The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-05 00:00:00

VOTE BY BALLOT.

The executive committee of the Slciety for Promoting the
Adoption of Vote by Ballot have issued the following ad-
dress to the public :
" The late division on the ballot affords us an opportunity
of revievving the progress of the question. When Mr. Grote
quitted parliament the great question of corn law repeal
absorbed public atten lien, and the ballot was not agitated
in parliament or the country from 1841 to 1848. In the
parliament elected in 1847 the ballot was brought yearly be-
fore the Halm of Commons by Mr. Henry Berkeley, the
numbers voting being as follovrs :
Ayes. Noes.
1848
1849
1850
1851
1852
"On two cccasious, it will be seen, Mr. Berkeley obtained
a majority, but in each case at too late a period of the year
to allow of further prbgress being made with the measure.
The effect of these reiterated discussions was to increase the
number of the supporters of the ballet in the parliament
elected in 1852. Shortly after the general election of 1852
this society was established. We have sedulously at tended
to securing the presence, at the yearly divisions, of mem-
bers favourable to the measure ; and the result of our labours
is an increase in the number of Mr. Berkeley's supporters,
on each division in the last and present parliaments. The
following are the numbers:—
Ayes. Noes.
1853
1854
1855
1856 .. (with pairs) 156 ..... (with pairs) 106
" This division was snapped in the absence of many
friends.

Aye 9. Noes.
1857 (pairs included) 219 (pairs included) 287
1858 (pairs included) 222 .. (pairs included) 319

" This state of things shows progress. It is the result of
the labours of the society, of the personal exertions gratui-
tously given of members of the executive committee, and of
a systematic course of (1) parliamentary, (2) electoral, and
(3) educational agitation.
"I. The views of every member are ascertained imme-
diately on his election. If opposed to the ballot, a condensed
library of evidence and reasoning on the question is placed
in his hands. By circulars, and the labours ef n embers of
the society, who are also members of Parliament, the attend-
ance of the pledged supporters of the ballot is secured at
divisions. The course taken by every member on the ques-
tion is brought before his constituents and the pub!ic.
" 2. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the representa'ion the
constituency is visited, and the question of the ballot agi-
tated by deputations, lectures, and tae distribution of tracts.
An extensive cerrespondence is kept up with electors in all
districts, informing them upon matters connected with the
progress of the cause, end engaging their personal co-opera-
tion in discussing the question with opponents, in distribu t-
lug tracts, procuring petitions, and soliciting the votes in
parliament of their local members.
" 3. The boroughs and counties are visited by deputations
of the society, and meetings held in favour of the ballot,
which the electors are specially invited to attend. Tracts on
the question are circulated among the electors and other in-
habitants; in all 500,000 tracts have been distributed by the
scciety.
" Our aim is to leave no one destitute of the means of
perceiving how injurious open voting and its results are to
himself and the community. To the influence by which it is
supported we oppose the power of reason and the claims of
justice, and we meet by facts the sophisms bylvvhich open
voting is defended. Further and increasingly strenuous
exertions are necessary to set the seal of final success upon
the past. The ground we have gained demands and inspirits
to redoubled effort. The ballot is not gained, but it has pro-
gressed. We are daily gaining the cooperation of men of
wealth, intelligence, and influence, who are fast swelling
our ranks. The ballot, thanks to the parliaments and people
of our Australian colonies, is, with the assent of the'ueen,
on the advice of her Ministers, an established institution in
the British dominions. The work roust be carried on.
There must be more meetings, more tracts, more conferences,
more agitation. Every borough and every county which
has not been yet must be visited. Every constituency
whose representatives have not hitherto supported Mr. Ber-
keley's motion must be invited to memorialise its members
to vote for the ballot. We are approaching the sixth year
of our struggle. We ask of you to replenish our pecuniary
means for sustaining it—we appral to you to create confi-
dence in our cause and dismay in its opponents, by enabling
us to carry on our work with increased activity and spirit.
We ask you, not only to subscribe yourselves, but to invite
your friends and neighbours to join us. We are confident
we shall not ask in vain."

MANsLAuonTEn.—On Monday John Stott was
brought up at the Manchester Police-court, on remand,
charged with causing the death of John Jones, a shoemaker,
by kicking him, on Sunday the 25th ult. Tile depcsitions of
the deceased, which had been taken by the advice of the
house surgeon of the Royal Infirmary, were read. He said
he was standing near the Packhorse, Wood-street, on
Sunday, between twelve and one o'clock, when the prisoner
and two others came up and spoke to him. They went
together to a beer-house in Spinning Field, and had a quart
of ale. The man who was with Stott produced three
cards, and Jones was induced to bet 6d. upon the
shuffling of them. Ile afterwards charged his companions
with cheating hint. When be said that, Stott's cow-
Pardon struck him, and Stott kicked him in tlse side.
lie also kicked him in the belly several times, until he fell
Clown insensible. When he regained his consciousness
lie was in great pain. About six o'clock in the evening he
was taken to another house, whence he was removed
to the Royal Infirmary. Ilis death occurred on
Saturday. On Monday afternoon an inquest was held
upon the body of the deceased by Mr. Ilerford, city
coroner. Jones's depositions were produced and read, and
the house surgeon of the infirmary, IVir. F. J. Dowling, was
examined. He said the deceased was suffering from severe
injuries shout the belly when he was tulmitted. About 36
hours afterwards symptoms of peritonitis sit in, which in-
cremcd in severity until his death. A post-martem exa-
mination disclosed considerable intlansination of tic lutes •
causetitles,
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a verdict of manslaughter against Stett,
for whose commitment to rkdale gaol the coroner issue,it
his warrant.

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.---On Monday, Ellen
('ennor, who is well known to the police, was placed halve
the oitilia„, 82T,,,,T(Th Lerch for disorderly conduct. Th.
evidence showed that on the l L.', *T %Pr-T-1-n,
she bad been fighting in Back Duke-stile Oldham, witi,
a man mined John Bromley, having a child only nine
weeks old in her arms, and in the struggle the infant was
thrown to the ground and both its arms were broken. She
as coroulittvl for °rig racutb, with bgrcl)Abcntr.