The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-31 00:00:00

BTAMFORD.

The nomination took place yesterday. Dr. Hopkinson,
seconded by Kr. Cayley, pawned the Marquis of Granby
(protectionist); Mr. C. Harm*, seconded by Mr. C. Allay,
proposed the Right Hon. J. G. Henries (protectionist) ; and
Dr. Hatfield, seconded by Mr. Q. H. Betts, proposed Mr. J.
Rolt, Q.C. (liberal). The M.equis of Granby spoke in
favour of protection to tke agricultural interest, and defended
himself from statements made briaji electors, that, instead of
attending to their interests in par ent he had given himself
up to the views of the Marquis of xeter, the patron of the
borough. The charge against him related to railway mat-
ters in connexion with the town, which had been defeated
in the House of Commons by Lord Exeter's opposition ; and
the defence of Lord Granby was received with the utmost
dissatisfaction.—Mr. Berries dwelt upon the necessity of
maintaining the ascendancy of the protestant establishment ;
and spoke at some length on the subject of his being Mani-
noted by Lord Exeter, • point which he denied, and which
denial excited a violent ebullition of feeling.—Mr. Rolt ad-
dressed himself principally to the question of asserting the
independence of the borough—On a show of hands Mr.
Rolt bad fully nine tenths in his favour there was hardly a
perceptible difference between those held up for the Marquis
of Granby and Mr. Berries, but the returning officer decided
in favour of the former. A poll was in consequence demanded
for Mr. !ferries.

SALFORD..

The election for Salford resulted yesterday in the
return of Mr. Joseph Brotherton, the late member. The
hon. gentleman was escorted to the hustings by a great
number of the leading gentlemen of h's own borough and of
Manchester. lie was nominated by Mr. E. Armitage,
Mayor of Manchester, and seconded by Mr. Alderman
Potter ; and, there being no other candidate, the returning
officer declared his election.

STOCKPORT.

The nomination for this borough took place yesterday.
Sir Ralph Pendlebury proposed, and Mr. Samuel Carring-
ton seconded, Mr. Cobden (liberal).—Mr. Cephas Howard
proposed Mr. James Heald (tory), Mr. Jonathan Thorn-
hill seconded the nomination.—Mr. Charles Baker then pro-
posed Mr. Kershaw (liberal), seconded by Mr. Ald. Rayner.
Two working men named Ju. Wragg and Geo. Macbeth,
proposed and seconded John West, operative hand-loom silk
weaver, of Mamleifield (for the chartists).—Mark Philips,
Esq., late M.P. for Manchester, then came forward as the
representative of Mr. Cobden, Mating that he had been
requested by that gentleman's most intimate family con-
nexions to appear on his behalf. Mr. Philips spoke very
briefly, referring only to the acknowledged Pumices Mr.
Cobden had rendered in the free-trade cause, and ceiling
upon the electors to place him at the head of the poll.—
Jas. Heald, Esq., also spoke but briefly, observing that he
should not enter at length into an exposition of his political
principles, bemuse he had sufficiently explained them at
of the electors. He claimed to be the concave of
Mr. n, on the ground that he was a free trader,
and because, as he asserted, his general political principles
more nearly corresponded with those of Mr. Cobden than did
them of his op t, Mr. Herahaw.—Mr. Kershaw was
very enthuaisety received by a large proportion of the
mairrablage. He proceeded towy that as to the contest he
did not see that because Mr. Heald was tint in the field that
therefore the electors who did not agree with him were to
be deprived of a right to choose the man they preferred. If
Mr. Heald's warning of responsibility meant anything, he
supposed it meant that Mr. Heald would send in his bill of
expenses—and a very large bill it would be—for him (Mr.
Kershaw) to pay. (Laughter.) If it did mean that, all he
could say was that he should decline that Teepee-
sibility. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. Heald had said
his principles were those of civil and religious liberty,
but had not defined them. Now he should like to tern them.
Mr. Kenhaw was for extended suffrage. Would Mr. Heald
say he was in favour of it ? He (Mr. Kershaw) war for the
vote by ballot? Would Mr. Heald echo that sentiment
He knew be would not, for he (Mr. Kershaw) had seen
many of his voters who said they worked for this and that
master, and though they should like to support him (Mr.
Kershaw) they dant not. It was said that the ballot was
un-English ; but he should say that compulsion to vote
against coascience was en-English. He was for extended
education, snd would not object to grants from the state if it
win found the voluntary principle did not answer, provided
those grants were given equally to all sects, whether
wesleryan, baptist, 'minion, or Catholic, and for edu-
cation free from religious bias—Mr. West addressed
the audience at great length in favour of the people's
charter, and was patiently listened to. The show of hands
was in favour of Mr. Cobden and Mr. West. A poll was
demanded for Mr. Kershaw and Mr. Heald; Mr. West re- I
tire' from the field. There was a serious diettirbance threat-
ened at one period of the prossedings, in consequeme of Mr.
Heeld's friends exhibiting a number of placards in the midst
of the crowd, reflecting upon Mr. Kershaw. The supporters
M the latter gentleman cleared a large specs in the midst of
the meeting, seised these boards, broke them to atoms, end
the scene presented for some time was one of great confusion,
but it ended almost without a blow being struck.

TIVERTON,

Tko nomination of candidates took place yesterday. The
formal preliminaries hating been transacted, the Mayor and
I other officials proceeded to the homier. The candidates,

Lard Palmerston and Mr. J. lientheost (the late member.),
and Mr. J. G. Harney, who had come forward on Chartist
principles, attended by numerous bodies of their re-
spective supporters soon afterwards arrived at the
hustings. Mr. Heatheost was put in nomination by Dr.
Kettle, the peopa *lion being seconded by Mr. Gaudin.—
Mr. W. Hole
_proposed, and Mr. Anstey seconded, Lord
Palmerston.—Mr. -Harney was proposed by Mr. Bodclite,
and seconded by Mr. Burgess—Mr. Heatheost, who was
most cordially received, then briefly addressed the electon,
expressing his adherence to the principles by which be had
been guided during the time he had held a seat in parlia-
ment. He declared his anxiety to support any measures that
be believed would tend to improve the condition of the work-
ing classes,and also his desire to promote the diffusion of educa
lion, which might pave the way for an extension of the suffrage.
Lord Palmerston, who was received with loud cheering
and some very slight manifestations of disapprobation,
came forward and said . I believe, gentlemen, that, accent-
ing to the usual courtesy observed on such occasions as
the present, it would be now my privilege to address you
in support of my professions; but there is a gentleman in
the field as a third candidate, who, as I understand,
rests his claims upon your favour not merely upon his I
own merits, but most especially upon what he intends
to prove to you to be the demerits of your bumble ser
rant. Now, it cannot, I am Barr, be expected that any
degree of reflection on my part could enable me to see ex-
actly what those demerits are. lam unable to answer •
vetch I have not heard ; and I will not put the cart
before the horse, and give you the answer first to an attack
which is to follow afterwards. I therefore, with permis-
sion. will waive for the present the privilege which usage
would confer upon me; and I propose, with your leave, to
state what I am desirous of saying on my own behalf 11
after I have hoard what the other candidate is pre-
pared to to any against nee. I think that is fair ply. I
of Mr. Harvey's supporters refused fur some die
to accede to this proposal, but after some time had been
consumed in negotiation, it was arranged that Mr. Harney
should, in the first instance, make any observations he
thought proper upon the foreign policy of Lord Palmerston ;
that the noble lord should then make his speech, replying
to Mr. Ilanxis's charges; and that Mr. Harney should then
make • second speech , expressing hie views on questions of
domestic interest—Mr. Harney then addressed the electors
at great length, charging Lord Palmerston, as Foreign
Secretary, with haring been the supporter of despotism
abroad, and was proceeding with his speech at the time this
report left.

WALLINGFORD.
The nomination for this borough took place yesterday, the
candidates being Mr. Blackstone, the recent repftaentative
(proposed by Mr. Payne, a surgems, and Mr. Fairthome),
end Mr. Alfred Morrison, a young man whose family is
closely connected with the borough ( proposed by Mr. Browne
and seconded by Mr. Frampton).—Mr. Blackstone observed,
in his address, that it was nnnecemar y for him to say what he
would do if returned, since they knew what he had already
done as their representative. He claimed their suf-
frages on the same principles as before ; for he had
not changed them in any respect —Mr. Morrison said he
appeared there under greet dissdrantages, having been pre-
vented by an accident, which had confined him to the house,
from canvassing the c'ectore. Ile woo a decided liberal, and
the advocate of that great social improvement which had
been gradually taking place since the passing of the Reform
Bill, end which he wished to see fully carried out. But he
was no party man, would accept no favour at the hands of
Lord John Russell's government, and would only support it
so long as it proposed measures which he considered were
for the public good. He was also a decided free trader, at the
same time that he claimed to be a true friend to the agricul-
tural interest as well. It free trade principles prevailed, he was
sure they would do more to foster that interest than mono-
poly, or what Will called protection. Ile was opposed to the
I endowment of the Roman catholic church, as he thought the
state had no right to tax men of all opinions for the benefit of
any particularsect. If returned to parliament, he pledged him-
self to vote against the continuance of all penal statutes. The
show of hands Well declared to be in favour of Mr. Morrison
and a poll was therefore demanded on behalf of Mr. Black.'
stone. The contest is expected to be a hard ene, and almost
as close as that of Abingdon.