The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-15 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

THE CITY or LONDOL—Sir James Duke, after
a service of no less than 16 years, will sot offer himself for
rwelectioe. Mr. Alderman W. Lawrence will be proposed
to supply the Tempe, than misted, aad th. three other
sitting members—Berea Rothschild, Mr. Crawford, mid
Mr. °boohoo—will, it is believed, be retained without

posit 00.
CHATHAM. —Mr. Otway's friends are prosecuting
se active canvass. Since the last general election amoral
hundred additiosal rotes have been added to the perlia-
=eatery roll, and as fully twathirds at these are known
to be supporters of the liberal party the friend, of Mr.
otway speak confidently of that gentleman being returned
shoold the present member decide on spin contesting

Chatham. "
Garr.wwicis.—Sir Charles Bright bas issued an
address to the electors of the borough of Greenwich, offer-
ing himself as a candidate at the matting election, in the
place of Mr. Angerethio, who will resign his mat. Be de-
clares himself to be an gamest advocate of as extension of
the electoral homilies, conceived in the spirit of the Reform
Bill of 1u132, and applied to the present advanced coudition
of the popnlatioo, so as to call into exercise more of the en-
lightened intelligence of the country. He is not in favour
of the ballot, but would exempt dissenters from the pey-
moot of church rates. °smelly he would take his seat es
an independent supporter of the present government%
11 EItZFOILDSHIRT..—III connequenceof the iutenled
retirement of Mr. Humphrey Mils:lmq, at the close of the
present parliament, Mr. Michael Biddulph, one of the
himself
members of a very old county family, has offered
himself as a candidate. He says his political creed is that
of a liberal and a reformer.
EAST S BRITT. --It is stated that Mr. Thomas
Alcock, the senior member for the eastern division of '
Surrey, will retire at the ekes of the present rarliament,
and that Mr. Charles Buxton, at present member for Maid-
stools, will emus forward, in cooinoction with Mr. Locke
King (one of the sitting members), in the liberal interest.
The Hon. William Brodriek, eldest son of Viscount
Midleton„ is spoken of as the probable conservative

BILIORINAIK. —The liberal party in this borough
have invited lir. Daniel Adolph= Lange, • London mar-
chant, to become a candidate for Shoreham and the Rape
of Bramber, at present represented by Sir Percy Burrell,
Bart., and Yr. Stank= Cars, both of whom are con-

sometimes.
Noaruilirrod.—The conservatives have de-
termioed on attempting to pin one of the seats for the
borough of Northampton, at present held by Lord Henley
sod Mr. Charles Gilpin, both of whom are liberals. With
that view they have invited Mr. G. F. Hoiroyd to
become a candidate, and be has seceded to their request.
BURY hr. EDMUND'B.—On Saturday an address
appeared from Mr. B. Greens, Mr. B. B. Greens, who
bad been lamed as a conservative candidate is opposition
to Lord Alfred Fleevey, having deelioed to come forward.
Mr. F. Greene advocates a progremive and rot a statiooary
conservatism.
meeting has been held here for the
purpose of considering the propriety of inviting a second
liberal to matelot the borough in ooejonetiou with Mr. Clay.
A resolution was adopted that the meeting should support
Mr. Clay, and a oommittee was formed to prepare for the
miming election. The question of the 'imposts' second
liberal candidate was discussed, but without result.
NORTH RIDING.—There is the prospect of a severe
struggle for the representation of this division of Yorkshise.
Last week, Mr. Milli:mak. whom Mr. Morritt defeated on
the death of Mr. Cayley, issued his address to the liberals,
and this weak Mr. Morritt sad Colonel Duloombe, the
sitting members, have dons the same to the conservatives.
The liberal motion ia sanguine of obtaining me MIL
Nosm WILTS—Mr. Richard Penrnddocke Long,

the present conservative member for Ohippenhans, has Wail
a. address to the electors of North Wilts, offering himself
as a candidate for the seat which his father (Mr. Walter
Long) will shortly vacate. Par G. B. Jenkineo• is alai in
the field as a coneermitive candidate.
Panimos.--Since Captain Stanley, eon of the
Earl of Derby, announced his offline"' to shod at the
next election for the borough of Preston in the conservative
interest, and Mr. G. Melly, of Liverpool, on the liberal side,
withdrew, it is thought that rothieg can provost thereto=
of two coiseervetivee. The difiLulty of the liberals is to •
great extent causal by the Roman catholic*, wbo, as electors,
are very strong is Preston, and can turn an election any
way they think peeper, if united, and they appear at present
to be stroogly favour of the imimervatires.
Tan NOH7IIIIAN Consuls. Mr. Alderman
Cowen, an advanced liberal, has been invited by • moist.
tiro, signed by above 2,000 electors, to shod for Newcastle,
and has declared his intention to do so. Both the tittles
members, Mr. Newnan' and Mr. Somerset Beaumont, have
wormiesd their iateetioe of standing again, and it *stated
that • conservative caudidate will be brought out, so that
there is every appearance of a very warm contest. A close ,
contort will also be fought is Tyouneuth between fir. !
Richard Hodgson, the chairmen of the North British Rail.
way, the sitting member, and Mr. G. 0. Trevelysn' •
liberal. Mr. Henry Fenwick, one of the sitting members
for snederised, has declared his ioteation to stud shim ;
sad Mr. Lindsay'e hinds way that Mr. Lindsay will be pat
up by them again bat, eider any cirenenstaoses, Mr. Al-
dermas, Candlish
I &local liberal, has annotheed that he will
be • candidate tis stated that Mr. Aldermen Hartley,
see of the direct= of the North Eaten Railway, and a
large manufacturer, will be brought oat by the coneeres. '
tivea. There is to be • 000tert in Berwick, ae usual. The
southern division of the county of Durham will be son=
Capteie Elmmumot having bee tempted an the
liberal candidate' and it is probable that the mooed liberal
mat of the northers division of that 00110ty will he con-
torted by the easeervetives.