The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-12 00:00:00

TEE NOMINATIONS.

EA !..1- It I I/I NG or YoßKBlllßE.—TUetality, the
24th.
NOETII Hunan or Soaßearm—Monday, the 23rd.
or LONDON. —Mouday, the 23rd; polling ou the
241 b.
Eater Kerr.—Monday, the 16th; polling on Thursday,
the 11411; declaration, Saturday, the 214.
Mm Klan.—Wednesday, the 18th.
NV K ENT. —Friday, the 20th ; polling on Monday,
the 23rd; declaration, Wednesday, the Vith.
WlND£oB.—Monday, the 16th ; polling on the 17th.
LiviTroot.—Tuesday, the 17th ; polling on the 18th.
BIRKENUILAD. —Monday, the 16th ; polling on the 17th.
Wte Wonceart:n.--IN ednecday, the 18th.
BLWl4ST.—llundav, the 16th ; polling on the 17th.
Kuivi.uxiserea.—i'ue..day, the 17th ; polling ou the
18th.

CANnninan Corarrx.—Satunlny, 21a; polling on Tuft-
day, 2ltb.
CAMIIPIDGE Botourin.—Mointuy, 16th ; polling on To-s-
-day, 11th.
Wonmergn ClTY.—Monday, lath; polling on lith.
Ruff Woncesreit.—Friday, 26th.
Drotraricu.--Monday, 16th ; polling on 17th.
(amts.--Mosley, 1611 ; polling on 17th.

THE ISSUE OF THE WRlTS.—Yestentlay her Ma-
jc ity put her sign manual to two proclamations for dia.
solvwg the parliament, and at two o'clock the same wore
sealed by the Lord Chancellor at Lineohes-inn--one for
lugland and Ireland, and another for Scotland, for the
election of peers. The proclamations were forthwith for-
warded to the Queen's printer, and soon afterward.. pub-
Ihhed. The royal proclamations were suls,cm uently depo,ited
at the Crown-office at the House of Lords, from which office
the wide of election, with copies of the proclanultiang,
were despatched, and the writs were mode returnable on
the 10th December. The mayors, sheriffs, and relieving
officers will give notice to-day (Thursday), and on Monday
and Tuesday the borough nominations will tale.' place, and
the elections on the day following the nominations. By
this day week the principal elections iu towns will be over.
Shortly after the commencement of evening duty at the
I'mt-office, St. Ilartin's.le-..;rand, the writs were there
received from gorcrumeut messengers. The duty of the
reception and despatch of these important document,'
when received from the Crown-office at tho Treniury by
the Post-office officials is ono of sorioul import, and
requires great care in its performance, as the mis-sending
of any one of them, or the accidental "crossing" of one
of the mail bags whilst being what is technically called
" made up," would lead to very serious difficulties as to
the return. In con/confines of this peculiarity it is con-
sidered necessary that the chief officer of the circulation de-
partment should be in attendance uponthe reception of the
write, that he should take charge of them until the bulk
of the correspondence has been "worked off," and when
the bags are ready for tying up and scaling that he (the
controller in person) should place the document in the
mail bag, coo it tied up, and with his own hand impress
the official seal, prior to the bags being given into the
custody of the mayoral guanine( the mails to their destina-
tion, in accordance with the label attached to ovary bag
respectively. The check thus used mostly prover to be per-
fectly available, though with all the precaution it has
happened upon one or two occasions that a crossing of
bags has taken place, but not too late for the evil being
remedied before the mail has travelled far from the
metropolis, and in time to prevent any serious conse-
quences.
BELOHAVE 1108PriAl. FOR SICK ClllLDltille.
Last evening a concert in aid of this most useful charity
was given at the Pimlico-rooms, Warwick all
am= the artistes who took part in Swore Mille.eztrimin
Miss Bannister, Mies Fanny Itobineou, Mr. H.
and Mr. J. Applegsrth. The room was Well alletTn
the performances were of • Vary creditable character.
Miss Bannister made bar arst public appearance in Balfe's
ballad of "Sweetheart ;" and subsequently guns with
Miss Robinson Bishop's duet "As it 1•11 upon day."

£OO.l LAW DJUIPOrIgAr.

A 011ie medal" of .amtepowers map hal 10.1
renmin the Shoreditch Town-ball, " pro.
ewind *a 'whitlow seeded Om Poor-kw Weak
eised Israeli* iregeddie nd el
misynyeek
extravagant@ and asormaging
the
Mr. T. TilinsietTtic
nadligigo
the el Badman% Uwe Maadelet_
vim yield to atitend, bat Mr. Charlet
Lir hlreer sIY semdidate for Deckney, was the may candidate
who reepoza andw baahe
be
a= pre:
m& derides laughter and
latE were
eaused by a haw beg► the new key • Mr.
Webb, saying he esteldestetone to the Illaliiag, but oval&
be happy—when beraw= sastabat—b, emmilier the
gumbos. It was by We *Ek AO the
maws were mpbsdstny the ma 01ren the Poor-
liew lewd, awl wase. as a Me& quite trustee of the
541 el the miligayers ; yet they were rather to bs
than lamed es asecreat of the dominion held
them by the Peer-law Board, who wearied them,
Weak after week. until their commands were com-
plied with. He cited the cam of • Po
wheel at Brentwood, masiaged by the Po7-1g;
Board, where the vest per head was equal to that
relish would be auged at an onliaary
school. The rates we the wealthy wist-end werbece=
Mal; while in Shoteilich, Bethnal-green, do, the poor
were made to supped the poor, and were psis were created
in the support of -paupers. (M. ears. The first resolution,
moved by Mr. Welker. wee :—" this meeting re-
gards the adios el WI gesidiass of We and other
taara= egltaa er=owerraa tie the
mama se buddies now for
infirmaries. Nelms, ad =boob, is wend ei all to
seeable requftemehts, are es many OWOOmements to
gi they MEd to IV the cd
mice of the poor, andlold out to the toll. est t
indocements to rely upon parish aid laths Ow own
indisby, and thnibillet a moral evil en Noddy, and im-
pose a heavy burden on the ratepayers." Dr. Stallard,
representing the Holborn Ratepayers' Aseatiation,ansaabliy
emended the resolution. Mr. C'. Betel, who was
moody called for, and cordially weld, supported the
resolution. The strong ca which had hem made out
against the Poor-law 1110:r, he said, was only an
exhibition of what he had seen growing for the last
twenty years—vie., the enchainment of the people
of the metropolis by a steady system of cen-
tralisation which would soon deprive them of local
self-government altogether. At a time like this, when
taxation was at its hi Hst., the sending down of orders to
the metropolitan perishes to raise immense sums of money
for unnecessary purposes was • course of conduct that
not only warranted, but demanded, the emphatic protest
of the ratepayers. (Cheers.) It was time such scandals
as the recent appointment of their young relatives by the
president and secretary of the Poor-law Board to in-
spectorship. which more experienced men should have oc-
cupied, oseaul, and nothing but • thorough reform of the
department would answer the . (Loud cheers.)
The second resolution set purpose
the uncon-
trolled power of the Poor-law Board over the
local government of the metropolis was uneondi-
tutional and tyrannical, and ought to be resided by every
legal and legitimate means, and that it was the duty of
the authorities and ratepayers of theSiolis to combine
against it. This motion also was and • deputa-
tion was nominated to ask the Sh guardians to
delay compliance with the dictates of the Poor-law Board
until the new parliament had determined the future
government of the country. Several of the speriken
strongly condemned the Poor-law Board, called for it,
reform, spoke of it as a myth, and denounced its inca-
pability.

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