The Express. — London, England, 1847-08-09 00:00:00

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D44—/A44•Ams, 41 gala. pl. I: Aft 1.110•14 7 .6. I. To•ii•••••••-x.m.g.b lats. pan I Aftilsoor. WA. lAD 1. LONDON, MONDAY, AUG. 9. THE contest for West Gloucestershire has offered, in many respects, the most extraordinary and the most discreditable s le which has presented itself dur ing the election. Mr. BRANTLEY BERKELEY, who has, by a strange combination of circumstances, become the representative, for the time, of electoral independence, combined in his own person almost every possible demerit which a candidate could possess. Violent in language and in conduct, ludi crously ignorant even of his mother tongue, shame lessly eager to publish the vices and disag reements of his family, he could not even declare himself the champion of independence without ,an awkward appeal to compassion on account of his past servility. He declared that he Lad been a faithful and obedient nominee, and called on the freeholders of Gloucestershire to protect him against an ungrate ful master. On the corn laws he would have willingly voted ; but " Lord FITZILARDINGE wo uld not let me. A dispute about wages has induced his haughty patron to turn him off; and in his alarm and distress he recollects for the first time that he has other masters, whose concurrence may be necessary to make the dienissal valid, and that there are other places in Gloucestershire beyond the demesne of Berkeley Castle. The representation of Glonceetershire must be in a strange state when such a candidate can command uni versal sympathy, and the support of almost every inde pendent voter in the county. There has probably no where been so much enthusiasm shown on half of the most deserving candidate as thatwhich basbeen excited in the cause of the dismissed and persecuted nominee. The rough squatters and colliers of the Forest of Dean voted for " Grantley " more from feeling than from theory. " What right," they said, in answer to every argument and solicitation, " What right had his brother to turn him off? " It was not the time to inquire what right his brother might originally have had to appoint him. The present exercise of power was more flagrant and more harsh, and the persecuted tool had at least one merit, in the certainty that he would beg tool of the castle no longer. Among the middle classes the same feeling was oombined with a determination at any risk to lien off the insolent domination of the local dictator. Against all the great nobility of the county, and in opposition to most of the gentry, the small free holders - came forward with purse as well as person to vindicate their rights. Feudal claims to obedience have nowhere been asserted so harshly as within the Briteetsv territories, and the discontent which they have aroused is proportionally strong; but in the present instance there was a circumstance which made the tymnny of the castle more than usually insup portable. The ancient opponent of the BERKELEY interest, the great tory aristocrat of the district, who had long exercised in his own dominions a despotism as complete as that of the BERKELEY family, the Duke of BEAUFORT himself was under stood to have formed a league with his whig adver sary in support of the general principle of oligarchical dictation. The Duke of BEAUFORT, who is at this moment coercing his tenants in an adjoining county to withdraw their support from his own brother, be cause, like Mr. BRANTLEY BERKELEY, he has refused to obey the chief of his house—the duke, who, is Monmouthshire, professes to sscrifice family feelings to protectionist principles, was willing to co-operate in the return of a whig nominee for West Glouces tershire. The insolent contempt for freedom of election which led to this coincidence of parties it was thought imprudent to avow, and the coali tion was not openly published ; but it was well loosen that the dependents of Badminton would best please their chief by supporting his brother borough - =Even intimidation was not considered a t instrument for carrying oat the claims of the stogie. When the first day's polling had shown that ale independent electors were likely to secure a mania rity, it was well understood that a regular system of briber y would commence. if we may judge from the • discreditable family disclosures which have taken place, a much smaller sum than this election is said to have cost would have long ago bought off the rebellious candidate. But it seemed the destiny of West Gloucestershire to serve as an example of owl possible evil influence which can be brought to bias an election. Intimidation, rioting, and corruption have all in turn displayed themselves in their most revolting oolours. The result is before our readers. It was not possible that it should be a gratifying result ; but we may . hope that the castle infinenes has received an irrecoverable blow. Lord FITZKAIDLNOR pos sesses a vast fortune, and it would be difficult to have turned a great estate more successfully into an instru ment of personal aggrandizement. An earldom and a lard-lieutenancy have rewarded his undoubted power and his doubtful allegiance to his party. At the last general election he saw four brothers returned for a county and for three great town' in the district. His fortune ie unimpaired, shis resolution to dictate to its dependents is unshaken; but the feelings with which be is regarded, and which we will not trust ourselves to describe, have already cost one brother his seat for Cheltenham, and have roused the free holders of Gloucestershire to the struggle which has just terminated. No political question was at stake. It was a question of obedience or resistance to the I castle. Mr. GRENVILLE BERKELEY who might have appealed to the services of his father, who for many years represented the county, preferred to take office ati the right of Lord Fitzhardinge to interfere. His opponent had, as he truly said, been a nominee, and - MRS nominated RO longer. Mr. BRANTLEY BERKELEY, with nothing personally to recommend him but a kind of pugnacity which might pass for a blundering sort of chivalry, was no longer the castle nominee, and therefore he was supported by those who were deter mined to vindicate their long-neglected rights. RICHARD COBDEN'S unopposed return for the West Riding of Yorkshire is the most important event of the present elections. It is the first that indicates with any degree of certainty that the new parliament will have a decided character. Before it occurred there were symptoms leadin to the in ference that the principles ot free trade g would be in the ascendancy, but this places it beyond a doubt that we are to have a free-trade parliament. The free-trade phalanx man strong even before this victory. Bradford had elected Colonel THOMPSON, the Nestor of free trade and corn-law abolition. Wolverhampton and South Lancashire had contended for the honour of returning Cittimas VILLIERS, the acc omplished parliamentary leader of the assail ants of the corn-laws, throughout and before the campaigns of the league. The Stirling bmsba h a d returned Mr. JOHN BENJAMIN SMITH, the first chairman of the League ; Carlisle had returned Mr. DIXON ; Leicester, Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY ; Birmingham, Mr. SCHOLEFIELD ; Wolverhampton, Mr. THOZNELT Dumfries, Mr. EWART, all earnest an d influential members of the League from its original formation. Along with these were re turned almost every member of earlier parliaments who countenanced and counselled the League in its first efforts; and now, the largest consti tuency in England has, as it were, unani mously sent him who was the animating and guiding spirit of the League, to be the animating and guiding_ spirit of the free - trad e p art y in p arliament, with all the prestige which attaches to the represen tative of such a district. The members whom we have named are not men to do their work slothfully under any circumstances. And they will speak in the new parliament with the conscious authonty which can only inspire men who speak unequivocally the sense of a nation. North mall South Lancashire and the West Riding of York shire, with almost all their boroughs, have sent repre- mutative' to carry on the begun work of five trade ; and to this end have chosen thepublie men of all others most irretrievably committed to the principles of free trade, or who have shown most ability in promoting them. The electors are as earnest in the cause as the elected. The great constituencies of the metropolis, in the south ; of FAlinbargh, Glasgow, and Dundee in the north; have shown themselves actuated by the same spirit. Flushed with conquest, unflagging in splits, increased in numbers, the free-trade party in par liament are resolute to advance; while the dispirited adherents of protection have everywhere been ad mitting their late defeats, and deprecating the renewal of the contest. Be the new parliament what it may in other re spects, there can be no question of its proving sincere, eased. sad active in completing the begun change in war semearacial policy. We may look forward to it for a essision of our whole system of customs and excise. said for extensive changes in those navigation laws which have been, according to some, the prop and, say of our juvenile comineroe--accoeding to others, mere fetters to cramp and palsy its energies; but which, according to all worth listening to, are now a thing of the past. The influence of that self dependence and spurning alike of unnecessary con trol and unneeded help, which is at the root of the free-trade theory, will be felt in many other branches of discussion and legislation. All deliberation on the relations of labourers and their employers will be affected by them. Their spirit will be felt animating and modifying our foreign policy. In our speculations on the indications and tendencies of RICHARD COBDEN'S election, we must not, how ever, altogether forget the hero of the tale. A new career is opening upon him : we hope and believe one in which he will acquit himself as beneficially for his country, as honourably foe himself, as that which closed when the abolition of the corn-lace was achieved. Our faith in RICHARD COBDEN rests on our observation of the man and his conduct. Distinct in his conceptions, resolute and prompt in action, with comprehensive sympathies and a cordial disposition, he is just the man to discern what is for the public advantage, to prosecute it vigorously, and to minimise opposition by avoiding all unnecessary irritation. The judgment he evinced by withdrawing himself from the scene of action as soon as his presence ceased to be indispensable, is a guarantee that when he returns he sees that there is something worth a struggle to be effected, and has formed a judicious estimate of the means which exist for , its accomplish ment He is uncompromised on two great questions of the day—the education and the sanitary question and his liberal and definite views regarding them, to gether with his happy knack of softening asperities, and bringing the seemingly irreconcileable to act in concert, may enable him to smooth the way to bar na action and the triumph of common sense. measures, but bad not yet decided on the means of or coercion. In feet, this part of their report a r i li n:lve the only really important question node ' cided by the die namely, the means of executing its decrees. No on e doubts that the revision of the pact, the suppression of the convents, and the expulsion of the Jesuits will be voted, by the same majority that has voted the dissolution of the Sanderbund. The means of enforcing these decisions are, however, still to be found. Le Coserrier Suisse says that, in consequence of the late resolution of the diet, twenty-eight federal officers, of whom seven are colonels, have been called on to renounce the service of the Sunderbund, or to be die missed the federal service. Their answer must be re mitted before the 10th instant, otherwise they will bo forthwith cashiered. frbe Court. OSBORNE, SATURDAT.—Yeattrday being the anni versary of the birthday of Prince Alfred , her Majesty gave • fête to the servants and labourers employed at Osborne, to gether with their wives and families, in the same manner as last year, upon the occasion of the birthday of the Prince Consort, which will occur this year during the absence of the court in the north. At 3 o'clock about three hundred persons sat down to a substantial dinner of roast beef, plum pudding, &c.; otter doing ample' justice to which, Mr. Toward, the Queen's bailiff, proposed a series of loyal tour, ' which we need hardly say were drunk with the greatest en ' thusiasm. The sports of the evening, which are described elsewhere, then commenced. The royal dinner parts in the evening included the Grand Duke Constantine, the Reigning Duke of Nassau, Count Menhdorff, Baron de Brunow, the Counter of Deur, the Berl of Ilehester, Viscounte ss Palmerton, Vis count and Viscountess Sydney, Viscount Jocelyn, Admiral de Lutke, Col. the Hon. Charles Grey, and three gentlemen of the suite of the Reigning Duke of Nassau. The band of the Royal Marines was in attendance pit dinner. This morning the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia took leave of the Queen on his return to town. Prince Albert accompanied the Grand Duke to tke Fairy. His Imperial Highnt as left at Reif-past ten o'clock, attended by Baron de Brunow and Admiral de Lutke. The reign ing Duke of Nassau, attended by bis suitn, also left to-day. —aunt Palmerston took his departure this forenoon. SUNDAY.—This morning the Queen and Prince Albert, and the ladies and gentlemen of the court, attended divine service in Whippingham Church. Lord Monteagle, Mr. C. K. Murray, and Mr. Mae gre. Or, M.P., had interview' with Lord J. Russell on Sa turday, at his official residence in Downing•street. Lord J. Russell went to his residence at Richmond, on Saturday evening and bas proceeded to Osborne, Isle of Wight, on a visit to her Maiesty. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a special general meeting on Saturday. Despatches were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colonial-offico for the Governor of Ceylon and the Governor of Malta. The Dukes of Wellington and Rutland and Sir F. Trench attended the esrly service in the Chapel Royal St. Jame,'s yesterday. Prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. F. Per kins. At thedaily service the prayers were read by the Rev, Mr. Relmore, the lessons by the Rev. Mr. Povah, and the communion service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley; the sermon was preached by the Rer. F. Perkins. Kr. Cooper presided at the organ. The Paris journals and our correspondence of Saturday have reached us. The movement of parliamentary reform in France is going through a series of phases, which, mutate mutandm, exhibits a reproduction of those which were manifested in England during the fifteen years which preceded 1830. A manifesto issued by the "Central Committee of the Electors of the Opppposaiition of the Department of the Seine," and addressed to the provincial committees has appeared. This docu ment indicates a distinctness of purpose, a command of resources for the working out of t ha t purpose, and an organisatioa of agitation more formidable than any which has been witnessed in France since the revolution of July. The party which is thus brought to co-operate for the attainment of a reform in the electoral and representative system, includes expressly every section of the chamber from the centre to the extreme left, and implicitly also the legitimists who have spoken in a favourable sense through their avowed eels= of the prem. The object of this agitation is smelly stated. The basis of the present representative system is a constituency limited by a tax-paying test to about 200,000 in a population of above thirty-four millions, that is, one voter to every 170 individuals. The system of centralisation estab lished in France at and since the great revolution, places the entire , patronage of the country m the hands of the government in Paris. Hence a machinery of corrupt electoral influence of such appalling power as to render representation even of that constituency a fiction. But, besides this, the representative chamber, consisting of 459 members, contains about 200 place holders, who hold their incomes and rank at the pleasure of the government. It is contended, there fore, by the advocates for reform, that, under aneh a system, representative government is a mockery ; that a total and radical reform is imperiously called for both within the chamber and without it, a reform which would reduce the court and government influ ence (which, after all, must subsist in a greater or less degree) within limits more consistent with the free- dom and independence of the nation. The reform banquet lately given in the gardens of the Chateau Rouge, and attended by twelve hundred electors, was only the first of a series of like demon strations to be made throughout the kingdom. The present manifesto is accompanied by a form of peti tion, to be signed by those who dab* reform ; quote, modelled modelled on that of the Chatemildsage, are to be got up in all the chief places et the provisoes, where the spirit of reform is to be roused by *ratio= from popular speakers, who will visit them *am Paris for that purpose. The profeseions, orgenisittlem. and proceedings of this national ream ineesistien are evidently modelled on those of al sseisties In England—peaceable and legal mew dome ass to be resorted to. Discussion and the pus se the only machinery to be brought We LIEWILESIL The right of petition is the iEgis wain the shelter of which the reformers will protect themeekes, The most unequivocal indication of the &roadie character of the association is the alarm it has given to the government. The ministerial organ of Satin► day devotes its leading article to the expansion et Its ire oa the occasion, and stigmatises the central Leah mittee as a revival of the Jacobin club. The frequent charges made by the opposztion against the ministry . for its disposition to favour absolutism and the Jesuits in its diplomacy, have elicited one or two expressions of qualified disavowal both in the tribune and in the press. M. Onizot delivered a speech in the Chamber of Peers, which we lately noticed, in which he referred to the affairs of Italy and Switzerland in terms which have been eulogised by his organ, the Journal des Dibats. "This is the first time," mays that journal, " that the reforms of Italy have been officially mentioned in the tribune." In expressing, in the name of France, his sympathy for the regal& movement which is taking plea in Me state of Italy, in our day, to declaring that it was the duty of all the nations and governments of Europe to lend their support to the difficult and ornletinte task which the Pope wishes to carry out, IL. Outset has shown how he Peacetime that the liberal sad commervative policy which he has ceased to prams, ought to be applied. ' To announce to the Italian te that at present they can preserve their in tend safety only on condition of remaining in good intelligence with their people, to proclaim aloud that ft is important for France that these governments shall not be lorded over by say other power ; to say, in due, to the populations themselves, that the reforms which they desire wadi' cease te be possible en the day when they 4 18, should ones to demand them pesesabl and legally, is to in trodaee into Italy that moderate whieh for 17 years has constituted the strength and of Frazee, and whisk w il l one day, we lope, eons to the strength and happiness of Italy. We have no doubt that this ma= reply of M. Ouizot to all the absurd rumours and which have been disseminated relative to the oaths of French diplomacy in Italy will be rewired with enthusiasm beyond the Alps. France will behold there a first and great application of the iwell.known words—" All parties pro mwe progress; the conservative one alone can effect it." The charges of ministerial corruption continued to be made the subject of comment in the chambers and in the pram One involving the conduct of Marshal Soult is at present the subject of dis cussion. The particulars, however, would offer little interest to the English . public, unless the matter should assume a more serious form than it has at pre sent, which is scarcely probable. The act in favour of the Lyons and Avignon Railway was unexpectedly rejected in the Chamber of Peers on Friday, notwithstanding it was strongly advocated by the cabinet. The Prince de Joinville has been ordered to send some ships of his squadron to Algiers, on the pretext, as is said, that a Turkish fleet is expected there. M. Olozaga, accompanied by his family, had arrived at Bayonne. The Phare des Pyrinfes says that Mr. Southern arrived in Bayonne on the 2nd inst, bearing de spatches from Mr. Bnlwer to Lord Palmerston. DEATH OP LORD DUNBANDLE.—The Right Hon. Denis Daly, Baron Dunaandle exp ired at his residence, Due sandls, county Galway, on Friday last. His lordship was elevated to the peerage a few years since by Sir Robert Peel, of whose policy he was slwsys an adherent. He is succeeded in his title and estates by his son the Hon. Denis Daly, who had offered as a candidate fur the representation of Galway. • Advices from Berne to the 3rd instant have been received. The committee of the diet appointed to re port on the insurgent measures of the separatist can under had not yet presented their report. They were stood to be agreed to pronounce against these *.vlo ate. 4 TINE EXPRESS, MONDAY, E'V'ENING, AUGUST 9, 1847. REGAL SPORTS.—The following account of the amusements provided at the rural fête at Osborne, on the occa sion of PrinteAlfred's birth-day, we print literati/a from the Cowl Circular of Saturday : .. Dancing, cricket, quoits, trap-bat and ball, and rounders, whipping a ball out of a hole (six persons hooded), foot-ball, foot-races, donkey races, hopping !witch, hurdle races, jumping in sacks, blind-man's buff, leap-frog, long rope, follow my leader, and skipping, wheeling barrows I blindfolded), snapping et gingerbread (hands tied), bobbing for apples (in water), dipping for a piece of money (in meal), climbing poised poles, winding strings around pegs, &c., &c. These sporta afforded amusement to a large conrourse of happy people. The bands of the Royal Marines and 43rd Light Infantry were present by her Majesty's command, and to their mar some forty or fi fty couples threaded the mazes of the good old English country-dance. The Queen, the Prince, the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, the Reign- I ing Duke of Nassau and their respective suites, Count Mensdorff, hie Excellency Baron de Brunow, Viscount Pal merston, and the ladies and gentlemen of the royal house- 71, ,,,,,, hod wererment during the whole of these festivities, and hie and his Royal Highness appeared to take the lamest in the amusements and happiness of the group by wheat they were surrounded. The royal daises loomed asst the hart Interesting part of this scene. The Prime of Wass era Prince Allred appeared in the tor- 1 red costume of British seamen, and with their royal sisters appeared to ogler fay into the humours of the day. The whole modelled at sunset, and the enthusiastic cheering which medusa through the woods of Osborne on the de =o( the royal party will not easily be forgotten by rho were fortunate enough to be present. VACANCY FOR GREENWICYL—NO sooner had the excitement attending the election for this borough passed away than intelligence was received that one of the mem bers was no more. Yesterday morning a report reached Greenwich that Mr. Barnard, who has sat for that borough dace 1832, died on Saturday. The first effect of this melan choly news having subsided, the filling of the vacancy was , a traded stilted of discussion. There seemed to exist no, doubt that Mr. Hawes would stand, if solicited ad pro. idea wash support as would hold out a fair hope of succor. Ice this event, a contest would most likely ensue, for the 1 high 'position at which Mr. David fialomons was placed on the poll at the recent election, after only a few hours' can- Men, will possibly induce him to stand: also. FIREAr—RARROW-ROAD.—Yesterday, at a quarter 1 pest 12 at mewl, a fire broke out upon the farm pre- [ Wass belonging to J. Neald, Esq., M.P., known as °eking lei-ho , - Harrow-road, about eight miles from London, 1 and at 9 o'clock tot evening, the hour the reporter left, although all danger of any further extension of the detente tire element wee Over, it was the opinion of the firemen that the fire could not by possibility be extinguished until a late hour this day. The dames when first perceived were raging in a rink dame hay standing in the rick -yard, and surrounded by numerous other stacks, barns, the farm-house, and other farm property. The precise cause of the disaster could not be ascertained, but is supposed to have been occasioned either by lightning or from the hay having been stacked too soon. A number of parsons hastened to the spot, and with the aid of buckets of water they attempted in rain to assuage the flames, for, owing to the small space between the stacks, the flames speedily communicated to a era stack, and from thence travelled right sad left, until the whole of the ricks in the yard, numbering six were completely enveloped. Engines i were procured fr om Willesdon, and afterwards from Leaden. Although a powerful stream was distributed l over the homing mass, net the least impression could be made upon the Ramie, and they continued to rise most fear fully. The engines were left behind all night, and at nine o'clock mess were engaged in euttieg out those portions of the ticks into which the fire had not penetrated. At least 'wo-thirds of each rick had been destroyed. It is alacrity' - that the property was art iiiMermi.—Lemnrin.—A fire took place on Saturday meraMg ea _the premises of Mr. Sim sone,Windmill-street,Corad, lueifer match manatee turer. The fire originated is the workshop, and was occa sioned by a work boy, who onelleatelly let fall a match-box upon acme ignitable materials. TbeWest MEngland engine was almost immediately on the ogee. red a plentiful supply of water having been obtained, the lee Reis prevented from extending its ravages beyond the premiss whaseit caigi nated, which together with the peepwty they eostaised, were entirely deetreied. We vadaMairlehot MA Memos, is not insured.•••—WHlTECllkrli.Thill abseil ma te rtaelesttweire o'clock, the premien of Mr. 82, h-etnet, Whiteehapel, were Membered by a policeman to as fire. At that period the Inmates, omitting of sneer se eight persons, were is their beds asleep. The con- Mabie. Oar amilarahle resbie,susessded in making the residealesessibis et** bat by the time be bad secomplited his *W s *Week the el the shop was 'upped in • caespheis bleep, sad fradikathefile wee impossible te litle a rakerses,the whelk of peruses Wag Is thole aoh russet by te etl # out of the sessed ilser and pails slag the reef et the adjoining lease. dabs prkit, London Brigade, and West el lagiesd ih = pay quickly attended, and, with the ti o :f in a m aillbil la et war, the flames were speeilly sot venal the whets ef Yr. Ityasma's ewh trade was ed. no erre of the esailrr unknown. The it t'a fall on the Globe rhos. EXPLOSION OP FIRESTORM! IN LAMBETH. Oa Saturday afternoon, shortly after one o'clock, an exploders_ of a fearful eheresser, Model with great dee&e, t=ty, seemed wpm the pasidase Ur. , firework asitafasestrer, Psspee•ln Lambeth walk. The premises extended from the teat dwelling-house nearly 100 feet back, and were adjoined ea either aide by numerous workshops and privets hena. At the time of the explosion a number of the truisms were engaged in the several compartments of the tesextj. Many of the houses in the immediate vicinity of Regent-street were &skim to their foundations. The windows and roofs were essaiderably damaged, and in two or three buildings the giwere thrown from one ride of their rooms to the n, an instant a thousand or two of rockets s hot forth bum Kr. Derby's factory high into the air; these were fol lowed by other fierce explosions, which had barely subsided when volumes of black smoke and large sheets of flame were to be seen curling over the roofs of the surrounding houses. With all possible expedition the parish, West of England, and five of the London Brigade engines reached the spot, at which time the whole of Mr. Darby's back premises, with the exception of the powder magazine, were blazing, u were the workshops adjoining, belonging to Mr.Dslley, an engineer. Before a drop of water could be thrown upon the dames, they had communicated to the front dwelling, and there is no doubt that had it not been for the exertions of the firemen this place would also have been levelled with the ground. As it is, the whole of the back windows are demolished, and several of the rooms severely injured by fire. After some dee Ihe themes err the Mune, when • meet ieself—the whole of the esedobewailledino reer;behlt • two-story storehouse, were mod te the preerk surd lbseeeede upon thousands of rocket am were te be nee =diktats a. The total loam Is very anallineeMe • It is the vision of Mr. Darby that the inermahe desereyet were worth 2,000 f. Hew the &maw occurred Is anknovria. The general ihat it was occasioned by a workman taking a = . l bet metal into one of the rooms. That individual is so severely injured as to be obliged be removed to the hos pital. Besides the great destruction of property at Mr. Darby's, several of the neighbouring houses were much Woad INQUESTS, SATURDAY.—DEATII FROM FOUL AIR. Before Mr. Bedford, at the Crown, Long-acre, concerning the death of George Graeae , aged 30, who was suffocated in an outhouse of a low lodging-house, No. 6, Langley court, Long-acre. William Parkin said that he was employed by the proprietor of the house, and knew the decessed,who resided there. At about half-put 4 o'clock on Friday, the deceased went into the yard, and in a quarter of an hour 'ritual, hearing that a man was found there dead, went and saw him lying on the ground, pale and ghastly. Some men raised him up, but the stench from the closet was so overpowering that they were obliged to leave. A surgeon was immediately sent for. The deceased was in perfict health before. lie had sparently fallen insensible out of the closet. —Mr. Edward Union Berry, surgeon, of No. 7, 1 James-street, Covent-garden, said that be was called to the' deceased, and found him lying in • yard about eight feet square, the stench in which was horrible, so much so that he could not remain in it, but had hint brought op into they,. sage. The odour was not confined to the house, bet contaminated the whole neighbourhood. He smelt it • distance of sixty yards off, and found the neighbours at the doors complaining. He could not do any thing to save the deceased. The eMuvium was quite sufficient to cause death. He had no doubt that he died from the sudden escape of foul air. The whole of that part of the parish was in a dreadful state from the want of proper dada age. The same thing might occur to-morrow.—A juror said that nt the time of the occurrence there was the same stench in his house.—Another juror remarked that several persona bed been ill since the time mentioned in consequence of the I odour.—Edward Hayden said that he went to the assistance of the deceased, but was almost immediately seized with giddiness, and fell insensible. lie had smelt the drain before, but never so strongly.—Mr. Berry, the surgeon, said that a short time ago typhus fever prevailed in the neighbourhood. This emanation was sufficient to produce any fever, and he should not be eurpri ed if it produced some endemic fever. —The coroner said he was sure that the jury, interested as they must be, for they were all in danger, would wi'lingly someent to an adjournment, in order that the place might be alnebsed, with a view to improve its condition.—The jury cemented, and the inquiry was adjourned for a week.-- FATAL COLLISION ON TYE RIVISIL—CHARGE AGAINST THE CAPTAIN OF A STEAM:IL—Before Mr. Payne, in the board room of Guy's Hospital, respecting the death of George Andrews, aged forty years, a shipwright, who lost his life on the river.—Frederick Thomas, of 17, Lambeth-street, Whitechapel, deposed that he WAS a painter. On the afternoon of Tuesday Last, witness was employed on board the Coleraine steam. packet, moored off the Subbase tier, Bermondsey. The de ceased was at work painting the larboard paddle-box of the North Star, which was lying next to the Coleraine. A barge was likewise made fast outside the lest-named vessel, which projected so far out as to impede the navigation of the ricer. The Isle of Thanet, a Margate packet, was coming up the river full swing with the tide. The captain saw danger, and eased the vessel for them to clear away. This not being done, he or dered the vessel on, when it came with great violence against the barge , which immediately sank. The force of the col. lision jammed the deceased between the sides of the Cole raine and the North Star. Deceased was literally crushed. He was removed to Guys Hospital.—B7 the Coroner . The North Star, in the first instance, was iniproperly moored, and left very little water way for the navigation of the river. The captain of the Isle of Tbanet might not have been aware the deceased was at work between the paddle-boxes, which would account for his not stopping after the accident. Mr. Thomas Beaumont, house-surgeon, said the deceased was dreadfully injured, and died on Friday from the effects of the injuries he had sustained. Other evidence of a cor.- diming nature having been adduced, the jury, after some discussion, retailed • verdict of "Accidental death." THE ELECTIONS. ABERDEENSHIRE. Gordon returned, no opposition. ROXBI.YROHSHIRE. Hen. E. Elliott returned, no opposition. KINCARDINESHIRE. Hon. H. Arbuthnot returned, no opposition. AYR (COUNTY). Mr. A. Oswald, the late member, was re-elected on Thursday last, at Ayr, on the motion of Capt. F. Hamilton, seconded by Bailie Smith, of Prestwick.—Mr. Oswald then addressed the electors, declaring the very high sense he en tertained of this renewed expression of their confidence. He defended the vote he bad given on the corn laws. and mid, that after the lapin he bad been taught since last election, he would for the future pledge himself on no question whatever. BEDFORD (COUNTY). The court for the election of two representatives of the county was opened at the Shire-hall. Lord Alford was pro posed by Colonel Oilpin, and seconded by Mr. Robert Lind sell.—Kr. Hastings Russell was proposed by Mr. Charles Burnett, and seconded by Mr.W. B. Higgins. The High Sheriff asked if any elector had any other candidate to pro pose, end being answered in then egative, declared Lord Alford and Francis Carles Hstings Ruuell duly elected as representatives of the noway a of Bedford, in the ensuing parliament. CHESHIRE (SOUTH). The election of two members for the southern division of Cheshire took place on Saturday at Chester Castle. The Hon. Hugh Cholmondeley, M.P., nominated Sir Philip de Malpu Grey Egerton, Bart. The nomination was seconded by Mr. G. T. Antrobus.—Mr. Handle Wilbraham. of Rode Hall, proposed the other late member, Mr. Tollemache, whose nomination was seconded by Mr. J. F. France, of Boatock Hall.—No other candidate being propos ed , the high sheriff delved Sir Philip Egerton and Mr. Tollemache duly elected. DUBLIN (UNIVERSITY.) The numbers polled on Saturday, the fourth day, up to a quarter to five o'clock, were :—Hamilton , 29 ; Shaw, 27 ; Napier, 29; M'Cullagh, 29.—Gross poll: Hamilton, 704; Shaw, 631 ; Napier, 506; WCullagh, 353. " I erred on Thunay," says our reporter, " in splitting the Lord Chan cellor's vete between M'Coligh and Napier. He plumped for the former, as the Rev. Threeltam Gregg did for Napier. Chief Justice Blackburn* voted for Hamilton and Shaw. The polling grows exceedingly languid. It was generally supposed the struggle would end to-day (Saturday), but Napier calculates one large accession of strength on Monday, as the her will have then returned from circuit. His friends are confident of his success, but I doubt it much." ESSEX (SOUTH). This has been one of the most closely contested of the county elections which has yet taken place. The email ma jority against Sir E. N. Buxton on the first day's poll filled the conservative party with dismay, and inspired the liberals with the confident hope of a triumph. The liberals, pre vious to commencing the mutest, never dreamt of running the conservative candidates so hard, the latter having looked on the south division of the county as a thing which was to be theirs in perpetuity. Accordingly, between the fears of the earreetiver and the hopes of the liberals, the poll opened ea Saturday morning under peculiarly exciting cir ri's/farness. Early in the day persons who had been bed side& kr years were carried to the polling-booth. Some were so et ill that their friends were apprehensive the ex citement might be attended with fatal results. One gentle man was brought to the polling-booth in his carriage, re dining on a temporary bed, and wrapped in blankets. It being deemed unsafe to attempt to carry him out of his car riage, the clerks quitted the polling-booth and took his vote in the carriage . At eleven - o'clock a report being in gene ral circulation that Sir E. N. Buxton was then in a majority of eight, it had the effect up both parties to ren ewed exertions, which w condoned until the close of the poll at four o'clock. Ablest half-past four, Sir Edward, accompanied by several of his friends, arrived in Chelmsford, and expressed in pri vate his belief that the majority would not be ten either way, and it would be impossible to my on which aide the slight aejerity would be. In this state of uncertainty as to the result, Mr. Brewton (who was sure of his election) and Si r Edward addressed the assemblage. Mr. Smyth did not make his appearance, a circumstance which the friends of Sir Edward very naturally regarded as • fa vourable augury for the hon. baroset's return. As the poll ing places were widely apart, sed intelligence could not be got from them all for two bourn, the state of minas* as to the resul ,t hee kept up in Chelmsford. At length at half past six expresses readied, and the eggregete s tate of the poll was announced to be thus Buxton, 1,727 ; Brampton, 1,152 ; Smyth, 1,694. The announcement was received with loud cheers. The triumph which liberalism has thus achieved ever toryiam in South Essex, heretofore regarded as one of the tory strongholds, is co nsidered one of the greatest which has t a ken place daring the present elections. The cial announcement of the numbers will be made by the high s heriff on Monday (this day). Fl FESIIIRE. The nomination of • representative for the county of Fife took place on Friday, at Cupar. The town was thronged with people from the neighbouring towns and villag di es, and sere were no fewer han leer beads et musk rang th ed.e t r eets for some time before the prornedings pa oommenc Captain Oswald, of Dunikier, seconded by Mr. John Ha*, Cameron bridge, nominated Mr. Balfour, of Balbirnie, as a fit and proper person to represent the county in Parliament. Colonel Ferguson M.P., seconded by Mr. Wilson, Glair mount, nommaad Mr. Fergus, of Strathore, as a lit and proper person to represent the county. Mr. R. F. Gourley th en nominated himself es • candidate, but n ot getting a seconder, he relinquished the contest. After speeches from the candidates, Mr. Thomson. a farmer, who had taken up a position in the crowd immediately in front of the hustings, put several questions to Mr. Balfour, and among others tke following :—Do you know, Mr. Balfour, how many commitments annually take place tor offences against the game laws ?—Mr. Belfour : I do net know the exact number.—Do you believe that they are up-i wards of 40,090 I—l have heard so.—Do you believe that tea sum of 40,0001. is annually expended in prosecuting person who have infringed these laws ?—I will believe it if you my that such is the fact.—After learning this, will you sup port Mr. Bright's motion for the repeal of tke game laws ? —No.—Will you resist all additional endowment,, whetter ~- _} -, to Roman eMbaliss eir protestant' t—Yes.—The sheriff took a show of hue. Tie anima Named to be nearly unanimous for Mr. Fergus; but emly SIM thirty or forty hands ware held up fur Mr. Balimr, eashosive of his own supporters on the hustingc—Tba add, Rhea dipalared the show of hands to be in favour of Mr. Fero', sad a poll haying been de manded on the part of Mr. M.lfour, the polling days ware fixed to take place as Monday (thu day) and Tuesday, and the declaration to be made on Thursday. GLOUCESTERBHI. , This contest hu terminated in the return of 'Mr. Orantley Berkeley, as will be men by the final state of the poll, pub lished in another column. Much excitement war mani fested, and the police were mustered is large force to sup press the riotous conduct of a portion of the mob. In one of the struggles that characterised the day it is said Mr. Orantley Berkeley had an arm brokm. IRE (WEST). Mr. KENT (WEST). The polling for this division of Kent was resumed on Saturday at eight o'clock, and at the close the election was said to have terminated in favour of Hodges and Rimer. The numbers were stated to be—Fileser, 3,222; Hodges, 3,133 ; Austin, 3,087. LINLITHG 0 WSHIRE. The election for the county of Linlithgow took place on Friday.—Mr. Hope Vere proposed Mr. George Dundas as • tit and proper representauve for the county of Linlithgow. —Mr. Durham Weir, jun., of Boghead, in seconding the nomination of Mr. Duodu, said, he is, I em happy to say, a gentleman who is a warm and steady supporter of the protestant religion—that religion which is the glory of our land, upon whose foundation alone the safety of the crown and the efficiency of the constitution can rest with security. I —The Sheriff then asked if any other candidate was to be proposed, and no one appearing, the learned gentleman called for a show of hands in favour of Mr. Hondas, which having been responded to, he declared that gentleman to be duly elected member for the county of Linlithgow. NORTHUMBERLAND (NORTH). The nomination of candidates for the representation of the northern division of Northumberland took place at Alnwick, on Saturday. Sir G. Grey, Bart , arrived at his committee rooms, from his seat, shortly after nine o'clock, and was re ceived with loud cheers by a dense crowd, assembled to re- mire him. At ten o'clock he and his friends proceeded to the hustings, accompanied by music, and with a large num ber of banners ; and were followed almost immediately by Lord °sudden and Lord Lovaine, who were greeted with ! prolonged hissing and hooting, mingled with the cheers oil their supporters. In front of Lord Oasulston a placard weal raised, exhibiting in legible characters the number of divi lions that have taken place in parliament since his lordship, has had a seat—namely, 610; and the number of divisions in which he has taken a part, namely, 47. The display of this fact caused a good deal of amusement, and was the occa sion of frequent comment during the proceedings. The sheriff arrived on the hustings shortly after ten, and as the kcal formalities had been disposed of so the court-house, he called upon some gentleman to nominate a candidate ;where. upon Mr. C. W. Orde, of Nunnykirk, proposed Lord Ossulston as a fit person to represent the division.—Mr. B. Burrell, of Broom-peck, seconded the nomination.—Mr. 0. A. B. Creswell, son of the retiring member, proposed Lord Lovaine—Mr. F. Sitwell, of Barmoor, seconded the nomi nation in a speech of great length, and amidst repeated ex pressions of impatience. He recommended Lord Loraine as a friend of the established church, and as ore who would contend for the advantage of the agricultural clam, as con tradistinguished from the other classes of the community.— Lord Frederick Fit:chrome then came forward, amid loud cheers, to propose Sir Geo. Grey. The noble lord refemdto the party of which Sir Geo. Grey is a diatinguished orna ment, to prove that they had ever been found the ,demotes of popular rights; and on this ground, coupled with the red. =able private c haracter of the right hon. hart., he recom mended him to the support of the independent electors of the county. hie. Prideaux Selby, of Twirell House, seconded the nomination. Lord Ossuurrow, cn appearing, was received with con flicting expressions of feeling, in which, however, those of disapprobation greatly preponderated. He denied the asser tion that he had neglected the interests of his constituents, and affirmed, on the other hand, that he had carefully watched every measure in any way affecting the landed in terest. True he was absent during the last session on account of the state of his health, but the votes of the House of Com ment proved that he had not been unmindful of his duties. Elected a protectionist, he had avoided contagion from the bad example of Sir Robert Peel ; and he pointed with pride to the successful efforts of the protectionist party in behalf of the factory operative', op posed as throe efforts were by the combined strength of whigs and tories. It had been alleged that between himself sad Lord Lovaine a coalition existed, but surely his own position in the county entitled him to aspire to the honour which he now sought. His votes 'hewed that he had acted independently, not as the nominee of any one. He had represented the great conservative party of the division, and hence he was disappointed at the conduct of many clew men of the established church, who had on this occasion withheld from him support which before he had freely received. He must infer frees this either that the church had ceased to be conservative, or that her ministers built their hopes rather on those who are, than on those who lad been. in power. Personally, he was a sincere friend of the church, and for this meson should strenuously oppose any attempt to endow the Roman catholic church. (Cheers and hisses). Lord LeVAINS was received with moderate cordiality. He came forward, he said, at the request of an influential por tion of the landed gentry, and connected as he was with the Duke of Northumberland, it could not be believed that he was otherwise than friendly to the agricultural interest. He had no personal exertions of his own to refer to, but the good deeds of the house of Percy here needed no flourish. It was necessary, however, that he should explain his political faith. In the first place, as a friend of the protestant faith, he maintained most decidedly that the introduction of the Jews into the representation of this country was, or would be, a decided act of national apoistacy. Ile was glad to find that the endowment of the catholic priesthood was disavowed by the leaders of all the parties in the state. At the risk of being charged with illi berality, he contended that the attempt to repeal the statute of morn:min was to be condemned moat dec i dedly. To edu cation he was friendly, but no system ought to be tolerated in this country which was not religious in its character. He had many doubts as to the alleged advantages of free trade, end certainly thought that u the farmer was exposed to esnionition in corn, he ought also to have the benefit of wMeer Mem and cheap cottons. The navigation-laws were nestioud by free trade, but be never would consent to MINIM* what had been found so advantageous to the offietry. An elector called Lord Lovaine's attention to the pesie-laws, but his lordship made no reply. Mr Geoeoe GRIM then addeessed the electors as follows : --efflestlemen, while I regret to say that there were many epielollls uttered by the gentleman who as ably seconded the netnination of the noble Lord Lovaine,of which I disapprove, there were some opinions expressed by him in which I cor dially concur, and eons more so than those with which he opened his address, reminding you of the importance of the occasion on which you are now assembled. The day hue at last arrived for which the note of preparation has hug been heard, when you, ma portion of the constituent body el this county, are called on according to law, and by dee meth* of the conatititkin, in the exercise of a valuable privilege, and in the Mielsarge of a responsible and important duty, to choose two oat lithe three candidates who now stead before you, and to send them to parilemat en )!!' F n. sentatives, there to take a part, ea year teshem, in the delibetatiem whisk mad secupy the &deaden elf the legiala tore touching dime gesellean which will allase—ast ealy the interests of zzerticaler lemlity—met them dem Worlds — (loud ches s which en appal hag been made, but the interests of wilds of this embed and at those exteentee depentheass which hew been peolz am :_ ist. idenee beneath the Heidi rule--the nets et ea rests varied soil mixed, wr*.imeral, beam, mei eremseer cial,—intereste of rich sad poor, of the loinseen end the capitalist—Mamma of the employer of labour-6mi lad, not least in importance, the interests of a still mere munerous clam, who, eartalseg their living by their daily labour,have con tributed so meentall , by their honest, persevering industry, and by their imeami in placing this country on that pedestal ming the satins of the earth which, by the blessing of Puoidensee, iteesephe. (Cheers.) Looking, then, at these important questiony awl et the magnitude of those interests with which yew sepeesuatatives will be intrusted, and at the part their imastitimede will have to take, it is, I assure you, with no light hellos et r e sponsibility that I place myself before you as a ammilskile for the representation of the northern division of this important county in parliament. (Cheers.) I stand hem, reed is avow it, that I am attached to that great party which ban been spoken of by Yr. Sitwell in terms of which I ban nothing te complain, but for which I thank him. I stand hem before an agricultural oonstiteemeg M FOAM WNW a whit I (Loud cheers.) Iltr. Shwa teal yea that the =iii ): of the whig party cos dui the vein of PlllOll s • heard. I thank him ter thet delteltiva ef ear and I am here to amen that litmdele-7(eheemMti mks of the peoples shoal& be hied eiedy eat ormairatism, ally—that it should be heard he amsedwalll with the spied olthat constitution for the existeatie af width we have se mach cause to be thankful. (Cheers.) I don't steadied,* to-day to make any palmitin the fine timed deal principles. lam hen, seer 16 ims' public life, and derdeamestomess sr . have hi M take a more than warm peetiathe elheemieee efthe Rem of Commons upea these lasedeas abide ham sees iteseas the period under the attendee of the isgilleame, h ri eees ; a ., It wee the knew ti i my public eeriest sad sot ia of is apeelet to t u bes seeds =‘, AO a Wee ef yam 4 MOM& me to became a emendate la ram wi~ eat it ie accordance with dint invitation that I stand hire Moog. I (Cheers.) I wanted no seat in parliament. Te gin UMW she parliaments have 1 been returned by one ecaidtessey, between whom and myself, I am proud to say, that a grow ing and increasing confidence subsisted, and I bad a most perfect assurance of being again returned by them, had I again, as I earnestly desired, offered myself to their sow* ance. (Hear, hear.) I was anxious when it was deal proposed to me to become a candidate for this divides et Northumberland to decline that honour. I shield meet readily and cordially, as one of yourselves, as a (mistier et Northumberland, assisted in returning, with rasa mint a man who would have maintained the in of the county, and who would have opposed more sabblly hate Ido the coalition to which I now stand opposed. (" Hear," and cheers.) I speak not of this coalition in any invidious geese ; for while I am anxious to thank the hon. gentleman and the two noble lords on the other side for the absence of ell personal feeling and appeals to party motives—en ex ample which I hops to follow, would my a word or two in cequenee of what fed fr om Lord Ossuhton. Gentlemen, of - the fact of a coalition there can be no doubt whatever. ( Hear.) The two noble lords have a perfect right, if they think fit, to form a coalition, and I can see no reason why Lord Ossulaton should be ashamed of it. (" Hear," and a 11111111. laugh) He may be • great master of the English language, and attach memos to tenon which we plain, unsephisti. ceded men cannot understand. (Laughter.) We can oaly ' deduce inferences from ordinary premmes. I was led to bao liens that there was • coalition, having had sent to me m freeholder • month ago an address emanating from the tw: noble lords, dated the same day, issued from the same place, Alnwiek, and printed on the same piece of paper. (Loud laughter.) I Sod also that there ia &joint committee sitting in this town, and I believe there are similar joint committees throughout the various districts of the county. (Hear, bear.) I find the canvassing arch are on behalf of both the noble lord,. I need not, therefore, waste your time in proving that a coalition exists. Yon know full well that I stand here opposed to the united efforts of the two noble lords. (Hear.) I don't stand boa for the first time to make a profession of my principles. I stand here avowing myself a whig, and glorying in the fact that amongst those designated by the name of whim are meta whose names have been associated—not to go back to ancient times, as my noble friena Lord Fitzclarecce has already done—but in our own times—whose names have been asso ciated with all the great social improvements which have taken place through the acts of the legislature. (Cheers.) I stand here u one of the party who, whether in or oat of office, advocated, and eventually, in office, carried, the abolition of negro shivery. (Cheers.) I stand here as one of that party through whose efforts, aided and backed by the people—as I hope ministers will always be when they propose measures for the good of the people—was passed the Reform Bill, which conferred on many of those whom I now see before me that right to exercise the elective franchise which before they did net p 006064. (Cheers.) On this point I will only allude for a moment to a sentence in the speech of Mr. Sitwell. He told you, in language which, so far from complaining of, I most thank him for, that 1 was your friend, equally with the two noble lords ; but that, as I was a minister of the crown,. you might as well reject me, end send my two noble friends, as I hope I may call them, to parliament -- that I should be sure to find an other seat there to do the work of a represen. teative—so that in point of fact you would elect me as ! your third representative by proxy. (A laugh.) I think Mr. Sitwell must have forgotten the changes which have taken place of late years, He said it was a long time since he had stood on the hustings ; perhaps it was before the Reform Act passed ; for who, I ask, can scot:Meet a minister of the crown in those days addrening a constituency like the ' present ? You are aware that before the reform bill passed it was usual for a minister of the crown to go down to what were called pocket boroughs. (Hear, hear.) He did not come down to the people of a great consti tuency be did not meet the intelligent, honest faces of • large assembly like the present ; he did not Imbibe the spirit of freedom which your cheers breathe. (Great applause.) It is a wholesome thing for a minister of the crown to stand before such assemblages as the present, who come to interchange their opinions with those whom they desire to see, and after • fair avowal of their political principles to decide on their merits as candidates. (Hear.) Among other measures proposed by the party to which I have the honour to belong, have been those of municipal re form, both in England and Ireland. (Clime.) There are other questions to which I need not advert, except to notice one to which Lord °nekton alluded, arid on which he claimed your support on the ground of having voted on the factory question. lie said, we—l don't know who he means as having been associated with him—" we pursed the factory bill"—that bill haring been carried this sear in the absence of my noble friend. (Level laughter.) He maid, " You must thank our tender means for the factory bill which was opposed by the united forces of the whim and Peelitea." (Hear.) I can excuse my Roble friend's ignorance of what took place in the house whilst he was absent. (A laugh.) On more than one ecetsion, divided as the whip and Peelites were, I voted fur that measure; my yoke was repeatedly raised on behalf of the measure, ailed for as it was by the interests of humanity ; and I contributed with my noble friend Lord John Russell to the pegging of that act. (Laud cheers.) We have always been advocates for the removal of those restrictions on trade which have been devised for its protection, but which have been found to impede the development et trade and com merce. On what grounds lam opposed by my noble friend, if he will allow mew call him 60 (Lord Lovau e), I am at a loss to conceive. He stated that he would offer no factious opposition to the ministry. lam not aware that he alluded to a single act or item in the policy of her Majesty's revel ment. He alluded to some bills brought into parliament, which were private bills, and which her Majesty's muggers, in reference to those parts of them to which be objected. did not support. (Hear, hear.) I claim him from an acknowledgment of his candid opinion that we are fit to be trusted with the government of this country. (Cheers.) But I find that the Freund on which I am epposed is an attempt to revive the old cry of protec tion to agriculture. On this point, addressing as lam a large agricultural constituency, I am moat anxious to say a few words. (Hear.) The gentleman who proposed or who seconded Lord Omulston did so on the ground that he had been true to the interests of agriculture. I don't deny it. He went on to say that the noble lord had resisted the con tagion of Sir ltobert Peel. Gentlemen, there is one way of resisting contagion, and that is keeping at • very long distance from it—(laughter)—and if that placard which we have seen here to-day contains any approximation to an aecuratiseatimate of the votes given h 7 the noble lord, tie had taten a most effectual means of avoiding any contagion which might be caught within the walls of the House of Commons. (Loud laughter.) I don't mean to object to my noble friend an the groued of his absence during the last parliament. I know the fatigues consequent upon a constant attendance to parliamentary duties. (Hear.) I am not prepared to say that his motives were at all repre hensible in wishing to meet you again and enter your servin with recruited strength and vigour. (Hear.) I hive no de sire to dispute his classical taste in his having for the first time in the winter of 1846 and 1847 visited the Eternal City, and spent that interval in the genial climate of an Italian atmosphere. I have only to regret that her Majesty's ministers hsd not the advantage of his services ; but I must observe that during the last three weeks he has been very constant in his attendance in parliament, and I am notional that on one occasion he gave a vote except in favour of her Majesty's ministers. (Hear, hear.) Although Mr. Sitwell thinks it is too late to revive the old corn law, be considers that there is yet some latent design to take away all your property and tend you to the union workhouse. Now Mr. Sitwell supported Lord Loraine as a scion of the house of Percy. I wou:d speak of that illustrious house with the most unfeigned respect ; but both the late duke, and the present, when Lord Prudhoe, voted with Sir Robert Peel. 'I suppose ! am held up sa a son of Ml e z, but I beg to say, if the agricultural interest is to be I shall be the first to feel that ruin. I vim a practical =ltmyself, and I ant in the possession effete) acres, endeavouring to farm to the best advantage. Bat, gentlemen, I believe that true protection to agriculture consists in an enlightened system of agriculture ; on grant ing leases to the tenants at fair and reasonable rents; in a fair remuneration to the landlord, at the was time that the tenant is allowed to lire fairly on the land; No true protectionist can, in my opinion, be justified is keeping up large quantitiee of game to consume the prods* of the laud, in order—not to enjoy the rational sport whisk I derive from walking across a few fields with dogs and gun, and bringing down a few partridges and hares—but is the 'sake of collecting great masses of game, destroying meek food, and then publishing in the local papers the great quer tity of game which a given number of gentlemen kill at what is called a bailor. (Cheers.) I believe that the only ter protection to agriculture is to be found, as I said before, is that self-reliance of the British agriculturist on his era resources, with that fair and liberal aid from his Iseel lord, without which, I admit, he can do little, bet with which, I believe he will be enabled to eoeledo succenfully with all the nations of the earth. (Chien) Remembering, as we mast, the ever-increasing de' mead for the fruits of the earth, occasioned by the continual increase of our population, in order to most this demand, the farmer will have to bring more land bee cultivation, and to cultivate the whole 02060=thut present; and I am happy to find, from the in Meat of drainage which is going on, that the necessity of this exertion is generally felt. (Renewed cheers.) But niell I believe that to talk of protection in any other sense wool be absolutely absurd. I'll tell you what has inflicted a gnat blow on protection—the facilities of intercourse between one country and another. (Hear, hear.) Mr. linden, to whom we are much indebted in this respect, calls himself a protectionist, and really believes himself to be so; bat I think it would puzzle him to define what protection Emma He, and such as he, b 77 means of their capital, talent, lad exertion, having eontH6ufad to the extension of nulway 00•11111d610A014b0” beaded the heaviest blow and greatest dius,inssNmg;iaa=ka. hissaass they have made the estihnorant of inns obsolethely time wh impoesitsliche. , a A sass may now Inman Swope withi n ages, was r.s sd to te l navel from Londe& to kb* and hoes Rio roger le to keep up the imaging Thick poidleliny dillies lave hitherto Thus, iastood or Weft bask goods became they seu ?!. Mclefts ranUise, the of Providence will be xry in ty ellierwing the freed intieshoor of otennod.iul! wlniever predand, (Cheers.) I den'tlineweebotharyn to beer any awe apes this waldest. (" You") I thiee_t have said eon* arm nom from myself the rePeu•°' of being as mow to ogrkiattare. At all events I mad fairly apes this *at, that the egriculturiets will ham iu as a representative MINN deeply interested in their prosperity, nehap, than eilbor of ay noble friends. But another jeetion of a mast extraornary kind has been made to sr- Lord Lovainejf I remember right, said, that although posed to give a faksaggert to the government, he rather "'" trusted them, because lea saw that they were all the repteme• 6066060 Of large oensaanial constituencies, samaben foe towsw not for the essemirry. If there is any truth in this, if e' , interests are In b matters e the only which you are to se am' der, the beet thing you can do to remedy the defect will be to send one member of the government as a representative tit a great agricultural constituency. (Laughter and &Wet If you elect me, I shall at all events be one Wive Of an agricultural constituency, and I shall berereria your behalf to p ock et s. wath sinister designs which the ministry wal h . ave op o e n oyroutr.other qu ( es Lo ti u o d . la . u h g t h a ter h. an ve d b c . hee n m o t by my noble friends, and upon which I may be ex e rt* to express my opinion. One is the abject for cation. I was not able clearly to ascertain the _ entertained by either of m 7 opponents on this subject flir as I understand Lord Lonme's expression of cynics. =Ly concur with hint in this, that education ). ,Mor t—that it is most desirable to extend as wicks) se poseible the development of intellect, and the extend,* MI that moral and religious principle which you A n us effeesandly communicate to youth by a system of d?. struetion. It was with a sense of the deficiencies of tes exist*, means of instruction in this country, and witk t sense of the ruinous mutts which arise from the error ~! crime in the most ignorant parts of the country, that It Majesty's government became more and more 01100 se extend more widely through the country the net,: enable bleedings of education. (Cheers.) Upon WI