The Press.
London, England, 1858-07-03 00:00:00

EAST NORFOLK.

TUE nomination of candidates for the seat for East
Norfolk, rendered vacant by the lamented death• of
Sir E. N. Buxton, took place on Monday last at the
Shire hall, Norwich. The benches on the right and
left of the High Sheriff were occupied by the leading
siipporters of the candidates, Major the Hon. W. C.
W. Coke and Sir Henry StracPy.
The usual formalities having been observed (in
dumb show), . .

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The Huitt SHERIFF besought an impartial
hearing for both sides. This appeal way received
with held cheers, and, vith the usual inconsistency
which distinguishes excited crowds, was immediately
disregarded.
Mr. E. FELLOWES, M.P. for Huntingdonshire, in
proposing Sir Henry Stracey, said it was now just
three years since he had the honour of proposing
Sir Henry Stracey as one of the representatives of
East Norfolk, and his hon. friend was then returned
without a dissentient voice. On the present occa•
sion Sir Henry would be opposed ; but, although the
opposition would be a strong one, and although the
contest would be severe, he ( Mr. 'ellowes) looked
forward with the utmost confidence to the result.
Lieutenant-Colonel FITZROY seconded the nomina-
tion.

Mr. W. E. L. BULWER, on rising to propose Major
Coke, experienced the greatest difficulty in obtaining
a hearing. The lion. gentleman was understood,
amid the clamour, to congratulate the electors on
having an opportunity of rallying round a member of
the Coke family. and of supporting the principles
which that family professed.
Mr. H. R. UPCHER rose to second the nomination
of Major Coke. He was in favour of the admission
of Jews into Parliament. but he liked such a measure
to come from those who advocated the change on
principle, and not from those who were forced to make
the concession. These, he believed, were also the
feelings and opinions of Major Coke.
Sir HENRY STRACEY, on presenting himself to
address the electors, was received with loud cheers,
but his flattering reception did not extend also to a
courteous attention to his remarks, which were de-
livered amid continual interruptions ; in fact, at first
he was wholly inaudible. He was going to speak of
his opponent, and surely the noisy fellows who inter-
rupted him were not hired to abuse their own friends.
If the hon. propose! of big gallant opponent had
been the candidate he should have said that he had
every right, pretension, and quality for such a posi•
tion. Mr. Bulwer, to whom he referred, had all the
attributes for a suitable candidate but one—he was
not a supporter of the Queen's Government; but the
present candidate, his hon. opponent Major Coke.
had none of the ordinary qualifications for a
candidate for a great agricultural county. He wished
to do Major Coke every justice. He fully believed
that he was a good officer, and he did not wish to
say a word against him personally ; but as be might
not have even a freehold in East Norfolk, and as
an officer in the army was liable at any moment
to be called to India, he could not possibly be a
proper representative. Thi•y had now one member
in India, and he (Sir H. Stracey) had very little
doubt that that gentlemen had left his resignation
behind him. If General Windham, to whom he
refereed, bad left his resignation behind him, the
party supporting his hon. opponent were not acting
rightly in not putting it at once before the county.
He would do General Windham the justice to say
that lie believed the gallant general would not have
accepted his trust without intending to fulfil it; and
if his resignation was now in the hands of any
one, the individnal was not acting honourably by the
county in withholding it. The constituency was
already deprived of one representative, and if Major
Coke was elected, they would probably be deprived
of the other. Supported as he was by the large
landed proprietors of the division, he (Sir H.
Stracey) felt that he was in a proper position to re-
present them. Major Coke might tell them that he
had their interests at heart, that lie had agriculture
at heart, and that he had trade and commerce at
heart. Any borough member might say with pro-
priety that he fiail the interests of trade and com-
merce at heart, but the trade and commerce of the
electors of East Norfolk were connected with the
land, and they ought to select a gentleman who was
connected with the laud. In conclusion, Sir Henry
Stracey said, as he bad several times addressed the

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THE ME TROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.
A SPECIAL, meeting rf the Board was held on Tues-
day in the Council-chambers, Guildhall, Mr. Thwaites
presiding.