The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-01 00:00:00

RETURNS ORDERED.

The following returns sere
New GOVERNMENT OEIIE/M.—Copy of a letter, dated the
30th day of June, 183 T, addressed by the First Commis-
sioner of Works, &c., to the Lerde of bee Majesty's
Treasury, containing the award of the judges appointed to
report upon the design. for the proposed new eocvernment
°Hires. Hong Kong--Copies of, or extracts from, any papas
connected with the confinement of Chinon wiseacre at Hong
KO2c, and with the trial of a taker and others on the charge
of poisoning
MEDICAL PROFESSION (No. 1) BILL.
Mr. READLAM after presenting several petitions frees
medical societies. in favour of the Lill, moved that the bill be
now read a woad time.
Mr. CRAW FORD moved as an amendment that it be reed
a eccond time this day me menthe. Ile remarked that the
bill introduced lest 'mem on this subject by the honourable
member for Newcastle-upon-T)no was the remit of a ears.
=; it Lad the approval of the majority of the pro.
bat a mooed bill being introduced on the same cab-
ject by Lord Eleho the two were read a emend time and
referred to a select committee. Considerable difference
of opinion arose in the committee, but ultimately
the committee unanimously agreed to the provuumis
of the bill brought in by Lord Elcho, and now
standing on the peper for second reading as the
Medial Profession (Nu. 3) Bill. The present bill of Mr.
Ilesdbun ecoailiated the intereds of the various medical core
porations to a far greater extent than the house would
be prepared to accede. It compelled ell pm.
titterers to go end register themaelres under noon
one or other of the corp,ratione. The bill of Lord Eichae
while it respected the vested interests of the corporation, did
not require that the etudent should be compelled to pay
them feu. It would establish a parliamentary tide
to practice after en examination before a etELDfil, to be
elected partly by the different bodies and pertly by the go-
vernment. end would in no way detract from the dignity or
interest of the Indira.
. . .

Mr. BLACK seconded the amendment.
Lord BURY supported Mr. Headlam's bill.
Col. SYKES felt bound to oppose both bill..
At this point the debate was interrupted by the Speaker
calling upon Mr. Dewy, who wax standing at the bar and
had a report to make from the Cambridge (Borough)
Election Committee.
DEATH OF THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.
Mr. DEASY reported, as chairman of the committee, that
the committee bad met this day, but, after waiting
an hour, one of the members of the committee
(the Marquis of Blandford) was not in attendances
A ronitnunisation, however, was received from a surgeon
stating that the noble marquis hot been suddenly summoned
to Woodstock. in consequence of the alarming ills
SOY of his father the Duke of Marlborough, and
that his attendance at the bedside of his parent was indict.
pensable. A second comniunication was subsequently
received, announcing the death of the Duke of
Marlborough. and the communication had induced the
immediate adjournment of the c a:weak* and the tusking of
this special report.
The report having been brought np,
Mr. DEASY moved thus the Marquis of Blandford be
excused from further attendance on the committee.
Mr. VANCE wished to know whether it was competent
fur the committee to proceed with the: inquiry under the ch.
curnatancea Mat reported.
The SPEAKER said it was distinctly provided by the
act of parlinment that such should be the case.
The motion was then agreed to, and the Marquis of
Blandford wits discharged from the committee.
The debate was then rescunel, and was proceeding when
our report left.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.-(THIS DAY.)

The Cambridge (borough), Mayo (countv), Roch-
dale, and Wareham Commute., met again thia day—the
Rochdale and Mayo at 11, and Wareham and Cambridge et
12 o'clock, The Rochdalo inquiry is likely to terminate to.
day.
The General Committer, of Elections also eat this morning.

THE BALLOT.
MEETING THIS DAY.
This morning an adjourned meeting of friends of
the ballot was held at the King's Arms Hotel, Damnified.
to consider the steps allisable to be taken in cost
quince of the defeat of Mr. llerkeley's motion on Tondo
night. Mr. WIIITTIMRPT, vim-president of the Ballot
Society, corcupied the chair. The meeting was not very
onerously attended.
The CMAIIIVIAN in opening the business of the meeting,
add be thought the agitation had not been without effect
at.:. the formation of the witty • in 18.53. The greatest
number that ever voted for the motion was 21f., and last
night 189 members voted for the mutton while 21 paired la
its favour, making with the two tellers 215, on within one of
the greatest number ever attained. The majority less composed
of 257 members, et whom, on the largest computation, not
more than 50 were liberals, so that the ministers went sop
ported by the tory party, and consented to keep
power by their support. Rutted of that of the
liberals, which appeared to him to be • tad
abandonment of all those tire which keep parties toga
thee. But who were these fifty Merida? They were not
the repasentatives of popular annitituenciee, but principally
alouged to the old whig ftemiliee. Under Lord Aber.
deem two members of the government who maintained
neutrality had now been compelled to vote, one being_ ?dr.
Lowe, and the other Mr. Grey, under meeetary to the Poor.
law Board and member fur Liskeard, who acted
sea teller. So far as the government was concerned,
theaters, they had retrgraded, and those who
..had to obtain the Malta must depend upon their
own extortion, and not upon a ee-called liberal toieistry,
(lime, bear.) Lord J. Russell, too, Lai said that he would
not be content to judge of the ballot by Ito action in Victoria.
The Mowing drertiver of that day had made an attack
upon him (Mr. Whitehund) for having at the rte
rent elation voted for Lard J. lineal, ; but he
would toll the meeting why he had done so. Lord J.
Russell sent to hint to request sea peacoat favour that her
would not seta himself against him, end considering
the eireuntstateee of the ease, and especially the naafi
manner in which Lord J. Russell hail been treated, be
mated to vote for Lord J. Russell, if the noble lord would
premise to give the bellot a fair conekleistion. He saw Leal
J. Rural in the presence of a friend, and the noble had
promised to give that full consideration. If. ha.
rt appeared, now considered it, and the calk was •
declaration that he would never give a vote in its favour.
(Hear. hair.) He (Mr. Whitchurst) therefore, now told
Lied J. Ituseell—and he hoped the reporters would do him
the favourof making this public—that Po long as lie held •
vete he would never sa,ntin vote for him. (Hear, hear.)
After the division last night Ito walked home with the
AttornerGeneral, who told him he believed the feeling in te-
am of the ballet to be dying out ; but to this be (Mr. White-
bust) gave• complete denial, and effeted to no down to Apia-
bury with the Attorney-Oenerd, to teat the question there.
(Hem.) lie did not, however, wish the meeting to pledge
itself to any particular conrne with regard to the holdinfid
public meeting' A the present moment. but no doubt t
would adopt a resolution derlaratery of their intention
to uphold the hullo.. (Neer. hear.)
Mr. Mottoes (Gloucester) moved the following resolution:
—"That this meeting, in the name of the friend. of the
ballot throughout the annoy, return. its thanks to the Hee.
H. F. Berkeley, M.P., Sir 3. V. Shelley. Bart.. MX., end
the other advocates of the ballot in the House of Commons.
for their support of the motion is parliament. That able
melting is greatly encouraged by the late division
that they derive new determination as thee find new mo-
tives tor exertion in all that has occurred—that they fed
they are unanawered—their ranee streephened—their con-
fidence in ultimata triumph unstated—and they pledge those-
selves to one &nuttier, and to the nation, to continue =gala
and energetic action, until, by the establishment of free and
unprotected voting, the people are relieved from the
antes of oppression caused by the open voting system.
Mr. MAILPUEN *Kendal the restitution.
Mr. JASPER CAPIrIirLI. implanted the resolution, and
t from his own perroloal experience so an unsuecessful candidate
' for Leominster and Salisbury, enteral' the morality of vote
by allot as a means of securing purity of election.
Mr. Rees (Haverfordweet) also supported the molutinn,
which, after some further diNeureion, was nankeen'',
adopted, and the meeting broke op.

TnuNnEnsronm.—This morning a thunderstorm,
which lasted but a short time, burst user the metropolis. On
the cessation of the thunder and lightning, smart showers of
rain fell, and have continued throughout the day.