The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-03 00:00:00

NOVA SOMA.

Another Tr.clanchol;secou---naM; reached ns of the
terrible t MTh, of the recent gale in the vicinity of
Nova Scotia. The remains of sixty persons who
were lust during the storm are said to have been
buried in one grave. No less than one hundred and
sixty vessels, of all kinds, are reported to have been
wrecked, among which we notice one Russian ship
stranded and condemned, and one English ship said
to be buried in the sand.

MUNICIPAL

Burrrot.—Saturday being the Ist of November,
the election of town councillor. for the different wards took
place, and ended in the return of seven liberula and eight
conservative*. The only three wards in which contests
took place were St. Aueuteine, Bedminster, and Clifton.
GUILDFORIL—The liberal party have struck a ea-
were blow at toryism in this borough by returning three
councillors at their municipal election on Saturday.
Through this victory a great alteration in the management
and expenditure is expected.
LktnS. The annul election of sixteen coun-
cillors, in this borough, in the place of those who retire
by rotation took place on Saturday. The tories contested
four wards, the chartists two ; in the other six wards no
opposition was off. red. The result is the election of twelve
liberals and fur tones. Only two tones retired on the
lst lost., so that the electims gives a gain of two to the con-
servatives. This will not alter the relative position of par-
ties in the council, as the liberals have an overwhelming
maim ity.
LEICESTER.—The municipal elections on Saturday
terminated in the return of thirteen liberals and one tory.
There were only contests in two wards, and they were not
ass political grounds, but on matters roaring to local ma-
nagement, said to the mode of conducting the elections in
thole! wards. .

NIANCIIIII:STER.—Thc election of town councillors I,
on Saturday created but little interest. There were but
two contests, one for St. George's, and the other for Med- '
lockwards. The other 13 wards were not " disturbed," as
the phrase goes. There are eight new councillore, how-
ever, which is a tolerable infusion of " new blood."
Politics had nothing to do with any of the contests,
NEwcvert.r.—()n Saturday, fourteen councillors
went out of office, and in every instance the retiring coun-
cillors who attain offered themselves were re-elected, but not
without strong opposition. There were spirited contests in
five of the wards where vacancies occurred, and the result of
the elections has been that every new councillor is a decided
liberal, and goes into the council perfectly independent of
any sect or party. The must spirited contest was in East
All Saints' Ward, which has long been noted fur its bribery
and corruption. Mr. W. Newton, a surgeon, in Newcastle,
and as thorough radical, came out as a sanitary reformer and
an advocate 14 the reduction of the corporation expendi-
ture ; and in spite of the opening of public-houses by his
opponent, and the immense influence brought to bear against
him by the alderman of the ward, who, so far from acting
impartially, actually canvassed for one of the candidates, lie
was elected by a small majority. The Newcastle corpora-
tion has this year expended 4,0 'Of. more than its receipts;
and the principal questions which the new candidates aro
pleolged to support arc a general revision of the corporate
ciptsiditure and a reduction of the mayor's salary, which is
now 1,1100 guineas per annum.
PLYMOUTH AND I)troNroaT.—The municipal
elections in the boroughs of l'lymouth and Devonport on
Saturday terminated fevourably to the liberals. But little in-
terest wars evinced in either borough, and that little had refe-
rence rather to local ei reumstances and connexions than to any
political opinions or predilections. So far the office of
thief magistrate in both boroughs is a begging. No one
appcar*desirous to take upon himself the responsibilities of
chief magistrate.
SALivat).—There was only one contest in this
borough, which was for Blackfriars-ward, and the struggle
was not of a political character.
SUUTHAMPTON.—At the election of town coun-
cillon, on Saturday, liberal candidates were elected for
every ward except one, where a conservative was reelected
without opposition.

THE DrifiE or NEWCAPTLE AND MR. WALTER,
M.r., Ar NOTTINGIIAM.—On Friday last, his grace the
Duke of Newcastle, accompanied by Mr. Felkin, the Mayor
of Nottingham, and the ineloaure committee, visited the
Arboretum, recri 'bon walks, and pleasure-grounds, which,
thanks to the New larlosure Bill, and a desire amongst the
local authorities to improve the town and the social position
of the poorer clams of its inhabitants, have been recently con-
structed. After having made the inspection his grace was en-
tertained at lunch in the Exchange-rooms,rit which also Mr.
Walter,ll.P.,Col.Rolleston, and the magistrates of the town
were present. The Mayor proposed the health of the Duke
of Newcastle, after the customary leading toasts hid been
duly honoured, and his grace in returning thanks congra-
tulated the inhabitants of Nottingham on the great im-
provement which they had carried out in their town dur-
ing the last few years. The Mayor neat gave the health of
Mr. Walter, M.P., who, in reply to the toast, said that few
and far between as his visits to the town had unfortunately
been, they hail been attended with the advantage of en-
abling him the better to judge of the great improvements
which had been effected within the last few years, and
which he had, perhaps, been enabled to appreciate more
than if he had been a resident in the locality. He had
only returned within the last few days from a tour abroad,
in the course of which he bad been particularly struck with
the advantage that most continental towns presented in ac-
commodations afforded to the lower classes, as compared
with towns generally in this country. The want of a re-
gull to places of public amusement and recreation had long
been a reproach to the great towns in this empire. He
trusted, however, that many beneficial results would arise
from the Great Exhibition of this year, and the increased in-
tercourse which would take place between the inhabitants of
this country and the various nations who had assisted
at this mighty festival. He believed that one great result
would he the opening our eyes to the importance of carrying
out, to a great extent, public improvements similar to those
which 1•1 re the honour sod glory of foreign towns. There
was eirtaiu4 no town in England, which pre-toted local
advantages such as Nottingham; and he trusted that what
was once said of a Roman emperor—that he found Rome
atone and left it marble--would be applied, in a better
sense, to the corporation, which, in the present generation,
resided over the local interests of Nottingham.