The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-21 00:00:00

HUDDERSFIELD ELECTION.

HUDDERSFIELD, Arum 20.
The nomination of candidates took place to-day,
in the large epon square contiguous to the r iilway statian,
and in front of the new Gem° Hotel. The proceedings
otrauleaced at limn, and continued until nearly three
o'clock. Bands of music enlivened the town during the
morning, and the windows of the houses adjacent to the
square were filled with ladies. Tare hire urs art both candi-
dates, Joseph Starkey, Eeq., and Lord Goderich, were
white, party colours being avoided.
At the appointed hour, crowds of people thronged into
the square, and continued to increase until the close of
the proceedings, when there would be nearly 10,000 mrions
present. The proceedings passed off with great good hu-
mour thromhout.
Goderich and his supporters were the first to arrive,
and thu cheers with which the noble viscount was re-
ceived clearly showed him to be the popular candidate.
Mr. Starkey and his friends came won after from the
George Hotel, but the hon. gentleman was received almost
in silence.

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The ltrmaxitio Orrjci't (Thomas Robinson, EN )
basing read the precept commanding him to proceed to tee
election of a representative in the place of W. It. C. &out-
field, Esq., unseated on petition, he took the usual oath,
after winch the act against bribery was read at length.
These formularies over, tke RETIMNING omi:unasked
if Cu, ooe had a candidate to propose.
Mr. T. I'. CILOSLAND came forward, amidst cheers and

interruptions, to propose Joseph Starkey, Hs+, as a candi-
date, wet known to all present. He was a townsman, born
and bred amongst them, having jumped, as some one hail
remarked, from his elegy into his carriage. As a manufac-
turer he was well qualified to watch over their local inte-
rests. Mr. Crosland then alluded to personal matters of
difference in which he (Hr. Starkey) and Mr. Winans bad
been mixed up.
Mr. Jotscru WEBB, wool merchant, seconded the no-
mination.

Mr. Wm. W MIAMI, wool merchant, and one of the can-
didates at the lut election, came forward amidst loud
cheers to propose Lord Ooderich, whom ho highly enlo-
ai.ed as a young nobleman every way qualified to represent
the borough in parliament. ile also alluded at some length
to the personal matters touched upon by Mr. Crosland.
Mr. WRIGHT MELLOR, manufacturer, seconded the
nomina.iou of Lord Goderich.

Mr. STARICEV then addressed the assembly amidst slight
cheering and some interruptions. He declared himself a
free trod r, in favour of an extension of the suffrage, sod
the ballot. As to the suffrage, he could not say how far it
should be extended, but he would willingly vote for those
who voted for improvement counninionere being allowed
to vote for members of parliament. (Cries of "Yes, six
votes to one," being en allusion to the right of owners of
oroper) to give a plurality of votes.) lie also avowed
himself favourable to an alteration in the mode of voting,
by assimilating it to that now in use for the election of
poor-law guardians. (Cries of " Leeds guardians," " Look
at Leeds," and some interruption.)
Lord IiODEILICH was received with loud cheering. Ile
spoke at great length in explanation of his political opinions,
declaring that, though connected with the ariatacmcy, he
had, ever since he thought on the subject, advocated free
trade, believing it was unjust to tax the food of the people.
He was in favour of an extension of the suffrage, vote by
ballot, shorter parliaments, and a redistribution of the
parliamentary boroughs. Although in favour of household
suffrage he should, if returned, support such a measure as
he saw there was a probability of being carried. ("
hear," and cheers.) He was opposed to all further grants
of money from the public puma* for religious purposes, but
in favour of extending education to the utmost limit. Al-
luding to the budget, he pronounced it on the whole as an
important measure, worthy of the fame of Mr. Gladstone
as a follower of the great Sir Robert Peel. Hi* lordship
was loudly cheered throughout his address, which occupied

near.y an hour.
Mr. Wx. CROSLAND then put several questions to Lord
Oodcricb, which were satisfactorily answered by his lord-
ship.
On a show of hands being called for a very small
number, not a tenth of the vast audience, were held up for
Mr. Starkey; but for Lord Goderich the great bulk of
those present were held up, amidst loud and repeated
cheerio's.
The RETURNING OFFICER said he bad no difficulty what:

ever in saying that the show of hands was in favour of Lord
Goderich.

Mr. T. P. CROSLAND, on behalf of Mr. Starkey, de-
manded a poll, which wu at ones acceded to, and fixed
to tako place this day (Thursday) between the hosts of 8
and 4. . _ _ . _ . . .

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Three cheers were then given for Lord Goderich, and
after a vote of thanks to the returning officer, the vast as-
sembly separated.
Both parties speak confidently of surren; the contest will
be a very close one, and the return of either candidate will
not much surprise the other.

WESLEYAN DISTURBANCES AT TEADON,
NEAR LEEDS.-SHOOTING WITII INTENT
TO MURDER.

The adjourned hearing of this case came before the
West Riding magistrates, at Loads, on Tuesday last, fur final
adjudication. The seisions hall of the Court-house was
densely crowded with spectator., and the hearing occupied
from one o'clock is the afternoon until eleven o'clock at
night. There were five magistrates present to hear the
case, namelpill ohn Blayda, Reg , William Nicholson
Nicholson, ~ Rev. J. A. Rhodes, John Wilson, ,
Rm., and Jo n Wilson, Esq., but only two of
them remained to the conclusion of the case. The defen- 30
dents, it will be recollected, were William Starkey, John
Starkey, Thomas Mann, John Slater, Joseph Birdsell, and IPL
John Sykes, who were charged with maliciously shooting u
at Hiram Yeadon on the 13th of March, with intent to
murder him or do him some grievous bodily harm. AU the too
defendants belonged to the Wesleyan denomination except
Sykes, who is a discharged soldier, and the shooting in 50
question arose during • contest for the possession of the n,
Chapel-keeper's house, occupied by the defendant Mena. 1,1
At the conclusion of the evidence the magistrates deter-
mined to commit Sykes and Mann for trial at the next 20
awnres at York, the former for firing the gun, and the latter SO
for aiding and abetting him in that act. There was no
evidence to implicate the other defendants, who were con.
sapiently discharged. Sykes and Mann were admitted to
bail for their appearance at the Matti.

NEW DECISION OF TUE BOTTLE QUESTION.

Yesterday, the legality of the ordinary deficient
bottle was in question at the Kensington ses.ions. Mr.
Junes Gregg, inspector of weights and measures, preferred
• complaint of selling short measure against Mrs. Stout, of
the Royal Hotel, Breutford. The inspector went to that
house and called for a bottle of Guineas's stout, and after-
wards verified the deficiency of the quantity supplied by
measuring it. Fur the defence it was contended that the
words quart or pint bottle, as applied to the sale of beer,
were merely conventional terms, the meaning of which
mast be sought in the daily use of those who employ them.
The bottles supplied were the quart and pint of every day
parlance and the practice of daily life—jus of worm; lo-
quendi—jastitied the defendant from the charge. The
chairman of the magistrates, Mr. R. Tubb., took a similar
view of the case. He considered tho words quarts and pints I
were only conventional terms, which for a long time had
been acquieteed in by the public. There was no law to
compel a publican to use either pints or quarts, for he
might point to such • vessel and say that when filled it is
3d., 2d., or 14., and it would then rest with the purchaser
whether he had it or not. On the same principle it was not
necemary for a baker to sell any particular weight of bread,
but be might tell his customer that that was a 2d., 3d., or
other loaf, as t►e eue might Ise.
The information was then dismissed by • majority of
3 to 1.
The decision excited a great deal of surprise.

DEPARTURE OF TILE AMERICAN MAILS. —yes-
terday afternoon, about four o'clock, the United States
Mail steam-ship Baltic, Captain Comstock. sailed from .he
Mersey fur New York, with the usual mails, a fair number
of passengers, and a large cargo of merchandise on freight.
Amongst the cargo carried out ,by the Baltic were several
packages from the continent for tho New York Exhibition.
l'rior to her departure, copies of the Daily News of yester-
day were placed on board by Messrs. Willmer and Smitb,
of Liverpool, fur the press and news-rooms of the western
continent.
CHICORY

Nesterday the Court of
Inland Revenue was engaged for several hours in hearing
charges against grocers, for violating the recent Treasury
order forbidding the sale of coffee and chicory mixed toge-
ther, unless under a label informing the purchaser of the
fact of mixture. The court inflicted small penalties in about
twenty casts, but intimated that after the notice the law
would be put in full force against offenders. The full
penalty is lOW.
LONDON AND EDINBURGH OAZETTES.—Yesterday
a g mernment bill was printed to consolidate the London
and Edinburgh Gisettes. The reason is the great expense
at present unnecessarily incurred by reason of the separate
publication and management of the two Gazettes. After
the passing of the bill, the Gazette, to be called " The
London and Edinburgh Gazette," is to be published in
London, with a:permanent agency in Edinburgh.
SMOKING IN THE NAVY.—A large amount of in-
dignation has been excited among the naval officers at
Portsmouth, especially those who a►e partial to cigars and
tobacco, by the promulgation by Captain Shepherd, of
the Victory, flagship, of an order prohibiting all smoking
on board that ship by officers. Toe order is confined to
officers—seamen, marines, and petty and warrant officers
being still left to indulge in the " weed."

SHARE LISTS.

WEDNESDAY Itrairnto.
The railway market to-day was stagnant and
rather depressed in tone. Speculation in this de-
partment has become ea limited that the " bulls" arc
discouraged, and are gradually closing or diminish-
ing their accounts ; but thew is no present supply of
real stock pressing upon the market. Prices are
easily affected by and• change in Consols. At the
final close of the market the general tone was
firmer.