The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-02 00:00:00

OREENWICH.

OPTICIAI. DECLARATION.—On Saturday at 11 o'clock
Mr. T. B. Fisher, the returning officer, made the official de-
claration of the state of the poll at it. final close, and stated
the numbers to stand thus: Admiral Dundas, 2,4C9; Mr.
Barnard, 1,511 • Mr. D. Simmons,o 1,236 ; whereupon he
declared Admiral Dundee and Mr. Barnard duly elected to
serve for the borough of Greenwich in the ensuing parlia-
ment. The successful candidates briefly acknowledged the
honour conferred upon them by their re-election, and Mr.
Cinema, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Salmons who
was occupied in his duties as returning officer forthe borough
of Marylelsone, returned thanks on behalf of that gentleman
for the independent support he had received, and announced
the intention of Mr. Salomon to present himself as a candi-
date for the suffrages of the electors wh a vacancy in
the representation of the borough should socur.—Thanks
were carried by acclamation to Mr. Fisher, the returning
officer (whose arrangements for the preys dame our best
acknowledgments), and the assembly which did not emceed
160 persons quietly dispersed.

BIRMINGHAM.
The declaration of the election took place on Saturday
the actual numbers polled, it will be seen, slightly differ ,
from those published in this paper on iieturday. In
consequence of tome miscalculation Mr. Monts has been
placed at the head of the poll; this was purely accidental;
the numbers were—Monts, 2,830; Scholefield, 2,824;
Spooner, 2,302.
Mr. Muter& addressed the electors at great length. Some
of his remarks are characteristically egotistical ; the follow-
ing extract may be taken as a fair sample of the whole. He
said, if they would only watch the proceedings of the
House of Commons, they would find that all the improper
measures brought forward were got rid of by a very few
members, whom he would call the watch-dogs of
the state, who prevented the wolves from devour-
ing the sheep. He only mentioned this to show that al-
though there might `se tome truth and plausibility in the ap-
pearance of the saying that a man could do nothing great if
he was not a party man, yet if they had only party men in
the house, there would never be anything done for their
interests. Well, then, he meant to remain es be had always
been—independent; and if they did not value an independ-
ent member, let them get a party man. He sometimes
thought that it was almost time for him to retire from
public life—that it was time for him to sit down in the
quiet which every man expected beton he closed his
life. But there was a remark of a very great man which
had often struck him—he meant Dr. Franklin, who, in
speaking of himself, said, when he was sixty-five, he
thought his work was done—when he wee sixty-Ave years
old, he thought he ought to leave his affairs in the hands
of other and younger men • but in the latter years of his life
he was bound to confess that he bad done more good for the
last fifteen years than in the first sixty-fire. Now it was
notorious that It was during the last fifteen years of Dr.
Franklin's life that the great and important question of
American independence had been realised, and no man had
contributed more to it than that great and independent man.
Seeing that to be the sue, and feeling that he was not a very
tick lion—that he was not quite a dead lion, and not liable to
be kicked in the mouth by an an—feeling that to be the ease,
and that ho Awl still • duty to perform—that he had sal
energy and independence enough to promote their interests,
he had resolved again to present himself, and, if returned, to
afford them any little asautance he could, honestly, ably, and
disinterestedly.
Mr. Scautirrzto and Mr. Attsx also addressed the
electors, but Mr. Spooner did not show; but at • meeting of
his own supporters he treated them to some choice bits of
oratory, in his peculiar vein. He said, however he might
be ridiculed and laughed at, he was one of three who be-
lieved that in an election, like other things, there was the
hand of an overruling providence; and although, like every

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BRA.DFuItD.
Tax Dicranavior.—Puemiant to notice, the returning
OSOST of
this borough attended in front of the Piece-ball, at
aeon on Baftrdsy, to emt up the poll.books and to declare
the result Mr. Badend sad Col. Thompson attended
ntinapsay of their ormadttee, but Mears. Wickham and
Hardy's friends absented themselves, those gentlemen
haying taken leave of their friends, in a joint address,
as the pnrims evening. When the boob had been
reckoned, Mr. George Robert Meesman, the return.
ing officer, announced the number, to be : Kr. Busfeild, 937 ;
Ca. Thompeos,92B ; Mr. Wickham, 880 ; Mr. Hardy, 812.
He, therefore, declared William Hudak!, Big , and Thomas
Psyronnet Thompson, duly sleeted sad chosen m burgesses
to represent this borough In perliament.
Mr. BUSPEILD offered his kindest, beet, and meet grateful
thanks to the electors who had again plead him in the proud
position which he occupied, and which bad, if possible, been
increased by the high charaoterand respectability ofthe oppo.
nents who had been unsueoessfullyput in competition. Heeon-
gratulated them on the advancing progress of reform, end
would not detain them longer than to renew the expression
of hie thanks, and to assure them that he would always be
found at his past. (Loud cheers.)
Colonel THOMPSON said he had been so frequently accus-
tomed to he beaten, that he hoped he might be excused any
undue elevation at his present success. He was glad to see
the favourable progress which the elections were making;
some good men they had lost, but other able men they had
gained. For nine year that he had been excluded from
parliament he had felt sorry that, in the midst of the changes
which had taken place, he had been unable to bear his part,
either by supporting the advancing measures of the time, or
by opposing those of a contrary character. But now that
they had teetered him to his former position they might rely
upon the exercise of his talents to serve them. (Applause.)
The indenture of the return having been signed, thanks
were voted to the returning officer, and the assemblage,
after giving three cheers for " Busfeild and Thompson,"
quietly separated. There was no music or flags, and no
ceremony of chairing took place.

BANiliJitY.

The liberal candidate I;thisbOititigh (Mr. Tancred), who
has represented it continuously for IS years, has (as our cor-
respondent predicted) been returned, and by a majority suf-
ficiently indicative of the political sentiments of the electors
to deter Mr. Macgregor, or any ether railway director, how-
ever wealthy or influential, who may entertain similar
opinions, from again seeking their suffrages. The choice of
the electors was officially confirmed by the mayor, Mr. E.
Cobb, at 4 o'clock on Saturday, soon after which the hon.
member, Mr. TancrAl, was chaired through the town amidst
maay signs of rejoicing.