The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-28 00:00:00

OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL.

Yesterday was appointed by the High Sheriff
for the official doclaratl.n nf the numbers for sect candidate.
Kr. Edgell &diva e ekes hk sppearriv, bat the friends of
Mr. Evil/a mastered in very Croat torce, and a proisesiee
assembl at Merrow, to escort hies, and above a hundred
carriages Ailed with ladies and electors aosompanied him to
the lowa Hall, Guildford.
At half-past twelve o'clock, Mr. Abbott. the Under-
Sheriff, opened the in the Town Hsu by
suiting the numbers to be is fews:
Evelyn 1,144
Edgell 9BB

Majority for Evelyn 166
He, therefore, declared William John Evelyn, Esq., of
Wotton Park, duly sleeted to represent the western diesicn
of Surrey in the present parliament.
Mr. EVELYN than stood forward to address the elector.
He said—Weetors of West Surrey, allow me in the flat
pees to express ay deep sense of obligation at the honour
&z have conferred upon me in electing me our ferments-
(Chess.) Oa the day of the nomination I stated
what were my political opinions, but whether carried away
by my feelings upon that occasion I do not know,
I omitted to give my opinion upon some important
guineas, and if you will allow me, I will do to
on the present occasion. Before I do en, however,
I will just say a word or two upon the subject of
free trade; and In the first plan I deny most
positively both for myself and for these who set with me,
that we consider cheap bread to be a ems and dear breed a
blessiug—our opinion is quite the reverse. (Cheers.) What
I understand by protection, is fair play and fair oompetitien,
—(cheers)--and I do say that the present system of free
trade is unfair play and unfair competition. That system
also tends, at least it was its object to dose, to mfairly rase
the manufacturing population at the expense of the agricul-
tural population. (Neer, bear.) Sir J. Graham compared
the system of free trade to a capital, but I say that it Is a
column leaning on one side, and it shall be my endeavour to
set it straight and make its proportions fair and septa.
I milder it most untair that burdens should be met
upon the agriculturists from which the suandeas
WIN are entirely exempt (Cheers.) I have often seam
et the measures of relief to which they are entitled, and is
stel be my earnest endeavour to assist them, and also to ob-
Soill a general reduction in the taxation and the buriese
WWI press upon their industry. I will now say a few
weeds with regard to the church. In the first place, I will
tall you that I am attached to the church of England, and I
think that to destroy it would be a great loss to the country,
sad I think so enscially when I Taint upon the labour of
the working clergy, a body of men so sellidenyieg and so
kind to the poor. I wish, however, that the church should
assert her independence, and I am glad to no open
the question of situ:anon, she resisted all interference the
state. (Cheers.) I think the church ought not to lean upon
the government :or support, but that it should
trust to its ewe internal resourees, and to the affection
of the peoole. I will now proceed to consider that
subject which I know is considered by all of so math import-
ance namely a reduction in the expenditure of the country ;
I and will tell you that lam sincerely Winer of reductiin.
(Cheers.) I did not state positively the other day that Id d
not think there should be any reduction in the army and
navy. What I did say then I repeat new, that I think it is
a subject very proper to be considered by the government ;
but 1 think that those services must be maintained in a state
of efficiency, and if they are not it would be the worst
economy in the world. (Hear, hear. I am in favour of
all practicable redactioss, sad in my judgment the opinions
expressed by Mr. Demented upon this subject are
well worthy consideration. There is another im-
portaat question, the government of the colonies, and what
I as going to say upon this subject is opposed to the
liberal principle of ceatraliaation. In my opinion the colo-
nies ought to enjoy a greater power of se government and
ought to be allowed more power to manage their own affairs,
and it this were the ease, I do not think we should hear of •
couple of millions being expended on such an impolitic pro-
ceeding as the Kaffir war. (Hear, hear.) You will, I trust,
see, gentlemen, that although I am a conservative, 1 am not
in favour of any existing abuses. If I were, I should
not be a conservative, for I am aware that the only
way to maintain our institutions is to improve ante
amend them, when altered circumstances render it ne
cessary to be done. The people of Eugland are not a mere body
of men and women. They form a great society—their
institutions are the framework of that society, and
without them the society would speedily be re.
eared into its original elements. lam not one of throes who
think that the church is in any danger. I have too high an
opinion of the enlightenment of the people and their good
sense, and I believe they are too well aware of the value of their
church to render any alarm far the stability of the church
necessary to be telt. The clays of darkness and of supersti-
tion were atone dangerous to the church, but in these times
I have no tear. (Hear, bear.) Gentlemen, I an, happy to
be enabled to state that this election has been earned on most
fairly, and I cannot help feeling that you hays achiev.d a
great triumph. Very strong elements of intinence have been
made use of by my opponents, but I assure you that I have
not endeavoured to make use of any extraneous influence,
but have relied entirely upon the generous ealistehee of my
triends, and upon the good faith, honesty, and independ-
ence of the men of West Sum y. (Cheers.) I had another
disadvantage to contend with In this election. The gentle-
man who opposed me was a man of station in the county,
older, and hi tier known than I was. Still, however, these
difficulties have been overcome sad you have, by returning
me as your representative, expressed your determination net
to strengthen the hands of the present whig government.
(Cheat.) You may depend that I shall not support the
whig party. I have a respect for the party professing
extreme liberal opinions, because, although I believe
that the schemes they propose are fraught with the
utmost danger to the country, I believe they are sin-
cere ; but as for the whip, is there a man pre-
sent who can say that the whip oligarchy ever eared for
the people t (Great cheering.) lam pleased to know that
fa this struggle I have not only been supported by the conger-
vatives, als rby a large body of liberal eh cton, who Ern-
WWII the utmost distatisfact'on at the conduct of the pre-
sent government, and who are determined to obtain protec-
tion for the agricultural interest. (Cheers) So far as lam
myself concerned, I tell you that I have no cendenoe in the
present government, and they shall not have my support ;
and I believe that if a party were to some forward who would
*age themselves to economy and retrenchment, and
protection to agriculture, the great body of the
people of this country would rely round them and
give them their support. (Cheers.) I will conclude, gen-
tlemen. I go into parliament independent of any party,
but an opponent of the present government; and I do
assure you that no man ever went into parliament with a
firmer determination than I have to perform my duty.
(Great cheerier.)
H. DRUMMOND, Esq., hl P., proposed a vote of thanks
to the High Sheriff for the manner in which he had con-
ducted the huoineu of the election.
Mr. EVELYN seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously.
Three hearty cheers were then given for the Queen, and
the proceedings of the election terminated.

A NEW ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL—[Erom s Carres-
pondent.l—The spirit of the present age is adverse to mono-
poly. IN e have now our penny postage, our penny steam
brats, even our pony life assurances. We enjoy free trod.
in grain, free trade in shipping, and we are now promised
free trade is elecno commw"ieation. Messrs. Wilimer and
Smith, the news agents in LAsdon, Liverpool, and New
York, have announced to the press and the public that they
have deemed it necessary, in consequence of the continued
latemtption given to their telegraphic communicat'ons dur-
ing the past year, to provide other metros for transmitting
their correspondence than those at present la use; and for
this purpose they have become associated, asioint owners,
in all the patent rights and privileges of the l leetric Print-
ing Telegraph, invented and improved upon by Mr. House,
of New York, and the Mesas. Brett, of London and Paris.
As the business management in this country is solely and
entirely vested in them hands, they 'annum* their deter-
raina.ion " to make telegraphic communication in Great
Britain and Inked as cheap, rapid, and efinesions as
that so extecaiveiy used is America." Ile machines
they intend to use are on the newest and most im-
proved principle, and print in clear legible tjpe, at the
rate of from forty to fifty words per minute. Duplicate
copies, to any extent, may be had at the sums instant Ac-
curacy is thus irsured—the mistakes incidental to copying
being entirely avoided. Secrecy, so eventially necessary.
both to the press cad the commercial warld, is guaranteed
by the very simplicity of the machinery. Ponies may eon-
yLree at each end of the wire without the inconvenience of
a third person's presence. The rate of charges will, it is
said, be from 300 to 400 per cent. below the sale at present
charged. The submarine telegraph to France (the right to
which is exclusively granted by the Fremb government to
Mr. Jacob Brett, one of the parties above referred to) will
firm a connecting fink with the great lines of European
telegraphs, so thus, when completed. Loudon is to be placed
in h-urly correspondence with Paris, Madrid, Berlin,
Vienna, the. It is impoasible to foresee the extent of the
revolution which must be effected in the daily journalism of
this country, when the nations of the continent are thus
brouiht Into close proximity with us. It the change be
beneficial to the press, end to the peoples of England, how
much, vastly much, more so must it prove to the other na-
tions interested. The diffusion of knowledge, the spread of
the literal feeling, which is so prominent an ingredient in
English character, must be beneficial to our continental
neighbours. In tits view of its proceedings, apart from
every other, it is to be hoped that the anticipations of
"Brett, House, and Widmer's Electric Telegraph Com-
pany" may be realised, and that the temporary diradvan-
Sages under which so important an invention has hitherto
laboured, may be more than counterbalanced by the impetus
now about to be riven It. In no better bands could it he
than is those of Willmer end Smith, whales connexion with
the metropolitan press for upwards of a quarter of a century
has given such general satisfactim.
PROPOSED DAT MAIL TO SITREWSBURT.—At the
latter end of May last, a memorial from several of the in-
habitants of Shrewsbury was presented to the Postmaster
(Jewel, prayieg that a second, or day mail, be established
beflifien here and London, to which his lordship has, with-
in the last few days, replied through the secretary. lie
says "That the number of letters that would be benefited
by the establishment of day mail bags from London to
Shrewsbury, Wellington, and Newpert, is not sufficient to
justify the espouse that must neena:-.rily be incurred in
carrying out the =mut ; and his lordship is, therefore,
pleased to direct the consideration of this question to be post-
poned for the present."—Edelotoes Journal.