The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-21 00:00:00

BOROUGHS..

Alderman Allen (oonaerrative)
has retired, leaving the field open to the two liberal candi-
dates, Mr. Saremalesa end Sir Charles Donley.
Bialauonam.—A candidate has at length been
found to contest the representation of this borough spinet
Mr. Bright; became it is against him, and not emeinst Mr.
Selsolefield, that the opposition is divan& Oa Tuesday
evening Mr. Thomas Dike Arland arrived la Birmingham
upon
_invitation ; and yesterday afternoon a requisibon,
signed by many neyectable members of the liberal pony,
with the names of conservatives also affixed, was presented to
Mr. Aciand. The result was that he accepted the levitation.
The town is in a ferment. Mr. Aeland's Mends are organ-
ising their forces for a oonteet ; and It is understood that the
conservatives will support Mr. Arland as against Mr. Bright.
The blinds of the sittiog members are not less active. Their
suppcntees are sathutisatic. Ward meetings were held on
Tuesday night, and others were convened for last night.
The nee-electors swell the enthotham for Scholefield and
Bright. It is unfortunate, meanly at this juncture that
the Mayor, Sir John Ratoliff, is so seriously indisposed as to
be obliged to leave town for Brighton,. but his worship's
place will be efficiently recopied by Mr. Hodgson, the de-
puty mayor. The requbition to Mr. Aclano is signed by a
number of magistrates, and by several member of the town
council. Mr. Scholatield was expected last evening.

CAL/M.—As anticipated yesterday, the Right
Hon. R. Lowe is in the fleld for this borough in cower Imes
of the retirement of General Williams. His eddrese is just
hened. He says :—" I have bees through life a shady and,
I bust, ecirietest liberal, an advocate for free trade long be-
fore the days of the Anti-Corn-law Lague, a reformer before
the glorious triumph of 1832, and I have always been the
advocate of deli and religious liberty. I trust also that lam
not unfavourably known to you, se when Vice-Pre-
eldent of the hoard of Trade, introduced into prallerotat a
manure for reforming the law of }Mot stock rumple*
and for carrying out in a simple sad available
shape the pr.nciple of limited Lability." On the
auhject of reform and the government bill be says:—
"My views are, I believe, in accordance with the opinion of
the great majority of the expitiog Hones of Commons. I
desire • considerable reduction in the county franchise, and
em willing to convent to a moderate reduction is the borough
franchise. Wherever • large town can be found which is
unrepresented, or a constituency so large as obviamly to re-
quire division, I should be willing to consent to a disfran-
chimment on the principle embodied in the Mil of the present
government, of taking one member from Milli boroughs re-
taining two ; but I object entirely to soy plan of diaften-
chisoment which shall not be founded on, end limited by, a
scheme of previous enfranchisement. tinder our present
constitution we have enjoyed an amount of liberty and hap-
piness such as has fallen to the lot of no other notion. I
view the fabric with reverence, sod appreeth the teak of re-
modelling it with diffidence end with caution."

CARLISLE.—A great open air meeting, numbering
4,000 or 5,000 per eunk was hell to• night in the Market-place,
Carlisle. Sir James Graham teed to the meeting paseages
from the Queen'. speech, pawing out that they made no
mention of Mann. lira reel queetlon at Ism (he mad) wee
whether they would have Lord Derby, without reform to
rule over them, or whether they would bays • large exten-
sion of the earn, and • re-distribution of Hate. He vu
not a convert to the ballot, but by returning his friend and
raladve, Mr. Lawson, th.y would confirm what he had
mated to the House of Commons, that there pew a strong
desire for its adoption. Mr. Wilke proposed and Dr. Beaus
seconded a reeolution thanking Sir Jame. Graham for his
independent conduct In parliament' and strongly declaring
the desire of the people of Carlisle for the ballot. The rem-
legion wee canied by en overwhelm'ng majority. Mr. Law-
son briefly adireared the usembly.
OLDHAM.—On Monday night, Mr. J. T. Hibbert
addreseed a =abed public meeting at Itoyten. Be de-
clared himself in favour ot the ballot, • rating suffrage at
present (but considering manhood suffrage to be right fa
the abstract), a redistribution of seats in accordance with
Mr. Bright', bill, end irierrnial perliamenta. lie also ex-
premed himself favourable to what he termed "domestic
legielation"—leglelstion effecting the hours of labour, the
improvement of the legal code, sanitary improvement, end
criminal reformation. Is answer M questions, Mr. Hibbert
stated that be would give his adherenue to anything which
would promote the malement of atrikee; that he should not
support a tekriition of the moving power; that he should
not support the Maine Law Permissive Bill; that be should
not oppose the Meynooth grant, but would rather pay a
rum of money at once and get rid of it; that be certainly
would support s measure to prevent the overworking of
woman and children la bleacheorks ; and that he &mild
have supported Mr. Locke King's Intestacy Bill. A rum-
Intim in favour of Mr. Hibbert was carried by two to one.
OXFORD ClTl.Although there is no chance of
an opposition Mr. Neste still derlises to come
yet tho sittingas
member., the Right Hon.
.toed Ho
gredraw7eth
end J. H. Lengths., , dill continua their canvass of the
electors. The promise sof ',ippon they have received will,
we are assured, render their return safe against all comers.
HslienUla.—The canvass of the three candidates
—Lieuteeset-Geneval Buckley and Mr. M. H. Marsh
(bberale), aed Hr. John Chimers (conservative), is being
envied on with an *cavity which betoken. that a close oth•
fart is matioipated. la as address to the electors just teamed,
General Buckley rye, " The very nuseenne aed 'poste-
menus promisee which have been tetriered to me during the
present arms. justify a well-founded expedite= that I
theft again have the bower of npropeatreg you. Mr.
Karel, in hie address, I. equally anguine; he ears,
"Having now NM newly every dealer, gad met with the
molt enooureging reception sad the heetilett remises of
support, 1 outset refrain from ex= zr.,estifle. a grateful
thanks far the kindness I have j