The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-21 00:00:00

RYE ELECTION.-THE NOMINATION.

RYE, FIUDAY.
The nomination of the candidates fur the repre-
sentation of this borough in parliament took place to-day
at the Town

The candidates, as our readers arc aware, are Mr. R. C.
Pomfrett, a banker in the town of Rye, and Mr. J. A.
Mackinnon, the father of the late member, who it will be
remembered upon a petition being presented against his
return declined to defend his seat. The subsequent pro-
teeth, ga and the endeavour made by the motion of Mr.
Bass to suspend the issuing of the writ on the ground of
the bribery and corruption that had prevailed Co turn-er
occasions in the borough will be fresh in the recollection of
our readers. Mr. Pomfrett is a gentleman of considerable
influence in the borough, and who avows free trade princi-
ples, and the chief point of the opposition to his return is
the fact of his having signed with sixty-two other gentle-
men the petition to the House of Commons praying for
some legislative enactment with reference to the borough
before anew writ was issued, which it is urged was tanta-
mount to an endeavour to obtain the disfranchisement of
the borough.
The precept for the election, the writ, and the other
formal documents baying been read,
Mt. I'. S. Pi.taxxv, the mayor of the borough, ad-
dressed the electors upon the important nature of the duty
they were called upon to perform, observing at the soma
time that there was no doubt that after what had occurred
before tne committee of the Rouse of Commons the eyes of
the country would be upon them during the present eke-
tion, and he trusted they would show by their conduct that
they were deserving of the important privilege of the elec-
tivd franchise. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. TituMill Lsoo then proposed Mr. Pomfrett as a fit
and proper person to represent this ancient borough in
parliament ; and
Mr. T.S. PIN seconded the nomination.

Mr. H. M. CUIITIEB proposed IT Mackinnon. He
characterised the proceedings of the parties who had pe-
titioned the House of Commons, and who had, he said,
ruked up inquiries [extending so far back as a period of
twenty year:, as most dishonourable and disgraceful. He
said that the parties had failed in proving anything against
the borough, but he called upon the electors not to support
• gentleman who bad sanctioned such proceedings by sign-
ing the petition, and thus endeavoured to deprive them of
their rights.
Mr. HOLLOWAY seconded the nomination.

I'uNIFILETT addressed the electors at considerable
length, and in the course or his speech he denied
that he was actuated by any intention to disfranchise
the borough. (Cries of "ON oh," and groans.) He
had nothing whatever to do with the first petition that was
signed by seventeen persons, and the subsequent inquiry
that was instituted was under the authority of the House of
Commons itself. It was true that the committee bad re-
ported that there was no evidence of bribery having been
practised in the borough, but the system of making
loans for the purpose of obtaining influence over the
electors which was proved before them to have existed in
the borough, they at the time expressed their opinion to be
worse than direct bribery, and he said he had under these
circumstances certainly signed a petition praying that the
writ might not issue until some legislative enactment bad
been passed to put an end to that system, which he consi-
dered gave an undue and improper influence to certain par-
ties in the town.

Mr. DIACICINNON also addressed the electors at some
length, his speech, however, being almost entirely confined
to the local matters connected with the .borough and the
proceedings before the committee of the Houle of Commons.
lie also said that, although his honourable of ponent bad
told them that there was very little difference between
their political opinions, he felt called upon to
express his opinion that there was • very great
difference between them, fur he declared himself
to be a liberal and a free-trader to the very fullest extent,
while there could be very little doubt that, although his
honourable opponent felt compelled to avow himself a free-
tr►der on the present occasion, that he was in reality a tory,
and flint if he had the opportunity be would assist Lord
DerMPln obtaining what was called protection.
Upon the show of hands being taken, ft was declared in
favour of Mr. Mackinnon.

A poll was demanded on behulf of Mr. Pomfrett, which
was fixed to commute at sight 'clock this (Saturday)
morniiig, and will finally cloae at four.

A NOVELTY AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS--alwnya ono of the
attractive places of outdoor amusement in London—afforded
yesterday the first view of a novelty likely to be most
popular. Heretofore we have had lions, tigers, elephants,
and other heroes of the eastern foresta—eamels of the
desert, the hippopotamus of the Upper Nile, giraffes from
the interior of Africa, blanderin ducks from China,
bears Iron the Arctic seas, and divers other cu-
rious and rare importations to gratify our curio-
sity and enlarge our knowledge of the animal
world. Another region altogether has now been hid under
contribution. A glass-house has been set up in the gardens,
around which large glsaasided tanks are ranged, in which,
surrounded by sea-plants and floating in genuine sea water,
we now have specimens of the most curious inhabitants of
the depths of the ocean. The secrets hitherto known only
to fishes and mermaids are laid open to all who choose to
know them; for there, ranged round about this kind of
aquatic conservatory, are now to be seen the strange-
looking star-fish, alive and flourishing, "sea-urchins,'
sea ansmoncs, rare actineas, mollusci, ssicelians, rare fish,
and other creatures hitherto beyond ordinary ken in any
other way than by plates is books or natutal Listory. The
novelty is certainly complete and the interest very great,
and those who formerly ran after the hippopotamus may
now pt rhaps find equal amusement in the more
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fish and Sea Urchins—Common starfish, brittle star, pal-
mipes, unster, &c. 3rd Tank.—Sea Anemones—Aetineas
of several species, including some of the rarest upliroditc,
&c. 4th Tank.—Hollusca, Aseidians, and Fish—Trochus,
and several other genera of British shells ; barnacles, and
several species of ascidians. The fish are the blenny,
fifteen-soincd stickleback, urasse, and cottus bubalis. sth
and 6th Tank contain, in addition to aetinias and ascidians
of large size, several of the nudibrauck mollusca, such as
molls and &iris, ashen°, and other interesting animals. The
fresh water tanks contain pike, chub, perch, minnows, gud-
geon, and blue roach, or atherine, a rare British fish, con-
fined originally to Lancashire. The specimens in possession
of the society are from Lincolnshire, and were presented by
Sir Robin Heron, who received his stock from the late
Lord Derby.