The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-30 00:00:00

BATH.

The friends of the eeveral candidates have been most
strenuous, and lArds Duncan and Ashley have been re-
turned, and Mr. Roebuck consequently has been defeated.

BIRMINGHAM,

The nomination toCiiPiateje;;;Clay. Mr. Beholefield
, and Mr. Munk were received with tremendous applause.
Mr.Spooner's reception was oldie opposite character: groans,
I yells, and every species of discordant sounds were liberally
showered upon him, and his equanimity was not ap-
parently much disturbed by the pelting of a somewhat piti-
WU storm. —Mr. Ald. Matthews, the chairman of the Birming-
ham and Oxford Junction Railway, nominated Mr. Munk.
—Mr. Baldwin, a reformer, seconded the nomination.—
Mr. W. C. Alston proposed Mr. Spooner, but the meeting re-
fused to hear a word the hon. gentleman said, so be dis-
coursed fora quarter of an hour amidst yelling and groaning.
—Mr. Unett, solicitor, seconded the nomination of Mr.
Spooner.—Mr. [Alderman Phillips, after the five minutes'
cheering which succeededbis rising had subsided, nominated
Mr. Scholctield.—Mr. George Edmonds, the clerk of the
peace, seconded Mr. Schelefield's nomination.—Mr. Wilke
proposed, and Mr. CoancillorSmithseconded, the nomination
of Mr. Serjeant Allen.
Mr. Muntz commenced his speech by referring to and
defending his conduct during the time he has been in par-
liament; thereafter, he went on to declare, that the public
were not aware how many under-currents there were at work
in the Rouse of Commons to prevent an independent member
doing that which he wished to do for his constituents.
The next point referred to by the hon. gentleman was his
refusal to coats e with Mr. Scholefield the other liberal can-
didate he asserted that he saw no necessity for his doing so,
and, moreover, he argued that it was for the people, and
not him to select a fitting representative ; and that if they
would not judge for themselves they were not fit to be repre-
sented. For himself he had always advocated the cause of
the people ; he now threw himself on the people, and if after
eight years' service they did not want him, his public life was
et an end.

Mr. SPOONER next rose, and was received with hooting
and groaning of every species. He believed that the repeal
of the corn laws without an alteration of the money
laws would be the greatest cone that had ever befallen this
country. It was in his opinion absurd for them to talk of
exchanging our manufactures for the produce of other
countries under the existing system ; if they looked to the
events of the last few months, they would see that gold had
gone out as fast as corn had come in. The effect of free trade
would be to bring the heavily-taxed labour of this country
into competition with foreign labour: it might produce
" cheep bread," but it would also produce empty pockets.
He denied that he had au interest in supporting the landed
aristocracy, for that all he had in the world depended on the
prosperity of the commercial concerns of the country; and
do you believe (said the bon. gentleman) that I should
be such a fool or such a rogue sa to do that
which was againstmy own interests. [Great uproar; in the
midst of which Mr. Spooner was saluted by the polite cog-
nomen of " Yellow Dick," "No more bishops," "Who
laent the potato rot ?" &c. &c.") The hon. gentlemen reta-
iated by telling them to open their eyes wider and shut
their mouths, and he concluded by making a character-
istically superlative appeal to the electors on the ground of
his honesty, his private character, and his forty years'
residence in the town.

Mr. SCHOLF,IIELD next rose, and met by far the most
flattering reception of all the candidates. Ile declared
that he came forward to promote progressive reform:
that he was the advocate of every species of political,
religious, and commercial freedom: an advocate for the
extension of the suffrage: the vote by ballot: trien-
nial paraaments ; for the most unrestricted freedom of
trade—especially would be hare it free in the precious
metals. He was in favour of the removal of all civil
disabilities; and he would place the catholic and the
Jew on the same footing as himself.
Mr. Serjeant ALLEN next addressed the meeting. They
had, been told by Mr. Nunez that they were the most en-
lightened constituency in the country. Now AV 11.4 that borne
out by the fact ? What would the historian have to say of
Birmingham during the last four or flveyeare ? Why there it
was upon record—the opinion of the enlightened men of
Birmingham, as declared by their representative, that Pro-
vidence had especially interfered to starve the Irish. There's
the blue book against you—you the most enlightened of
constituencies. you have said" no," bread shall not be permitted
in the land ; let the people starve—bread shall not approach
our shores. (Cries of "shame.") He begged the electors
not to be further humbugged or bembooaled about declara-
tions about enlightened constituencies, or by the bigotry of
Mr. Spooner. The show show of hands was in favour of Mr.
Monte and Mr. Scholefleld. A poll was demanded on be-
half of the two other candidates.

BRIGHTON.
Yesterday the nomination for this borough took place.
The candidates are Capt. Pechell, Lord Alfred Hervey, and
Mr. Coningham.—Major Allen said that 15 years ago he had
the honour to solicit their suffrages on behalf of his friend
Copt. Pechell, and at that tin,. the gallant captain declared
the principles on which he should act were he returned. '
He had since served in three successive parliaments, and bad
never swerved from those principles, but had continually
acted up to them. After some allusion to the ladies, and the
influence they exercirid upon elections, the gallant major
concluded by proposing Captain George Richard Pedbell.—
Mr. John Yearley seconded the nomination.—Mr. Eardley
Hall proposed Lord Alfred Hervey ; but the hooting and in-
terruptions of the crowd during the whole of his speech were '
such that scarcely a word he uttered reached the reporters.
Mr. Edmuudua Burn seconded the nominatioa.—Mr. Y.
Ricardo, nominated Mr. Coningham.—Mr. I. Bass, amember
of the Society of Friends, seconded the aomination.—Cape.
Pechell then presented himself, and was loudly cheered.
He thanked them for the demonstration they had made in
his favour. It was to the liberal principles which he had
always avowed and carried out that be was indebted for this
show of their good feeling. Lord Alfred Hervey was re-
aired with yells and booting, which prevented hie speech
from being heard by any but those immediately surround-
ing, and they could hear only imperfectly. He bad
called upon the candidates to disclaim in distinct terms having
made use of any undue influence. Now, he auk' sincerely
say, that in the course of his canvass, whenever a voter bad
said to him, which had been the case on many occasions,
that he would vote for him, but could not do so, as so and so
had placed him under private obligations, and would not
allow him, his answer had always bees, " I wish to have
your vote, but if you cannot give it to me without injuring
yourself, I would rather you voted for my opponent." He
now solicited a renewal of their confidence, os the same ge-
neral principles on which he asked for their support in 1842.
He was, with respect to the future, prepared to
support the general principles on which Sr Robert
Peel's government was conducted, reserving to himself the
right to exercise his free and independent judgment on
every question that might come before the public.—
Mr.
W. Coningham was received with cheers. He
considered that the principles of the liberal party
and of the conservatives were as opposite as the poles
were asunder. The liberals were anxious to give all
the liberty they could ; the tories, on the contrary, were
anxious to gave as little se they could. A variety of
reasons had been given for the existing state of thinggss in the
sister country. He thought it was very easily • : it
was the result of the interests of the pee* mot being repre-
sented, and never having been represented= wdhe thought
that, when Ireland had attained her just d.a elm sad
privileges, we should see her rising a
_gram idiot hen
the ocean, as she ought to be—a pride to the math sod to Iles
country. He had been asked by the noble Iced whether
he was prepared to come before that constituency and doll
that he had not dirodly or indirectly used any le** In-
fluence among the thews. He had not. His Meade bed
naturally exerted thoomelves on his behalf, but as fair as his
own personal maven went, he had always said, " If you
agree with me-4f year political opinions coincide with mine
--give we year wee." There was one body of geatlemen
whom he wished to speak with the utmost respect, who had
boa 1111111101iiebill in tie& exertions against him, and who he
thought would de well to abstain from interfering in political
°esti, and then was the clergymen of the established
elswireds. It was to be regretted that their political senti-
ments seldom coincided with those of the people. One por-
tion en the great principles which the liberal party advocated
had already been carried, in a degree. Commercial freedom
had been adopted with one voice by the people ef this king-
dom, and their influence prevailed in eveztrarter of the
ghee. Her=ht the question of • us freedom
wee ewe, if ,of more importance. t was for the
of than country to secure representatives who were
ly in favour of the political opinions which they
wished to see advocated. He did not think that the people
could fairly express their honest convictions velem they were
=tby the ballot (cheers); and members who came
he end of three year to their constituents would be
more careful of their conduct in parliament. The hon. gen-
tleman then expressed himself in favour of the repeal of the
tax paying clauses of the reform bill. The show of hands was
in favour of Captain Paschall and Mr. Coningham, Lord A.
Hervey booing acutely fifty. Mr. Eardley Hall demanded
poll on behalf of Lord Alfred Hervey.