The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-21 00:00:00

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.

The polling yesterday has resulted in the gain of
ons nest for the liberal party, by the return of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer along with two of the conierwstive
osadiditas—blenun Egerton and Turner. Mr. W. J.Legli,
the third coonivativi candidate, who was elected along
with Mr. Egerton in 1859, has thus been defeated by Mr.
Gladstone.

An latallia excitement pervaded Liverpool during the
poll, and the returns, which were hourly posted i• the
newsrooms and other public places, were watched sad dis-
united with the moat sager interest. There were great
discrepancies between the liberal and conservative re-
turas, primarily owned, no doubt, by the difficulty of
obtaining exact informatics up to • certain time over so
wide a division. Mr. Gladatones favourable position in
the Liverpool district was amounted for by the fact that •
large portion of dm clergy voted in his favour, and that
aumbese of Liverpool ocioservatives gave him one vote.
►hen the anal retrieve, though differing as to Mr. Glad-
' stases exact position on the list, coincided as to the fast of
hie eleotiot, were posted on the Liverpool Exchange, the
result was bailed with loud cheers by Mr. Gladstone's
trim&

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone arrived in Chester per
the 4.10 p.m. train from Liverpool yesterday. He left the
Green Dross Hotel at 5 o'clock in a brougham, for Ha-
warden Castle, being accompanied by Mrs. Gladstone. A
Isar number of people were in the start, awaiting the
arrival of the state of the poll in South lAnomthire, and be
woe cheered lustily as he drove off.
About 7 o'clock, Mr. Egerton and Mr. Legb, orom-
panied by several member of the conservative committee,
appeared on the balcony of the Queen's Hotel, Manchester,
in front of which a crowd had collected.
Mr. Egurroff, who was received with cheering, said his
drat duty was to thank those who were electors for Krieg
for the mooed time placed him at the head of the 011
That fact, and the return, for he might reckon it as eats,
of Mr. Turner with him, proved that the cosserative feel.
ing was not dead in this division of the coanty. Although
a victory had been gained, it was paieful for him to know
that it was not a complete or. He and Mr. Legh had
always worked harmonioualy together is the House of
Commons. and he wished that Mr. Legh had also been
returned now. Although Mr. Legit was a beaten man, he
had fought manfully, and had stood by his flag to the
las►

Mr. Lion said he could not allow the opportunity to
pare without rettirnieg thanks to the conservatives who
had voted for him. Although beaten, he did not feel he
was disgraced. The radicals had defeated him by bringing
forward the cleverest man to Eagland—(laughtsr)—and
they would not have does it with any other man. The
proof of that was the email majority by which Mr. Wad-
stone had defeated him, as compared with the large majori-
ties obtained by the suroassfal conservative candidates. It
was not the liberals and radicals who had thrown him out ;
his defeat was to be accounted for by the fact that con-
servatives had Aimee to split their votes in favour of Mr.
Gladdoee. Conservative principles had not sustained any
great defeat ; it could not be said that the polling indicated
say abatement of conservative hells( in the division ; and
the radicals themselves must feel very little 'make/Arm at
the remelt.

Cheers were given for Leib, Egartoo, and Turner, and
the crowd disport's&

ELECTION RIOTS AT MAIDENHEAD.

THE MILITARY CALLED OUT.
MAIDENHEAD, FRIDAY MOBBING.

The polling in this town for the Berke electiou has
terminated is a sericem riot. The committee of Mr. Benyou,
Colored Loyd Lindsay, end Sir Charles Russell, the three
conservative oandldatee, eat at the Bear Hotel, a large
building in the High-street, and in front of this the mob,
which included some 500 ronghs, towards 4 o'clock began
to ainemblei About this titre a farmer named Cannon,
it is stated, during some little squabble struck Nome of the
rabble, and this wee the cause of an Immo.

den onslaught and the commencemeet of a riot which
lasted se►eral hours. Canine, on being attacked, took
refuge in the hotel, which was at one assailed
b► the roughs, who shattered nearly ever► window.
The only police force in the town consisted of Mr. Super.
isteadni Iremonger, of the Berk. constabulary; Mr. laepeo•
tor ll'Oraw, of the Maidenhead borough polio., and 11
mutable; 13 men in all, amply snfficiest oe ordinary oora-
dons for the preservation of the peaoe, bet totally tsade-
qu•te to the emergency which so suddenly arose. By this
time the mob bad increased to some thouss•d weer.
Stases were flying about in all directioue,
tog serious injuries upon the polio. coestelderk
three of whom were much wounded, see of the Berke eon•
stebulary receiving e concussion of the basis, and two other
Ming most severely injured. Weil* Superinteadent Iry
monger was ie the centre of the mob tryiog to Woo some
of the more emitted to restrain themselves, the policemen
in front of the hotel, in spite of orders to the co•trary from
their superintendent, but persuaded by those braids the
building, drew their staves from their pockets and coos.
mooed an attack upon the mob in order to try and dispose
it. This was probably about the worst thing they could
have done, as the roughs on seeing the police charge
immediately drew • number of short bludgeons which they
had kept consetled. Fighting then began throughout the
crowd, blood flowing freely, and at or time • number of
men might have been seen bathing the blood from their
faces in the street gutter. Constant sad repeated attacks
were kept up upon the Bear Hotel, and although several
toughs managed to get inside, they were as quickly expelled.
The Mayor, Mr. James Smith, at last read the
"Riot lot" While in the act of doing this• stone, thrown
by ens of the roughs, struck him in the fen. This woe
about 7 o'clock, end, as the crowd would not disperse, the
Mayor telegraphed to the cavalry barracks at Spite], near
Wiedear, for a squadron of the Ist Life Guards. Unfortu-
nately the Ist Life Guards had left Windsor for Aldershot;
and the message was taken to the infantry barrack; in
Sheet-street, Windsor, but es it was directed to
the colonel of the lei Life Guards, • inesesse
was sect from the identry barracks to the Mayor
of Maidenhead, making if a debohniset of the lad
hatt•lioa of Goldstone& Guards would serve his wawa
This of course produced some delay, but about 10 o'clock
the request for military minium was melded, and • de-
tesliwient of 60 nonoommenioned Wirers sad see left the
bsrr•shn for the men of the riot. lie we, who were sash
furnished with 60 rounds of bell easeeldge sad wan hi fell
, searehlag order. mended to the Wiedeor station
of the Gnat Western Railway, whew* they were
deepeliched in • epeeist WM. Frees Teplsn the detaeli•

sant enmeshed to liaidashead, which was than laud to bs
gaol, ths mob laricm dispersed beton 11 o'clock. The
troop' thee rstariud to Windsor. isechiog it shoat hailf-
pest 1 o'clock.

BAN' OP LONDON.-(PHIN DAT.)

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was
bald at cocoons the London Tama ; air Z. V. gang= in
the obur.

The flierot
re
erleedopnity-Manager (Mr. 0. 3. H. Alai*
read the folio
" Tito statement amounts which the dlreetors sow sub-
mit shows that the balsam of profit it the termleatim of
the past half-year amounts to 88,5471. Hs. 4d. Thtarseslk
atter providing for current eapsusm, bed aid doubtful
&ben, sod rebate of intend re hiW discounted not yr:4de*.
emblem the directors to declare • dividend at the amid rate
of 101. per sent per annum sad • boons of 21. 10• per
lime, amounting together to 20 per mat. par annum, bath
free of income Mx. The bolaace—vir, 2,3241.5. 241.,
treader:red to the reserved hied, which, by such oddities'.
is inereased to 302,3241. be. 2.1. The directors retiring upon
the present mosaics am John Edmund Aederdon, Bey. ;
Hairy Ante, E.q ; and Thomas Dakia, Esq., who, beim
duly qualified, offer themeelms for re-elestion. The divi-
dend and bases will be payable on end after Wednesday,
July 26:
The OnAIIEAUI, in movies the sdsttioe of the report.
said at the last meatus he observed that she previous
half-year must be regarded as se emeptimal one, mosey
being then dear and trade buoyant. A change had aims 11
taken place, but they were still able to declare the mime
amount of dividend se before—a fact which showed AM
the business wee • mound use. To prove the
matisfaetary MAWR in which the huainem wee
conducted, he might remark that is the last year the divi-
dend and reserve feed amounted to 100,0001.
82,0001. ia the precedirm year. The Wainer li pa.
dually programed, and the leak me now establiahed as one
of the peat inditutioce of the Oity. (Cham)
In reply to • mestion.
The Osetammr said the board thought that any addi-
tional sums which might remain from half yam to half
year after the decimation of a divideed should be added
to the reserve fund until it reached 300,0001.
After • short diaousaion the report was adopted, and the
dividend and bonus at the rate of 20 per cent per annum
declared.

The rstiriog &vetoes hayieg been re-elected, es
10. BIEJLICIIf Soars moved the eleetios of Mr. C. J. gi
H. Allen, who, it appeared, had intimated to the board his IN
intention to resign the °Elko of etweetary, is consequence of
his no longer requiring the salary attenbed to that office, "
M supply the vacancy in the direction, caused by the re. Ig
titsment of Mr. Charles Jaya. et
Mt. E. TYRRELL mooned the motion.

The oli1:IRILLN, while testifygiG;the merits and eligi-
bility of Mr. Allen, expressed his regret that the desire to
=that gentleman bad not been intimated to the
me time before the meeting. He and his oolleaguse
would cordially weloome Mr. Allen at the board.
After a few words is explanation from Mr. Score, the
motion wss carried umnimoualy.
Thanks were then voted to the chairman sad hie col-
leagues, and to the maseger, esemtary, and other officers of
the hank.