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to require his lordship, by attending the nomination
in person, to trench on valuable time which might ill
be spared from the pres,ing duties of his new posi
don. An intimation to this effect was conveyed to the
noble lord, signed by 350 of the electors, of all shades
of politics, and his lordship accordingly decided to
avail himself of their proffered indulgence.
The proceedings commenced at one o'clock, Mr. J.
0. Smetham, the Mayor, acting as returning officer.
The writ having been read by the town clerk, and
the other preliminaries completed,
The MAYOR explained that the meeting had been
called to elect a burgess to represent that borough
in the House of Commons in the room of Lord
Stanley, who had accepted the office of President of
the Board of Control. He then called upon some
gentleman to propose a candidate to supply the

Vacancy.
Mr. MoYsE rose to nominate the Right Hon. Lord
Stanley, but before doing so he handed to the town-
clerk the following communication received from his
lordship, which he requested that functionary to
read :--

TO THE

or Erio's LYNN.

London, June 4.

Gentlemen,—it is with no common pleasure'thet I have
received the address, signed by more than 3.50 electors of
Lynn, in which, having regard to the circumstances ender
winch a vacancy has occured in the representation of your
borough, and to the feet that only three months ago I had
the honour of presenting myself before you as a candidate,
and of explaining at some length my political views, you
kindly informed me that my personal attendance at the
approaching election will be dispensed with, and that I have
no reason to apprehend the withdrawal of your confidence.
I accept, though with some regret, the indulgence which
you so considerately offer. My personal inclinations would
lead me to waive it, but the pressure of official duties, and
the public inconvenience which may arise from neglect,
leave me no option. When those duties become lighter,
and when my time shall be in some measure my own, I
trust to be able personally to express my gratitude for the
support which on so many occasions I have received from
the constituency and people of Lynn.
Deeply sympathizing with those whose livelihood de-
pends on their labour, I think that to lighten the burdens
of the poorer class, so far as is consistent with fiscal jus-
tice, should be the first object of our finance.

The power of England over her dependencies abroad
has been acquired for the most part by arms ; but it can
only be maintained by a policy of moderation and equity.
The support of such a policy, therefore, is equally enjoined
upon us by the interests of Great Britain and by those of
humanity at large.
These are the views to which it is my desire to give
effect. i hope that they are Liberal in the truest sense,
but that they are conservative in the truest sense I am
well assured; for no institutions can in our age be stable
unless t'iey rest on the freely-given support of a contented,
because trusted, people.—l remain, gentlemen, your
obliged and faithful servant,
STLITLIT.
Mr. Moyse proceeded to nominate the Right Hon.
Lord Stanley as a fit and proper person to represent
the borough of King's Lynn in the Commons House
of Parliament.

Mr. PLATTEN, in seconding the nomination, ob-
served that that was not the first time that Lord
Stanley had been elected for King's Lynn in his
absence. The noble lord while sojourning in Ame-
rica was first returned to Parliament by that consti-
tuency. All that they then knew of him was that
he came of a good stock, and was the son of the Earl
of Derby. Since that period be had shown himself
tu be a man of commanding talent, of untiring in-
dustry and perseverance, as well as of thorough
honesty and straightforwardness. There was no
office under the Crown for wbich he was not qualified.

The MAYOR then inquired whether any gentleman
had any other candidate to propose. No response
being made to this challenge, his worship declared
Lord Stanley to be duly elected.

ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH EXPEDITION.
THE squadron employed in this great undertaking
returned to Plymouth Sound last week, having been
absent about a week. The experiments are con-
sidered on the whole to have been satisfactory. Last
Thursday morning the Agamemnon and Niagara
again put to sea.
The rendezvous in mid ocean for which the squa-
dron steers on leaving is 52 deg. 2 min. north lau-
titude, 33 deg. 18 min. west longitude. Where the
American side of the cable will be landed is in 47
deg. 49 min. north, 540 west, and the telegraph
hcase at Valentin is in 51 deg. 56 min. north, 10
deg. 25 min. west. The precise distance between
the two points is 1,720 nautical miles. The length
of wire in both vessels amounts to 2,966 nautical
miles, so that there is at least 80 or 90 per cent.
allowed for slack and contingencies.
The Porcupine surveying vessel has already been
despatched to Newfoundland. She will wait for the
,
tagara at Trinity Bay, and pilot her carefully
through its intricate navigation to the Bay of Bulls,
where, if all goes well, the wire will be landed and
the latest advices from New York and Washington
instantly transmitted. Diving the paying out no
messages are to be sent through the wire from ship
to ship, but merely constant currents to show that
the insulation and electrical continuity are perfect.