The Sun. — London, England, 1852-07-08 00:00:00

occupied every house, to make themselves perfectly free with everything and everybody therein contained? — (Hear.) I may be told these are vain apprehensions — appeals made to the fanciful fears of the country simply for the publics 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, as he never oame to Henley, she believed Napoleon Bo naparte never would come there either.—(Laughter.) Now I don't quote 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, talking 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 ail, 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, and that you need not guaird 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 naval operations tell you that an invasion is perfectly possible; that it i 3 more possible now than it c se was before, mainly on account of the great h g n which has been made by the application of steers a Y ou are naval and military operations; and to tell you that Y a re eent safe from invasion now because you were a ble to it before, to tell yon that you are safe you have fromerto invasions now without precautions, because hith te st of all pos sible it by precautions, is the gre y it that you had sible absurdities. Why, how happene d no`, invasion at the time of which ttia good old lady at a large stanuing Henley spoke? Because you htladt your whole militia army within the kingdom; you bash pay; you had, organised, enrolled, and on th e " whole country was in besides, 400,000 volunteers, he have made an effectual arms, and the enemy couldheillioet ve and I have been told attempt; Izit even then, was onlyinwhich consequence of on good authority, j aera tioo, by tn q e French the failure of a naval at forged a junction, that an at fleets were to have was not made. The result tempt to invade you s nch as it always will be when would have n a rmed and prepared; but I say Englishmen ar i l '', a me n are not armed, and are that, if — ure doing injustice to themselves, not prepared. the howing themselves worthy of those great and b are Etto rea ble hlsesiogs which it has been the will of is evi eeece and iiest- to bestow upon them. Some of you may say, howeve r, e t . ' " On, but we may petsitily ba , taken for the militia- 1, 0-a the B . which wes first brought i n by the late Government, and which they said wise thrown out by is vote to which the Rouse of Camtnens came at my shaah -eltion• was fourideri on the Local Mande Acts, and Wet Bill had fur its lassie compulsory service by ballot. The exceptions were to ba smell; the general scope of the Bill was service by blot, and no power to serve by substitute. Nov, the presees Act, to which I gave my humble entepor; 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 es not rein- , l by bounty—as I em confident it will be—no recourse is to he had to the las:lot, or to compulsory service. I fed, 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 ren3eee,l a humble service to the whole of the ueitsi kingdom.—(Ceeers ) There is one other question which has been ice subj-ut of touch pub ha dieeuesion—l mean the grant whien was placed on the consolidated fund for the Collette cf Maynoote, by Ste Act of Parliament passed in the time of the late Sir Robert Peel. I know that many-persona in &gland and Seetlaral anxiously desire that the grant sliou d be re voked. I confess I are not one of allege who are pre pared to join in that that revocation. I look upon grant as a part Of a general s y stem, and I look upon it a f s as a peculiar arrangement arising out of the rendition sister country. If a man tells thaisae he of the objects to the grant to lieynooth because he objects to any grant of public money to the ministers; of any rg' el or te any eccreeisstical establishment, I tindt r a e ,n 7 ci ' h n is'arguinent; I respect his opinion; I differ from it, but at the same time I acknowledge that his °ejection is founded upon intellieibi • • f --(Sear, hear.) es• princip es 0 action . , I have been born and bred in a country where there is an established church; my opinion is that it is for the advantage of every country to have an established church, and that that church ought to be the church of the majerity. There are those who differ from me. I respect their difference, bat I main tain nay own opinion. This College of ralaynooth, how ever, rests upon particular considerations. I; was granted to the Irish an order that their priesthood might be edu cated at home, instead of going to Spain, to France, or to Rome to obtain an education. Is was granted before the Union; and, though its maintenance was not a special stipulation of the Union, yet still I hold that the good faith of Eoglaud was engaged, not without good reason, to deprive the Irish of the grant.—(Cheers.) Now, I can quite understand that th os e 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. You 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 be belongs. Ho would come back as complete a Catholic as if he had been echo. 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 bayi ng b een e d ucate d as I r i s h men, would bring with them political and foreign doctrines to contaminate the purity of their national faith.—(Hear, hear.) I say then gen tlemen, 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.—([fear, hear.) Now, gentlemen I am not aware that there is any other t op i c of material' importance upon which it can b e my d uty to address Jou, and to detain you long er un d er t hi s burning sun 1 can only say that I hold i t to b e t h e duty of those who govern the country, and of those who are sent into Parliament to deliberate upon the interests of the coun try, to cons eta that they are governing and deliberat ing for the interests of the whole nation —not to allow themselves to be biassed by the interests or the wishes of any one particular class, but to feel and to remember that every class must benefit sooner or later by the prosperity ref 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 ma n y.—(C heers.) 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 those articles in which their limited enjoyment consists; I appeal to that universal. prosperity which no man eat , now deny as proofs that the successive Administrations 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 prudent 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 sanc tioned the Intatures to which I advert.—(Cheers.) Gen tlemen, I again thank you for the distinguished honour I you have this d ay conferred upon m e. trust that my future conduct will equally with my past merit the con tinuance of your favours, and as long as I enjoy the honour of representing you, I can assure you that there is no other distinction of that kind which any circum dances would induce me to prefer.— Cheers.) Gentle men, I beg to r e t urn you my most sinsere and cordial thanks.—(Load cheering.) Mr. RoWCLIFF then came forwthel and put several questions to Lord Palmerston, the nature of which will be fully ep arent from the Noble Lord's reply. Lord PAM ERSTON said —My go oming often od friend Mr. Row cliff, has repro ached me for not c eno ug h among you. I must say that h to make my ts here e does not appear disposed (Laughter and cheers.) rticularly agreeable to me. — in which he received me affor ds say that the manner cultivate the society of persons - 6 0 ;n a hela encouragement to (Renewed laughter.) wh et h er I t way of thinking. -- cal, a Chartist, or a Tory I really ca. Roweliff is a Radi that all parties may have some reaso e n e°t or a s:V. I believe ing him.—(A laugh.) M r . Rowcliffsa a — lg kr . claim you of the good that Governments anti I only told done, and thatl have myself done , ri tamenta have and that told you of the bad. Why, God bless me , have not unnecessary for me to t t do that w h en he awses e h e c t i t (Loud laughter.) If there wa s a b ad thing to tsr re corded, to be invented, or to be i mag i ned, 1 am uitee q aura Mr. Rowcliff would be the first man to tell you of it .. (Laughter, which was increased when Mr. Rowcliff called out " Question.") Well, M r . Rowcliff is impatient under this castigation. I will hit lower or higher, just as he pleases —(Laughter)—but he must allow me to hit some where. Mr. Rowcliff has asked me what Government I mean to join. Now, that is a question that must depend upon' the future—(A laugh)—but I will toll him what Governmeent Ido not mean to join him. I can assure you and him that I never will join a Government called a Rowcliff Administration.—(Great laughter and cheer ing.) igew, gentlecaen, don't you imagine, because you deem it very absurd that there should be such an Ad ministration, that my friend Mr. Rowcliff is at all of that way of thinking; for I believe I am not far mistaken in the opinion that he will consider everything going wrong in this world, and in this country , until the Row cliff wrong shall govern the land —(Loud laughter.) Mr. Rowcliff has raked up old and bygone commonplvea about pensions. He ought to know— because he has no right to talk upon the subject with out informing himself about it—that pensions are ex tremely limited in amount, and that they are only given for acknowledged p u bli c se rvices. All those a b uses of sinecures, of in or di na t e pensions, and of . Ealsbestowed pensions, which existed in former times, beve 'been corrected, and the pension list has been enormously reduced. It is true th at pensions have not been taken away from those to whom they were granted for life, because that would have been a breach of faith, but future pensions are not granted except upon grounds which Parliament itself acknowledges to be just.—( Hear, Lev.) M. Rowcliff sass I voted for the Militia BM. As I have already explained to yoq, the material difference between the Militia kill which I op- . posed and the Militia Bill which I -suppoited was. that TBE SUN, LONDON, THURSD AY EVENING, JUL Y B3 1852® the former was founded upon compulsory service as the rule, admitting voluntary service as the exception, w hil e the Bill of the present Government, which I suppor ted was founded upon voluntary service as the rule, and and admits of compulsory service as only the . rem now to ccntingeat exception.—(Cheers.) T be raised will be raised by bounty.a 6he & militia if fault to find with the act, it is that I thin k the bounty I have an y fault is y i rather too high. That, however , I presume, ca d n . be no d ground of objection to young to enlist.—(A laugh.) My belief no ballot, but that you will r in e men a is yourthat you w ho may be w fr i e ll ea ha spose th ve e spontaneou s p a t r i o tism of the ') in ducement of the bounty. I do tille, aided by the t think so ill of the to tehear in h that they ey e will militia.be a y f o r u e n i d g e m f e 2 n l o f days' England service a during s the I 2ns vvdha regiment of local militia, which used to assemble commanded for training, and I knew only one instance of a mit y o s' wished to go home before the 28 days were over!, He was one of the privates who wish you would l e t me a nd said, "My Lord, I -elm' to m e repl i ed, " Why? you have only a week me go e now ?" Well," said he, " the fact is that before t i o cowed sery here I promised a young woman in my parish home. I that I'd marry her, if so be as I surwived the campaign. _ ( L a ughter.) I replied, " Lleavn forbid that the young woman should be disappointed. Go home and marry her, and tell her tho 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 are 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.) ,I am for septennial Parliaments. A septennial Parlia ment, practically, is not a Parliament that lasts for seven years, for w© 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. It 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 Parlismentinduring, the firatyenrthe Members will be learning their business, in the second ) ear they will just be beginning useful measures, and in the third year they !vill ba thinking of the Rowell& of their respective tbi t tie h ye e n i b T ,tarsid c ro . e censinueucies—(Laughter)—and endeavouting to shape ) ord er t o : e h: , not eceerereest e vi alo f int4 o id r tnegi t —at h hu e leg hg most c objectaord. of tei :0 ii t ist h t,yh e i e r rfe gtnre regard their country, co° avsohttui vote because I think it atvariance with the national character and wit • h the principle of our Cenci:a:i on . I th i n k a trueEglish do not believe th a t a ma j or i ty of Engli so' wen would . would English man hates doing a thi ng i n secret or in the dark" consent to give th e i r vo t es i n secret, even i f the law per mitted them to do so; and I think if the law comp elled them to do so it would be a ße d t eba l se h m a e v n e t a of h f g h h e e n r a e tt i n ,e el_ characters—Cl - fear, hear.) . eon. I hole that the riglit of voting is u trust reposed in th e elector for the puslic good. I don't think that a vote is given for the benefit of the man who possesses it, and that he can take it to the best bidder and get M., 101., or ens ---, as the case may be. The vote is given as a trust for the public and for th© nation; and I say that any trust repose' in a man for th e p ublic g ood he ou g ht re peztotm in public —(Hear, hear.) I say, that fur men who are charged with the high and important duty of choosing the beet 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 honest Englishmen. lam for improvement. lam for a gradual and steady improvement, where improvement can properly be made; but I am not for rashly and hastily overturning tees° ancient institutions under which this country has long flourished and prospered, which have contributed to the contentment of the nation, and which have rendered bur country stable amid convulsions which have shaken to their csntre many other States of Earope.—(Cheers ) Three cheers were then given for Lord Palmerston; and Mr. F. HOLE moved a vote of thanks to the Mayor, which was carried by acclamation. The Altana, 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 et the order and decoram with which the proceedings had been conducted. _ _ _ At the last general election for the borough the pro ceedings lasted for nearly eight hours, and daring 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 one of " the hottest of hot days." SHEFFIELD. The nomination took place at three o'clock 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 electors, 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, he should continue a Reformer. He was a friend to progress and to edu cation. ^ M -- t Lord Derby and his The reason is this, that Mr. ROEBUCK said—l want to to-night. know why we arc here friends hav© got into power des, in favour of the impo sition of the corn-laws, and agabast the free-trade doe by false pretences. They pretended to be anti-Free-traders, Peel. That being their trines of the late Sir Robert r. They want to retain pretence, they got into Pc)we 3 Lord Derby wants to You are here becaus power. do away with free trade► ill tell you them. For the I w what my opinions are. You have a right to ask Government at home the w idest liberty, civil and religious. I want to see, the want our colonies to be people trusted, because in them I have faith• e by showing that we In our foreign trusted, becau se i n t h em I bees faith. relations, lam ~ for p - eac3—a are nut afraid of anybody. - f peace— ace would not crawl to any human bei ng nor t° all•Y Da " . n. We are England— dominant, great, powerf u l, and we must maintain our position all the world over. I want you to be edunted. wish to ask why I These being my op i n i ons , y o u These are my principles. 1 want y ou t o h ave power an d have ad a Radical Radical? I should have like d to h am by th e s id e of a Whig, and T: y by t . he side of a along with me. First and foremost, I want you to re turn two Liberals to Parliament. There was upon a time that harmless animal called a roebuck, and he was a trotting along as he thought, in the path of duty, when all on a sudden he heard a cry of hounds upon his haunches, fierce, and load, 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 houndsithat they were on the wrong scent; that th e roe b uck wou ld b eat t h em. And; all of a suideu these bounds were changed into Roebucks. I want to know if that allegory does not illustrate the facts up to the present time? Let there be no mistake. , Let those who call themselves my friends to-day prove themselves my f r i ends to-morrow; and that there may be no mi sun d erstanding, I will tell but I o u h g e la p t e t; o d u o. w l t mayfobregeat thing ovo tevfoorry me. vain It you what I think very well to calout " Hadfield and Roebuck," but to morrow the vote must be for Roebu k. F —(Cheers.) I hope there may be no mistake; ' and that to-morrow, i s e a a y l 1 brightly as the sun shines now, your sun may be bright; that there may ho no mistake in what and You have said d what you have done, and that one tatty coincide with the other. I appeal to my past life --I appeal to my opinions as expressed often to you, and I eotadently say I hope to-morrow you. will vote for me. G entlemen, I have done.—(Loud and repeated cheering)e, _., Mr. HADFIELD said that his prinellaesliere the same a s those of the great body- of th e electors, and he . them written and unwritten pledge s received from had far exceeding the majority of the e l ectors on the R register. He s tood there in favour of Parliamen tary• reform. He w hich was the great questio n o f the day. H eformer, and the friend e s wept Fi in to an elaboration of stati st i cs nancial distribution of ' of NW' of proving the Unequal with the desig n the elective franchise with reference to , the whole pope. lotion. He said tha t House of Commo ns were so evenly balancedi arties in the un der the present system, which i of the people of England, that representation In s not the rep not go on long upon the eke affairs of this country coulde n eoe le of England.— present constituency of the f r charter.r No, 1, the (C heers.) He had six Dints O . I no property quail& suffrage; No. 2, the ballot; 4:40.-, 4, revision of cation for Members of Parliament; No. people may the electoral districts, so that property and be rep resented; No. 5, the shortening o f and No. 6, a better mode of conducting elections. Mr. OVE REND then spoke amid shouts, Yells, and groans. He said he was there because the Conserva tive voice of Sheffield had never yet been heard in Par liament, and a large body of the constituency thought the time had arrived when it ought to be so heard. He stood there as the supporter of no Government. He believed the people he addressed to be 1 the happiest, the freest, the noblest people on the face of the earth by reason of our valuable institutions. And he wanted to preserve them intact, fitting them to the exigencies and requirements of the times. He would never be a party to throwing the balance of power en tirely into the hands of one class. He was a s good a Free-trader as Mr. Hadfield, and would carry out the principles of free trade into every branch, not only o f Government, but of the country. In religion he would give the most perfect tolerance. Re should be very gl a d to see the Frant withdrawn from Maynootb. The show of hands was declared in favour of Mr. John Arthur Roebuck and Mr. George Hadfield, and a pull was demanded for Messrs. Overend and Parker. The polling took place yesterday, and the numbers at the.closing.of the poll were-- Roebuck Hldfield Parker •• • •• • 1,551 ... 1,240 •.. 1,039 9v.eread. , 1,030 Messrs. Roebuck and Hadfield are therefore elected for Sheffi'el'd. 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 hall. 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 ditty on corn. Mr. OLIVE 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. 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 bad 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 Howard. Captain HOLMES wished to ask the Noble Lord question. At the last election Mr. Strutt took the pla ce of the Earl of Surrey, and he should like to know whe ther his Lordship (the present candidate) had received a carte blanche for the whole of the session, or whether be, entered on a week's n o ti ce to quit.—(Laughter an d cheers.) He considered th e N o b le Lord the nominee o f th e Duke of Norfolk.—(Applause.) No other candidate being put in nomination , th e Mayor declared Lord Edward Howard duly elected. Tho nomination fo r th e united boroughs . of HAVERFORDWEST a. t the ferdwest, Narbeth, and Fishguard took place Town-hall, Haverfordwest, yesterday. The candidates were the old Members, Mr. J. Evans, . ,_ Q C., Liberal, and After the Mr. J. H. Phillips, of:Willianastou, 1.) arhyite. confusidon candidates had addressed the elect(); much caw d, amidst which the Mayor took s how of ha d n t s, which, in the noise prevailing, we b e li eve , he declare o be in favour of Mr. Evans. A p o ll was demand e d , . Ilaver which was appointed to take place on the followingday (Thursday). MALNIESBURY. took plane yesterday (Wednesday), and a good deal of The nomination of candidates for this ancient borough excitement and noise prevailed. Cole- Mr. R. 11. Prriama ono of the magistrates county, proposed Air. Peter Audley Lovell, of park, Mahneshury. M I LER, of The nomination was seconded by Captain — fer the the Royal Dragoon Guards. lc L e of Mr. H. J. SMITH proposed M r . Thornas - ' mi d Malmeshury, as a gentleman whom they all kn ew ' who, having been the archit ec t o f h i s own fortune, was better fitted to take a part i n pu b lic bus i n ess, than a gentleman who was merely a pet member of hi 4 family. He said this was a time when, if they did Mr. LOVELL then addressed the assembled electors. not s upport Lord Derby, they would have to support Mr. Cobden. —(Hear, hear.) He considered the question, and since the establishment of free trade the poor appeared to he better fed and more contented and happy—(Cheers);—but he could not forget that the and to them he would give justice.—( agriculturists had been great sufferers by the change, corn-lavvg a settled any other class been so hard;Y pressed as the agricultu rists, he believed they would have had riots before now, and great talk of decopitating'the Queen and overturning the constituion but the farmers had hardly complained. —(Cheers, and loud cries of .. Oh, oh.") The rights Applause.) Had their forefathers had gained with their blood in the time of King Athelatace, he would stick to to the last.— (Cheers.) Ho would vote for no more grants to May nooth.—(Cheers.) Mr. LUCE then came forward, and was received with mingled cheers and hisses. He said, fourteen or fifteen years ago it was said that if reform principles prevailed, the Church would b e in danger, the throne would be in danger, the Peer age would be in danger, and the cou ntr y revolutonizsci.—(Hear. h e ar.) But reform principles had prevailed ; and what was the result ? Why, that the Church, the Throne, and Ilse country was in a better pasition than ever before.—(Cheers.) Although the Roman Catholics were trying to obtain the ascendency in this country, he believed that no ascendency would ever be gained over the people of England except it was through the Tories.—(Cheers and hisses.) If he went to Parliament he should support any measure, without respect to the party who proposed it, which he considered for the good of the country.—(Hear, bear.) 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 proba 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. Willcox as a fit person to represent the town. Colonel CRA nen proposed Mr. A. B. Cochrane as a fit and proper person to represent the borough, which was seconded by Mr. J. B. 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, Lod declared to he M favour of Sir A. E. Cockburn and Mr. B. M. Willcox, the Liberal candidates, upon which Colonel Crabbe 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 Wednes • day, at the Town-hall. Sir William Jolliffe, Bart., the oli Member, also patron of the borough, was proposed, after the uaual preliminaries, by J. H. Waddington, Esq ,of Langrish, in a very brief speech. Mr.-Cook, of Frox field, having seconded the nomination, and no other c Indidate 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 foe this day . GLOUCESTER CITY. Yesterday the nomination of candidates took place th e Shire Hall. On the whole the affair went a off quietly, but there were a couple of fights in the hall, by way of diversifying the proceedings of the o ccas i on . There were no exhibitions of colours nor bands of music. Mr. INNELL, the sheriff, opened the proceedings with the usual legal forms; after which _ I , SI r. KE NDA LL, mer chant, proposed Admiral Frederick b'iz hardinge Berkeley as a fit and proper person to re. present the b orou gh in Parliament. Mr. GUESS barrister seconded the nomination. Mr.t,Tom.rWeptra:sTeLtiEt thep'utin nomination Mr. H. Thomas H°p© Mr. CLu Mr. ri 00DR city. posed a flew rrE e n ueE seconded the nomination. Tibberton and n uic Mayor of Gloucester, then candidate,pro o Mr. Nathan Philip Price, of Mr. W. wAsanueester. cT" NE himself, but desisted. seconded the nomination. Mr. J. G. F aara , merchant, then rose to pro poseisted. Mr. C. TROTTER, tZT lettuln ' also appeared on the platform, and call e d and put electors of the city by name to come forward nomination, but this the him (Mr. Trotter) in g said, in the midst of some confusion , declined. He then nlusio n , that if they would do n ot nominate him he would ~ it for himself, for "he ' did not care for man nor to ears polite. a Personage not named Admiral BERKELEY then addressed the electors. He av owed the existence of something like a coalition bo tvreen him 3elf and Mr. Price. He expla . med his conduct on the Militia Bill. Ho did not like the first Bill, but the second Bill was not the same as the first. It had been mended for the worse. When the first Militia Bill was brought before the House, he had not a petition sent up to him for presentation against it, but no loss than eight petitions were seat 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• vetuusent, and if he, as a naval officer, was offered the geveierneet of the naval affairs of the country, and if he we fitted for the effice, he could not see why ho should not accept it. lie girl not mean to say that any Go ver nment could always be right, but if the y were alwa y s to he following their own crotchets, aed not supporting l:herali s • tla le „7, 1 in iei true guise, they might lose it altoge. whether. they b e i i . Jai infant, were all Free-traders neal, lett, free trade 1 woul'd trust athLt' he would put it to them Ig u , s o l, wh t infant to the eg Ellis' of Lord John 0 'would cherish it and bring it up in the right path, or to the other n trse, Lord Derby, who would strangle the child if the could.—(Laughter.) He was for an extension of the , . franchise and vote by ballot. _ _ Mr. HOPE thought the Adr ail ?al had been taking a leaf out of Punch's book whe a he compared her Ma jesty's Prime Minister to an old woman, Ile showed that the Militia Bill did not nee; sitate any ballot at all, but was in point of fact a free 31 distment, and he did not vote for the compulsory clan st lin the Bill. (Here a handbill was exhibited by one , of Mr. Price's friends on the platform, which having hi to n thrown to the crowd below caused a great commotio , s, but after a fight of clear after this exhibition tit; re if fi g hti ng men were about five minutes p eace w as re stored.) It was pretty wanting they had them in Glou tester, but as he was a it again either in iat ball or in Eur o p e . peace himself, he hoped th ere woul d b e no dis claimed the merit of h av i ng e ff ected the T t m u h a r b n e a Whigs n f h e g n s f alte ration in the corn-laws, but this ~w as a fallacy; the alte ration was caused by the con r lotion of the late Sir Robert Peel. He (Mr. Hope) hi u I stu di ed Adam Smith in life, and had adopted the p r i nc i p l es of that gre at man, early and he denied that b a; h a d ever b een ought e l se than a free - trader. As u ;on as the c orn -l aws had been rep ealed, almo st the first vote whi c h h e had given h a d been f or th e repeal of the naviga tion-laws, which he always lo o k ed upoit as following on in the policy of the late Sir Ro but Peel. He believed that before the repeal of the c ern-laws the labouring classes were not convinced of i be policy of that step; t h e y thought their wages would be reduced in propor tion as the price of bread was re aimed ; but in this they had found their mistake, and th, ly were now fully satis fied of the advantages which t hey reaped under free better condition than they w ere b efore th The agricultural labour, e, too, were a l so in a t om r u de.re, e repeal e corn-laws.—(Cheers.) I Co h a d told the new. f a th Mi nistry that if they went for an y- reversal of the free trade policy they must not calct t/ ate upon his support, for ho should vote against any each reversal. He did not think taxation could be mucl a reduced, and as to the suggestion for making the poor- r ates a national impost, he thought that plan most perni , s. ious. Mr. PRICE avowed himself a Liberal, with an inclina tion to Radicalism, and a free tr vier. The show of hands was declar ed to be in favour of NIL Price and Admiral Berkeley, A poll was demanded, and fixed for tce day. HULL. The nomination took place 3,; osterday morning. Mr. H. BLUNDELL nominated Mr. James Clay, th e i r old snd tried Member, and a ste lunch Refor mer. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON sec onded th e nom i nation. Mr. S. T. HASSELL nominate! Mr. Broml ey M oore as a person who, by supporting the l l dinistry of Lo r d D er b y, would help to procure that re; i , procal 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. H. PEARSON, shipoa suer, seconded Viscount Goderich's nomination. Mr. T. WARD, shipowner, nor Linated the Hon. Charles Lennox Butler, a staunch Col uservative, and one, who would serve the town WR?il. Mr. C. BAMFORD, wino morel Ettnt, seconded the nom nation of Mr. Butler. No other gentleman having a sndidate to propose, the Sheriff called upon Mr. CLAY, who said the two old factions of Whigs and Tories who had so long gov arned, or rather misgo verned this country, were nearl y worn out, and had no . strength for the commission of ' further mischief. An other party was rising up to per form these duties which the old factions wero no longe) r capable of performing. The time had arrived when the people should return to Parliament men pledged to sui loom the people's rights, to replace in the House of Come is ins those two old worn out factions, and to form a pt iople's party.—(Cheers.) To this party he would be found, adhering. Mr. JOHN BRAMLEY MOORE was not not a thick and thin supporter of Lord Derby, but ho should give him his support generally. Ho wou ki not re-impose a duty on corn, but he would take such, steps as would afford relief to the suffering interests n`the country. Lord Viscount GODERICH enle red into an explanation of his political principles, expressing himself strongly in favour of free trade, an extensior of the franchise, vote by ballot, and triennial Parlianae nts. The Hon. CHARLES LENNON" BUTLER claimed the votes of the electors on the gromod that he was a Con servative, and as such one of the real friends of the people. The Sheriff then called fore a show of hands, when those held up for Mr. Clay and Lord Goderich were vastly more thus those for their opponents, probably fifty to one. The Sheriff declared the show to be in favour of Mr. Clay and Lord Gixlericb, 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 Bad. ford took place yesterday. Mr. NASH nominated Mr. Henry Stuart. Mr. ROBERTSON secon d e d 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 question of fres trade, it 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. GIBSERD, 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 tho course he had taken upon the Maynooth question. He would advise them not to be deceived by such promises as, we shall vote for an inquiry, for no inquiry can take place except by i a visi tation conducted by the Roman Catholic bishops into the religion and discipline of the establishment, as the juris diction was left in the hands of the visitors, who were Roman Catholic bishops. It was a pure sectarian in stitution, and a wretched one. Mr. BARNABD, a banker, then nominated Mr. Whit bread. Mr. LEVINE seconded the nomination. Mr. WHITBREAD, upon attempting to speak, was re ceived with marks of disapprobation.- We could only now and then catc h a sen tence. - He was understood to say b doctrines of Popery. He would vote against fixed question. —(Cries of Yo u oug h t t ruste es.—(Loud cries of " You said you would not.") t t tion He confessed w hen he first came before them he had not fatly considered oud then.") lie said he bad told ever y e l ector h e would Loud vo t e a gainst it.—( cries of " Y ou h ave no t.") T he m ayor, declaring the show of bands in favour of Messrs. Stuart a nd Anste y , a poll was demanded on be ewendeavourh e qu to do away with th e d amna bl e be half of Mr. Whitbread. PONTEFRACT. Tho nomination took place here this day (Wednes day), at ten o'clock in the forenoon. Mr Richard Mouckton Manes was proposed by Mr. W. MoxoN, and seconded by Mr. JOHN CARTER. Mr. Lewis, the Darby essadidate, was proposed by Dr. ROBERT BUCHANAN, and seconded by Mr. J. WRIGHT. Mr. MOORHOUSE, KBOtting.lY, proposed, and Mr. G. G REEN seconded, Mr. Oliveira. Mr. MILNES first addressed the electors, declaring him self to be a fires and unflinching friend to free trade. He had been accused of paying too much attention to foreign affairs, but it was necessary that they should be attended to by some one, and why not he do so as well as another ?—(Cheers.) He considered there ought to be 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 much a Free-trader and as much opposed to the re-imposition of any duty which would lead to the price of bread being raised as any of the other candidates. Still he considered we ought not 'to proceed too rapidly, and that we should remember that to legislate for the men of Manchester alone was not to legislate for England at large. Mr. OLIVICIRA. declared himself not to be a sup porter of the Derby Ministry. He had learned his principles in the good old Whig school—there he had nailed his col ou rs, and there they would ever remain. In regard t o f ree tra de, so far as lay in his pow er , h e would oppo se eve ry effort to make any change i n that policy. A show o f h an d s for the different candidates w as then called, for by th e Mayor, and a great majority h av i ng been held up for Mr. Milnes and Mr. Oliveira, a poll was demanded on the part of Mr. Lewis, which will take place to - morrow (this day). NORWICH.. On Wednesday the n omination of the candidates for the representation of this city took place at the Guild hall. The usual formalitits were gone through amid all kinds of exclamations from the crowd of working. men. The sh er iff (Mr. R. W. Blake) presided. Lie utenant-General Sir R. J. HARVEY, K.C.8., rose amid loud noise, and said I have the honour to nominate the H on . Arthur Richard Wellesley , the Marquis of Douro, as a fit an d proper person to represent the city o f Norwich in Parliament.--(Cheers and groans.) Mr. S. BiomeLn—l beg leave to second the nomination of the Masqais of DJuro as a fit and proper person to .....r. E D WARD STEWARD, amid great noise , proposed represent this cityin Parliament. — (Ch e e r s and groans.) Mr. W. J. th-reN BROVNE supported the nomination. Mr' J. IL GURNEY said—l beg leave to nominate Samuel Morton P e t e , E s q., as a fit and proper person to represent thi s c i ty in Parliamen t. Mr. E, WILLETT seconded the nomination. Lieutenant -Colo ne l S ot h era n Sheffield Dickson as a fi t and proper person t o re present this city in Parlia ment.—(Cheers mingled with groans.) Mr ' H.S. PATTESo N e mended the nomination. Mr. Springfield proposed, Mr. J. S. Beare seconded, and Mr. Colman supported Mr. Edward Warner. The candidates baying a ddressed the electors, The SHERIF F then put the questions—Those who are for Lord Douro and Colonel Dickson—those who are in favour of Mr. Peto and Warner; to the first not more than thirty or forty answered the appeal; for Mr. Peto and Mr. Warner hund r ed s arose with ono loud and l ong . acclamation. - A poll was demanded on behalf of the other candi dates. Tho nomination ..took ph co I . rNES• Soi_er, myor, Lord Seymour' .was, yeterday;,Mr., Richard proposed b.y.Lieutericult 9 ARD-, Das; gad iCeboad&rty th e ne\r. Mr. Charks Barry Baldwin was proposed by / Ir. J. F. P. Panaars, and seconded by Mr. JOHN B ROWN PAGE. Mr. Thomas Mills was proposed by Mr. C. %% ,SBER, and seconded by Mr. JOHN DERBY. There being no other candidate, Lord SEYMOUR came forward and said that the was unable to understand what the opinions of Lord Derby were. But whatever they were, he (Lord Seyme ur) felt confident that bona fide Free-traders would have a ma jority in the ensuing Parliament. He would not v ate for the repeal of the Maynooth grant, so long as oth B r sects received money from the State. He should be lad to see an extension of the franchise, bat it must > > of be done by a mere popular movement. He was a gainst clerical despotism, whether at Exeter or Ron and would oppose it whenever he had the opportunit3 Mr. BALDWIN was received amidst loud °heel .a . He contended for free trade, but not one-handed free trade. If foreigners brought goods to this country they o u ght 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 advot :a to the public good. _ _ _ Mr. bl ues then said he appeared before the as si 3mbly at the present time as a candidate, but he was con fident that to-morrow afternoon he should be their seep' id re presentative. lie had not deserted his principles as his honourable opponent had, but he would maint a in the principle of free trade, which, he believed, tended to the benefit of all classes of the people. Show of hinds in favour of Lord Seymour as le I Mr. Mills. A poll was demanded. PETERBOROUGH (CITY.) TUESDAY, JULY 6.—This morning the three. candi dates, with their friends, after making pros u ssions through the town, proceeded to the Town•hall at, eleven o'clock. After the oaths and other formalities had been read, THOMAS A. COOKE, Esq., proposed, and T. STALKER, Esq., seconded, the Hon. George Fitz william. Was. PALEY, Esq , M.D., proposed, and Mr. It HEAD seconded, the Hon. Richard Watson. J. G. ATKINSON, Esq , proposed, and Mr. A. PERCI VAL seconded, Mr. John Talbot Clifton. A Mr. &HOLEY said the preceding gentlemen .had ad dress the electors; he would also addressed non- a lectors. He knew of a working man who would look to the in terest of his class; he begged to pat in nominati,c qi John Bonnor, of Halifax. No one seconding the proposition, the nominrd ion fell to the ground. The Hon. G. FITZWILLIAM, upon presenting . himself, apologised for not having been able, on accowst of ill health, to pay his respects personally before t t is day. The Hon. Gentleman explained the object of t t e May nooth grant and its results and benefits. He tt i ought it much better to educate Catholics amongst Pr o testants than to allow them to go to the continent anti be edu cated there. Ho thought uniting the two religi ens, or bringing the two classes together, might act as s , means of drawing over Catholics to Protestantism. The Uou. R. WATSON said—l shall strenuoni ly sup port free trade. I have been accused of being ta Papist, but am far from such. I am prepared to ezu )nd the franchise. Mr. Watson spoke so feebly as to b j partly unintelligible. Mr. J. T. CLIFTON said—Whatever Lord Derby brings forward for the sucport of free trade I 'N ill sup port; and I will support Lord Derby's Govern° ae nt as it is at present. I was influenced by the late Sir R. Peel when I voted for Maynootb, and believed him, to be a good example to follow. A show of bands was taken, and was in favo cm, by a large majority, of Clifton. The proceedings were adjourned till to-morrvw (this day), at eight o'clock All. OLDHAM. The nomination took place yesterday. 3 1 4 r. J. CHEETII.9.3I, o► Firnropci, proposed Mr. W. J, Fox. Mr. JouN REAP, of Royton, seconded Mr. FO3:'S no mination. Mr. N. WORTHINGTON proposed the re-election of Mr. John Duncuft, which was seconded by Mr. EDW'2.IID A. WRIGHT. Mr. John Morgan CThbett was proposed by Mr. JONATHAN ME LLOR, and seconde d b y MT. ALEX , tHDER Tel/Lon—the latter deelaring that Mr. Cobbett's porters wore Prep ared to coalesce th i s time with t h ose of Mr. Duncuf t ( as Mr. Fox's had done in 1847), to put Mr. Cobbett i n Mr. Fox's place. Mr. e Fox made an el oquent speec h, c l a i m ing to belong to the consistent party o f d ec id e d P ar liamentary and financial Reform ers and anti-Derbyite Free-tra d ars . H e was still oppo se d to all grants for religions endo wm ents of any description. He was a friend to the most unli mited extensio n o f the suffra g which, under Joseph Hump's Bill, wo u ld give ()Whim , 13,650 voters instead of 1,000 and odd. Mr. DUN CUPT was a supporter o f t h o P rotes t an t re ligion of the co un t ry and the Esta bli s h e d Ch urc h. H e had opposed his colleague and would continue to Oppose him, in regard t o 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. COBBETT then came forward, avowing h imself a friend to the repeal of the corn-laws, but contondnig that it should not have been carried until very groat re duction of taxation bad 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. Duncutt, 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, he 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, bya very large majority. Mr. J. CIiEETHAM, on behalf of Mr. Fox, demanded a poll. EXETER. The nomination of candidates took place yesterday morning at the Guildhall. Mr. Divett, the late Liberal Member, entered the hall very quietly at half-past nine o'clock, accompanied by a small but influential party of his friends. Sir John Duckworth and Mr. Back, 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 show of WORCESTER. favour of Messrs. Ricardo and Lassie% and a poll was hands yesterday was declared to be in demanded on behalf of Mr. Lluddleston, which was fixed for this day (Thursday). The Derbyite cand a id li a o t n es, Messrs. C y o e b s IPSWICH. nominati on took place b t e o r i d d a ya and morning. Bateson, fiThefirst made their appearance upon the hustings, accompanied by ab°111; fifty Of their friends and supp or t ers, preceded by a mob of about as many bullies, one of whom was playing on a fife. The Free-trade candidates, Messrs. Adair and Hobbouse. soo n after came upon the hustings, vith f rom 100 to 150 persons, who, i f one m i ght j udge from their personal appearance, were members of the ward Adair r. conr.stituency of the borough. The MAYOR having called for a show of hands, Hobhouse. One-third of those present held up their hands in favou r were h eld up in favour of Messrs. Adair and Hobhouse. of Messrs. Cobbold and Bateson, and two-thirds ° re' g Mr. Hugh Edward Adair and Mr. Thomas in T in h v e MAYOR, then declared that the show of hands was Benjamin W eo . n ß te o l u t wwEilL:idneamllanpdroebdaabpiloitlyl , in b f e av a ou s r e o v f er M e e o s n sr e s ; d and Bateson. The and we vvere to give an opinion as to who are to be eceessful candidates, we should say Mr. Hugh Ed. and Mr. J. C. Cobbold. If any unfair means are called in, then, in such a case, the issue is uncertain. litTtleheinretewreasst OßD AND mfholluradnuLdeiron E oBo T RETF BA SS ETLA W. , f f` ' e o mination ndoid o p tp l h a pe c o e spir a toi t oc net proceedings Guildhallntghse excite xutcei te a Members,ti n R eleven et a oC d o c k . Were t hat at the time the proceedings commenced there dozen electors in the hall, and not above a re d afterwards. Mr. EL sm .:7....oo:v E svile D l D BToc l :o 9 : o e N apdi, o o Gtp f hoasl G tewda : yf te a. for d, proposed ! and_ M t _ r e . Ri i) h, 4, 0 Retford, seconded, the nomination of 12 Sir T. Tr, _eombe. c a , 14 , the returning the proceedings terminated. th: d it r i j. R E, ont ffi hdeceMrll,llnj.t.hWe7aAbGlelenEcDßellonof-f —eYnr,naving declared both candidates duly elected, The DORCHESTER, of . this borough no of candidates for the representation with an old , took place yesterday. Conformably established custom peculiar to this borough, proposers and seconders were dispensed with, and the respective for the honour of candidates offered themselves to the electors were the befog returnedi to Parliament. They e l Dawson Darner, and 11. GrTard Right Sttirt, 1. - ` l , Conservatives sq l ..( C tb o e o o n ld Members and Free-trade (Liberal.) ), and Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Esq. The Maven. Ch E s q.) having for ma ll y demanded to know whether air y Charles Criswick, gentleman offered him self to represent this borough in Parliament, h Ri g h t lion. Colonel DAWs ON DAMER replied that he did . Having offered his congratulations on the pros perous state of the country, he 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. STURT followed. He said he was the friend of real national reform; but looked with distrust on that tamperin g w i t h our po liti c al system which some were se r ea d y 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 b een earnes tly solicited to sta n d b y the party tho thought that the free trade cause was in danger. With respe c t to the Mayneoth grant, he had n o obj c lion to inquiry, but considered the disendowment cf Maynnoth would be by no means justifiable and politic.j A ja)yy, of hatolo vi . as .; hc:l. caL:-;(1 for by th e Mayer;-- Yvhihtt:was found to be favourable to Itlr.- Sherid an and I Colonel Darner. 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 pruceeiings. 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. S4ndars 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. Leathern. The polling was fixed for this morn ing. All went off quietly. LISKE AP:D. Mr. Henry Thomas Hyde, of Mechlenburgh-square, London, has come forward in opposition to Mr. Crow der, Q C., but 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. Hyde declares himself to be in favour of the maintenance of the Protestant religicn 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. Tho 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 Allred Paget, and R. C. Chawoey -Pounded the proposition. John Mott, Esq., proposed Viscount Anson. H. W. Hewitt, E-q., seconded the nomination of Viscount Anson, observing that every chip off the same block has for the last fifty years used its influence to k'ep down the Tories, and to force open the cupboard door. Thomas Johnson, E-1., proposed the nomination of Robert Bayley Follett. Thomas Hodson, Eiq., mayor, seconded the nomination of Mr. Follett, and the candidates having addressed the meeting, the Sheriff proceeded to call for a show of bands. 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 awl Hornby, the late Members, and Mr. Eccles. These gentlemen are all natives of Blackburn. Messrs. paington and Eccles are thorough free-traders; and Mr. Hornby is looked upon as a Derby ite 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 Dagdalo proposed, and Mr. R. R. Jackson 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 fur a show of hands, when a few only were tread up for Mr. Hornby, while, with loud cheers, the thousands assembled in front of the hustings responded to the Eccl calls respectively i n f avour of Mr. Pilkington and Mr. es. A Lkrnby. poll was d eman d e d i n f avour of Mr. A vote of thani ts to the Mayor was carried by accla mation, and three cheers having been given for the Queen, the vast assemblage quietly dispersed. BOLTON. The nomination took place yesterday forenoon. The proceedings formed an almost uninterrupted scene of tumult. Mr. THOMAS CROSS, bleacher, came forward to no minate Mr. Stephen Blair, the Conservative candidate, which WAS seconded by Mr. THOMAS LEVER RUSHTON, solicitor. Mr. JOHN BAYLEY, manufacturer, moved, and Mr. JOSEPH AINSWORTH, cotton-spinner, seconded the Do mination of Mr. Peter Ainsworth, who presents himself to the constituoncy as a Liberal and Free-trader. Mr. P. R. ARROWSMITII, 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 THOMAS sox, cotton- s pi nner , and seconded by Mr. THOMAS CULLEN, cotton-spinner. On a show of hands being taken, there was a great 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. The 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 Radic a l, f rom Birming ham. Mr. B en b ow and Mr. 'Baldwin having been pro posed, the returning officer decided the show of hands in favour of Al&rtnan 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. Ther® 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 Tav the ist°k), and Mr. nooks, a Liberal, and an oppon en t of attyno!o th the usual grant. The hustings were erecte d i n P•ano, the stone platform on the east side of the Town hall beitg extended in two directions, and the whole covered with'a tarpaulin awning. The proceed ings Possessed little of the usual election excitement, one only of the candidates, Mr. Ffooks, having either banners or band. The candidates, having been nominated by thir prin cipal supporters severally addressed the electors. Sir George Pachell, The show of hand s was in favour o f M r. Trelawny and whereupon a poll was demanded. HARWICH. The polling commenced here this morning at eight o'clock, and for the first hour or two the voters appeared at the booth in rapid succession; so much so that at twelve o'clock the whole constituency, except about 40, had polled on one side or the other. Messrs. Waddington and Peacock() took the lead from the commencement, and kept it. At two o'clock there remained some 20 votes unpollod, so that et that time the contest was virtually decided in favour of Peacocks and Waddington. Shortly after four o'clock the MAyon stated the result of the poll to be as follows : Peacocke . . 135 Waddington .•• ... 134 Bagshaw ••• ••• 125 Warburton .•• 110 The Mayor thereupon d ec l are d that Mr. David Wad ee counter cheero r o u s dinng to duly de c n and Mr. George Montagu Warren Peaco c k ° h ad with b f ed. a b nno t u h n e ce , m , belnutes,r, easnswrt-ocreeirivedby a c v oun cheering lhle y by the opposite interest. WINCHESTER. The nomination of two burgesses to serve in Parlia merit for this city took place yesterday. Tho °apt dates are Sir James Buller E3st, Bart., Mr. Bonham Carter (the late Members), and Mr. Whitie h er h ß ank p ers, of the firm of Bulpett, Dunn, and Mu n ic he Liberal into- Winchester, who comes forward upon is a Conserva rest, as a no -party man. Sir James water. tiv'; Mr. Carter, a Whig oft declared h to be in favour of The show of hands was Messrs. Bulpett and Carter. Captain NEVILLE . thenhlemarde a whiz d poll on behalf o f Sir James East, tho Mayor ordered to tak e pl ace to-day. RIPON. The nomination for this city, which returns two Members to Parliament, took place on Tuesday l ast. There were three candidates: the Hon. Edwin Las ceileg (one of the late representatives), Mr. W. Beckett (l ate M.P. for Leeds), and Mr. Augustus Newton, ha, - rioter-at-law, of Curzon-street, May-fair, L an d on. two former came forward as Free-trade Conservatives, and the latter as a Free-trader sad Liberal. Rip en h as been considered a close borough, there not h av i ng b een a contest for its representation since 1832, and not for a very long time, if ever, before that occasion. Mr. Newton has come forward avowedly for the purpose of freeing the city from political slavery, Mr. T. COLLING proposed and Mr. T. KENDALL se conded the ifon. E. Laseelles. Mr. H. GREENWOOD proposed and Mr. W. WILLIA3I sox 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. Beck e tt. A poll was demanded on the part of Mr. Lascell es , an d was appointed to take place on Wed nesd ay. The constituency amounts to about 340. It was ge nerally believed t h at Mr. Beckett and Mr. Lane les would be elected. nomination tooic locod The 3,oster MACCLESFIELD. ay LI.. Jour? Coot prop p osed John Brocklehurst, Esq., one of th e late Members. Mr. JOHN SMITH seconded the nomination. Mr. JOHN SMITH, of Langley, nominated John WC.. Esq., of London, the other late Member. Mr. JOHN WRIGHT seconded the proposition. Atr. lIENny WARDLE proposed Edward Christopher Egeron, Esq. Mr. W. I3ARNETT seconded the nomi nation. _ Z here beino; no other candidate, The MA-zoit called for a show of hands, which was in favour of 51r. Brocklehurst and Mr. Williams by a great nalljority. - Mr. Wdrdle, however, demanded a poll for Mr. Egerton, and it was fixed to commence this day at eight o'clock. ' GRANTHAM. tertlay. Th ere vvore - three - etn Th i '"16 7 1 ,1 11 Th '. t t.c' ' . t P i dgceNicni G. E . w dby - and F. J. Tollemache) and Lord G-',rahani, wh o has been brought forward by the Conservative party in opposition to Air. Tol'macho. The last contest was in 1837. YAil RMOUTH. The nomination to place yesterday. Th e candi dates try,A-T, Mr. Raz-116(4d, Sir E. Lacon, Sir C. Napier and Mr. I'. M'Cul!agh. SUNDERLAND. Mr Hudson, M. Seymour, and Mr. Fenwick were yesterday norrinsted. -ENEitAL ELECTION. NOSIINATIUN OF CANDIDATES. ABERDEEN (CITY)-Thursday, July 8. ABERDEENSHIRE-Tuesday, July 13. ABINGa*N- thursd4y, July 8. ANDOVER-Thursday, July 8. LINGLIisEA.-SLedn:.sday, July 14. AYR Ij•URGHS-Thursd a y, July 15. BARNSTAPLE -Thursday, July 8. BATH-Tuursday, Juiy 8. BEDFORDSHIRE-MunGay, July 19. BERKEHIRE-Illursday, July 15. BREcoN-Thursday, July 8. BarsroL-Ihursday, July 8. lincxs-Ertday, July 16 (probably). BURY T. EDMUNDS-Thursday, July 8. BURY (LANCASHIRE)-Thursday, Juiy 8. BUTESIIIRE- Wednesday, July 14. CAMBRIDGESHIRE- rtiurbday, July 15. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY-Saturday, July 10 CARMARTHEN -Thu* :,day, July 8. CARMARTHEN (COUNTY)-Weduesday, July 14. C ARN ARveN;CoUNTY-Wednesday, July 14, U HE ETENHA 2 .I-I'nurbday, July 15. CHICHESTER, CITY -Thursday, J uly 8. CHESHIRE 0 00 T 1 1)-Wednesday, July 14. U,:CKERMoUTH-Thursday, July 8. :.:(,LCDESTEit - Thursday, July 8. CEICKLADE-Tuursoay, July 8. CUMBERLAND ( EST)-Tuesday, July 13. DARTmuuTH-Ernlay, , July 9. .I) , NwistauE (NORTH)-At South Molton, Tuesday, Ju,- j 13 DEVONSHIRE (SOUTH)-At Exeter, Friday, July 16. DoRSETsHIRE•I!rway, J uly 16. Ditorrwrca-Thurbday, July 8. DUBLIN COUNTY-Mouday, July 12. DumuravroNsantE-Friday, July 16. DUMFRIES BußGus -Saturuay, July 10. DURHAM COUNTY (NORTHERN DIVISION) •- Frid ay, July 16. EDINBURGLI-Ilonday, July 12. EDINBURGHSHIRE-Thursuay, July 15. ESSEX (NORTH)-At Braintree, Tuesday, July 13. ESsEX (.::orTH)-At Chelmsford, Monday, July 12. FALKIRK BURGIIS-satuld4y, July 10. FussniaL-'l,llursday, July 15. ouFAusillne.-Friday, Juiy 16. CTATESHEAD-Thursday, July 8. ULAMORGANSIIIRE-'4 euw.seay, July 14. CiLOUCESTERSHIRE (EAST)--1 uesday, July 13. GLuUCESTk.RSIIIRE ( EST)-Wedbesd,y, July 14. GREENOCK-6aturnay, July 10. EADDINGTON BURGHS -Monday, July 12. LADD INGToNSHIRE-Tuesday, July 13. HANTS (LNORTH)_Tuesday, July 13. HANTS (LOUTH)-WedLe.day, July 14. HEREFORD COUNTY-Tuesday, July 13. HERTF ORDSHIRE-Thursday, July 15. HUNTINGDo:, SHIRE-Tuesday, July 13. KENT (EAST)-4ue6day, July 13. KENT ( EST)-Monday, July 12. KILMARNOCK BURGHS -Saturday, July 10. KIN CARDINESHIRE-Friday, July 16. KIRKCALDY BURGHS-Friday, July 9. KNARESBuRoUGiI- flaursday, July 8. LAN ARKSHIRE-Tuesday, July 13. L ANCASTER --Friday, July 9. LANCASHIRE (NORTH)-At Lancaster, Tuesday, July 13. LANC A.sli l ßE(borrrn)-AtNewton, Wednesday, July 14. LEEDS -Thur,day, July 8. LEICESTERSHIRE (NORTH)-Wednesday, July 14. LEICESTERSHIRE (SOUTH)-Thursday, July 15. LEITH-Thursday, Jul) 8. LIMERICK CITY-Thursday, July 8. LINCOLNSHIRE(NORTHERN DIVISION)-Monday, Julyl9 LINEITH O owsuinE-Wedue.,Usy, July 14. LISKEARD-Thursday, July 8. AIALDoN-Friday, July 9. .&ALTON-Tnursday, July 8. MIDDLESEX-Saturday, July 17. :vIIDLoTHIAN (COUNTY)-Thursday, July 15. MoNTRosE BunGHS-Eriday, July• 9. MoRPETH-Thursday, July 8. • MUssELBURGH-Thursday, July 8. NEWPORT (ISLE OF WIGHT)-Thursday, Jul y 8. NEWARK-Friday, July 9. NORTHUMBERLAND (NORTH)-Wednesday, J u l y 14. NoRTHIMBERLAND (BouTH)-Tuebday, J u l y 1 3. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (touT11)--W(edneAday, July 14. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (NuRTH)--TUesday, July 13. Newark, Tuesday, NoTTINGIIAMSHIRE (SOUTH)-A Juiy 13. N (NORTH)-At M ans fi eld, Saturday, oTTINGRANSIIIRE Jdiy 17. Nonrutai (EAST)-'Monday, July 12. NORFOLK (v‘• EST)-Saturday, July 17. ORNKEY AND SHETLAND-Monday, July 19. OLDHAM- Etaursuay , July 8. OXFORD UNIVERSITY -(Polling) Saturday, July 10 .M. , ..nciay, July 12, and following days. OXFORD eoUNTY-Monday, July 12. PAISLEY -Fild ay, July 9. FENRYN AND FAL.3IOUTII-Thursday, July 8. PERTH (CITY)-krlday, July 9. PERT.SHIRE-Friday, July 16. PLYM , UTH-Thursday, July 8. PONTEFRACT -Thursday, July 8. PoRToBELLu-Thursclay, July 8. RENFREWSHIRE-Thursday, July 15. ROCHDALE-Inursday, J uly 8. R , CHESTER - Thursday, July 8. Boss AND CROMARTY-Saturday, July 17.. RUTLAND -TUtsGay, July 13. KYE-Thursday, July 8. ST. ANDREW'S BURGHS-Thur*,day, July 8. SALISBURY-Friday, July 9. SANDWICH-Tnursday, July 8. SELKIRKSHIRE-Wecluesday, July 14. SHOREHAM AND BRAMBER- l'hUrSday, July 8. bEIH:TBHIRE (NORTH)-'Tuesday, July 13. SHR.PSHIRE (SuUTH)-Monday, July 12. STAFFORDSHIRE (NuuTH)-Monday, July 12. STAFFounsuluE-(SOUTH)_Tuesday, July 13. STAMFoRD-Saturday, July 10. STIRLING BURGHS-Friday, July 9. STraLmosurßE-Thursday, July 15. Srocr(Powr -Friday, July 9. SUFFOLK (EAST) - Wednesday, July 14. SUFFOLK (WEST)-Tuesday, July 13. SURREY (EAST)_Monday, July 12. SURREY (WEST)-At Guildford, Saturday, July 17. SUSSEX (EAST)-Mouday, July 12. SUSSEX (WEST)-Friday, July 16. SWANSEA-Thursday, July 8. WAKEFIELD-Thursday, July 8. WALSALL-Thursday, July 8. WARWICK (NORTH) - Monday, July 12. WELLS-Thursday, July 8. WHITBY-Thursday, July 8. WIGTOWN BURGHS -Monday, July 12. WILTSHIRE (NO RTH)-Saturday, July 17. WILTSHIRE ( SO UTH)-Saturday, July 17. WOLVERH AMPTON-Thursday, July 8. WORCESTERSHIRE (WEST)-Monday, July 12. W ORCESTETSHIRE (EAST)-Tuesday, July 13. YORKSHIRE (NORTH RIDING)-Wednesday, July 14. YORKSHIRE (EAST AIDING)--.Thursday, July 15. YORKSHIRE (WEST RIDING)-Saturday, July 17. SINGULAR Dr. h a ß laj A e r r s T I o S f M t e . n— told o o n a n e f e a t v e o d ur w ite ith sto t r y h e a s b a o c u r t a a ments, went near to whichadminister a small burn or river, which, wh en h e reac h ed i t, was so deep clergyman r Es man hearers, and swollen with recent r a i ns th at h e could not get across. ritellg h i n l a thend baptism. heus e one A of 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. lie failed more than once, calling out to the father after each new trial " Weel, has't gotton ony yet?" Dr. Chalmers wondered what the sticklers for form and ceremony in the sacraments would think of a bap tismby a burn- s id e, performed with a wooden ....P Hanne's Memoirs of Chalmers. 1 a [ADvenneemeNr.] ii 0 8. 1 .0w 's ointment an d Pills are sup e rior Remedie s for s ofy Legs and all ki n d s of Wound . —The surprising le invaluable medicineshe civilised sa world is the m os t convincing proof of thei r thesed in every par effiof_teac Y -incu ring Thousands of pe rsons suffering from these dreadful maa I ess have been cured b y th e i r use after every other means cr t had failed, and it is a fa c t b eyond all doubt that there is no ease, however obstinate, b a d, or long stanGing, but may 10,or fly be cured by these wonderf u l medicines, therefore of the skin . bad legs, old wounds, scrofula, and diFeases M e ted should immediately try H o ll oway's Ointment and I Sold by all Druggsts, and t p he l s a f E s i t a blishment, 244, Strand, i London. at Professor Holloway's THUNDER STORM AT Ross. —On Monday night, about midnight, the lofty spire of Ross Church, Here ford- shire, was dreadfully shatt ere d b y lightning. It is still will be o ng, ne of but shakes ch don in the wind ; and the wo r k of repair muger, requirin g 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 burst. BIRTH& OF A SON . On the 4ta the 3d i inst. nst., the lady of Charles W. B eauc l er k , E sq. Oh ,at Cottingharn - grange, Yorkshire, the wife of John Itingrose, Esq. ON A DAUGHTER. the On wife o t e h f sth inst., in Charles -street, estbourne-terrace, George in W erick, Esq. On the 6th inst. ater M, Esqanor-road, Stamford-hill, the wife o f Samuel Homan Fish On the 3d MARRIE D. rancis inst., at St. Peter's, Eaton-square, Philip F, f ourth son o f th e l ate R o b er t Heintz, Esq., to Emily, only daughter of the late George Pringle, Esq. --__________ lED On th e s th inst., at Pa-is, D George Nugent, th e only son 0 f the Right H on. Sir Edward the Ma rqu i s of Westmeath, aged eight years. Ou the 3d i nst., aged BG, Thornton, G.C.8., many years Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Courts of Stockholm, Rio, and Lisbon, &r. On the 4th inst., at Islinet9n, Victori a , e ld est daughter of at Arundel, ag e d 27, Arthur Guy, second the late LiP u t en ant W. L. Miller, R.N., age d 19. son ° o n f th S e 4 1AT th . Ct t r . ence, Esq., Thaxted, Essex. --- Landoll: Printed and Published by DIURDO YOUNG, o N ow 1 1 , 2, Strand, Printer, at T. Sun Offi c e, No. 112 Strand, the Precinct of th e Sav, in th e oot a udY o 111111140 A J . * 8, 185 wieso z n ui I _ A T 1 • ib ' cc ' or ca ea 'be !nt :bey r ' ~. , n • roi to ' Poi chat ingg itre be a 01 Con and Sati A tilt 'rat king i. en a B 1 e~ --