23 points, £2.
Private Ward, 18th Devon, $4 ;cants, ti.
Lieutenant Nicholsoa, liEftiMgb, 25 points, £2.
Corporal ts, Duman, 601_,Laliessfaire, 23 poin 62.
Major Bridgman, 9th Middlemen, 118 poi L 2.
Private Roe, 9rd Shropahire,
poi3l porn L 2.
Private Mk Kent, EV
ilanyesatFr taon, Mt None, IS paints, 1.2.
Sergeant Pollard, 13th Cornwall, 23 points, £2.
Sergeant Crithhat, Mt N. Yank,23 potato, £2.
Private Lowe, nth Lialiture, 2$ pointa, El.
•
Private Denney, 6th flionex, 28 pea,* £l.
Private 811114,041 I_Harildrits. Mplats, 61.
Private Steele_ , 2126 •leemt, M points, LI.
Corporal Good, as Somesset,llB tinny et.
Private /Ellett, lath Cornwall M points, Ll.
Ensiggna Bth Ltimolnaltfre, 23 points, tl. -
Li Taylor, 43th ALMMam, points, £l.
ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES PRIZE.
100 800 SOO Winners
yds. ydr. yds Total of
Private Lows iith Lincolnakin 17 ... 15 ... 16
Captain We/ging:al
math cloddy* l6 .17 13 .46 6
Captain Dame,
Quetternia=nemt t Maddox,
16 ... 13 ... 16 ... 44 ... 6
Captain Wyatt, litth Shropsidire
Private Bacon, lad Oxfordshire
=Wallace, Ind RAE.
Minh, 6th North York l3 ... 16 ... 13 ~.41 ...
Captain Hadden, Robin Hoed l4 ... 17 ... 11 ... 41 ... 5
Private Nutt, tat Kent ll . .., 41 ..
Private Ivory, lath Middlesex
Sergeant Can, led West York l7 ... 13 ... 10 ... 4D ... 6
Sergeant Rothery, 7th Cumberland 17 ... 13 ... 10 ... 40 ... 5
Corporal Chalmers, lat Aberdeen . 16 ... 16 ... 9 ... 40 ... 6
Sergeant Eater, Ed Renfrew
Corporal Ward, sth Cheshire
Corporal W. Smyth, let Lamont- 12 ... 17 ... 10 ... 5
Quarter-m.-sergt.Larmer, 6th Sur. 17 ... 15 ... 7 ... 89
Private Adams, 14 Newcastle l3 ... 12 ... 13 ... 38 ... 6
Serpent Danger, 6th Somerset
Sergeant Turnbull, 14 Roxburghe 12 ... 16 ... 10 ... 39 ... 6

EXTRA PRIZEIL—SECOND SERIES.
Five Mots at SOO Yards.
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Corporal Hare, Ltiouliiiiiritd;,itipoiatr—A Four-arm
Centrepiece with Plateau, gives, Yams. Kaplan, Webb,
and Co. _ .

Corporal A. Colt* 11th Swam 19 points—A Silver Cup, given
by Messrs. Howell and Japes.
C J. Morland, 4th Berkshire, 18 points—A Piece of
Fomitnro, given by Means. Atkinson, Westannster-road.
Sergeant Burst, 4th Derbyshire, 18 A Silver Bennett
Watch, giveno4ingir. Bennett,
Private F , 18 points—A Superior
Snider Breech-I Bide, given by the Dirootoe• of the London
email Arnie
t Brai Fdinbmgh, 18 points—A Superior Snider
Breech- ceding , given by the Directors of the London Small
Arms Company.
Major Holloway, 11th Norfolk, 18 points—A Snider Long Ba-
llad rifle, given by the summon of the Landon Armour,
Company.
Ensign Grieve, 4th Bo:burg/le, 18 points—A Burrows Tele-
scope, given by Messrs, Burrows, Greet Malvern.
Private M'Bae, In Newcastle, 18 points—A Steward Binocular
opera glass, given by Mr. Steward, optician to the