The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-05 00:00:00

CLOSE OF THE POLL.

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HALIFAX, TUESDAY Arrzasoox.
The following were the numbers claimed by the reopte
five candidates at the close of the poll :
Sir C. Wocd
Mr. Edwards

BRIGHTON.
MITI. RN OF LORD A. HERVEY.

Yesterday the irigitO;—eiictiont;;Vplare, to
supply the vacancy in the representation, caused by the
acceptance of Lord Alfred Hervey of the post of a Lord of
the Treasury under the new government. The weather
was wet, the usual election crowd in consequence astaj,
and the proceedings brief.
W. Kiwwzrr, EN. (the returning officer), having gar
through the preliminary proceedings,
LAWAIKCE PilL, Seq. (brother of the late Sir Hobert
Peel), proposed the re-election of Lord Alfred Hervey,
which was seconded by Mr. EIMUNDT:II Baoww.
No other candidate being nominated, the returning 01.
cer declared Lord Alfred Hervey duly elected, and the is
denture having been duly signed,
Lord ALTHAID H returned thanks for this, hi
fourth, election. There were circumstances, he uud,

attending this election which greatly increased the side
faction which, in any case, he must have felt. First *fat
as one of these who firmly and consistently adhered ti thi
policy of that great statesman, whose memory the/ ail
cherished with the most grateful feelings, haring resin
every attempt that had been made during the butt,*
years to reverse that wise commercial policy 10011
he established in this country; it was the Kula
to him of peculiar gratification, to have beta
three times out of the four that he had been fe
turned, proposed by one bearing his honoured name'
(hear, hear)—a gentleman, moreover, to whom he had
been attached for many years by ties of the most ader
tionate regard. Second, Brighton had been entrenched,
had had the honour of returning members to parliament—
there had been about eight elections ; and upon him (104
Alfred Hervey) had fallen the privilege, the distinctioc, al
being the first representative of Brighton returned w4c'
out opposition. He would not detain the electors by eel
into details of the principles on which he believed the
policy of the new government would be regulated. Be
would only say that their great object would be to extend.
prudently and cautiously, but still continually to extesdi
the commercial and financial scheme of Sir Robert reel
They would endeavour also to raise from their present 00
of ignorance those large masses of the population in Innis
towns who at present were growing up, and who woad
grow up, at all events ignorant of the great truths
Christianity, and consequently disloyal subjects. 111
would apply themselves to an extension of law reform. 06
to an extension of the suffrage. (Hear, hear.) hie*
lieved it was true conservative policy—he was sure it Ito
true wisdom—to approach these questions in a time of Pei'
fect tranquillity, when they might be calmly and dio.o*
sionately considered, and not wait till the detect of 101,4
we complained had produced such an amount of popto!
indignation as would sweep away the defects and the low
tutions themselves together. (Applause.)
A vote of thanks to the returning officer, proposed by,ki
lordship, and seconded by Mr. AKTIII:It llsweest
brought the election to a close.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY.
THE NOMINATION.
This morning (Tuesday) a convocation was taut
in the Sheldonian Theatre, for the purpose of electing al',
presentative for the University of Oxford, in the room "
the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, who has g'
eepted the office of her Majesty's Chancellor of the Egan'
qucr. The name of the Marquis of Ch indos had l'eri
mentioned to oppose Mr. Gladstone, but it appeared et*
dently without his knowledge or consent. His lordsl4
absolutely declined to serve the purposts of the partl*
had so vexatiously made use of his name, but at the Is
moment the same party, after summoning their friends!.
vote fur Lord Chandov, put forward 35 A candidate ea
tM
very morning of the election the unknown name of p..Ael

M
. ',we's', M.A., of Christ Church. 'The convocation was
attended by about 100 masters of OAS.
theott‘h, the R. Dr. Hawkins, Provost of Oriel College,
in • brief Lain address, proposed the Hight Hon. William
goat Gladstone; Arclide•con Denison, also in Latin,
proposed Dudley M. Pereeval, Esq. Both gentlemen were
cheered by their respective partisans. After some observa-
tions from Mr. Woo combo,
Dr l'iticumuus alluded to the %se that had been made
of the come of the Marquis of Chandoe without his consent,
and 4e-ignited the opprwition as one discreditable to the
university. Dr. Machride replied, and stated that the com-
mittee believed that they had the sanction of the noble mar-
quis to use his name as a candidate. The only unction they
istwi it appeared, wee derived from a letter received from
pt. Lempriere, of Londoo. After some other discussion, in
which Archdeacon Wilberforce and the junior proctor took
tbe most active part, Mr. Marriott d a long Latin
address, sod the contocatiou was dissolved.
The paling commenced at half-past one o'clock and was
eontiseed until four. At that hour the numbers were—
For Mr. Gladstone
Fur Mr. Pereeval
The pull will be opened on Wednesday at 10 o'clock.

GLOUCESTER.
TILE NOMINATION.
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GLOUCEBTf

TIJUDAY,

The nomination took place to-day, and presented a
striking contrast to that of last July, when the condidates
mutually %freed to eschew bell-ringing. flags, music, and
velours:To-day the streets of the city were early astir with
lan& of music parading, colours eying, and all the " pomp
end eireumstauce "of an election according to the old
style of thing'. Gloucester is perhaps the only place in
eluth an election consequent on the change of ministry
ails be thoroughly contested. Here both candidates go to
the poll, and with the determination to poll to the last man.
The circumstances under which thLs contest arises have
steady heel typorteu ; but we may state that on Admiral
Berkeley accepting a lordship in the Admiralty under the
Alwrdetn ministry, the friends of Mr. H. T. Hope (who
am, at that time absent from England) put that gentleman
in econination on the honeryative interest. Mr. Hope bee
now retuned to London, but did not present himself to the
elector.. for reasons stated by his proposer.
The boot,' of nomination commenced at ten o'clock at
the Shire Hall, which was crowded to teens. Oa the wools
the proceedings wero carried on with good-nature, but,
mere were two or three fights during the delivery of
Admiral Berkeley's speech. The Sheriff (Mr. Carter)
basing x,me through the necessary formalities,
Mr. W. WA11111101:101s, Mayor of Gloucester, nominated
Admiral Berkeley for re-election, and spoke of his claims
upon the electors as an advocate of free trade and an oppo-
nent of the scheme for doubling the house tax, which the
ouseus of Gloucester in public meeting assembled had de-
clared to be a must odious and unjust tax, pressing home-
distely spun one class of the community for the supposed
benefit of another, and jeopardising the political privileges
of a large class of the constituency. (Cheers.)
Hr. E. S. ii ZNDALL seconded the nomination.
Mr. Davis, solicitor, nominated Mr. Hope, and Mr.
GOODRICH briefly seconded the nomination.
Admiral Deux LLLL than came forward, and addressed
the meeting. He began by alluding to the absence of the
conservative candidate. Why, be asked, was not Mr.
Hope present? If he intended to be their representative in
parliament, he ought to face them as a man, and to tell
them whether he intended to pursue those political prin-
ciples which he had hitherto followed, or whether he wee
retrograding to old toryient. (Hear, hear.) He (Admiral
Berkeli.y) had not sought office, but had actually refused
office, bong unwilling that they should again be called
upon through him to be mixed up with a contested election.
Last year the party opposed to him complained of
change, and professed to desire • strong and lasting go-
verement, acd even a progenitive government ; but it was
clear that the government of Lord Derby was the weakest,
both in point of experience, of talent, and of judgment,
that hail ever rued over this country. (Hear.) The pre-
sent government, however, was composed of men of the
greatest talent and official experience, and of the beet ad-
ministrative quality ; but it was said that there was no
cohesion in them, that they were not of one mind, and
that it could not last. The beet answer to this was, that
these very men who combined together to carry on the
atfoirs of this country, were the men who, opposed on other
minor points, did combine to give the country the blessings
of free trade. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. Davin expl.iued that Mr. Hope, although now in
London, sin not in the country when the writ was issued.
If he had come down to Gloucester it would have been
charged splint him that he was insulting the constituency,
who had as recently decided against him.
The show of hands was then taken. The numbers were
very close, and the sheriff had to take them twice, ere be
decided it to be in favour (Admiral Berkeley.
A poll was then demanded on behalf of Mr. Hope, which
was tined to open at 8 o'clock next morning.
A vote of thanks to the sheriff closed the proceedings of
the mutilation.