The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-09 00:00:00

DEVONIORT AND 8219NINOU8E 'LEMON.

The nomination of candidates to till the vacancy
ill the reprommtatlon of this borough mused by the paths-
isent of Sir E. Perry took slam yeetereley. The. show
of hands was declared to be la favour of Mr. W. Ferried,
and Admiral Seymour dumdum! a poll.

STATE OF THE POLL—(THIS DAL)
Szymooz's Comarriz.
9 (I.CLOCIL
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Rernoar
59
Fvrrand
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9 cec9.999.
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Seymour
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Fin mad
St ymour

319
167

TAUNTON ELICTION.—The nomination of a reps"-
sagelya for this borough in parliament took place yester-
day. Mr. G. C. Bastin& (conservative) wax proposed by
Mr. Edward Hoiden, and seconded by Mr. W. F. Elliott.
Mr. Alexander C. Barclay was nominated by Mr. W.
Herndon, and seconded by Dr. Kinglske. The show ad
had. wee declared to be in &Tour of the conservative can-
didate, and a poll was demanded.
DARTMOUTH ELECTION.—Mr. Stuart A. Donald-
son yesterday morning iseued an address to the electors, lo
the effect that he should not go to the poll, as many of then
(the electors) were evidently waiting to be bought; Mr.
Donne, the conservative candidate, was consequently re-
turned without opposition.
FOHEION-Onielit AND WAR•OrPICL—The pre-
miums for designs for new Foreign wed Ws:orifices, and
for block plan for the conorntretion of the principal govern-
ment officee, amounted to 6,0001. • the cost for fitting up
Westminster Hall br the exhibition of the dodos and
plans, was 3021. 2e. 3d.; end for the attendance of polio,
during the exhibition of the designs, 411. 13s. Bd.; the cost
at advertising, printing, and copying, 6424 9s, aking •
total of 6.8881. Ba, Ild. _

•
INCENDIARY FIRE BY A CHILD SIX YZAIS OF
AGA—A serious fire has occntrid la the hamlet of ILIVIGII•
den. Mr. Mays, occupier of 0011111 lead, had a rick of new
hay, About seventeen tone, Amibig Ina Feld &brut elty
yards from hie dwelling. Oa Waarday lam hI. 14tde
, unobserved by hie moth.,, got pow me salon of so
CfelirtLches, stole into the fled, and set fire to the rick.
The flames soon attraoted attention, an alarm was raised,
std the neighbours hastened to the spot; but haviog no
water at hand all their eff,rts to Wier:ab the fire proved
anavellisg. In title .fate of thine the people set about
removiag the hay from those portions of the stack sot reached
by the Emil, and of the seventeen tons vocceeded in ratio'
OW
three, the felfilliAdAr Wag either count:6ld, or rut-
OW wars se load for catikk-3B 71111 H.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
THII 11171LD1311. MEM.
Patrick McCormack, a brioldayar's Weaver, said to be out
of employ in ooniequence of the late strike, vu charged
under the following droutestamee
Mr. Victor Aultert, hoist and ooffee-house keeper, 89, fit.
Martin'e.oonrt, said that on the previous evening, about 6
o'clock, when his place was full of gentlemen, the prisoner,
who wee very drank at the time, rushed in like a mad
ball," threatened strike him and every one of the
nem, and to break all the things in the place. rentSt
to
obliged to seine a long stick to him at bay. He stopped
fall twenty minutia. After be was ideated be returned and
tried to force his way in again, and caused a large crowd to
assemble. The customers left, and there wee • Doane of riot
and disturbance about his hones.
McCormack said it was the lint time he had been in a overt.
Mt. Beadon eaM be use sorry that a great many of hie
dam, were owning before him for bursting into hotels and
public-houses instead of attending to their work. It would
do them no good. He had much better return to his
work than get into troubles and difilouldee as be was doing,
and not Well to persona who were giving bed advice.
Fined 10s., or seven days, in default.

SOUTHWARK.