The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-08 00:00:00

Tile POLL—RETURN OF MESSRS. WILKINSON

AND WILLIAMS.

The polling commenced yesterday morning at
eight o'clock, and was kept up with great spirit during the
day. The greatest energy and activity were displayed by
Mr. Wilkinson's supporters, which resulted in his return
at the head of the poll.

GREENWICH.

RETURN OF MESSRS. CHAMBERS AND ROLT.
The election fur the borough of Greenwich ter-
minated yesterday at four o'clock in the rerun of Mr.
Chambers and Mr. Bolt—the division in the liberal ranks
having afforded an opportunity to the ministerial candidate
to slip in. From the opening of the polling places in the
morning the greatest czertiont were made by the friends of
the respective candidates to obtain the start, but, at the
end of the first hour, a considerable majority appeared for
Miners. Chambers and Bolt, which they increased every
subsequent hour till the close of the poll, when the numbers,
as given by Mr. Chambers's committce,stood thus:

Chambers. Rolt. Stewart. Salomon'.
Greenwich &xi 608 628 314
Woolwich 1,064 1,007 1,319 606
Deptford 697 976 472 270
Total
The numbers as given by Mr. Roles committee place
that gentleman at the head of the poll, being for Rolt
2,407; for Chambers, 2,333. It was reported about mid-
day that Mr. &lemons, seeing how far behind be was on
the poll, and that no hope of success remained for him,
had resigned, in order to give Admiral Stewart an oppor-
tunity of defeating the Derbyite candidate; but his com-
mittee soon issued a printed contradiction of the rumour.
Much severe criticism wee passed on the worthy Alderman
for not adopting this course, and it is said it will not im-
prove his position in any future election for the borough.
The contest was carried on with greatspirit on all sides, but
it would be doing injustice to Admiral Stewart not to say
that the amount of support he received was most honour-
able to him, for no one could have been present at the dif-
ferent polling places without remarking that there was an
entire absence of those electioneering claptrap' which are
but too common on these occasions.

Tho o®cial declaration of the p 4- will take place this day.

SOUTHWARK.

Yesterday the nomination of candidates for the
representation of this borough took place at the Town-
hall. St. Margaret's-hill, Southwark.
The usual formalities having been gone through,
Dr. CHALLIS proposed, and Mr. r. MARTIN seconded,
Sir W. Molesworth, Bart., as a St and proper person to
represent the borough In parliament.
Mr. TIIWAITISS then proposed, and Mr. EVANS seconded,
Mr. Ailey Pellatt.
Mr. ELILINOTON proposed, and Mr. PLTLFY seconded,
Mr. Sewall.

Sir W. MOLESWORTH then came forward amid loud
cheers, mingled with laming, and the honourable candi-
date was for a short time unable to proceed with
his address. At length he said he asked them to
choose him as one of their representatives in the next
parliament. A similar request would be made to them by
two very honourable and estimable gentlemen, and he was
sorry they could not return all three, but as they could only
gratify the wishes of two, he ventured to hope that he
should be one of those two. (Hear, hear) In one respect
his claim was superior to that of the two other hon. gentle-
men, whom he would not call his antagonists, because he
hoped to be the colleague of one of them. (Hear, bear.)
He alluded to the fact, that he had already served them in
two parliaments, and had, to the best of his ability, acted
in accordance with the principles upon which be obtained
their suffrages. (Hear, near.) A eonstitueney was under
an obligation to their representative if he did his duty, and
the obligation should be discharged by their rewarding
him for past services in returning him again. (Cheers.)
He would now remind them of what his services had been.
In the years 1845 and 1847 he had declared himself, on
the hustings, as the advocate of free trade. He had
said he was in favour of a removal of all re-
strictions on industry, as he thought that every
legitimate means should he adopted to extend the pro-
ducts of our manufacturing skill, and to etching, the com-
modities of different nations for the benefit of all. He had
professed himself the advocate of a repeal of the corn laws—
a repeal of the navigation laws; and he had declared his
determination to vote for the equalisation and reduction of
the sugar duties. (Hear, hear.) He bad said he was in
favour of the financial policy of the late Sir Robert Peel,
and was a supporter of direct, instead of indirect, taxation.
He had also expressed his opinion that as the
the country increased there should be a gradual diminution
of the excise duties. He had pledged himself to support
the income tax under the financial policy of the late minis-
try, which wile in many respects the same as that of the
late Sir Robert Peel. He had avowed himself in favour of
a wise economy in every branch of the public service, and
had supported the committee who were called on to inquire
into the necessity of reducing our naval and militia/ expendi-
ture. He had supported and had spoken in favour ((national
education at the public expense, as he considered that to
educate the people was one of the moat solemn duties of
society. (Cheers.) He had supported grants for educa-
tional purposes, anal the extension of those grants to all
religious sects equal. In his opinion the state should
show no preference far any religious sect whatever—the
wise and true polity of this vast empire was that every
man, whether he be Jew or Christian, catholic or protes-
tant, should have equal rights and privileges by law.
(Loud cheers.) It was on this ground that he spoke and
voted in favour of the admission of Jews to parliament,
and that he refused to vote for the repeal of the grant to
Maynooth whilst the protestant established church ill Ire-
land existed es at present. Ile had voted in favour of an
extension of the suffrage, and had supported the motions of
Mr. flume and Mr. Locke King. He had also been
in favour of vote by ballot, and he thought
the property qualification of members of parlia-
ment should be abolished, in order that the electors
might not he fettered in their choice. He bad sup-
ported the measures proposed for the repeal of the taxes on
knowledge, and he might safely assert that he had acted up
to those priuciplee he had now enumerated. With regard
to the question of foreign policy his opinion was that the
administration of foreign affairs should be based
upoa the principle of non-interference with the
internal affairs of other countries ; and in respect
to cidnnial government, he was in f of a complete and
thorough reform of the present system—and for two objects
—to strengthen and render permanent the connexion be
tween this country and h. r colonies, and to reduce the ex-
nenditure on account of the colonies which now amounted
to about tour millions a year. He had devoted his parti-
cular attention to this subject, and he was convinced that
the tree mode of 'governing the colonies was to let them
manage their own affairs, and not to control them by means
of a colonial.ailfice situated in this city. (Hear, hear.) lie
had never neglected to attend to the great and important
questions of foreign or colonial policy, and he had felt that
it was not necessary for this country to force her institu-
tions upon other nations, but it was right that they should
set en example by which the advancement of society and
the progress of human happiness might be promoted.

(Chests.) He had now served in parliament fora period
of 20 years, and he hoped he was fully entitled to claim the
high honour of being again returned as the representative
of this bwoogh. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. APSLEY I'ELLATT then presented himself, and
was received with loud cheering. The hon. candidate said
he had already promulgated amongst them extensively his
political principles. lie pointed to his personal acts as a
proof of his devotion to the interests of the poor. At no
meeting at which those interests were involved was he ab-
sent, and he had ever given his support to those movements
which he felt to bo calculated to promote the wafers, of
his fellow men. Ile was happy to accord in sentiment
with so talented an opponent as Sir Wm. Molesworth—
(loud cheers)—and whom he trusted they would, with him-
self, return to parliament at this election. llos(hlr. l'ellatt)
appeared amongst them as the largest payer of the wages
of labour of any free-trader in the borough, and he hoped
they were convinced that he was dmerving of the
honour of being their representative. (Hear, hear.)
He had always identified himself with their interests, and
had endeavoured to prove that he stood in the position of
a patriot end a philanthropist. (Cheers.) He objected to
the present system of prison discipline, and he approved of
the method proposed by Mr. Charles Pearson and Mr.
Sydney Turner. (Cheers.) All monopolies should be
abandoned, especially that largest of existing monopolies,
which weighed upon the industry and intellect of the
country—the associated hierarchy of church and state.
(Hera. hear.) In his opinion, great benefit would be
conferred on the middle and working classes if a separa-
tion between the two could be established, and if the
church were left to the purity of her doctrines, the holiness
of her ministry, and the activity of her members, with the
kindness of Providence smiling on her exertious. (Hear.)
If he voted against Maynooth it would not be on sectasian
grounds, but Depose he considered the endowment was
one which pressed on the resources of the people and
weighed them down by an injurious am'unt of taxation.
(Hear, hear.) Should he be returned it would be his
anxiety not only to be a quiet listener but to act with Sir
W. Molesworth on those great colonial questions to which
he had devoted so much valuable attention. (Loud cheers.)
In conclusion he promised that the present position of the
borough of Southwark, in reference to the corporation,
should have his best exertions in seeking improve-
ment. (Cheers.)
Mr. SCOVELL then came forward, and explained that
he had presented himself u a candidate because he had re-
ceived a requisition, signed by about 1,500 gentlemen, re-
questing him to come :inward to represent their interests.
(Cheers.) Having said this, he declared candidly that he
was not for universal or manhood suffrage, nor for annual par-
liaments, but he was for Mr. Hume's motion as it respected
boroughs, and for Mr. Locke King's as it regarded counties.
Ile would slue support the ballot. The aristocracy adopted
the ballot in their clubs, and in all matters requiring deli-
cacy of decision ; therefore he did not ace why the people
should not adopt it also. (Hear, hear.) Ile was in favour
of triennial parliaments, but would decidedly vote against
annual ones. (Shouting and uproar.) In order to im-
prove the people he thought it necessary to remove the
taxes on knowledge, which could be best done by first re
moving the most important duty, namely, the tax on paper,
which attached to publications of every kind. They might
rest assured that he would do his best to remove all duties
that weighed heavily on the working classes. (Cheers.)
He was opposed to the Excise—(cheering), and he hoped the
day was not distant when there would be no more excite.
(Hurrah.) However, as regarded Customs, it should be
admitted that the ustoms establishment was necessary
both in a sanitary and statistical point of view, bat then he
was in favour of reforming it. (Hear, hear.) Ile was in
favour of doing away with all church rates; and he hoped
to see the day when every church would be maintained by
its own members. (Hear, hear.) As regarded religious
questions, in his opinion no religious tenets or profession
should disqualify a man for any office in the state ; and he
therefore would most cheerfully support the admission of
Jews to parliament. (Hear, hear.) The Maynooth vote
was an educational one; and he was not prepared to say
that he would vote for its abolition. The acres of wart houses
in which he was interested in this borough, attested his
conviction in the necessity of free trade ; and he had many
years ago subscribed to the Cobden testimonial. Ile, there.
fore, threw himself upon them ; and felt convinced, from
the manner in which he had been received by the various
meetings in the borough, that he would have conferred
upon him the distinguished honour of representing them in
parliament. (Cheers and shouting.)
A show of hands was then taken, and declared to be in
favour of Mr. Apsley Pellatt and Sir W. Molesworth ; and
to morrow (this day) at eight o'clock was fixed for the
polling to commence, to terminate at four in the afternoon.

MANCIIESTEIL
The nomination fur this borough took place yea.
terday morning in St. Ann's-square, Manchester ; Messrs.
Gibson and Bright, the members fur the borough during
the late parliament, were received with great cheering ea
their arrival at the hustings, whilst the manifestations of
applause which greeted Meisrs. Loch and Denman, their
opponents, were completely drowned in • storm of blues
and groans.
Mr. Alderman WATKINS proposed the Right lion. Thos.
Milner Gibson as a most fit and proper person to represent
the borough. (Prolonged cheering.)
Sir B. A unITAOIt seconded the nomination.
Mr. M. 'tura, amidst loud and enthusiastic cheer-
ing, proposed Mr. John Bright as a fit and proper person to
represent the borough.
Mr. G. Witson having seconded the nomination of Mr.
Bright,
Mr. R. GARDNIIR proposed Mr. George Loch as a fit and
proper representative of Manchester. (Loud cheers and
groans.)
Mr. B. CAWLIY, CB., seconded the nomination of
Mr. Loch, and

Mr. Triunes Ocala proposed Captain Denman. (Cheers,
groans, sod hisses_..)
Mr. STai-HRN IiZELIS SIC coded this nomination.
Mr. It. N. PHILLIPS said the supporters of Captain Den-
man and Mr. George Loch had taken a technical objection
to the proposal of Mr. Bright by Mr. Mark Phillips, a
former member. He, therefore, begged to propose Mr.
Bright again. (Great cheering.)
Mr. ()Ithaca WILSON again seconded the nomination of
Mr. Bright.
The Right Hon. T. MILNER GIBSON was received
with loud demonstrations of applause, mingled with hisses
and groans from the left. He said—Electors of Manchester,
we shall save time if you will give every gentleman a fair
hearing. I will not occupy you long but as I am here as
a matter of duty, I hope you will induce all to keep quiet.
(Tumultuous cries.) This is the fourth time that I have
had the honour of appearing upon the hustings of Man-
chester. Three times have you elected me ; I come now to
ask at your hands approbation of my conduct in the past,
and that you will confer your confidence on me for the future.
It is said that, having represented this important constitu-
ency for eleven years, I have not represeated tho opinions
of the majority of the electors, and having done my
duty to the best of my ability, having done my utmost to
promote the cause of commercial freedom, it is now said
that that gnat question being settled, I ought to be turned
out, and sent about my business. Now I ask this question :
has Manchester changed the opinion which it has held for
the last 20 ears?y (No, no.) Have my hon. colleague and
myself violated any pledges? Have we neglected our
duties ? (No.) Then why, I ask, an you to be invited to
turn no out? The gentlemen in the other booth have been
saying something, but I have no idea what it refined to.
They have the credit of being great divine,. (Laughter.) I
believe it is said they are well versed in divinity ; but I don't
come here in reference to that subject. I come here in re-
ference to taxes and to the franchise. I come here not to
talk about your spiritual interests, but I come here to talk
of your interests as free citizens. (Immense cheering.) I
think it would be a good plan for the candidate to present
himself at his nomination, with • bill hanging before him,
upon which should be written all the questions he will vote
for. (A laugh.) If I had a card on my neck hanging be-
'ore me, you would see written upon it—extension of the
suffrage, vote by ballot, equalising representation, and claim-
ing for the industrious, the commercial classes, an equal share
in the government of England with the territorial aristocracy.
What as now written upon the placards on the other aide?
There is something about another world, but very little about
this. I want to know what these gentlemen will vote for?
They my they will vote against the ballot. They will support
church-rates. ("And gusaling !") I am obliged to touch upon
these subjects, because these gentlemen, under the name of
whigs, have come here in alliance with the tories to turn us
out of our seats. (Great tumult and interruption.) Are
they Derbyites ? Now, I ask you, is free trade safe ? I
doubt it. What says the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan-
caster, a member of Lord Derby's government? lie says
that he supporta Lord Derby because Lord Derby had not
aban loped the corn laws. (Loud cheers.)
JOHN BRIGIIT, Esq., then came forward, and was
loudly cheered from one mass, and as loudly groaned and
hooted at by another portion of the assemblage. He said,
Mr. Mayor and Brother Electors,-1 stand here as a candi-
date for election as your repr:sentative in the coming par-
liament; and were I not conscious that during the fin years
that I have represented Manchester in the House of Com-
mons I have done what I cou:d on behalf of your interests,
and of the interests of our common country, I should be
afraid to present myself to your verdict and to the judgment
of this awful tribunal. (Cheers.) I do not feel it necessary
to say much to this assembly of the constituency with regard
to my opinions or to my political conduct—(cheers)—and it
is quite clear that our opponents do net intend that any-
thing shall be heard here to-day. (Noise and interruption.)
But, judging from the placards which have been circulated,
and the statements which have been made by our oppo-
nents, there arc two points on which I will make a few
observations. My right hon. colleague and myself have
been changed repeatedly with sitting in the house of
Commune or a liberal constituency, and with there opposing
and thwarting the efforts of a liberal government. Now we
never pretended to be unhesitating supporters of Load
John Russell ; but if we are to blame that we did on some
occasions oppose the late administration, how great must be
the criminality and the guilt of gentlemen on the other side
of the hustings, who for ten years past have been the un-
relenting opponents of Lord John Russell and his party.
(" Hear, hear," and cheers.) We are charged, too, not
only withl having no religion ourselves, but with wishing
to overthrow what is called the protestantism of this coon-
tn. We are for a perfect equality in religious
matters. (Hear, hear.) Our opponents come before
you in a very ambiguous character. They stand on the
principles of the late administration, and are surrounded
b men who always opposed the late administration.
(hear) They seem to be political animals of a very am-
phibious character; they go very awkwardly on the land,
but you cannot get them to take to the water. (Laughter
and cheers.) We are, what we have always been, in favour
of reform, and of that progress which the people of Man-
chester have so long supported ; and, if returned,—as I be-
lieve we shall be returned—(cheers)—you will find us in
the coming parliament just as active, just as consistent,

just as faithful, just as resolved to maintain your interest
and your principle., as we have been in past times.
Mr. LOCH then said—l am well aware, gentlemen, that
the position to which I aspire is not only one of high hon-
our, but of great responsibility, It is one to which I
should
not, without invitation, have thought to pretend. It •
one from which I might well have shrunk under
wain Q 4
corcutustaneee, even if invited so unanimously uhas is en
the case on the present occasion • but when I -
ceived a requisition signed by 3:300 electors, askirt„.
me to become their rand date, I did not hisitate
at once to accede to the requisition, feeling
I did the utmost sympathy with the sentiments which
dictated that invitation. It has always !teemed to tor,
gentlemen, • matter of grave regret, a matter which (Ansel'
infinite difficulties to the course of safe and cautious bin„
lotion, that the great commercial and menulacturing
tricts of the country should in so many cases appear to be
identified with the extreme and speculative views which
are expressed by their members. If this be true, met,
men, as regards so important a constituency at Manchester
and therefore believing as I did that your opinions were eve
truly represented in the Commons House of Parliament, I
bad the greatest pleasure in accepting an invitation ninth
would afford the town an opportunity of vindicating
principles ; and while Manchester declared that she sio
still determined to adhere to all the benefits and
blessings that had flowed from free trade, to
and promote that system to the utmost, to perm,
no abuses, no wrong to remain unredeemed, to Tame
our institutions both in church and state, still he won die,
mined that should be done with cautious conservation
those institutions. I am well aware, having been nominan4
by persons differing from myself in polities, it has ken
incumbent on me throughout to take care that no Mu.
take should exist as to my own political sentiments )
have Bum the beginning been a liberal and a retorts),
in polities, and belonging to that school which has been
represented oj Lord John Russell ; and had I teen is
rudiment I would have supported the principles alvo.
rated by Lord J. Russell, and such will continue to he my
course. It was due, gentlemen, not alone to my supporters,
but to myself and to the constituency, that there should he
no mistake upon that subject. Fully determined ern I, pee.
tlemen, that you should he sure that lam a free trader in the
amplest sense of the word. Ere r since I was able to form a roe.
vietion on the subject I have teen satisfied and convinced in
the advantage of the principles of free trade to the pros.
perity of the country, and all experience since that system
has been established goes to showthat it has materiallyfteaded
to advance the happiness and well-being of the country.
We do not come down here, as Mr. Bright alleges, as borote,
intending to oppose any class of our religious fellow sub.
jests • it is not our intention, it is far from our wish, that
any Clans of our religious fellow subjects should be tub.
jested to any disability or to any infliction. I should he
among the first to defend their civil and religious liberties
and rights—but it is my intention to support to the fuoi-a
of my power the protestant institutions and civil and
gioun liberties of this country against the aggressions of s
foreign power with which our Roman catholic fellow sub-
jects are so unhappily associated.
Captain DE MAN then came forward to addre,i, the
assemblage. He was received with tremendous cheerier,
and when it had subsided he said :—Mr. Mayor, and Kee.
tors of Manchester,—having bean called upon to oasis• a
vindicating the independence of the borough of Manche..
ter, I have come forward, and have thrown myself int , this
great contest persuaded that principles of infinite iimslt.
ance to this nation are at stake. (Loud cheers.) Corinne
forward in that capacity, I consider it nay dui, to make my.
self free and independent. (}tear, hear.) I bald an other
under the crown which I must ever regard in having held
as being a great honour. That office was given to me,
gentlemen, as a reward for my public service.. It was up.
solicited on my part ; and in that office I succeeded a
gallant :admiral who last commanded the fleets of this
country in battle—Sir Edward Codrington ; that office I
held for life, but that I might come before you free and
in-
dependent I resigned that office. (Bear.) I resheried that
office, gentlemen, because I should go to parliament in op-
position to Lord Derby's government, and, gentlemen, in
that sacrifice I have given you a guarantee of my deter-
mination to be fret and independent. (Cheers.) Gentle.
men, I stand before you a thorough reformer inehorch
and in state. It has been asserted that lam a member of
a certain extreme party in the church. Gentlemen, I dsay
it thoroughly. (Cheers and hooting.) It is a base flake
of the enemy. lam prepared, gentlemen, to do my utmost
to remove all abuses in the church, and, as I would in the
state, place it upon a firmer basis, by removing those
blemishes upon it which exist at this moment. (Cheers)
Gentlemen, I will support the big loaf, and I viol
support the law by which the poor man has time to
eat it. (Cheers, and t' hear, hear.") I will give no
half-and-half shuffling support to the Ten !lours Bill—
will support it in all its integrity. (Continued cheering.)
The Anti-Corn-law League was a great fact in this court-
try and it no doubt did hastenforward the great ona.tare
which ban so enormously benefit. d you. But when that
question was carried, the League nominally dissolved, and
merely remained in the hands of a few persons, who assumed
all the characteristics of a mere Jacobite club. (Loud
cheering.) That club is endeavouring to ride down lour
freedom of election. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I will ,ay
little more. I vindicate my claim to be a thorough liberal.
I only ask you to replace your present members by gentle-
men whose opinions will carry some weight in parliament.
(Cheers.) I only ask you to be early at the null toduorrov,
and success is in your hands. (Loud cheers.) Vindicate
your freedom. (Cheers.) Put an end to this domination,
and show yourselves worthy of your great position before
the country. The hon. and gallant captain concluded oral
great cheering.
Various questions having been asked, at half-past eleven
o'clock the Mayor proceeded to take the show of hands,
which he said he should do for each of the candidness in
succession. He first called for a show of hands in favour
of the Right llonourahle Thomas Milner Gibson. The
square was densely filled from the hustings to Marken
street, and could not contain fewer than from twelve to
fourteen thousand persons. Taking the line of view Dos
the centre of the hustings (a position occupied by the re•
turning officer) to the large lamp in the centre of the
square, those who lifted up their hands for the Right Ilm
T. M. bibson extended four yards to the left of that lit(
of vision, giving him a majority of from two-thirds to
three-fourths.

The MAYOR then called for a show of hands in favour of
John Bright, Esq. The same forest of hands appeared
with the addition of a considerable number who stood
yond the supporters of Messn. Loch and Denman, reach*
front the Courier office backwards towards Market-street. A
placard bearing the names of the respective candidates was
prepared as signals, and to prevent confusion by those at a
destance. In this instance the placard for Mr. Bright was
elevated, and the majority in his favour was certainly not
leas than three-fourths of the entire concourse.

The MAYOR next called for the show of hands in favour
of George Loch, Esq. The space they occupied was on the
left of the hustings, and extended from the wall to a lice
opposite the third support in front of the hustings, the
whole number of supports being eight. They extended
backwards a little further than the large lamp, beyond
which were the friends of Messrs. Gibson and Bright.
• The MAYOR next called for 'the show of hands in favour
of the Hon. Capt. Denman. The hands held up sere the
same as for Mr. Loch, being from oue-fouith to one-third
of the whole.

The MAyog—l declare the show of hands to be in favour
of the Right Ron. Thomas Milner Gibson and John
Bright, Esq.
A sterns of the moot thrilling cheirs followed this ac-
nouncement ; and being fully signified to the moving ma".
they expressed their enthusiasm by clapping of hand,.
waving of hats, and even throwing them in the air, the 01.•
posits party appearing to be almost annihilated.
Mr. T. P. Busviso then came forward towards
Mayor, ►nd said I demarA a poll en behalf of lieirr
Loch, Esq., and the Ron. Captain Denman.
After a vote of thanks to the Mayor the proceeding, ter
minated.