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articles 24 to 34 of Title 3d of the Belgia4 '4.\\Nt
were adopted. Permit me therefore,' sir, to
" Were those articles of the Belgian
adopted to give electors the power of voting iyo ~o.
indifferently for tl e persons they think fit 'A "g '4:
representatives ? _ "
2. Are those articles found `to' secure thek ....; ' - -
and independence of the electors ?
..N.„ S
"3. Is the secret vote, or ballot, ofxisidered by the
electoral body of Belgium an important institution ?
"I trust you will pardon this intrusion. of strangers
on you, and receive the assurance of the high consider- -
ation of our society, and of, air,
" Your very obedient servant,
" WILLIAM WICKHAM, Hon. Sec.
"A. Monsieur Bivort."
M. Bivort's reply is as follows
am much flattered by the honour you have
done me in resorting to my poor assistance, and I will
endeavour to reply to the questions you have submitted
to me in the name ofyour sooiety.
-
"These questions are as follows :
".1. What is the, intention which direeted thearrange-
ments which are the.ebjects of articles 29;'.9`2,1ind,other
articles of the Belgian Electoral Law of 1831? •It!
J
"2.` Do these arrangements
_fulfil the end for Whiph
they were designed ?
" 3. Do the Belgian people va).ue the securities go-
vided by these arrangements ?
"In securing the secrecy of voting, the legislature
desired in the that place to shelter the ele:Ctor from the
influence of the rich and the great. In the nest" place
it wished to shelter him from the vengeance of party
spirit, and from a power which would be tempted not to
recognise the freedom of election. For the purpose of
better securing the independence of the elector, the L-
egislature has enacted, by article 19 of the constitution
(I would rather say of the Electoral Law), that •the elec-
tions shall take place in the chief towns of the cantons,
but in the chief towns of the administrative arrondisee-
ments, where the electors are less exposed to local
it.fluences.

("The foregoing arrangements are amongst us °mol-
dered sufficient to secure the independence of electors.
"The Belgians set great value on this precious shield;
for the good composition of the Legislative Chambers
depends entirely on the free choice of the electors.
Without this freedom of voting it would not be possible
to obtain a real national representation.
" I sincerely desire that my answers may be satisfac-
tory, and I place myself entirely at your disposal for all
other information or advice which you may think fit.to
ask of me.
"I beg you will accept the assurance of my high 00E'
sideration.

"J. B. BIVORT,
"Chief of the Division of Communal and De-
partmental Administration in the Ministry
of the Interior, Brussels.
" May 10, 1356."

iItELADID.

DUBLIN, Nov. 19.
Although the frightful murder at the Midland Great
Western Railway terminus still continues shrouded in
mystery, there is no want of activity on the part of the
police and others engaged in investigating the circum-
stances ; and the public excitement caused by this terrible
crime has suffered no dimidution. Several persons,
whose testimony was expected to throw some light on
the case have been examined, and police constables
have been despatched to the country in all directions
in search of information. Mr. Kemasis (Crown Soli-
citor) and several of the directors of the railway were
busily engaged during yesterday in holding an investi-
gation, which was strictly private. We have been
informed that the friends of the deceased have
sent to London for Field, the celebrated detective,
who will arrive in town to-morrow. It has been
ascertained that the money taken away by the mur-
derers amounted to 3601., principally in gold. It is
stated that the following important fact has been dis-
covered by the poiice:—On the evening of the murder, a
short time before Mr. Little should have left, two gen-
tlemen went into the cash office for the purpose of get-
ting the change of a 1001. note, and while waiting for it
they observed a strange looking man standing outside
the counter. On getting their change they left the office,
the man above referred to remained. It is expected that
the proposed portion of the canal will be fully drained
and cleared this morning, when careful and trustworthy
men will be employed in exploring the canal, with a
view of discovering the weapon or weapons used by the
murderer, as it is deemed probable that, after perpetrat-
ing the act, the assassin threw his weapon or weapons
into the water for concealment. A rumour prevailed
throughout town last evening that a man had been ar•
rested by the police on suspicion of being connected
with the perpetration of this revolting murder; but after
making strict and careful inquiry, we could find no real
grounds for such rumour. Mr. liemmis, Crown solici-
tor, was engaged op to half-past ten o'clock last night in
lidding a private investigation, which will be resumed
this day. Up to a late hour last night no intelligence had
been received from the police who had been sent to pro-
secute inquiries in the country districts. In the earlier
part of yesterday hundreds of persons visited the room
in which the murder was perpetrated, and a great many
toDk away portions of the hair which had been cat off
the head of the deceased by the doctors, when making
the post mortem examination. In the neighbourhood of
the portion of the canal now ready to be drained, viz.,
from the canal harbour to the fist lock, a lame_ crowd
was collected, watching the proceedings tWiltrltk;
men.

A wing of the Richmond Bridewell was destroyed by
fire yesterday morning, the lames having made their
appearance shortly after midnight. It is supposed that
the conflagration commenced in the bakehouse, over
which was situated the chapel, which, as well as some
store rooms, was completely gutted by the fire. It was
necessary to remove a portion of the adjoining roof, in
order to keep the flames from spreading, and, by extra-
ordinary exertions, and the aid of several fire-engines,
they were firtunately confined to the portion of the
building in which they first broke out. The deputy-
goveruor (Delany), who was at the time in charge of the
prison, exerted himself to the utmost, and several of the
prisoners behaved in a most praise worthy manner, one
of them especially, having done a great deal towards
subduing the fire. A company of the Royal Artillery,
with their engine, afforded efficient aid on the occasion.
It is supposed that the damage done amounts to about
1,0001.
The arguments in the Tipperary Bank case were re-
sumed yesterday in the Court of Chancery, Mr. Brew-
ster, Q C., having replied on behalf of the official ma-
nager, and contended that it was impossible that the
act 33d George 11. could apply to such a cue as this,
as had been argued by Mr. Whiteside on the previous
day, inasmuch as the Legislature could not have con-
templated a state of things which could not under the
then state of the law have existed, for it was not until
the 6th George IV. that it was possible for any person
whatever to become shareholders in joint-stock banks.
Mr. Edwards was then examined by leave of the court.
He stated that he was in the employment of Mr. Hone
for 11 years, at a salary of 1301. a year ; that he did not
pay anything for the shares which were transferred to
him by Mr. Hone in 1847 ; that he did not keep any of
the dividends on them from 1847 to 1854, bat that they
were his own property when they were transferred to
Doyle ; that he had no idea who Doyle was, but that
he was living in London, and that his name was in the
transfer deed when it was brought up to witness. The
case was then adjourned to this day.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE MURDER OF MR. LITTLE.--IMPORTANT
DISCLOSURES*

The draining of the canal commenced at an early
hour this morning. Up to 2 o'clock this day no-
thing was found except a carriage lantern belong-
ing to the company ; but shortly after that hour,
Mr. Crofton and Mx. Kinnear, two gentlemen con-
nected with the Dublin corporation, happening to
be standing looking at the operation of the work-
men, observed a piece of wood appearing above the
water which remained in the basin to the depth of
two or three inches. They directed the attention
of the men to the object, al‘d a search having been
made it was found that the wood was the handle
of a hammer, the head of which was embedded in
the mud. On being brought to the bank an exa-
mination of the instrument took place, when it
was ascertained that it was an engineer's hammer,
about 18 inches in length, the head being rather__ae
weighty, and having a highly polished broad face
on ge
on one 2ide and a smaller and angular one
other. The wood of the handle at about
inches from the head showed a crack whichthis would
a two
ex-
tended for a short distance lower down ;
heavy blow,
appear to have been caused by a very
1 by which
face struck, but rather fell slanteming
in which the head did not fall directly
.yr the sur-
face with
means the handle must have cteow
have been struck
whatever object was intended to
this crack bore by the blow. The opening
the head of
evi-
dent marks of having human
iohllieaireeentangled is. it.
discoveryv is looked upon
the hammer itself.
This
nce, and from what we
as of the utmost
we are satisfied that the
track of the murderer.
hpaovliecebaereenaattZtighmiacoliertrhe
h the hammer was found goes
assassin having proceeded
The position in which
the belief that he
railwah
to refute the idea
up the
Way through the car gate on the
either found:if2apleeceo
hisele platform or over the boundary
egress side oL.
wan adjoininic the Broadstone-basin, into the water
of which he t h • now very pr
I irew the hammer,
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sol ho
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therll
which the murder was perpe-
trated.
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WATERFORD, WEDNEgDAY.
FRiannTrL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

A fearful
,collision took place this day. The
Dublin day mall, via Kilkenny, ran into a ballast
t Six people are supposed to have been killed
a
ceral severe ly injured.
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The Cuts of Pracx m says that the Emperor Alexander
11. has been recomt nended by his medical advisors to
avoid exertion
quit Rus,ri
for o
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bat his Majesty
therefore will
the Grand Dukes, his) i)arotthhisersse,"aorne
The final examination .tuijton"tufiherirrnadugthusatt
mother at Nice.
in the School of Mathematical
and Physical Science at G 'xford will commence' on the
2d December.

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