The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-14 00:00:00

NORTH SHROPSHI RE.

The election for the northern division of Shop-
shire commenced yesterday at Shrewsbury ; the former
members, Mr. W. Ormsby Gore, soil Mr. J. Whitehall
Dod, were escorted from the railway terminus to the hust-
ings by a large number of their friend., and supporters,
preceded by a band and men earry:ng Inge flags and
banners. After the usual preliminaries were goes
through, Sir it. 11 proposed their old and tried (rived,
William Ormsby Gore, Esq., as a fit and proper person to
represent them in parliament. Mr. C. liyeaston Main-
Waring seconded the nomination. Sir Andrew Vincent
Corbet, Bart., proposed, end Sir Baldwin Leighton, Bart.,
seconded the nomination of J. Whitehall Dod, Egq., as a
fit end proper person to be elected.—The Sheriff, no
other candidate having been proposed, declared them duly
elected.
Mr. Wm. 0104,4117 Gone and Mr. J. WHITIIIIALL Del•
severally returned thanks in speeches reuolent of pro-
tection and confidence in the Derby administration, and re-
pressive of their opinion of the danger to be apprehended
from the encroachments of the Roman catholic*.

HUNTINGDONSHIRE.
The election for this county came off yet ltrarlY
(Tuesday), in the county town of Huntingdon.
Colonel Li'crux (Stirtloe), briefly proposed Edwgd
FeHowes, Esq., of Ramsey Abbey, alio ling to the lion
member's lung connexion with the county, awl his consis-
tent advocacy in parliament of the principles he WAS lent
there to maintain.

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Mr. °Ronne ]tear, hanker, seconded the nomination.
J. LINTON, Eq. (of Ilemingfonl) proposed, and Ur. T.
DAY seconded, Viscount Mandeville.
There being no other candidate,
Mr. FELLOWES returned thanks. The lion. member
expreseed his determination to support the god Tomcat of
the Earl of Derby irenerally, but would not pledge hunsell
to support any particular measure.
Lord MANDEVILLE succeeded, and Raid though ,he
WAN still as stiougly as ever in favour of protection, yet as
saw the difficulty of attempting to renes% it while the feel-
ing of the country remained as opposed a,, at present to that
policy. At the same time, he looked ter such measures of
relief (ruin the present administration as would enable the
agricultural class to meet their altered circumstances.
Itoth the hon. members, after a vote of thank. hail been
passed to the high sheriff, were chaired round the town.

11EILEFORDSHIRE.
Yesterday the nomination for the county of
Hereford took place at the Shire-hall, Hereford. The 11511
was cotr.plttely idled, the free tradt 1., constituting by tat
the naniority of the assembly.
Sir Vrt.rrita CORNZWALL, of MOCCOS COOTtI Pr°l*"
Mr. George Cornewall Lewis.. a fit and proper person to
represent the county in parliament.
The Rev. A. CLtvr., of Whitfield, had very groat plea-
FUf C in seconding the nomination.
Sir IluNcriaoltD HosKVN., of It !resrood, then prO-
postd thy re-diction of Mr. Thouta, William Rooker.

Mr. HENRY Lee W . • of Tibberton, seconded the
nomination of Mr. Booker.
The Rev. J. Minim. of Canon Frome, proposed Mr.
James King King es a fit and proper person to represent
the county in parliament. (Cheers and uproar.)
Mr. T. S. Beene-wee, • tenant farmer, of Pensult,
riconeled the nomination.
mr. Wu. `err
Batemane, of llorn House, proposed Mr.
eeurles Spencer lianbury as a fit and proper wr-
en to represent the county.
Mr. li. F'.Ossl.uw, of Hewett., seconded the nomination.
Mr, LEWIS thin r, se amidst the enthusiastic cheering
of Able twin third* of the assembly, and said that in the
when he was elected, the corn laws had been re-
yrsearleel-!',lii.
nd that was the question most fresh in the minds
et the coustituence. Upon that subject he expressed his
opinions, which opinions he hail retained up to that mo-
wn?. (Cheers) At the beginning of the year, when
lkrby wonted the reins of power, the question of
Inc trade and protection was understood to be the male
eater, t on which the representation of that seal
oe-ir
•nties would turn. When he came for-
wmt as a candidate to represent them in partia-
l., 10. that was the subject which occupied the minds of
• It .1.14 understood that an appeal would be made to
le country to deride the questiou of protection or free
trid, in corn. The first question which every man of sense
and poolince must consider in regarding the restoration of
▪ on corn and the reversal of the free trade policy
• ate thi r there is any probability of such a change of
e., easing place. (('ries of "Never, never.") the
••: meet of the corn law in 1848 was, in his opinion, a
err i• is,rionel settlement, to be compared with the !kettle-
• :Aunt to the Roman catholic disabilities in Viet,
•:th the of Cement which took place under the Helene
e,..with respeet to other great question, of a similar
•-•,re o'hei re) When once a great settlement of that
,n alerted, let them not believe that it can in
h.• lightly revoked. (Cheers.) When they
r.. 1 •
the ronseqUeliCe• which had followed the
r, p. ai of the corn laws—a prosperous state of the
eiiiniaution of pauperism—(Cries of "No,
so," rispended to by loud cries of " Yea, yes")—• dimi•
saton rime— (s• No. no " and " Yes, yee")—• prosper-
s*, oat. • • our forcian ani domestic trade—(loud cheep)
—it a.. probable that any attempt would seriously be
mule to fess two our In c•trute policy soil to re., stabosh •
duty on a its. (Loud cheers.) But there was lumber fact
more importaut and moire decisive against the probability
cr f ossit-city of any party in this country, or any govern-
ment e-sponsible t r their acts, pruposing the reversal of
the to ...trade plicy. Ile alluded to the prosperous state of
the ~, (immense clieering)—whqh had been
the resell et that policy not only in the large towns, not
only de the manufacturios ileitricts, but also in the agricul-
tural courdie• (Loud cheers.) Ile would challenge any one
erow at acquainted w ith the circumstance. of the country, to
deny that the couili•io• of the agricultural labourer had been
materially improsnl by the low price of bread and other
articles of gsueral consumption. (Cheers.) if any one
doubted that fin or bail the hardihood to dispute it he
would be ready to poll the agricultural labourers of the
r.wety—;erect ebeering)—and to sec whether he would
c.l he rammed by a moority of at least ten to one. (*k-
nee. d ch. clang.) Ile had listened with groat attention to
the •pre rho. made by Mr. Disraeli in the last and in former
ei aeons on the subject of the reversal of free trade, and
eo n. sir beard him venture to come within one hun-
dred • I f sownieg that he viewed the restoration sat
roe moo as poesildo. (Cloven and disapprobation.) Ile
n sent so tar dune' the last session as to state that he r
h it Any ens' to point out a passage in any one of the
oeiches of Lord lanky in obi. h he recommended the note-
rati,n of 'sovietism. (('heers.) He admitted that the world
LA "in lihauring ander I-vivid...fable misapprehension as
ei the tin linty a Mr. Dig-ivies opinions on that sub-
ject, but he certainly did defy any free-trader to point
oat ar.y pssaac iu the speeches delivered by Lord
Ii On sten his accession to power in which any such
opinions were stated. (Loud Owen.) But if the restore-
tom of protection was impossible, it was needless for him
to oiesspy time in iliscussing its merits. (Cheers and
laughter.) la the year 1841 Lord Melbourne's salministra.
non prope.eal to the country an Be. duty on wheat in lieu of
the std lung scale of that day. That proposition was put to
the &lite rate voice of the *pantry. He had not at that
tins the honour of a seat in parliament, but en honourable
friend near him, who was at that time member for the
county, found that is eonsequenee of his advocacy of that
duty the general feeling was so strong against lien that he
hat to relinquish the honour of representing them. A
nmdar eeriliet was passed in other agricultural tonotituen-
ca.., and that of of a compromise between the party
sash asked fur the abolition of the duty on corn and the
giverament was deliberately rejected. Now, in his opi-
nion, it had been a great misfortune for the country that
that offer WWI rejected ; it would have caused a pried of
transition beneheial to the agricultural classes. (Hear,
hear) It would have prevented that painful state of re-
action, and that attempt to recover that which is irrecover-
able, which has marked the last „oil years of our history.
(Hear, bear.) But when a compromise of that nature had
been ones rejected, the gaining party stood on its extreme
rights, and a compromise afterwards became impracticable.
(Hear, hear.) The only proposition that now met any
umpteen was that of the imposition of a duty of
in. upon wheat, which would be 4s. in addition
to the duty now levied un that article. Now,
supposing, merely for the sake of argument, gar
it were practicable to impose a duty of 4.., he WM%
what amount of relief it would give them. (Cries of
" None.") By the time that additional duty of 4s. had
been shared between the landlord and the tenant—(A
voice "And parson")—yes, and the clergyman, no doubt,
and the agricultural labourer, and the miller, and the baker
—all of whom *out,' have their share of it—what real relief
would the agricultural interest obtain from the imposition
of • duty of 4.. ? (Cheers.) He believed that • 4a. duty
would turn out to be as great a disappointment as any mea-
sure rich any enemy could propose. (A voice ' The
agricultural iuterest wants justice.") Bat with regard to
the more numerous complaiaing and suffering cleans—the
tenant farmers—he suspected in many cases, where the land-
lord was nut its to deal liberally, the effect of a 48. duty
would be this —that the remissions of rent 'beady made would
be recalled. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") They would be
told they had got the protection they were taking for—they
would be told they had got the protection they were entitled
to—they would he told they had got everything which Mr.
Disraeli and Lord Derby, the tned friends of the agricul-
tural interest, could obtain fur them, and therefore they
must pay their old rents. (Loud cheers end laughter.) He
therefore, that a Se. duty would be a angatery and
deceptive rebel to the agricultural interest. (Led sheen)
But he would just suppose that they got it—herelses would
they keep it ? (Cheers.) That lithe materiel question for
those who talk about restoring pretests 's. (Cheers) Pro-
tietioninvans that you are to get whke is to raise
the price of corn for the benefit of those whe yeedaos it, for
if those who sell corn do not get a higher prime they will not
thank you for protection. Be did mit dipole that the
country prospered wader a restricted tomb In corn ;
but maintained that the eseatry proparei in spite
of that system, a not in semeresese Of it.
He wished to Enrol he his opposites' Owe =ions
Are they Or t nag preesetiesims , from
Mr. Booker.) limp nishelela the Marri'ne of pro-
tection, and do they maletris k amideleatly ? (Cheers.)
Vie know that the oweemment he mat protectionists to
the counties and free defers te Us tetras. (Chess, and
Cries of "Oh, oh.") Ile whited Where from his sowed
tor whether it be tims, se he had hese ledlimaid. that they
hare represented thseseshes M sine dukes es partestien-
istr, and to others as free beams.. (Lied sheers, sad elite
of" Yes, yes...) Whether they have hen eat to the farmers
a hope of the reekeletien et pretsselenr and whether
they have Worried the mall flessarddres that they were
in teener of cheap herd I z. pa *NMI qesetions ia
consequence of epodes ladarmedsa which be had
received from the ideilees, I. bed been credibly in-
formed that mach modes of aresesing had been adopted
(Cheers, and cries of " You're right.") la tiondrusatioa
of what he had stated, he might allude to a large blue flag,
inscribed " Banbury and the big loaf." (Three cheers for
the big loaf.) We know that " the big leaf" is the sea-
tis popular statement of cheap breast. (Cheers.) And
what does Asap bread mesa, If It doss not mean bread
shish is eat subject to any tan t (Cheers.) 13e said, Aera-
tor... that any pesteetissainta be widen t• ream the duty
,a cern, and eInIIIMMIS mar the melee of Ohnetelad,
*bladed the person wham enfireges he sesta- sad
uproar.) There were three candidate+, one of whom came
forward ea s whig protectionist. (Cheers, and cries of " No.")
Why, the ground of the opposition to him (Mr. Lewis) was
the difference on the subject of protection. and he wished to
knew whether his competitors have not al avowed them-
e/lees the supporters of Lord Derby's government ?
(Chsi rs.) Lord Derby:s government had formally aban-
doned protection. (Mr. Booker: No, no.) He said,
therefore, that no Babe man who had read the speeches gad
addressee of the members of the present government could
oleo, his ion nt to the proposition that Lord Derby's go-
sernltleot hail formally ahaadoned protection. (Cheers.)
Mr. T. W BOOKER said, after the experience which he
had had in public life he was certain that free trade was im-
pwsible in this couatry—(" no, no," and greet interruption)
—ant then the only safe policy under which this country can
be governed, or its institutions preserved, was that same old
policy of protect's:46—(. oh ! oh !" sad ironic./ cheers)—and
under which the bra attained the greatest height of glory,
happiness, prosperity, and renown that ova was attained by
gl
say country on he civilised obe. (Chers, and exremions
of &went ) t
thought be might safele y my that the cha-
racter of the noble lord at present at the head of her Majes-
ty's roverameat was sash that the interests of England
tav ht be Safelyeatrn/edlakiskeeping. Waa thews any men
!,/".., had made greater sacrifices than Loyd Derby (" Oh,
Ise r. sal Immoral cheep, ?) Was there any man who, while
hest determined to maintain, had shown *greater anxiety
as mean* the institutions under which this country had
amoriabed ? (Ironical cheers.) Lord Derby took a part in
eeefeing that petal charter of their libertin—the
sdirrn hill. Was not Lord Derby • member of
the administration which took • leading part in the aboli-
tion of that practice which had so long been a disgrace to
Imassity—the slave trade ? And was it not under Lord
lathy • auspices that the nation responded in • manner
et eh dolt Mr immortal honour, and broke the manacles
fn in the shaekled slave ? fled the noble lord ever shown
. If addicted b. anything but to preserve the rights and
hhtrtre. • of his country ? (Hear.) But let them now light
this battle upon its rent issue, between what they term, d
thiir free trade policy, and the policy which, as long as he
Lad enioyed their suffeeiree, he had strenuously supported.
It •as his ronination that there should be no maunder-
'Amelia" between him and his constituents. He had, once
and for all, avowed himself before them sa • protectionist,
sail as a proteetionii it was hie intention to give
• humble but independent rapport to the present
nieerannet as tone as they adhered to protectionist
redteletee (Clines.) His hon. frii col on the other side
had lowered theta,. prosperity of the rerenUr, the ilimi•
twits tf j %meters' and crime-, and every oth,.r test be

whieh • nation's prosperity could be tried, were in favour eV'
the polies which had of late prevailed. (Cheere.) But if
one of these assertions were true, he would say, is the
words of his honourable friend Mr. Lewis, that these her
were produced in spite of the policy which had been
adopted. Now, as to the increase of the during the
last tees years, they bad had • surplus revenue of
18,850,0001., and during that time there arose deficiencies
of nearly right millions. (Cries of "The harms years.")
There was, therefore, for the ten years ending 1861, • mor-
phia of less than 11,u1A0,0001. This wa. during their boasted
free-trade policy. What was the state of affairs under pro-
tection? Duriog the ten years ending 1531, the surplus
revenue amounted to 34,600,01.101., in the course of which
• deficiency of 3,000,0001. occurred, reducing the
available surplus to 22,000,0001. showing a total of
11,000,0001. in favour of the ten years of protection
while in the ten years ending 1861, taxation had
been reduced to 13,600,0001., and in the former
period to 114,40,0001. (Applause and disapprobation.)
lie had been astonished to hear Mr. Lewis say that Mr.
Disraeli had challenged the opposition in the House of
Commons, to point out one word in any speech of his (Mr.
Disraeli's) or that of his noble chief (Kirl Derby) that any
attempt would be made for the restoration of protection.
11 he sesertion attributed to Mr. Disraeli had been made in
his (Mr. Booker's) hearing; but was it not • fact that,
premed as my Lord Derby was in his platy in the Home of
Lords, he openly avowed that of all the measures which he
believed most practicable and most available was a re-
imposition of a duty upon foreign corn, but that this woe •
question for the country to decide ? Ili, honourable
friend hail denied having voted against a committee to
' inquire into agricultural distress; but when the Ciro-
cellur of the Eschequer had a surplus , and when
I Mr. Disrseli made a motion that in any reduction of taxa.
tion attention should lie given to the alleviation of the bur-
dons of the distressed owners and occupiers of land—a die-
tress which our most gracious Sovereign in the speech from the
throne had been made to acknowledge—against the motion
he humbly htliesed his hon. friend heel recorded his vote.
(Cheers, hisses, and cries of t. The lash.") The Vexation of
this country amounted to something like 21, Ws. on every
head of the population ; anti he asked them whether it was
• fair weight to carry in the great race of competition, when
the taxation ILI America amounted to only about Ms.. and in
How Ito 7a. ? Ile proceeded to argue that an import duty
of 64. per quarter would not prevent the importation of
corn; hut it would benefit the farmer by enabling the go-
vernment to repeal some of the taxes which now premed so
heavily on the agricultural classes. Ile was an anxious as
any man for the larger loaf, but wished to see it the produce
of the industry of our own country. After • lengthened
reference to the conduct of the late Sir Robert Peel, in re-
pealing the torn laws, and a general review of the argu-
ments in favour of protection, the hon. gentleman concluded
by expressing his confident belief that he should again have
the honour of representing this county in parliament. lie
resumed his seat amidst cheers and hires.
Mr. J. K. KING and Csptaiu lisisiteax also addressed
the electors, expressing their erscurrence in Lord Derby's
government, and pledging themselves to do all in their
power to !illerite the distress of the agricultural interest—
s( not by protection, at least by such other measures as
might be devised.
A show of hands was then taken, which the sheriff de-
cured to he in favour of Mr. Lewis, Mr. Booker,
and Mr. Banbury, Mr. Lewis having an overwhelming
majority. A poll we demanded for Mr. King, which will
take place on Frolaj(ind Saturday next.