The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-29 00:00:00

rATION OF WILTON.

SALISBURY, WIDNISDAT NIoMT.
The election of a member to represent the borough
of Wilton, in the room of Mr. a'Coort, who has besa
appointed special commissioner of property and income tat
in Ireland, took place at noon to-day, in the Town-hall.
The attendanee was not target sad the proceedings passed
off without the slightest 'Way of elostieseering emits-
meat.
The usual formalities binds, boa °beloved,
E. Hi:mares, janiaillie tie eireagietrates,
proposed Edmund 'sq., of as his
samessor. Be also OM mums by Mr.
Sidney Herbert, is retiring tom Me :ffiessomment of Lord
Palmerston, on the peemd Mat Mefsbaslspol inquiry is
partial in its simasese, sod samosa lie kid that Mr.
Herbert's modest bed boss greatly misamdeseind through-
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out the conatry.
The }mosaics was mauled by RIORAID Humor,
Esq., one of the magistettes of the city of Salisbury, who
gave expression to similar sentiment,.
In the absence of any other candidate, the MAYOI, who
presided, declared Mr. Astrobas duly elected.
Bottum ANTROIiVs, Esq., then addressed the electors
for surly three-etharters of en boar, but the purport of his
address may be briefly stated. He aid a deserving tribute
to the courage of our army, bat said he objected to the in-
quiry now ping forward because justice could not be done
to ell parties. He was for punishing those with whom the
blame of mismanagement lay, but he thought the onus
could net be thrown upon the authorities at home. He
folly agreed with Mr. S. Herbert that • commission should
have been appointed to institute ioquiries on the spot. end
both isomers and accused would thus have been ezensined.
The subject of the grant to Marmot's had been much
pressed upon him in the course of his outran, and he had
been repeatedly asked if he was prepared to vote against its
coatinuanes. Although, whilst he represented Surrey, he
voted against the grant and opposed the bill of the late &r
R. Peel-for makiog it permanent, he was not now prepared
to vote for its withdrawal. If the pant were withdrawn,
we oopht sot to allow Roman catholic members to sit is the
House of Commons or to permit chaplains of the suns per-
suasion to scoompany oar army. He was in favour of the
abolition of church-rates, u he believed that the hostile
feeling they produced between &Neaten and church-
men was productive of evil, and also Inoue the
latter could afford to support their own church. He
was, however, a member of the established church,
and should be glad to see the religion of that church the
only one existing in this country, which could only be art-
complished by the church adopting a liberal line of policy,
which would make her beloved by all. He advocated an
extension of the franchise, cad hoped to see a great improve-
ment la educatioo. For his own he should like to see
a sound scriptural education es the bras of say national
sycer, but as it was impossible to asfine it to any particu-
lar denomination, he thought we must have recourse to a
secular system, leaving the task of religious instructioa to
parties of different sects and dames. He was in favour of seal-
tag reform, but thought there was at peseta too great •
tendency to centralisatioe. The question of free trade
and protection had scarcely been touched upon during
his census. He once held opinions different to those he
was now prepared to advocate. Hu now thought that the
past system could not spin be adopted. He believed the
interests of the agriculturists would be best promoted by a
more general system of leases, which would also lead to an
increased employment of labour. He defended the conduct
of Mr. Sidney Herbert, denied being the nominee of that
gentleman, end concluded by usaring the electors that he
would faithfully fulfil all the premises he had made.
A vote of thanks to the Mayor terminated the pet-
medlar.

RE2IIIBIIITATION OF billitYLEßONE.—liest oven-
Lag a dianer of the liberal electors of Ilarylebose took plies
at the Frassiehea' Tavern, in eelebration of the return Si
Ludt Ilirfaiten. About seventy gentlemen were protest.
INN ZtheeZit=spiad the chair, sad Sir B. Hall waa
grudiratood that Mr. Price, who acoepted the
Chiltern Ineja,4s a few days ego, care Magill to the
electors Si elaggssie ro-electien, the centred in which
he bees been giegiessi bevies 'bead, and eo It. dis-
qualifying esollibne bobs a." JeCirr OrentiV.• act
seemed there will be see onesitlos °lmo to las re.
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SHARE LIST&

Byzerura.
The railway share market to-day was prejudiced
by the decline in Consols, and by the character of the
settling (the details of which are given under the
heed of money market.") Towards the ebbe mon
steadiness was apparent, but the final quotations
were in many oases to per cent. lower than those
of yesterday. London and North Western stook shows
chief weakuesa

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocw.
The railway share market today is generally
steady, but with very little business going forward
beyond that connected with the settling. London
and North-Wester, stock has recovered to 99t to
1001 for the new account. Great Westerns quote 65
to 1; Midland, 691 to 70; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
76 to e ex div. ; Great Northern', 211 to 22/ ex
div. • Caledonians, 311 to 321; and South-Eastern.,
181:to 1.
French shares are a shade lower. Northern' are
quoted 341 to 1; Eastern., 341 to 1; and Paris and
Lyon., 211 to 221 prem.

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