The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-02 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE

DOVER.
The election for this borough has terminated in the
&kat of Mr. Bernal Whom and air William Rusell, the
Into members, and the return of Bir Henry Leslie and Mr.
Ifisoll, the cosservative °midi/late. The now members make
their estrum into the Houma of Commas at a somewhat
latolporiod in life, both being nearly seventy years of age.
Illr Maw, Leaks la • X.C.8., a and a Lord of the Ad-
malkaand It is thought that the latter diet.nction has had
=race la his wars for Dover. The contest, Indeed,
sea scarcely so much • contest of political principles as
of personal interests. Theelsctots of Dover have been called
apse to determine whet her they shall elect a present lord of
the sdadralty, or an expectant asermary to the admiralty,
end rain in the spirit of a trio proverb, that a bird is the
bawd is worth two In the boat, thy, have decided upon doing
the former. It is alleged, however, that the noret unjustifi-
able moms hare been used to procure the Morn of the eta-
owrative candidates. It is known that extraneous aids of all
ldads have beat called Into regulation, from London solieiton
to Leedom prixsfightsrs, on the side of the government au
poitus, end it may be safely stated that a more disgraceful
sad disorderly election than that just over has newer beta
witoesesd in the borough of Dover.
At the official declaration of the poll aixens of the greatest
szeiroment and disorder wee presented, equalling nothing
suer witnessed In this generally well-ordsred and peaceable
town, except the nomination of the previous day.

7TVERTON.
On Friday afternoon a public banquet wan given
at the Athenaeum, to celebrate the means of Lord Palmerston
and the Hoc. 0. Denman. About 200 mermen at down to
dinner. F. Hots, Esq., presided, and was supported by
Viscount Palmerston, the Hon. G. Donuts; &c.
The health of Mr. Heethmat, one of the late members,
was drunk with great cordiality, and acknowledged by kfr.
J. H. Amory, his grandson, who then gave the health of
Lord Palmerston.

Lord PALMSR TON, in rieing to reeved was greeted
with enthusiastic cheering. t' I innate help feeling" and the
noble lad, " some regret, on comparing • former period with
the present, to think that where's at that time there existed
• strongly cemented alliance between England and
Franca, now we have toe much reason to believe
that the scene is changed sad that the strong
&Manes which has beat cemented I. en alliance between
Prance and Runde. The difference, gentlemen, is this
—that the alliance of England and Franca was the symbol
of peace with Europe; it was an alliance founded upon
interests which could only be in common when they were
direc.ly for the common good ; while an alliance between
Russia and France—such an alliance as we have been led to
believe mists between than countries—is en alliance, lam
afraid, that can only be founded upon the princdples and
the objecta of aggression upon other powers. (Hear. hear.)
On the subject of reform the noble lord enld Yr. Disraeli
stated the other day that the government would not bring
in a relent bill in June or July; gad with regard to next
esseion, that they bold themselves free to act as they might
then think the best. but lam quite sure that both parlia-
ment and the country art el opining' that the time is come
when a reform bill must be passed. (Hear, hear.) We
may differ as to what each man may like, but there is one
considers' ion which those who propose a reform bill
should bear in view—that is, that they should en-
deavour to frame, not such a bill as each man might in
the abstract think the teat, but such • bill as would be
likely to pees late • law. (Hear, hear.) We know that is
human affairs no man or eat of men can have their own
way in everything about which they may have strong
opinions, and that human 11111180114 are the result of • little
giving in one way, and a little taking in the other. (Hear,
hear.) Therefore, I think it highly probable that before
twelve writhe a bill may have been peeped, or much
progrese made in such a bill, so that in all probability there
would be a dissolution In the course of • year; for
if great or considerable changes era made in the
representation of the people In parliament, expectation
would require that opportunity should be given for
the newt enfranchised class or towns and communities to
exercise the privilege thus accorded to them (Hear, bear.)
In that anekipation, gentlemen, while I now thank you for
Umbel:metou have conferred upon me bath publicly and
I
privately, I look forward with eatisfaction to • repetition
of your kindness before the end of the year 1880, when, is
all probability, I shall have again to solicit your suffrages,
and I hops then to have to return you my thanks for an
honour similar to what I have received at your hands to-day.
(Loud and prolonged cheering,)
The health of the Hon. G. Dews, M.P., was next pro-
posed by the chairman, and drunk with asthma.... The
hon. arid learned gentleman replied Ina brief and effective
speech.