The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-16 00:00:00

MAIDSTONE ELECTION.

—-."--1111.1DSTON71, MAT 14.
This morning, at eight o'clock, the polling own-
mowed. The (needs of Mr. Lee mustered very strongly
at the ecomnesinisent, and upon the first return being made
at eine o'clock that gentleman had a majority of 125, the
numbers beim
Lee 368
Martin
Majority for Lee, 125.
At three o'clock the numbers given by Mr. Lee's com-
mittee were :
Lee 724
Merlin
696
Majority for Lee, 28.
According to Mr. Martin's committee, however, this
return was not correct, and they gave the numbers at
follows :
Lee 728
Martin
Majority lot Loe, 6.
This announcement occasioned a great deal of meellement.
and upon the report being raised that there woo a meal-
derabie number of electors in the oommlttee-oreen of Mr.
Martin, at the Corn Eachenge, ready to be takes Oa vote
sad donee the election, a number of Mr. Lee's hliewass,
the greater part of whom were intonate:l sod is the mess
embed state, proceeded in a body to the Infhengh Then
INN folding doors opening to the steps kealksitellte cow
mittarroom, at which three policemen 11111111piessi, sad the
1111111111 e• was a sort of lobby—into this the sesit rethed,l
=ly blocking up the punts, crashing the ametables
the door, so that they were unable to new head
m hot, and entirely preventing all egress or tarn' She I
semmittee-roam. Upon an intimation of this state ether
befog made to Mr. Joy, the mayor, he immediately gn-
ash& to the spot, amempittisi by two or three policemen.
Hie worship requested the semi to remove frees the Mese,
bat *B7 oulf 14110 till an& jewel at him, and on fis at•
tempting, with the MA of the rise, to forgo an gnome,
tits mayor and the poisons wen very roughly Moiled,
mil were compelled le sod" hating the plan in the heeds
of the mob, who MO w mmoittes sempletely
until four o'clock, the bow ire he dohj of the prig
sum it was understesi, eMeirro to eiMin some
*Tithes, of the fact of voters being I. sammiltee mom
who teem prevented by the proonikg ram& te hem
Mae tke poll, but was usable toeesh say Imes which
set, or to justify him in sinurning
As ball pest three Kr. Lee's committee put forth the fol-
lowing number as the state of the poll :
Lee 748
Martin
731
Majority for Lee, 16.

And at feu the pall hishiwees dila: It Was some time
before any_ll4llol Mai eherillas* sad thus the amebas
givea by Mr. Mertia's molt*. were
Lee 738
Maga 7U
te; Lie, 4.
A great mewl thesisil mead the balker, sad the
inmost ezdtement prevailed. The Mayer, after a brief
eimerhatisa with Mr. Mmtehrea. tie Town Clerk, decided
he wail art alatally &slue pell on that day, aad
that
shortly aftmemeas a placard to *at thoabet wee pasted as the
hustings, peelpeaig the Wield deelentlea of the poll to
Monday.
Kr. Lee than briefly affirmed the people assembled,
said them apes the glories, triumph which he
said 11101 had achieved, and amounting hie version of the
state oldie poll to be :
Lee • 748
artiahus73s
M
T giving hinuelf a majority of 13.
. The announcement was received with loud cheers, and
Mr. Los and his friends, after exhort*/ the people to be
namable, and not to commit any br of the law, retired
Lem thee,
hustings, and the crowd soon after separated.

DEATH OF SIR WALTERRT. RALEIGH GILBERT,
BA
II
1 The announcement of the death of Lieutenant-
General Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert, Bart., G.C.8., and
Member of the Council of India, will be received by the
entire body of the Indian army, and by the portion of her
Majesty's fermi which served recently in the But, with
deep sorrow. This sentiment will be largely shared by Sir
Walter Gilbert's late commanders, Lords Harding* and
Gough. Sir Walter Gilbert had attained the age of 68;
yet his death is retarded by his oomradee as prema-
ture. Sir Walter Gilbert entered the Bengal army in
1800, and in the following year was posted to the
15th Regiment of Native Infantry, commanded by
Colonel (afterwards Sir John) Macdonald, of the
Bengal army. With this distinguished corps he was
present at the defeat of General Perron's brigades at Coal,
at the siege and capture of Allygbur, at the battle of Delhi,
and capture of 68 pieces of heavy artillery,l3 tumbrils, and
11 standards, taken from General Louis's force; at the
storming of Agra, at the memorable battle of Laswaree,
where 70 pieces of cannon with the whole of the enemy's
ammunition and baggage were captured. In this battle thA
15th Native Infantry was particularly distinguished. He
was present at the battle of Dies, in which the enemy
lost 87 pieces of artillery and all their ammunition ;
at the subsequent fall of the kenos of Din and at
the desperate, but nameplate' moults on Bhurte
pore, under the wand commemilWear et Lord Lake, who ii
hhly 41191111111 11* perm for llant ry.
Inig ail these sedum etivisesTionAmat his ga
Gilbert exted
Ibe tar bombm width later in life induced him to dia-
logist what he head that his horse would not approach •
begs boar which threatened the life of his friend, and
limp the enraged animal on foot with his single spear.
As captain, major, and colonel, be was subsequently em-
ployed in various responsible offices; but it was on the
ilutiej and in the Punjab that the public notice became
axed on Sir Walter Gilbert as a first-rate commander.
His last crowning act finished the campaign in the Pun-
jab, 16,000 old and tried Sikh soldiers haring grounded
their arms to him.