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nembers, every man who had previously, and still, entertaince
visions adverse to the princmles on which such settlement
• baeed, was fur ever to give up his judgment and contrite
toast Than such a thecry none could be more subvenive
°gibe pttact ples of free government or the independence of
the House of Commons. But, though he had not changed Ids'
nowt on this question of free trade, he was not about M '
make it the subject of an election brawl. If the murals
should be successful few would desire to re-open it ; bat It
not, was it not desirable that there should be men in parlke
meet who, still adhering to their opinions, should he reedy
to remedy those errors which those who had committed them,
and had hound themselves to their erroneous convictions,
could Mealy do? (Hear.) That was, in fact, the great
principle, the very soul
say thatoccasion les wasall
omen when measures for the advancement and iesprovemeat
of the people should be supported by all parties. He, how-
ever, was cot one who took up this fashionable arid modish
doctrine of the hustings for the occasion. Long before this
qu' estion of aunties' reform hid become the question of the
day the society fur the improvement of the health
of' the people had beet formed, and amongst the
imam of the vice.presidenta of that society, and one
of its earliest supporters, aril the society was one
that received but little euppoit or countenance—was one of
the present members for Dieks. (Hear.) He referred to
this to show that he did not take up this matter as a Irtgeg
bonier question. To the best of his power he bad lap
ported the principles of sanatory reform when they wen ant
brought under the consideration of the House of Coornons
and when they were not supported by the popular pony.
When he returned to parliament he would endeavour to
carry them out, but he could not promise to support suck a
bill as that propos. a last year by the governmere fur the he.
provement of the health of towns. If, in the turtling of the
pohtirs! wheel, he should be ever called upon to carry
out popular principles, he theught he could bring forward •
measure on that subject that wood not suffer in comparison
with that of Lord tdorpeth. He thanked the electors of
Buckinghamshire for the distinction they had conferred on
him, add hoped the day would arrive when he should again
meet them there, and when they would not be ashamed of
the man they had sent to the parliament of Westminster.
The distinction was. perhaps, one tco great for him to aim at;
but he had not come forward to hustle any better man
oat of the held, but when he had at length, and after
much Icensideratien, reeolved to enter into the stgaggle, he
resolved not to cease in it he should be triumphant or
vanquished, and that if 1.1 was triumphant, he assured
them from the bottom of his heart that he was grateful.
(Cheers, and symptoms of disanprobation.)
Mr. Dr Pee proposed a vote of thanks to the sheriff,
which was seconded by the Hon. C. C. Cavendish, and
having been duly responded to. the proceedings terminated.
Subsequent(y, the ceremony of sha.ring the elected mem-
bers took place, and, at a later period of the day, Mr.
Cavendish and Mr. Disraeli entertained their respective sup.
porters at dinner.
BRECON BOROUGH.)
Oa Tuesday, Mr. John Lloyd 'Vaughan Watkins (L.), of
Penyoyr, near Brecon, was duly elected member thr this
borough without oppceitien. Ile was proposed by Mr. John
Parry (le Winteu, and seconded by Mr. Thomas Meredith.
CHESHIEL kNortni).
The nomination having been fixed for yesterday, the
town of linutsford presented a very busy appearance,
though, as it was generally lotlwit that no real opposition
would be prevented to the return of one of the old members,
Mr. T. Eger ton and the Right Hon. E. J. Stanley, in the roam
of Mr. C. Leigh, who retired. the attendance of electors,
though respectable, was not very numerous.—Mr. J. Dixon
of Attie, briefly proposed their old and tried member Mr. WI
T. Egerton as a fit and peeper person to represent the
northern division of the county of Chester in parlia-
ment. The proposition was seconded by Sir .1. Brookehaw.
—Mr. L. P. Towoebend r.'posed the Right Hon. E. J.
Startler ; and the nomination of this geutleman was seconded
by Me. Charles Headley. M.P. for Ashton-under-Lyne.—
Kr. John Cheetham, of Duckinfield, proposed, and Mr.
Ashton, of Woodier, seconded the nomination of Mr. Francis
Duckintield Palmer Astley, a decided liberal.—Mr. William
Tattoo Egerton then came forward to address the electors,
and was received with rot s'ilemble cheers. lie presented
himself on that aeration wit`_ the concurrence, he believed, of
all parties in every part of the northern division of the
comity. He came forward uot as the nominee of
any party or set of men, hut as an independent country
gentleman—as a man whom they had long known, and, as
be was proud to believe, valued tor the humble services he
had rendered in parliament. It was unnecessary for one
whose public conduct, whose votes, and whose actions had
been before his constituency for nearly 17 years, to say much
about his political opinions. Firmly attached to our insti-
tutions in church and state. he was still no bigot, but would
be ever anxious for the introdu,oiun of improvements, where
improvements were proved to be necessary to adapt
those institutions to the circumstances and spread-
ing intelligence of the age. ( Cheers.) During his political
career he had been the need follower of no government.
He had opposed government when he believed them to be
wrong, and he would support them when be believed them
to be right, no matter who was in power. When convinced
that the sentiments he entertained at the former election
with respect to the corn laws were wrong, he cheerfully gave
his support to Sir Robert Peel's measures, and he would
give those measures a fair and full trial (which they had not
yet had) before he would anent to any further alteration.
At present his own opinion was, that the experi-
ment would both disappoitt the expectations of the
merry and the fears of the other. He did not hesitate
‘;'one say that as far as the exciunetaoces of the country
would admit he should be ready to pursue that line of policy,
having at the same time a due regard for all the great inte-
rests involved —The Right Hon. E. J. Stanley, on coming
forward to address the electors, was enthusiastically received.
He denied the imputation that he had been a party to any
coalition with Mr. Egerton to prevent an expression of
feeling on the part of the constituency. la alluding to his
political sentiments he avowed himself a firm free-trader.
The cause of free trade was the cause of justice, and the
more fully those principles were carried out, the more would
the best interests of the country be advanced—agricultural
as well as commercial. When upon those hustings six years
before, he told them there, as he would tell them now, that
the prosperity of agriculture depended upon the prosperity
of inanufactures—that so long as England maintained her
position as a manufacturing country the land of England
would give to its poses:more far greater resources than
were derived by the possessors of lend in any country.
Let Manchester perish ; let Liverpool sink ; and
he would ask then what would be the value of
their acres, or what security had they that they
would be better off than the owners of land in any na-
tion of the continent? If Env/land should lose her commer-
cial pre-eminence, what restrictive hors, what protective
duties could for any length of tilde maintain a fictitious
price for the agricultural produce of the country ? With
respect to measures likely, to come before parliament, he
would my something. ith respect to education he thought
it was the duty of the state to provide education, or rather
to assist parties in providing education for the people—
as it was better to prevent crime by providing untrue-
tion than to punish it. He thought there was
ao fair ground of complaint against the measure
recently introduced by the government, as it was
very nearly identical with the measure proposed in
1939, which was considered as going too flu. With regard
to Ireland he would give to that country every privilege and
li
the rame laws asg were possessed by this country, and be
would also throw upon the owners of the soil there the duty
of supporting the poor of that country. He was rejoiced to
see a greater disposition manifested by the legislature to ,
make better provision for the comforts and enjoyments of
the, industrial claws; and any measure which would tend
to promote their happiness should have his warmest support.—
Mr. D. P. Astley briefly addressed the electors, and declared
himself to be upon principle, aad not by change, a sincere
free-trader, and the advocate of an onward progress in all social I
reforms. (The worthy candidate was much cheered.)—Mr. C.
Leigh then briefly stated kis reasons for withdrawing from ,
the representation of the county, after which Mr. Cheetham
again stepped forward, and said that Mr. Astley's committee
had, after the explanations made by Mr. Egerton and Mr.
Stanley, resolved upon withdrawing their candidate upon
the present occasion, but that they would be prepared to
nominate him on the next occasion, and to return him too.—
The High Sheriff then declared Mr. William Tatten Egerton
and the Right Hon. E. J. Stanley duly elected members for
the northern division of the county of Chatter.

DUNDEE.
There ha been no struggle for the representation of this
burgh. Mr. Cr. Duncan has walked the course. On Mon-
day last, Mr. Dnnean appeared on the hustings, and was
prepared by Provost Brown.—Dean of Guild Curr seconded
the nomination. There being no opponent, the Sheriff de-
clared that Mr. Duncan was duly returned.

DORSETSIIIRE.
Yesterday Mr. Bankea, Mr. Seymer, and Mr. Floyer, the
lets representatives for this county, were re-elected without
opposition. Mr. Bank's was proposed by Mr. J. C. Fyler,
seconded by Mr. Charles Porcher ; Mr. Seymer by Colonel
Smith, seconded by Sir Edward Baker ; Mr. Floyer by Mr.
James Frampton, seconded by Mr. H. F. Yeatman. All
the candidates expressed themselves favourably disposed
towards the administration of Lord John Russell, and to
give the free trade experiment a fair trial. They afterwards
perambulated the town, accompanied by a band.
DUBLIN LNI VERSITY.
On Tuesday the election commenced. Mr. F. Shaw was
proposed by the Rev. Dr. Wall, and seconded by Mr. Berjt.
Warren. Mr. S. A. Hamilton was proposed by the Rev.
Dr. Macdontiell, and seconded by Dr. Gayer, Q.C. Mr.
Professor M'Culleen was proposed by Dr. M'Neece, and
seconded by Mr. Whiteside, Q.C. Mr. J. Napier, Q.C.,
was proposed by Mr. A. S. Hart, Junior Fellow, and
seconded by the Rev. Mortimer O'Sullivan. Mr. H. S.
Kyle war proposed by Professor Longfield, and
seconded by the Itiverend H. B. Macartney. Dr.
Stanley Lees Gifford was proposed by Mr. Butt, Q.C.,
and seconded by the Rev. R. Murray, dean of Ardagh.
FALKIRK.
lord Litcoln has again carried these burghs, after a keen
con.en. Mr. S. Boyd was quite unknown in the burghs;
but his friends fought stoutly for him by making free
handle of the objectionable Maynooth vote given by his
lordship. Further, Mr. Boyd's politics are entirely liberal.
Even this, however, could not break down the Hamilton
Palace influence, and that of the Hairdo of Clurtaberrie,
which was keenly exerted for Lcd Lineoln in the burghs of
Mon lion and Airdrie.

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Meek, and a spinal bawd el ansavatives, with a
waking majority of Wady, heeded by a leader in
whoa they thought they sada web, lad been be-
trayed. They had been betrayed by the very man
whom they sed would have Mopped all innovation
and all coaaUelw to popular clamour. That glorious
party had been buttes up by the very man who had formed
it. He launched into the sea of expediency, and submitted
to the most abject cononsion. (Cheers.) What a deep
moral and political lemon had they not learnt. Dearly had
they paid for the confidence they had reposed in Sir R. Peel,
and the dispersion of his once powerful party taught them
that whey should nip evil in the bud. (Cheers.) Their
prospects now depended on their duty to God, their loyalty
to the Queen, and their. care of the poor. It was
said that a union was about to take place between
the whigs and Sir Robert Peel. They (the 'lee-
: tors) must rally round the country party for the
protection of native industry against foreign competi-
tion. They must improve the religious and moral condition
of the working chimes, re-adjust the monetary system which
was now so deranged, and curtail the growing evil of cen-
tralisation, now so insidiously spreading. (A Voice : "And
preserve the game laws, of eour.e ?") He hoped they might
yet be again united under the leadership of that transcen-
dentally talented man, Lord Stanley At present they
could not have a better man than Lord.J. linnet]. He did
not regret his return for London, for he would prefer slender
opposed to him possessed of consistenc and honesty rather
than the politically corrupt expediency monger. The
I country party must take for their motto, " Firmness in put-
pue, unity in action." If they split they were ruined.—
Mr. Daniel John Niblett seconded the nomination of Sir C.
W. Codrington, who had done his duty faithfully and
honestly,—Sir M. Hicks Beach ,Bart., proposed the Marquis
of Worcester es the undoubted champion of protection to
native industry.—Mr. E. Lawrence briefly seconded the
nomination.—No other candidate appearing, the high sheriff
declared Sir C. W. Codringtnn and the Marquis of Wor-
cester duly elected, amidst cheers and hisses.—The Marquis
of Worcester then came forward, and thanked the electors for
the high honour which had for the second time been conferred
upon him. He had endeavoured to serve them faithfully
and honestly. If they looked to his votes, they woul I find
he had acted up to his principles. He had advocated the
principlegreat
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country at large. He would wish to sec a revi-
sion of the system of taxation. lie would like, if
it could be done, to see the taxes raised by the custom-
house, sod not by the excise laws. He wu a firm supporter
of the established church, and was warmly attached to her.
(A cry. " What about the game laws ? lie was sure if
chnrch and state were not preserved both would be dismem-
bered and the country ruined. He would not detain them
longer this warm morning, but again thank them ; and.
wishing them all well, bid them good morning. (Cheers and
noise.)—A vote of thanks to the sheriff was then passed,
and the marquis was then chaired round the city, preceded
by a numerous display of flags and banners.

GLAMORGANSHIRE.
The election for this county took place on Tuesday at
Bridgend, when Mr. C. R. M. Talbot (C.) and Lord Adare
(C.) were re-elected without opposition. The proceedings
were, even for an unopposed election, exceedingly flat.
KENT (BAST).
The election of two knights of the shire to serve in pulls-
ment for the eastern division of the county of Kent, took I
place yesterday on Barham Dowel.. The only candidates I
were Mr. J. P. Plumptre, and Mr. W. Deedes, the late mem- 1
bets. The preliminary forms having been gone through,
Mr. Brook Bridges, in a lengthened speech, proposed Mr.
John Pemberton Plumptre, dwel:ing very much on the
faithful and honest manner in which he had discharged his I
duties during the long period he had represented the county I
in parliament, and passing also a warm sulogium upon the
conduct of his colleague, Mr. Deedes. Mr, J. B. Wildman
seconded the nomination.—Mr. W. 0. lismmond proposed
Mr. W. Deedes, upon whose abilities and character he
lavished the warmest praise. He told a humorous
story of a certain colonel of militia, who was not
much in the habit of inspecting his men, and
who, on his visit to head-quarters, could only
give one word of command : " My men, do as you used to
do." He urged this as the only word of command they could
give to Mr. Deedes and Mr. Plumptre, in sending them forth
on their next campaign , " Do as you used to do."—Mr.
Norton Knatchbull seconded the nomination.—A freeholder
named Swan addressed the electors, stating that he alone of
all those present had hoisted the blue (or liberal) colour,
and that a gentleman would have come forward to contest
the county on liberal principles, but tor the lateness of the
period preventinf canvass of the electors. This party
was, however, p ared to offer himself at the next elec-
tion. (Cries of "?Name, name.") Mr. Swan however de-
clined to mention the name. Ho wished to ascertain from
the candidates whether they would support an independent
line of railway from London to Dover, through Canterbury.
1 There being no other candidates, the high sheriff declared
Mr. Plumptre and Mr. Deedes to be duly elected.—
Mr. Plumptre addressed the electors at some length.
After referring to his past services, extending over a period
of fifteen years, he alluded to the events that Lad transpired
during the past session. When they met in the middle i f
January, a tremendous famine was sweeping away thou-
sands of their fellow-subjects. On the second day of the
session, he suggested to the government the propriety and
duty of advising her Majesty to appoint a day of national
humiliation, that, if it pleased Almighty God, the fearful
visitation might be turned aside or abated. It was not till
after he had had two or three communications with Lord '
John Russell on the subject, and his lordship had declined to
accede to his wishes, that he put upon the books of the
House of Commons a notice for an address to her Majesty,
praying her to fix a day for national humiliation. Two days
after his notice was placed on the books, Lord John
Russell communicated to him that the government had
made up their minds to net on his suggestion.
Mr. Plumptre then proceeded to condemn, in very warm
terms, the remission of the duties on slave-grown sugar,
stating that we were under the imputation of groin incon-
sistency for voting 20 millions for the liberation of the slave,
and maintaining at a vast expense annually a fleet of
steamers on the coast of Africa, whilst we adopted the very
measure which, above all others, was calculated to encourage
slavery, as the vast majority of the slaves were employed m
the sugar plantations. After referring to some of the
horrors of the middle passage, as communicated to him by
a tailor residing in his own parish of Nunnington,
Mr. Plumptre alluded to the Bank Charter Act, which
he condemned as limiting meet unnecessarily the cir-
culation of the current issue. It remained only now for
him to consider what ley before them. To all appearance
Lord John Russellwould be backed by a powerful majurity,
sufficiently large to enable him to carry out any design he
might undertake, whatever it might be. He know be could
not follow Lord John Russell; at the same time he admired
Lord John Russell. He thought him to be a talented man,
a bold man, and at the same time, he was ready to admit to •
great extent, an honest man. (Hear, and cheers.) He
shrunk not from speaking the sentiments of his mind, and if
he bad the power he would carry out his plans without re-
gard to the frowns of one party or the confidence of the
other. He was a man not so likely to yield to the pressure
from without, and in this respect he admired Lord John
1 Russell more than be did Sir It. Peel. (Hear, hear) At the
same time he was too bold and too advnturous, and
he (Mr. P.) was hardly prepared toe follow him.
Nor was he prepared to follow any ether political
leader. Ile was not prepared to go back to Sir R. Peel, for
he thought he had betrayed them, and was unworthy of
their confidence. He was not prepared to follow Lord G.
Bentinck, for, though he approved of some of his measures,
1 there were Mhos to which he decidedly objected. What
then lay before them? His only plan was to consider calmly
the measures brought before him, and to exercise his judg-
ment according to the best of his ability and for the best
interests of humanity.—Mr. Deedes then addressed the
electors in • lengthened speech, in which he reviewed the
events of the past session.—After a few words from Sir E.
Bering, • vote of thanks was passed to the high-sheriff,
and the electors, who probably amoanted to about 400, sepa-
rated.

LANCASHIRE (SOUTH). 1
The election for South Lancashire took place yesterday, at
Newton, when the candidates were the Hon. C. P. Villiers,
M.P. for Wolverhampton, and Mr. A. Brown, one of the i
late members. The businees took piece at Newton-le-
Willows, in the Court-house, and the High Sheriff, Mr.
Wm. Gale, opened his court for the purpose at ten o'clock.
Mr. Brown was nominated by Sir T. B. Birch, the new 1
member for Liverpool, and seconded by Mr. Barley, pre-
sident of the Manchester Chamber of. Commerce. Mr.
Villiers was nominated by Mr. J. Bright, M.P. for Man•
cheater, and seconded by Mr. Mellor, of Liverpool. The
only question of any Interest connected with the elec-
tion was as to the probability of Mr. Villiers accept-
ing or refusing the seat ; and Mr. Bright did (not
answer this question, but confined himself to
the probability, contending that as it would be
the means of placing the hon. gentleman in a position of
greater influence, the electors of 'Wolverhampton and him-
self too, on a consideration of this view of the case, would
probably consent to the change—a change that would be so
honourable a testimony to the worth of Mr. Villiers, whilst
it would give him a mesas of helping forward the great prin-
ciple which he had es long contended for, which no other
position scsrcely could confer. Mr. Bright proceeded at
great length to take a review of Mr. Villiers's past career,
and passed some high eulogiums upon him for the con-
'latency he bad maintained during that career, and the die-
interestednen he had evinced in the adoption and advocacy
of principles which were so unfashionable and distasteful
to the clam to which he belonged. Mr. Brown was ca-
techised at some length by Mr. Livesey, of Rochdale.
Mr. Bttowg said he was plowed in the position, as their late
representative, to give an account of his stewardship, and
to solicit a continuance of that vote of confidence, that he
might again have the distinguished honour of appearing in
parliament as the representative of the most numerous, in-
. telligent, and commercial county in England. He felt the
deep responsibility which bad been reposed in him, and it
was particularly gratifying to him to think that the
votes he had given, and the conduct he bad pur-
sued, in the late parliament, had met with the
concurrence and approbation of a large body of the consti-
tuency. (Hear, hear.) At the same time, he was 4W1,711
that there was no representative, be he whom ha would,
who could at all times give votes which would be agreeable
to all ; yet he hoped that as this occasion afforded him the
opportunity of explanation, he should be able to give satis-