The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-30 00:00:00

71701( COMMITTILIUL-(M8 D 474

DROGRADA,
The wild eiwamittee appalling to hivaegpie the oddity
al the hie libation for the ben b, met far the fret time
this .sett(, Mr. &therm NeWint to the dear. The
Wine lea. members onsapeshg the womiltese wire Xr. Beth
Mr. Mnyoritenks, Mr. W. tensalier, wig Led B. alba.
There wwe pstitithe—en has Mr. Beengies,
maidentwo
dm", the senwity le ban bean
by Mr. Wawa by think eibegreves, thgek ead
sawasinithael mew tint the rthameeght be be NS
widths nth sives to the yattlisaw. It she thergth lath
Winks. treadalsat &Wow. netheithery gad &week
'wale to the payelesa la anthgewee of wile
peat ents took pleas popes
hawed electors kw
wing for Mr.
dßrohnsa. Thew was abo • pentisa
hem tere wean ureging bribery awl aseraption.
Mr. iteeligia sygeared in persth, nth the other petitioners
wen wearied by Mr. Stan sad thr. Roam.
Osumi hr the sitting member, Mr. B. James, Mr. Mina
sad Mr. Prewar.
The emeittee baying called upon Mr. Brodigan to fen.
and with his pilaw gest, that gentleman said that inaa-
mnasks• be bail gless in his claim to the seat, and as the
hr=la the two potatoes were pretty much the same,
weakwer his petition.
Mr. I. Jams immedmtely applied to have it declared
MINIMS Mali INOISSiOUS, and informed the committee that in
earegathee d Mr. Brodigan claiming the seat, the sitting
member bad thus pat to enormous expense.
Miffs same cesenhatioa, the ceusaittee came to the deter-
. nisei= to &wile that Timbre at the conclusion of the

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Mr. Made, then proceeded to open the cue for the
pethymees, Pereneg that this was one of thosepainfulit
Tunes in which the mance of the Roman catholic priests is
Ireland would become the subject of investigation. The
town of Drogheda was situated on the eastern coast of Ire-
land, sad the population was principally comptexl eir
Rama eatbolks; there being 16,000 of that sect sad 2,000
,rotestants. The number of electors was 648. The caria-
NI at the l- —est election _
were Mr. M'Cann the Suing mem-
the latter of whom

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Mr. Beedigan, and Captain Moore,
Mired during the contest under the circle. _....ces which ha
'Maid narrate. The other two candidates went to the poll,
and the result was, that at the end of the election Mr.
Ill'Cann was declared to be elected by • majority
of 350 against 14 for Mr. Brodigan. Ur. M'Caaa
was a flour merchant and large bread baker, and
had represented the borough since 1852, but in oonsequenter
of bis moat votes, especially with reference to lifr.Roebuck's
maks, he had become so extremely unpopular that moot
of the mat distinguished liberals of the town deserted their
Vmeha
andjoined the conservative, thus drawing (loan upon
the Uttar hatred of Mr. M•Cann's supporters.
Capt. Moon konsd his address on the 28th of March and
entered the field on the conservative interest., while Mr. Bros
dip& also came forward on the liberal ado. The subsequent
MIMI Of Mr. Moon wee so highly successful that on
Monday earning he could show a clear majority of
forty promises in his favour That becoming karma
It wee datseined by Mr. beLCann's party to resort to the
aid of the priests, of whom four—namely, Father Aurappy,
Father Montague, Father Mackay, and Father l'oadoly, .
were upon Mr. 2.l•Cann's committee. The town was in de
wildest state of excitement; troops were called out, and the
officers of them troops would tell the committee that
the priests cams into the proems of this M.
furiated mob, and taking up their mations on
a balcony at the hotel, in which was the chief committee-
room of Mr. M'Cann'e party, they proceeded to address
the most violent and inffaminatory speeches to the mob.
Captain Sir W. Gordon, who was there command-
ing the troops, would inform the committee that
the language addreesoil from the balcony well of
the most inflammatory character, and calculated to
excite the people to deeds of the greatest violence. That
officer email -tell them that, in the course cf bar address, he
heard 650 of the prysis say, " Those who vote fur M`Cann
will vale hr heir seilytos, their priests, and God Almighty;
and these who vote against him will vote against their God'.
At that dune, be should show, there was • mob of sevorel
thousand persons in the streets who exercised a despotism
over the sheers, and that mob was under the moot
complete andrel of the micas, who could sway them
with he motion of their little finger. On mom
I &ea see smokes they became so excited that they ware
sheet le premed to actual deeds of violence, and would bee
inesebed not one of the priests, a little wiser than the rest,
esoledled them. The river Boyne, on which the
lowa was built, was pointed to, and the_
ewe madded how, two centuries ago, it los
witli the bleed of Roman Catholics, and they were aped ape
remember the =doings of two roamer. as • roman why
Wuitmli not vote for Capt. Moore. The effect of them
my harangues some became erideut, and sack
was the temper shown, that there VAS reamer to tam
het he town Itself would have been bloat do ra if Capt.
More had not retired. Scenes of the deepest dye wen to
be expected. No man's house was safe, and, in fact, neither
' life nor peotioly was secure in the excitement wbel eel
caused by the -addresses of the priests. The returning dame
'of the county was the high sheriff; but the mayor—who, b
would naturally have been expected would be impartial, we
• violent partisan of Mr. Iti.Cancia—proposed him, and
messily oondereended to serve on the committee as dub.
amen. It was arranged that the town ball ahor"d be used
Me the nomination, and that people should be admitted by
teats, in order to secure the admission of • foie properties
on either side; but instead of that, the mayor,
waking use of his authority, directed the keys to
be delivered at an earlier hour than had berm axed
epee, end the consequence woe that it woe packed by an M.
*dated rabble, ' who under the influence of the paste
hdeseed in the norst viol( nt manner. OLIO of the
woe* in haranguing thenorb, nods said that *Cam
wee at non of God, but Moore a man of the deal
The esusbastion was considered a dumb show; sad
on de illealeing of that day, fearing that if he permitted
Capt-og to the poll, something very serious result,
. Moore announced his resignation, and the wee
the return of Mr. hlTann. He coincided that under them
circumstances, and considering the undoubted intimidates
which bad been exerciaed, a mutt of which was
dent in the mall number ofd,
persons who voted at all the
coalminee could come to nu other conclusion than to me
seat the sitting member.
sad
Mr. Maine, agent to Mr. Moore, was then eallak
stated that on the canvass there was a large rosjoe:ty al Ire_
MIMS for Mr. Moore. His evidence was proceedad was
our report left.

IPSNVICII,

Thla committee reowaembled this morning at deem
o'clock; when, after hearing the.evidoice of two IOW"
on the question of agency,
Mr. James ennounoed that the case of the petition/ wen
closed.
Mr. Wilkinson, counitel for the pitting member, tba
called Mr. J. A. Cobbold, the brother of the right boa tor
tleman, and examined him with icterence to the OW a I
man named Wells, who slated that be bad bad en eel."
went given to him that be should hold his pew
house tent free If he would vote for Mr. CAA
The Indium raid that such en agreement had been Owls
Wells, but that it was in consequence of the balances atlas
Louie falling off. and had no reference whatever to hien*
—the vote not being mentioned.
lb. with was subjected to a severe trow-exambadoi
by Mr. Jams" in the course of which be admitted that!'
assemest was dewed on the day of the election, altholO!
had bow written two or three week. before, and it hid Dua
atentitutd whew he canvassed Wells fur Cobbold.
The *AIM* wee proceeding when our report left.
11UNTINGDON.
The scrutiny is still proceeding, and Mr. Fellows at thl
present moment is in a majoeity of one.

THE ASCHEOLOGICM. INSTITUTE AT CHEST''."
Oa Turedsh/thice proceedings of the congress were seented
at Chester, the meeting of the architectural melba in d•
eraaril r etudes the presidency of Sir S. R. 01104
Dot. Papers were read by the Rey. J. L. Petit (Itadulds
ea "Nantwiek &arab ;" and by the Rev. W. R. Owe*
far the Rev. Jolla Yaughan, rector of 13ewcartle, Coat
had, mailed "As dental to allocate by etYl= At
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ibibS pie NUM Ma la Cumberland." Al .
esetics Webs end km maaben suited Crews Bin SO
Ne." 11111 ehmevp.ek, Is the maim there wu I ewer
raker d Ile Reeroza, he the Wag • School.—Yesterdels
the
et et the congress were btought to a ekes b/ G
amass et the Town-ball.
CHOWS Raul IN CROYDO24.—At the WO
vestry assetieg erg held la this parish the motion let •
church Tele we yeeeentey deketed. A poll has bem AP
waded by the yesesee eery!, to tete Owe
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