The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-15 00:00:00

ELECTION CONNITTEZB.-(1-.&STERDAY).

Lemirrs.
Mr. Reopen, the Rifting member, was examined. After
detailing the expenses of the election, be stated that on hie
part everything was fairly dome, and that he had given strict
orders to his sax-ets to diwountenasea anything like corrup-
tion. lie added that iiiiproper overtures had been made to
him respecting the withdrawal of the petitios.
' Mr. bide—By whom?
Mr. Hempen—Seeing that I em fees to fare with the
gentleman,l may take the opportunity of saying that the
night before the committee was struck, Mr. Crow, an
artier partiaan of Mr. Wilkinson'. sent into the Bowe
of CO/11111.11/1 a messaiie that • friend wanted to speak
to me. I want out. Mr. Crew was standing in the
lobby, and he conducted me to a small room at
the hock of the refreshment stall in ha lobby, and
Mated thvt he had just left Mr. Harriman—that they were
desirous to withdraw the petition if I would only gave the
slightest intimation that it was not toy intention to proceed
agninot them for vets. I stated in answer to that that in-
pryer ',rectums had already been made to use to which I
had given o very decided y—that I hod been asked not to
pmtecil agoin.st them forte come. He replied, "Oh. that
was badly managed. You have only to intimate it and the
petition will le withdrawn. They are not desirous to carry
it on, land in fwe the members of the stole firm are quarrel-
ling amongst themaelvee about it, and paisiug harsh words
from one sole to the other."

Mr. Made—Did you toll Mr. Cross what the former over.
tures were?

V 1 itnoes—l stated that T had reason to believe that the
petition wad lodged against me fur no other purpose than
to drive me to support the South London Itadway, and I
told him that a gentlemen deeply intereskd in that scheme,
and one of the chairmen of committee.. for the defeated can-
didate, had waited on me in the lobby, and stated that ho was
authorised to wait on me and offer to withdraw the petition
against me if I would cement to become a director of the
railway and use my influence as a member of the house to
procure the peeling of an act next year. I said that I con.
adored the propusition a great insult, and was sorry so re-
spectable a gentleman should have mixed himself up with such
a set, and that had he not conducted himself so properly
during the election, I should have decidedly kicked him for
making such a proposition. I did not say that I would
bring the niritter before the house, because I had consulted
sumo friends, members, who advised me not to bring it before
the house as a Insich of privilege, because It would be said
that I was endeavouring to avoid the inquiry.
On being praised in cross-examination, the whose said
that the communication was made by Mr. Rhoda", a hop
merchant of Brixton.
The committee then adjourned to eleven o'clock this day.
MAYO.
This committee reported yesterday to the house. The ra
cult will be found in our parliamentary intelligence.

BURY ST. BUM t.:NDS.
This election committee met yesterday et 12 o'clock, for
the purpue ceneiderinc their deciuMn. The committee
decided that Mr. liardcsetle had been duly fleeted.

Yeaterday the following additional comnittlece wen sp.
pointed:
}. %LIME BCRf.ll.—Mr. J. Hooker MAMA., Mr. R. S.
Holferd, Mr. James Kerahaw, Mr. F. Harting. Russell ;
chairman, Sir J. Pakington.
3lrt+noounr 4COUNT.—Sir P. Dying, Mr. C. N.
Nes-deg:de, Mr. .H. Schneider, Mr. A. Stirling; chair-
man, Mr. J N. Cohtett.
Fariionseivon.—Mr. C. W Grenfell (Winder), Gene.
eel Hall, Lord E. Hill, Mr. C. Wykeham Martin (Went
Kent); chairmen, Mr. J. A. Smith.
QC6r.NS COVNTY.—Mr. J. W. Butler, Mr. J. H. John-
atone, Mr. J. C. Legh, Sir John Ogilby; chairman, Lord
R. Grosvenor.

ROYAL MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE, EPSOM.
—The opening of the chapel in connexion with this institu-
tion souk place yeatenlay, under the auspices of the Bishop
of 14 inchester. Divine service wee performed by the Rev.
Mr. Thornton, the heed master, end a sermon W. preached
by the bishop, who enlarged upon the writs of tho inatitu-
bon. The company repaired to the whool-room, to uitseas
the distributioltan of
ant,
to the pupils of the college. Bert
Manvers, the mit, occupied the chair, supported by the
Bishop of Inchoate', Lord and Lady Dynevor, the Rev.
Canon Dale, the Rev. Archdeacon Robinson, Dr. Aldis, Mr.
Pcopert, the founder of the institution, and °there Recita-
tions Were delivered by the boys, in German, French, Greek,
Latin. and Enitliah. The vWWve afterwards partook of
lunch in the dining-hall,
PEEL RIVER LAND AND MINERAL COMPANY.—
A diaconal= took place, in which Mr. Anderson, Mr. De
Salim, Mr. Ellis, Mr. FrashErld, end others, took pert
when the report was adopted. Mr. Laths and Colonel
13rownrigg were se-elected directors; and Mews. Goodson,
De delis, and Bu ha wave elected new directors in the place
of three of the old directors who hod retired.
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