The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1847.

to have been the hoax of some person with more mcney
than wit.
NORTH LAACASTHRR.—The nomination is to take place
at Lancaster on Tuesday, Aug. 3. It is said that a candi-
date will oppose the late members, in the person of Mr.
James Heywood, banker.
OLDHAIL—There will be • bard contest, it is said, be-
twesusfirc candidates—Maus. Pielden, Cobbctt, W. J. Fox,
and J. Holliday, liberals; and Mr. Duncuit, tory. Mr.
Duncuft ia a sharebroker at Manchester, and declines taking
any personal share in the contest.
PONTETRACT.—This election CORHOtIMO on Thursday,
at 10 o'clock, and the polling nest day. All the three parties
are active.
SOUTH

nomination is to take place
on Wednesday, Aug. 4, at Newton, when the candidates will
be the Hon. C. P. Villiers and Mears. Brown and Entwisle,
the last-named gentleman being in the conservative interest.
801.:VIAMPTON.—The nomination for this borough is
arranged for Saturday, and the polling will take place on
Monday. The friends of the liberal candidates, Messrs. Cock-
burn and Willcox, are sanguine of success, and are fully pre-
pared for the light, which will be a stiff one, and is confi-
dently expected to terminate in the displacement of the late
tory members.
&roes-neon-Teeter. —A. third candidate has been
announced at the eleventh hour, in the person of a Mr. T. P.
Healey, who was one of the seven or right candidates for
Stafford so late as last Friday, when he expressed himself
confident of success. He was announced for Stoke on Mon-
day morning as a thorough free-trader. Mr. Healey is said
to have the support of the anti-state church party, and oppo-
nents of the government plan of education. Mr. Ricardo,
one of the late members, and a candidate for re-election,
terminated hie visits to the different township' of the
borough on Friday night. Alderman Copeland, another of
the late members, commenced a limiter progress on Mon-
day. He avows himself a thorough free-trader, to the extent
of abolishing customs and excise duties, and repealing the
navigation laws. He is far removing taxation from industry
to prop- rty ; for an alteration in the currency laws ; for
national education; and for an extension of the outline,
when the people are prepared far it by education. He
advisee his friends to divide their votes with Mr. Ricardo.
There is a general expectation that tke late members will be
re-elected. The nomination is to take place to-day (Wed-
nesday).
TTNEStOiITIT.—The returning officer his fixed Wednes-
day (this day) for this election. Mr. H. NI Waif', the old
member, retires. Mr. R. W. Grey (liberal) is the only can-
didate.
WARRINOTON.—The nomination is this day, and the con-
test between Mr. Alleaed and Mr. Oradell will, it is ex-
pected, be a close run for the one seat which the borough
gives.
. WtoLN.—The nomination is this (ley. The candidates
are Mr. Thicknesse, liberal ; and Capt. Lindsay, tory,
WAlliviCK.—Mr. Bolton King has withdrawn from the
contest, having met with an unsatisfactory canvass. The re-
maining three candidates. Sir C. Dougles, Mr. Collins, and 1
Mr. H. Roberts, intend going to the poll • the result no
douhtwill be in favour of the two former—indeed, the latter'
gentlemen has never canvassed the electors. The town is
remarkably quiet; there have been no public meetings, and
the only means of gaining knowledge of the opinions of the
candidates is by personal conversation. The electors appear
to have lost eight of the Education Bill. The nomination
will take place this dat.:
WORCEaTallatilitlC WEST).—Tharaday we It, the 6th of
August, is fixed for e election of " two knights of the
shire " to represent the western division of thin county. The
two old members, Major-Ore. H. B. Lygon and F.W. Knight
of Wolverley, both con ~,,,,,,,,, will net be upposed.
WOnCESTEusiIiRE (Easy).—The election for the eastern
division has been eroclaimid to take place at Droitwich on
Saturday week, the 7th of August. The present candidates,
Capt. Rushout, late member (conservative), and J. H. K.
Foley, of Prestwood (liberal), are at present unopposed.
broil t.—lt seems mot improbab'e thst Mr. Anstey
may have a chance here. Mr. Ponsonby has lust ground.