The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-12 00:00:00

'LIMON INTSLLIOENCE.

LORD PALMERSTON% ARRIVAL AT TIVILRTON.
Lord Palmerston arrived in Tiverton on Monday
eves* at 6 e'elook. Hie bleeds were amain at the
statics for him for a ample of hours. He was first sz
peeled to arrive from Losdos at six, but a logogram
resolved is the morning 'tetrad that his lordship would
,Mks • "special" from Taunton, sad would active at
four e'elosk. Mr. Freak Hole, the &atrium of the
noble ormanittee, proceeded to Taunton to meet
him. °lvies to the delay, the plea mamsrrisd, so the* his
lordship travelled by ordinary mini. Os arriving at the
reredos Jonctioo, his lordship was met on the Attics by
Mr. I'. D. Ardaed, and Mr. D. B. Davy, who came ou with
him to Tiverton. At the etstios Awe whose patience had
not bees exhausted with waitiat bad the patifmatios to be
the first to valorise the sable lord.

On leaving the carriage with Mr. Hole, the noble lord
was greeted with hearty clears. for which he bowed his
acknowledgments. Those present formed a preemie,' in
treat of the carriage, and headed by the Tiverton Pubes*
lies Mead, playing "See the conquering here comea,°
lambed le the Three Tees. The noble lord slimmed
mat S. be suffering from his swat attack of gout. Never-
on his arrival at The Tema, he peociended to his
committee room, where he wee met by Mr. Ached, Mr.
Deese, chairman of the North Devon Liberal Association,
Mr. Davy, end the members of his lordship's committee.
There was. lire° cosonuree of people outside The Tuns.
Mr. Paw' Hots stepped to the central wiadow, and
eilessed the crowd. He was much cheered. He said that
be congratulated them oa having among them agate the first
statesman of the day—lend Pahneratoa. (Cmere.) He
hoped they would be considerate to the sob!' lord, for by
mistake be had not arrived so early as they had expected—
be was very mark fagged by the journey from Loudon.
(Hear.) He would, however, make a short speech to them,
and be (Mr. Hole) trusted they would keep quiet, so as to
give him a fair hearing. (Hem) The noble lord's health
was not strong, or he would be happy to address them for •
maple of boars. (Loud cheers.)
Lord PeLmegfrrox, on presenting himself at the window,
was reeeivixi with repeated cheers from the crowd beneath,
la which hearty exercise they were vigorously led by the
Hoc. Mr. Damns*, who was staodisg at Mr. Chubb's win-
' dew on ,the °permits side of the street. Silence restored,
his lordship proceeded to say :—Ladies and Gentlemen,
Tivertooians, all my good friends, I beg to return
my hearty thanks for the cordial welcome which I
now receive from you. At the same time I am
compelled to say that I have almost to reproach you
for working a change in my political opinions. (Laughter.)
I have hithato been a stout advocate for septennial
parliaments ; but really, the cordiality and kiedems
of the we come that yeti give me almost makes me a
chartist and ready to vote for annual parliameata
((deers and laughter.) I assure you that it always affix*
me the greatest pleasure to visit this good town of Tiverton,
where we find renovated health, sod I trust I shall
find renovated parliamentary life. (Loud cheers.) no
old Eames had a fable about a ram called Aniline, who
was • greet wrestler, and when be was thrown to the
ground, hie mother Earth gave him additional vigour,
and he got up stronger than when he fell. (Cheers.) Now
the dissolution has sent ma to mother Earth here at
Tivertoo—(hear)—and I hops mother Earth will dad me
a good child—(cheers!—and will send me back stronger
ems than I WAS when I came here. (Loud cheer.) It is so
long since I first made acquaintance with the good people
of Tiverton, that 1 mu almost ashamed to say how many
yeas, have gone by. (Laughter.) All those young feces,
male and female, which I see smiling in the crowd below,
know nothing of that time. It was long before them.
And I know that the people of Tiverton when they de
take up an *Mon are not the people to turn their backs
on a friend. (Repeated cheers.) Therefore, I feel confident
that I shall receive from the electors of Tiverton on
this occasion the same kind sad generous support which
have received from them during the seven parliament, ta
which I have had the honour to represent them. (Load
cheers.) Well, ladies and gentlemen, the sue skims Imes;
we have had • good melee • everything is preeperess, and
I hope lam not misieterpeetieg the omen, when I test
that on Thursday I shall again have the honour of bingos.
of the members of this town of Tiverton. (Cheers.) I with
you all good evening, and thank you kindly for the hearty
gramme with which you have honoured me this afternoon.
(Groat cheering.)
At timeless of Lord Palmerston's speech Mr. Denman
left the house opposite and clove his way through the dense
crowd—a difficult task, for every one he came across would
shake his head and wish him success. At lest he reached
the inn amid much cheering.
Mr. DUMAN had • private interview with Lewd Pal.
I mums, and then came to the committee room window,
and Werth, silenced the cheering crowd below, said--Gen.
tlemeo, I understand that there is a desire on your part to
hear one single word from me. My voice is not yet quite
recovered, as you perceive. (The honourable gentle-
man was very hoarm.) I fear that if I were to address you
at any leogth, it might not be recovered by the nomination
day. I have therefore to beg you kindly to excuse my ad-
analog you !fifths+ than saying I am delighted to see you
all here welcoming my dear old chief, sad that I hope you
will not aspect me to waste my power and strength beyond
saying this, that now I have completed my canna. except
004 or two voters remaining to be seen, I can tell you with-
oat
hypocrisy or falsehood that, although I believe it will be
a hard fight, in which every vote must be polled that can
be polled, still I have very peat confidence in the malt.
(Great cheering.)
The bon. gentleman withdrew soon after.
Mr. WALROND addressed his friends from his menmlttes
room at the AogeL The hon. gentleman harped pretty
much on one string—that unpleasant one of the election
riot—expressing a hope that there would be no further dis-
turbance, in which so one sympathises more than the
liberals.
l's carry his precept into practice Mr. Walroed canoe
'donate the station on Moodily night. At leastthere were no
electors or smiths with hint; but he was escorted, never-
theless, by some 10 little boys and
.girls, who gave him
a parting cheer at the station, end an ironical cheer for the
buss driver, who officiously mid the whip to prevent the
young fry interim the station at the hon. caodidaee'sbaele.

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OP THE THAMES.

The trial beat for the Wingfield sculls, at present
hold by Mr. W. B. Woodgate, wee rowed yesterday after.
noon, from Putney to Mortlake. The toiletries were the
entries sad starters :
station 1. lir. W. r. Cecil, West London Rowing Club.
„ 2. mr. C. B. !Awes, Third Ttiputr Boat Club.

i 11r..1.i. Lindsay, Clillet;isile-,ime—reuniO;leg Club.
4. Mr. Z. B. Michell, Magdalen College, Oxford.
' Number 1 statics on the Middleeex side of the river.
Betting : 8 to 4 apt Mieltell. 6 to 2 ape Laws, and 5 to I
that Lindsay.
A good start was effected at 4.34, just on the slack of the
' hod, a breeze from the wart making considerable disturb.
lanes on the water. Oedl wee the first to get fairly into his
pull, and west to the front, Lindsay, Michell, and Lases
bring separated by a length each. More than 2® yards had
not been rowed whim Linde r,7, the north eountrymac,
pulled on Cecil sad obtained a lead of one length, pulling at
a rate that it was certain would not be long maintained.
Michell. with a floe Wady pull, next dropped Cecil acid
breestedLindsay. Lewes, working a good forward stroke,
also lift the London man ethers is the next dozes stroke.,
' and, rowing between the Oxford and Boatsmen, now neck
sad neck, picked the latter up as Michell went away
fairly to the front. Bevan minutes bad not elapsed before
Cecil was bastes hollow, end out of the trial ; Lindsay
also exhibited signs of fatigue, and, ha spite of
the shout, of his Moods who followed in an
" eight," he pulled stem on into • skiff under the
shore, and smashed his bow to *photon. The race now
rested with Michell and Lams, the former keeping a alight
lead, and both pulling with tremendous exertioe over the
swish. At the ficsoworks they fell in with two bargee in
their course, end Lewes passed the pair on his right, while
Michell, very cleverly kindling his malls, wept between
them, having barely room to work his oars. At 41i. 45m.
Michell and Lowe. (12m. 54. from Putney) posed
under Hammenimith-bridge, the Oxford man having a
! good lead of a length, and dill palling away. Law.,
overer seemed capable of st ging any time, and was
coming. forward with his an steadily, pulling with a
I isa IlWil sweep, which perhaps for style did sot
look so • as the more fianhth stroke of Michell, bat
I which serve him well. Midway between Hammersmith
' and Barnes Lewes pulled on his left and coming across
j Michelle stern overlapped his rival's right ow, the various
• spectators arbor, and afloat evincing the most intethe ex-
I citernent, as they rowed the next 200 yards neck and neck.
! The Oxford men after this struggle began to show signs of
overwork, bat, making desperate &forts, pulled his left.
' and coming across Lowes'e stern placed himself in his old
too much strength for
=I: ;bat Love.
still had
they pared underneath the
bridge at Barnes the Trinity boat was • length and a ball
ahead ; time, 24en. 55e. Laves, with plenty of vigour left,
' now went a bead by lengths, and Michell seemed to have
barely stow* to get his oars to sad fro, and was (Mita
unable to respond to the repeated calls of his friends.
Lewes, on the contrary, was fall of work, pulling bard to
the loath, and pain over the last water by Insmeadeue
efookes, the crowd on the river's basks chewing and insitiog
klie on. The Oxford man, now utterly used up, seemed hi
danger of falling over as he made his lath few efforts te pall
' ell his oars, and finally pie in about 200 yards bona henna.
Lewes arrivedat the goal and woo is 30m. 284th., as timed
the of Mr. M. P. Deat's chroeometers.
*r. normal& kindly pissed his steamer at the disposal
el the t umpire, who acoompanieil the match. it
'• The gal heat will be rowed on Friday at 8 o'clock, Mr.
Lowe, being generally the favourite.