The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-04 00:00:00

THE PANIC ON THE STOCK- EXCHANGE. The phenomena of the City have during the last few days attracted the anxious attention of the entire country. For a parallel to the panic wit nessed last week in the Stock Exchange men's me mories are carried back a score of years and more ; and even then a parallel cannot be found, for the mass of stock and share property ordinarily quoted in the Stock Exchange, but recently rendered tem porarily unnegotiable, has increased immensely of late years. The effect of a single week's agitation has, indeed, been marvellous. Holders of £lO,OOO in the British, foreign, or Indian funds, have learnt with astonishment that their property had suddenly become worth only £9,000, £B,OOO, or less. Men of comparative wealth, who were so unfortunate as to have speculative transactions of even moderate amount open, have been brought, as by the stroke of a wand, to hopelesss embarrassment and absolute beggary- Most cruel of all has been the trial on the Stock Exchange. It is the fashion in some quarters to brand that establishment as a hotbed where false reports are raised and unscrupulously propagated. We have a shrewd suspicion that its members are, in the majority of instances, the dupes of canards set a-flying elsewhere, but which, even if winged from the remotest corner of Europe, infal libly come to roost in Capel-court. In so far as the experience of the last week is concerned the Stock Exchange has assuredly been the victim, not the de ceiver. The outbreak of war between France and Austria had been long foreseen and partly provided against by persons engaged in financial transactions, but universal dismay was occasioned and every cal• culation overthrown by the false alarm sounded, with a most imposing air of authority, by a leading journal. For the habitual speculator we have little compassion. His profession is a desperate one, and he must accept all the risks attaching to it. His aim ever is, either by superior acuteness or superior information, to take his neighbour unawares and despoil him. More especially, if he operate up ei exclusive information, or what he believes to be such, he plays with loaded dice. Pity it is that so many - members of the various classes of the com munity, including some of the names best known — we cannot say most respected—in the commercial world, have arrived at such a degree of moral ob tuseness that pursuits of this spoliatory character are even publicly avowed. Your large speculator buys or sells with equal audacity enormous quanti ties of fictitious stock—fictitious, because be means neither to deliver nor to pay for it, but merely to gamble for the " difference resulting from the fluctuations of the market : he shrinks not from the public eye, even when endeavouring by every pos sible means to take the other party to the contract at a disadvantage. His only apprehension is lest the general drift of his operations may be dis covered; his grand object is to mystify all surround , ing observers, in order that, when he wishes to re trace his steps, he may do so without impediment. Even if his operations give rise to a series of false rumours he is the better pleased. Like a cer tain fish, he retires most advantageously in the midst of a cloud—perhaps an inky cloud—of his own raising. Had people of this class alone suffered through the panic, its effects would be viewed with great equanimity. But the area of disaster has been wider far, and has embraced many an innocent victim. There are few persons who cannot point to some instance of severe loss in their own imme diate circle, apart altogether from speculative pur suits. We have instanced the case of the eight hundred or one thousand gentlemen who form that, to the popular mind, mysterious body known as the Stock Exchange. Very few, indeed, even of those who uniformly and upon principle hold aloof from speculation, have escaped loss. Perhaps it would be no exaggeration to say that, what withbad debts and depreciation of securities held, the members of the Stock Exchange are in the aggregate a million sterling poorer at this moment than a very few days ago. As very confused notions prevail with regard to the peculiar functions and internal arrangements of this important section of the financial community, a few words of explanation may not be out of place. The members of the Stock Exchange are divided into two classes —viz., " brokers" and " jobbers." The broker has, or ought to have, no private specu lations. His business is essentially unspeculative, for he acts merely as the agent of the public. Like every other glass of business, however, the business of the stockbroker has its risks. His principals may fail, or seek shelter in repudia tion of speculative transactions entered into by him on their aecount. In the latter case, the law, which nominally prohibits " time bargains," will afford him no redress, though by the rules of the Stock Exchange he is made to stand in the shoes of his defaulting principal as towards his fellow-members. The functions of the "jobber" in the Stock Exchange are equally important. He is the " middle-man," who stands in the market all day, ever ready to buy or sell a certain description of stock. Probably nearly two hundred of the members are " jobbers" in Consols. Others deal in Reduced and New Three per Cents., others in Exchequer Bills, others in Bank shares, others in Midland or North Eastern Railway stock, others in French railway shares, others--a very important market of late—in Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares. Thus, of each kind of stock there is a knot of dealers specially cognisant. The "jobber" has nothing to do with the outside public. He only recognises and looks to the broker, who in his turn looks to his client outside. If we have saved a little money, and wish to invest it, we go to a broker, who having received his instructions, straightway hies him to the "jobber" in the particular stock selected, and makes a contract for the delivery of the amount wanted at a price then fixed. The " jobber," on his part, either has the amount of stock in question, has previously contracted to receive a quantity from some other member, or trusts to be able quickly to rectify his position by purchasing. The " jobber's" business is the most hazardous, but is also, fre quently, the most lucrative. In either case, it is his legitimate business. The middle-man is a neces sity. Without him, even bona fide transactions in the Stock Market would be attended with vastly increased difficulty and delay, and, in many instances, would become almost impracticable. There are, of course, speculating brokers and speculating " jabbers." Some brokers, there is reason to suspect, are, to far too great an extent, their own principals. Others have a speculative clientele, and are consequently exposed to increased risk. The panic which has just occasioned such devast, 'ion has apparently numbered amongst its victims . 3ral persons in each of these categories. The great majority of the failures, however, have occurred amongst the " jobbers." Each jobber," whiles dealing with the broker, also rectifies his position by numerous interchanges with his fellow " jobbers." At eac h fortnightly or monthly settlement he has both to receive and pay large sums. If any extensive failures occur amongst the other " jobbers," he has to bear the brunt, for at the settlement he must pay all the claims upon him, whilst taking his chance of receiving what is due to him. Further, in the event of the failure of the broker with whom he has dealt, the position of the " jobber" becomes doubly trying. It is, therefore, scarcely so surprising as might at first sight appear that the exaggerated alarm lately raised and wantonly kept up by a portion of the press has led to the failure of the enormous number of fifty or sixty members of the Stock Exchange. A depreciation of 6or 7 per cent. in the English Funds, 20 or 30 per cent. in Turkish Stocks, 8, or 10 per cent. in other Fo reign Government Securities, and of proportionate amount in British, Colonial, Indian, and foreign rail ways and miscellaneous share property, represents so vast an aggregate that we can only lorm a just idea of it by considering it in relation to the amount of the National Debt. The sudden pressure in the Money Market at the same time caused all those bankers and money lenders who had made advances on stocks and shares to call them in with extreme haste, thus greatly aggravating the temporary dif ficulty. A certain number of Stock Exchange firms having; succumbed the pressure upon the others at , the most critical moment became intense, since every member felt called upon to provide, if possi ble, for his utmost liabilities, irrespective of the sums due to him. The realisation of every kind of security held was the natural resource. All were sellers, none buyers, at a moment when every out side speculator had taken fright, when stock upon which loans had been obtained was forced for sale a t o ut prix in order to provide the means of repay ment, and when the monied public were deterred from investing by the frightful political spectre conjured up by the TimeA. As an inevitable result, securities worth under ordinary circumstances thousands of pounds became totally unsaleable, and many members of the Stock Exchange were com- Pelled to declare themselves defaulters merely in handsorder f t o oseeure awinding-up of th e i r affairs at the the official liquidator of the establishment. The con , quences of this remarkable and lament able state of things may prove of neither so disas trous nor so permanent a character as might be imagined. the exceptional nature of the circumstan ces teliFegredit of the Stock Exchange, as a body, will not rity of the "estates" be much affected, for the majo resullitit is said, yield compara tively satisfactory extraordinary extent of thes fall notwithstanding esta blishment may gain in reciation. weeding out of a number of Weak firms. Any excessive dep and speculative WWI be rectified by the steady in . prices will operations of a dis ceiia infr public. The mania for ,speculation, riactli-ved a severe rebuke, which mayb too, has e argood fruit ' for gam time to come. The most painful associa, ' are, th ose connected with individwa u si . ces, ' I I* ;_ ''xt? 14 3 ) ~~ suffering, and rain, which have been so widespread that in the records and memories of thousands of families Easter week, 1859, will never be forgotten. —Daily News. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. BERKSHIRE. ABINGDON, May 3. The nomination of candidates for the representa tion of Berkshire in the new Parliament took place this morning at the Shire-hall in this town. The only candidates for the three vacant seats were the Hon. P. P. Bouverie, one of the late members, Mr. John Walter, late member for Nottingham, and Capt. ham. Vernon, It wasruwho m , ouredllast formerly nigh r t e t p h r a e t se t n h t e e d Chat- Conser vative party intended to bring forward another candidate in conjunction with Capt. Vernon, but if the intention was ever seriously entertained it was not carried out. The High Sheriff of the county (Mr. C. Duffield) entered the hall at half-past 10, and was immedi ately followed by the candidates, who were accom panied by their respective friends and supporters. Among the gentlemen present, besides those who took part in the proceedings, were Sir P. Hunter, Sir R. Throckmorton, Major Court, Mr. Benyon, Capt. Walter, Mr. W. Mount, Mr. Norris, M.P., Mr. H. Walter, Mr. Bunbury, Mr. E. Tull, &c. The hall was crowded. The writ having been read by Mr. Graham. the under sheriff, and the usual formalities having been gone through, The HIGH SHERIFF called upon any electors who had candidates to propose to come forward. Mr. EYRE, after paying a high tribute to the merits of Mr. Robert Palmer, who at the dissolu tion of Parliament retired from the representation of the county, and whom he said he honoured— although he had not sympathised with him in politics—as the type of an English county member, nominated Mr. P. P. Bouverie for re-election, and referred at some length to the Parliamentary ser vices of that gentleman. Mr. MONCK seconded the nomination. Mr. J. S. BOWLES, as a political opponent of Mr. Palmer, expressed his warm admiration of that gentleman's character and conduct. He then pro ceeded to nominate Mr. John Walter, reminding the electors of the services rendered to the county as its member by the late Mr. Walter, and express • ing his belief that his son was eminently qualified to succeed him in the representation, as one who would be the advocate of enlightened and peaceful progress. Mr. HIBBERT, in seconding the nomination, ob served that Mr. Walter was well known as a resi dent country gentleman, and was honoured and respected wherever he was known. (Cheers.) His father had represented the county faithfully, im partially, and independently, in most arduous times, and he himself was no stranger to Parliamentary duties, as he had already occupied a seat in the House of Commons for the last 12 years, where he had acted honourably and consistently with the Liberal party. Mr. W. H. STONE echoed the sentiments of pre vious speakers with reference to their late member, Mr. Robert Palmer, and proposed Capt. L. Vernon, as a warm supporter of Conservative principles, and one who would go into Parliament with a head upon his shoulders, and brains in that head. (Laughter.) Mr. L. LOUSLEY seconded the nomination of Capt. Vernon, who, from his high character, was entitled to the support of the Conservative party, and who would prove true to the principles he pro fessed. No other candidate being proposed, The HIGH SHERIFF declared the Hon. P. P. Bouverie, Mr. John Walter, and Captain L. Vernon duly elected knights of the shire to serve in Par liament for the county. Mr. BOUVERIE, in returning thanks to the elec tors, said—l trust I may regard my re-election as a proof that in your estimation I have not deviated from that course of political conduct which I under took to pursue when you first returned me as your representative. (Cheers.) I may perhaps be allowed to say a few vvords as to my conduct with regard to the Reform Bill introduced by the present Go vernment during the late session. I had, as you are aware, declared myself in favour of progress, and, although I saw strong objections to the measure, I felt great difficulty as to whether I should or should not give it my support. I was of opinion that I should be wanting in my duty to myself and to you if I withheld my support from a measure which pretended to have for its object an amendment of the repre sentation of the people. It was, therefore, with great pleasure that I saw Lord John Russell— whose authority naturally carries great weight on such a subject—give notice of a resolution which relieved me from the difficulty in which I had felt myself by placinguponrecordthe principal grounds on which, in my opinion, a Reform Bill should be based. The object of that resolution was to extend the basis of representation. (Cheers.) It was desir able to extend the foundations of our social fabric as far as it could be done properly and legitimately, and as I had the honour of bearing a humble part in promoting the Reform Act of 1832 I thoughtthe best mode of carrying out the system then intro duced was by an enlargement of the franchise. (Cheers.) It seemed to me the resolution of Lord J. Russell would effect the object which I desired to attain, and I therefore gave it my support. (Cheers.) That resolution declaredt he necessity of an enlarge ment of the franchise, without tampering with it in the manner proposed by the bill of the Government. Why, the effect of Lord Derby's measure would have been to disfranchise 700 of the electors of Berkshire as county voters. (Cheers. and a cry of no, no.) It is true that, by a subsequent amendment, Lord Derby proposed that these electors should retain the franchise during their lives, but I regarded as most objectionable a measure which would ulti mately deprive of their rights a large and indepen dent portion of the constituency. That bill would have created a great number of faggot votes, and it was, in fact, nothing but an attempt to counteract the most valuable provisions of the Reform Act o 1832. (Cheers.) lam not for the ballot. I should not wish to represent a constituency which adopted the ballot ; but I am proud to represent in the county of Berks a constituency bold enough and independent enough, to express their own opinions in an open and manly manner. (Cheers.) With regard to the state of affairs on the continent, I think our course ought to be to maintain peace as far as we can. (Cheers.) As far as negotiation can go we ought, in my opinion, t o assist hers in keeping the peace, but if they choose to fall out, and their quarrel does not concern us, we ought to ab stain from joining in the war. (Loud cheers.) At the same time, I think we ought to be prepared to meet all the force which Europe or the world might bring against us ; and this country is quite capable of making such provision. (Renewed cheers.) The hon. gentleman concluded by again thanking the electors for the renewal of their confidence. Mr. WALTER, who was received with loud and prolonged cheering, said,—Gentlemen, if it be diffi cult for any candidate—as I am sure both my col leagues, as I have now the happiness of calling them, must find it to be—to express in adequate terms his sense of such favour as you have just conferred upon us, how much more difficulty must I experience in finding language adequate to ex press the feelings with which I now appear before you to thank you for the high honour you have done me in electing me as one of your representa tives ! lam sure it will be thought no disparage ment to my hon. friend Mr. Bouverie if I say that he stands here to receive the renewal of your con fidence by virtue of that prescriptive respect which it is the wise custom, I think, of most counties to pay to those gentlemen who have already enjoyed and have not forfeited their confidence as members of Parliament. lam sure, also, that I only express the opinions of all now present when I say that if any man has earned a seat by his perseverance and assiduity, the hon. and gallant captain has deserved that honour. I trust he may long live to enjoy it, and that, in spite of the " wars and rumours of wars" with which his proposer threatened us, he may still keep " his head upon his shoulders and his brains in his head." (Laughter and cheers ) But, gentlemen, my position is very different from that of either of my colleagues. I might well ask what business I have here at all, were it not that the verdict you have already passed upon me anti cipates that question. I am here for a reason which, although most usually expressed in the Scotch dialect, is equally intelligible in Berkshire-- I am here for " auld acquaintance' " sake, and for " auld lang sync." (Loud cheers.) I am here to renew a tie which was formed with infinite pains and trouble by my late father--(hear, hear) —and which was broken somewhat hastily and inconsi derately under the pressure of great bodily fatigue and much mental anxiety, and to a certain extent under the influence of disgust at what he thought — and very naturally thought—thc misconduct of the party with whom he had !formerly acted. I need not say that I refer to the course which the great Whig party took on the subject of the poor laws. (Hear, hear.) No one can doubt that, had my father thought proper to solicit a renewal of your confi dence up to the last hour of his life he would most assuredly have obtained it. (Loud cheers.) That conviction I have always felt justified in entertain ing, and the reception I have experienced this day convinces me that my opinion was correct. So far, therefore, as I am personally concerned I at least have no reason to regret the dissolution of the late Parliament, although, speaking not as a private in dividual, but as a member of the Legislature, I thought at the time, and I still think, that that dis solution was a most rash and unadvised measure. I believe it was nothing more than the last desperate throw of a political gambler—(loud cheers, and a cry of " No") --and if you doubt it I tell you as a matter of fact that nearly the whole of the Conser vative party went to Lord Derby and remonstrated with him against the step. They must be the best judges of what was for the advantage of their own party, and I cannot congratulate them upon the result of the present elections. (Hear, hear.) There are two or three points upon which I ought, per haps, to take this opportunity of expressing my sen timents somewhat more fully than I have done in the address I published a few weeks ago, although within the last three weeks public interest has been almost diverted from these topics by a question of far greater importance, which will occupy our at tention when Parliament meets. The first great question we shall be called upon to discuss will be, of course, the prospects of the country with regard to war or peace. Now, the best advice I can give you on that subject is not to enlist your sympathies on either side. (Cheers.) As time goes on you will find that it will be very difficult to repress the natural feeling of Englishmen to take part on one side or the other even in quarrels in which they have no personal concern. You will find partisans of Austria, and perhaps still more nume rous partisans of Sardinia and France. My advice to you as Englishmen, if you want to keep the peace is not to enlist your sympathies with either party. You all know the old proverb that " Pity is akin to love ;" but if pity is akin to love, sympathy is cer tainly much more so, and if you allow your feelings to be deeply engaged by either party in this quar rel you will certainly, sooner or later, be dragged into it yourselves. For my own part, believing as I do that both parties are in the wrong—that Austria has for many years exercised must improper and pernicious influence in Italy—that, on the other hand, France is not actuated by disinterested mo tives in the assistance she has given to Sardinia, but has interests of her own to promote—l still think that so long as the question can be confined to Italy it would be the greatest crime a government could commit to plunge this country into war. When our neighbour's house is on fire our own, if it is next door, is in danger ; but our first duty to our neighbour is to endeavour to prevent the fire from spreading, and this ought to be the chief policy of any government which has the destinies of the country confided to its hands at a crisis like the pre sent. I don't deny, supposing it should turn out, as I fear may be the case, that France has further de• signs, and that some negotiations have been going on between France and Russia which may tend, if not to the partition of Europe, at all events to an undue influence of those two Powers in tne counsels of Europe—l don't deny that it may be very diffi cult ultimately to prevent the war spreading ; but at present—during this year at least—l believe in my conscience there is no probability of any event oc curring which would justify the Ministry plunging this country into war. (Cheers.) With respect to the question of reform, I took in some respects a different line from that of my hon. colleague Mr. Bouverie. I did nct vote in favour of Lord J. Rus sell's resolution, but I voted directly against the bill. I did not vote in favour of Lord J. Russell's re solution, because I consider it did not deal with the question in a straightforward manner. It is true that Lord J. Russell's resolution expressed an opinion as to the impolicy of tampering with the existing rights of freeholders and the necessity of a consi derable enlargement of the franchise ; but it said nothing at all about the transfer of seats from small to large constituencies, which I believe to be a necessary ingredient in any reform bill, nor did it declare what I took the liberty of stating at the time,!and what I now repeat—that it would be the duty of any Ministry who proposed an extension of the franchise in towns to show why a similar and corresponding extension of the franchise should not take place in counties. I cannot for the life of me understand why if men occupying houses of a cer tain class in towns should be presumed to be fit to have votes in the election of members of Parlia ment, the same right should be refused to men occupying a corresponding position in counties. (Cheers.) There are some who may, perhaps, think that this is a very democratic sentiment, but of all men in this room I am probably the least democratic in opinion. I do not regard this as a democratic question at all. So long as the franchise is exercised in the fair, open, and straight forward manner in which it is at present exercised I see very little, if any, danger, but rather a secu rity, in a very considerable extension of the fran chise. I have no belief whatever in those wild re volutionary projects which are attributed in some quarters to a considerable portion of the English people. Depend upon it, there is a great deal of vitality both in John Bull and in the English Con stitution. (Laughter and cheers.) I have lived long enough to have heard it predicted over and over again that this country would be ruined by this measure or by that. We were all to have been ruined politically by the Reform Act of 1832. We were to have been ruined commercially by the re peal of the corn laws. We were to have been ruined in soul as well as body by the admission of the Jews to Parliament. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) But, in spite of these measures, we are not only a more numerous, but a more prosperous, a more happy, and, I believe, a more religious family than we were 20 or 30 years ago. There is now a better general understanding. No one who recollects the disturbances of 30 years ago can doubt that at this moment there is among all ranks and all classes a far better understanding than existed at that period. I believe, as education is extended, and as people become better acquainted with each other, that when the reform question is once settled we shall hear no more of it for years and years to come. There is another subject upon which I ought to say a few words, because I know it is a sore point with many, especially with the• clergy, and more more particularly with the country clergy. I allude , to the question of church rates. (Hear,hear.) Now, I regard that question as having been virtually settled, not by an act of Parliament, but by the de cision of the House of Lords many years ago. Under the old state of the law church rates were a compulsory tax. There was no option in the matter. Clergymen and churchwardens had only to demand a church rate, and it could be enforced as a matter of course; but by the decision of the House of Lords the church rate became a purely voluntary tax—as voluntary as when a man puts his hands into his pockets to place money in the plate in church. It is simply a question whether the majority in a parish shall have power to tax the minority. I think that an invidious privilege. I have always opposed it when it has been put forward with the view of levying rates for education and other purposes. I think that all the taxes we are called upon to pay ought to be levied by the State, and not by mere majorities of some eleven farmers over eight or nine in any particular parish. In towns where church rates have been abolished for years ample compen sation has been made by the free-will offerings of the people. It is impossible to travel about the coun try without seeing abundant proofs of the liberality and munificence of laymen, and of clergymen too, wherever a case of need exists ; and, supposing the church rate were entirely abolished, I believe that in the very next year a sum equivalent to twice tha amount raised by church rates would be ob tained from the free-will offerings of the people. (Cheers.) I may mention the parish in which I live as an example. Among others of the many good deeds of my father's life he built a church which affords accommodation to a large district. That church and its establishment are entirely supported by myself. We have no power to levy a church rate, and yet we arc liable to pay church rates to the mother church of the parish. So far, therefore, I have reason to complain that I not only provide church accommodation for all inhabitants in my own district, but that if rates were levied I should be obliged to pay them to a church from which I have been separated in consequence of its not affording the requisite accommodation. A harder and more absurd state of things can scarcely be conceived. I have therefore no hesitation in saying that I consider the question of church rates as virtually settled. I believe that nothing but the entire abolition of church rates will be really satisfactory—(cheers)— and that any attempt to patch up the question from time to time will only show the utter impossibility of effecting any compromise on the subject. (Cheers.) It is impossible for me to go in detail into all the questions which occur to one's mind on such an occa sion as this. I can only say that, as you have now conferred upon me an honour which a month ago I little dreamed of receiving, by returning me as your representative, I shall devote the remainder of my ahclina:dprsp:ihsnoeeesliso, cheers.) o ecy.aon(uAomnvlao3; voice—" eac—yo As if the continue your confidence, to the ser vice o f the country in which I have the long as timeyo you i l l i e N t - t e l , d " that withic tihfe ever arriv e w h en I have the misfortune to forfeit your confidence, l eo w h e r i t • i e er n i o n t , a , H fit a rm m e le r v aLready, I should say " Let me he no assistant for a State, But keep a farm and carters." I hope, however, that day will never arrive, but that you will find you have put the right man in the right place ; and I trust that when we meet again on these hustings you will have no reason to repent the con fidence you have reposed in me. (Loud cheering.) Captain VERNON, who was loudly cheered, in re turning thanks for his election said,—You have had to listen to eight speeches, and but for the peculiar circumstances of the case I should hesi tate to inflict upon you a ninth. You have had an instructive history of Reform, which I have , [stoned to with attention. You have had a fami- liar treatise on our foreign policy, which I have listened to with surprise. You have had an eulo logistic history of the house of 'Walter, which I have listened to with respect—( . cheers) —and you have had some passages in praise of Captain Vern on , which I have listened to with satisfaction. THE SUM LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1859, (Laughter and cheers.) But, gentlemen, the speeches have already occupied one hour and 20 minutes of your precious time, during the whole of which period you have had the pleasure of stand ing upon your precious legs—(a laugh)—and I think I shall best consult your convenience by con fining what I have to say within as brief a space as possible. I argue from the hearty reception with which you have greeted me that some of you at least are gratified at my occupying a position in. which I have been placed by your strong determi nation alone—(cheers)--and I must say that if you are only half as much pleased as I am, yon will be exceedingly well . pleased, and that to some of us, at all events, this will be an:ext reme ly pl easan t p ar ty. (Laughter.) It is expected, on occasions like the present, that every gentleman circumstanced like my hon. colleagues and myself should make confession of his political faith, and show what are his political tendencies. I, a s i s we ll known, am a Progressive Reformer. (Great laughter and cheers.) I mean to say Conservative. (Renewed laughter.) A Voice—" You've put, your foot in it." (Laughter.) I am so far a Re former that lat once reform the phrase. (Laugh ter.) Taking counsel from the past, I look steadily forward to the future. As in nature there is nothing that can stand still without decay, so in politics there is nothing finite. That which was sufficient 50 years ago is insufficient now. (Cheers.) That which is satisfactory now will not be satisfac tory 50 years hence. lam therefore for progress and advance—advance, so long as it is in the right direction ; progress, so long as it is for the benefit of the community at large. Our ancestors were content with waggons ; we travel by the rail. I am for speed. lam for " pace" in all things, even in politics, so long as that pace is regulated by due caution, for I have no wish to rush over the em bankment, or to burst the boiler. (Laughter and ' cheers.) Igo with the times—(laughter)—not the Times newspaper—(renewed laughter)—for our politics don't entirely agree. But now that we have as a representative of this agricultural county the principal proprietor of that decidedly succcessful commercial enterprise, I have hopes that the mighty Thunderer will be less partisan than it is, being a great national authority. (Cheers.) I, there fore, am going with the hour, in seeking out that which is for the best advantage of the British public, and legislating according, without partiality, favour, or affection, and this I call being a Pro gressive Conservative. (Cheers.) I shall be ex pected, no doubt, to say a word about the Reform Bill. I was not in the house—worse luck to me— (laughter)—and therefore I have no opportunity of appealing to my votes. I have nothing to explain away, and therefore is my estate all the better. Had I been in the house, and had I gone into a division upon the question of the second reading of the Reform Bill, I most certainly should not have found myself in the same lobby with my honour able colleagues. (Cheers and laughter.) I hold the opinion of that bill which I found enter tained by thinking men of all classes of politics with whom I have had the honour of conversing during my long personal canvass. I think there was much good in it, and I think there was much that might have been made good had it gone into committee. I don't find that there is much anxiety throughout the country for a Reform Bill. The trading politicians of the day have found it rather a difficult matter to raise a reform cry even upon the hustings. The old war whoop of " the bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the bill," seems to be dead and buried. That cry will come home only to those gentlemen who have had to stand contests upon this occasion, to whom, in due course, will be presented by their several agents " The bill, the whole bill." (A Voice, interrupting—" And you will have a long one.") (Laughter and cheers.) I have not the slightest doubt of it—(renewed laugh ter)—and I hope you will assist me to pay it; but to those who are unsuccessful candidates there will be presented "nothing but the bill." (Laughter.) I consider the movement of Lord J. Russell to have been a desperate attempt to snatch the reins at every hazard. (Cries of "No, no.") I consider that it was a banding together of antagonistic elements. (Renewed cries of " No, no.") Well, gentlemen, upon these points there is a great diversity of opi nion—(laughter)—and, as this is not a discussion class, perhaps I may be allowed to go through the few words I have to address to you. (Cheers.) It was a banding together of antagonistic interests for the stoppage of public business, and for the over throw of a Government which was equal to any in efficiency, and inf er i or t o none i n an earnes t desire to carry on the business of the nation. (Cheers.) I say that the tampering and timid policy of Lord Aberdeen drifted us into a Crimean war; the reck less and happy-go-lucky no policy of Lord Palmer ston plunged us into a Chinese war ; and what was the moment selected by Lord J. Russell for his reckless manoeuvre ? It was the moment when the great question of peace or war throughout Europe trembled in the balance. Are the interests of this great kingdom and the paramount interests of humanity to be imperilled, for what ? To place in power a noble lord who for a time deserted his own party in the moment of danger—(cheers)—which de sertion was denounced by the uncompromising Roe buck in these memorable condemnatory words, "The noble lord is like the timid fisherman who foresaw the coming storm, and who ran his boat ashore and then fled howling inland." (Laughter and cheers.) Is this great nation t o b e d ragge d , lik e the dead body of Hector, at the chariot wheels of any one ? I say no. (Cheers.) The days are gone by when we could be called upon to believe that the destinies of this mighty empire can be regulated only by some half-dozen men. Pitt and Fox passed away, and England was England still. Castlereagh and Peel passed away, and England was England still. Pal merston and Russell will pass away, for in them " nature's copy's not eterne," and England will be England still. (A Voice.—" What about Lord Derby ?") The British people will, under Divine Providence, be maintained in their majesty and do minion, though Prime Minister after Prime Minister, like— " Imperial Caesar, dead, and turned to clay, " May stop a hole to keep the wind away." I can only say that when a Reform Bill is brought forward, by whatever set of men, I will give its provisions my best attention. (Cheers.) I will en deavour honestly to hold the scales of justice evenly between interest and interest, class and class, man and man. Until such a bill be presented, it is im possible for me to say what I will do, but I can say what I will nol - do. I will not vote for manhood suffrage, as that gives the franchise alike to the man of respectability and substance and to the undetected housebreaker, whose stock-in-trade consists of a crowbar, a skeleton key, and a bunch of lucifer matches. (Laughter.) I will nod' vote for that cowardly contrivance, the ballot. It has obtained in America, and see how it works in the land of Jonathan. (A laugh.) There corruption and bri bery extend through every class, from the indepen dent Jonathan whose coat is as ragged as his reputation, up to the President on his throne—the throne of that self-satisfied republic. I will not vote for the ballot. Give me the bold-faced Englishman who, with his hat on one side, swaggers lip to the polling-booth, and when the clerk asks " For whom do you vote ?" answers manfully, in the face of his neighbours of the county, " I plump for Vernon." (Laughter and cheers.) I would warn those of my fellow-countrymen who, in the political slang of the day, are called the " operative classes" against those trading politicians who call themselves their " supporters." They are rather the supporters of the employing classes than of the operative classes. Who is the principal among them ? Bright. (A laugh and cheers.) Why was his return at Bir mingham contested the other day ? Because he was opposed to legislative interference with factorylabour. Now, for what was the Factory Bill intro duced ? To protect the artisan from the rapacity of his " supporters." For what was the Ten Hours Bill introduced ? To protect the wives and children of the artisans from being worked to death by their " supporters." "Why was the bill for fencing ma chinery introduced ? To protect the life and limbs of the artisan from being destroyed or injured by the unfenced machinery of his " supporters." " Raise our wages," say the artisans. " No," say their sup porters, " but we will lower the franchise." " Give our children bread," say the artisans. " No," say their supporters, " but we will give you the ballot." "We are working short time; we are dying by inches," say the artisans. "No matter," reply their " supporters," " care nothing for your lives ; we will give you politic a l ex i s t ence ." (Laught er an d cheers.) When will these men learn to know, and knowing to scorn, the political mountebanks who " Palter with them in a double sense, Who keep the word of promise to the car, And break it to the hope F" (Cheers.) After some remarks on the political state of the country, and urging attention to the regis tration on the part of the Conservative body, the hon, and gallant captain concluded by thanking the electors who had supported him, and expressing his determination to use every endeavour to discharge his duties to their satisfaction. Mr. J.IVILLIAIts briefly expressed his admiration of the political consistency which had characterised the career of Mr. Robt. Palmer, the late member. Mr. BOUVERIE then moved a vote of thanks to the High Sheriff. Mr. WALTER, in seconding the motion, expressed his hearty concurrence in the tribute of respect which had been paid to the services and high cha racter of Mr. Palmer. The vote having been carried by acclamation, was acknowledged by the High Sheriff. Three cheers were demanded for Mr. Palmer, and the call met with a most enthusiastic response, and a similar compliment having been paid to the High Sheriff, the proceedings terminated. NOTTS (NORTH). The nomination for this division took place on Tuesdaf, at the Moot Hall, Mansfield. Lord Robert Clinton and the Right Hon. John Evelyn Denison (the Speaker), the late members, were proposed. No other person being proposed, the High Sheriff declared Lord R. Clinton and the Right Hon. J. E. Denison re-elected. Lord R. CLINTON said it was the third time he had been returned. He was at a loss to know why Lord Derby should dissolve the Parliament, as he considered the vote of the House of Commons did not justify it ; every argument was against it, and the whole country at that moment was against it. (Hear.) He had had three opportunities of voting on the subject of the ballot, and on each time he had opposed it, as he did not think it would in any way improve the position of the voter. As to the war which had now commenced in Europe, he blamed the Government for not being more firm, for had they expressed themselves more decidedly it was highly probable the war would have been prevented. The Right Hon. J. E. DENISON said that proba bly the first question that would present itself was why were they assembled there ? In answer to this they must refer to the speech from the throne. That speech told them that Parliament had been dissolved because, in the space of two years, two successive Governments had failed to retain the confidence of the House of Commons. He ventured respectfully to doubt whether that was an accurate account of what had taken place. When Lord Derby was called upon to form an Administration he informed her Majesty that his supporters were in a minority in the House of Commons—that he did not possess the confidence of the house, and therefore he begged her Majesty to reconsider her proposal. Her Majesty, after consi deration, called upon Lord Derby to undertake the task, and he undertook it in the knowledge of the strength of his party in the house. The House of Commons enabled the Government to pass many important measures, and when it gave a vote ad verse to two points in the proposed Reform Bill, he (the Speaker) submitted that it was not a correct account to say that that was a withdrawal of the confidence of the House of Commons. If this had been the case—if the House of Commons had in the short space of two years twice granted and twice withdrawn its confidence from two Administrations, this would have been a cause of censure, if not of reproach, to the House of Commons. The house might then have been properly called a bad house, and might have been dismissed and sent back to its constituents. (Hear, hear.) But the case was not so; it was part of his duty to become acquainted in dividually with the members of the house, and to study its character collectively; and he could frankly say that in his opinion the late house was not a bad house, but a good House of Commons. (Cheers.) If there was a question of the ability of the House of Commons he would refer to the last debate on the subject of reform, when the argument was sustained on both sides with remarkable eloquence and power. If there was a question of the industry of the House of Commons he would refer to the constant atten dance of members, to their close application to the private and public business of the house. If it was a question of the judgment and prudence of the house he would refer to its conduct at a moment of great interest and of the utmost delicacy, the subject of foreign affairs,when the knowledge of the Minister of the Crown, and the experience and sagacity of Lord Palmerston were allowed to be the exponents of the opinion of the house, and the house showed that for bearance and discretion (qualities not always found in large public assemblies) which excited the admiration of Europe. But theywould ask him, how came it that a house so constituted fell into disorder, and the ma jority were not able to give effect to their wishes ? He would answer with great frankness that it, in his opinion, was not the fault of the House of Commons; it arose from want of accord in the leaders of the house. In the oldest and noblest poem of the world it was narrated how differences among leaders brought destruction upon their troops, how quarrels among the chiefs brought ruin on the Greeks, and sent the souls of so many heroes to the Shades below. The first two lines in the translation by Pope tell the story : " Achilles' wrath, to Greece the direful spring " Of woes unnumbered, Heavenly goddess sing." Thus, what happened some thousands of years ago at Troy happened last year in London, and to speak the truth it was not confined to one side of the house, for it would be remembered when the Re form Bill was introduced two Cabinet Ministers, men of great experience and high character, left the Government, and said that if the bill was passed in the shape,it was introduced it would be destruction to the constitution of the country. Her Ma jesty concluded the speech from the throne by imploring the guidance of Providence, and that she might have a Government holding the con fidence of the House of Commons. Every one must wish that such should be the case, and he joined heartily in the wish that the new House of Commons might be as good as the last. He was sure from what had taken place among them to day that this constituency was in favour of peace. He hoped the war would be confined to Italy, and not spread to other States. Referring to the ques tion of reform, he thought that the discussions which had taken place in and out of doors tended to show that no violent reform was wanted. When a Reform Bill was brought forward a large portion of those who had no share in the constituency now would be enfranchised ; and he believed that when ever that question was brought into the House of Commons it would not be difficult of adjustment. (Cheers.) A vote of thanks to the High Sheriff terminated the proceedings. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE NEW PARLIAMENT. (From the London Gazette.) CROWN OFFICE, APRIL 28. Members returned to serve in the Parliament summoned to be holden at Westminster, on the 31st day of May, 1859 Borough of Lambeth—William Williams, Esq. ; William Roupell, Esq. APRIL 29. City of Westminster—General Sir De Lacy Evans, G.C.8.; Sir John Villiers Shelley, Bart. Borough of Marylebone—Edwin John James, Esq., one of her Majesty's Counsel learned in the Law; the Right Hon. Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart. APRIL 30. Borough of New Windsor—William Vansittart, of Dover - street, Westminster; George William Hope, of Ditton park, Buckinghamshire, Esqrs. Borough of Warwick—George William John Repton ; Edward Greaves, Esqrs. University of Oxford—The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, of Christchurch, M.A. ; Sir William Heathcote, Bart., of all Souls College, D.C.L. Borough of Cockermouth—John Steel, of Derwent Bank, Cumberland, Esq. ; The Right Honourable Richard Southwell Bourke, commonly called Lord Naas. 'Borough of Morpeth—The Right Honourable Sir George Grey, Bart. County Borough of Carmarthen—David Morris, of the county of the borough of Carmarthen, Esq. Town and Port of Sandwich—Edward Hugessen Knatch bull Hugessen, Esq. ' • Clarence Edward Paget, c ommon l y called Lord Clarence Edward Paget. Borough of Woodstock—Alfred Spencer Churchill, com monly called Lord Alfred Spencer Churchill. Borough of Petersfield—Sir William George Hylton Jol liffe, of Merstham, Surrey, Bart. Borough of Whitby—Robert Stephenson, Esq . City of Canterbury—The Honourable Henry Butler John stone ; the Right Honourable Sir William Meredyth - Somerville, Bart. Town and Port of Hythe—Mayer Amschel de Rothschild, commonly called Baron Mayer Amschel de Rothschild. City of Wells—The Right Honourable Sir Wm. Good enough Harter, Bali., of Hyde Park-terrace, Middlesex; Hedworth Hylton Jolliffe, of Tilgate, Sussex, Esq. Borough of Tavistock—Sir John Sainsbury Trelawny, Bart. ; Arthur John Edward Russell, Esq. Borough of Ludlow—Colonel the Honourable Percy Eger ton Herbert, of Berkeley-square, C.B. ; Beriah Botfield, of Norton Hall, Northamptonshire, Esq. Borough of Sheffield —John Arthur Roebuck, of Ashley place, Pimlico, Esq. ; George Hadfield, of Victoria-park, Manchester, Esq. Borouo-h of Launc es t on —Th omas Chandler Haliburton, of Gordon House, Isleworth, Borough of Bridgnorth—llenry Whitmore, of Sunniside, Coalbrookdale, Salop, Esq.; John Pritchard, of Broseley, Salop, Esq. Borough of Malton—The Hon. Charles William Went worth Fitzwilliam ; James Brown, Esq. Borough of Bewdley—Sir Thomas Edward Winnington, of Stamford court, Worcestershire, Bart. Borough of Guildford=-Wiliam Bovill, of Worplesdon Lodge, Surrey; Guildford Onslow, of - Upton House, Alresford, Esqrs. Borough of Pontefract—Richard Monckton Milnes; Wil liam Overend, Esqrs. Borough of Halifax—The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart. ; James Stansfeld the younger, Esq., of Fulham, Middlesex. Town and Port of Rye--William Alexander Mackinnon, Esq., of Hyde-park-place, Middlesex. Borough of Tewkesbury—The Hon. Frederick Lygon, of Madresfield Court, Worcestersh ire , James Martin, Esq., of Lombard-street, Banker. City of Hereford —Henry Morzan Clifford, of Ll an tili o Cressenny, Monmouthshire ; e orge Clive, of Cavendish square, Middlesex, Dols. Borough of Grantham —William Earle Welby, , the Honourable Frederick James Tollemache. Borough of Westbury —Sir Massey Lopes, of Marist ow, + D ev onshire, Bart.r. B of Tynemouth — Hugh Taylor, Esq., of Back 43lie worth' House, Northumberland. Borough of Dorchester—Richard Brinsley Sheridan, of Moor Camptritcon, Dorsetshihell, Dorsets re, Ehire sq. EsqCharles Napier Stud, _of B ur ghs of Inverkeithing, Dulif' ern: dine-2 QUeende Ced ers:, and Stirling—James Cai r d, of Baldoon, Esq. rrY Borrew ough of Camb E . ridge—Kenneth 31 aearday, Escif; d Steuart, An- Borough of Stamford—Robert Talbot Gascoigne Cecil, commonly called Lord Robert Talbot ChtsehigUe Cecil, of Fitzroy-square, Middlesex; Sir Stafford Henry North. cote, of Pynes, Devonshire, Bart. Borough of Wenlock—The Right Honourable George Cecil Weld Forester, of Willey Park, Salop ; James Milnes Gaskell, Esq., of Thornes House, Yorkshire. Borough of Leominster—Gathorne Hardy, of Hemsted Park, Kent, Esq. ; Captain the Honourable Charles Spencer Bateman Hanbury, of Shobdon Court, Hereford shire. City of Oxford—James Houghton Langston, Esq. ; the Right Honourable Edward Cardwell. Borough of Macclesfield—John Brocklehurst, of Hurdsfield House, Macclesfield, Esq.; Edward Christopher Egerton, of Lowndes square, Middlesex, Esq. Borough of Stroud—George Poulett Scrope, Esq. ; Edward Horsman, Esq. Borough of Arundel—The Right Honourable Edward George Fitzalan Howard, commonly called Lord Edward George Fitzalan Howard. Borough of Montgomery—David Pugh, Esq. City of Carlisle—Sir James Robert George Graham, Bart.; Wilfrid Lawson, Esq. City of Exeter—Edward Divett, Esq. ; Richard Sommers Gard, Esq. Borough of Marlborough—The Right Honourable Ernest Augustus Charles Brudenell Bruce, commonly called Lord Ernest Bruce ; Henry Bingham Baring, Esq. Borough of Whitehaven—George Lyall, of Park-crescent, Middlesex, Esq. Borough of Denbigh—Townsend Mainwaring, of Gallt toenail, Denbighshire, Esq. City of Worcester—Osmond Ricardo, Esq. ; William Laslett, Esq. Borough of Malmesbury—Henry Charles Howard, com monly called Viscount Andover, of Charlton-park, Wiltshire. Borough of Swansea, Loughor, Neath, Aberavon, and Kenfig—Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn, of Hendrefoilan, Gla morganshire, Esq. University of Cambridge—The Right Honourable Spencer Horatio Walpole, M.A. ; Charles Jasper Selwyn, Esq., M. A. Borough of New Shoreham—Sir Charles Merrik Burrel, Bart. ; Stephen Cave, of Wilton-place, Middlesex, Esq. Borough of the Tower Hamlets—Charles Salisbuiy Butler, of Cazenoves, Upper Clapton, Esq. ; Acton Smee Ayrton, of Grafton-street, Piccadilly, Esq. Borough of Wareham—John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle Drax, of Charborough-park, Porsetshire, Esq. Borough of Christchurch—John Edward Walcott, Esq. Borough of Beverley—Ralph Walters, of Sussex-gardens, Middlesex, Esq. ; Henry Edwards, of Pye Nest, near Halifax, Esq. Borough of Cardigan—Edward Lewis Pryse, of Gogerd dan. Cardiganshire, Esq. Borough of Thetford—Wm. Henry Fitzroy, commonly called Earl of Euston ; Alexander Hugh Baring, of Buck enham, Norfolk, Esq. City of Durham—Wm. Atherton, Esq., one of her Ma jesty's Counsel learned in the Law ; the Right Hon. John Robert Mowbray, her Majesty's Judge Advocate-General. Borough of Kendal—George Carr Glyn, Esq. Borough of Eye Sir Edward Clarence Kerrison, of Brome Hall and Oakley-park, Suffolk, Bart. Borough of King's Lynn—The Right Hon. Edward Henry Stanley, commonly called Lord Stanley ; John Henry Gurney, of Catton Hall, Norwich, Esq. Borough of Wolverhampton—The Right Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers ; Sir Richard Bethell, Knt. MAY 2. Borough of Liskeard —Ralph William Grey, of Chipehase Castle, Northumberland. Borough of Great Grimsby—The Hon. Charles Maude Anderson Worsley Pelham, commonly called Lord Worsley. City of Gloucester—William Philip Price, of Ibberton court, Esq. ; Charles James Monk, of Everleigh House, near Devizes, Esq. Borough of Knaresborough—Basil Thomas Woodd, of Conyngham Hall, Knaresborough, Esq ; Thomas Collins, the younger, of Knaresborough, Esq. Borough of Shrewsbury—George Tomline, of Riby Grove, Lincolnshire, Esq. ; Robert Aglionby Slaney, of Walford Manor, Salop, Esq. Borough of Cheltenham—Colonel Francis William Fitz hardinge Berkeley. Borough of Kidderminster—Alfred Rhodes Bristow, Green wich, Kent, Esq. Borough of Birmingham—William Scholefield, Esq.; John Bright, Esq. Borough of Plymouth—The Honourable William Henry Edgeumbe, commonly called Viscount Valletort, of Mount Edgcumbe, Cornwall ; Robert Porrett Cellier, of Eaton place West, Middlesex, Esq. Burghs of Inverbervie, Montrose, Aberbrothwick, Brechin, and Forfar—William Edward Baxter, Esq., Merchant, Dundee. Borough of Banbury—Sir Charles Eurwicke Douglas, Knt. Borough of Northallerton—William Bettie Wrightson, of Cusworth Hall, Yorkshire, Esq. City of Coventry—The Right Honourable Edward Ellice ; Sir Joseph Paxton, Knt. Borough of Walsall—Charles Forster, of Great Deans Yard, Westminster, Esq. Borough of Tamworth—Sir Robert Peel, of Drayton Manor, Staffordshire, Bart. ; The Honourable John Villiers Stuart Townshend, commonly called Viscount Raynham, of Raynham, Norfolk. Borough of Penryn—Thomas George Baring, of Halkin street, London, Esq. ; Samuel Gurney, of Carshalton, Surrey, Esq. Burghs of Leith, Portobello, and Musselburgh—William Miller, Esq., of Piccadilly, London. Borough of Thirsk—Sir William Payne Gallwey, Bart., of Thirkleby Park, near Thirsk. Borough of Devonport—James Wilson, of Belgrave-street, Middlesex, Esq. ; Sir Thomas Erskine Perry, of Eaton place, Middlesex, Esq. Burghs of Haddington Dunbar, North Berwick, Lauder, and Jedburgh—Sir Henry Robert Ferguson Davie, Bart. Borough of Mid hurst—William Townley Mitford, of Pitts Hill, Sussex, Esq. Borough of Droitwich—The Right Honourable Sir John. Somerset Pakington, Bart., of Westwood Park, Worces tershire. City of Peterborough—Thomas H6.nkey, Esq. ; George Hammond Whalley, Esq. Borough of St. Ives—Henry Paull, of Devonshire-place, Middlesex, Esq. Borough of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis—The Honourable Arthur Edward Holland Grey Grosvenor, commonly called Viscount Grey de Wilton, of Heaton House, Lancashire; Robert Brooke, of Woodcot Park, Surrey, Esq. City of Winchester—Sir James Buller East, Bart. ; John Bonham Carter, Esq. Town of Poole—George Woodroffe Franklyn, Esq.; Henry Danby Seymour, Esq. Borough of New irk-upon-Trent—Grosvenor Hodgkinson, of Newark, Esq. ; John Handley, of Newark, Esq. Town and Port of Dover—Rear-Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, K.C.8., of Penlee House, Devonshire ; William Nicol, of Eccleston-square, London, Esq. Borough of Newport—Robert 'William Kennard, of Por chester-terrace, Middlesex, Esq. ; Philip Lybbe Powys, of Saint Thomas's, East Cowes, Esq. Town of Haverfordwest—John Henry Philipps, of Wil liamston, Pembrokeshire, Esq. Burghs of Renfrew, Rutherglen, Dumbarton, Kilmarnock, and Port-Glasgow —The Honourable Edward Pleydell Bouverie. Borough of Evesham—Sir Henry Pollard Willoughby, of Brook-street, Hanover-square, Middlesex, Bart. ; Ed ward Holland, of Dumbleton-hall, Gloucestershire. Borough of Scarborough—The Honourable William Deni son, of Grimston-park, Yorkshire • Sir John y anden Bempde Johnstone, Bart., of Hacluiess• hall, Yorkshire. Borough of Beaumaris—The Honourable William Owen Stanley, of Penrhos, Anglesey. Borough of Lymington—William Alexander Mackinnon, the younger, of Gloucester-square, Middlesex , Esq. ; Sir John Rivett Carnac, of Warbourne, in the county of Southampton, Bart. City of Rochester—Philip Wykeham Martin, Esq. ; John Alexander King-lake, Esq. Borough of Stoke-upon-Trent--John Lewis Ricardo, Esq. ; William Taylor Copeland, Esq. Borough of Bridport—Thomas Alexander Mitchell, Esq. ; Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, Esq. City of Chichester—Humphrey William Freeland, Esq., of Chichester; The Honourable Henry G eorge Ch ar l es Gordon Lennox, commonly called Lord Henry George Charles Gordon Lennox, of Portland-place, Middlesex. Borough of Great Yarmouth—Sir Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon, of Hopton, Suffolk, Bart. ; Sir Henry Josias Stracey, of Rackheath Hall, Norfolk, Bart. City of Chester—Hugh Lupus, commonly called Earl Grosvenor ; Philip Stapleton umberston, of Moiling ton, Cheshire. Borough of Boston—Herbert Ingram, of Loudwater, Hert fordshire, Esq. ; Meaburn Staniland, of Boston, Esq. Borough of Cirencester —Allen Alexander ,Bathurst, of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, Esq. ; the Honourable Ashley John George Ponsonby, of Hatherop, Glouces tershire. Borough of Taunton—Arthur Mills, Esq. ; the Right Honourable Henry Labouchere. Borough of Bury Saint Edmunds—The Honourable Alfred Hervey, commonly called Lord Alfred Hervey, of Ick worth, Suffolk; Joseph Alfred Hardcastle, of Writtle, Essex, Esq. Borough of Honiton—Joseph Locke, of Lowndes-square, Middlesex, Esq. ; Alexander Dundas Ross Wisheart Baillie Cochrane, of Lamington, Lanarkshire, Esq. Borough of Cricklade Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard, of the Lawn, Swindon, Wiltshire, Esq. ; Anthony Ashley Cooper, commonly called Lord Ash l ey. Borough of Bridgwater—Charles John Kemeys Tynte, of Tetton House, Somersetshire ; Alexander William King late, g O SA James's-place, s t - h p_l a c c e r a 1 , Bailey, B Borough of Leeds—Edward Baines, of Headingley Lodge, Leeds, Esq. ; George Skirrow B e ecroft, o f the Abbey House, Kirkstall, Leeds, Esq. c J h ohn evai O li w ero Owen, Bart. of Ipswich, Esq. ; Hugh Edward Adai r, of C hapel - street West, May Borough ßorough o off Ipswich—John Fair, 'Westminster, Esq. Borough of Derby—Michael Thomas Bass, of Byrkley Lodge, Staffordshire, Esq. ; Samuel Beale, of Russell square, Middlesex, Esq. Borough of Cardiff—Lieutenant-Colonel James Frederick Dudley Crichton Stuart, of Whitehall -place, West. minster. Borough of Richmond—Henry Rich, of Chapel-street, Grosvenor-square, Middlesex, Esq. ; Marmaduke Wyvill the younger, of Great Ryder-street, Middlesex, Esq. Borough of Bradford—H enry Wi ckham Wickham, of Kirklees Park, Yo r k s hi re, E sq. ; Titus Salt, of Meth ley L B y o m ro e u g it h egi of s _ S h w a f t i e lli s b a u ui ry p — in G u e ey or , g o e f G s r o en m f eer ll to G u l Park, Yorkshire, E sq . setshire, Esq. Montague square, Town of Kin Y E I ;Ie E , s lmer- Middlesex, Esq • Joseph Hoare, y ' of Lombard street, London, Esq. Borough of Northampton —The Right Honourable Robert Vernon Smith ; Charles Gilpin, Es Town of Nottingham. —Charles Paget, of Ruddington Grange, Nottinghamshire ; John Mellor, Esq., one of _ her Maje s t y ' s Counsel learned in the Law. Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyne—William Jackson, of the Manor House, Claughton, Cheshire, Esq. ; William Murray, of Cambridge-square, Hyde park, Middlesex, Esq. Borough of Ashburton—John Harvey Astell, of Eaton- Place, Middlesex, Esq. Borough of Maldon—George Montague Warren Peacocke, of I'ark l an e, Middlesex, Esq. ; Thomas Sutton Western, of Felix Hall, Kelvedon, Essex, Esq. Borough of East Rettord—The Right Honourable George Edward Arundell Monckton Arundell, Viscount Galway, of Serlby Hall, Nottinghamshire ; Francis John Savile Foljambe, of Haselbeck, Northamptonshire, Esq. Borough of New Radnor—The Right Honourable Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bart. B orou gh of Finsbury—Thomas Slingsby Duncoznbe, of Cambridge-terrace, Esq. ; Sir Samuel Morton Peto, of Kensington Palace-gardens, Bart. Borough of Barnstaple—John Davie Ferguson Davie, of Creedy Park, Devonshire, Esq. ; George Potts, of Tra falgar House, Devonshire, Esq. City of London—The Right Honourable John Russell, commonly called Lord John 11400 11 ; Liouvl N4tlza4 de Rothschild, Esq., commonly called Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild ; Sir James Duke, Bart. ; Robert Wigram Crawford, Esq. . _ _ Borough of Stockport—James Kershaw, of the Manor House, Streatham, Surrey, Esq. ; John Benjamin Smith, of Westbourno-terrace, Middlesex, Esq. Borough of Wilton—Edward Antrobus the younger, of Amesbury, Esq. Borough of Buckingham—Sir Harry Verney, Bart. ; John Gellebrand Hubbard, Esq. Borough of Tiverton—Henry John Temple, Viscount Pal merston ; the Honourable George Denman. Borough of Bodmin—The Honourable Edward Frederick Leveson Gower, of Chiswick House ; William Michell, of Bodmin, M D Borough of Maidstone—William Lee, Esq. ; Charles Bux ton, Esq. City of Lichfield—The Honourable Alfred Henry Paget, commonly called Lord Alfred Henry Paget, of Gros enor-place, Middlesex ; Captain the Honourable Augus tus Henry Archibald Anson, of Shughborough, Stafford shire. City of Bristol—The Honourable Francis Henry Fitz hardinge Berkeley, of Victoria -square, Westminster; William Henry Gore Langton, of Clifton, Bristol, Esq. Borough of Greenwich—David Salomons, Esq., one of the Aldermen of the city of London; William A nger stein, of Woodlands, Blackheath, Esq. Borough of Southwark—Sir Charles Napier, of Albemarle street, Middlesex, Knt. ; John Locke, Esq., of Eaton place, Belg - rave-square, Esq., one of her Majesty's Counsel learned in the law. MAY 3. Borough of Rochdale—Richard Cobden, of Midhurst, Sussex, Esq. Borough of Salford—William Nathaniel Massey, of Vic toria-street, Middlesex, Esq. Borough of Warrington—Gilbert Greenall, of Walton Hall, Cheshire, Esq. Borough of Clitheroe—John Turner Hopwood, of- Rock Cliffe House, Lancashire, Esq. Borough of Bury—The Right Honourable Frederick Peel, of Whitehall Gardens, Westminster. Borough of Ashton -under-Lyne—The Right Honourable Thomas Milner Gibson. Borough of Preston—Richard Assheton Cross, of Harcourt Buildings, Temple, London, Esq. ; Charles Pascoe Grea ten, of Belgrave-square, Middlesex, Esq. Borough of Liverpool—Thomas Berry Horsfall, of Bella mour Hall, Staffordshire, Esq. ; Joseph Christopher Ewart, of New Brighton, Cheshire, Esq. Borough of Wigan—The Honourable Colonel James Lind say, of Haigh Hall, Lancashire; Henry Woods, Esq., of - Wigan, Lancashire. Borough of Blackburn—William Henry Hornby, of Black burn, Esq. ; James Pilkington, of Blackburn, Esq. Borough of Lancaster—Samuel Gregson, of Upper Harley street, Middlesex, Esq. ; William James Garnett, of Bleasdale Tower, Lancashire, Esq. Borough of Bolton—William Gray, of Wheatfield, Lanca shire, Esq. ; Joseph Crook, of Chamber Hall, Bolton Esq. Borough of Oldham—William Johnson Fox, of Sussex place, Regent's-park, Esq. ; James Morgan Cobbett, of Edenbridge, Kent, Esq. City of Manchester—James Aspinall Turner, Esq.; Thomas Bazley, Esq. County of Renfrew—Sir Michael Robert Shaw Stewart, of Greenock and Blackhall, Bart. Town of Greenock—Alexander Murray Dunlop, Esq., 44 Corsock, Advocate. Town of Paisley—Humphry Ewing Crum Ewing, Esq., o f Strathleven. County of Haddington—The Honourable Francis Wetaroi Charteris. Borough of Huddersfield—Edward Aldham Leatham, °f Heath House, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Esq. Borough of Wakefield —William Henry Leatham, of Hems' worth, Yorkshire, Esq. Town of Southampton—William Digby Seymour, of the Inner Temple, London, Esq. ; Brodie McGhie of Portman-square, Middlesex, Esq. Borough of Dudley—Henry Brinsley Sheridan, Esq. Borough of Chatham—Sir John Mark Frederick Smith, County of Perth—William Stirling, Esq., of Keir. Town of Perth—The Honourable Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird. Borough of Leicester—John Biggs, of Stonygate, Leices tershire, Esq. ; Joseph William Noble, of Danett's 11 0 -" 0 Leicester, Esq. Borough of Reigate—The Honourable William John Mon son, of Gatton, Surrey. Borough of Totness—The Honourable George Hay, NW monly called Earl of Gifford; Thomas Mills, of Tolmerat Hertfordshire, Esq. Borough of Reading—Francis Pigott, Esq. ; Sir Hen r i Singer Keating, Knt. Borough of Truro—Montague Edward Smith, Esq.; Au gustus Smith, Esq. Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed—Charles William Gordon , of Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Esq.; Ralph Anstruthe r Earle, of Everton, Lancashire, Esq. County of Linlithgow—Major Walter Ferrier Hamilto n the younger, of Westport. Borough of Colchester—Taverner John Miller, of Streathala Elms, Streatham, Surrey, Esq. ; Philip O xe nden lon, of Lexden, Colchester, Esq. Borough of South Shields—Robert Ingham, of Weet° e / Durham, Esq. Borough of Sunderland—Henry Fenwick, of South-hil l i, Chester-le-Street, Durham, Esq. ; William Schaal Lindsay, of Portman-place, London, Esq. Borough of Gateshead—William Hutt, of Gibside, Durham, Esq. County of Hereford—James King King, of Staunton-par k ' Herefordshire, Esq. ; Montagu William Graham, com monly called Lord William Graham, of Hereford-stre et, Middlesex; Humphrey Francis Mildmay, of Shoreham" place, Kent, Esq. Borough of Great Marlow—Lieutenant-Colonel Thom Peers Williams, of Temple House, Berkshire; Lieut.' Colonel Brownlow Willia m K nox, o f Wilt on - cres cent. City of Norwich—Willia m C ou tt s K eppe ll, cornmeal/ called Viscount Bury, of Q u idd en h am , N or f o lk; Henry - William Schneider, of Su ssex - gar d ens , Middl es ex, EK' City of York—Joshua Pr o ct or B rown W es tb e ad, of LI Castle, Worcestershire, E s q.; J o h n G eor ge Smyth, ° Heath Hall, Yorkshire, Esq. Town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne—Thomas Emerson Head' lam, Esq. ; George Ridley, Esq. Borough of Calne—The Ri g ht H on our a bl e R o bert Lowe . Borough of Brighton—Vice-Admiral Sir George Broo ke Pechell, of Castle Goring, Sussex, Bart. ; WOO Conyngham, of Sussex-square, Brighton, Esq. City of Bath—William Tite, of Lowndes-square, Midd le ' sex, Esq. ; Arthur Edwin Way, of Ashton-lodge, Sonler setshire, Esq. COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWCASTLE—MAY 3. English wheat offering sparingly : demand excited, at advance of 4s to 5s per qr. on Saturday's rates. Flour to 3s more money asked. Grinding barley is t o 2s per q r. dearer. Oats steady and is higher. LEEDS—MA Y 3. The show of wheat is not large, prices continuo to ad' vance rapidly, and a large business has been done at fully 8s per qr advance. Beans were 2s dearer. Oats and other articles improve in value. Averages for the week : Wheat 1,946 qrs., at 44s 30 36 8ar1e........ 509 ~23s 9d 0at5.......... 67 'l/ Rye ...... Od .... ,/ 42s 5d Beans ........ 126 42s Od Peas lO Arrivals thiS week : Wheat Oats .. Barley Peas... Rapeseed 4,413 qrs. 1,397 Beans ...... .. 354 Linseed LIVERPOOL—MAY 3. The past week has been a period of a l mos t unexamPled excitement in the corn trade, and a very extensive business has been done in every article, at an advance of is to 2s Pe r cental. This morning we had a la rge a tt en d ance o f millers, w h o supplied themselves very f ree l y at an advance o f 2 s Per cental on wheat, while flour brought fully 2s 6d more thsl was paid this day week. Oat mea l was in fair demand, alla Is dearer. Oats, barley, and b eans all in good reques t, an met a free sale at 6d t o 8d a d vance. Peas have gone 1 - 1 1 3 25 per 100 lb. Indian corn improved is 9d in price. NORWICH CATTLE—APRIL 30. lirnit ea There was a very large show of cattle, but a ~o d business, this being the day for the election. A very g - ed supply of fat beasts, but the sales were dull at from 7s to 8s ; prime, 8s 6d to Os, without a clearance. Sheep—Fat sheep, Bs ' Od to 88 6d, prime lots Os per W ile. A good show and sales firm. Good store pi gs , 2 5s to 30s per head. Fat pork, 6 s to 6s 6cl per stone, with a brisk sale. THE REPRESENTATIVE PEERS OF SCOTLANDI The electi on of the sixteen representative peers of Scot i a n will will take pl ace i n the Palace of Holyrood, at Edinburg', on Tuesday next. There are three vacancies to be filled li g —those of the Earl of Seafield, Lords Elphinstone an Sinclair; and the candidat es are the Earls of M or ton and Haddington and Lord Saltoun. To the election of these noble lords no opposition will be offered. BIRTHS. ANSTED.—On the Ist inst., at Bon Air, Guernsey, the Wife of Professor Ansted, of a son. BANKES.—On the Ist inst., at the Rectory, Corfe Cast le ' the Lady Charlotte Bankes, of a daughter. PIATTI.—On the Ist inst., at 1, Queen's-gardens, Hyde'park, Madame Alfred iatti, of a daughter. WEBB.—On the Ist inst., at 10, Upper Berkeley-streett Portman-square, the Hon. Mrs. F. Webb, of a daught er ' MARRIAGES LE MARE—WILSON.--On the 3d inst., at Trinity Cbure ll ' M Cloudesley-square, M r . J os h ua Le are, late of Man chester, to Eliza Alice, second daughter o f Christoph e d W. Wilson, E sq ., of Barnsbury-park, Islington, an Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, city. STRICKLA ND — DUMARESQ.—On the 28th ult , at Siggle s i thorne Church, H enry Strickland, Esq., second' 0311 n Sir Georg e St r i c kl an d , of Boynton Hall near Briali n f ton, to Corn e li a C . A nne, youngest daughter of Li e u" - Col. Henry Dumaresq. DEATHS. BABE.—On the Ist inst., at Horton, John Babb, Estl7 late of the Queen's-road, Dalston, and many yearn o .` the Bank of England, aged 63. BAcll.—On the 36th ult., at Alpine Cottage, Hampstead, Adolphus Bach, Esq., aged 68. Boys.—On the 30th ult.,_in London, Lieut.-Coraula n ,l George Sayer Boys, R.N., of her Majesty's ship A t ' c ' Greenock. CAIRD.—On the 27th ult , at Hastings John HenrYn youngest son of J ames C a i r d , Esq. , , ageded •P years. COLEBROOKE.—On the Ist inst., at 37, South-street, Henry, the infant son of Sir Edward and Lady Cole" brooke. CHUCK. —On the Ist inst., Joseph Chuck, Esq., Widbull House, Ware, Herts, aged 73. eu t ORGAR.—On the 2d inst., the Rev. W. Orgar, inetun— h of Shirley, H an t s , aged 70. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUN G : of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 11 : Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the count," Xiddlegort WOdaeridah May 4,1869, ~.