The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, lief.

in elucidating the nefarious system and tbe ansera-
pious practices of Government agents. It was dii-
t ioctly proved by one of the tatatiaetea that whaa th•
box was opened in one place, it was found to contain
a considerably greater number of bulletins than there
were electors. It was also proved that out of
seventy votes more than sixty were marked with suc-
mini% e numbers; and when the scrutineer asked
how these papers could be admitted la legal, he war
told by an official colleague that it wan all right, and
that these numbers had been affixed purposely
as a check upon parties who were suspected
of voting wrong. Finally, the Cure of one of
the parishes was produced to confirm the gene-
ral utter unreliability of the system, and to
swear that he knew how three or four different
persons had been engaged in manipulating the votes
after they had been given. To this was added a
Mal of testimony to the violence and corruption
practised beforehand in order to distract and divide
public opinion in the district, which was strongly in
favour of Count NI 1(

There seems, in short, to exist in the system rolled
Ballot now practised in France no other element in

common with that which is contended for elsewhere
under a similar name, than that the votes are given
on printed or written papers and rico roe*. The
Napoleonic mode approaches much more nearly in
point of fact that thoroughly rotten system practised
in this country at poor-law elections, and which
some worthy Tories and un-worthy Whip would
fain introduce into our Parliamentary con-
tests. By various devices and contrivances the
Government functionaries in each agricultural
district and in every small town contrive to
ascertain, either beforehand or afterwards, how
people vote; and when things are not going quite
to their mind, they alter the hands of the electoral
dial to suit the humour of their employers. Objee-
tie., scrutiny, or redress is out of the question. A
great and well-organised terrorism prevails univer-
sally ; and it is only some accidental circumstance,
like the trial se hose referred to, that momentarily
canoes a lifting of a corner of the veil that hangs over
the whole imposture. With as, police influence exists
not—it is that of property, in one shape or other, that
seeks to overbear independent opinion. The Ballot—a
sindity twit a sham—would be an infinite boon to the
brimilititelemes of society in England, as it would
be ee sham classes, if they possessed it, in France.
I mems it they do not, any more than they
mum beldam of the press—that is, not at all.
- speak al M. Juxes FAVRE is described
• =horsily sharacterised by the high quali-
ties a civil senrige and forensic eloquence for
whisk the Iterilicau orator has long been remark.
ab It seems, Indeed, inexplicable how the Govern-
ment, for the sake of gratifying the personal
malignity of certain subordinates, should have ex-
posed itself to the searching anatomy of a public
trial and to the scathing denunciation of so fearless
and eloquent a tongue. What the sentence of the
Court may be we know not ; but it matters little : to
rehabilitate the electoral system of December, 1832,
in public estimation would be impossible.

A letter from Vienna, dated the 15th, says:—

*Tem bower empended payment in the morn of yee•
tonney. Tr did et ow of them, who, h►eing Nrd
timit wises, a leaky of 40,004 air (100,000 tram.), had
kilt a magidiesk insawbresse i ilimesharg, has committed
suicide. It is meld OM ills flaw* of Basoowits had led to
Ids taibiTre•lol/111. This lie Slie IV* suicide within* few days

tram a shame care."

tr be Court.

WINDSOR, 0(.1%19.

Te Queen and Prince Consort wanted in the
Home Perk this morning, end riveted the Duchene of Kea
at Propane.
TM rnaces. Royal and Prise:tea Alice rode in the Miss
Bones.

A meeting at the Word University Cormaisakm wer
at No. 17, Cheat Queen-street, Westminster, on Saturday
lad. Peeseet : nes Earl of Idarrowley, the Bishop of Dur-
bin, Kr. Janke Colesidge, the Hon. Edward Twialetton,
the Dian of Wails, and Sir Juba Awdry.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left London ymierdsy
for Harpton Court, Enigma, Reduorshire.
lard Snadery of Alderley haa left loon for Adderley Park,
Chmhine

Deeptchee wen received yesterday st the Colonial-office,
frees the Governors of the Cape of Good Hop, Natal, the
West India Colonic*, sad the North American Provinces.

assuming the news to be in all respects cermet
General Leflo is relieved unconditionally from that
arbitrary sentence of banishment ur.Zter which he
was labouring, in common with Gemmel' Chen-
gamier and Reclean, Colonel Charms, and others,
who were all told long ar, that they might be par-
doned (!) if they would 'cake the oath.
General liehmen hurls this evening to pass
a few weeks is %MSS. He means to return, and
tells all his fris.nds that he has no intention of going
to India.