The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 13. 1852

WEST WORCESTERSHIRE.

Yesterday (Monday) the election for the western
division of the county of Worcester took plat* at Wor•
aster. There wos no opposition to the reelection of the old
members, General Lygon and Ur. Knight, both protec-
tionists.

The lion. W. Covnirrav proposed the Hon. General
Henry Beauchamp Lygou as a lit and proper person to re-
present the western dividon in parliament, and remarked
upon the faithful services of the general for the thirty-five
years daring which he sat in parliament for the county.
J. E. Dowusawri.t, Esq., of Pull-court, near Tewkes-
bury, seconded the nomination.
Mr. J. it. COOKE*, of Ashby, proposed, and Mr. J. G.
WATKINS, of Gowenley (late High Sheriff), seconded
Mr. Frederick Winn Knight as the “ther member.
No other candidate being proposed, General Lygon and
Mr. Knight were declared elected, amidst the plaudits of
the freeholders.
The Hun. Gen. H. B. LYGON then addressed the free-
holders, and after alluding to the kindness of his reception,
said it was a difficult thing in these times for a member of
parliamentto please himself, and a much more difficult
thing fur him to please his constituents—(a laugh)—but
if be had had the good fortune to merit their approval
heretofore, he should follow the same course hereafter.
(Cheers.) He had no occasion to regret the course which he
had taken in 1812 and 1810. (Cheers.) Gentlemen might
talk of the policy of the present day being that of
Mr. Huskisson ; but Mr. Iluakis‘on's policy was based on
reciprocity, but reciprocity between two parties on equal
tetras they did not fear, when it would he for the benefit of
the English producer. We should endeavour to put all
classes on an equality, and to endeavour to remove all un-
just and unequal burthens.
Mr. KNIGHT said this was the third time that he bad
had the honour of addressing them upon alike occasion to
the present, he having been three times returned by
them to serve their interests in parliament. He came for-
' ward on the first occasion, in consequence of • numerously
signed requisition, to support the conservative policy of
England, and he had voted steadily in the House of Com-
mons upon those principles. It was • great pleasure to him
to find that, while following that course, he had given so
much satisfaction to his constituents as to be returned again
without opposition. Ile perceived by the papers that
Lord Derby was gaining ground rapidly. (Cheers and
groans.) lie bad gained twenty-three seats in the bo-
roughs, which would count forty-six on a division
—(cheers)--and all the county elections were yet
to come. Although the government had been laughed
at for their supposed inexperience, Lord Derby had
brought forward eighty-eight hills in the lot short fres-
sion, and had loused them all. There had been no " mas-
sacre of the innocents." The government had proposed to
give scuts fur boroughs notoriously venal to • large county
and constituency in the north of England. This allowed
their desire for reasonable representative reform, but the
other side had opposed it. Lord Derby had also given them
Chancery reform, which had been much wanted, so he could
himself testify, for he had been in Chancery most of his life,
and be confessed he did not like it. They were also pro-
mised reform in the common law. [A voice : We want
cheap bread. Another voice : You've got it. No thanks to
you, was the reply.] lie did not think there was a lawyer
sn Worcestershire who would not agree with him on the ne-
cessity of legal reform. After • few further remarks he
concluded by again thanking the electors for their reception
of him.

A vote of thanks was then passed to the high sheriff, and
the election was complete.