The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-24 00:00:00

THE REPRESENTATION OP SHREWSBURY.

A correspondent of the Birmingham Daily Post
says :—" A considerable change has taken place in reference
to the fort coming election sines my last polies of the
Malin bare, and the contest, from the present septet of
affsire, will in all probability be a sharp ooe. As I said
before, it was generally believed that Thomas Boasey, Jan.,
would be put forward by the liberals, and in order to know
the feeling of his family on the subject a deputation waited
on his father in London, when it WY agreed that, owing to
the gentleman's absence, it would be better not to put him
in nomination in opposition to Mr. Oakeley ; and it was at
the same time agreed that Mr. Henry Robertson, CR.,
should be waited upon, and asked to come forward oo
the liberal interest. Some of the liberal party were
anxious that Mr. Clement should stand, but profes-
sional considerations make it impossible for him to come
forward, and now Mr. Robertson has issued an address, in
which he says, ' Should I be fornicate enough to attain
the honour of representing you, I will enter parliament an
independent supporter of the present ministry. As one
of your townsmen, feeling •lively intermit in all matters
of local importance. I can confidently ask you to rely upon
my zealous and faithful services.' Here, then, is the mooed
candidate, and now the question asked by all is, ' Which
will win? as there appears to be • division of the railway in-
terest.' The ortme of Mr. Oskeley say that the peat
influence possessed by Morn. Bigamy and Field will be
thrown into the balance in his favour ; while the friends of
Mr. Robertson assert that their man comes forward with •
full assurance of being supported by the same parties.
Again, it is questioned whether Mr. Oakeley will come to
the poll, or shall retire at the last hour, as be did three
years ago. The conservatives do not appear to have
much confidence in him, and Mere is a rumour &bowl
town of an application having been made to the ("Arita*
Club for • gentleman to come forward and contest the
1 borough on tory principles, and that the club would nil
eatertain it. Mr. Onkeley is in Shrewsbury, and humped
the greater portion of this day parading the streets M sem-
pany with his solicitor. It is expected that he will Mks
geoixirt an early unity of addressing the elector', according
to his in his address, and give a full exposition el 1
lb opisiose. Mr. Robertson many think has a
chases,uall the important engineering works with
which be bee hell connected in Shropshire, giving him
great Mumma agiengpt the middle classes, tends to co
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firm that belief. gdeier of the candidates is likely to be
ha high favour with the aristocrats, who havcinfluvissa Is
the borough ; sod flaw all that Is said about tows It Al
sot be minim Ifs third shosid sprier in the W.*

BOARD OF Worn—The weekly
meeting of the board was held yesterday ; Yr. F
Doehoe, LE, In the ehair. Reports were terceerbt up from
the Works sad Improvements Committee recomanendlogrier-
Mill improvements in Old Breed•stroet and Threadneedle-
street, City, which were agreed to A report was also
brought up from the committee on the Covent-gardea op-
pan do., stating that that portion of the Southwark sad
Westminster communication between High-street mid Bed
Cronetniet, will be open for public traffic in the course of
the ecamag week; and recommending that the subway.
never, and vaults in the hoe of the Southwark and West-
minster commuoicatin, be extended from the Southwark-
bridgr road to Great Guildford-street, and the roadway
paved with maim ; that the works be executed by Mr.
Dowse, at the prices pacified in the schedule to his pretest
contract. the probable oust befog about 5,000/. ; that Yr.
Downs be required to compine the work withia three
months from the date of the order to commence the rms.
and that the rmosesary steps be taken forrcianri:Tett out the
arraaprenet. The researnsodation war to. and
after Bose statism %Sam had ben die of, the board
adjourned.
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peosemintydown the river in a mall boat, which wee
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sad Jury was struck lute the water and
sae his life by ding* to the rOloprroltDtat
list
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