The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-05 00:00:00

THE REPRESENTATION OP HASTINGS.

The nomination of candidates for the representa-
tion of Hastings. rendered vacant by the elevation of Lord
Harry Vane to the peerage, through the death of the Dike
of Ciottiland, took place yesterday. There were two can-
didates in the field—the Hon. George Waldegreve Leslie,
who cornea forward in the liberal interest, and Mr. P. T.
llobertsoo, who appears in that of the conservatives. Both
gentlemen have been actively engaged in canvassing the elec-
tors since the vacancy occurred, and the contest hes been
very close. The recent revision of the electoral lists in
Haetinp showed that, as regards numbers. the liberal and
conservative voters were pretty equally balanced ; sod the
knowledge of this fact induced the rival candidates and their
agents to strain every nerve in prosecuting their manna
The contest, therefore, has been an unusually exciting one
all through, so far as it hes goo.. At the nomination yea-
terdey the show of hands appeared to be pretty equally
divided between the two candidates, but the returning officer
declared it to be in favour of Mr. Waldegrave Leslie. A
poll was then demanded by Mr. Robertson, which was ar-
ranged to take place to-day.

THE POT.LING.—(THIS DAY.)
(ET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
HASTINGS, WEDNISDAT, 12 o'CLocc.
The 12 o'clock Liberal rigors is u follows :
Leslie (Liberal)
Robertooa (Conservative)
The Coeurrative return is—
Leslie 469
Robertioo 460

THE LATE MONTAGUE GORE, ESQ.—This mach
respected gentleman, who died a few days .go. was one of
the family of the Gores of Barrow.court, and was born in
the year, 1811. Be was well known is the literate world,
and was a contributor to the newspaper press. Mr. Gore was
never married. Ho at is parliament for Devizes in 1833-4,
and for Barnstaple is 1841, and was an effective speaker in
the House of 001110100 C He took considerable iot rest io the
welfare of sailors, mid particularly in those shipwrecked.
lie had been for many years pest en active member of
the committee of management of the Nitiosal Lifeboat Is-
stllutioe, and was always found at its annual meetings plead-
tcg its cause is eloquent terms. He travelled a great deal
to promote also the establishment of Sailor's Homes, aid
in him the sailor has lost a true and liberal friend.
Oo Friday nizlit, two boys at the bearding school
of the Rev. R. Roper. Top•bsm Road, Exeter—Charles
Itattraay, aged 16. sod Beverly Robinso■—decided to leave
the house clandestinely, and go into the city. They ac-
cordingly get to a eioilow which opened on to the slant-
iog roof of a verandah. Out of this window they got,
Robinson first, and Rattray sent ; but the latter Mime.
dately slipped down an to his comp,nion. They both fell
to the ground together. They were stunned for a few
moments, but got up sod walked acmes the lawn, when
Battray said be bad hurt hi. head sod could not proceed.
He therefore rested • few minutes ; hut he became moose,
and died on the following d■y. In the fell he had frac-
tured his skull. H. was son of Major Rattray, of the Ist
Devon Militia.—Manchester auardials.

OORNELICB ("DOWD ON THZ ALPINZ CLEM
nen is oar society whose members are coestantly thrust-
tug themselves before public atteatin, inviting observation
as to their doings, and asking interest for their exploits,
which has ever appeared to ine the most absurd, the most
uniotereetieg, and the most barren of all useful rasulte, of
all Inman assnetatinoe. I mean the " Alpine Olub." Why
men should form themselves into a club to climb roonnt•Mo,
has uo morel:mom sense in it than that they should unite
to have their hair cut or their teeth extracted in common.
A Whist Club, a Driving Club, a Cricket Club. has its sig-
nificance. You west otieperatioe, and you unite to mecum
that amount of compardouship which your pursuit require,:
but what division of wit—what reciprocity of skill—is there
is tramping over • glacier ? What you used is a guide and
a pair of strong shone. Bat why associate yourself with
others for this ? Youcennot affect Wry that a wiggle fact
le science—a single useful or even curious observation—bas
ever resulted from your union. You have gone up to the
Grands-Mulete or the Col du Gaud. sad you have come
dose again—two events interesting doubtless to yourself,
but of no more moment to the world to which you publish
them than the name sad birthplase of the peasant who
mule you. alpenetock. Now Ido mot shiest to this mode
of passe:: your time, only provided that you are not vain-
glonous enough to writs letters about it is the newspapers.
Re played to bear in mind that if every me was to record
some rernarkahle incident in life, simply became it possessed
a great interest far himself, we should have our newspapers
filled with detail' more personal than pleasing. Doe gentle-
'Lan would have to record his having drunk twenty-one
tumblers of whiskv-puneh at s sittitig ; another hie baying
eaten six moods of heat steak at a meal —feats just as can-
-6 and fully as perilous as the ascent of Mont Blom
Cam)) your mountain. is God's name ; go up eight or tea
th•msaml feet &bow.• the see, and take your fill of frostbites
aced ophtba/mia sod embarrassed reepiratioa, and some down
atom when you've hod enough of them ; all I ask is, dos%
emit me to read about you—don't swagger down into Chao
ni.uai with the little band in frost of you, es if you were •
hero, and bad done something beyond blistering your feet
scd inflaming your eyelids. Fur all that is useful 30 human
nature. you are not a whit better them a dancing dervish.
like you, puts himself out of the pale of society and
11. indoor emip for a period, and I never knew any one that
4'd be enropeny the better for it. Blackirood's Magazine
)ztober.