The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-31 00:00:00

TAB TRIAL Or ELUTION PETITIONS.

Yesterday the number of election petitions in
the Court of Common Pleas was 70. and in a few days a
complete list will be given. The Judges appointed to ley
the petitims have fixed 17 for hearing, commencing on
the 12th January, and ending on the Idth February, and
no further days will be named at present. There le only
one seat contested in each met The Judges are willing to
Rave the parties where two seat. ere in question to apply
to the court sitting in bunco in the ensuing term
ning with 1 lth proximo) whether 1,0001. is sufficient secu-
rity. Mr. Edwin C. Cr oar, of the Rule-office, Common
Pleas, and his colleagues, have been busily engaged till
late hours on election petitions, and during the whole of
the Christmas recess, and Mr. Justice Willem has bestowed
great Fain. to form a practice under the niw Parlianum-
tary Election Act. The following list gives the petitions
in the order appointed to be baud :
Dees of
Boroughs. Petitioure. Beepoodenhi. Trial.
1 Windsor Gardner
2. Norwich Tiliett
1. liewdley !gorge and another . Glass, Bart. Jan. 19
4. Guildford
5. Bedford ... Halley and another... Ripley Jan. 115
6. Bradloid ... Storer and another ... Forster Jan. 15
7. Stockpoit .. Hellas and another... Tipping Jan. IS
N. Stockport ... Walionandanother ... Smith Jan. 16
9. Lichrield Anon
10. Warrington. Crosier and another... }Wands Feb. 1
11. Wril4.m... Laverton
12. W ' ord. D W ilk:. Bart.
11. (Ultra. Gardner
14. Tan:more ... Hill and another
Bulwer, Bert.
IS. Stalybridge . Ogden
It. Westinineter Beal and another Smith Feb. 12
17. Biutlepool.,._ Gray and another . Jackals Fkb. 16

Mr. Baron Martin, the senior judge, will take the first
cases in the list, and Mr. Justioe Wiilea and Mr. Juatios
Blackburn will make arrangement, to hear the other. On
the first day of term the Court of Common Pleas will pro-
bably determine the questions on the sufficiency of secu-
rity to be given where two seati are contested, and on
"particulars" to be delivered. The earliest petition for
trial is on the second day of term.

ST. PATJI2B Bi+hop of Lon-
don has appointed the following g.ntleinen to prangs in
St. Paul's Cathedral on Sunday moriongs 111 the wroth of
January, 1859:—Sunday, January :1, the Rev. Edward
Anriol, of Chri-t Church, Oxford, rector of St.
DLnstan's-in-the-West ; Sunday, January D.O. the Rev.
Rabat Hynaston, D.D., of Christ Church, Oxford, high
master of ht. Paul's School ; Bundcy. Ja•iiiary 17, the Rev.
illiam Windle, M.A., of MagrLilen Hill. Osten!, chap-
lain to the Lord Mayor and rector of St. St.phen's, Wal-
brook ; Sunday, January 21, the lt .v. William Josiah
D.D., of Queen's College, Oxford vicar of Holy
Trinity, Brompton; Sundae, January 31. the Rev. James
Lupton, M.A., of Chri,t Church, Oxfo 41, rector of St.
Michael's, Quetubithe. Divine service commences at
J. 46 a.m.

CELEBRATION OF MASS IN A WORKHOUSE.—
We extract the following from the /reseal /b./ of the 2Sth
inst. :—" Merthyr Board of GURVIi.III.4.—Thu Celebration
of Mass in the Workhouee.—At the meeting of the board
of guardians on Saturday the chairman, Mr. O. T.
Clark, read tome correspondence which had taken place
between him and the Homan Catholic priest, Father
Bruton, with respect to the ref oral of the master of the
workhouse to allow mates to be celebrated in the work-
house on Christmas morning. It appeared that Father
Bruton went to the union on Monday morning
and said he wanted to celebrate mass on Christ-
mu morning. The master told him he couldn't. The
print said he must. The master replied that there was
uo must about it; the celebration of mass on Christmas-
day would seriously interfere with the discipline of the
house, as the hall was required to be got ready for the
Christmas dinner for the paupers. and he would not be
allowed to celebrate masa on Christmas moraine. The
master told him the paupers would have plenty of amuse-
ment in the union that day without the performance of
mass.' The priest then wrote to the chairman, who in-
formed him that on all matters on which there were no
specific orders the master exercised his, own discretion, and
he (the chairman) could not compel him to admit the
priest to celebrate mass on Christmas-day, but be pro-
mised to bring the matter before the board. The board
supported the action of the master unanimously, and said
the catholic' bad no reason to complain, because they
were placed on a footing of absolute equality with all the
other religious denominations in the house. No pro-
testant minister claimed the right to have a religious est-
vice in the dining-hall on Christmas-day, and no priest .
had ever requested it before; and even now Father Ben-
ton, instead of making application to the board, went as
though he had merely to go and take possession of the
chapel."
IiEOIBTRATIO:N APPEALS.—There are seventeen
registration appeals for the forthcoming term in the Com-
mon Fleas— three on lodger francbi o, two on rating, three
on immediate succession, two on members of building
societies, one on annuitant and member of a building
society, one on a freehold pew, two on freehold estate,
one on equitable title, one on member of a charitable
institution, and one on error in the overseer's list.
THE ROBBERY AND VIOLENCE ON THE LONDON
AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—At the Public-office,
Birmingham. yesterday, Thomas Farnall was again brought
up on the charge of assaulting Thomas Carte, a railway
guard, under circumstances which have already been de-
scribed in the Irpress. Mr. Motteram, of the Oxford
circuit, instructed by Mr. Soars, for the London and
North Western Company, appeared for the prosecution;
Mr. Codson, also of the Oxlord circuit, for the prisoner.
A great number of witnesses were examined, including
Luards and station masters in the service of the company.
vidence was adduced showing that on the day of the
rubbery the prisoner purchased • shilling's worth
of creosote at • shop in .Northampton ; the assistant who
served him said that the man wore a fur cap and carried
aln eakfast-can in his hand. Articles of the same descrip-
tion were found at the prisoner's house, and the lid of the
can In the guard's van. The assistant further deposer!, in
reference to a cork produced and found in the prisoner's
possession, that it was one of a peculiar sort used by his
master. Mr. Oliver Pemberton. surgeon, said that the
blindness which the guard sustained was caused by creo-
sote, of which the prisoner's hands smelt strongly at the
time of his apprehension. The whole of the money bags,
it was shown, were ripped open, with one exception,
which was in the cash-box when found. The prisoner
was again remanded until this day, when be will be
committed for trial at the assizes.

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TILE TEA POISONING AT WOLVERIIAMPTON.—The
alleged attempt to poison the 1,400 men.. women, and
children, who assembled at - Fiddler Jose's ' tea meeting,
in the Agricultural-hall, Wolverhampton, on Monday
evening, bas created much excitement in the town. The
supposition, however, that any one from any motive bad
tampered with the tea or the water is not supported
by tact. Inspector Thomas secured • sample of the
made tea, of the boiled water from which it was made,
and of the water from the pump on the premises from
which the furnaces for beating the water were supplied.
Thomas boiled some of the water he got from the pump,
and made tea with it, the product being tea of the ohs-
Patti r condemned in the hall as poimnous. This bean
out the suggestion thet the diluted vitriol which flows
from the neighbouring galvanii.ing works had to some
extent percolated into the well on the premises of the
Agricultural-ball.
TILE ALLEOED MANSLAUGHTER AT RUMMELL.
-Yesterday morning an inquest was held in High-street,
Shadwell, ou the body of James Arthur, aged 42 years.
Decemed and a man named Howard had a quarrel on
hunday, while working on a ecalfo'd at the Animal
Chincoat Winks, Shade ell, and rns already reported) •
blow or two war Stuck, and decimeed tell, and rolled from
the infield, and coining in coiniut with the edge of an
itt u truck was killed at once. Howard. who was deeply
at tiled, freely deputed to all the facts of the oecurrenoc,
and t xpieettd his great regret at it. The juiy y retunied a
verdict of manslaughter. and ho we., committed for trial.
ail for his appearaeoe was tentlend, and at once arnepted.
TIIE ERSIIASI EN I'ILOSIoN —Another of the
owder" men-making three-died ye-teitliy morning.
John Ottawa'', the deceased, was the last mut to leave
the hone, and his built' were must extensive. He leaves
a widow and tluee chilitien. A poi tion of the works has
been 'topped since the acc.dent oxurred. Smith. another
of the Lowder men, lies in • dangerous way, and not one
of the six survivors is entirely out of danger.
ANOTHER FATAL GUN AMIDENT.—On Tito/1-
day afternoon, a boy about thirteen years of age,
named Solley, was shot by • fellow playmate named
Janis, of about the same age. The demised and
Jarvis were playing in a shed in Blue Town, Sheernms,
l.elonging to • man timed M•nowell, when Jarvis eau,etit
sight of • gun banging up in the shed, and took it down.
He then put a prerd picas of explosive pager, used
for caps on knits "on pistols, &C., on the nipple, and
pointing the pin at the deceased. pulled the trigger. An
explosion was the result, the gun having been
hung no loaded, and Polley fell down mortally
the alias taking effect in the fleshy part of thilso
in the lower part of the abdomen. The poor little fellow
was immediately removed home, and after lingering for
an hour In the most acute agony, death put an end to

sufferings.
RESFITE OF A MITRDERF.BB.—Tho WOtaill Mau
Manley, who was sentenced to death at the at. Stafford-
bite amine, for the wilful murder of her infant child, at
Rushton James, near Leek, on the 17th of October, Me
been impitcd during her Majesty's pleasure.
Loilbox 1311NYRAL Ommtnue COMPANY (Li-
utrzcz).—The teak reosipts foe the week eliding Dec, 17
were 10,1k161. 10e. Id.

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