The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-08 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM.

The election at this borough took place yesterday,
and, as anticipated, it passed off without any opposition
being offered to the return of the old members; and it is a
fact worth recording that, although the hall was crowded,
not a single tory was on the phitform.
The formal prom edings having been gone through, and
the candidates having addressed the electors,
The MAYOtt made the formal declaration that
Messrs. Munta and Scholefield were duly elected ; and after
Mr. (leach, M.P., had briefly addressed the assembly, the
proceedings terminated.

BRIGHTON.
There were four candidates for the representation
of this borough, namely, the two old members, Sir George
Brooke Pease (liberal), and Lord Alfred Hervey (con-
servative freetrader), and two new candidates, Mr. Tre-
lawny (formerly liberal member for Tavistuek), and Mr.
MAN, a liberal and an opponent of the Maynooth grant.
Mr. J. LAURENCE, surgeon, nominated Sir G. B. redid'
for re-election. Mr. YEARALLY seconded the nomnation.
Mr. L. l'aat. (brother of the late Sir R. Peel) proposed
the re-election of Lord A. Hervey ; which was seconued by
Mr. E. azowm.

Mr. W. E,iitt. wine merchant, nominated Mr. I.
Ffooks, who was pledged to oppose that which opposed
both Ood and man—he meant popery. Mr. 0. Ones se-
conded.

Major FAVICZTT nominated Mr. J. S. Trelawny. Mr. I.
G. Bass seconded.

Sir U. PECHELL said be had never swerved from the
principles on which they elected him in 1835. He hail never
betrayed any interest nor shown any velf.interest. Ile only
went into the House of Commons to verve them and do his
duty, and having thus placed before them some evidence
that be was a consistent and attentive representative, he
hoped that they would prove it by placing him at the head
of the poll. (Loud applause.)
Lord A. HERVEY then addressed the electors. Ile
was one of the humble supporters of the late Sir Robert
Peel and one of the first votes which be had the honour
of giving is the House of Commons was in favour of the
gr.-at principle of free trade. (Hear, hear.) His object in
now appearing before the constituency was to upheld and
extend to the utmost limit the commercial policy of Sir
Robert Peel.

FFOOKS then came forward, but the mass of elec-
tors and non-electors, now nearly 3,000 in number, hat be-
come so hot in the sun and so not-y, that only a very small
portion of a very short apt ech was heard. He was under-
stood to vindicate himself from the charge of improperly
interfering with the representation offered to Mr. Tre-
lawny; and with regard to general politics, he simply
avowed hinise:f an advocate for the largest extension of free
trade, and a determined opponent of the Maynooth grant
and papal aggression.
Mr. TRELAWNY'S turn came next and last. Ha
devoted a considerable portion of his speech to showing that
he was in the field before Mr. }looks, and that the
latter was not justified, neither by his introduction to
Brighton, his first reception there, nor by the result of his
canvass, in splitting the liberal interest ; but that, as a true
liberal, loving the cause rather than himself, it was his
duty to retire. Lord Alfred Hervey, it was true, was a
free-trader; but other questions would soon come before
parliament, and how would the noble lord vote on them ?
How would he vote on the ballot ? How on church rates ?
How relative to the proceedings at Frome ? Mr. Trelawny
concluded by saying that if he had the honour of being
elected to represent the borough, he should exert every
energy he possessed to discharge his duty with honour to
himself, and, he hoped, to the satisfaction of the electors.
A Vomit—How far would you extend the suffrage
Mr. TRELAWNY—HowhoId.

The show i;f hands was in favour of Mr. Trelawny and
Sir George Pechell. who were declared elected; whereupon
a poll was demanded.

REIGATE.

This little borougli-;;;t;;;liti presented the novel
spectacle of a contest, a liberal candidate, in the person of
Major Parrett, an active and well-known magistrate of the
county, having come forward to offer himself in opposition
to the re-election of Mr. Themes Somers Cocks. fhe pro-
ceedings commenced at twelve o'clock in the Town Hall.
The High Bailiff presided, and after the usual formalities
bad been gone through,
Mr. FIIIBIIFIELD prorated, and Mr. TILLEY seconded,
Mr. Cocks as acandidate ; and Mr. Hack smock proposed,
and Mr. SDITTIIE seconded, Major Parrett.
Mr. COCKS begged at once to state most distinctly that
he really was a free trader, and the gentleman who
secionded him five years ago stated so at that time. (Hear,
hear.) Ile assented to the principle of free trade at that
time, and he defied any one to say that he had ever
given a vote which was at all opposed to such en opinion.
It was true that he had assisted to turn out Lord John
Russell, but it was evident that his government could not
go on any longer, and although it was said that Lord
Derby's was a protectionist government, he denied that it
wes so; and the only reason why Lord Derby gas required
to form an administration was, that his was the
strongest party in the House of Commons.
Major:PARRETT stood before them that day to redeem
the pledge he had given in 1947. At that period he in-
tended to offer himself as a candidate ; but finding the
ground already occupied, and that he had no chance, he
considered he ought not to disturb the borough, and he
therefore retired, pledging himself, however, to come for-
ward the first opportunity that presented itself. He now,
therefore, asked of the electors of the borough to confer
upon bin; the greatest boon that one men could confer upon
another—which was, to place confidence in him, and
elect him as their representative ; and, if they did
so, he promised them that he would, in return, do all
in his power for their interest. (Cheers.) lie aqiureil
them that there was no ground for the assertion that he
wanted to do away with the borough of Reigate. On the
contrary, he hoped he should be elected their member on
the present occasion, and that he should continue to be the
member for the borough of Reigate for many years to come.
(Hear, hear.) Major Parrett then stated his opinions
on the subject of reform and the ballot, and concluded by
ozpmsing • confident opinion that on the following day
he should stand in the position of member for the bo-
rough.
A show of hands wee then taken, and a poll demanded,
which will commence this morning at 8 and finally close at
4 o'clock.