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

OXFORDSHIRE.

The nomination took place yesterday at the
County Hall. The proceedings commenced at half-past 10
o'clock, but an hour before that time the party in Lord
Noreen' interest, consisting chiefly of the lowest classes
resident in this city, and who have no votes, proceeded in a
body, and took possession of the hall. As the putting forth
of Lord Norreys was contrary to his wish his lordship did
not make his appearance. nor did scarcely any of the voters
in his interest. Soon after 10 c'elock Mr. Henley, one of
the late members, attended by a large body of freeholders
on horseback sad in carriages, proceeded to the hall ;
Mr. Harcourt and his friends followed next, and then
came Colonel North, whose procession wee the largest.
Oa the candidates and their friends reaching the
hall, they found that it was filled to overflowing with
Lord Moneys' partisans, and that the only spate an-
was a portion of the gallon', from which the tan-
Mudd attempt—for, generally speaking, it is oily
cal allemmt-10 address the meeting. After the usual for-
moii ders. which were gone through in the midst of the
uproar, the high sheriff, John H. Ashunt, En.,
that they would give every one a fair and impenteal
, mad conduct the business in • manner due to Its
, and to those who wished to address them.
i it. vr.TVILLOUGHBY, Bart., M.P. proposed, and Dr.
Pluxuecitut seconded Mr. Harcourt: which elicited m-
illionth's applause.
Mr. VlNclusr, proprietor of the Oxford Herald, a pro-
teetionist paper, nominated Lord Norreys, on the ground
that his lordship was a free trader, and had voted against
resisting the papal aggression.
Mr. Joule Towxn, a member of the Anti-Corn-Law
League, and • dissenter, seconded the nomination, which
was received with tumultuous cheering from the extreme
radical y.
Sir H. L.trsear, But., nomiaated, and Mr. LICKXIII/3
seeended the Right Hon. Joseph Warner Henley.
Colonel FANS proposed, and Colonel DAWKINS seconded
1 Colonel North.

No other candidate being put in nomination,
Mr. HARCOURT addressed the rarratleg, sad alluded to
the fact that he had bum end seasmbet by two
gentlemen who had ma de
the last 10 years,
and who, although they did not agree ea some points
themselves, and differed with him on others, had that con-
fidence in his integrity and judgment, that they concurred
in proposing him to their notice. With respect to the
corn laws, he stated that Lord Norreys and himself never
voted differently on that question, and that they
as well as Mr. Henley at the time it wan proposed to re-
peal the run laws, were of opinion it was too precipi-
tate, hasty, and decisive an application of a new principle
to a state of things which had existed not only from 1815,
but from the time of Charles 11. He stated that kis own
opinion had always been in f f great concession, and
he wished that the farmers had taken that opinion with him
at en earlier period; but it was useless to discuss a subject
now when there was so great a majority against any re-
enactment of the corn laws, and when there was no pros-
pect of the question being revived by the present govern-
ment. Ile said that it was quite unn to state his
political views, because they were so well nown, and
he was not a new candidate, but one whose political
coodect had been before them for 25 years.
Mr. HENLEY, who was unable to obtain a hearing
for some time, end then only partially so, said that, with
respect to the repeal of the corn laws, Mr. Harcourt, Lord
Honeys, and himself had voted against it—(much uproar)—
and it was well known that he had told his agricultural
friends in different parts of the seamy that there was
no chance of their re-imposition. lb votes upon general
manses had bean before this emetry es tre=ll, neany
wishes er the House of Commas. Ind by miss he
whited te be judged. lie had sever he.. a am to give
pled se sake promises, and thought that the best test
was .a.pas set words. With respect to the Petenaggnw
ha bed supported the 'masers whisk bad intro-
dewed te pet it down ; but, et the seem Yew time was no
sae presset who was more desirous than himself that every
man Amid have the full enjoyment of civil mid religious

liberty, so leag as it did not interfere with the prerogative
of the Crown. (A cry "We want the ballot and • cheap
loaf.") He begged to say that he was not for the ballot,
but for open voting— —gad no one was mm
anitiou than he was that the poor man should have a
cheap and a large loaf; that the working men of this
country should have the means of purchasing and
enjoying not only the newswire but the luxuries
of life aa far as It was possible. (Cheers and
cries of " Free trade for ever ") That cry would
have dons seven years ago, when It wee proposed to repeal
the corn laws ; hot it was folly to raise it now, when there
li was no intention on the part of the government to re-impose
those laws which the general voice of the country had re-
joeted.
Colonel Nonr li then presented himself, but the groans
and hissing were renewed, and he did not persist In the
attempt to address the meeting.
The Sheriff then took the show of hands, which he de-
clared to be in favour of Lord Norrep, Mr. &smart, and
Mr. Henley.
A poll was demanded on the part of Colonel North, and
was fixed to take place on Thursday end Friday nest; and,
lifter a vote of thanks to the high sheriff, this discordant
and discreditable nutting sepuuted.