The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-31 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS DAY.
The Sezaitzu took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con.
sidered and agreed to ,—Burial of the Dead within the City
and Liberties of London, Haalingden and Todmorden Roads,
Kinroaroshire Railway, Metropolitan Railway (No. 2),
South Staffordiihire Water.
Mr. CROSS prompted a petition from the inhabitants of
Preston, complaining of tlie deficiency of cotton, and pray.
mg for an inquiry into the cotton supply of India.
Mr. POW LL presented a *Millar petition from the CO.
ton manufacturers of Lancashire.
ELECTION PROSECUTIONS.
Mr. BAILLIE wished to ask the Secretary of State for
the Home Department, whether it was the intention of the
government to prosecute all persons who were reported b
the election committees to have violated the law of the
during the late election*, or whether the proaecutitin* wanld
be confined to the electors of the county of Mayo only?
Sir 0. GREY said that in the caw of the county of Mayo,
the chairman with, as he understood, the 1111ta11[1141.12 appro.
batten of the committee made a motion for the prosecution a
two persons in connexion with the late election, lie did not
know what other cases the hors. niember referred to, but he had
nodoubt that if the chairmen of other election committees made
similar motion., the house would deal with theca asjudice
might seem to demand.
PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
(IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was committed pm formes for the purpose of in-
serting ameadnatzta. The bill to be recommitted this day
week.

REVISING BARRISTERS (DUBLIN) BILL.
On the motion fir going into committee on this bill,
Mr. NAPIER pointed out that it would inflict great !pre-
sent injustice upon Mr. Shaw, one of the reviaing harriaters
of Dublin, by depriving him of his office, without ovum-
sation. He moved, uan amendment, that the bill be com-
mitted thie day month.
Mr. J. Ell ZGERALD (Attorney-General for Ireland)
opposed the amendment, and gave along history of the origin
and necessity of the bill.
Mr. 0. lIARDY opposed the bill.
_ . .

•[te* sitting

ELECTION COMMITTEES.-(THIS DA Y.)

DROGHEDA.

The committee re-asat----7mircaiO-day at 11.
Richard Smith vu a voter for DrtiFhoda, and canvassed
with Captain Moore. He was eurpniied at the good re-
ception Captain Moore met with. Many Roman catholic
persons of bitluence, and others whom he should not hare
expected, supported hint. He considered the result as
certain. On the Tuesday the town was in •
most excited state. Ile heard the Roman catholic
priests addressing the people from the balcony, one
of whom told the people to remember how the river Boyne
ran with blood, owing to the ancestors of those who then
sought to hell the town. Upon this the people scnected and
roared—and witness thought that it was safer to retire. Ha
saw stones thrown and people attacked in the street. Stones
were thrown into the ceminttlee-room, the windows broken,
and the mob tried to force the door. On the nomination.
day, he bad to wait for some time to get into the town-
house. The mob was in a tearful state. The police
had to protect the party with fixed bayonets.
MI of Captain Moore's party were &wailed—
and witness was spat upon. Mod was thrown
upon them, mud abusive language used at they were
going to the committee-room. Witness was after that
threatened, and the mob amid they would have his life. The
witness proceeded to describe several acts of violence, as the
throwing of Stones and breaking of windows. His opinion
I was that any one who should attempt to vote tor Moore
would have been in danger of his life, and he recommended
Mr. Moore to retire. . . .

Cross-examined—He bad been several times at contested
elections. He never saw the military called out—but be bad
seen excited mobil. He was struck by stones before the com-
mittee room. The proposer of Captain Moore was better re-
ceived than the...wonder. AU agreed that without an armed
force it would have been impossible to have voted for Moore.
lie believed that something was said about petitioning when
Mr. Moore retired—but be did not hear anything ma d. There
woo nothing said about that on the Wednesday.
Re-examined—The allusion to the Boyne exasperated the
people. The excitement was against the ltuman catholic.
who supported Captain Moore.
Edwsrd Smith Solley, sub-inspector of polio., gore similar
evidence, which was proceeding when our report left.

BEVERLEY.
The election committee appointed to try the validity of the
return of Mr. E. Anchinuty Glover fur this borough met this
morning for the first time. Mr. J. Abel Smith in the chair.
The counsel for the petitioners were Mr. E. James. QC.,
and Mr. Washy ; and for the sitting member, Mr. Slade,
Q.C., Mr. Tindal Atkinson, and Mr. Dunbar.
The petition is from Mr. Abraham Wells, and alleges
want of qualification on the part of the sitting member.
The usual formal resolutions having been agreed to,
Mr. James opened the case for the petitioner. After
stating that Mr. Glover unsuccessfully contested the
borough in 1842, and had also attempted Ponte-
fract and Canterbury city, the learned counsel
proceeded to nay that on the lag election the
hon. gentleman was more fortunate, as far en Beverley was
concerned, and he was returned second on the poll. He
(Mr. James) should, however, prove that the qualification
not up by him wen utterly false, and had in fact been manu-
factured et the time the hon. gentleman expeted to get into
parliament for Canterbury. The learned counsel then entered
tato a long explanation of the personal menus of the hon.
gentleman, which woo totally uninteresting to the public,
and contended that intismuch as he had been diverted of
all hie property by the Insolvent Court in England, and
the Encumbered Editions Court in Ireland, the qualifi-
cation which had been set up was altogether illusory.
After the counsel'a speech, some evidence was called,
which was proceeding when our report left.

DUBLIN (CITY.)
This committee tort for the Bret time this morning, Mr.
Headlam in the choir.
Counsel for the petitioners Mr. E. James, Mr. M`Donafh,
and Mr. Coffee (of the Irish bar); for the sitting member
Mr. Slade and Mr. Rod well.
Mr. James, in opening the ease, said that the petition
was presented by certain electors of the city of Dub-
lin, and sought to render void the return of both the sitting
membem, Mr. Grogan and Mr. Vance, on the ground
of bribery, corrupt praciicea, and treating at the
lug election. The constituency of Dublin numbered
about 16,000, and a large proportion of the voters consisted
of old freemen, who proved, upon this occasion,
to be a very venal body. The freemen of Dub-
lin numbered 2,987. of whom Mr. Grogan and Mr. Vanes
polled about 1,90) against 348 polled for the defeated candi-
dates. Mr. Reynolds, formerly s member of the house, and
Mr. Brady, eon of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, were at the
hot election the oppoeing candidate*, and at the clime of the
election the state of the pal Wood thus:.-Grogan. 3,767;
Vance, 3,711; Brady, 3,404; and Reynolds. 3,348. During
the election the freemen of Dublin formed themselves
into a society termed " The Protestant Freeman's
Fellowship Association," which held regular meet-
ings, the object being to diepose of their voter,. It
would be provel that Mr. Vance, on the eve of
the election attended one of thew meetings and addressed the
assembled voters. After detailingoomenius cases of allegedbri-
bery, in which the freemen were concerned. the learned comma
stated that in reality thew freemen sere little better than venal
paupers. Indeed come of them were actual pimple, for he
should chow shot no lees than eighty-four were taken from
the workhouse and employed by Moors. Vance and
Grogan's party as poll clerk.. and that too although
they could neither read nor write, thus showing
the colourable nature of the employment. At the conclusion
of the learned counsel's addre, the ~road formal evidence
of the return wee given. after which the committee proceeded
to inquire into the alleged cones of bribery.

SLIGO.
Mitt committee pat for the knit time this tuorniog. The
members are—Mr. J. W. Dal, Earl Jormyn. Mr. J. Martin,
Mr. J. B. Smith, Chairman, Sir J. V. Duller.
Counsel. Mr. Slade and Mr. Clerk, for the petition: Mr.
Setjeant Thomas, Mr. J. O. Jonee, awl Mr. C. W. Lewis
for the pitting members.
The petition, which is from the lien. A. Wynne, the
defemea candidate, alleged that the majority °Wined by
Mr. Patrick Smarm was a admirable one, and that vats,
were improperly recorded for him which ought to hove been
recorded for the petitioner. The ban. gentleman therefore
claims a parliamentary scrutiny, and consequently the sad.
Mr. Slade having opened the ease.
The scrutiny commenced and the evidence of several wit-
nesses was taken to determine an individual vote.

IPSWICH.
The committee room has just been cleared fora decision.
HUN TINGDON.
The scrutiny is still prom...ding. Mr. Foliose's in a msjo-
rity of rue.

Mr. Hatter will move the new writ for the
borough of Yarmouth on Monday next.
MAititiADlA (ENGLAND AND WALES).—A return
booed this morning of all MIUTingCS which hen taken place
in England sad Wales, from the commencement of the Act
6 and 7 Will. IV., c. 85, (viz the leit July, 1837) to the Slit
day of December. Disi, shows the total* to be, according to
the rites of tho F.stabluthod Church. 2,279.356 ; in registered
placesof worship,2ol.o97; in superintendent regiatrars' offices"
81.870; between Quakers, 1,218; between Jews, 3,691.
There was a considerable decrease under all heads in the
year 1865.
TilE OPERA SEASON OF 111,57.—1 f there be aTly
both in the apothegm, " Happy is the people that bath 00
hintnry," the Italian Opera-beim*, or rather the two ma-
nagers of them, ought to be very hippy indeed. A same
presenting lees matter for record, or more devoid of interests
than the open season of 1857, we do not remember; Ina
were it not that anything like a large retrepect of the pro-
gress of any art shows that such pansies as that which we
are now making are not unprecedented, nor even few, we
I should bedisposied to think, as perhaps some in every gear
ration have trionght, that the resources of music were ex-
hausted—that the welleprings of melody were dried up, sad
the fountains of harmony hod ceased to play.—.Eastr's
Algorism fur August.

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