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

LUDLOW.

The nomination of candidates for this borough
took plain yesterday. at 11 o'clock, the candidates being
Colonel Salwey, the late member, a radical ; Mr. Clive, ma
of the member for South Shropshire, tory ; and Lord Wil-
liam Vase Powlett, brother of the Duke of Cleveland, tory.
Mr. Solway was proposed by Mr. Anderson, and seconded
by Mr. W. Hardin.; Mr. Clive, by Mr. Jame. Dories sad
Mr. A. Manton ; and Lord Powlett, by Major Lowe and
Mr. fr. It. Hookey.—Colnnel &Lucy was received with
loud cheering from all parts of the hall. He declared him-
self as an uncomprominit.g free-trader, determined to oppose
the reimpositim of the corn tax by every means.
The gallant colonel went into a variety of statistical
details, showing the prosperity of the country under the
free-trade pol.ey, as compared with the protection time,.
Lord Powlett avowed himself a supporter of Lord Derby's
government, but did not think that diem would be any
attempt to reimpose a duty on corn.—Mr. Clive also was
a supporter of Lord Derby, though claiming for himself •
right tarot, independently.—A show of hiulds was declared
to be la favour of Mr. Clive and Colonel Salwey. A poll
we. demanded for Lord Powlett, which was decided to be
taken next day at eight o'clock. A spirited contest is anti-
cipated.

WALLINOFORD.
The polling for this election commenced yesterday
morning at 8 o clock, beneath the Town-hall. The greatest
excitement prevailed throughout the day, and it was al-
most impossible to say at any boar who would be the victor.
Mr. Malin', at 9 o'clock, had a slight lead, the numbers
being 103 in his favour; f.r Moniaon, 97. Mr. Maims
maintained the had throughout the day, though he never
headed Me 'poseur more than 1.5. At 3 o'clock the Mayor
declared the members to be for—Mr. Malin (Conservative)
174 ; Mr. Monies (Liberal), 188.
LICI ELD.

Tho nomination of candidates for this city took
place in the Town Hall yesterday. The attendance was
exceedingly numerous. The Bev. Trevor B. Floyer semi.
sated Lord Alfrid Paget, and R. C. Chews., seconded the
proposition. John Mott, Big., proposed Viscostat Anson.
H. W. Hewitt, Esq., seconded the nomination of Vienna'
Anson, observing that every chip off the same block has for
the last fifty yeses seed its Memnon to keep down the
hoick and to force open the mpboarddoor.—'Fboanas John-
ens, EN., proposed the nomination of Robert Bayley Fol-
lett.—nemes Hodson, Bag., Mayor, samnded the nomina-
tion of Mr. Follett, and Me candidates having addressed
the meeting, the Sheriff proceeded to mil foe • show of
bands. He declared Lord A. Pellet and Viscount Amon
bad the largest number, and were elected thereby. A
poll wee demanded on behalf of Mr. Follett, which takes
place this day.

The electors of the ancient city of Chester were
very much surprieed on Wednesday moraine to see a pia-
card issued by Mr. Samuel Hahne, in which he declined
contesting tits election any further. la this, his lut
address, he asserts the probability of his success, takes credit
for being the cause of Mr. Stanley's declaration ef opposi.
ties Ito Marnooth, sad in:imates that the reason of his
withdrawal is an address issued by Lord Grosvenor, in
which he urges upon the electors the necessity of returoiag
two liberal members. The grea•set astonishment wu felt
by Mr. Holme's friends and opponent* at this snuffing-
asst.

At 10 o'clock the nomination took place at the Linen
11.11, Peter Eaton, Esq., the sheriff of the city, presiding.
Earl Grosvenor drove to the hall accompanied by Lady
Comtism Grosvenor end Thos. Pinebett Maddock, Esq.
Mr. Baudiry shortly afterwards appeared, att:=aa
Rege,
lar number of friends. After the writ, p
~ had bees read,
Taos. Dizox, Esq., proposed Earl Grosvenor, and R. G.
Troartn, Esq., seconded the nomination.
Sir B 8 W , Kat., proposed the Hon. W. O. Stan-
lay, who was seconded by Wu. WARDILL, Esq.
Earl GROSVENOR then addressed the elector', statir.g
that hie principles were the same as those which had guided
hie father and grandfather, sod his uncle (the punst
member for Middlesex). He wee for eatossion of the set
(rage, bat thought it wee highly necessary that the people
should be educated that they might judge ratimudl_ y what
men were the best exponents of astir principles. He con-
demned all aspiration of rangiest from edroaticesal insti-
tutes. He would support a motion for rote by ballot, and
with respect to the Maynooth grant, he would not pledge
himself to do more than vote for an inquiry.
The Hon. W. 0. STANLEY stated that the course be
would for the future parse would be tionaistent with his
conduct in the House of Commons during the last two
years. Re was firmly and determinedly opposed to Lord
Derby and hie unprincipled ministry. He thought it was
unfair to remove state pay from Maynooth and costinue it
'to other religians bodies.
The Sheriff' then declared the Earl Grosvenor and the
Hoe. W. 0. Stanley to be duly elected.
PETERSPIELI).
Ths election for this borough took plaosiesterday
is the Town-ball at 11 o'clock. The Mayor, It. Roberta,
Esq., presided. The usual preliminaries having been gone
through. J. H. Waddington, Req., of Langrish Home, in a
nest and eulogistic speech, proposed 81r William
Hylton Joliit e, Bart. The somdwatiew was second r;
I. Cooke, Seq., and no other prison ligesntraposod, the
Mayor declared the hon. Intranet doily e