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cocupied every house, to make themselves perfectly free with everything and everybody therein contained?— (Hear.) I may be told tbes , e are vain apprehensions — a pp ea l s made to the fanciful fears of the country simply for the public expenditure. That reminds me of a story which I remember having heard of an elderly lady who lived near Henley-on-Thames, and who, when an in vasion was expected by Napoleon Bonaparte said she did not believe it would ever come, because she had been told in her youth the Pretender was coming, and, se he never came to Henley, she believed Napoleon Bo naparte never would come there either.—(Laughter.) Now I don't glee,: this story, gentlemen, to throw any reflexion upon the intelligence of the elder portion of the fairer sex—(A laugh)—because I remember to have heard that the Duchess of Gordon, in the time of Mr. Pitt, reeking to an elderly statesman, was told by him, with regard to something in which he thought he had acted unwisely, " Really, Madam, I feel that I am grow ing an old woman;" upon which the Duchess replied, "I am glad to hear that that's all, for I really thought your Grace was growing an old man, and that's a much worse thing."—(Great laughter.) Now I say that those men who tell you that because you have had no invasion since the Norman Conquest you never will have one, arid that you need not guard against it, are old men. —(A laugh.) Though they may not be old in years, they are old in imbecility of intellect. All those who are most able to judge of military and n aval operations tell you that an i nvas i on i s per fectly possible; that it is more possible now than it ever was before, mainly on account of the great change which has been made by the application of steam in naval and military operations; and to tell you that you are safe from invasion now because you were able to prevent it before, to tell you that you are safe from invasions now without precautions, because hitherto you have prevented it by precautions, is the greatest of all pos sible absurdities. Why, how happened it that you had no invasion at the time of which the good old lady at Henley spoke? Because you had then a large standing army within the kingdom; you had your whole militia organised, enr o ll e d, an d on permanent pay; you had, besides, 400,000 vo l un teers, the whole country was in arms, and the enemy could not have made an effectual attempt; but even then, I believe, and I have been told on good authority, only in consequence of it was which operation, by the French the _allure of a naval fleets were to have formed a junction, that an at tempt to invade yo u was nut made. The result would have been such as it always will be when Englishmen are armed and prepared ; bat I say that, if B e glisem , n ore not armed, and are n ot prepare& they are .doing injustice to themselves, are not showing themselves worthy of those great and an and inest i m able blessings which it has been the will of Provideece to bestow upon them. Some of you may sa y , la 0 Xt:Ver, " oh, but we may possibly be taken for the militia." Now, the Bill which was first brought in by the late Government, and which theysaid was thrown out by a vote to which the House of Commons came at my suggestioe. was founded on the Local Militia Acts, and that Bill had for its basis compulsory service by ballot. The exceptions were to be small; the general scope of the Bill was service by ballot, and no power to serve by substitute. Now, the present Act, to which I gave my humble support in Parliament, and which some of those who object to me cast in my teeth as a reproach, is founded, on the contrary, upon voluntary service, and unless the number of men is not raised by bounty —as I am confident it will be—no recourse is to be had to the ballot, or to compulsory service. I feel, gentlemen, that in the part which it was my lot to take in furtherance of that measure I acted upon a sense of duty to my country, and that I rendered a humble service to the whole of the united kingdom.—(Cheers.) There is one other question which has been the subject of much pub lic discussion—l mean the grant which was placed on the consolidated fund for the College of Maynootb, by an Act of Parliament passed in the time of the late Sir Robert Peel. I know that many persons in England and Scotland anxiously desire that the grunt should be re voked. I confess lam not one of those who arepre= pared to join in that revoc a tio n . I l oo k upon that grant as a part of a general system, and I look upon it 41.31 as a peculiar aerate2ement arising out of the condition of t sister cetin... If a man t e ll s me that he objects to th e e , grant to Meynnoth btc !lite he obj ects to any grant or puel?c mon , . s - to the ministers o f say religion or to any eeclesitaticai est a bli s h ment, I unde rstand - hi: argument; I respect he ()plaice; I d i ff er from it, ' but at the same time I acknowledge, that his e etection ie founded upon intelligible principles of action.—(Hear, hear.) I have been born and bred in a country where there is an established church; my opinion i s that it is for the advantage of every country to have an established church and that that church ought to be the chur c h o f the majority. There are those who differ from me. I respect their difference, but I main tain my own opinion. This College of Maynooth, how ever, rests upon particular considerations, It was granted to the Irish in order that their priesthood might be edu cated at home, instead of going to Spain, to France, or to Rome to obtain an education. It was granted before the - Ction; and, though its maintenance was not a spec i a l stipulation of the Union, yet still I hold that the good faith of England was engaged, not without good reason, to deprive the Irish of the grant.—(Cheers.) Now, I can quite under s tand that those w h o w i s h t h e Irish to be Protestants would propose to take away this grant, if, by withdrawing it, they could turn the Irish from being Catholics to become Protestants. But you would do no such thing if you took away the grant. Yoa would, indeed, deprive the poor Irish scholar who is destined for the priesthood of a national education. You would send him to Spain, or to Italy, or else where, to learn there the most objectionable doctrines of the church to which he belongs. He would come back as complete a Catholic as if he had been eda ' cited at Maynooth; but he would also come back a Spaniard, or an Italian, or a Frenchman, instead of being, as he now is, an Irishman to the very heart's core.—(Hear, hear.) I say, then, it would be an act of great hardship and injustice towards the humble Irish scholar if you were to deprive him of those means of instruction; and it would also be an injury to the country to fill the Irish parishes with priests, who, in stead of having been educated as Irishmen, would bring with them political and foreign doctrines to contaminate the parity of their national frith.—(Hear, hear.) I say then, gentlemen, that I for one am not prepared to vote for taking away that grant, It is a part of a general question on which I differ in opinion from many whose judgment I respect. It is a peculiar question between England and Ireland ; and both as an Englishman, and as being interested in Ireland, I feel it would be an injustice and an injury to the country to with draw the grant.—(Elear, hear.) Now, gentl eme n, I am not aware that there is any other topic of material importance upon which it can be my duty to address you, and to detain you longer under this burning sun. I ceu only say that I hold it t o b e t h e duty oe t hos who govern tee country, a n d o f th ose who are sent into e Parliament to deliberate upon the interests of the n try, to consider that they ere govern i ng and deliberat ingeeiu for the interests of th e w h o l e nat i on —not to tallow themselves to be biassed by th e i nterests or tho wishesw of any one particuler class, but to feel and to remember that every class must benefit sooner or later by the prosperity or the whole, and that it is a narrow and a short-sighted policy which endeavours to rear the inte rests of the few upon the injury of the many.—(Ch eers.) I appeal. gentlemen, to the general prosperity of the country; I appeal to the progressive increase of the re venue, and more especially of the revenue drawn from an increased consumption by the poorer classes of all thoe , art i c l es in which their limited enjoyment consists; I appeal to that universal prosperity which nu man can now deny as proofs that the successive Admiaistrations which of late years have been charged with the interests of the country, and that the Parliaments which have had to deliberate upon the measures proposed, have steered a wise and et udent course, and that that course has been rewarded by those results—the benefit of all—which were predicted by the men who proposed and who sane tiened the measures to which I advert.—(Cheers.) Gen tlemen, I stain thank you for the distinguished honour you have this day conferred upon me. I trust that my future conduct will equally with my past merit the con tinuance of your favours, and 23 long as I Ciij iy the honour of representing you, I can assure you that there is no other distinction of that ki i nd which any circurn• stances would induce me to prefer.—(Che'r3') Gentle. teen, I beg to return you my most singer° sad cordial thanks.—(Load cheering.) Mr. ROWCLIFF men cause forward and put several questions to Lord Palmer: ,n, the nature of which will be fully appereet face the Noble Lord's reply. Lord PeeeteatTost said,—My good friend, Mr. Row has repro me fir not coming often enough am yon. Insse say rest he does not appear disposed 4 A my viwt here p ar ti cu l ar l y agreeable to me. — (Laughter and sneer s.) I whieh'he """"t "Y teat the manner celtivate the society or e cifirds m uc h ericouraeement so (Itenecvt.cl leughter.) Preens of his Ray of thinking. -- cal, a Chartist, or a Tory iethe i r i Mr. R eeecliff is a Rath that all -sales may haw; sormeel-y cannot "Y.I believe ing logs—(?I Lstrgh.) m,.. Rl r : e a l n or eeh er for claim-- you of the goodeh Go vernment '""Yi that I only told done, and that, I have myself dons ant Parliaments Mete told yea eir the bed. Why, God biasaandmthattl„„h,,a:nenir,,,r. unnecessary for me to do that wheel h e, i gen e n (L :ad laughter.) If there was a had thine vests eietres.--ro carded, to he invented, or to ba imagined, 1 Mr. would be the first man to tell you (Laughter; increased when Nlr.lto Ye e u alled out a ‘ 9;ileitiblin Well, Mr. Roweliii is an :ti l a n iff s t t e uaY e ; ,this cas j egestien. I will hit lower or hiehr P r, pleases : --f.rainghter)—bnt ere must allow me ZO j hit 87) 3 he wheretle Reaecliff ha.i nailed me what Government I me an to j )in. Now, th It is a question that must depend Upon the' fiance—(A laugh) —out I will tell him what Goverinneent Ido not mean to join him. I caa assure you erd aim that I nev e r will join a t t iovernuient called a lo we r,f Ainainistraion.—(Great laughter and cheer ing,) Now, gentlemen, don't you imagine, b ecause you der .o it very absurd that there should he such un Ad micettratioe, that my friend Mr. Rowcliff i s at a l l of that 'way of thinking; for I believe I um not far mistaken in the opinion that ho will consider everything going wrong , in this world, and in this country, until the Re 7 - cliff Adratei :ration shall govern the land —(Loud laughter.) fir. 1-towcliff has raked up old and bygone commonplaces about pensions. He ought to know_ because he 'nes no right to talk upon the subject with out informing himself about it—that pensions are ex tremely limited in sm,tmt, and that they are only given for acknowlsdged public services. All those abu 4" of 'liar' Car ". of inordinate pension:; and of misbeetowed peesiens, which existed in former times, have been copra clad, and the pension list has been enormously reduced. It is true that pensions have not been taken away from those to whom they were granted for life, b,enuse th at would have been A branch of fai:h, but fetare pensions are n o t granted excep t u p o n grounds whir t Parliament itself acknowledges to be just.---(fTear, bear.) Mr. n ' lw eliff Bays I voted for the meat , 3,11, As I have already explained to y ou. the material difference between the Militia Bill which I Op . k rth which I supp orted was t h at etr-1-7-1-777,C7'N 0 01 144 ,G\ ' 34 the former was founded upon compulsory service as the rule, admitting voluntary service as the exception, while the Bill of the present Government, which I supported was founded upon voluntary service as the rule, and admits of compulsory service as only the remote and contingent exception.—(Cheers.) The militia now to be raised will be raised by bounty. and, if I have any fault to find with the act, it is that I think the bounty is rather too high. That, h o mover, I presume, can be no ground of objection to young men who may be disposed to enlist.—(A. laugh.) My belief is that you will have no ballot, but that you will gain all your men from the spontaneous patriotism of the people, aided by the in ducement of the bounty. I do not think so ill of the young men o f England as to believe that they will be afraid of 21 days' service during the year in the militia. I commanded a regiment of local militia, which used to assemble for 28 days' training, and I knew only ono instance of a man who wished to go home before the 28 days were over. He was one of the privates who came to mo and said, " My Lord, I wish you would let me go home." I replied, " Why? you have only a week to servo now?" Well," said he, " the fact is that before I corned here I promised a young woman in my parish that I'd marry her, if so be as I stir wived the campaign." —(Laughter.) I replied, " Heaven forbid that the young woman should be disappointed. Go home and marry her, and tell her the campaign has not been so dangerous as she may have thought it."—(Laughter.) I am convinced that the young men of England won't be afraid of three weeks' campaign in a militia regiment.— (Cheers.) Mr. Rowcliff has asked me my notions of Parliamentary reform—whether I did not vote against Mr. Locke King's motion? whether I should be prepared to vote for the ballot, for the repeal of the Septennial Act, and for the substitution of triennial, or, as they aro sometimes called, triangular Parliaments ?—(Laughter.) Now, Mr. Rowcliff is a Chartist, and is for the five or six or any other number of points of the Charter. lam not a Chartist, and I am too old to become a Chartist. I am quite satisfied with the constitution of the coun try under which I have been born, under which I have lived, and under which I hope to die.—(Loud cheers.) I am for a limited and constitutional monarchy; I am not for a republic. I have seen what republics are in other countries. I have seen that they cannot maintain their ground, and that when you try to establish them you in variably lead the way to a military despotism.—(Hear.) lam for septennial Parliaments. A septennial Parlia ment, practically, is not a Parliament that lasts for seven years, for we all know that the average duration of the Parliaments during the last 30 or 40 year has not been more than three or four years. If you establish annual Parliaments you will have the country in a per petual commotion. Your Members of Parliament will not have time to learn their duties, and your business will be ill done. In the same way, if you have trien nial Parliaments, during the firstyear the Members will be learning their business, in the second year they will just be beginning useful measures, and in the third year they will be thinking of the Rowcliffs of their respective bt c t itunhyoeennibsortatrsildctruoeperta—n(rcestsioehee, n s—(Laughter)—and endeavouting to shape ecerre o st t v conciliateaofntoicirn gl—at the hu g lge ho mosttoejore o noisyto.) o itheir because regard country,atheir It consti tuents.—(Cheers hay is b ont t u ike. ct it at variance with the national character and with the principle of our Constitution. I think a true English. man hates doing a thi ng i n secret or in the dark of Englishmen wo.uldl do not believe th a t a ma j or i ty consent to give their votes in secret, even if the law per mitted them to d o so; and I think if the law compelled them to do so it would be a debasement of the national t a i li o a n r . act l er h . o — ld ( Er th e a a t r th h e right ) of But I h ave a higher objec- I ear. in the elect or f or the public good. I don't think re voting is a trust t p h o a s t e reposed vote is given for the benefit of the man who possesses it, and that he can take it to the best bidder and get 51., 10/., or 201., as the case may be. The vote is given as a trust for the public and for the nation; and I say that any trust reposed in a man for the public good he ought to perform in public._(Hear, hear.) I say, that for men who are charged with the high and important duty of choosing the best men to represent the country in Parliament to go sneaking to the ballot-box, and, poking in a piece of paper, looking round to see that no one could read it, is a course which is unconstitutional and unworthy the character of straightforward and rionest Englishmen. lam for improvement. lam fur a gradual and steady improvement, where improvement can properly be made; but I am not for rashly and h a stily overturning those ancient institutions under which this country has long flourished and prospered, which have contributed to the contentment of the nation, and which have rendered our country stable amid convulsions which have shaken to their centre many other States of Europe.—(Cheers.) Three cheers were then given for Lord Palmerston; and Mr. F. HOLE moved a vote of thanks to th e Mayor, which wa s carr i e d by acclamation. The MAYOR, in acknowledging the compliment, ex pressed his pride at holding for the third time the office of chief magistrate of the borough, and his satisfaction at the order and decorum with which the proceedings had been conducted. At the last general election for the borough the pro ceedings lasted for nearly eight hours, and during the whole of that time, in consequence of the scanty cover ing provided for the hustings, the candidates and the greater proportion of their friends were exposed to the scorching rays of the sun. On this occasion, however, thanks to the forethought of the Mayor, the arrange ments were materially changed, and ample protection was afforded by a projecting roof to the occupants of the hustings, on what Lord Palmerston justly described as ono of " the hottest of hot days." THE SUN, LONDON, Messrs.. Roebuck and Hadfield are therefore elected for Shettrerd. LUDLO W. The nomination of candidates for this borough took place yesterday at eleven o'clock, the candidates being Colonel Salwey, the late Member, a Radical; Mr. Clive, son of the Member for South Shropshire, Tory; and Lord William Vane Powlett, brother of the Duke of Cleveland, Tory. Colonel Salwey was proposed by Mr. Anderson, and seconded by Mr. W. Harding; Mr. Clive, by Mr. James Davies and Mr. R. Marston; and Lord Powlett, by Major Lowe and Mr. G. R. Hookey. Colonel SALWEY was received with loud cheering from all parts of the hail. He declared himself as an uncompromising Freetrader, determined to oppose the reimposition of the corn-tax by every means. Lord POWLETT avowed himself a supporter of Lord Derby's Government, but did not think that there would be any attempt to reimpose a duty on corn. Mr. CLIVE also was a supporter of Lord Derby, though claiming for himself a right to vote independently. A show of hands was declared to be in favour of Mr. Clive and Colonel Salwey. A poll was demanded for Lord Powlett, which was decided to be taken next day at eight o'clock. A spirited contest is anticipated. SHEFFIELD. The nomination took place at three olclock on Tues day, at the Corn Exchange, there being from 14,000 to 15,000 electors and non-electors present. The candidates were—Mr. Parker, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Hadfield, and Mr. W. Overend. Mr. PARKER addressed the elcctors, and said that he had supported a free trade throughout the realm before Mr. Cobden was in Parliament. He had sat up many nights, and laboured many days, before it was attained. Having been a Reformer all his life, ho should continue a Reformer. He was a friend to progress and to edu cation. Mr. ROEBUCK said—l want to know why we are here o-n.g aThe reason is this, that Lord berby and his friends have got into power by false pretences. They pretended to be anti-Free-traders, in favour of the impo sition of the corn-l aw s, an i ht• dagainst the free-trade doe trines of the lat e Sir Robe pretence, they got into Pow.,etr. Peel. That being th e i r They want to retai n power. You are here becaue Robert becaus© Lord Darby want s t o do away with free trade. You have a right to ask %Peat my opinions are. I wilt tell you them. For th e Government at home the widest liberty, civil and religious. I want to see the people trusted, because in them I have faith. I want our celonies to b e trusted, because in them I have faith. In our forei g n p e ace —peace by showing that we are not afraid relations, lam 4or 1; would not crawl to an y of anybody Luman b e i ng nor t o any %, nation. We are England— deminant, gr eat , power f u l, and we must maintain our These are my principle s . I want you t o h ave power a nd I position all th e wor ld over- T want you to be educated. __ wish to ask why I These being m y op i n i ons , you may um by th e s id e o f a Wh i g, and not by the side of ii have had a Radical Radical? I s h ou ld h ave liked to along with me. First and foremost, I want you to re turn two Lib erals to Parliament. There was upon a time that harmless animal celled a roebuck, and he was trotting along as he thought, in the path of duty, when 1111 on a sudd en h e h ear d a cry of ho un d s upon his haunches, fierce, and loud, and terrifying. They wanted to hound him off They wanted to catch him and tear him to pieces. The day went on, and there was a bright fairy who told this flock of hounds;that they wore on the wrong scent; that the roebuck would beat them. And ail of a sudden these hounds were changed into Roebucks. I ' vat " to k now if that allegory does not illustrate the facts up to the present time? Let there be no mistake. I Le, those who call themselves my friends to-day prove themselve s my f r i ends to-morrow; and that the be no misund erstan re may ding , I will tell you wha t I t hi n k you ought t o do. It • ' may be a thing very vain to say, hat I hope you will not for,' ,„et to vote tor me. It ia all very well to call out " Hadfield and Hoebucl-," hut to ra,,rrow the vote must ha for Roebuck.-- hope* Cheers.) I there may be no mistak e • d ( nr:ghtly as the sue shines now, yo , u a r n that to- mor r ow, bebriht: that there may lel no mistake in wh at un Ti a l y ve said g and what you have done, and that one may coincide with the other. I appeal to my past life... -I appeal to my opinions as expressed ofteu te You, Rad I confidently 6a -v.. I hope to-morrow you will vote for ais. Ge tlemen, e have done.—(Leud and repew,ocl cheering.) n Mr. HADFIELD said that, his principles were the saran ai those of the.great bod of the electors, and he bad received from them writsel andt ueeeitt en P l e d ges far exceeding the majority . t e elvetora on the : H o stood there in favour of Parliamen register. fury ref)ra 3, which was the gre at question of th Financial R.,forcner, and th ° del- efriend of Pace. Ile was a He went into an elaboration o f statistics' with the design of proving the unequal di s t r ib ution of •e franchise with reference to the whole pop e . the elective that parties is the House of Commons lati ' m. prytsavi'balanced under the present system, which were 50 -.--1- tation of the people of England, that WI not the representation affairs of this country c o uld nut go on long upon th en b eople of England.— of t k- 3 • - present censtituency (Cheers.) He had sixpoints o f a c h ar t er . N.), 1, the seffrage; No. 2 the ballot; No. 3, no property quslifi , eition for M em b ers o f Parliament; No. 4, revision of the el ec t oral districts, so that property and people may ~ Parliaments; ba rep resented; No. 5, ellections. the shortening 0 and N o . 6 , a better mode of conducineT yell s, Mr. OVE REND then sp Conserve oks amid shouts, lsnd e greens. He said h e was there because the , _ tive voice of Sheffield had never yet b een h ea rd in Par liament, a n d a l arge body of . the constituency thought the time h a d arr i ved when it ought to be so heard. Ho stood there as the supporter of no Government. lle believed the people ho addressed to be the happiest, the freest, the noblest people on the face of the earth by reason of our valuable institutions. And ho wanted to preserve them intact, fitting them to the exigencies and requirements of the times. He would never be a party t o th row i ng the balance of power en tirely into the hands of one class. H e was as good a Free-trader as Mr. Hadfield, and would carry out the principles of free trade into every branch, n ot Only of , Geeernment, b u t o f t h e country. In religion he would I give the most perfect tolerce. He sheuld be very gl a d to sea the grant withdrawann from Mayn oot h. The show of hands was declared in favour of Mr. J o h n Arthur Roebuck and Mr. George Hadfield, and a poll was demended for Messrs. Overend and Parker. The polling took place yesterday, and the numbers at theecloeing, of the poll were . , Hadfield ... Parker . Overend ... 1,553 ... 1,240 ... 1,039 ... 1,030 ARUNDEL. The election to return a Membei to the ensuing Par liament for Arundel took place yesterday, Lord Edward Howard (son of the Duke of Norfolk) walking over the course. The town preserved its usual quiet, and but for the hustings which had been erected in the market-place, no signs of an election were dis played._ _ The Mayor of Arundel (Mr. R. Holmes) presided as returning officer, and after the usual formalities, Mr. W. SHAFT proposed, and Mr. MARSHALL se conded, the nomination of Lord Edward H o ward. Captain HoLams wished to ask the Noble Lord question. At the last election Mr. Strutt took the place of the Earl of Surrey, an d h e should like to know whe ther his Lordship (th e p resent candidate) h a d received a carte blanche for th e w h o l e of the session or whether he entered on a week' s not i ce to quit. —(Laughter and cheers.) He consid ere d t h e Noble Lo rd t he nominee of the Duke of Norf o lk.--( Applause.) No other candid a t e b eing put in nominat i on , the Mayor declared L or d E dward Howard duly elected. Town-hall, HavellrfAorV d E w iZ es F t, ° y ß es E p te v W rd n E a s y S . T c . z. -., The nomination for the united boroughs of Haver fordwest, Narbeth, and Pishguard took place at the The candidates were the old Members, Mr. J• C Liberal, and Mr. J. 11. Phillips, ofNilliamstona Derbyite. After the candidates had addressed the electors, much confusion which, in the noise prey ensued, amidst which the Ma or took a show of hands, demanded, be in favour of Mr. Evans. A on was which was appointed t take ' the following day o piano on (Thursday), ailinewe believe he declared to MALNIEssuRY. The nomination of candidates for this took place yesterday (W e d n e s d a y), and excitement and noise prevailed. Mr. R. H. PULLEN, one of the wag Love ll of Cole county, proposed Mr. Peter Audley , park, Malmesbury. ancient a 0c l b borough g a h f The nomination was seconded by Captai n MILES, the Royal Dragoon Guards, istra tes for the a p d a d rt res i Malmesbury, as a gentleman whom they all knew, Mr. H. J. SMITH proposed Mr. Thomas Luce, of who, having been the architect of his own fortune, was bet m te r r . fitted to ta t k a e en a gentleman who was merely a pet member of his family. He said this was a time when, it they did not support Lord Derby, they would have to sußport Mr. Cobden. —(Hear, hear.) He i. --. 3 considered the corn -laws a settled question, and since the establishment of free trade the agriculturists had been reat sufferers assembled electors.t snedputbhleic business, than a poor appeared to he better fed and more contented and happy—(Cheers); —but he could not forget that the rists, ho believed thewould and to them Applaue.) Had he would g g ive jnstice.—( ay other class been SO hsr lII+ ereqsed the agricultu rists, the change, andgreat ri and overturning talk of decapitating the Qu ec the constitution, but the farmers had hardly complained. — (Cheers, and loud criesef ~ Oh, oh.") The rights their forefathers had gained with their blood in the time of King Athelstare he would stick to to the last.— (Cheers.) had riots before now, (Cheers.) FT nooth.—(Cheers.) Mr. LUCE then came forward, and was received with , —e would vote for no more grants to May mingled cheers and hisses. He said, fourteen or fifteen years ago it was said that if reform principles prevailed, the Church would be in danger, t h e throne would be in danger, the p eerage would be in danger, and the country revolutionized. —(Hear. hear.) But reform p rinci p les had prevail e d ; and what was the resu l t ? Why, that the Church, the Throne, and - Ik e coun try was in a better position th en ever before.—(Cheers.) Alt hou g h the Roman Cath o li cs were try i ng to obta i n the ascendency in this country, h e b e lieved that no as cendency would ever be g a i ne d over t h e peop l e of Eng l an d except it was through th e T or i es .—(Ch eers an d h is ses.) If he went to Parliament ho should support any measure, without respect to the party who proposed it, which he considered for the good of the country.—(Hear, hoar.) The show of hands was then taken, and declared to be in favour of Mr. Lovell. A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Luce ; and will take place this day (Thursday). The Hon. JAMES HOWARD, the late Member who, has resigned, then addressed the meeting in favour of Mr. Luce, the Liberal candidate, but the noise created by the opponents of that gentleman prevented his being heard. The contest is likely to be very close; but the probe• bilities are in favour of the Liberal, Mr. Luce. SOUTHAMPTON. The nomination of candidates to represent the borough in Parliament took place yesterday morning at the Guildhall, the Mayor presiding. The hall was densely crowded, and considerable excitement existed, but each candidate, from the firmness of the Mayor, obtained a fair hearing. Mr. F. L. HARMAN proposed Sir A. E. Cockburn as a fit person to represent the borough, which was seconded by Captain BOWYER, R.N. Mr. EDWARD PALK proposed, and Mr. JOSEPH CLARK seconded Mr. B. M. Wilcox as a fit person to represent the town. Colonel CRA BBE proposed Mr. A. B. Cochrane as a fit and proper person to represent the borough, which was seconded by Mr. J. R. KING. Mr. J. W. LE FEUVRE proposed Mr. A. A Vansittart, which was seconded by Mr. GEORGE HUNT. The candidates then addressed the electors, after which a show of hands was taken, and declared to be in favour of Sir A. E. Cockburn and Mr. B. M. Willcox, the Liberal candidates, upon which Colonel Crabby de manded a poll on behalf of Mr. A. B. Cochrane and Mr. A. A. Vansittart, the Conservative candidates. The polling will commence this morning at eight o'clock. PETERSFIELD. The election for this borough took place on Wecines • day, at the Town-hall. Sir William Jolliffe, Burt., the ola Member, also patron of the borough, was proposed, after the usual preliminaries, by J. 11. Waddington, Esq., of Langrish, in a very brief speech. Mr. Cook, of Froxileld, having seconded the nomination, and no other candidate being proposed, the Hon. Baronet was de clared duly elected. TEWKESBURY. The nomination took place yesterday. The strongest political excitement prevailed. At the nomination the several candidates were escorted to the hustings by their personal friends, bands of music preceding each proces sion, and large numbers of men accompanying each candidate, bearing with them the most splendid banners. Mr. HEALING proposed, and Mr. THOMAS seconded, the nomination of Mr. Martin. Mr. PROSSER nominated, and Mr. CHANDLER seconded, Mr. Humphrey Brown. Dr. DOWDESWELL proposed, and Mr. BANNISTER se conded, the nomination of Mr. Cox. The several candidates then addressed the vast con gregation that had assembled. The show of hands was in favour of Mr. Martin and Mr. Brown, the old Members. A poll was demanded for Mr. Cox, and fixed for this day. tho G n r o A m ffij in C at E ion r o E f i CliY Yesterdaycandidat es took place at the Shire Hall. On the whole the affair w en t off quietly, but there were a couple of fights in the hall, by way of diVersifying the proceedings of the occasion. There were no exhieitions of colours nor bands of music. Mr. INNELL, the sheriff, opened the proceedings with the usual legal forms; after which Mr. KENDA.LL, merchant, proposed Admiral Frederick Fi , zlaardinge Barkaley as a fit and proper person to re pre lent the borough in Parliament. Mr. GUESS, barrister, seconded the nomination. in .,.! l r. J. WINTLE put in nomination Mr. 11. Thomas Brto repres en t the city. ; Woonaousie seconded the nomination. Ht.. CLurriannucK, Mayor of Gloucester, then pro posed Tibb a ertenew candidate, Mr. Nathan Philip Price, of n and Glon mr. W. nester. lIIIOURNE seconded the nomination. Mr. J. G. F aasi CILLON, merchant, then rose to pro pose himself, bat" desisted. Mr. C. TRuprElt platform, and call ° . , gentleman, also appeared on the ' Upon certai n electors of the city by name to come forward , nomination, bat this the gentlemen put him (Mr. Trotter) in said, in the midst of some confusion, declined. He then e°nrusion, that if they would not nominate him h e wou l d did not care for man nor do i t f or hi m self, for " he to ears polite. ---" a personage not named Admiral BERBELEY then addressed avowed the existence of something the electors. He tween himself and Mr. Price. lik e a coalition bo on tho Militia Bill. Ho did not I' explained his c.,nduct . Ike the first Bill, but the second Bill was not the same as the first. It , had been mended for the worse. When the r - - first Militia Bill wai brought before the House, he had not a petition sent up to hies for p resentation a g ainst i t , but no less than eight petitions were sent up to him from Gloucester against the Derby amended Bill. He had been charged with being a place-hunter. Now, there must be a Go vernment, and if he, as a naval officer, wag offered the government of the naval affairs of the country, an d if h o was fitted for the office, he could not see why he should not accept it. He did not mean to say that any Go vernment could always be right, but if they were always 1?‘ be f o ll ow i ng their own crotchets, and not supportin g ' n 'raliim in its true guise, they might lose it altoge ther. They were all Free traders now, but, free trade gan bein infant, he would put it to them whether they woul d trust tha t infant to the nursing of Lord John Russell, who 'would cherish it and bring it up in the THURSDAY right path, or to the other nurse, Lord Derby, who would strangle the child if he could.—(Laughter.) lie was fur an extension of the franchise and vote by ballot. M r . HOPE thought the Admiral had 'heed taking a leaf out of Punch's book when ho compared her Ma jesty's Prime Minister to an old woman. He showed that the Militia Bill did not necessitate any ballot at all, 000fnifpaneltsnaryfrneleanesneslisintmetnnet, Bill.and he did not t t wag vote o a handbill was exhibited by one of Mr. Price's friends on the platform , which having been thrown to the crowd below caused a g re at commotion, but after a fight of a bout five minutes peace was restored.) It was pr e tt y clear after this exhibition that if fighting men wer e in wan ting they had them in Gloucest er , b a t as h e was a v r Pe the ipoint t m an of peace himself, he hoped th ere wou ld b e no dis turbance of it again either in that hall or in Europe. The Whigs claimed the merit of having effected Use alte ration in the corn-laws, but this was a fallacy; the alte ration was caused by the conviction of the late Sir Robert Peel. Ho (Mr. Hope) had studied Adam Smith ear ly in life, and had adopted the principles of that great man, and he denied th a t h e h ad ever been ought else than a free-trader. As soon as the corn-laws h a d been repealed, almost the first vote which he had given had been for the repeal of the naviga tion-laws, which he always looked upon as following on in the policy of the late Sir Robert Peel. He believed that before the repeal of the corn-laws the labouring classes were not convinced of the policy of that step; they thought their wages would be reduced in propor tion as the price of bread was reduced; but in this they had found their mistake, and they were now fully satis• fied of the advantages which they reaped under free trade. The agricultural labourers, too, were also in a much better condition than they were before the repeal of the corn-laws.—(Cheers.) He had told the new Mi nistry that if they went for any reversal of the free trade policy they must nct calculate upon his support, for he should vote against any such reversal. He did not think taxation could be much reduced, and as to the suggestion for making the poor-rates a national impost, he thought that plan most pernicious. Mr. PRICE avowed himself a Liberal, with an inclina tion to Radicalism, and a free trader. The show of hands was declared to be in favour of Mr. Price and Admiral Berkeley. A poll was demanded, and fixed for to day. HULL. The nomination took place yesterday morning:. Mr. 11. BLUNDELL nominated Mr. James Clay, their old and tried Member, and a staunch Reformer. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON seconded the nomination. Mr. S. T. HassELL nominated Mr. Bramley Moore as a person who, by supporting the Ministry of Lord Derby, would help to procure that reciprocal free trade which could alone be advantageous to the country. Mr. R. HARDEY seconded the nomination. Mr. T. W. PALMER proposed George Samuel Frede rick Robinson, commonly called Viscount Goderich. Mr. N. 11. PEAnsux, shipowner, seconded Viscount Goderich's nomination. Mr. T. WARD, shipowner, nominated the Hon. Charles Lennox Butler, a staunch Conservative, and one who would servo the town well. Mr. C. BAMFORD, wine merchant, seconded the nomi nation of Mr. Butler. No other gentleman having a candidate to propose, the Sheriff called upon Mr. CLAY, who said the two old factions of Whi gs and Tories who had so long governed, or rather misgo verned this country, were nearly worn out, and had no strength for the commission of further mischief. An other party was rising up to perform these duties which the old factions were no longer capable of performing. The time had arrived when the people should return to Parliament nam pledged to support the people's rights, to replace in the House of Commons those two old worn out factions, and to form a people's party.—(Cheers.) To this party ho would be found adhering. Mr. JOHN BRAMLEY MOORE was not not a thick and thin supporter of Lord Derby, but he should give him his support generally. He would not re-impose a duty on c,ira, but he would take such steps as would afford relief to the suffering interests of the country. Lord Viscount GODERICH entered into an explanation of his political principles, expressing himself strongly in favour of free trade, an extension of the franchise, vote by ballot, and triennial Parliaments. The Hon. CHARLES LENNOX BUTLER claimed the votes of the electors on the ground that he was a Con servative, and as such one of the real friends of the people. The Sheriff then called for a show of hands, when those held up for Mr. Clay and Lord Goderich were vastly more than those for their opponents, probably fifty to one. The Sheriff declared the show to be in favour of Mr. Clay and Lord Goderich, whereupon the proposers of the other two candidates demanded a poll, and it was fixed for to-day. BEDFORD. The nomination of candidates for the borough of Bed ford took place yesterday. Mr. NASH nominated Mr. Henry Stuart. Mr. ROBERTSON seconded the nomination. Mr. STUART reminded the electors that it was the fourth time he had solicited their support, and the fourth time he had spoken to them from that green. Respect ing the questio n o f f ree tra d e , i t was a settled question, as the country was now in a greater state of prosperity than it was before.—(Cheers.) The Maynooth endow ment would meet with his most decided opposition. Mr. GISSERD, a solicitor, then rose and nominated Mr. Anstey. Mr. RUTHERFORD seconded the nomination. Mr. ANSTEY stood there upon the great principles of purity of election and radical reform, enjoying the satisfaction of knowing that an extension of the suffrage and the ballot were indispensably necessary to secure the full liberty and happiness of the people. He was for short Parliaments. The property qualification was unjust. He said he declined all religious controversy, the Church of Rome was established upon a narrow basis, and he had brought upon himself the hatred of bigoted men in that Church in the course he had taken upon byq u i t r h y e cßaonmt Roman k 3 the Maynooth question. lie would a d v i se them not to be deceived by such promises as, we s h a l l vote for an inquiry, for no conducted place except by a visi tation n ( Catholic bishop s i n t o th e re li g ion and discipline of the establishment, as th e juris diction was left in the hands o f t h e visitors, who were Roman Catholic bishops. It was a pure sectarian in stitution, and a wretched one. Mr. BARNARD, a banke r , th en nominated Mr. Whit bread. Mr. LEVINS seconded th e nom i nation. M r . WHITBREAD, upon attempting to speak, was re ceived with ma rks of disapprobation. W e cou ld on l y now and then catch a sentence. He was understood to sa y h e would endeavour to d o away with the damnable doctrines of Popery. He w ou ld vote against fixed trus tag • --(Loud cries of " Y ou said you would not. " ) He confessed when he first came before them he had not fully co nsidered the question.—(C r i es of " You ought then.") Ho said he had to ld every elector he would voteainst it.—(Loud cries of " Y ou have not. " ) regmay mayor, declaring the show of hands in favour of Messrs. Stuart and Anstey, a poll was demanded on be- Whitbread. hull of Mr. PONTEFRACT. proposed by Mr. The nomination took place here this day (Wednes the Derby candidate, was proposed by d a y ; a n t ic te h n ir o d 'e m loc o k nc i k n to th n e m foz e o s on w . as ,linott w. MoxoN, and seconded by Mr. JOHN CARTER. ROBERT BUCHANAN, and seconded by Mr. J. Dr. R OBERT 'Lewis' WRIGHT. addressed in the electors,declaring him gly, proposed, and Mr. G. GREEN seconded, Mr. Oliveira. self to bo a firm and unflinching friend to free trade. Ile had been accused of paying too much attention to A M lr r. . • affairs, but it was necessary that they should bo foreign attended to by some one, and why not ho do so as well as : I t; o: o firstu e E another 7—(Cheers.) He considered there ought to bo an extension of the franchise, at least to those who from their acquirements were justly entitled to it. Mr. LEWIS stated that he was as mucn a Free-trader and as much opposed to the re-imposition of any duty which would lead to the price of bread beine raised as any of the other candidates. Still he considered wo ought nut to proceed too rapidly, and that we should remember that to legislate for the men of Manchester alone was not to legislate fur England at large. Mr. OLIVEIRA declared himself not to be a sup porter of t h e Derby Ministry. He had learned his principles in the good old IVlng school—there he had nailed hi s co l ou rs, and there they would ever remain. In regard to free trade, so far us lay in his power, he would oppose every effort to make any change in that policy. A sh ow o f h an ds for the different candidates was then called for by the Mayor , and a great majority having been held up for Mr. Manes and Air. Oliveira, a poll was demanded on t he part of Mr. Lewis, which will take Puce to-morrow (this day). EVENING, JULY 8, 1852. Mr. Charles Barry Baldwin was proposed by Mr. J. F. P. PHILLIPS, and seconded by Mr. JOHN BROWN PAGE. Mr. Thomas Mills was proposed by Mr. C. WEBBER, and seconded by Mr. JOHN DERBY. There being no other candidate, Lord SEYMOUR came forward and said that he was unable to understand what the opinions of Lord Derby were. But whatever they were, he (Lord Seymour) felt confident that bona fide Free-traders would have a ma jority in the ensuing Parliament. He would not vote for the repeal of the Maynooth grant, so long as other sects received money from the State. He should be glad to see an extension of the franchise, but it must not be done by a mere popular movement. He was against clerical despotism, whether at Exeter or Rome, and would oppose it whenever he had the opportunity. Mr. BALDWIN was received amidst loud cheers. He contended for free trade, but not one-handed free trade. If foreigners brought goods to this country they ought to take English goods in exchange, He had given up his own principles for the benefit of the people, and should he now be returned he should continue to advocate the public good. Mr. MILLS then said he appeared before the assembly at the present time as a candidate, but he was confident that to-morrow aft ernoon h e should be their second re presentative. He had not deserted his principles as his honourable opponent had, but he would maintain the principle of free trade, which, he believed, tended to the benefit of all classes of the people. Show of hands in favour of Lord Seymour and Mr. Mills. A poll was demanded. PETERBOROUGH (CITY.) TUESDAY, JULY 6.—This morning the three candi dates, with their friends, after making processions through the town, proceeded to the Town-hall at eleven o'clock. After the oaths and other formalities had been read, TnomAs A. C OOKE, E sq., proposed, and T. WALKER, Esq., seconded, the Hon. George WM. PALEY, Esq , M.D., proposed, and Mr. R. HEAD seconded, the Hon. Richard Watson. J. G. ATKINSON, Esq., proposed, and Mr. A. PERCI YAL seconded, Mr. John Talbot Clifton. A Mr. SCROLEY said the preceding gentlemen bad ad dress the electors; he would also addressed non-electors. He knew of a working man who would look to the in terest of his class; he begged to put in nomination John Bonnor, of Halifax. No one seconding the proposition, the nomination fell to the ground. The Hon. G. FITZWILLIAM, upon presenting himself, apologised for not having been able, on account of ill health, to pay his respects personally before this day. The Hon. Gentleman explained the object of the May nooth grant and its results and benefits. He thought it much better to educate Catholics amongst Protestants than to allow them to go to the continent and be edu cated there. He thought uniting the two religions, or bringing the two classes together, might act as a means of drawing over Catholics to Protestantism. The Hon. R. WATSON said—l shall strenuously sup port free trade. I have been accused of being a Papist, but am far from suc h. I am prepared to exten d the franchise. Mr. Watson spoke so feebly as to be partly unintelligible. Mr. J. T. CLIFTON said—Whatever Lord Derby brings forward for the support of free trade I willsup: port; and I will s u p port L ord Der b y ' s Government L as Peelit is at present. I was i nfluenced by the l ate Sir when I voted for Maynooth, and believed him to be a good example to follow. A show of hands was taken, and was in favour, by a large majority, of Clifton. The proceedings were adjourned till to-morrow (this day), at eight o'clock A.M. OLDHAM. The nomination took place yesterday. Mr. J. CITEETHAM, of Firwood, proposed Mr. W. J Fox. Mr. JOHN REAP, of Roy ton, seconded Mr. Fox's no mination. Mr. N. W. ORTIIINGTON proposed the re-election of Mr. John Duncuft, which was seconded by Mr. EDWARD A. WRIGHT. Mr. John Morgan Cobbett wa proposed by Mr. JONATHAN MELLO R , and seconded by Mr. ALEXANDER TAYLOR --the latter declaring that Mr. Cobbett's sup porters were prepared to coalesce this time with those of Mr. Duncuft (as Mr. Fox's had done in 1847 ) , to p ut Mr. Cobb e t t i n Mr. Fox's place. Mr. Fo x made an. eloquent speech, claiming t o belon g to the consistent party of decided Parliamentary and financial Reformers and anti-Derbyite Free-traders. Ho was still opposed to all grants for religions endowments of any description. He was a friend to the most unli mited extension of the suffrage, which, under Joseph flume's Bill, would give Oldh a m 13,650 voters instead of 1,000 and o d d. Mr. DONCUFT was a supporter of the Protestant re ligion of the country and the Established Church. He had opposed his colleague, and would continue to oppose him, in regard to the separation of religion and secular instruction. He concluded by an emphatic denunciation of the domination of the Anti-Corn-law League, which was interfering everywhere, and domineering over the electors in the different towns.—(Loud laughter by the Fox party.) Mr. COUBETT then came forward, avowing himself a friend to the repeal of the corn-laws, but contendnig that it should not have been carried until very great re duction of taxation had taken place, to make up the fall in the price of grain. He was a friend to the Esta blished Church, and no friend to the voluntary system. In regard to education he entirely agreed with his friend Mr. Duncuft, and was opposed to the views of Mr. Fox. He said if the question of the Factory Bill again came before the House of Commons, be would support the original ten hours' proposition, and take away the half hour. A show of hands was then taken, which was decidedly in favour of Messrs. Duncuft and Cobbett, whose sup porters united and held up both hands, whilst Mr. Fox's supporters only held up one. The MAYOR accordingly declared Mr. Duncuft and Mr. Cobbett had the election by show of hands, by a very large majority. Mr. J. CEIRETEIAM, on behalf of Mr. Fox, demanded a poll NOR WICH. On Wednesday the nomination of the candidates for the representation of this city took place at the Guild hall. The usual formalities were gone through amid all kinds of exclamAtions from the crowd of working men. Samuel .Tr . . J VW. ..' I .. ,-;- Lieutenant- General Sir R. J. HARVEY, 1C..C.8., rose The sheriff (Mr. R. W. Blake) presided. amid loud noise, and said I have the honour to nominate r ainuel Morton the H en. Arthur Richard Wellesley, the Marquis of Douro, as a tit and proper person to represent the city of Norwich in Lieuten Mr. S• BIGNoLD —I beg leave to second the nomination Parliament.—(Cheers and groans.) °f u'asquis of Douro as a fit and proper person to represent this city in Parliament.—(Cheers and groans.) UT TEN BROWNE supported the nomination. as a fit and proper person to Ja• GURNEY said—l beg leave to nominate Peto, Esq, an,dTh,thor-e. represent this city in Parliament. Mr' En..., - -..RD STEWARD, amid groat noise, proposed Mr... E. WILLET T seconded the nomination. a nt - Colonel Sotheran Sheffield Dickson as a fit and nrn a F ti rL d n i g da fi t e e l s d ki p t proposed, Mr. mon .... Pr person to represent this city in Parlia- Mr (Cheer s m i ng l e d w ith g roans.) Mr. Springfield PATTEsoN seconded the nomination. seconded, Colmar., hl uppo r t e d Mr. Edward Warner. i 110 Sii, for — l" then put the questions —Those who aro Lordillvo Douro and Colonel Dickson —those who are in addressed g r. j' t the electors, B eare than " t r h7 f Mr" Peto a n d Warner; to the first not more aid Mr. warner thirty or fort answered the appeal; for Mr. Peto ' hundreds so with one loud and long acclamation • aro A poll dates. was dema n ded 0 n behalf of the other candi- The TO'FNES. nomination took place yesterday; Mr. Rich ard Soper, mayor, in the chair. Lord sey mour SAN, atd t;conded by proposed by Lieutenant theBOARD- Rev, JANES SHORE. was EXETER. The nomination of candidates took place yesterday m°r ning er at the Guildhall. Mr. Divett, the late Liberal Memb, entered the hall very quietly at half-past nine o'clock, accompanied by a small but influential party of his frie nds. Sir John Duckworth and Mr. Buck, with their friends, arrived a few minutes before ten. The show of hands was in favour of Mr. Divett and Sir J. Duckworth, and a poll was demanded on the part of Mr. Buck. The sho w WORCESTER. of hands yesterday was declared to be in favour of Messrs Ricardo and Lasslett, and a poll was demanded on behalf . of Mr. lludelleston, which was fixed for this day (Thursday). IPSWICH. The nomination took place yesterday morning. The Derbyit e candidates, Messrs. Cobbold and Bateson, first made their appearance upon the hustings, accompanied by about fifty of their friends and supporters, preceded by a mob of a b out as many b u llie s , one of whom w a s playing on a fife. The Free-trade candidates, Messrs. Adair and Hobhouse, soon after came upon the hustings, with from 10 0 to 150 persons , w h o , if one might judge from their personal appearance, were members of the constituency of the borough. The MA.yon having called for a show of hands, One-third of those present held up their hands in favour of Messrs. Cobbold and Bateson, and two-thirds were held up in favour of Messrs. Adair and Hobhouse. The MAYOR then declared that the show of hands was in favour of Mr. Hugh Edward Adair and Mr. Thomas ''enJunain Hobhouse. W.RODWELL demanded a poll in favour of Messrs Cobbold and Bateson. andhe contest will, in all probability, be a severe one; if wo were to give an opinion as to who are to b e 0 S uccessful candidates, wo should say Mr. Hugh Ed. w ard Adair and Mr. J. C. Cobbold. If any unfair means are called in, then, in such a case, the issue is uncertain. ,„ EAST RETFORD AND BASSETLAW . o'clo anomination took place at the Guildhall at e l even rck. There was no opposition to th e b ite M embers, rt! d , se little interest did the proceedings excite i Ret o that at the time the proceedings commenced there were not u dezan electors in the hall, and not above a hundred afterwards. smAirr• EDDIioN, of Gateford, proposed, and Mr. TR, of R , Aford, seconded, the nomination of the Right Ron. Viscount G,ilwa Clabber WinTE d prop h osed, Y and Mr. J. \VALikEn, of c0 , 41 , 1 b e e r . 30 ; Bacon tat of the Hon. %V. G. Dtm- Mr. J. II EE, the returning officer, in the absence of the proser,hu ' vin declared both candidates duly elected, the edings Lminated. DORCHESTER, The nomination of candidates for the representation of t he no mination took place yesterday. Conformably with an old established custom peculiar to this borough, proposers and seconders were dispensed with, and the respective candidates offered themselves to the electors for the honou r of being returned to Parliament. They were the Right Hon. Colonel Dawson Darner. and H. Gerard Sturt, Esq. (the old Members and Free - trade Conservatives), and Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Esq. (Liberal.), The AIIYOR (Charles Criswick, Esq.) having formally demanded to know whether any gentleman offered him self to represent this borough in Parliament, Tho Right Ron. Colonel DawsoN DAMER replied that he did. Having offered his congratulations on the pros perous state of the country, ho added that those benefits were the result of free trade, and he was fully prepared to follow out that policy into all its legitimate circum stances. As to the general principles of Government, he was of opinion that what the country most stood in need of was a strong united Conservative Government. Mr. STORY followed. ll® said he was the friend of real national reform; but looked with distrust on that tampering with our political system which some were so ready to engage in. He would vote for inquiry into the Maynooth grant, and was favourable to its repeal. Mr. SHERIDAN laid great stress upon the fact of his having been earnestly solicited to stand by the party who thought that the free trade cause was in danger. With respect to the Maynooth grant, he had no objvc lion to inquiry, but considered the disendowment of Maynooth would bo by means justifiable and politic. A show of hands was then called for by the Mayor, which was found to be favourable to Mr. Sheridan and Colonel Damer. A poll was then demanded for Mr. Start, and the polling appointed to take place the next day. WAKEFIELD. The Mayor, Mr. Walker, having fixed the nomination for Wednesday morning, at the Corn Exchange, there was an immense assemblage; and in consequence of serious anticipations of outrage, a detachment of the 6th Dragoons were sent for, and kept under arms during the proceedings. Mr. John Barff proposed the late Member, Mr. George Sanders; and Mr. W. B. Naylor seconded the nomination. Mr. W. B. Holdsworth no minated Mr. Henry Leatham, and was seconded by Mr. James Micklethwaite. Mr. Sanders addressed the elec tors at very great length, declaring himself a Conserva tive free-trader, and was followed by Mr. Leatham, who spoke in favour of extension of the franchise, vote by ballot, free trade, and general political and commercial reforms. The show of hands was very largely in favour of Mr. Leatham. The polling was axed for this morn ing. All went off quietly. LISKE ARD. Mr. Henry Thomas Ryde, of Meeklenburgh-square, London, has come forward in opposition to Mr. Crow der, Q C., bat he does not stand the slightest chance in a borough where there is the greatest unanimity of feeling amongst the electors in favour of their late re presentative. Mr. Ryde declares himself to be in favour of the maintenance of the Protestant religion in all its integrity, and would support the present Government on all measures based on sound constitutional principles. The election is fixed for this day. _ LICHFIELD. The nomination of candidates for this city took place in the Town-hall yesterday. The attendance was ex ceedingly numerous. The Rev. Trevor B. Floyer nomi nated Lord Alfred Paget, and R. C. Chawney seconded the proposition. John Mott, Esq., proposed Viscount Anson. 11. W. Hewitt, Esq., seconded the nomination of Viscount Anson, observing that every chip off the same block has for the last fifty years used its influence to keep down the Tories, and to force open the cupboard door. Thomas Johnson, Esq., proposed the nomination of Robert Bayley Follett. Thomas Hodson, Esq., mayor, seconded the nomination of Mr. Follett, and the candidates having addressed the meeting, the Sheriff proceeded to call for a show of hands. He declared Lord A. Paget and Viscount Anson had the largest number. A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Follett, to take place on Thursday. BLACKBURN. Yesterday the nomination for this borough took place at the Market-place. The candidates were Messrs. Pilk ington and Hornby, the late Members, and Mr. Eccles. These gentlemen are all natives of Blackburn. Messrs. Pilkington and Eccles are thorough free-traders; and Mr. Hornby is looked upon as a Derbyite wishing to se cure his return under the cloak of free trade. At ten o'clock the candidates and their immediate friends took their place on the hustings, when the Mayor (Mr. Hornby (brother of the candidate of that name), opened the meeting, and the usual preliminaries having been gone through, Mr. R. Upwood, jun., proposed, and Mr. C. Livesey seconded, the nomination of Mr. Hornby; Mr. Thomas Dngdale proposed, and Mr. R. R. Jackso❑ seconded, the nomination of Mr. Pilkington; and Mr. H. B. Hollinshed proposed, and Mr. Swift seconded, the nomination of Mr. Eccles, as fit and proper persons to represent the borough of Blackburn in the ensuing Parliament. The candidates having declared their sentiments, the Mayor called for a show of hands, when a few only were held up for Mr. Hornby, while, with loud cheers, the thousands assembled in front of the hustings responded to the calls respectively in favour of Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Eccles. A poll was demanded in favour of Mr. licrnby. A vote of tha n k s to the Mayor was carried by accla mation, and three eheers having been given for the Queen, the vast assembl age qu i etly dispersed. BOLTON. The nomination took pla3o yesterday forenoon. The proceedings formed an almost uninterrupted scene of tmult. Mr. TuomAs CROSS, bleacher, came forward to no minate Mr. Stephen Bleir, the Conservative candidate, which was seconded b y Mr. THOMAS LEVER RUSHTON, solicitor. Ali. JOHN BAYLEY, manufacturer, moved, and Mr. JOSEPH AINSWORTH, cotton-spinner, seconded the no m to instion the constituency as a Liberal and Free-trader. Mr. P. R. ARROWSMITH, cotton-spinner, proposed Mr. Thomas Barnes, manufacturer (Liberal), as a fit and proper person to represent the borough, which Mr. ROBERT HEYWOOD seconded. The remaining Liberal candidate, Mr. Joseph Cook, cotton-spinner, was nominated by Mr.THOMAS TuomAs sox, cotton-spinner, and seconded by Mr. THOMAS On a show of hand s b eing taken, there was a great CULLEN, cotton spinn er. majority in favour of Messrs, Barnes and Cook ; and Mr. T. L. Rushton, on behalf of Mr. Blair, and Mr. Joseph Ainsworth, on behalf of Mr. P. Ainsworth, demanded a poll, which was fixed for this day. DUDLEY. Tho nomination for this borough occurred yesterday. To the surprise of everybody, at the last hour, an oppo nent to the return of Mr. Benbow appeared in the per son of Mr. Alderman Baldwin, a Radical, from Birming ham. Mr. Benbow and Mr. Baldwin having been pro posed, the returning officer decided the show of hands in favour of Alderman Baldwin. A poll was then de manded for Mr. Benbow, and will be opened this morn ing. There appears to be no doubt that Mr. Benbow will be returned. BRIGHTON. There were yesterday four candidates for the repre sentation of this borough—viz., the two old Members, Sir George Brooke Pechell (Liberal), and Lord Alfred Hervey (Conservative Free-trader), and two new candi dates, Mr. Trelawny (formerly Liberal Member for Tavistock), and Mr. Ffooks, a Liberal, aud an opponent of the M a y nooth grant. The hustings were erected in the usual pl ace, the stone platform on the east side of the Town hall being extended in two directions, and the whole covered with a tarpaulin awning. The proceed ings possessed little of the usual election excitement, ono only of the candidates, Mr. Flooks, having either banners or band. The candidat es , having been no m i nated by thir prin cipal supporters, severally . addressed the electors. The sh ow of hands was in f avour of Mr. Trelawny and Sir George Pechell, whereupon a poll was demanded. HARWICH. The pollin g commenc ed here thi s morn i ng at eight o'clock, and for the first hour or two the voters appeared at the bonth in rapid succession; so much so that at twelve' o'clock the whole constituency, except about 40, had polled on one side or tho other. Messrs. Waddington and reacocke took the lead from the commencement, and kept it. At two o'clock there remained some 20 votes unpolled, so that at that time the contest was virtually decided in favour of Peacocke and Waddington. Shortly after four o'clock the MAYOR stated the result of the poll to be as follows: Peacocke 135 Waddington 134 Bagshaw ... ... 125 Warburton ... ••• 110 Tho Mayor thereupon declared that Mr. David Wad dington and Mr. George Montagu Warren Peacocke had been duly elected. Th e announcement was received with vociferous cheering by the " blues," answered by a counter cheer by the opposite interest. HESTER. The nomination of two INCburgesses to serve in ment for thi s c i ty took place yesterday. The candi dates are Si r J ames Buller East, Bart, Mr. Bonhatn, Carter (th e l ate Members), and Mr. Whitteer Bulpett, of or the firm of B u l pett, Dunn, and Mulcock,o ib an Parlia- L b cral Winchester, who comes forward upon inte rest, as a no - party man. 'Sir James tive; Mr. Carter, a Whig of the firstto be in favour of The show o f h an d s w as declared Al . ;:srs. Bulpett and Carter. Captain NEVILLE then water. East t is a Conserva h demanded a Doll on behalf of Sir James East, to-day. which the Mayor ordered to take place RIPON. The nomination took city,piaeon Tuesday which lest.tw o Members to Parliament, There were three candidates: the Hon. Edwin Las celles (one of the late representatives), Mr. W. Beckett (late M.P. for Leeds), and Mr. Augustus Newton, bm - rister•at-law, of Curzon-street, May-fair, London. The two former came forward as Free-trade Conservatives, and the latter as a Frce-trader and Liberal. Ripon has been considered a close borough, there not having been a contest for its representation since 1832, and not for a very long time, if ever, before that occasion. Mr. for the p ur p ose o f Newton has come forward avo we dl y freeing the city from political slavery. Mr. T. COLLING proposed and Mr. T. KENDALL se conded the lion. E. Lascelles. Mr. H. GREENWOOD proposed and Mr. W. WiLusat soN seconded Mr. Beckett. Mr. J. KENNADY proposed and Mr. B. HARTLEY se conded Mr. Newton. The show of hands was in favour of Mr. Newton and Mr. Beckett. A poll was demanded on the part of Mr. Lascelles, and was appointed to take place on Wed nesday. The constituency amounts to about 340. It was ge nerally believed that Mr. Beckett and Mr. Lascelles would b 3 elected. MACCLESFIELD. Tho nomination took place yesterday. Mr. JOHN Coos proposed John Brocklehurst, Esq., one of the late Members. Mr. JOHN SMITH seconded the nomination. Mr. JOHN SMITH, of Langley, nominated John WE. liams, Esq, of London, the other late Member. M r . JOHN WRIGHT second e d th e proposition. Mr. HENRY WARDLE proposed Edward Christopher Egerton, Esq, Mr. W. BARNETT seconded the nomi nation. 7 here being no other candidate, The MAYOR called for a s h ow of hands, which was in favour of Mr. Brocklehurst and Mr. Williams by a great majoi ity. Mr. W..rdle, however, demanded a poll for Mr. Egerton, and it was fixed to commence this day at eight o'clock. GRANTHAM. The nomination took place yesterday. There were'tbree candidates; the lato sitting Members (Mr. G. E. elby and the H on . F. J. T o ll emaebe) and Lord Graham, W who has been brought f orwar d b y the Coneervativo party in opposition to Mr. Tollemacho. The last contest was in 1837. OUT. The nominatio n took ARM place yest H erday. The candi dates were Mr. Eurabold, Sir E. Lacon, Sir C. Napier and Mr. r. M'Cullagh. SUNDER ND. Mr Fenwick well Mr Hudson, Mr. yesterday nominated. GENERAL kiLECTION. NO.HINATION OF CANDIDATES. ABERDEEN (CITY)-Thursday, July 8. ABERDEENSHIRE-Tuesday, July 13. ABINGDeN-Thursday, July 8. ANDOVER-Thursday, July 8. ANGLESEA-Wednesday, July 14. AYR BURGHS-Thursday, July 15. 13ARIT-TALL:r-Thursday, July . u rsdayJuly 8. BATH--Thursday, L RE-huMrsoduady7suJiyulyls.l9. 88 8 IR E II I D E o o s Rs Thursday, July 8. H E T BRISTOL-Thursday, July 8. BUCKS-Friday, July 16 (probably). BURY ST. EDMUNDS-Thursday, July 8. BURY (LANCASHIRE)-Thursday, July 8. BuTESHIRE-Wednesday, July 14. CAMBRIDGESHIRE-Thursday, July 15. CAMBRIDGE wi li_ri UNIVERSITY-Saturday, July at 8. urds y , July 10 cA CARMARTHEN (COUNTY)-Wednesday, July 14. CAHRENLTAERNvourik,m_ Thursda y CouV y-%,edjnuelsy, 15. day, July 14. c CHICHESTER, CITY-Thursday, July 8. CHESHIRE (SOUTH)-Wednesday, July 14. CLCKERMoUTII-Thursday, July 8. COLCHESTER-Thursday, July 8. CRICKLADE-Thursday, July 8. CUMBERLAND (WEST)-Tuesday, July 13. DARTMOUTH-Friday, July 9. DEVONSHIRE (NORTH)-At South Molton, Tuesday, July 13. DEVONSHIRE (SOUTH).-At Exeter, Friday, July 16. DORSETSHIRE-Friday, July 16. DRoITWICH-Thursday, July 8. DUBLIN COUNTY-Monday, July 12. DumBARToNsIHRE-Friday, July 16. DUMFRIES BURGHS -Saturday, July 10. DURHAM COUNTY (NORTHERN DIVISION) F r id a y, duly 16. EDINBURGH-Monday, July 12. EDINHuRoasuiRE-Thursday, July 15. ESSEX (NORTH)-At Braintree, Tuesday, July 13. ESSEX (bouTH)-At Chelmsford, Monday, July 12. FALKIRK BURGHS -Saturday, July 10. FIFESHIRE- tnursday, July 15. boRFARSHIRE-Ertday, July 16. GATESHEAD-Thursday, July 8. UrLA3IORGANSHIRE-Wednesday, July 14. GLOUCESTERSHIRE (EAsT)-1 uesday, July 13. GLOUCESTERSHIRE (WEST)-Wednesday, July 14. (IREENoCK-Sacurday, July 10. LiADDINGTON BURGHS -Monday, July 12. HADDINGToNSIIIRE-Tuesday, July 13. HANTS (NORTH)-Tuesday, July 13. 11ANTS (SOUTH)-Wednesday, July 14. HEREFORD COUNTY -Tuesday, July 13. LIERTEoRosHIRE-Thursday, July 15. LtuN TINGno , SHIRE-Tuesday, July 13. KENT (EAST)-Tuesday, July 13. KENT ( WEST)-Monday, July 12. KILMARNOCK BURGHS -Saturday, July 10. KINCARDINESHIRE -Friday, July 16. KIRKCALDY BURGHS-Friday, July 9. KNA RESBOROUGH-EhUrsday, July 8. LA NARKSHIRE -Tuesday, July 13. LANCASTER-Friday, July 9. LANCASHIRE (NORTH)-At Lancaster, Tuesday, July 13. LANCASHIRE (Sotyru)-At Newton, Wednesday, July 14. LEEDS-Thursday, July 8. LEICESTERSHIRE (NORTH)-Wcdnesday, July 14. LEICESTERSHIRE ( , SOUTH)-Thursday, July 15. LEITH-Thursd a y, J uly 8. LIMERICK CITY-Thursday, July 8. LINCOLNSHIRE(NORTHERN DIVISION)-Monday, Julylo LINLITHGOWSHIRE-Wednesd a y, July 14. LisREARD-Thursday, July 8. MALDON-FrLiay, July 9. , :IALTON-Thursday, July 8. MIDDLESEX-Saturday, July 17. h July 8. HOT) -Thursday, Jul y 8 . MIDLOTHIAN (COUNTY)-Th urs d a y, J u l y 1 5 . MONTROSE BURGHS-Friday, July 9. MORPETH-Thursday, July 8. N lil E us s p E O L R R T u ( R i o sL H- E O T r h u vv r s I d G aL NEW Nv ARK-Friday, July 9. NORTHUMBERLAND (NORTH)-Wednesday, July 14. NORTHUMBERLAND (SOUTI1)-Tuesday, J u l y 1 3. NORTHAMPToNSiIIRE (SouT11)--Wkdnesday July 14. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (;•IoRTH)-Tuesday, July 13. NornivoliAmsuinE Newark, Tuesday, July 13. NoTTINGHANSIIIRE (NORTH)-At Mansfield, Saturday, July 17. NORFOLK (EAST)-Monday, July 12. NORFOLK (WEST)-Saturday, July 17. ORNKEY AND SHETLAND-M -.°lldaY, Jul y 19. OLDHAM-Thursday, J u l y 8. OXFORD UNIVERSITY -(Polling) Saturday, July 10 O XF Monday, July 12, and f o ll owing days. ORD COUNTY-Monday, July 12. PAISLEY-Frivay, July 9. PENRYN AND FALMOUTH PERTH (CITY Thursday, July 8. )-Frlday, July 9 . PLYM.UTH PERTHSHIRE-Friday, J u l y 16, Thursday, July 8. PONTEFRACT -Thursday, July 8. PoßTonsazo-Thursday, July 8. t t t CsN Ross E R A S E N T I D :R c a - R I R o l l i t U ß r T T s ROCHDALE -Thursday, July 8. a Julytu rd B ay . , July 17. RUTLAND-Tuesday, July 13. LYE-Thursday , July 8. T. ANDREW'S BURGHS-Thursday, July 8. SALISB URY -Friday, July 9. SANDWICH-ThUrsday, July 8. SELKIRR SHIRE-Wednesday, July 14. SHOREHAM AND BRAMBER-rhursday, July 8. BHRUPSHIRE ( NORTH )- Tuesday, July 13. SHROPSHIRE (SOUTH)-Monday, July 12. STAFFORDSHIRE ( NOR TH ) - Monday, July 12. STAFFuRDSHIRE-(SoUTH)-Tuesday, July 13. sTAmEolin-Saturday, July 10. STIRLING BURGHS - Friday, J u ly 9. STIRLINGSHIRE-Thursday, July 15. ildyutLyrs: u37' July 15. STOCKPORT-Friday, July 9. SUFFOLK (EAsT)-Wednesday, J u l y 14. SUFFOLK (WEST)-Tuesday, J u l y 13. SURREY (EAsT) - Monday, July 12. SURREY (WEST)-At Guildford, Saturday, July 17. SUSSEX (EAST)-Monday, July 12. SUSSEX (WEST)-Friday, July 16. SWANSEA-Thursday, July 8. WAKEFIELD-Thursday, July 8, WALSALL-Thursday, July 8. WARWICK (NonTn)-Monday, Jul W ELLS - Thursday, J u l y 8. y 12. WHITBY-Thur s d ay, July 8. Wl_ M s on at d u a J rydJyu, July WILTSHIRE ss o nu w ll :T REE u N R o o R H T s II - ) (6° u-Sat urdyiluJly, 8. WORCESTERSHIRE WOLVERHAMPTON -Thursday, WORCESTERSHIRE (WEST)-Monday, July 12. WoRCESTETSHIRE (EAST)-Tuesday, July 13. YORKSHIRE (NORTH RIDING)-Wednesday, July 14. YORKSHIRE (EAST RIDING)-.Thursday, July 15. YORKSHIRE (WEST RIDING)-Saturday, July 17. SlNGULARChaßlmAePrsTito3fl7;r7t2d a BAPTlSM.—Connected ne f d av e o d ur w ite ith sto t r h y e a s b a o c u r t s i a ments, D r. hi i g h n l a thend b h a o p u ti s e s m of . 0 n A e clergyma n r e w r s e , n n t e e t r o w administerthere r t a h n e r a it s e m i all burn or river, which, when reached it, was 80 deep and swollen with recent rains that he could not get across. In these circumstances he told the father to bring down his child to the burn-side. Furnished with a wooden scoop, the clergyman stood on one side, and the father, holding his child as far out in his arms as he could, stood upon the other. When the time come for sprinkling the babe, the minister, dipping the scoop into the water, flung its contents across, aiming at the baby's face. He failed more than once, calling out to the father after each new trial " Neel, has't gotton ony yet ?" Dr. Chalmers wondered what the sticklers for form and ceremony in the sacraments would think of a bap tism by a burn-side, performed with a wooden scoop.—• Hanna's Memoirs of Chalmers. As and d nt a tn n en ki t nd rd P i ll are D superior TlS MENT ] Holloway's of Remedies for Bad Le g sufferingrids, scrofula frm o t , I s YER ' Wounds.—The surprising sales of these in va l ua bl e medicines . in eve r y part of th e c i v ili se d world i s th e most convincing proof of their uTrhinougsbanaddsleogfs' ol d persons wounds, and diseases o f effi hese dreadful maladies have been cur e d b y t h eir use after every other means had failed, and it is a f act b eyond all doubt that the ca s c k y in. in c there is no case, however obstin a t e, b ad, or long stanuing, but may shortly be cured by these wonderful medicines, therefore the afflicted should immediately try Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. THUNDER. ,STORM AT ROSS. —On Monday night, about midnight, the lofty spire of Rosa Church, Hereford shire, was dreadfully shattered by lightning. It is still standing, but shakes in the wind ; and the work of repair will be one of much danger, requiring a large outlay. The height of the spire is about 204 feet. The electric fluid passed through the body of the church, but did little injury there. Mr. Secretary Walpole left town on Tuesday, for Mid hurst. OF A SON . On the 4th i ns t On the 3d inst., the lady of Charle s W . B eauelerk, Esq. wile of Joh n Itngro., se, Eat Cottinghatn-grange, Yorkshire, the sq. OF A DAU GHTER. On the sth inst., in C harles -street, Westbourne-terrace, the wife of George Frederick, Esq. On the 6th inst., at Llanor-road, Stamford-hill, the wife of Samuel Horman Fisher, Esq. MARRIED. On the 3(1 inst., at St. Peter's, Eaton-square, Philip Fr ancis, fourth son of the late Robert Heintz,Esq., to Emily, only da ug h ter of the late George Pringle, Esq. DIED On the sth inst., at Paris, George Nugent, the only son o f the Marquis of Westmeath, aged eight yearF„ On the 3d inst., aged SG, the Right llon. Sir Edward Thornton, G.C.8., many years Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Courts of Stockholm, Rio, and Lisbon, &c. On the 4th inst., at Islington, Victoria, elslest daughter of the late Lieutenant W. D. Miller, R.N., aged 19. On the 4th inst., at Arundel, aged 27. Arthur Guy, second son of S. W. Clarence, Esq., Thaxted, Essex. London: Printed and Published by IVIURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 11S, Strand, in th. Precinct of the Savoy, in the comity of Atici(llo4a, Thur§daYp JAY 8 1 102. s c