The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-18 00:00:00

NORTH WARWICKSHIRE.

The nomination took place yesterday at Co'whin.
The proceediage commenood at 10 o'clock, sad at th►t time
there were am/ambled in front of the linguine the Boost
collection of roughs th►t Birmingham and Coventry oonld
furbish. _

The show of hands wu in favour of Monts and Nswde-
Pte. A poll wu demanded on behalf of Mr. Bromley.
The election will take place on Thursday.

OXFORDSHIRE
The election for the county of Oxford took place
in the County Hall, Oxford, yesterday, when the &Oen-
&slice was unusually numerous} although it wan understood
that there would be to opposition to the return of the
Right Hoo. J. W. Henley, Lientensot-Colonel North, and
Lieutenant-Colonel Foos, the three late mime. After
the usual preliminaries,
Mr. J. H. Amin= preposied. and Mr. A. H. Dimwit ee-
-1 waded, the nomination or tho Right Hon. J. W. Has*.
Mr. H. B. RZINAILDBON proposed. sod Mr. H. O. RUILZT
moods& this nomination of Lieoteuent-Colonel North.
Mr. HUGH HAIIIIIBLIT (chairman of quoitsc sessions)
proprosed, and Mr. STEAITON seconded, the nomination of
Lieutessot-Colonel Fans. _ _ _

for the shopkeepers in towns, and (or die Weans-farmer; There being no other candidate, the HIGH SHERIFF de.
sod others who were employed. (Chun.) Hem man eland the election to have fallen upon the three gentlemen
ought to be free to give his vote, and not be coerced by his above-named.
supseion. (Cheers.) Working men ought not either to be Mr. Hum, in returning thinks, said—lt might be ex.
exposed to coercion from organisations of their own body— peoted that I should coning myself to thanking you for the
either trades' union or any other coercion. (Cheers.) kindness you have done me in approving of my put conduct
Another point of reform on which South Lancashire would se a pledge for the future, but I think that upon this pubic
expect to gain • great deal was the re.distribution coessioe, when we come face to facie with those of oar cost-
a seats. There were vast cestres of population at stituente who are not public mu, we ought to state our
Liverpool, Manchester, and elsewhere, which had opinions upon public matters. I would first refer to that
grown up to their present lice in recent times. great and calamitous struggle which hoe raged on the other
and were Dot yet adequately represented. He was io favour aide of the Atlantic. No wen more regretted this struggle
of • considerable inertia.. of representation to those parts than I did, and no man has more rejoiced than I have
of the country where intelligence, wealth, property, and that this country has maintained • strict neutrality
members prevailed. in order that they might have their is the Quarrel, and that we have bad nothing whatever to
fair share of power in our legislation. He thought it would do with it (Cheers.) That war hae happily now tormi.
he quits right if a number of the extremely small boroueha Dated, and now may it please God to give that ecituttry
and constituencies esased to return members to Parliament. the grace to ewe that when they have been victorious they
It was not at all convenient to have a House of Commons should use the power they have plead with mercy—(loed
with mere than eke members, because it would not be cheers) —that will toed more than anything else to heal
Bailable for debates and for business. Six hundred wee their unhappy divisions, and to restore to them that pros-
quite enough as far as the number went, but what we putty which it is our hope they shall continue to enjoy as
had to do was to make ashift—take away the franchise from well as ourselves. (Protracted cheers.) To proceed to the
the extremely small places, and give it to those which were question of Deemark—if such a war sbould sgainoccurin the
math larger. Lancashire would probably gain additional world as that unfistuaate niisuoderatandieg produced, toy
members for Manceseter, and Liverpool, and Salford, and opinion is—and I tusks this statement, because I was &b-
-eery likely some new boroughs would be created (A Voice: sent from parliament at the dicussion—if we bad not
" fin Helen i-40,000.") There was Steleybridge, and the found it to be our daty to do more, it would
district of the Forest of ilossendsle, which included the have been wise to have said lees. (Chews.)
populous towns of Nei/church and Rawtenstall and other Os the question of reform you all know that reform has
places, making op a regular industrial hive which ought to sever been my trade. (Laughter.) I have never been much
have a representative in parliament. ( Applause.) He did is it—(outinued laughter)—but Ido say that if there is to
not mind if the balance between the agricultural and cons- be any reform, it is of no use unless it is to go down hill, eo
mental haunts was slightly disturbed, because he believed as to take in the larger number. (Cheers.) Ido not under-
that we ought to go with cumbers and wealth wherever stand lateral reform, however, unless there is a strong feel.
they were situated ; whether in an agricultural or • aornmer- ins in the country for it ; for when you know how many
cial district, they should be en the same footing ; and If it boroughs in parliament at present represented would have
happened that great multitudee congregated in the centres a chance of being snuffed out by reform—(laughter)—you
of industry thus acquired more Power, they were entitled cannot expect the members for these boroughs to put a cord
to it. (Chain.) He was in favour of religious equality. round there to strangle tbeinseleas,and with refortn,as by some
He had done his best in a former parliament to get the proposed, they wouldhave a very poor chance. (Laughter and
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge thrown open. (A !cheers.) I have sun much of this going on in parliament
Voice : " Would you muzzle them?" No •be was not for I doviog the peat ten ye, parliament has had to thine
muxsling anybody. (Laughter.) The fames, however, about it much—(" And that is all")—but if we an to have
that at Oxford they bad not fairly met the reformers. The I reform, I have not found out why a man with • 51. holm
000Cfarni011• made had not been fairly observed. The no. I should not he equally entitled to • vete with the men who
formers had intended that those setts of kerning should happen to occupy Si. and U. houses. (Hear, hear.) Why
be opened to the whole nation ; but when a gentleman . the one is to be chosen and the other not, it may be that my
was written about as wishing to enter • college, if he spectacles are too bad to enable me to form an opinion, but
happened wt to be a member of the church of I certainly cannot see the difference. (Laughter.) If there
England the mower always was that " the college is is to be ...epeeist:dation fixed nu cheese let us go bark to
full." He (Hr. Heywood) wanted some power is those the old household franchise, but if they go to any other
bodies to be thrown open. He would allow the young men figure, thee the man whose rateal wee just below the sum
who were educated there to get the rewards of their in- fixed would feel most anxious to get the franchise to pick
dustry according to their talents, without soy further goes- some plums out of the pudding—(laughter)--end if I ever
Lions being asked. He would have the fellowsbips end change that opinion, I promise to give you the bast atten-
honours open, and have the power in those plums also Hu to the question which I can conscientiously.
opened to the whole nation. He thought, too, that we Mr. 011301WoOD-1 should like to ask why are men in
ought to sect to have religious liberty not only outside but Henley, Whitey, and Barked, and other unrepresented
Weide the walls of parliament—that ell members, whether towns, not as much utitled to votes as men in towns like
protestant or catholic, should make the same declaration on Oxford are who pay rentals of col y 104
oath of their allegiance to the crown, arid bacilli I Mr. HatrutY—l will tell you. I thick that Ia a change
taken that pledge, they should all be equally free to say of the musty franchise we ought to regulate the represen-
and do what they pleased. (Cheers.) He trusted that is tatioa by tanee in the counties and by houses in the
the ensuing parliament we should go on Is the career se boroughs. Ido not core whether you pot the tax on at 151.
well begun by lie. GI adatene, reducing the expenditure of or 201., but fix it, giving the franchise to all who paid at the
the country. He hoped that, with the pacific disposition of stipulated rateal, and then we should not have perpetual
other countries towards us, we might be able to reduce our chew. If we had rating on the one heed cad rental on
studied army. If we were invaded at all, the volunteer the other, we should thee have • ermeiple open which we
force would be a very efficient means of defence. But he could Auld ; but I say there is ao principle is say number
was not at all afraid of invasion. The English people were of pounds, whereas the other system would have • prieople
what wee G&W an " ugly customs i"—(ehesie)—eDd any in it, and I should be vary glad if then were each a chase,
foreign eaten would think twice before it meddled with us although my °pia Ma may not be worth a haireaeas_ hay
OM our owe shores. His thought that we might safely make eve.bewemb whin. Then then the emelicod'a wee.
reductions, and he had great confideece that the Cheapener We bay. lived u gum when a Loge "seem of taxes bee
of the Exchequer would be • leader in thou matters. The been take. off—(" Not by .b....b„..)—by the common
probability seemed to be that he would not he returned insuat of both sides of the house. (Hear, hear.) I have
for Oxford, sad that he would be down in Laaceshire to. know, tins.in which there b.. beanany diapeesekie
morrow. (The hen. coididate concluded amid great cheer- take • tax off that the question of party has been allowed to
ing for himself and for Mr. Gladstone.) have weight. Ido ace see why the sous who dente his
Mr. H. TAINS THOMPSON aid that, in all ages of the bottle of ahem, or be who takes hie glut of brandy sad