The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-17 00:00:00

NAVAL.

PORTSMOUTH, MAT 16.—The First Lord of the
Admirelty is urban hen, with some et his colleagues,
this evening. The Fire Queen. team-yacht, went over to
hathamptes to embark their lordships this afternoon, end
moray these to this port. Bear-Admiral Berkeley, C. 13.,
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Li , of Woolwich Dorkyard, west as board the Excel-
lent to whams the exparimmtel shot arils sad shell mac.
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MAIDSTONE ELECTION.

OFFICIAL DEfILAHATION OF THE POLL.
MAIDSTONE, NAT 16.
In consequence of the conflicting statements put
forth with re4erd to the numbers polled, the (Ada decla-
ration of the mayor was looked for with some interest, and
it was anticipated that a protest would he meat sgaiu►t the
return of Mr. Lee, on the ground of the proceedings at the
Corn Exchange, the effect of which, it was said, was to
prevent a number of Mr. Martin's TOWS Irons going to the
poll.
At 11 o'clock the mayor took his place upon the hustings.
Mr. Lee only was present, accompanied by a large number
of his friends.
The mayor then said that upon a correct examination of
the votes, he had ascertained the numbers polled to be the

following : •
Lee 747
Martin
Majority for Lee, 10.
And lie therefore declared W. Lee, Esq., to be duly elected
to serve as a burgess in the present parliament for the bo-
rough of Maidstone. This announcement wee received with
loud cheers.
Mr. Lee then briefly addressed the electors. Ile
said it afforded him the greatest possible gratification to find
that he was placed at the head of the poll by a majority of
ten, but he congratulated the electors of Maidstone at the
triumph they had achieved, and he said he had no doebt
that the effect would be that no tory would ever dare to
show his face again in Maidstone. (Cheers.) They wanted
to have a neck and neck race, and they had had it, and the
great man of Maidstone who had hitherto done as he
pleased, and who had declared that be (Mr. Lee) should
represent the borough, had been very muck deceived.
(Hear, hear, and laughter) Why should any man have
the power of holding the key of the borough as it had been
held for so Meg a time ? He told them that no man should
hold the key of the birough any longer, and the electors by
returning him as their representative had shown their de-
termination not to be dictated to in future. (Cheers.) To
the 747 independent voters who had supported him he
begged to return his best thanks. His opponents did not
dare to go to the Carlton Club and bring down a real
tory, bet they bad brought forward a half-and-half man in
the hepe that it would have the effect of inducing the
electors to reject him (Mr. Lee). They had, however, been
grievously disappointed, and he felt sausfied that after what
had occurred at the present election, that the system of
bribery and corruption that had been practised at Maid-
stone so long would in future be found to have no effect,
but that the electors would on every occasion return the
may whom they considered the best qualified to take care
of their interests in parliament. Mr. Lee concluded by pro-
posing a vote of thanks to the mayor, for the very impartial
manner in which he had acted during all the proceedings
Connected with the election.
The proposition having been carried by acclamation.
The 1.1.1v0c. returned thanks, and this concluded the bu-
siness.