The Express. — London, England, 1847-08-11 00:00:00

I narrow and jesuitical reservations as that of Lord Osscurrow, with the candid acknowledgments of farmers' claims made by liberal landowners. Take for instance the following observations of Sir GEORGE GREY at the nomination at Alnwick. He said: He was a practical agriculturist, trying to gain a living by farming 900 acres of land, and surely, therefore, he wu un likely to do anything which would militate against the agri cultural interest. The only protection which the tenant farmer should hereafter look to would be security of tenure by means of leases and by fair and reasonable rents, not low rents, but suds as would allow reasonable returns to the land lord and a comfortable living to the tenant. With respect to the game laws, be thought no one was justified in keeping a large quantity of game, destroying human food. and appa rently for no other purpose than to have published race a.year in the newspapers that he and his friends had, ou a Firms day, slaughtered so many head at a benne. (Cuttus.) rhe tenant was entitled to fair and liberal aid from his landlord, for without it he could do but little. lie must cultivate the land better, and be allowed all costs of im provement, but to talk of any other protection in these times was absurd. This is in the right spirit, and will be far more acceptable to farmers than the nonsensical promises of impossibilities wherewith the protectionists deluded them so long. Let the earnest liberals turn their serious attention to the counties, and comparatively few of them will be found to be hopeless. ~~ /I;YR ~•~• IT was certainly very kind of the Bank, and kinder still of the market which allowed the Bank, to defer its startling rise in the rate of discount till the elec tions were pretty well decided. Had the Bank screw been twisted to its present tightness when so many bankers, capitalists, and ministers were wooing the sweet voices of the City electors, we might have had more political economy upon the hustings ; Goo and !Ascot: might then have heard of the names of TOOKE and TO/MIENS, and instead of the popular cry of " No bishops," we might have heard the more alarm ing one of " No Bank charter." We do not, however, pretend to regret seriously that the restriction of the currency was not made an electioneering cry. Truth on this subject is making its way—has made its way—in the minds of all men. Practical men feel, and even theorists begin to see, that there has been a great mistake. And we do believe that the sole obstacle in the way of dealing with the question is not that of statesmen admitting their mistake, but the difficulty of finding some real and efficient heck to over-speculation. We have months before us, however, ere the legis lature meets. The question at present is, whether the raising the rate of discount by the lipak is the result of a real scarcity of capital, or of a temporary scarcity of gold and specie. Some seem to think it due to both; whilst others would go the extravagant length of considering the two kinds and causes of scarcity as identical. With some, railroads are represented as the gulf which opened in the Forum, and was not to be closed till it had swallowed up all that was most valuable in the nation. The capital employed in the old modes of transport and locomotion, and either set free by the establishment of railroads, or, as in most in stances. metamorphosed into railway shares, is ac counted nothing. The money paid for land, whereon to lay out these railroads, is also considered to have perished and become incapable of constituting . capital. The large profits made by capital invested in rail roads, are considered to have been all spent, instead of being considered as the most likely element for the creation of new capitaL In short, the theorists, and complainants of railroad absorption, are like thaw who count up all the deaths on the bills of mortality, leaving the births quite out of calculation. Be this right or wrong, or be the right and wrong mingled, what shalTwe say to a system which so con fuses and intermingles all these causes, and many more with them, that it is impossible to tell whether capital is scarce or not—whether its scarcity be real or fictitious; and which converts the simple and un alarming fact of a necessarily and suddenly opened trade or extension of trade with a country, whose imports we immediately require, without having the immediate equivalent in commodities to offer, into an annihilation of all the capital and a paralysis of all the credit of the country ? Credit is a thing of great and manifold uses and advantages. Hitherto we have turned it to all inferior uses, withopt extracting the great and paramount advantage from it. - We have used credit as the aggrandiser of the rich, not the helper of the poor. We make it not only disproportionately swell the gains, and advantages, and facilities of money making of the rich—that is, of those who least want it—but we constitute it into a monopoly for a com pany of some score of rich men, to the prejudice of thousands of the ecnally rich and equally worthy. And all our anxiety in legislation is to bolster up the security, extend the power, and expand the profits of the few, by constituting them the guardians and the masters at the very atmosphere of commercial life— the currency. Now, really and truly, credit is not most wanting for the purposes to which we apply it. It is not so very indispensable to the rich, whose capital it doubles. Nor is it at all matter of such immense im portance that we should spare the investment and employ of so much gold, in order to save and spare it by replacing it with so mach paper. This is not worth the consideration of so great and so wealthy a country. But the good that we ought to expect and derive from credit is precisely the very quality of which we deprive it—viz., its expansiveness in the hour of distress. We do not want credit in us days, to swell the plethora of a nation ales oo full of wealth. We want it especially in adverse tines, in crises, in emergencies such as the present, or snob as occurred in April last, to fill the void that abdateted specie has left, and to give that activity to beds sod manufactures which both need at such a moment This is the system of credit that we want, and not the credit of the currency doctors, which is to be merely a state engine to enable the Bank to lad money when it is least wanting, but an engine lie refuse credit at a time when trade most wants it, ea some refined theoretic reason, that pries@ are to be brought down, in order to facilitate export. The idea of Bank directors seriously imagining, sod gravely telling the public, that they raise the rate of interest on their own capital to six per cent, in order to reduce the profit of the public in the prices of their commodity to some three per cent, is certainly a greater piece of impertinence and absurdity than ever Swirl. exposed. Had that satirist lived in oar day, he certainly would have written a voyage to a new island, when he would have typified Messrs. LLOT D and Touncvs, and their convert PEEL, in a way that might have helped to enlighten as well as amuse a dull community. We learn front the Paris papers that some of the ladies and children of the royal family have already gone to En, and the King, Queen, and other members will soon follow. MM. Guizot and Duchitel will do alternate duty in Paris during the recess ; at least until some pressing emergency shall demand their common presence. M. Duchatel, at present in Holland, is expected to return in a few days, when M. Guizot will leave for the Val Richer. M. niers continues his tour in the southern depart ments, and is everywhere received with honours. Slight, but very unequivocal, movements of earth quake have been felt in various parts of the European continent. Effects of this kind exhibited in the tract of France, on the channel coast near Havre, were lately mentioned. More recently the same pheno mena have been developed in the south of France and we have now accounts of the undulation being propagated through Spain. MADRID, Aro. 4. The moderado version of the late ministerial crisis is this —c se non @ rero, e• ben &ova° : Pastor Dias, they say, was the first to evince symptoms of a wish to retire. Whether wincing under the stings and arrows of outrageous journals, or influenced by other considerations, he wrote a letter to Pacheco expressing his intention to resign. Upon this a council of ministers was immediately summoned at Madrid, and Senor Pacheco manifested the same longing to throw up a responsibility, which was becoming extremely burthensome and ungrateful. Senor Benavides fol lowed the President of the Council in the same disheartened tone, and expressed the same official lassitude, and desire to rid his hands of the troublesome home-portfolio. Salamanca, alarmed at the progress of this infectious faint heartedness among his colleagues, summoned up a we t e. ,,,,.. usual store of high spirits and sanguine ex ridiculed their pale scruples, and promised the palace-question, and all other questions. • that the ready resources of his nimble nee produced less effect than usual upon the pensive Pacheco, he " changed his pipings," declaring 'bat the dangerous strait was past, that the weather ~; . INS sharing up, that the finances of the country rAilio` ** would be shortly in the most prosperous condition in sh the world, ppan d ear. Werethe fruits they of his to take rs all would the hazards a and hardships of office, and leave their succe4sors to reap the profits ? Senor Viuunonde then took up the ministerial lyre, and struck out some cheerful notes in the same strain till Hope enchanting smiled, and heart was restored to the members of the council. Mazarredo and Sotelo did not unseal their lips. They ended with deputing Salamanca and Benavides to repair to La Granja to see what could be done to better the situation. Benavides was charged to communicate Pacheco's wish to retire unless pros pects became clearer. Salamanca, arrived on the spot, rallied about him all his friends and pro tectors ; he knocked at the door of the " In fluence," and at the doors of those who are thought to influence the Influence, and did not ne glect to conciliate even Don Ventura de la Vega. Benavides undertook the task of calming the scruples of Pastor Diaz. And so the crisis blew over. Mr. Bslwer set out for La Granja last night; and Pacheco early this morning. It is noticed by every one that many offices about the Queen have been lately engrossed by relations of Serrano. Of the two ladies of honour, one is the favourite's aunt; of the two equerries, one is his cousin ; another cousin is one of the two commanding officers of the troops at La Granja. The nomination of his private secretary, Brigadier Don Ramirez Areas, to be Commander- General of the province of Jaen, is commented on in different ways. Some look on it as a favour, others as a means of getting rid of a man deeply com promised with the progresistas. The mother of Ge neral Serrano has arrived at the court. She is said to have received lately from the treasury 37,000 reale, which were due to her of her pension as widow of a field-marshal. Serrano's uncle, the Count of St Anton, is come to Madrid, and is not going back to court. The Bank of San Fernando has received a supply of specie amounting to 10 millions of reels, and are beginning to pay in 5 franc pieces instead of small money. Notes continue to be presented in exchange for others with the new stamp. Not more than 40 forged notes have been presented, 32 of 1,000 reels each, and the rest of 4,000. The Eco applauds Espartero for his magnanimity in refusing a pension of 10,000 dollars a year, offered to him by the English government. No other paper has a word about this offer. FRANCE.—PARIS, Aco. 9.—A somewhat re markable case was submitted on the 7th to the Civil Tri bunal of the Seine. A merchant lately purchased a pair of diamond earrings from M. Michael Levy, a jeweller, and presented them to a young and handsome actress of one of the minor theatres, of whom he was a passionate admirer. Sonic time after he became bankrupt, whereupon the actress, feeling a delicacy not very common in such cases, charged a person to return the diamonds to the jeweller; but, instead of doing this, the individual in question took the earrings to the syndic of the bankrupt's creditors. In conseqeence of this M. Levy brought an action to obtain possession of the diamonds, for which he had not received payment; but the tribunsl held that, having sold them, he must be classed among the other creditors of the bank rupt merchant. PRUSSIA.—BERLIN, AUGUST 6.—THE KING'S Rercv TO rue DIET.—The Cologne Gazette publishes the King of. Prussia's reply to the motions which were voted at the late diet. We can only briefly state at present that, with respect to the refusal by that body to sanction a loan for the construction of the Great Prussian Railway, his Majesty observes that there will be no necessity for submitting another proposition on that subject to the next diet, and that the line will be constructed with the or dinary funds, if other railway enterprise, will allow of it. The rural districts of the Rhenish province will not be re presented in the permanent committees, the delegates from those places haying refused to appoint the members of such eommittees. RUSSIA.—ST. PETEItSEURG.—THE LATE PUR CHASES Or FOREIGN FUNDS NY RVEIBIA.—The Al'genuine Preussisclie Zeiiung of the 6th inst. contains a report of the speech delivered on the 22nd ult., in St. Petersburg, by the Minister of Finance, at a sitting of the council of the so called credit institutions of the empire. The above fano tionary entered into a circumstantial account of the monetary matters of those institutions for the year 1816, and referred in a particular manner to the recent purchases of foreign funds by order of the Emperor. The minister commenced by observing that, in consequence of the sums of money expended in buying corn, and in constructing railways, foreign exchanges did not offer to Russia any chance of con tracting on favourable terms, a loan for the purpose of de fraying, for the current year, the expenses of the works in the St. Petersburg and Moscow Railway. It was, there fore, resolved to issue two series of treasury notes of three mul lions of silver roubles each, and to prepare for the issue, in case of need, of two more series ; so that, if a foreign loan could not be contracted this year, there might be a supply of funds to meet the cost of carrying en the works on the above line. Three of those series have been already issued, and it is highly probable that the remaining one will be also emitted, ea that a sufficient capital will be at hand to prose cute the construction—so far as this year's operations are conceracd —ef the St. Petersburg and Moscow Railway. The minister stated, moreover, that several owners of mines in the I Ural mountains, who, on account of the scarcity of money, had been compelled to pay a very high interestfor loans, or else to part with tke produce of their mines at very low prices, had been greatly assisted by the establishment of a com mercial bank at Catharmenburg, the centre of their opera tions. The minister then proceeded, in the tenon in terms, to describe the recent purchases of foreign funds " The em ployment of a greet pert of the capital of Europe in the corn trade, as I have before mentioned, and in speculation in railway shares, necessarily exercised an important influence on the value of national funds, which, as you already know. fell considerably, particularly in the beginning of this year. Ilia Majesty the Emperor, who has always watched with greet attention the course of financial and eommercial movements, gave orders that the following question should be laid before the finance committee, and then before the imperial council, with the opinions set forth by the former. Whether, in the present depression of the funds, purchases should not be made in them to the amount of thirty millions of silver roubles, to be taken from the capital of the notes of the imperial credit establishment, which measure would not be considered as a violation of the law relating to the non displacement of that capital, inasmuch as instead of specie a corresponding sum will exist in other funds (representing a not less certain capital), and one which moreover will bear interest and be convertible into ready money." After the ce Finan Committee bad set forth in their reply that the pur chase in question would neither be contrary tothe manifest of Jane 13,1843, nor injurious in any way to the solidity of the imperial credit, and had recommended the carrying out of the operation referred . to, the Imperial Council also approved of the measure, wh ich was finally announced by the publica tion of en imperial ukase. The minister remarked that that financial operation had created general confidence among the public, and, as a proof of the correctness of the assertion, stated that since the publication of the ukase the conversion capital had increased by 26,300,000 silver roubles. After referring to other financial arrangements, the minister con cluded in the following terms :—" From this short review you will see that the affairs of our credit institutions continue to be prosperous. The constant increase in our commerce and industry contribute idea to the extension of the business of our credit inetitutions." ST. MICHAEL'S, JULY 30.—A few days since a squadron, composed of the Amnon corvette, Sidon, and Geyser steamers, th e French brig Cygne, and a Span ish fri gate, arrived here. As the Amazon and Cygne were towed by the steamers, they arrived here two days before the Spa niard, leaving the Terrible, Recruit, and a Frew!' frigate, on the way to Madeira, on a mission similar to that which brought the squadron to this island, that is, to bring them to the Queen's authority. The parties favourable to the junta is this plea have given in; at the same time, however, strongly protesting against the foreign interference. The affairs of Portugal seems in a quiet state for a time, but it is believed by every one here and at Lisbon that as soon as Sit W. Parker leaves the Ts with his squadron, and the Spanish troops are with dra wn to the frontier, outbreaks might again occur. The Queen is becoming daily more and more unpopular, as well as her ministers, who are about to make another forced tax on the country, in order to pay the troops, who are now four months in smear of pay, and this will cause a stronger feeling than aver against them. UNITED STATES. THE FRENCH OCEAN STEAMERB.—The French ocean steamer, Union, Captain Hebert, eccomplished the passage from New York to Havre (where she arrived on Saturday, at three rat.) in thirteen days and a half. Tha Union was generally admired at New York, and entertain- ments were interchanged by the offleen and the cities's'. On the 19th a superb banquet and ball was given on loud the Union to 600 guests: a banquet was given by the Pees& residents to the Aims on the 20th; and on the 21st the municipality entertained the representatives of the French ocean steam liners. The New 1 - ork Herald gives the fol lowing statement of postage' by these steamers We present our readers with the enact tableau of the tariff of postage' which has been settled upon by the agents of the French steamers, for all letters sent to Prance or to EnpttLnd: rOerrAo. or Lorne TROY Now Ton to PAW., cu Hamar.. Postage at the New Tork Pcotodice PUG*, to arm the Atlantic restage nom Havre to Parte 31 POSTAUIS or a LITT,/ now Now You TO EVOIAND, VIA F lavin. Postage et the New Tork Peet-oillee Peanuts to f eces the Annan.. 2O Yonne from Havre to the English shore 2 „ Engliah taxation from the Awe to the letter'. dead. nation lO „ „ There i. a difference in the weight allowed to • letter for the preceding prices, between France, America, and England. The weight of a letter for France ought not to be over • quarter of an ounce, whilst for England and America the allowance to half an ounce. We must say, however, that the postage of a letter sent to England by the French eteamcre is two Ceuta sore.” THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1847. WORKING OP THE NEW UNITED STATES T%IiIPP.—WS I extract the following remarks on this subject from the Nets York Herald " The and valorem tariff of 1846 works admirably. The • revenue front customs for the past seven months exceeds that of the corresponding period, under the tiriff of 1842, in the previous year, early one and a half million of dollars. This Increase has been realised in the face of a large Impor tation of specie, and of course a diminished importation of merchandise, to what there would have been had there been no shipments of specie from the other side. Under other circumstances, the twenty-five millions of dollars received in specie within the past six months would have been received in merchandise, and the revenue from customs, in that event would have been several millions larger. The increase upon the receipts of last year would have been from three to five millions of dollars, instead of one and a half, for the seven months. The importations of merchandise since the new tariff went into operation, have been less than estimated, while the exportations have been much larger. Had our ex portations bean paid for in foreign merchandise , we should have d a more favourable repertto make relative to the revenue than that given above. The prospect now is, that our fall trade will be unusually large; and our fall importation will, without doubt, also be very large. The exportation of specie from the other silo hes nearly ceased, and the probability is that the value of our imports of merchandise will correspond more with the value of merchandise exported than they have for some time past. In the event of the harvests in Europe being as large as anticipated, and thou of this country being larger than last year's, there will be a much greater surplus than we have ever had yet, and priors will touch a low point. The surplus in this country will, without doubt, be immense. and we have no doubt that large shipments of breadstuff* will be made to Europe on speculation, on home account. Should this be carried to any extent, of which there is every probability, it will give a great impetus to our import trade, and tend to swell the revenue from customs. All this will aid and comfort the secretary of the treasury, and add to our resources for pro secuting the Mexican war, if it should not before that be closed. The receipts into the treasury from the tariff of duties placed upon imports into Mexico, as a source of in come, were not calculated upon when the present tariff of the United States was planned and perfected, and the revenue from that quarter will make up part of the deficiency caused by the la importation of specie. There is one thing pretty r conclusively settled in relation to the tariff of ME, and that is its successful operation, which places it beyond any mate rial alteration or modification. Whatever may be the political complexion of the lower house of Congress, this de mirtment of our commercial system is beyond their control. This is a very important matter, as permanency is more to be desired in this than in anything else connected with commer cial affairs, which the government have the regulation of." RAILROADS AND THE ELECTRIC TELEORApiI IN ENG LAND AND AMERICA.—In his " Letters from Europe," at present in the course of publication in the New York Herald, the editor says :—" I have now been nearly three weeks in England, and in that time have travelled from one end of the country to the other—from the British Channel, in the south, to the head of the Murray Firth, in the north —from Southampton to Inverness'. In that time, also, I have spent the last week in London. Travelling through out England is reduced to morning excursions—or at most to those of a day's length. You can touch the two Nue. mitics of the realm, in either direction, in the brief compass , of a day. Railroads have made greater progress here than . in the United States; but we are fu ahead of them in electricity, as yet." GRAIN SUPPLIES OP THE UNITED STATES.—We have been favoured with the following extract of a letter from a ' merchant is New York The stock of corn in North America on hand is of such magnitude that all the channels of transit from the interior to the seaboard, whether they be canals or railroads, are absolutely choked up by barrels of ' flour and sacks of wheat, corn, and cornmeal. A few days ago the papers stated that, on the Erie canal, they were locking down boats day and night with all speed, only being limited by the capacity of locks, to do the business with , more rapidity, and yet there was nevertheless a crowd of boats aceumulatiag and accumulated four miles in length. The eame is the case from Detroit to Montreal, sources : whence much matter is conveyed here. And here just now the stock is rapidly increasing for want of good ships to con , vey it hence. The arrival of flour alone averages 30,000 barrels per day, besides wheat, corn, and cornmeal, all taken together, to an equal amount This is not all North Ame rica, but New York city. I have heard gentlemen my the arrivals will continue thus large until the frost lock" up the rivers and roads." Cbt Court. The Queen held a Privy Council at one o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Osborne, Isle of Wight. It was attended by Prince Albert, the Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State fur the Foreign and Colonial Departments, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and the Master of the Horse.--Her Majesty in council was pleased to order that parliament should be prorogued until the 12th of October. Mr. C. Greville was the clerk of the council in waiting. The Lord Chancellor, Earl Grey, and Lord Campbell arrived at Gosport by special train on the I South-Western Railway, and, in company with the Earl of Auckland, crossed to the Isle of Wight in the Black Eagle, and arrived at Osborne moon after ens o'clock. After the Privy Council, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Auckland,Viscount Palmerston, and Lord Campbell took their departure from Osborne, and recrossed to Gos port, in the Black Eagle. The Earl of Auckland remained at Gosport ; the other ministers left by a special train on the South-Western Railway. Earl Grey and Lord John Russell remained at Osborne, on a visit to the Queen. The royal dinner party at Osborne, on Monday, included the Prince of Leinmgen,Count Mentdorff, the Earl of Liverpool, Lord J. Russell, and Colonel and Lady Ca therine Harcourt. Mdlle. Jenny Lind, Mrs. Anderson, and Signor Lablache had the honour of attending at Osborne in the evening. Millie. Jenny Liod and Signor Lsblache sang several airs and duets, accompanied on the pianoforte by Mrs. Anderson. Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, her Majesty and Prince Albert left Osborne, and embarked on the k'airy, to inspect the Ruesian vends. DEPARTURE OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.— His Orace the Doke of Wellington proceeded to Wahner Castle yesterday, leaving the station of the South-Eastern Railway by special train for Deal, at 10 minutes past 3 p.m. Ilia grace arrived at the station with military punctuality, and was re ceived by James M'Oregor, Esq. M. L. Pritchard, Esq., the chairman and deputy clairtiUn, and Captain Tyndall, one of the directors. Ho was accompanied by the Hoo. C. Arbuthnot. Mr. J. Walter, superintendent of the line, attended his grace through to Deal. (From last night's Gasette.) FOREIGN -OFFICE, Avo. 9.—The Queen has approved of Mr. R. Pearce, as Consul at Penzance for his Majesty the ,1 King of the Belgians. ])OWNING-STREET, AUG. 10. —The Queen has appointed E. M. Cole, Req., to be commissioner to reside with the Tambookie tribe of Kalllrs, at the settlement of the Cape of Goed Hope ; and W. T. Mercer, Esq., to be her Ma jesty's treasurer, and C. B. Hillier, Esq., to be chief ma gistrate for the island of Hong-Kong. REPORTED SALE OP STOWL—Sir,—We beg to in form you that them is net a word of truth in the paragraph which appeared in your columns yesterday, headed ' Sale of Stowe."--Ctimerta AND Id Anson. THE PUBLIC DISPENSARY, LINCOLN'S -INN.—Yet terlay a general court of the governors of the public dis pensary in Bishop's-court, Lincoln's-Inn, was holden in the board-room of the institution. The report stated that, during the past quarter, 1,091 patients have been admitted to the benefits of the dispensary, of which number 166 have, in cases of severe illness, been visited by the medical officers at their own homes. Since its institution, in 1782, upwards of 190,000 poor persons have participated in the benefits of this charity. The financial statement was aboreported satisfactory. THE TREATMENT OP FRAUDULENT DEBTORS.— Sir Oeorge Orey has communicated to the various authorities a copy of regulations for the prison diet of ri t= sons oommittect under the Small Debts Act for fraudulent or dishonest conduct, or wilful disobedience to the orlon of a court of law who are to be confined in county pole or houses of cor rection. Persons will now find imprisonment a fact and not a shans—a period of privation, and not merely of detention. Thus the schoolmaster is abroad of a truth, and multitudes will now learn to live an honest and sober life, who had hitherto been taught by the laws of their country that it was no wrong So enjoy luxuries at the oast of another's industry and pay for them only when and if it was convomMet It is provided that these offendere 1. Shall, so he as WA anolnatka of the prison will allow thane, be separesed has Wise Mem+ bet deep shall not be plated In me. poem eminsmmter with alp shas of ',Wield pelesesee. beds The y as k mambo to Illsbiala thsomedvee, bet shill otrisdal le the dot 1— ftwain. Breakfast—l siet eloatowal I pat rahmed grad, II met breed. § des, d raw. Friday Ellamw-1 skit of soup, 8 I e e t eadf seal. Ca. of or. et On of es mat without " 4 °I "Aced meat Tamelme bath 411 e. of pales; e i vithout lcce• toms , ea. of kW. = ""f Sonar sum islinallut him as breakfast. Men mime la are dew imps% May *NB be allowed seal met es bm way Omit L nap dud .at peens ar receive say Masco, wins, beer, or 1/wmolod Sew. oasspt br wise of the surgeon as the ground of OWL 4, They dal be le ass Oak midis. mod Meads only once fella wens chile auk, hot thiTml. lb* hid straw at rarailie Rase, eel Is paftWo Ir e L la rempoole, Re nibs MeWgeimwand of dabs in pang shall be etaarn Waive dem Thaw whom eau tipple to debases sosamittol for frandaunder the ins* ve le ittl:Wa earl Maknmtey HEALTH OF THE METROPOLILe—A meeting was held yesterday evening in the Literary and Scientific Insti tution, Leicester-square, to consider the best means of pre venting a pestilence In the metropolis.—Su C. Aldis having taken the chair, Mr. C. Cochrane called to mind the appre hensions which were excited last year by a letter from the Lord Mayor, stating that cholera had made its appearance, and recommending an appeal to the New River Company to direct a flow of water during the night, so as to Hush and clear the gullies and drains within their districts. Thom apprehensions had been wholly removed by the merprable thunderstorm, which rendered such an appeal unnecessary. Having alluded to the defeat of the Health of Towns Bill, front which, ho observed, the first minister of the crown had been induced, by dint of intimidation, to omit the metro• poll, and having pointed out the evils arising from the want of such • measure, particularly during the late ••• intensely warm weedier, Mr. Cochrane advised such an ap. peal as was last year suggested by the Lord Mayor to the various water companies, to allow a certain quantity of water to pees along the streets and clean the gutleys end the sewers, which were known to be the prolific source of die ease. He also advised the inhabitants of the respective parishes of the mammas to press upon the parochial autho eines the advantage of establishing baths and wads/louses for the poor. On the authority of government officers, it appeared that no less than 60,000 persons were killed annually by imperfect sanitary regulations. They were surely " killed" as much as the poor Irish were last year by want of food. A series of resolutions were then adopted, to the effect that the interments of the dead in the midst of the living ought to be prohibited by law and that the metropolitan parochial authorities be requested to adopt such precautionary mea sures against pest , lence, as the abolition of all e....am0015, the eatabli-hing of baths and wash-houses, the frequent cleansing of the streets and gullyholes, the daily removal of decom posing and animal matter from the courts, yards, and alleys of the poor, and the erection of public water-closets and urinals. INQUEST, YESTERDAY. SETCIDE FROM VIE BIitIDEVI AID STEAM-BOAT.—Before Mr. Carter, at the Hero of Waterloo Tavern, Waterloo-road, on the body of Su-annah Rose Warren, aged 23 years, of No. 13, Newcastle-court, Strand, who committed suicide by jumping off the Brides maid steamer. On Tuesday last the deceased went on board the Bridesmaid steam-boat, for Chelsea. She had been drinking, and whilst on the way commenced singing and dancing, and when the vessel was discharging the passengers at Chelsea Pier she suddenly ran from the centre of the vessel to the larboard gangway and jumped into the river. She rose to the surface once, but the tide carried her awn before assistance could reac h her. The body of the d was found on Saturday last near Waterloo-bridge.—Verdict, " Temporary insanity." THE ELECTIONS. MIDDLESEX. CLOSE or THE Pots,. — The languor exhibited in the first day's polling at Breatford was continued yesterday by the drizzling rain, which fell during the greater part of the day. Even the crowd of nondeacripts who generally are to be found at every hustings and who seem to take a lively interest in legislation , although having themselves nothing to be legislated about, were beguiled away by the more substantial attractions of the market. The polling pro ceeded in the most leisurely manner. At intervals of fifteen and twenty minutes voters came up in twos and threes, and recorded their votes with the smallest possible appearance of excitement or anxiety. Judging from the whole number polled at all the di-tricts, being about one-third of the first day's poll, the same description would answer for the whole of the twelve polling places. Mr.Osborue arrived at the hustings at 11 o'clock, and would have addressed the electors, but it was suggested that any address then would interfere with ' the polling, and the hon. candidate therefore adjourned to his committee-room, from the window of which he addressed a few observations to the crowd. He began by thanking his supporters (or their exertions of the previous day, and ex pressed his gratification at the position he held on the poll. The battle, however, was not yet won, and therefore he hoped for a continuance of their zsalous support, until tho closing of the poll at four o'clock, when he hoped to fill the honourable past of their representative in parliament. He saw among the crowd below him many of the labour ing classes, and they might depend upon it that he would be their representative as well as that of the electors, and that while he sought some equitable arrangement of tenant.rights for the farmers, he would also promote every thing in the way of legislation, which could ameliorate the condition of the labouring mass. Mr. o,bsrne, whose oh nervations were received with warm marks of approval, would have continued to address the constituency, but his committee observing that the committee-room gradually be came more attractive than the hustings induced him to defer further observations until the declaration day. At four o'clock the poll finally closed, when it was expected that the candidates, successful and rejected, would severally address the electors. The only address, however, with which the constituency was gratified was a very short one from Mr. Sheriff Challis, who informed them that he had induced the candidates to defer their observations until the official de claration, because it was impossible, until the poll-books had been made up, to tell how the candidates exactly stood. The gross poll is differently stated by the different committees. The following are their several returns : Lord Grosvenor's amount. Mr. Osborne's. Colonel Wood's Grosvenor 4,920 I 4,697 Osborne 4,110 4,168 Wood 3,508 3,453 ......... 3,436 Majority of Mr. Osborne over Colonel Wood, according to Lord R. Grosvenor's account, 601; C.ll. Wood's account, 680; his own, 715. Lord Grosvenor's majority may be stated at nearly 1,000. By an analysis of Lord R. Gros venor's district polling card, it appears that Col. Wood was in a minority at all the polling places, as regarded Mr. Os borne, except four ; and as regards Lord It. Grosvenor, except two; and that at the principal poilingplace (Brent ford) Mr. Osborne hail a majority over both the other can didate.. • The sheriffs have fixed one o'clock on Thursday for the official declaration. CORK (CITY). There has been a difficulty about the return for this city, notwithstanding the resignation of Mr. Fagan in favour of Mr. A. M•Carthy. Matters Lave taken an unexpected turn in the opinion of the credulous citizens. though very many persons conjectured that the sheriff had no power but to re turn the two highest names on the poll, according to the exigency of the writ. From his retreat at Feltrim, Mr. Fagan has addressed a letter to the citizens, rejoicing in the confidence reposed in him, and commending to their care his alter ego ; but ere the address was well in type, came a notice front the sheriff to tho effect that he could not notice the generous act of Mr. Fagan, but proceed in the usual course. When the objections are considered, Messrs. Fagan and Callaghan will be declared the sitting numbers. CLON MEL. Mr. Cecil Lawless wiireOt have a " walk over," The SolicitorGeneraliim been put m nomination, and will go to the poll. Had Mr. Monahan tried himself in the county of Dublin, he would hare been successful. DUBLIN (CO U NTY). The nomination took place on Monday at Kilmainham. Mr. Thomson proposed, and Mr. Vernon, of Clouted Castle, seconded, Mr. J. H. Hamilton; Mr. Robert Shaw proposed, and Mr. Cobb seconded, Col. Edward Taylor, as fit and pro per persona to represent the county. When the sheriff de manded whether any other candidate appeared, Mr. Nugent, of Kingstown, rose and proposed Mr. Thomas Henna, late candidate for Sligo, which was seconded by another Mr. Nugent. In order to elicit some information from the can didates, Sir George Cockburn proposed Mr. Nugent, of Kingstown, but no seconder appearing the two last mem bers were withdrawn, and the Messrs. Hamilton and Taylor declared tho sitting members. This county might hays been gained by a liitle exertion on the side of the liberals. HUNT INODONSH I RE. This election took plum yesterday, at the Town-hall, Hun tingdon' when the old members Mr. E. Fellowes, and Mr. G. Thornhill, were re-elected without opposition. The sheriff having opened the proceedings, Mr. Rust (banker), proposed, and the Rev. Jaws Linton seconded, Mr. Col. Linton proposed, and Mr. H. Swotting seconded, Mr. G. Thornhill.—There being no response to the sheriff's inquiry, as to whether there was any other can didate to propose, he declared Mr. Fellows' and Mr. Thorn hill drily elected . Mr. Fettown, who was accompanied to the hustings by about 200 horsemen, then presented hireself.reedPras loudly cheered. Ile said it new remained for him to rebus thanks for the distinguished honour the electors of the county had conferred upon him for a third time. It wu highly ing to him to find, that, at the end of the 10 years had served them, he had again merited this kindness at their hands; it proved to him that the line of conduct he had pursued was in accordance with their views, It showed that profession" made at the hustings should be carried out by votes in parliament. (Cheer.) If any elector had any questions to put, he now stood there to answer them. His maxim was, that honesty was the best policy; and now he would freely tell them his opinions, and the policy he meant to adopt ; his feelings on many subjects alight not be in accordance with their own, but he hoped than they would act as liberally towards him as he should toward" them, by respecting the rights of conscience. Mr. ' Fellows* then entered into a long discussion of Sir Robert Peel's policy respecting the corn-laws and free teade. He believed that there was • prevalent feeling amongst the agriculturists now that the had loot protection to get rid of the malt-tax. (Hear, heir.) It was necessary now, certainly, to get rid of some of those taxes which premed heavily upon the farmers; but he was not prepared to say that the repeal of the malt-tax would be advisable. That tax produced a revenue of five mil lions annually; and, before it could be repealed, it would be necessary to consider how that loss could be made op. It was very easy to say " take off the malt tax," bat it was not so easy to make up its deficiency. For the credit of the revenue and for the government par puss that tax was nunnery, but when it could be spared the repeal of it should have has support. (Cheers, and " Why not name a part of it ? ") Notwithstanding all their bad prospects, there were some good reasons why they should not be alarmed ; they meat endeavour to melt a low price by improved quality and • large produce. They must bring into operation all the intelligence, and all the energy, and all the talent, for which the British farmer was proverbial, and had proved himself to porno, to meet the policy of free trade ; but if, after all their exertions, they found it impossible to meet the lowness of prices, it would be for them to use all the legitimate means in their power to Ann •reinetatement of the protective duties—(loud cheers); ereembra it price s, found that they eould not stand against the aribestal it would be for all the combined interests agtylsaaio•till demand back protection; and he believed tr 1< des old valleworady be the ease that we could not MI6 the amdeental growers, the manufacturers =" be fkiellest to ask hes return of protection. (Tre menaces *Neu) Them was another question he would now advert W. A bill warsinimght into parliament butt ses aion, but ultimately aberismed by its proposer, one of the agricultural eseaben, bemuse he found it unpalatable, called the Tenant Bight Bill. His idea of the principle of this bill was, that it was intended to secure the British farmer a return of his capital expended in the improvement of his farm ; and it was quite just that be should have some security : but whether that was a subject that called for the interference of an act of parliament he was not prepared to say. There were always two parties to a bargain ; and it was for the farmer to make as good a bargain for himself with his landlord as he could. SO, as hared before, he was not opposed to the principle of that bill. (Cheers.) Mr. Fellow(' then adverted to Maynooth, and to the measure of Sr Robert l'eel which gave a permanent grant to that in stitution. He had opposed that measure, bemuse, feeling deeply that the Roman catholic religion was founded in error, he could not conscientiously support a grant to pro- mulgate doctrines he believed to be false. He was told that this grant was given fur political ezpediency ; stilt he would never sanction that which be felt to be morally wrong: upon any such grounds he could noz ate that the end justified the means. They were told that this grant was to quiet Ireland ; but what said Lord Arundel, one of the greatest Roman ca tholic* in the country 1 Why, ho bad stated that the Roman catholic' never would be tranquil until they had gained the ascendancy. (Hear.) There were other questims, such us the navigation laws, the currency, &c., which perhaps it war unnecessary to advert to here, but which would have his best I attention when discussed in the Commons House of Pazlia- meat. Mr. Feßowes then concluded amidst considerable cheering. by again returning his sincere thanks. Mr. THUBNRILL next addressed the electors, and re turned thanks for the third time they had done him the honour to elect him. He lamented that they did not meet on this occasion under the same favourable auspices they I had at the last election, when they enjoyed protection, (Cheers.) They had now much to contend ugainst ; but I he hoped that they would prove equal to the emergency. (Chars.) He had opposed free trade as injurious to our national prosperity ; but, if time should prove that he wain error, he should be the tint to acknowledge and rejoice at it if it should prove detrimental, it would be some consola tion to him to reflect that its principles had always met with his uncompromising opposition. (Cheers.) He then adverted to the property and income tax. He hoped to see them speedily abolished ; for they were taxes that only ought to be tolerated in times of war ; sad he much feared that if the country did not agitate for their repeal they would become permanent, although originally Only asked far three years. He was the advocate of education, and hoped every man in years to came would be able to read his Bible. With these re marks be returned them his sincere thanks for electing him member for a county eminent for its loyalty and morality. The hon. members were then chaired through the town, with bands playing, flags dying, and accompanied by 200 or 300 horsemen and more pedestrians. ISLE OF WIGHT (COUNTY). The polling commenced on Monday moraine', and at the close of the day's pull, the numbers stood as follows :—For Simeon, 47(3; for Fleming, 373; being a majority for Simeon of 103. The cone evening, Mr. Fleming, the " No-popery" and protectionist candidate, finding such an unexpected ver dict recorded against him, prudently resolved not to face the second day's poll. He accordingly issued a hand-bill, in which he says :—" Finding the result of this day's poll so obviously against me, as to make it impossible to continue the contest with any hope of success, I retire at once, feeling it would be unfair to the electors and my honourable oppo nent to continue the struggle for the representation of the island, without a reasonable prospect of a favourable issue." And thus has closed the once-powerful Fleming dynasty— the influence of which is for ever extinguished. NORTHUMBERLAND (NORTH). The polling commenced yesterday at the various polling Places with that spirit which so exciting a contest was certain Ito create. Sir George Grey, as will be seen from a state ment of the poll published elsewhere, was, at 3 o'clock, I 36 ahead of Lord Loraine, and 74 above Lord Ossullton. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (SOUTH). At the pull which closed at four yesterday afternoon Lord Henley has the majority for the Northampton district, but the other districts are much against him. The result is, however, favourable to Lord Henley, as we expected, con sidering that Sir C. Knightley has fur some years had the division is his own hands, and that the registration has not bean looked into by any other party for several years. At the last contested election for the division the number polled against the conservatives was less by 1,000 ; this contest, therefore, shows a considerable increase in the liberal ranks, despite the successor the conservatives. With the exception of a few fights, all has passed off quietly.—Sir Charles and his protip, (Capt. Vyse) addressed the electors in the even ing, and commented pretty freely on their success.—Lord Henley also made an address, in which he stated hie deter mination to come forward on any future occasion, if called upon, and to contest the division until he was returned. NORFOLK (WEST). The nomination for this division of the county of Norfolk took place yesterday, in the Market-place, at Swaffham. At 11 o'clock, the candidates haring arrived, at the head of large processions of horsemen and vehicles, took their place upon the hustings. Col. Mason, of Necton, then proposed Mr. Wm. Bagge.—Mr. C. B. Plestow seconded the nomina tion.—Sir John Boileau, of Ketteringham (who was received with loud cheers), came forward to propose the Hon. Edw. Keppel Coke, Ile reminded the electors that upon their choice generally depended the good government of the coun try, and the introduction of happy laws, as well as the extension of our civil and religious institutions, to keep pace with the growing wants end fleece. it ies of the people. (Cheers.) His candidate was young, but woul.l make an intelligent and enlightened membiir; was full of that health, strength, and energy now so much required in the House of Commons— no bed of roses--aud if they required the fruits of the wis dom of his riper years they must send him now to parliament. He was not of those who adhered to and continued in igno rance in spite of experience. After eulogising the merits of the late Earl of Leicester, Sir John remarked that it was un necessary for him to say more than that Mr. Coke desired to emulate his late father's virtues, and that he threw him upon the yeomanry, fully relying upon their carrying the son, as they had formerly carried the father, as their representa tive to parliament, at the head of the poll. (Cheers.) Mr. M. 13. Ffolkes seconded the nomination.—The Hon. F. Baring, M.l'. (Huntingdon), came forward to propose Mr. H. L. S. L'Estrange, of Hunstanton hell. It was argued by many people that protection was a bygone thing,—a drop flung into the ocean merely to be remembered, but to be I seen no more. His conviction was that no great period would elapse before a reaction would take place, and the reinstation of protection be required from the government by reason of a pressure from without. Mr. Baring proceeded to amplify this argument, and concluded by proposing Mr. H. L. Style man L'Egrange.--Sir Willoughby Jones seconded the nomi nation.—Mr. B. Gordon said, in proposing Mr. A. Hamond, that he would do his best to effect an equal distribution of taxatioas and burdens among all classes, and to relieve them of those which pressed with undue heaviness upon the agricul tural interest. (Cheers.) He (Mr. H.) was well known as a practical agriculturist, and was, therefore, peculiarly fitted to be their representative ; and he would do his best far the furtherance of their local interests.—Mr. G. Birch seconded the nomination.—Mr. Bagge next presented himself amid much uproar. He set out by stating that he ad hered to the same principles now es he advocated in 1834-5-7 and 41, and that he should never change. Mr. Gordon had said that the conservatives threw the fanners over. It was true that some strangely forgot them selves; it was also true that some remained true to their pledges, and were abused by both parties. He, for one, had conscientiously done his duty, and be did not think that any man of honour would refuse him his support. Mr. Beggs having attacked the withdrawal of and advancement of fresh opinions on the part of his adversaries, said be had voted against the Maynooth grant, end should continue to vote against all further propositions for catholic endowment. He called upon the dissenters to show front in the battle on these principles, and support him and his colleague; but what ever might be the result, his private friendships would not be broken, end if returned he should ever consider their individual interests.—The Hon. E. K. Coke, in a few observations, expressed his confidence in his success, and his intention to support the present government oolong as they acted up to the principles they bad at present enunciated.— Mr. H. L. S. L'Estrange and he had come forward in obedience to a strong requisition. Ile expressed himself favourable to protection, and most thoroughly opposed to hustings' pledgee. He believed that ere long the govern ment would find themselves obliged to retrace the steps they bad taken in the abrogation of the corn laws. He did not wish to agitate the question, but to give ' free-trade measures a fair trial. There was only one MENU of withstanding the spread of catholicism, and that was by upholding the church of England ; but ppas tion always had the effect of spreading a , ntlgba rs sad more especially that of error. For this reason he was favourable to toleration.—Mr. A. Hamond, in a long and humorous speech, proceeded, amid much uproar, to ex plain the ciscumenusore under which he appeared before the electors. Hie oppments had first canvassed the county and next had osavamed the candidates. They first pitched on George Belida& (not Lord George) and on his boo. friend lately returned fir Cheltenham (Sir W. Jones). But the whig party felt that they were not so mean as not to have a tight to one member, and, in comequence, he (Mr. Hamond) was there. The conservatives were panic-struck. Mr. Bugs had gallantly come to the rescue of his party in order to force a oompromise with Mr. L'Estrange, and being unsumesalbl had gallantly come for ward to fight the battle himself. He (Mr. Esmond) had upheld protection so keg as it was tenable, bet being beaten was now for giving a fair trial as to whether or not it was prejudicial to the country. They were in no danger from popery, but if any should arise it would be by reason of the beneficed clergy of the church of England, who ought to consider themselves much indebted to Lord John Russell for I the substitution of a rent-charge in lieu of tithes, thereby I removing the suspicion that whenever a clergyman entered upon lands his object was to spy upon the crops, whereas now it was of no consequence to the clergyman how much was grown. He advocated the repeal of the malt.tax, the introduction of a tenant-right bill, and called upon the electors to rally round their old friend at the poll. (Cheers.) Some recrimination ensued between gentlemen on either side as to the attempts which had been made at a compromise (previously alluded to), and some warmth was exhibited, which, however, ended very quiescently on the sheriff calling for a show of hands, which he declared to be in favour of Messrs. Buse and L'Estrange amid much uproar from the partisans of the other candi dates, who disputed his decision. A poll was demanded on behalf of Messrs. Hamond and Coke, which being fixed for Friday and Saturday next, the proceedings terminated with a vete of thanks to the sheriff. NOTTINGHAM. MR. WALTER'S RECEPTlON,—Yesterday, Mr. J. Walter, of the Times,one of the newly-elected members for Not tingham, made a public entr e e iota the town, and met with a most enthusiastic reception. Shortly before eleven o'clock horsemen, carriages, and pedestrians, in immense numbers, with flags and bands of music, set out to meet Mr. Walter on his way from Chitnell, a village about five miles distant from Nottingham. At twelve the cavalcade entered the market-place, amid the vociferous cheering of the assembled multitude, the bands playing "See, the conquering hero comes! " The new member, with his nominators (Mr. Rowley and Mr. Reelgate), and the chairman of his committee (Mr. T. 11. Smith), occupied a splendid open carriage, gaily decorated with laurels and evergreens, and drawn by four beautiful greys. After parading some of the principal street* the procession again entered the mar ket.place about two o'clock, and Mr. Walter hod his friends , proceeded to the lischange had, where Mr. Howley read an I appropriate congratulatory address to Mr. Walter, who then presented himself at the window, and was greeted with a burst of applause from the dense mass of human beings eon atrrd beneath. He delivered a somewhat lengthy ad dream, avowing himself the supporter of similar ineiples to those advocated by his late father. In the afternoon a banquet was given to Mr. Walter, at which about 200 gen. tlemen were present 2 SOMERSET (EAST). The election of members to represent this division of the county in parliament, took place yesterday at Wells. Despite the rumours of war which had proceeded from the camps of both parties, it was pretty generally understood that there would be nu fight, and consequently the day presented none of the usual display end excitement of an electioneerieg con test. Mr. W. Miles the late protectionist member. was pro. pwi and seconded by Mr. Knatchbull and Mr. Jerrett.— Captain &obeli. proposed, end Mr. W. 11. G. lahngten, son of the late Colonel Gore Langton, seconded, Mr. W. Pinney, the late liberal member; and there being no other candidate put in nomination, the High Sheriff declared those gentle- Men duly returned. Mr. Miles first addressed the elec tors, and thanked them for having returned him for the sixth time as their member in parliament. He stood before them with a clear conwience ; le had betrayed no trust; and hie conviction was, that he possessed the confidence of the great majority of his consti tuents. Yesterday morning he received an intimation that a second candidate was to be brourbt forward on whet was called the liberal side, and he was somewhat surprie. d when he found that no third person was named. Prudence, how ever, was the better side of valour, and he supposed that the gentlemen had well considered their chances of success, and bad thought it discreet to allow him to again walk over the course. lie had been taunted with not using the word " con servative " in his address; but the name had been made a by-word and a scandal by a statesman who had dis graced his ministry by taking advantage of Iris high position to bring forward measures which went much farther, and were stronger than those for which the whig government had been turned out in 1841. Capt. Scobell had stated that in 1841 he had avowed himself a sup porter of the then existing corn law, except that he objected to the averages, and had taunted him that be afterwards voted for Sir Robert Peers measure of 1842. He did so, but it was because he considered the measure a better one than that of 1828. Not only did he think so, but Mr. Roebuck, who had lately been rejected by Bath, had told him that he was of the same opinion. The cot n law of 1542 produced an income of 650,0001., and the average price of wheat during its continuance was 460. per quarter. No man could say that that was too high a price, and as to the question of revenue it was much better to get 650,0001. front foreigners than to levy it by taxation on the people of this country. (Cheers.) He was proud to avow himself as belonging to the country party, an independent party which would sup port all measures which they deemed for the good of the country ; but when the minister did that which they believed to be wrong, they would hurl defiance in his teeth. Sir R. Peel had thrown over all consistency, and had destroyed that which he promised to protect; but they were rewarding him now for his perfidy, and, as far as they could tell by the pre sent returns, he would only have about 100 followers—such was the reward of his tergiversation. He was will ing to give the free trade measures a fair trial, but he warned them that the trial which had taken place was not a fair one ; they could not judge of the effect of de stroy ing protection by the experience of the present year, After remarking upon the extent to which the imports of cattle had taken place, and of the quantity of gold which bad had to be sent out of the country in payment, the hon. gentleman referred to the catholic endowment question, and avowed himself a sincere protestant, who was for the religion of the bible, and opposed to the dissemination of religious error. He was in favour of education, believing ignorance to foster crime, but could give no opinion of any par ticular measure. After again thanking them for the honour they had done him, Mr. Miles concluded amidst partial cheers and hisaieg.—Mr. Pinney, upon presenting himself, was loudly cheered. He said he had no wish, although he could not agree with the poli tical principles of the gentlemen on the other side of the hustings, to say anything calculated to produce angry feel ing. He had been engaged in many political and elec. tior.eering contests, but he had the satisfaction of knowing that he had never lost a personal friend. (Cheers.) lie was, and had always been, an advocate of liberal measures, and was at the earliest period of his career a supporter of free trade. (Cheers.) lie had not upon principle ever given a pledge, and he could not do so. The more important the question to which it referred, the greater would be his deter mination not to do so.— he must be returned free and un pledged or not at all. (Cheers.) His general views the electors bad a right to knew ; but in stating them at any time he gave no promise that he would be bound by his then opinions, should circumstan ces lead hint to alter his views. Upon the catho lic question, respecting which be had received many letters, he would say that on the one hand he would respect the rights of the church of England ; but, on the other, he would do no injustice to his Roman catholic fellow-subjects. To the cause of free-trade he should continue a friend, and he was also favourable to the government measure of education, because he believed it to be a fair measure between church , people and dissenters, and because he believed that the more it was understood, the better it would ha appreciated. A vote of thanks was then passed to the sheriff, and the mem bers were escorted round the city. STAFFORDSHIRE ( NORTH). A letter arrived from the Duke of Sutherland on Si turday stating that though his grace had no wish to exercise undue influence over his tenantry he judged it right to intimate that his best wishes were with Buller, and him alone. The publication of this letter at once put a stop to the use of the duke's name in canvassing for Lord Brato.ley r. and those of the duke's agents and retainers, whose real for their roaster's nephew had led them to forget what was due to their mas ter's consistency, abstained from further interference; but much mischief had already been done, numbers of the tenantry having promised Adderley and Brarkley while it was suprosed the duks'swishes ran in that direction. The duchess herself has left Trentham for the north. Lord Beckley has also taken his departure from Trentham, and is now with Lord Sandon. The walls are placarded with appeals to pro testants in behalf of the protectionist candidates, although the one voted in favourer the Msynooth grant —The polling was continued throughout yesterday with much spirit. The numbers up to two o'clock, the hour when our expresses from all the polling places reached Stafford, are given else where. It was impossible to procure late returns at the time this was despatched, but it is feared Mr. Buller's elec tion is lost. Much excitement prevailed in the district. The declaration will take place to-morrow. WARWICKSHIRE (NORTH). Tho nomination took place at Coleshill, yesterday. Mr. Dugdale was not put in nomination, as had been anticipated. The assembly at the hustings was .omewhat riotous, and the sheriff could with difficulty preserve order during the proceedings. Sir Edmund difficulty proposed, and Mr. James Taylor, of Merely Hall, seconded, the nomination of Mr. Newdegate.—Lord John Scott nominated Mr. Richard Spooner: this was seconded by Mr. W. C. Alston, of Elm don Hall. Sir Francis Lewley (formerly M.P. for the county) put the Hon. W. H. Leigh in nomination.— Mr. Edward Bolton King, of Umberslade-hall (formerly M.P. for Warwick), seconded the nomination Mr. Ferriers proposed, and Mr. Alderman Phillip., of Birmingham, seconded the nomination of Mr. Charles Holt Bracebridge, also in the liberal interest. Mr. NEWDEGATE tint addressed the electors. He solicited a renewal of the confidence of the constituency, because of his undeviating consistency; his support of the agricultural interest and the church, come the attacks at either from what quarter they might ; and he declared it to be his con viction, that the moment a repreeentitive of the people saw reason to change the opinions he entertained at the time elected, it became his duty to resign his trust into their hands, or the people would be deprived of their just rights. He denied that he had, by endeavouring to promote Mr. Spooner's election, sought to monopolise both seats. As a proof of this, he asserted, that he had always refused to point out a gentleman fitted to succeed Mr. Dugdsle, although he materially differed with the opinions that gen tleman entertained. The hon. gentleman proceeded amidst great uproar to eulogise Mr. Spooner for •• his talents and consistency," and declared his intention to support him. [At this moment Mr. Newdegate and Mr. Spooner ex changed colours with each other amidst shouts of laughter, in the midst of which a wag in the crowd reminded the latter that he changed his colours before, referring to the hon. gentleman's conversion from radicalism to ultra-toryism.] The speaker next adverted to Sir R. Peel's speech at. Tamworth ; and he denied that the protectionists had deprived him of the power of carrying on the govern ment; ani as a proof that they had been actuated by factious motives, he cited the fact of their having supported the honourable baronet in repealing a large amount of im port duties—in revising the corn laws, and in his mea sure respecting the importation of Canadian corn. He went on to declare his satisfaction that the reins of government were in the hands of Lord John Russell rather than Sir Robert Peel. He eulogised Lord Oeo. Bentinck and his measures, and declared his abhorrence of the new poor law. He went on to censure the conduct of the anti-Corn Law League, and of Mr. Cobden, respecting his return for the West Riding. The lest sentence of his speech was an emphatic declaration never to again supped Sir Robert Peel. Mr. SPOONER spoke next. He declared that he with everything Mr. Newdegate had said; he denierta he had been concerned in any plot to turn out Mr. Dugdsle, the late member; and at the conclusion of a characteristi cally inflated harangue, he declared that he was for our glorious protestant constitution of church and state ; and for the protection of native industry." The Hon. W. H. LEIGH next came forward, and was warmly greeted by his friends. The hon. gentleman com menced his speech by asserting that he would not have come forward had Mr. Dugdale not been induced to retire. He would be prepared, he said, if elected, to carry out fully the principles of free trade ; and that although inti mately connected with the landed interest, they might rely upon it that if elected, neither the in terests of manufactures nor commerce should be neglected by him. A member of the church of England, and opposed to the endowment .of the Roman catholies, he was nevertheless perfectly tolerant, and prepared to advocate an equal participation of civil rights by all religious denomi nations—Mr. Bracebridge spoke next: he declared that he had been induced to come forward solely for the purpose of vindicating the independence of the county; and that he was an ardent supporter of Sir Robert Peel's free-trade measures. The show of hands was then taken, end declared to be in favour of Mr. Newdegate and Mr. Spooner, hut at least as many were held up for Mr. Leigh. A poll was then de manded on behalf of that gentleman and Mr. Bracebridge. This is to take place on Friday and Saturday. The tumult which continued daring the whole of the proceedings ren dered it impossible to do more than report a seatcnce here and there ; and the difficulty of the reporters was increased by the want of accommodation provided for them.