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

BLACKBURN.

The poll commenced yesterday morning at eight o'clock,
four booths being opened is convenient parts of the town for
the accommodation of the 1,100 voters. 'The friends and can-
vassers of the respective candidates were actively engaged
throughout the whole of Wednesday night, the process of
"bottling" being freely attempted, and in some instance*
successfully. A mingled party of tories and chartists made
• most violent attack daring the night on the electors and
non-electors' committee-rooms. On Wednesday night the
chartists held a meeting on Blakely-moor, at which Dr.
M'Dowall commented freely on the improper declaration of
the returning officer, in declaring the show of hands to be in
favour of Honiby and Roberts, the notorious fact bring that
the show for Pakrington was much more numerous than that
for Hereby. The chartists paraded the town immediately
after the meeting. They numbered about 2,ooo—the proces-
sion being headed by a band of music, followed by Mr.
Roberts Beesley, a demagogue, Dr. M'Dowall, the chartist
I lecturer, and about a dozen of voters, the remainder of the
I force being factory operatives, many of them young lade.

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posal . Issimad.--Itr. IL. Heath iseamied tee Domination.
—6/r Walobilla dna sem Simard, and attar replying
to acmig obsinatim of Ida cepassata respecting his unfre-
Tient slits to the baramegh, and also denying that he was
bound down to woke for every aware of the whig
government, went on to review his conduct for
' the p.t six yenta—Mr. Ireland next addressed the
electors, He had been asked when he first presented
himself to their notice, who and what he was, and where he
came from. in reply, he would state that he possessed con-
siderable landed property in Suffolk, we. a magistrate for
the county, and the first on the list of high sheriffs nomi-
nated for that county—(hear ) —and he was ready to meet
the strictest scrutiny into his character. (Cheers.) He ex-
pressed his firm opposition to the endowment of popery,
was a staunch supporter of church and state, and would vote
for grants for educational purposes, where the schools were
under the supervision of the established church. He was
for the establishment of measures for the bettering of the
working classes, and had carried out beneficially dna allot-
ment system on his own estate. The show of h►nds was
then taken, and was greatly in favour of Mr. Ireland. A.
poll was then demanded, and was appointed to take place
to-morrow (Friday.) It will be a close contest.

BRISTOL.

The nomination for this sty took place yesterday.—Mr.
Cookson proposed P. W. S. Miles, the late conservative
member, who he said bad faithfully served the city for ten
years.—Mr. C. L. Walker seconded the nomination.—Mr.
0. E. Sanders proposed, and Mr. Visger seconded, the lion.
F. H. Berkeley, the line liberal representative, f”r re-elec.
tiers.—Mr. J. 0. Shaw and Mr. R. Phippon nominated Mr.
W. Fripp (Peelite).—Mr. J. Shooed proposed, and Mr. R.
Norris seconded, Mr. Apsley Pellatt, who is brought forward
upon chartist and anti-state-church principles.—Mr. Miles
stated that he had gone into parliament as a protectionist,
and he had redeemed the pledges.—Mr. Berkeley, who was
loudly cheered, said he stood before them the same as ever, a
firm supporter of liberal principles.—Mr. Fripp was
not present —Mr. Apeley Pellatt was assailed with such
astorm of hisses and groans that nothing ►e said could be
heard at the distance of a couple of yards from him.—The
show of hands was then taken, and Mr. Berkeley and Mr.
Fripp were declared chosen.—The friends of Mr. Miles and
Mr. Pellatt demanded a poll.

BRADFORD.
The nomination for this borough took place yesterday.
By mutual arrangement, the candidates and their friends
came upon the ground without music or banners.—Mr. E.
Lister proposed Mr. W. Busfeild. Mr. Orley seconded the nomi.
nation.—Mr. W. Ho:shill proposed Mr. H. W. Wickham.
Mr. C. Ackroyd seconded the nomination.—Mr. A. Barris
proposed Mr. G. Hardy.—Mr. B. B. Popplewell seconded
the nomination.—Mr. R. Milligan proposed Lieut.-col. T.
P. Thompson, of Cottingham, Yorkshire, Mr. W. E.
Foster seconded the nomination.

Mr. BUSPEILD shortly addressed the electors. He said
he was not a man of words hut of acts. It had been
his pleasure to support measures for the attainment of
freedom in trade, commerce, education, and religion.
Mr. VI ICILHAM said that it elected he would wish it to be
because his opinions most accorded with those of the electon.
As a member of the church of England, and archntly at-
' tached to its doctrines and creed, he had ever been anxious
to remove the disabilities under which those who differed
from that creed had hitherto laboured. He was a friend to
education in its moat extensive sense ; and though giving
due credit to the voluntary efforts which had been made, he
wished them to be hereafter aided by the state. lie was for
removing the burdens that pressed upon the producing
classes, and placing them upon the rich.
Mr. G. HAILDY did not think that the duty of the state
I ended in putting men in prison, but that it had an int-
' portant duty to perform in affording to the people •
sound religious education. The necessity of this was
shown in the fact that in 100,000 marriages registered,
60,000 females and 40,000 males could notwrite their names.
What an Englishman required was a fair day's wage for •
fair day's labour, and to promote that would at all times be
his study. On the subject of church-rates. to which his
attention had been called, he begged to say that every man
who occupied • house entered into it subject to that burden ;
but he would be glad to lighten the burden as much as pos-
sible, or to render its collection I, ss ohjeetionable. As to
universal suffrage, he unhesitatingly said that he was not
prepared for any such measure. Expressing his concurrence
in the views of Mr. Wickham, he thanked his friends
for the cordial reception which they had given him, and
which had strongly assured him of ultimate success.
Col. THOMPSOM was received with loud cheers. He said
that he would rather rest his claims on what he bad done
than what he would promise to do.
A show of hands having been taken, it was found to be in
favour of Mr. Busfcild and Col. Thompson. A poll was
demanded on behalf of Mr. Wickham and Mr. Hardy.

pRIWTR,

The election took pritMyesieldi:i.—The candidates were
Mr. Charles John Kemeys Tynte, and Mr. Serjeant Gamlee
(liberals), and Mr. Henry Broadwood (conservative). The
show of hands being in favour of Mr. Tynte and Mr. Broad-
wood, a poll was demanded which continued with great
spirit. The result of it was that those gentlemen were
elected.

IL groat member of voters ►old themes,' oopledged, and
t►ere is bat little doubt that they will be influenced in a cer-
tain maser.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.
aloetion for this univenity oosaniesoad =Wiz
at ten o'clock. After tho usual •rni.o7
bean root through, polling at 17 minutes pest 10.
It appear geoorally oodentood that a coalition Yr taken
sue' between Law god Frildiog.
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CAMBRIDOE.
Imtewlay the nomination took place.—Mr. J. J. Fiddle
proposed die Hon. J. H. M. Sutton, who was a staunch
mporter of church and state, and the poor =Yea friend.
he malt of Mr. Sutton's CAUTION was each as to give him
the greatest confidence in proposing him to their notice.—
Mr. Coward. MA. seconded the nomination —Mr. R.
FoderprOfoSed Robert Alexander Shafto Adair ,Esq.—Mr.
J Shrine seconded the nomination.—Mr. R. Foster pro-
p med the Hon. IV. F. Campbell.—Mr. O. Livett seconded
the nomination. Mr. Manners Sutton, after dating
that a private ftiendship existed between himself and
Hr. Adair, and paying a waving tribute to the talents
Mr. Campbell, said that no one on the hustings, in the
Wettable before him, or in the empire, was more lin-
os* attached to the established church than he was.
Be was a supporter of church and state, and he
wished to see them supported by the only bulwark
which la times of trouble can maintain them.—Mr.
Shafto Adair, after some preliminary observations, entered
iota a history of his defeats. He remarked that he
rejoiced to meet the people because he derived in-
formation front them, and learned how labour sup-
-1
potted the great pyramid—what was mentally passing
in the workhop., in the broad fields of agriculture, on
the seas, and thn ughout the colonies and the empire.
After alluding to the progress of free-trade, enjoining the
necessity of the consolidation of the triumphs already won,
sad advocating watchfulness for the future, he reminded
them that it had been thought, after the passing of the Re-
form ga, that the star of reform would never sutler
eclipse, but so old friend of his had said, " Guard
well what you have won, lest the spirit depart from that
fair creation, and only remain to haunt you as the phantom
of your departed liberty. The Honourable W. F.
Campbell based his claim. on the three positions : 1, that
the • protection" now happily suspended ought not
to be renewed ; 2, that the Rosnish church ought
sot to be endowed ; and, 3, that the social policy
of the present government ought to be countenanced,
etreagthened, and secured by the approbation of the
people. Mr. Campbell proceeded to argue these points at
great length, and in the course of his speech refused to
pledge hirn,elf on any subject but the Roman catholic en-
dowment question. He thought, however, that any candi-
date chancing the opinion+ that secured kis election was
bound to resign ; if required, he would throw family and
party ha to the winds; and so he was indebted to the elec-
tin oboe for his seat, them alone would he consult.—The
show of hands was declared by the Mayor to be in favour of
Mow. Adair and Campbell, a pull being demanded on be-
half of Mr. Sutton.

CALNE.

The election for this borough was fixed for Thursday,
July 29. At eleven o'clock Earl Shelburn, preceded by a
band, and attended by the mayor and moat of the prinmpal
inhabitants, proceeded to the Town Hall. After the usual
preliminaries, Mr. W. Waite proposed, and Mr. Henry Harris
inended, the nomination of the noble earl. No other candi-
date bring proposed, the mayor declared Earl Shelburn duly
elected.

CHATHAM.
Yestoreay the Hon. Mr. Byog, the former member, wu
re-elected without opposition.

COVENTRY.
Neon. Ellice and Turner ince declared elected. Great
excitement existed in the city, the result being altogether
austicipeced.

CLITHERO.
Yesterday the election for this borough came off in the
market-Om. The only candidate was Mr. Matthew Wil-
son, of ishtou-hall, Yorkshire.

COLCHESTER.

Yesterday the nomination or for this borough
tool place in front of the new Town-hall—Mr. George
Round, banker, nominated Mr. Sanderson ; Mr. IS. G. Cooke
wended the nomination.—Mr. Thomas Smith and Mr.
John Marsden, both old tradrernea of the town, respectively
proposed and seconded Sir Henry Smyth, But, for re-elee-
wt.—Mr. Stephen Brown, owner of an extensive silk fac-
tory, propo,ed Joseph A. Hardcastle, Etq. ; Mr. John
Chaplin seconded the nomination.—Mr. Sanderson came
forwud, and said, that bovine for nearly 20 years zealously
and stsdfsatly devoted himself to their interests, and to the
upholding of the principles which they sent him to represent,
he need enter into no new professions to secure a renewal of
dui:generous confidence, but would merely assure them that
the principles he bad professed he would vrerve from.—
Sir Henry Smyth declared himself a devoted upholder of agri-
culture and a :salmis and true churchman.—Mr. Hard-
castle next presented himself, and was received with loud
cheers. He said, being a new candidate, be should doubt
L 4,1 he expected to go more at length into the principles
which he held and professed than had been done by the
gentlemen opposite. Ile saw before him an orange banner,
inscribed with "civil, commercial, and religious liberty;"
sad those great principles he would endeavour to support by
every means in his power. They might well rejoice that
they lived in a free country; but its constitution, though so
mach vaunted, was susceptible of many improvements. He
had in his canvass been many times •eked his opinion
upon the " ballot ;" and, after gravely considering that
qaestion, though anxious to afford the honest voter the
tallest protection possible against intimidation, he believed
that the growing intelligence of the people would even-
tually render such • measure unnecessary. and therefore
to could not give it his support. The show of
kinds was declared to be in favour of Sir Henry
Smyth and Mr. Hardcastle, those for the latter being parts
-
utterly numerous. A poll was demanded in behalf of Mr.
Sanderson.

DOVER.

Yesterday the nomination took place in front of the old
Town hall. Mr. T. B. Bass proposed the re-election of their
firmer member, Mr. E. R. Rice (L.).—Mr. S. Finnis se-
conded the nomination in a brief speech, referring portico.
hill to the suppert which Mr. Rice had given to the Health
of Towns Bill, and the government educational scheme.
—Mr. W. Sankey, surgeon, proposed Mr. H. T. Prinsep,
the conservative caudidate, in a brief speech, u bids was con-
tinually interrupted by loud hisses, and other demonstrations
of disapprobation.--Kr. L. Stride seconded the nomination.
—Col. Baldwin came forward amidst tremendous applause, to
propose the Right Hon. Sir G. Clerk, Bart. He urged the
electors to assert their independence, and not to allow them-
selves to be governed by • mere section orparty.--Mr. T.
Paine seomded the nomination.—Mr. E. R. Rice then good
forward amidst loud and continued cheering. He said
he appeared before them as the representative of the same
pineiples and opinions that he had ever maintained. Twice
they had avowed their concurrence in those opinions by re-
turning him to parliament by large majorities, and of those
principles he had been for ten years the consistent advocate.
—Mr. Prinsep came forward, and throughout the whole of a
lengthened address was interrupted by hisses, uproar, and
interjectory excltrastions, mingled with some cheers.—
Sir G. Clerk, amidst loud applause, referred to the manner
in which Mr. Prinaep hail been brought down; he said Its
himself had come in consequence of their own requisition.
He had not come as the nominee of any individual, or any
set of men, whatever might be their influence or official
Motion; but before he had intended to visit them he had
received • requi.ition, signed by many hundreds of the free
and independent voters of Dover. Mr. Prinsep now claimed
for himself, to the astonishment of many who heard him, the
original advocacy of free trade. He said that he was in
Moine* of Sir Robert Peel, and no doubt that Sir
Robert, profiting by the adviee of so able a master and
humbly following in his footsteps, had gone beyond him.
After referring to his attachment to the established church,
sad his desire, at the rams time, to grant every man the
moment of religious liberty, and expressing his desire to
ft a direct line of railway established from London, Sir
George concluded amidst load applause.—The mayor then
Popceed the candidates and the show of hands was declared
*be in &your of Mr. Rice and Sir George Clerk.—A poll
was demanded on behalf of Mr. Prinsep.—The poll will
open to-day (Friday) at S o'clock, and close at 4 o'clock.

EVESHAM.
The polling took place yesterday, committing at eight
o'clock, and terminating at four p.m., and throughout the day
the greatest activity prevailed in the borough. Lord Marcus
Hill and Sir H. Willoughby have been returned.

HUDDERSFIELD.
The nomination took place yesterday. The eanitida•es are
Mr. W. R. Stanttleld, of Esholt-hall, the late member for
the borough; and Mr. John Cheetham, of Eastwood Staley-
hnd. ge, Lancashire, in extensive manufacturer. hfr. John
&nth& proposed Mr. Stanfield, which was seconded by
Yr. Starkey, of Wood-house. Mr. William Williams
Mae, and Mr. Mallimon seconded Mr. Cheatham.
ttalo candidates met with a worm reception. At
the time of the express leaving, the show of handle had
sot been taken. The poll will be proceeded with this day.

KNARESBOR01:011.
Yesterday, the election took place bere.—Mr. William
Collins proposed Andrew Lawson, Esq., of Aldborough.hall,
one of their lar" members.- -Mr. Etaaon seconded the nomi-
nation.—Mr. Francis Thorp proposed the Right Hon. W.
Bebrieht Leacelles, of Harewood, Comptroller of Her Ma-
jesty's Heueehold. —Mr. M. Sweeting seconded the nulling-
non.—Mr. Bainbridge proposed, and Mr. Adamson seconded,
Mr. Joshua Proctor Westhead..- Mr. Weak, referred to
his past conduct in parliament as a good criterion by which to
iodic how far he would be likely to give adequate expression
to their °Pinions and views upon the leading political topics
of the clay.—Mr. Weithead, having no put parliamentary
tooduct to refer to, entered more at large into an explanation
of his political sentiments, referring to his connexion with
the late League, and to his desire to promote progressive
reform in commerce and religion. The show of hands was
in favour of Mr. Lucelles and Mr. Weethead, and Mr.
Lawson demanded a poll.

LIVERPOOL.
The polling at Liverpool commenced yesterday at eight
o'clock. Mr. Cardwell, from the first, took the lead- Sir
Thomas birch was second Sir Digby Mackworth third,
and Lord John Manners last. Throughout the day the two
former candidates gradually increased their majorities. The
streets in the neighbourhood of the various booths were
crowded, but there was no music, no procession, and the
greatest order and good humour prevailed. The result 9f the
poll will be found under the appropriate head.

LIC H The eleetirn took place yeateFlELD.rday. There was no. oppo-
-111103. Lord Alfred Paget and Lord Anson, both hberals,

were put In seudaolllll. sad &eland dal, elected. At the
Weeds. life thin oity is 1841, Csp4al Dyott polled within
some lialtelowea mom M Lard AlSwd Paget. This time the
tacks dared am thaw.

LINCOLN (CITY).
The ncaninatidartoiter aos es Wednesday. The mayor,
R. Canine, Esq.; oiled Mr. John Haywood seconded
the reelection of td. illibthorpe.—The Rev. O. Riggs pr.-
posed, and Mr. H. Brooke molded, Mr. Collett.—Mr. Rod-
gad proposed, and Mr. ,H. William. seconded, Sir E. B.
Lytton.—Mr, Alderman Gresham proposed, and Mr. Battle
seconded, Mr. Seeley. The show of hands was in favour of
Mr. Collett and Mr. Seeley. The friends of the other can-
didates demanded a poll.
LEICESTER.
The nomination of candidates took plain on Wednesday at
10 o'clock, on hustings erected in front of UNE:change MM.
market-place. The usual formalities of reading the
writ and the act spinal bribery having been gone through,
Dr. Shaw, a magistrate of the borough, nominated Mr.
James Parker (conservative), of Rothley Temple, Leicester-
shire, and • Chancery barrister: Mr. talker seconded the
nomination. Dr. Noble then nominated Sir Joshua
Walmaley, of Liverpool (liberal), as a candidate : Mr.
Ellis seconded the nomination. Mr. Harris nominated Mr.
It. Gardner (radical). Mr. G. Buckley, a framework-
knitter, was nominated by Thomas Knightly, and seconded
by T. Lichfield. The several candidatesthen addressed
the electors, Mr. Parker declaring his strong adhesion to
the protestant church as by law established, and his firm
determination to resin any further concessions to the Romish
church, and all changes in the venerated institutions of the
country. Sir J. Walmaley avowed himself • churchman,
but was opposed to church-rates. He said he should not on
the present occasion deal in personalities. Mr. Parker mid
he was here to defend the common rights and privileges of
society—rand he (Sir J. Walmaley) counted them as the very
basis and foundation of all good government. It bed be-
fore now been very properly remarked that religion
was too sacred to be made a hustings question.
This be had before expressed, and he would only
now so far allude to it as to remark that he be.
tiered that it was a principle implanted in the human
mind—that religion was a matter between man and his
maker—that all mea were endowed with the faculty of rea-
son, to enable them to distinguish between right and wrong
--to enable them to judge for themselves as to the doctrines
they should believe and the teachers of religion they should
approve ; and that all who were sincere, whatever their dif-
' ference of opinion or sect, would be heard by that Being
before whom all must bow and whom all must venerate.
' (Greet applause.) But they were told that their opponent
had come forward on protestant principles ! Now, he would
yield to no man in his love of protestant truth. But it was
neomary to know what they meant by protestant prin.
ciple• He believed the present position of the protestant
established church was owing to its having fought
the battle of liberty of conscience. Why, then,
not extend that freedom of conscience to all parties ?
I contend that forted contributions out of other men's
pockets—from those who conscientiously dissent from the
established church—is a crying and grievous wrong. It
is like a faith forced upon the people, and such a
faith is hateful both in the sigat of God and man ! I hope
that the true principles of proteetantism, which are those of
liberty of conscience and equal rights of private judgment
to all, will be extended—it is nothing less than this, that the
people will demand; as I take it, the men of Leicester will
send such men to parliament only as will in their house of
legislature be determined to maintain it and have it
fer the nation.—Mr. Gardner declared himself in favour
of the extension of the franchise, and such a renovation in
the institutions of the isometry as should adapt them to
the spirit and intelligence of the age.—Mr. Buckley having
withdrawn, a show of hands was taken for the other three
candidates, which the mayor declared to be in favour of
Sir J.,Walmsley and Mr. Gardner. A poll was demanded
on behalf of Mr. Parker.